CDP Theatre Producers, The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show

CDP Kids presents

THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR SHOW

Created by Jonathan Rockefeller
Based on Eric Carle's Books

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"and – pop! – out of the egg came a tiny and
very hungry caterpillar."

One of the most-read and famous children's books of all time, The Very Hungry Caterpillar emerges off the page in a masterful theatrical experience for children 18 months+ and their adults.

Created by Jonathan Rockefeller, the production features a menagerie of over 75 magical puppets, including the star of the show – The Very Hungry Caterpillar – and an Australian cast who bring these beloved books to life on stage.

Alongside The Very Hungry Caterpillar, the show features three other Eric Carle stories, including Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?

The team behind the Australian tours of The Gruffalo, Spot, and The 13, 26, 52, 78 & 91-Storey Treehouses will excite, educate and entertain new readers and first-time theatre-goers, while those who grew up with these books will delight in experiencing one of the most popular children's books ever written. Don't miss out!

TINA JACKSON

Tina is a proud graduate of NIDA's Diploma of Music Theatre. She has worked as a performer and puppeteer in Australia, the UK, the US, Canada, New Zealand and Qatar. Tina recently worked with Monkey Baa Theatre Company on the creative development of their new show Edward the Emu.

In 2018-19, Tina toured the USA and Canada as the host of Erth's Prehistoric Aquarium Adventure. In Australia, she has performed in The Gruffalo (CDP), The Very Hungry Caterpillar (CDP), Prehistoric Aquarium (Erth), Dinosaur Zoo (Erth), The Events (Belvoir St Theatre) and Trevor Ashley's Little Orphan TrAshley (Showqueen Productions).

Tina spent two years living in London where she was lucky enough to perform on the West End, tour the UK and take part in both the Brighton and Camden Fringe festivals. Shows whilst in the UK included From Up Here (Jill), Dinosaur Zoo (Puppeteer/Understudy Host), The Night Before Christmas (Emily/Lizzie) and Hello Again (ensemble).

ELEANOR STANKIEWICZ

Originally from Adelaide, Eleanor graduated from NIDA in 2013 and was awarded The Australian Voice Association's Student Encouragement Award. In 2014, Eleanor was awarded a scholarship to travel to London where she trained with world-renowned Nadine George on Shakespeare's Text and the Voice. In 2019, she studied and performed at iO Theater in Chicago, and appeared as a guest performer at Second City. In 2020, Eleanor began studying her Master of Fine Arts (Voice) at NIDA.

Eleanor is a regular performer with Improv Theatre Sydney and improv duo The Newlyweds and has worked on both screen and stage, including with some of Australia's leading theatre companies. This work has seen her travel across the country and internationally, performing in classical and contemporary productions, including Neighbourhood Watch (State Theatre Company of South Australia), A Midsummer Night's Dream and The Players (Bell Shakespeare), and Poetry In Action's touring ensemble.

In 2019, Eleanor created and performed Nanna-stasia and won the Sydney Fringe Festival's Best Writer Award and Tour Ready Award bringing the show to Perth Fringe Festival in 2020.

Eleanor is excited to be joining CDP and the cast of The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show.

CHRISTOPHER VERNON

Chris completed his music theatre training at NIDA graduating in 2010 and continued his studies at the Actors Centre Australia, graduating in 2014.

Whilst studying, Chris performed as Luke Boyce in The Emperor of Sydney (dir Andrew Lloyd), Demetrius in A Midsummer Night's Dream (dir George Ogilvie), Stories from the Inside Out (Verbatim Theatre, dir Gale Edwards), John in Oleanna (dir Adam Cook) and Larry in Closer (dir Egil Kipste).

Other theatre credits include High School Musical, I Love You Because, Metamorphosis, The Blue Room, Thoroughly Modern Millie and Rent. Chris has been training as a puppeteer since 2015 and has toured across Australia with a children's cancer education program, in the award-winning show called The Caped Crusader.

Chris has a strong passion for youth mental health and works around Australia creating positive conversations with young people reducing the stigma around mental health. Chris has worked extensively with CDP Theatre Producers. Credits include Billionaire Boy, Spot and Room on the Broom. Chris is so excited to be joining the cast of The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show!