01 September 2016
25 YEARS...
HUNDREDS OF SHOWS...
MORE THAN A QUARTER MILLION AUDIENCE MEMBERS... AND STILL GOING STRONG!
This year, our heart-warming story about a down-hearted bird who travels through time and across continents to find her song, celebrates a remarkable quarter-century milestone. In the past 25 years, 59 orchestras on three continents have presented Gimquat to their audiences, including many repeat …
17 May 2016
We're thrilled to be working with three new partner orchestras next season. First with the Macao Orchestra, where we'll present our very own Peter and the Wolf, in both English and Cantonese. The show returns later on in the season (just in English this time) when we work with the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra for the first time. We're …
28 January 2016
This month we had the pleasure of working with the North Carolina Symphony to present one of our most requested original shows - Emily Saves the Orchestra. Last year, as part of our 25th anniversary season, we commissioned beautiful new illustrations and promotional photos for each of the eight shows on our roster. As you can see here, the …
25 January 2016
WE HAD A FANTASTIC FIRST TIME WORKING WITH THE SANTA ROSA SYMPHONY THIS PAST WEEKEND
This past Sunday, we headed to Santa Rosa, California, to present Peter and …
15 December 2015
01 December 2015
THE REVIEWS ARE IN! SINGAPORE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA'S AUDIENCES LOVED PLATYPUS THEATRE!
The first stop of our tour gave us the pleasure of working with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra to present Emily Saves the Orchestra. The show is a feast for the senses with colourful props, masks, drama and dance, and was a smash hit with spectators in Singapore. Watch …
28 October 2015
"SUPERB... KEPT OUR AUDIENCE ENTHRALLED... BOTH MAGICAL AND EDUCATIONAL"
Gimquat is one of our most beloved shows. It has been seen by more than a quarter million people in five countries on three continents, and by thousands more through two television specials! Along with the Gimquat, your audience will …
08 July 2015
To celebrate our momentous 25th anniversary season we've created a scrapbook with some of our favourite moments from the year. And what a momentous year it was! From premiering a brand new show that was commissioned by four of our long-time orchestra partners, to travelling the globe and performing for thousands of young audience members in English and French, this …
05 June 2015
OTTAWA, June 5, 2015 - On Saturday, June 6, the National Arts Centre Orchestra, conducted by Alain Trudel, and Platypus Theatre will present the Latin Beats, Heroic Feats! as part of the Young People's Concert Series. The National Arts Centre Orchestra co-commissioned …
24 April 2015
During the 25 years we’ve been working with amazing orchestras and ensembles, we’ve put on shows in venues of all sizes and capabilities. From concert halls big and small, to theatres and libraries and a myriad other settings, we’ve worked with technical set-ups from state of the art “everything-digital” to school gymnasiums with no tech at all. This Platypus is …