MUSICAL: Dead as a Dodo - Brisbane Festival, Brisbane Powerhouse

Title: Dead as a Dodo

Presented By: Brisbane Festival in association with Brisbane Powerhouse

Genre: Puppetry, visual theatre, musical theatre, family fantasy

Synopsis: Deep within the underworld, a skeletal Dodo and a boy search tirelessly for fresh bones to prevent themselves from disappearing. When the Dodo suddenly begins sprouting feathers and growing flesh, the established order of the dead is thrown into chaos. Filled with inventive puppetry, humour, music and visual effects, the production explores survival, transformation and the power of friendship.

Performance Dates and Times:

• Wednesday 23 September 2026 — 6:30 PM

• Thursday 24 September 2026 — 6:30 PM

• Friday 25 September 2026 — 11:00 AM

• Friday 25 September 2026 — 6:30 PM

• Saturday 26 September 2026 — 1:00 PM

• Saturday 26 September 2026 — 6:30 PM

Performance Location and Address: Powerhouse Theatre, Brisbane Powerhouse, 119 Lamington Street, New Farm QLD 4005

Ticket Costs:

Wednesday and Thursday:

• Adult — $59.90

• Concession — $49.90

Friday and Saturday:

• Adult — $69.90

• Concession — $59.90

A $7.20 transaction fee applies to all purchases. Group bookings of 10 or more and student tickets are also available; prices have not been published.

Ticket Link: Book through Ticketek

Warnings:

• Strobe lighting

• Haze

• Smoke-machine effects

• Sound-pressure effects

• A full lockout applies; latecomers will not be admitted

Recommended Age: 7+

Duration: 1 hour and 20 minutes

Creative Team:

• Writers and Directors — Gwendolyn Warnock and Kirjan Waage, with assistance from the ensemble

• Puppet Design and Construction — Kirjan Waage

• Props and Additional Puppet Construction — Lei-Lei Bavoil

• Original Music and Sound — Thor Gunnar Thorvaldson

• Lighting Design — Jan Erik Skarby

• Video Design — Erato Tzavara

• Producer — Gabrielle Brechner

• Production Company — Wakka Wakka Productions

Production Website: Wakka Wakka Productions – Dead as a Dodo

Other Information:

• The production is a co-production with Nordland Visual Theatre, Nord University and the Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival.

Accessibility:

• The venue identifies the production as wheelchair accessible.

• The Saturday 26 September performance at 6:30 PM will be Audio Described and Auslan interpreted.

• A tactile tour is listed as available, although its time has not been published.

• Accessible-performance bookings can be arranged through the Brisbane Powerhouse Box Office on (07) 3358 8600 or at boxoffice@brisbanepowerhouse.org.

• Brisbane Powerhouse is a cashless venue.