Eco-friendly Entertainment by Linh
The Amazing Drumming Monkeys are a family favourite and have a family-friendly theme for every show. This year, the monkeys named Bongo (white monkey) and Congo (black monkey) take an environmental theme and incorporate it into their show through the stage setting and design, the fun tricks and interactive songs and dancing.
Tree planting, rainwater tanks, recycling and solar energy are part of the show’s environmentally friendly theme but the real appeal comes from the drumming monkeys’ enthusiasm and excitement about helping Mother Nature and fighting climate change.
One particular trick (catapulting a frog into a little pond) was indeed very tricky to perform and a mother/audience member named Michelle was happy to help re-load the frog several times. Bongo jokingly declared the same trick took 23 attempts in a show performed in Western Australia. Michelle again came to the rescue for Bongo and Congo in another trick involving a parachute. It’s moments such as these that make the show much more entertaining and the improvisations and adlibs from the monkeys are wonderfully delivered to keep the children interested and the adults in suspense.
The audience were sweating in the hot tent of the Puppet Palace, but Bongo and Congo’s drumming, singing and playful banter were enough to make everyone forget about the heat and enjoy themselves. However, perhaps some electric fans or air-conditioning would make some of the children less restless and fidgety between the singing, dancing and clapping segments.
The Amazing Drumming Monkeys - Love The Planet is an excellent show that’s affordable and entertaining for families and for anyone who loves to get in on the action and be part of the fun.
WHO: The Amazing Drumming Monkeys-Love The Planet
WHAT: Puppetry, comedy, interactive song and dance
WHERE: The Puppet Palace at the Garden of Unearthly Delights
WHEN: Previews have concluded.
1pm shows: 19,26,27 February and 5,6 March.
4pm shows: 19 February and 5, 6 March.
6pm shows: 22,23,24,25,26,27 February and 5,6 March.
PRICE: Adults: $12
Concession: $10
RUNNING TIME: 30 minutes.
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