PHIVE SHP: Shadow Puppetry Workshop (Ages 4-12)

Watch as your drawing leap to life, off the page and onto the stage!

Come along and explore the world of shadow puppetry with an experiences puppeteer, Jenny Ellis. This hands-on workshop will give children a range of skills to make their own shows as well as a puppet they can take home. Participants will imagine and design their own unique puppet characters, then tehy're guided through the process of making their puppets and bringing them to life. Children will work together in small groups to create their own stories on a real shadow puppet stage.
 

Date: Friday 17 July 2026

Time: 11:45am - 12:45pm

Cost: $5 per child 

Location: Dharug Country, BM01, Basement Mezzanine (BM) Level, PHIVE 5 Parramatta Square

For ticketing, general enquiries, or access requirements, please email phivetickets@cityofparramatta.nsw.gov.au

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

• This workshop is suitable for children aged 4 - 12 years - Council reserves the right to remove any bookings that are made outside of this age group
• Registrations are essential and places are limited
• For children aged 6 years and under: Parents and Guardians are required to stay with children for the duration of the program
• For children aged 7 to 12 years: Parents and Guardians are welcome to stay or may sign in their children, but must remain onsite within PHIVE and be contactable for the duration of the program
• Please arrive 10 minutes before the start time to allow for registration. Participants who arrive more than 10 minutes after the start time may have their place forfeited.
• If you can no longer attend, please cancel your ticket or contact PHIVEtickets@cityofparramatta.nsw.gov.au for assistance - Continuous "No shows" may lose their spaces in other programs booked
  
   

PHIVE sits on the lands and waters of the Burramattagal of the Dharug nation and we acknowledge Burramatta as significant place of ceremony, story and tradition. We pay our respects to Dharug Ancestors and Elders, past, present and future and extend our respect to all First Nations people joining this program and visiting PHIVE.