The Riddle of Washpool Gully | Dead Puppets Society | Adelaide | 16-18 Apr 2026

Award-winning theatre company Dead Puppet Society brings The Riddle of Washpool Gully to Adelaide for a limited season during the April school holidays.
Designed for children aged six and over, this performance combines imagination, folklore and theatrical innovation – making it one of the standout kids’ theatre shows in Adelaide these school holidays. In The Riddle of Washpool Gully, master storyteller David Morton brings an extraordinary tale to life through inventive puppetry, beautiful miniature worlds and spellbinding stagecraft. An accidental venture into Washpool Gully and an unexpected encounter sparks a journey filled with wonder, imagination and the possibility that incredible creatures may still roam the uncharted corners of the land.
Running time: 55 minutes (no interval)
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For more information and all enquiries please visit the Adelaide Festival Centre website
What: The Riddle of Washpool Gully
When: 16–18 April 2026
Where: Space Theatre | Adelaide Festival Centre | King William Rd, Adelaide
Who: Ages 6+
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