Little Theatre @ Radius

Awaken your imagination and go on a journey. Little Theatre is a magically
hand illustrated mini theatre experience by Jeff Stewart & Cath Davies.

For kids and adults | 2 x 45 min sessions | Intimate storytelling | Hand crafted sets and props
10 people per performance | Limited Seats | Entry by Donation

After the show have a close-up look at the theatre and all the sets and join a short group discussion.

Bookings Essential  (add your name to the list on the door at the event to secure your seat)

When: 14.12.24 | Where: Radius Art Space - 76 Main Rd Hepburn | 2 Sessions: 6 Shows:

The falling Leaf 11.20 am | The First Cut 12.00 pm | Between Eath and Sky 12.40 pm

The falling Leaf 1.20 pm | The First Cut 2 pm | Between Eath and Sky 2.40 pm

Three Shows

A Falling Leaf.

A story told by an old Manna Gum to his friend the Raven. It begins: There was once, not so long ago, a small, insignificant flower, so glowing with colour that on a night such as this, it would light up the moonless sky, almost touching the stars. And by day it seemed to equal the sun’s own splendor, except its light shone with the colour of a fairy wren’s chest, a bright, brilliant blue. All the animals, all the birds and insects, and all the lizards and snakes, would gather in this small flower’s glow, safe and assured that, for the time of their gathering, each would never harm any of the others. And to one such assembly two small children came... children that stood not even as tall as you Raven... miniature children, who had become lost… but they were children about to be found.

The First Cut, from our Big Book.

It was night and a Raven was talking to a Manna Gum. It was easy for the boy to understand them, and in his dream this was not in the least bit unusual. The Raven was saying, Dear friend could you please tell me another story. Both bird and tree were silent, and then slowly the Mana Gum began to tell the story of the First Cut,the first time the sound of a tree being chopped down is heard in the bush, and how all the animals, birds and insects, as well as trees and flowers are effected in their own ways. What will become of them all?

Between Earth
and Sky

The sky is blue.
Something flashes.
There is a blurring.
Things recede, but never quite disappear. 
The child feels as if they are floating between earth and sky.
The red-tailed black cockatoo rises, and the familiar has become the unfamiliar.
The land is red.

A scrolling Cranky, a continuous painting of a journey through the Western deserts, it’s stories, land, creatures and magic.

  • Jeff Stewart

    Jeff Stewart writes and makes all the sets for little theatre. He performs the Little Theatre, reads extensively and works around the house doing all manner of things. He is currently in conversation with friends about many things and he is also always working on the next Little Theatre.

  • Cath Davies

    Cath has been involved with the Little Theatre since its inception. She has read from its first performance, The Bravest Boat, to the latest children's show: Welcome to the World. Cath was one of those behind the Cosy Corner poetry & music nights that many locals will fondly recall. She continues her community involvement as organiser of the Daylesford New Years Eve Parade and Gala.

  • Mark Dickenson

    Mark has written plays and short films, comic strips and television shows. Locally, he’s been a keen participant and general sound guy for Words in Winter, the New Years Eve gala and Inside Out Dance Theatre performances, and in 2022 he and his local writing class published their first anthology book ‘Dance or Drown’. He also has a weekly show on the local radio station