A kids comedy show featuring puppets, songs and plenty of trash.
Trash Puppets are on a mission to save our oceans, and we need your help.
Join the Trash Puppets team as they navigate the depths of our waterways battling whirlpools, exploring marine life’s living conditions, cracking jokes with a walrus and discovering fun, everyday ways to tread a little lighter on the planet.
With a wonderful cast of trash puppet characters including:
- Crabs
- Sea Slugs
- Penguins
- A sea horse,
- A porpoise
- A puffer fish
From tiny tots to big kids, everyone will be hooked by a colourful cast of sea creatures sharing stories, songs and plenty of laughs.
“Absolute MUST SEE of the Melbourne Comedy Festival, don’t miss this gorgeous show” (Annie Junor, In Review).
“This show is thoughtful, highly engaging and a laugh a minute.” (Geelong Arts Centre).
Ticket prices:
- Adult $16
- Child and Concession $10
- Group 4+ $10 per person (To access group pricing choose 4 or more adult tickets)
Recommended for ages 4-12 years.
Show Duration: 60 minutes
Book tickets to Trash with a Porpoise
Come to the performance and stay for the craft!
Rainbow Reef: A Living Foyer Installation
A hands-on, ocean-inspired creative experience extending the world of Trash with a Porpoise beyond the stage.
Before the house lights dim, we build the ocean.
Rainbow Reef is a free, pre-show workshop for a small group of young ocean guardians. In this hands-on creative session, participants transform discarded and found materials into a growing coral reef installation in the foyer — colourful, chaotic, collaborative. Plastic becomes polyps. Cardboard becomes coral. Bottle tops bloom.
By curtain up, the reef is alive.
Then, after Trash with a Porpoise, the tide rolls back in.
As audiences spill into the foyer, they’re invited to add to the ecosystem. Creative stations await:
Starfish Station – sculpted from salvaged scraps
Jellyfish Jetty – drifting forms from fabric offcuts and reclaimed plastics
Sea Creature Corner – imagined species made from everyday throwaways
Each child adds their handmade marine life to the communal reef — growing a vibrant underwater world built entirely from “trash”.
It’s playful. It’s purposeful.
A tactile reminder that what we throw away doesn’t disappear — but with imagination, it can become something extraordinary.
Come early. Stay curious. Leave your mark on the reef.
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Date and Time
Thursday 9 April, 11am-1pm
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Location
Drum Theatre
Corner Lonsdale and Walker streets, Dandenong
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Adult $16; Child and Concession $10; Group 4+ $10 per person (To access group pricing choose 4 or more adult tickets)
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2026-04-09 11:00:00
2026-04-09 11:00:00
Trash with a Porpoise
A kids comedy show featuring puppets, songs and plenty of trash.Trash Puppets are on a mission to save our oceans, and we need your help.Join the Trash Puppets team as they navigate the depths of our waterways battling whirlpools, exploring marine life’s living conditions, cracking jokes with a walrus and discovering fun, everyday ways to tread a little lighter on the planet.With a wonderful cast of trash puppet characters including:CrabsSea SlugsPenguinsA sea horse,A porpoiseA puffer fishFrom tiny tots to big kids, everyone will be hooked by a colourful cast of sea creatures sharing stories, songs and plenty of laughs.“Absolute MUST SEE of the Melbourne Comedy Festival, don’t miss this gorgeous show” (Annie Junor, In Review).“This show is thoughtful, highly engaging and a laugh a minute.” (Geelong Arts Centre).Ticket prices:Adult $16Child and Concession $10Group 4+ $10 per person (To access group pricing choose 4 or more adult tickets)Recommended for ages 4-12 years.Show Duration: 60 minutesBook tickets to Trash with a PorpoiseCome to the performance and stay for the craft!Rainbow Reef: A Living Foyer InstallationA hands-on, ocean-inspired creative experience extending the world of Trash with a Porpoise beyond the stage.Before the house lights dim, we build the ocean.Rainbow Reef is a free, pre-show workshop for a small group of young ocean guardians. In this hands-on creative session, participants transform discarded and found materials into a growing coral reef installation in the foyer — colourful, chaotic, collaborative. Plastic becomes polyps. Cardboard becomes coral. Bottle tops bloom.By curtain up, the reef is alive.Then, after Trash with a Porpoise, the tide rolls back in.As audiences spill into the foyer, they’re invited to add to the ecosystem. Creative stations await:Starfish Station – sculpted from salvaged scrapsJellyfish Jetty – drifting forms from fabric offcuts and reclaimed plasticsSea Creature Corner – imagined species made from everyday throwawaysEach child adds their handmade marine life to the communal reef — growing a vibrant underwater world built entirely from “trash”.It’s playful. It’s purposeful.A tactile reminder that what we throw away doesn’t disappear — but with imagination, it can become something extraordinary.Come early. Stay curious. Leave your mark on the reef.
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