Bright Night Collaborative

28/10/2021

Yesterday we submitted an application for a new theatre show exploring the future of this kind of technology. It’s an exciting time here at Bright Night Collaborative! We can’t say much yet, but stay tuned for exciting updates.

And enjoy the meme.

18/02/2021

With the craziness of our Fringe World Festival shows over, we are feeling so grateful for the show we were able to present.

The Kid Who Climbed a Mountain set out to provide family theatre full of fun and silliness, with a relatable and uplifting message for everyone, but most importantly the young people facing the world and finding their feet.

First, thank you to the amazing audiences who came to the show - we do it for you and hearing so much positive feedback has filled our hearts with joy! For everyone who shared our events, invited friends and family, shared a review, or just sent a message of support
THANK YOU 💚

To our director Brendan, co-producer Aleeira, and music creator Dan, this show made it onto the stage with everyone's creative input. Huge shout out to Paula Norman for interpreting our Thursday evening show, we loved having you! Thank you to the whole team!

It's been a joy to have IntotheMask Theatre supporting Shane and this show 100% of the way and continuing to educate, entertain, and engage young people in art and play.

To Fringe World and our wonderful tech Georgia, thank you for having us at Megamouth! Wow what a dream venue to present in, and even through the difficulties of a lockdown, considerations for artists and audiences were always priority.

Finally, Kat & Alex, the other parts of the Bright Night team - thanks for being behind this project, being soundboards, coming to rehearsals and just generally being awesome!

Big love and gratitude for a wonderful start to 2021. We cannot wait to see where the rest of the year takes us.

Shane and BNC
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14/02/2021

It's the final climb for The Kid Who Climbed a Mountain FRINGE WORLD PERTH
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Today is back to previous restrictions, so we can have double the audience! We have plenty of tickets available. Get the family and head in to enjoy the last day of the Pleasure Garden for 2021
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Join Shane on this crazy, fun, and emotional journey to climb a mountain and overcome the fears we all face at some point
🎟 https://fringeworld.com.au/whats_on/the-kid-who-climbed-a-mountain-fw2021

13/02/2021

🌟 Bright Night Spotlight 🌟
Brendan Ellis - Collaborator on The Kid Who Climbed a Mountain (Director)

"Brendan has over fifteen years of experience in theatre in Perth, having acted in and directed many shows over that time, including Cloudstreet, A Conversation, Constellations, and other plays that don’t start with the letter C! Brendan is currently the artist director of Perth Playback Theatre.

Brendan has a passion for bringing Australian stories to the stage, and is thrilled to be helping Shane to bring his story to life."

🎟 https://fringeworld.com.au/whats_on/the-kid-who-climbed-a-mountain-fw2021 🎟

12/02/2021

Shane is THIS EXCITED for a full weekend of shows!
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Still tickets available for tonight, Saturday & Sunday but they are SELLING FAST so be quick!
🎟 https://fringeworld.com.au/whats_on/the-kid-who-climbed-a-mountain-fw2021

What have our audiences said?!
💚"Fantastic message for kids ... and adults too! Our family all really enjoyed this show. " - Christine T.
💚"Yay! Seen it last year. I want to watch it again. 🐐💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖 " - Amelia, age 8.

We love reading your Fringe Feed reviews
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10/02/2021

07/02/2021

❗️Update on THE KID WHO CLIMBED A MOUNTAIN ❗️

Thank you to our wonderful audience last night who braved the stormy weather! We appreciate all the laughs and enthusiasm 😊

After careful consideration of the recent lockdown and changing situation, we have decided to cancel the weekday shows. We understand the difficulties for families this week with the delay to starting school, in amongst the stress of fires and Covid restrictions.
❌ Tues 9th, Wed 10th, and Thurs 11th will no longer be going ahead ❌
Apologies to those who had purchased tickets to these dates, Fringe World will issue refunds on cancelled dates.

💚The following dates will still go ahead at 5:40pm at Megamouth 💚 Tickets available for all sessions.
- TONIGHT Sun 7th
- Fri 12th
- Sat 13th
- Sun 14th

Our heartfelt thanks to Fringe World Festival team and staff who have been superstars this whole time, while we have all had questions. We are very grateful to continue despite the new restrictions. Let's finish strong!
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06/02/2021

We cannot wait to see you all tonight!!

06/02/2021

SOLD OUT - you are too fast!

Fantastic news Fringe World adventurers!
Only a few tickets left for tonight’s opening of
🏔 The Kid Who Climbed a Mountain 🏔

🌟Get your tickets quickly for tonight or tomorrow 🌟
Thank you for supporting us so we can continue on
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05/02/2021

Thank you for sharing our slapstick silliness Nights at Fringe 🎪🎭
Shane had so much fun sitting down and chatting about
⛰The Kid Who Climbed A Mountain ⛰

The show will be OPENING TOMORROW - Sat 6th Feb 5:40pm
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Tickets are still available for both Saturday and Sunday sessions, be quick because it's very limited capacity.

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https://fringeworld.com.au/whats_on/the-kid-who-climbed-a-mountain-fw2021

05/02/2021

Good news, folks!
Thanks to the swift lockdown, Fringe is able to go ahead for the final week 💕

The Kid Who Climbed a Mountain FRINGE WORLD PERTH will open tomorrow evening for the 5:40pm show 🧗🏅🌟

We have tickets available still, our weeknights have lots of space 🎟🎟🎟

Please note: capacity limits are strict, our venue will allow approx. 60 ticket sales per show. Please arrive to the venue 30mins early to secure a spot in line. Tickets will be checked at the doors. If capacity is reached and your are unable to see the show, tickets will be refunded by Fringe World.

😷 audiences are required to wear masks 😷

Stay safe! We can’t wait to see you at the shows
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UPDATE: Please note that this policy has been changed. Please visit our website for the latest information.

9am Fringe update ☀️ The following information is conditional on there being no new cases in Perth announced this morning and that our COVID Safe Plan is re-approved by the Health Department.

Please read this information carefully and with sympathy knowing that it relates to tickets that are crucial income for our treasured artists.

The restrictions require our venue capacities to be further reduced by half. This means that some, but not all shows are currently oversold.

The solution we have come up with is as follows.

If you have a ticket to a show occurring between 7pm on Friday 5 February and midnight on Sunday 7 February you can do the following:

➡️ If you want to go to the show, we will be letting ticket holders into the venue based on who is first in the queue. We suggest arriving 30mins prior to the show commences.

➡️ If the show is oversold, any ticketholders at the venue who arrive after we reach capacity will not be allowed into the show. These ticket holders will receive a refund. You do not need to contact us to request this, it will be automatic.

➡️ If you do not want to see the show (for whatever reason) then do not come to the venue. Our ticket scanners will record you having not attended and you will receive a refund. You do not need to contact us to request this, it will be automatic.

➡️ Friends Skip The Line Passes will not be useable during this time.

We acknowledge this is an imperfect solution, but this is the best we can achieve given the short notice and the high volume of tickets that we have in our system.

There are more than 26,000 tickets issued for shows this weekend, and we do not have the capacity to issue refunds for capacity-affected shows prior to the session commencing. We have considered other options, but any other system would not be possible without penalising customers and artists further.

Because the new capacity restrictions may not impact all shows, there are still plenty of shows with tickets available. If you see a show with tickets available on our website, we encourage you to get them and support our artists. The Festival is a precious opportunity for our community, and we thank you for making the most of it.

Browse the program here 🎟 https://bit.ly/39NjfrG

There will be delays with processing refunds, but we will honour and get you your refund eventually. We thank you for your considerable understanding and patience during this time, it is trying for us all. When you receive your refund, we ask you to consider donating your refund to our artists through the Fringe Fund.

FURTHER INFO

We do not know yet know what venues will close due to the new restrictions.

We want to ensure patrons that we will take all responsible steps to ensure the Festival is a safe and welcoming environment for everyone. We will be working with the Health Department to ensure this happens.

We will have further updates to you soon, and full information is on our website here 👉 https://bit.ly/3asUf88

SUPPORT ARTISTS

Given that 50% of tickets for many upcoming shows will need to be cancelled/refunded and shows during this last week have all been cancelled, our artists are feeling a huge financial strain.

You can support them by donating to the Fringe Fund.

Funds raised through the Fringe Fund will be distributed fairly to FRINGE WORLD artists impacted by the lockdown and cancellations.

Donate here 💛 https://www.fringefund.org/P