https://understory.roundabout.net.au/   for Bookings

Understory is a new immersive kids show to be premiered in the Hoop Pine Forest at the Gardens in the April school holidays.

An immersive theatre adventure for kids aged 7-12, the show is part theatre, part quest and part wacky science field trip, made to inspire in children a deep curiosity, wonder and connection to the natural world. The whole of the Hoop Pine Forest will be magically augmented into an enchanting theatrical world through an original story that is both fantastical and based in real science and deep ecology principles. 

Accompanied by two Wonderer characters, and guided by the forest’s ‘Kindoms’, the audience will encounter: magical portals, mycelium network communication stations, whispering trees, singing nests, ancient rocks and multiple camouflaged puzzles and riddles, as they embark on an important mission to find the lost Twins of Mirth, the Seed Star and to save the forest from disarray.

Lismore Rainforest Botanical Gardens (LRBG) has been the perfect place to trial this ambitious project and realise a new format of theatre that is highly visceral and participatory. The gardens are a local treasure and we feel incredibly honoured to be able to work in this inviting and creatively designed wild space. We have done several creative developments at the site over the last 2 years with many artists, educators and kids and really appreciate the generous support and encouragement we have been given by the Friends of LRBG and the Lismore City Council.

Each show has a maximum of 20 people, so we highly encourage people to book tickets early. Tickets go on sale mid-March and details on how to buy them will be posted on the Roundabout Theatre website: roundabout.net.au and Facebook page: facebook.com/ roundabouttheatre/

Understory is supported by the NSW Government through CREATE NSW. The creative development of Understory was also supported by NORPA and Arts Northern Rivers.