Bring the Kids to the Fun House this July

Forget the bow tie and pearls – put on your sneakers, grab the kids and come down to the Sydney Opera House these July school holidays. This year, SOH’s Children, Families and Creative Learning program is brimming with unique and exciting entertainment and activities.

For something kinda gross, twisted and diabolically funny, Shake and Stir Theatre Co offers a live on-stage production of Roald Dahl’s The Twits. It’s a visually astounding, engaging show, simultaneously delightful and disgusting, so the kids will love it (and so will most adults).

If you like the idea of sneaking in a bit of learning along with the entertainment, then Windmill Theatre’s Creation Creation is just the ticket. Using a variety of props, sounds, visuals, and sheer imagination, two indefatigable educators/presenters/improvisers will answer questions about life, the universe, and awkward things that children ask.

How about encouraging your children to join the circus? The Flying Fruit Fly Circus, in The Studio Theatre, for their latest show, Tempo. This talented troupe of 11 – 18-year-olds will perform incredible feats of balance, strength, precision, flexibility, skill, and courage, and all on top of a grand piano!

Kids aged from 2 to 10 can also book in for the Let’s Make A Circus Show workshop, where the performers from the Flying Fruit Fly Circus will teach them how to juggle, balance, leap, or just clown around.

There’s a Cardboard Construction workshop and Hands-On Art for little hands that need to make things. Kids and their grown-ups can also take a guided Junior Adventure Tour around the Opera House, or experience the new Centre for Creativity and help theatre artist, Alison Bennett finds a lost baby alien.

For information on all school holiday activities, and to make a booking, visit:

https://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/learn/kids-and-families.html