Monkey Baa Presents FOX by Margaret Wild and Ron Brooks

An enchanting new musical theatre work based on an award-winning Australian children’s book is opening as Monkey Baa Theatre for Young People’s 2010 national tour. Produced in association with Siren Theatre Co, FOX is based on the story by Margaret Wild and Ron Brooks. The production has its world premiere at the Seymour Centre on April 10, before heading off on a 30-week national tour. FOX combines a haunting operatic score and breathtaking physicality, which will see the heart soar as friendship triumphs. Magpie is injured in a bushfire but she discovers that riding atop her friend, one-eyed Dog, as he runs through the bush, feels almost the same as flying. “FLY, DOG, FLY! I will be your missing eye and you will be my wings.” Fox arrives and tempts Magpie with an even faster ride. Desire, loyalty and friendship become confused and after an exhilarating ride, Fox dumps Magpie far out in the desert. Abandoned and alone Magpie begins the long journey home. In collaboration with Director Kate Gaul and Composer Daryl Wallis, Monkey Baa has created a theatrically inventive adaptation of this timeless classic by Margaret Wild and Ron Brooks. Director, Kate Gaul, says, “Margaret Wild’s story is a spectacular book, with stunning illustrations by Ron Brooks. It is an evocative story with a dark underbelly. We have transformed this static imagery into a work for the stage that is symbolic, present and alive.” An unforgettable experience that is as rich for adults as it is for young people. For booking information, please visit http://www.seymour.usyd.edu.au/season/fox.shtml