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NICOLL ENTERTAINMENT PRESENT A
ROSE THEATRE, LOWRY, NORTHERN
STAGE, UNICORN THEATRE
& MAST MAYFLOWER STUDIOS
PRODUCTION

 

THE KOALA
WHO COULD

 

Based on the book by Rachel Bright & Jim Field

Adapted & Directed by Emma Earle    

Music & Lyrics by Eamonn O’Dwyer

 

Based on the bestselling picture book about taking a chance

 

An empowering and chuckle-out-loud story about embracing change — whether we like it or not. "In a wonderful place, at the breaking of dawn, where the breezes were soft and the sunshine was warm, a place where the creatures ran wild and played free ... A Koala called Kevin clung to a tree."

 

Join Kevin, King of the staying-still-kings, and his friends kangaroo and wombat in an Australian Outback adventure, as they learn that “life can be great when you try something new!"

 

Based on the award-winning book by Rachel Bright & Jim Field published by Hachette Children’s Group, this brand-new adaptation for stage is directed by Emma Earle (Oi Frog & Friends!), with music and lyrics by Eamonn O’Dwyer (The Lion Inside).

 

Suitable for ages 3+

 

2025 UK Tour

Cast

Danny Hendrix

Wombat/ Storyteller 1

Sarah Palmer

Cassowary/ Storyteller 2

Christopher Finn

Kevin/ Storyteller 3

Hannah Miller

Alternate/ ASM

Creatives

Emma Earle

Adaptor & Director

Eamonn O'Dwyer

Music & Lyrics, Orchestrations, & Musical Director

Oli Townsend

Set & Costume Designer

Yvonne Stone

Puppetry Director

Kloé Dean

Movement & Choreography Director

James Whiteside

Lighting Designer

Ella Wahlström

Sound Designer

Gareth Howells

Production Manager

Laura Rushton

Costume Supervisor
  • 'FABULOUS RHYMES, I’M IN LOVE WITH KEVIN'

    CLAUDIA WINKLEMAN

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