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y separately published work icon Pete the Sheep single work   musical theatre   children's   - 50 minutes
Adaptation of Pete the Sheep Jackie French , 2004 single work picture book
Issue Details: First known date: 2014... 2014 Pete the Sheep
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'Pete the Sheep is a brand-new 50-minute musical, based on Jackie French and Bruce Whatley’s quirky and quintessentially Australian picture book.

'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! The other shearers in the shed are not happy with Shaun and his 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.

'This hilarious musical comedy, imaginatively told by four performers playing shearers, dogs and sheep, explores the challenges and rewards of being an individual, and will be a lasting tribute to honouring your own spirit and strength, whilst working with the flock!' (Source: http://monkeybaa.com.au/show/pete-the-sheep-world-premiere/ )

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Teachers' notes via publisher's website.

Production Details

  • World premiere presented by Monkey Baa Theatre Company, 31 March - 24 April 2014.

    Director: Jonathan Biggins.

    Composer / Lyricist: Phillip Scott.


    Scheduled for presentation by Merrigong Theatre Company at Bruce Gordon Theatre, Illawarra Performing Arts Centre (IPAC), 1-2 October 2021.

    Director: Jonathan Biggins.

    Assistant Director: Eva Di Cesare.

    Composter / Lyricist: Phil Scott.

    Set and Costume Designer: James Browne.

    Lighting Designer: Matthew Marshall.

    Production cancelled as a tesult of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

First known date: 2014
    • Strawberry Hills, Inner Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales,: Currency Press , 2015 .
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      Image courtesy of publisher's website.
      Extent: xvi, 40 pp.
      Note/s:
      • Publication date 11 September 2015
      ISBN: 9781925005431
      Series: Currency Teenage Drama Currency Teenage Series Currency Press (publisher), 1995 series - publisher

Works about this Work

Kids Learn about Arts through Sheep Jokes Kristie Kellahan , 2016 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 30-31 January 2016; (p. 17) The Age , 30-31 January 2016; (p. 26)
Shear Delight in Triumph of an Unusual Sheep Alanna Maclean , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 9 October 2014; (p. 6)

— Review of Pete the Sheep Sandra Eldridge , Tim McGarry , Eva Di Cesare , 2014 single work musical theatre
Pathos Still There Amid the Laughter and Songs Sally Pryor , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 7 October 2014; (p. 5)

— Review of Pete the Sheep Sandra Eldridge , Tim McGarry , Eva Di Cesare , 2014 single work musical theatre
Monkey Baa and Windmill Theatre Wow Young Imaginations Tommy Murphy , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 26 April 2014;

— Review of Pinocchio Julianne O'Brien , Rosemary Myers , 2012 single work musical theatre ; Pete the Sheep Sandra Eldridge , Tim McGarry , Eva Di Cesare , 2014 single work musical theatre
Pete the Sheep Review (Monkey Baa Theatre, Sydney) Lloyd Bradford Syke , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: Crikey , March 2014;

— Review of Pete the Sheep Sandra Eldridge , Tim McGarry , Eva Di Cesare , 2014 single work musical theatre
Off the Wool : Biggins Brings Shaggy Gully Characters to Life Elissa Blake , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 3 April 2014; (p. 3)

— Review of Pete the Sheep Sandra Eldridge , Tim McGarry , Eva Di Cesare , 2014 single work musical theatre
[Untitled] Elissa Blake , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 6 April 2014; (p. 11)

— Review of Pete the Sheep Sandra Eldridge , Tim McGarry , Eva Di Cesare , 2014 single work musical theatre
Pete the Sheep Review (Monkey Baa Theatre, Sydney) Lloyd Bradford Syke , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: Crikey , March 2014;

— Review of Pete the Sheep Sandra Eldridge , Tim McGarry , Eva Di Cesare , 2014 single work musical theatre
Monkey Baa and Windmill Theatre Wow Young Imaginations Tommy Murphy , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 26 April 2014;

— Review of Pinocchio Julianne O'Brien , Rosemary Myers , 2012 single work musical theatre ; Pete the Sheep Sandra Eldridge , Tim McGarry , Eva Di Cesare , 2014 single work musical theatre
Pathos Still There Amid the Laughter and Songs Sally Pryor , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 7 October 2014; (p. 5)

— Review of Pete the Sheep Sandra Eldridge , Tim McGarry , Eva Di Cesare , 2014 single work musical theatre
Kids Learn about Arts through Sheep Jokes Kristie Kellahan , 2016 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 30-31 January 2016; (p. 17) The Age , 30-31 January 2016; (p. 26)
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