The Box Show

HOTA and Junkyard Beats Presents, The Box Show

Wed 16 Sep 2026
The Box Show

The Box Show

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.

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 o 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 performance combining drumming, dance, theatre, and comedy. With a language of gibberish and rhythm, this show is accessible to all ages and audiences.  

Dates
Wed 16 Sep 2026
Duration
1 hr
Tickets
All Tickets $27
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Times
Wed 16 September - 10:00am & 12:30pm
Credits
Director: Nigel Turner-Carroll

Cast:
• Oded
• Tania
• Lucas
• Rose

#trailer


#School Bookings

#Links to curriculum

Australian Curriculum (ACARA 9.0)

The Arts

Students will explore where, why and how music, dance, and drama are created and performed across cultures, times, places and other contexts, gaining inspiration from The Box Show by Junkyard Beats. Through observing and responding to the performance, they will develop their listening, movement and performance skills, and experiment with the elements of the performing arts to communicate ideas, perspectives and meaning. This experience will encourage them to create, rehearse and share their own works in informal, engaging settings, drawing on what they have seen and heard in the show.

General Capabilities

·       Literacy

·       Numeracy

·       Critical and Creative Thinking

·       Personal and Social Capability

·       Ethical Understanding

·       Intercultural Understanding


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