“This is a perfect alternative show. In fact, it is a perfect show.” The Financial Times
“Gorgeously cinematic and cynical….a riotous musical adventure” Time Out
Premiering at the Sydney Opera House in 2010, The Animals and Children took the Streets was our second theatre production. A graphic novel burst into life, the production invited audiences on a theatrical journey of startling originality.
Between 2010 and 2019, the production played all over the world - including China, Japan, Chile, Spain, Denmark, Greece, France, Azerbaijan, Georgia, USA, Malta, Armenia, Nigeria, Ukraine, Austria, Ireland, Latvia, Jordan, Switzerland, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Australia and two seasons at the National Theatre, London.
Co-produced by Battersea Arts Centre, Malthouse Theatre Melbourne, and The Showroom University of Chichester.
Written and directed by Suzanne Andrade.
Film, Animation and Design by Paul Barritt.
Music by Lillian Henley.
Costume by Sarah Munro & Esme Appleton.
Produced by Jo Crowley.
Performed by Suzanne Andrade, Esme Appleton & Lillian Henley (2010-2013).
Voice of the Caretaker James Addie.
