Pete the Sheep
A woolly family musical full of catchy songs and true blue ocker tidbits, this little ripper will have your whole flock giggling and baaing along!
Shaun is the new Sheep Shearer in Shaggy Gully. Since shearing is such hard work, all the other shearers have sheep dogs to help them, but not Shaun. His partner is Pete, a sheep-sheep! Following rejection by the shearers and their dogs, Shaun and Pete set up their own Shearing Salon in town where they are inundated with woolly clients, who delight in Shaun’s styling prowess.
Based on Jackie French and Bruce Whatley’s quirky and quintessentially Australian picture book, this hilarious musical comedy imaginatively told by four performers playing shearers, dogs and sheep, is a fair dinkum story of mateship, following your dreams and being true to yourself – even if it means going against the flock.
“Sheep, mutts and shearers – Jackie French and Bruce Whatley have created a kids’ book where the larrikin heart of rural Australia leaps right off the page. And what better place for it to land than on the stage? Monkey Baa bring their trademark wit, physical comedy and song to animate this delightful story of one man and his sheep-shearing sheep. Ewes all will love it.” JONATHAN BIGGINS, Director
“a funny, well made musical play for all ages” – Stage Noise
"child-friendly 50 minutes… a mash-up score of various styles"– Sydney Morning Herald
"foot-tapping music and funny lyrics… a perfect way to introduce kids to theatre" – Stage Whispers
Feedback/Comments
Great show! Interesting performance by just 4 actors covering all the roles.
Great concept! Clever staging! Refreshingly Australian in flavour. Nice little show to introduce little ones to the theatre and wean them away from the TV, but alas not from the digital screen devices which were lit up in various parts of the audience. This type of theatre for kids provides a good balance to the age old imports from the UK.
Great show, good actors, fantastic singing!
Excellent show , perfect time frame for children and great activity in the foyer afterwards .
Fantastic! Highly entertaining and engaging. My son and I laughed several times throughout.
Really fun and entertaining show!