Play Date, Live Shows
All over the nation
Pop duo Turtle and Sugar Rush bring you the ultimate dance and play party; where you and your little ones can boogie down together. In this colourful adventure through stories of identity, body positivity and the power of imagination, Turtle and Sugar Rush from Play Date lead the ultimate dance party for children and their ‘chosen’ families.
Stream Play Date album here.
ABOUT
Featuring their original pop bangers Different, Frown to Crown, Fruit Time and the instant classic My Chosen Family, this daytime disco overflows with high energy and joy.
Perfect for children aged two to seven, Play Date encourages singing and dancing like no-one’s watching, and the chance for children, their Carers and accompanying Adults to learn and enjoy Auslan inclusive dance moves.
It’s guaranteed to give you a rush and encourage you to come out of your shell.
But wait, there’s more…
Arrive early for a special pre-party workshop starting one hour before the show, dive into a treasure trove of craft fun and create a rainbow crown, fruit salad headpiece, shiny gold crown, or your very own Play Date colouring-in map.
This show is an interactive, immersive dance experience, designed to get everyone moving, grooving, and fully involved in the fun from start to finish!
UPCOMING PRESENTATIONS
Red Earth Arts Precinct, City of Karratha
Friday 18 July, 2026
1: Pre-Show Workshop: 9.30am,
Show Time: 10.30am
2. Pre-Show Workshop: 1.30am,
Show Time: 2.00pm
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Her Majesty’s Theatre Ballarat
Wednesday April 15, 2026
Time: Pre-Show Workshop: 9.30am,
Show Time: 10.30am
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Fab Alice Festival and Araluen Arts Centre
Sunday, 29 March 2026
Show Time: 11.00am
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PAST PRESENTATIONS
CREATIVE TEAM
Tristan Meecham – Creator / Performer Sugar Rush
Tristan Meecham is a queer artist and community activist who uses performance as a tool for social change and civic engagement. His work centres underrepresented voices, transforms public space, and creates joyous large-scale projects with lasting community impact.
Bec Reid – Creator / Performer Sugar Rush
ec Reid is third culture kid and an Australian based Performer, Producer, Director and Choreographer. Bec encourages people to experience their worlds in revelatory ways through highly physical, participatory, practical and celebratory actions. For 20+ years, Bec has passionately collaborated where professional Artists and communities coalesce; locally, nationally and internationally.
Anna Pidgeon – Stage Management
Pidge is an arts facilitator, passionate about creating environments where the work of others can flourish. She has a degree in philosophy and has worked in Radio, the Arts and the Emergency Services as a firefighter all of which feed into her love of talking, problem solving and making things happen in fast paced, unexpected environments. She loves a late-night heated debate about just about anything and is always prepared to go all in (often with little information).
Luke Smiles – Sound Design
Luke has composed and produced soundtracks for many Australian and International artists and companies including: All The Queens Men, Australian Dance Theatre, Bare Bones Dance Company (UK), Brink Productions, Belvoir, Chunky Move, Dancenorth, Frontier Danceland (Singapore), Gabrielle Nankivell, Melbourne Theatre Company, Nederlands Dans Theatre, Ox (Belgium/Slovenia), Rachel Arianne Ogle, Rambert Dance Company (UK), Restless Dance Theatre, State Theatre Company South Australia, Sydney Dance Company, Sydney Theatre Company, Tasdance, The Farm, West Australian Ballet and Windmill Theatre Co
Jandruze – Costume Design
Amy Devereux – Prop Design
Rachael Johnson – Video Design
Kimberly Summer – Film Direction / Music Videos
Kelly Zampogna – Hair and Make up
