Puppet Shows & Plays

Constable Care employs a scriptwriter, artistic director and professional actors to ensure that the quality of our performance material and presentation is of the highest standard. In 2011 we formed an ongoing partnership with Edith Cowan University Child Health Promotion Reasearch Centre to provide expert advice and review for all new scripts and performance content. In addition, we partner with a wide range of peak bodies and expert agencies to ensure that our theatre-in-education content is always current, best-practice and extensively researched.

Constable Care approaches its performances from the perspective of "entertain then educate", following the principle that if children aren't engaged and having fun, they will not connect with or retain the educational content presented. All our professional scripts are therefore written to be entertaining and energetic, interactive and contemporary in their language and outlook, whilst maintaining a sensitive approach to the topics being explored.

Find out more about our shows:

The New Girl
Bullying
Years 1 – 3 (ages 5 – 8)

When a new ‘girl’ starts at school, who is actually a friendly robot called Andrea, Teagan as the class spelling champion is dismayed to find that Andrea is better at spelling than she is! She convinces Timmy to help her tease and bully Andrea until Zac steps in and sticks up for her. Teagan realises that bullying people for being different is wrong and that we must treat others as we want to be treated.

Learning concepts addressed: Verbal and psychological bullying; humour at another’s expense; social norms; bystander involvement; dobbing versus telling an adult; fairness; apologising and reconciliation.

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You Have the Right to Feel Safe
Protective behaviours
Years 1 – 3 (ages 5 – 8)

Andrea the Robot is special because she has feelings just like a real person. When her friend Teagan’s mum’s boyfriend Russell takes an unhealthy interest in finding out what makes Andrea work, she feels uneasy and unsafe. After talking with Teagan, Andrea realises she has a right to feel safe all the time and ignoring Russell’s threats, tells a trusted adult what is happening.

Learning concepts addressed: Protective behaviours; physiological signs of distress; developing a ‘hand’ network of trusted adults; keeping safe and unsafe secrets; perseverance in advising adults.

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Let’s Work Together
Cooperation, sharing and healthy eating
Pre-School (ages 2-5)

Timmy, Sally and Zac are three friends from the planet Sparkles who decide to go on a trip to Earth to show people how to be more caring and kind to each other. But first they have to get the Sparkles Boat clean and stock it with food for the journey, and for that they need to work together and get their friend Constable Care to help. An interactive musical song and dance performance for young children that promotes cooperation, sharing and healthy eating.

Learning concepts addressed: Cooperative play; sharing; respect; healthy diet choices; asking for help; teamwork.

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Getting to School
Pedestrian, bike and road safety
Pre-school - Year 3 (ages 2 -8)

Constable Care uses his amazing tambourine time machine so that Mandy can experience getting to school by walking, riding and travelling in the car – all on the same morning! Along the way Mandy meets up with Granny and Tommy and even a nutty Professor, and discovers that there are some simple things we can remember that will make our journey fun and safe, no matter how we get there.

Learning concepts addressed: Safe walking; road crossing; way finding; school drop off areas; bike safety; using footpaths and bike paths; direction signalling; seatbelts; school zones and safe speeds; exiting cars safely.

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