Larrikin Puppets are performing two puppet shows for the children at Kids Academy – Hope Island on Wednesday, 24 July 2019.
The first show will be at 10am for the 3–5 age group.
The second show will start at 10:45am for the 0–3 age group.
Larrikin Puppets perform a fun and exciting childcare puppet show that brings laughs to children and educators alike
Brett Hansen and Elissa Jenkins, along with their gaggle of funny, friendly puppet characters, provide high-quality, colourful entertainment for childcare centres, day care, playgroups and kindergartens across Brisbane, the Sunshine Coast, the Gold Coast and beyond.
To discuss availability and booking details for your childcare centre, please complete our Booking Enquiry Form.
Please note: Shows with themed or educational content are performed by two puppeteers.
Description
We present a colourful and engaging puppet show for childcare centres, featuring zany Muppet-style characters performing age-appropriate songs, skits, jokes, games and live interaction with the audience.
The puppets encourage children to dance, sing and play along, supporting creative play for the 0–5 age group.
The performance concludes with a short demonstration showing how the puppets work and how they are performed.
Total duration: 45 minutes
Educational themes such as sharing, kindness, exercise, caring for the environment and healthy eating can be requested when completing the booking enquiry form.
In most cases, centres book our regular fun and energetic childcare puppet show celebrating creativity and play.
On the day
Puppeteers arrive approximately one hour before the performance start time to set up the puppet theatre, sound equipment, props and puppets.
The show is followed by a short behind-the-scenes demonstration explaining how the puppets are operated.
After the performance, all equipment is packed down efficiently.
What’s Included
30-minute puppet show featuring songs, games, jokes and audience interaction
Short “How the puppets work” demonstration
All equipment including puppet theatre, props, puppets and sound system
Travel, set-up and pack-down
Professional rehearsal and preparation time
High-quality characters and puppetry
Professional Development and Formal Training
Brett and Elissa have completed three months of professional development in the USA, including advanced training with Jim Henson puppeteers from The Muppets and Sesame Street.
Blue Card and Insurance
Brett’s Blue Card number is 1161011/3 and Elissa’s is 690261/3.
We hold current public liability
Puppeteers Brett Hansen and Elissa Jenkins from Larrikin Puppets are delighted and honoured to be working on a music video, performing puppet versions of Regurgitator’s Pogogo Show band members and characters: Ben Ely, Quan Yeomans, Pete Kostic, the effervescent Koko direct from Planet Rainbow, Ghost Cat and Mr. Butt. You can find out all about Regurgitator’s Pogogo Show at their official website.
Their debut album – The Really Really Really Really Boring Album (released through ABC Music) – is available to order or download from a number of different platforms listed here.
This is not the first time Larrikin Puppets have performed in a music video. Back in 2017, Triple J Unearthed High Indigenous Initiative Winner Tia Gostelow released a single called, “That’s What You Get”, which featured puppetry by Brett and Elissa in the video. While the bulk of puppetry work Larrikin Puppets do is live performances, film and television work is always special for Brett and Elissa. Australia doesn’t have as many opportunities for puppeteers on television anymore. Gone are the days of Agro, Ozzie Ostrich, The Channel Niners, C’mon Kids, Shirl’s Neighbourhood, Lift Off, The Ferals, Mr. Squiggle and countless TV commercials featuring zany puppet characters made of felt and fur. Opportunities like this are rare and very much appreciated by Larrikin Puppets. Brett Hansen has received advanced, formal training in the USA by Jim Henson puppeteers from Sesame Street and The Muppets – with specific focus on Henson style monitor puppetry for film and TV. Elissa Jenkins too has received some training in the USA at NYC’s The Puppet Kitchen.
Larrikin Puppets also provide puppetry for short films, TV shows and commercials. Our blue monster star Troggg will appear in any production, or Brett Hansen can puppeteer characters that you have created.
If you have a cast of performers without puppetry experience, Brett can provide training and supervision on set. We have received formal film and TV monitor puppetry training in the USA under Jim Henson puppeteers from The Muppets and Sesame Street. Examples of our Film and TV puppetry (both as performer and trainer/supervisor): Totally Wild – Long running kids’ TV series on Network Ten, Channel Eleven and TenPlay. In an episode filmed in January 2018 (aired in March 2018), Brooke Marsden interviews Brett Hansen about puppets, and uses Frazzamatazz to learn puppetry techniques. Brett Hansen and Elissa Jenkins perform Troggg, Marina, Flossy and Frizzby in the segment:
The Bureau of Magical Things – Kids’ fantasy-drama TV series on Network Ten and Channel Eleven produced by Jonathan M. Shiff, and starring Kimie Tsukakoshi, Jamie Carter, Elizabeth Cullen, Julian Cullen, Mia Milnes, Rainbow Wedell, Melanie Zanetti, Nicholas Bell, Christopher Sommers and Steve Nation. Brett Hansen was a puppeteer in Episode 11 – performing a magical pogo stick. Below are Brett’s scenes. Brett’s in the dumpster wrestling with Kyra (played by Kimie Tsukakoshi), and he has been digitally removed from scenes where the stick is bouncing around. The movement is all puppetry rather than CGI. There were three versions of the pogo stick. Two of them were puppets with green rigging attached for Brett to manipulate it. The third had no rigging, and was used in close ups where Brett peeked it out from behind a tree, made it look both ways, jiggle and fall down.
Juiced TV – Kids’ TV series created by Juiced Enterprises. Produced by Pip Russell, in partnership with Children’s Hospital Foundation. Brett Hansen puppeteered Troggg throughout the show as host, and was interviewed about puppetry during the show’s final segment:
Tia Gostelow: That’s What You Get – Music video produced by Emma Giddins, and directed by Branden Wittchen & Luke Angelo-Roberts at Why Not? Films. Larrikin Puppets’ Brett Hansen and Elissa Jenkins puppeteered Rick and Louisa – two puppets built for the project by Scott Richards at Maxx Puppets. As well as Tia Gostelow and the puppets, the video also stars actor Ryan Hance:
5 for 35 – Short film written and produced by Richard Bell. Co-Produced by Josh Milani. Directed by Brad Lindenmayer. Brett Hansen puppeteered Lil Gary Foley Psychiatrist, Lil Death (Moss) and others throughout the film. Screened in 2015/2016 at the 8th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (APT8) – Queensland Art Gallery/Gallery of Modern Art.
Kev – Short film written by Branden J Wittchen, directed Luke Angelo-Roberts & Branden J Wittchen, and produced by Emma Giddins of Why Not? Films. Brett Hansen performed the puppetry for two characters in the film – Kev (a bigoted Aussie orange monster played by Frizzby) and a bumbling puppet Police officer who has his priorities all wrong:
Heart of a Thousand Souls – Short film written and directed by Luke Walker, and produced by Jessica Magro. Along with Troggg (who has a minor role), the film stars Tahlia Jade, Ben Taylor, Charnstar Anderson, Kaushik Das, Cory Simpson and Rachel Partridge. Brett Hansen puppeteered Troggg in a few scenes:
http://vimeo.com/98850096
Vox Poppin’ – Troggg’s street interviews video by Greg Kelly at Creative Clones:
The Puppeteer – Larrikin Puppets documentary by Gabor Kukucska from InspireFlix:
https://inspireflix.com/docos/the-puppeteer/
The Late Nite Show – TV show on 31 Digital, created by Scott Black. Troggg appeared as a guest a few times:
Showreel – TV show on 31 Digital, written by Matt Clayton, Clare Abbotts, Dani Bachinger, John Ryan, Catherine Tucker, Kristy Walker, and produced by Dan Randall. Production coordinator Brooke Matthews. Interview with Brett Hansen and Troggg:
CLUCK! Episode 1: The Cockblock of the Century – Web Series written by Lucy Nicklan, produced by Stephanie Walsh, and directed by Vincent Chen. Brett Hansen provided puppetry training, assistance and supervision on set for the two puppet characters (played by Jake Ashton and Kitty Gatling), puppeteered the main character in one scene, and puppeteered a tie being pulled into a paper shredder:
CLUCK! Episode 2: Fowl Behavior – Web Series written by Lucy Nicklan, produced by Stephanie Walsh, and directed by Vincent Chen. Brett Hansen provided puppetry training, assistance and supervision on set for the two puppet characters (played by Jake Ashton and Kitty Gatling), puppeteered the main character in one scene, and puppeteered a tie being pulled into a paper shredder:
CLUCK! Episode 3: Poultry in Motion – Web Series written by Lucy Nicklan, produced by Stephanie Walsh, and directed by Vincent Chen. Brett Hansen provided puppetry training, assistance and supervision on set for the two puppet characters (played by Jake Ashton and Kitty Gatling), puppeteered the main character in one scene, and puppeteered a tie being pulled into a paper shredder:
CLUCK! Behind The Scenes: The Puppets – Footage of Brett Hansen and Jake Ashton working with the puppets made by Lierre Beutel and Gemma Keliher:
We are delighted to be performing our puppet show again for the children at Tarragindi Child Care & Development on Wednesday, 17 July 2019.
We have fond memories of last year’s visit and the enthusiastic welcome from the children as we arrived.
Larrikin Puppets present a professional, engaging childcare puppet show
Larrikin Puppets is performed by Brett Hansen and Elissa Jenkins, working together as a professional two-puppeteer team.
Our colourful cast of characters provides high-quality entertainment for childcare centres, early learning services, kindergartens and playgroups across Brisbane, Ipswich, the Sunshine Coast and the Gold Coast.
All childcare shows are presented by both puppeteers to ensure strong audience interaction, character variety, and a dynamic performance experience.
For availability and booking enquiries, please complete our Booking Enquiry Form.
Description
We present a colourful and engaging puppet show designed specifically for childcare centres.
The performance features lively Muppet-style characters performing age-appropriate songs, skits, jokes, games and interactive audience participation.
Creative play is central to the experience for children aged 0–5.
The show concludes with a short “How the puppets work” demonstration.
Total duration: Approximately 45 minutes.
Educational themes such as kindness, sharing, exercise, caring for the environment and healthy eating can be incorporated upon request.
Story Time Option
We also offer Story Time with Larrikin Puppets,
where a children’s book by an Australian author is brought to life with puppet interaction.
On the Day
The puppeteers arrive approximately one hour before the scheduled start time to set up the puppet theatre, sound equipment, props and characters.
After the performance and demonstration, we pack down efficiently with minimal disruption to your centre’s routine.
Inclusions
30-minute interactive puppet show
“How the puppets work” demonstration
Professional puppet theatre, props and sound system
Travel, set-up and pack-down time
Rehearsal and preparation time
High-quality characters and professional puppetry
Professional Development
Brett and Elissa have completed three months of professional development in the USA, including advanced training with Jim Henson puppeteers from The Muppets and Sesame Street.
Blue Card and Insurance
Brett holds Blue Card number 1161011/3 and Elissa holds Blue Card number 690261/3.
We carry full public liability insurance through Duck For Cover Entertainers Insurance.
Sunkids at Burleigh said, “We had Larrikin Puppets attend our childcare centre and absolutely loved it! The children were laughing and engaged the entire time.”
Beaucare in Beaudesert said, “An absolutely fantastic puppet show! Very professional, engaging and educational.”
Larrikin Puppets also perform at public events hosted by childcare centres, including open days and community celebrations.
On Tuesday, 16th of July 2019 – Larrikin Puppets will be performing a puppet show at Kidz Magic – Heathwood.
You can learn more about Kidz Magic Early Learning Centre in Heathwood here.
Larrikin Puppets present a fun and engaging childcare puppet show designed to delight children and support early learning.
Brett Hansen and Elissa Jenkins, along with their troupe of friendly and funny puppet characters, provide high-quality interactive entertainment for childcare centres, day care, playgroups and kindies throughout Brisbane, Ipswich, the Sunshine Coast and the Gold Coast.
All childcare puppet shows are performed by both Brett and Elissa, allowing for a wider range of characters, stronger audience interaction and a dynamic performance experience.
Description:
We present a colourful and exciting puppet show for childcare centres, featuring zany Muppet-style characters performing age-appropriate songs, skits, jokes, games and live interaction with the audience. The puppets encourage children to dance, sing and participate throughout the performance.
Creative play is very important for the 0–5 year age group. At the end of the show, we present a short “How the puppets work” demonstration.
Total Duration:
Approximately 45 minutes.
Educational content — such as sharing, kindness, exercise, environmental awareness and healthy eating — can be incorporated into your performance. These themed shows are delivered by both puppeteers to ensure maximum engagement and impact.
On the Day:
Brett and Elissa arrive approximately one and a half hours prior to performance time to sign in, load in and set up the stage, sound equipment, props and puppets. The show runs for approximately 30 minutes, followed by the 5 minute “How the puppets work” demonstration. After the performance, the stage and equipment are packed down efficiently.
Inclusions:
30 minute interactive puppet show of songs, games, jokes and audience participation.
5 minute “How the puppets work” demonstration.
Professional stage, props and sound equipment.
Travel, setup and pack-down.
High-quality characters and professional puppetry.
Professional Development and Training:
Brett and Elissa have completed three months of professional development in the USA, including advanced formal training with Jim Henson puppeteers from The Muppets and Sesame Street.
Blue Card and Insurance:
Current Blue Cards are held. Public liability insurance is maintained through Duck For Cover Entertainers Insurance.
To enquire about availability for your childcare centre, please complete our booking enquiry form:
