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y separately published work icon The Riddle of Washpool Gully single work   drama   children's  
Issue Details: First known date: 2017... 2017 The Riddle of Washpool Gully
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'Far beyond the outskirts of the big city, near a tiny town that nearly everyone forgot, lay a dry creek bed of no special significance.

'Once upon a time it was called Washpool Gully.

'But the world had moved on from insignificant things, and no one had time for dry creek beds.

'Except in Washpool Gully something was stirring.

'Shaken by the rumble of engines and the darkening of the sky, something long asleep had decided to wake up.

'Combining old-fashioned storytelling with contemporary puppetry and miniature sets, The Riddle of Washpool Gully is a reimagined tale of Australian mythology about incredible creatures that might still live in the uncharted corners of our vast country.'

Source: Terrapin Puppet Theatre.

Production Details

  • Toured by Terrapin Puppet Theatre in Tasmanian schools in 2017.


    Revived in 2018 for productions at the Backspace Theatre (Theatre Royal), Hobart (13-21 April 2018) and Earls Arts Centre, Launceston (27 April 2018).

    Produced in association with Dead Puppet Society.

    Director: David Morton.

    Design: Dead Puppet Society.

    Composer: Heath Brown.

    Lighting Designer: Jason James.

    Performers: Guy Hooper, Melissa King, and Drew Wilson.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

      2017 .
    • Fortitude Valley, Fortitude Valley - New Farm area, Brisbane - North East, Brisbane, Queensland,: Playlab , 2023 .
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      Extent: 60 minutesp.
      Note/s:
      • Published August 2023
      ISBN: 9781922424952
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