Mooncake: one moon, many stories

Mooncake: one moon, many stories, photo credit: totally not october

Told through puppetry, original music and cultural storytelling, Mooncake follows two ten-year-old friends — Sam, who is Chinese-Vietnamese, and Taj, who is Aboriginal — on a journey to the moon, where they encounter figures from moon folklore and cultures from around the world.

One moon. Many stories. Far from home. Never alone.

Sam brought mooncakes to the school bake sale. Nobody wanted any. Taj misses his nan. He hasn't told anyone how much.

In their backyard in Marrickville, as the afternoon turns gold, Sam and Taj look up at the moon together. And then, the banyan tree begins to rise — taking two 10 year old friends on an unforgettable adventure far from home, to feel a little less alone.

Mooncake takes children and families from a suburban backyard all the way to the moon — where they meet a Vietnamese woodcutter who never let go, a Chinese goddess who turned her loneliness into light, a Jade Rabbit who makes very questionable medicine, and a Greek immortal older than time. Where every mooncake ever placed on a windowsill and every wish ever whispered into the dark — turns out to have been received.

Exquisite puppetry, original music and the cultural stories our families carry, Mooncake is joyful and funny and quietly moving.

It is a show about feeling too different to belong, and about missing someone you love. About the stories our grandmothers carry and what happens when we finally listen. About looking up at the same moon and realising: we are never alone.

For children aged 5+ and their families.

Performances:
Flight Path Theatre, 9b/142 Addison Road, Marrickville 2204

Wednesday 7 October
1pm - 1.45pm 
4pm - 4.45pm (this session is Auslan Interpreted/Relaxed performance)

Thursday 8 October
1pm - 1.45pm

Tickets
$30 - all tickets
$100 - family pass of four
FREE for babies under 12 months sitting on the lap of parent/caregiver

This project is part of the Cultural Connections Program view the webpage to see what else is on