THE BOX SHOW Junkyard Beats & Critical Stages Touring Created by Oded Prior

PRELIMINARY MARKETING GUIDE For more information please visit: https://criticalstages.com.au/portfolio/junkyard-beats-theboxshow/

Production Contact Melanie Carolan, Senior Producer [email protected] | 02 9252 6340 THE BOX SHOW PRELIMINARY MARKETING GUIDE

SHOW TITLE The Box Show Junkyard Beats & Critical Stages Touring Created by Oded Prior

ARTISTIC CREDITS Created by: Oded Prior Written By: Oded Prior & Nigel Turner-Carroll Directed By: Nigel Turner-Carroll Performed by: TBC

ARTFORM Theatre for Young People, Music/Percussion, Sustainability, Comedy

MARKETING FOLDER https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ke6qz3rs0yg2wmm/AABE65mEYin84SQUkFuAA_yoa?dl=0

DURATION 60 minutes No interval

WARNINGS N/A

AGE SUITABILITY Ages: 5+

TAGLINE You’ll never look at a cardboard box the same way again!

COPY - SHORT Get ready for the most sustainable fun you’ve ever had. In the hands of Junkyard Beats, ordinary household items are transformed into extraordinary musical instruments and unwanted junk comes alive in exciting and surprising ways!

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COPY - EXTENDED In the hands of Junkyard Beats, ordinary household items are transformed into extraor- dinary musical instruments and unwanted junk comes alive in exciting and surprising For season ways! brochures/flyers, program guide listings The Box Show excites the imagination of children and adults alike. We follow four characters during their daily activities in a world made of cardboard boxes and junk. The contents of an abandoned kitchen and wheelie bins become the greatest drum set in the world; plastic bags are an amazing musical instrument and the human body becomes a unique sound machine.

Tag along for a day in the life of a bunch of musical misfits as they reinvigorate the junk that the world has forgotten.

Learn about sustainability with this high energy, imaginative music-in-education perfor- mance combining drumming, dance, theatre and comedy. With a language of gibberish and rhythm, this show is accessible to any age and nationality.

RECOGNITION WINNER: Critic’s Pick, Sydney Fringe Festival 2018 & QUOTES The audience stand and cheer wanting more from the performers and the crowd is full of smiles as they exit the stage” The Source

“Oded has been wonderful to work with during the planning of The Box Show season at the Glasshouse. He is transparent in his communication and always willing to negoti- ate and be flexible to meet the needs of the venue and our audiences. The Glasshouse initially planned to present 2 x performances of The Box Show as part of our 2020 Ed- ucation @ Glasshouse Program, however, demand from schools was so high it resulted in a waitlist of 1,200 children. Oded was incredibly excited to hear of the response and did not hesitate to work with me to schedule an additional 2 x performances to meet the demand.

Unfortunately, the 2020 Season was cancelled due to COVID closures, but Oded was very supportive and willing to move immediately to 2021 to ensure our local students did not miss out altogether. Once again, schools have enthusiastically booked to The Box Show and we have 4 performances completely sold out across 2 days. Some schools are travelling up to 100kms to attend.” Bec Washington, Event Services Coordinator, Glasshouse Port Macquarie

HERO IMAGES https://www.dropbox.com/sh/mgeavypc5d8nk6s/AAC9SnqQCH9I7w3IYDxLsKX- Ga?dl=0

PROMO IMAGES https://www.dropbox.com/sh/v3z9u2ftw6xa4d5/AADuAe9BGQ8XWHleRD2O- lI_Oa?dl=0

PRODUCTION IMAGES Production photos may be used for promotion. https://www.dropbox.com/sh/x5kwinwvou5md3l/AACIfMhXrudtDyeb7PoN- fiQba?dl=0

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VIDEOS & TRAILER Video Folder: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/buztgczck0r9a6d/AACZZd8J0s79Q0Gop00h- 1Kmsa?dl=0

Promo: https://www.dropbox.com/s/5iusxxthwx05igz/Promo_Clip.mp4?dl=0

A video trailer for this production will be produced for future touring seasons.

Promotional videos made from any available marketing material must include the Critical Stages Touring endboard or Animated Logo, and must also be approved by CST before publication. These assets can be found here:https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ trgm6esrzwml78x/AAB_bzgtes3RjYIThk8dFM7Ra?dl=0

POSTER, FLYER A poster and flyer will be created for the production in 2022. Once ready they can & LOGOS be found here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/th8x3c9h2wz916c/AAAv5XcvAqE- 0wr9ty4xnUvN2a?dl=0

Logos for preliminary marketing, including inclusion in season guides: • Junkyard Beats • Critical Stages Touring

Additional logos or acknowledgements may be required closer to the tour. We will update this guide and the logo folder as they become necessary.

Available Logos can be found here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/jzm8wv23qn- 6vm4l/AAB3XM-cMderSACVyWFi3hooa?dl=0

Logos must be included on all advertising and promotional material associated with the tour and performances of The Box Show unless explicitly agreed otherwise, including, but not limited to: season brochures, flyers, posters, advertisements, media releases, promotional videos, web pages and programs.

KEY AUDIENCE • Perfectly suited for Families, Children (in particular 5-12 year olds) who like music, & MARKETING NOTES physical imaginative play, and performance. • Parents interested in encouraging imaginative non screen or technology-based play.

A relaxed performance of the production is available. Please talk to Mel Carolan at Critical Stages Touring about arranging a relaxed presentation date.

SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS Junkyard Beats: Facebook: www.facebook.com/junkyardbeats.au Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/junkyard_beats/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3XAL6BZl5E3y6MzWqqFDVw

Critical Stages Touring Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/criticalstages Twitter: https://twitter.com/criticalstages Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/criticalstagesau

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COMMUNITY Using recycled materials and music as the main focus, we introduce participants to ENGAGEMENT the world of Junkyard Beats. Their creative workshops are a one-of-a-kind experience where environmental education becomes playful and interactive.

Junkyard Workshops Junkyard Beats have a fantastic found instrument workshop that would be a great ad- dition to your community engagement activities, and can run smoothly in tandem with scheduled performances.

Junkyard Orchestra One person’s trash proves another’s treasure as highly energetic music-in-education performers combine drumming, dance, theatre and comedy to create a unique and captivating experience over 46-60 minutes (can be extended to 90mins).

Instrument Making Workshop Young people 5+ will be making their own instruments from recycled, and upcycled, materials in this wildly fun workshop that combines craft, imaginative play, music, and group work, where participants make their own instruments and then perform togeth- er in a junkyard band.

Other Engagement Activites • In-School workshops • Q&A sessions with the cast • Roving – have The Junkyard Beats take to the streets of your town with mobile drum kits made from junk

Existing education materials are available. These will be updated before the next tour: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/vns6rmnyl3zcwqd/AACG7nqAA1Nbzr-i5o7Ojr- yea?dl=0

PREVIOUS SEASONS • Sydney Fringe Festival 2018 • Dream Big Festival 2019

2021 • Monkey Baa Theatre • Manning Entertainment Centre • Glasshouse Theatre Port Macquarie • Jetty Theatre, Coffs Harbour • Albury Entertainment Centre • Karralyka Theatre • Bunjil Place Theatre • Yeppoon Town Hall

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ABOUT ODED PRIOR Founder and Creative Director of Junkyard Beats

Oded was born and raised in Israel and started to play the drums when he was 13 years old. He began experimenting with objects lying around his home to create sounds and discovered that anything can be a drum, including the human body. Oded is highly skilled in body percussion and junk percussion, and has trained in hip-hop dance, drumming, acting, cajón, djembe and hang drum. After years of touring with some of the world’s top rhythm and percussion groups, Oded has found true passion in connecting communities and spreading environmental awareness all over the globe through music and creative recycling. He has taught rhythm workshops and master classes around the world and recently did a TEDX talk about his rhythmical journey.

ABOUT NIGEL TURN- Director of The Box Show ER-CARROLL Award winning director and actor Nigel Turner-Carroll’s credits include The Tap Pack which has most recently featured on The West End after touring Berlin, Beijing 2017 and Edinburgh Fringe festival 2016, winning The Spirit of the Fringe Award. He was most recently choreographer for the staged version of David Walliams’ book Billionaire Boy, at the Sydney Opera House. He has Directed and Co-Written multiple cabarets including Olympic gold medallist Matthew Mitcham’s cabaret, Twists and Turns, which received accolades in it’s first season in the Spiegel Tent at Perth Fringe World 2014, winning of Best Cabaret and nominated for the Critics Choice Award.

ABOUT CRITICAL Critical Stages Touring is Australia’s national touring theatre company – discovering and STAGES TOURING commissioning outstanding independent theatre for audiences everywhere. We create experiences that connect communities across a national network of over 100 theatres and presenting partners; support sector development through industry support initia- tives like the Indy Theatre Forums and our Stage & Stream guides; and now connect local artists with the world through the development of original works for the CST Screening Room, our new online platform for digital theatre.

Our vision is to enable regional communities to have the same access to high quality theatre as audiences with access to metropolitan storytellers. We identify and develop innovative touring productions, deliver impactful live performance opportunities to diverse communities nationally, and play a leading role in the development of a vibrant and resilient independent theatre sector. Since our formation in 2005, we have been touring outstanding theatrical experiences right across Australia and New Zealand.

In 2019 Critical Stages Touring was the recipient of the prestigious 2019 Drovers Touring Legend Award.

For more information head to: www.criticalstages.com.au

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