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Aya and the Butterfly - school holiday fun at Circa Theatre

Marketing Manager from Circa Theatre

Aya and the Butterfly
- ideal for families and children aged 3 to 9 yrs.
Based on a book by Dr Maysoon Salama
Director Bridget Sanders
A child’s journey to happiness with puppetry, music and more!

Award-winning Children’s Theatre Company, Birdlife Productions, bring this heart-warming and joyful story to the stage – about a little girl who finds happiness through her experience of the metamorphosis of the Monarch Butterfly. This work is based on the book of the same name by Ōtautahi/Christchurch based author, Dr Maysoon Salama, who wrote the story for her young Granddaughter Aya, and all the tamariki of Aotearoa/New Zealand. Expect exquisite puppetry, live music, lots of joining in and giant caterpillar fun, as well as a poignant experience for children and their whanau.

13 – 27 April
Tues – Sat 10am and 11.30am
, Sun 4.30pm
Circa Theatre
$15–$50 (Under 2’s free, family pass (4 tickets) $50)
Runtime 50 minutes


Accessible performances include:
Saturday 13 April, 11.30am, NZSL Interpreted show followed by show Q&A
Wednesday 17th April, 10am, Relaxed performance
Wednesday 24 April, 10am, Audio Descriptive performance including a pre-show touch tour

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