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We acknowledge and pay respect to the Gulidjan and Gadubanud peoples; the Traditional Owners and Elders of the land on which COPACC operates.
We acknowledge their connection to creative practice on these lands and extend our respect to First Nations people throughout our communities.

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Education Season 2025

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Our 2025 Education Season has officially launched, and we could not be more excited for these 6 stunning works to come to COPACC for your students.

We have already received some fantastic education resources and will continue to update this space as we get updated/additional material, so keep an eye out on this space.

Have a look at the below dropdown content as well as our comprehensive show brochure for all the facts, and make sure you check out the promo videos as they will give you a really good idea of what to expect for each show.

Info Booklet - Education Season 2025(PDF, 48MB)

JOSEPHINE WANTS TO DANCE

A Monkey Baa Theatre Company production

JOSEPHINE WANTS TO DANCE

Based on the book by Jackie French and Bruce Whatley | Adapted by Eva Di Cesare, Sandie Eldridge & Tim McGarry

Curriculum links - Josephine Wants to Dance(PDF, 153KB)

Education resources to come in 2025

IMAGINE LIVE

IMAGINE LIVE

produced by Jolyon James and NCM | based on the book ‘Imagine’ by Alison Lester

Thursday | 5 June |10am & 1pm

IMAGINE - Education Resource(PDF, 552KB)

YES YES YES

YES YES YES

by Eleanor Bishop & Karin McCracken

Tuesday | 17 June | 1pm & 5.30pm

Yes Yes Yes - Education Pack(PDF, 896KB)

THE PAPER ESCAPER

A Terrapin production

THE PAPER ESCAPER

by Gita Bezard

Tuesday | 29 July | 10am & 1pm

What other teachers thought:

‘Absolutely fantastic. So professional, with great organisation and clarity in story and performance.’ Teacher, 2022 school tour
‘Once again, it was a brilliant Terrapin performance. I (and the kids) never tire of the shows Terrapin puts on.’ Teacher, 2022 school tour
‘We loved that there was no dialogue, so we had to really tune in to non-verbal communication to interpret the story.’ Teacher, 2022 school tour
‘Fantastic, engaging show :) my whole class was really engaged.’ Teacher, 2022 school tour

The Paper Escaper - classroom resource guide(DOCX, 217KB)

The Paper Escaper - classroom resource - post-show discussion(PDF, 36MB)

The Paper Escaper - drawing activity - Benny's prosthesis(PDF, 2MB)

The Paper Escaper - drawing activity - my favourite part(PDF, 365KB)

The Paper Escaper - making activity - Karta(PDF, 5MB)

VELVETEEN RABBIT

VELVETEEN RABBIT

by Born in a Taxi

Wednesday | 13 August | 10am & 1pm

Education resources to come in 2025

BEETLE

BEETLE

by Legs On The Wall

Tuesday | 19 August | 11am & 1pm

Education resources to come in 2025

And now for the logistics...

As per previous years, we accept Expression of interests/tentative bookings as of now via the below form and are keeping these shows off sale until the end of Term 4 2024 (Friday, 20 December), to give you a chance to book your students in before we go on sale to the general public (Saturday, 23 December).

Expression of Interest - Education Season 2025(DOCX, 16KB)

After this point, school ticket prices will still be available, however ticket availability is not guaranteed. For any tentative bookings you have made with us, we will be in touch 4-6 weeks out from each show to confirm final numbers. These numbers will be what we invoice you for - unfortunately we are unable to issue any refunds on these tickets.

For any questions, feedback, issues or concerns, please contact us on engagement.copacc@colacotway.vic.gov.au or on 03 5232 9450.