BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:Australia/Melbourne X-WR-TIMEZONE:Australia/Melbourne BEGIN:VEVENT UID:17239@home-ed.vic.edu.au DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260515T104500 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260529T133000 DTSTAMP:20260219T221226Z URL:https://home-ed.vic.edu.au/events/themagicpudding/ SUMMARY:HEN @ the Victorian Opera: the Magic Pudding (Melbourne or online\, 5y-14y) DESCRIPTION:To book your spot\, visit https://www.trybooking.com/DFNYQ\n\n  \;\n\n\n\nJoin us for Victorian Opera's beautiful operatic retelling of Norman Lindsay's classic tale\, The Magic Pudding\, either in Melbourne or online anywhere across Australia.\n\nEvery year\, Victorian Opera deli vers an education-focused performance for its Access All Areas program. It offers a chance for kids to not only watch a performance\, but also to understand how it was made\, who made it\, and ask questions.\n\nThe Magic Pudding is back and tastier than ever\, as a brand new australian opera!  Filled with a measure of musical magic\, deliciously playful costumes an d a hearty helping of theatrical magic\, this dinky-di delight brings Lind say’s larrikin spirit to joyous life.\n\nThis Australian classic has ins pired laughter for generations with its much-loved characters Albert the P udding\, Bunyip Bluegum\, Bill Barnacle\, Sam Sawnoff as well as those mis chievous Puddin’-thieves. Perfect for pudding-lovers of all ages!\n\nInc luding with ticket purchase is access to four interactive workshops\, live -streamed direct to your computer\, allowing families to:\n\n Explore the world\n Learn about the process of designing and creating the world of t he production through costumes\, sets and lighting\,\n Meet and hear the opera singers starring in the production\n Discover how the director shap es the action on stage\n Observe an orchestral rehearsal\n\nThe four work shops will be released in April 2026 onwards\, and will be available until after the performance:\n\n What is Opera?\n Exploring the world\n Crea ting the world\n The Orchestra and all things production\n\nAges:\nFor ki ds aged 5y-14y (Prep - Year 8). Older siblings welcome but sorry\, no pres chool aged siblings allowed.\nDates:\n\n Nunawading: Fri 15 May\, 10.15am -11.30am\n Preston: Fri 22 May\, 10.15am-11.30am\n Narre Warren: Fri 29 May\, 10:15-11.30am\n Online: self-selected\, between 15-29 May\n\nNote: only Narre Warren excursion currently confirmed. Nunawading and Preston ev ents require a volunteer in order to become available. Please contact the event organiser if you are interested in volunteering (&\; are comforta ble providing a Working With Children Check to HEN).\nPrice:\n$15 all excu rsion tickets. Limit of one adult per family.\n\nBookings close two weeks before each event\, unless sold out prior.\n\n$1 per child for online tick ets.\n\n\n\nLocations:\n\n\n\n Nunawading: The Round\, 379-399 Whitehors e Rd\, Nunawading VIC 3131\n Preston: Darebin Arts Centre\, 401 Bell St\ , Preston VIC 3072\n Narre Warren: Bunjil Place\, 2 Patrick NE Dr\, Narr e Warren VIC 3805\n\n \;\n\n\n\nHEN members only\, new members very we lcome\nTo book your spot\, visit https://www.trybooking.com/DFNYQ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://home-ed.vic.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/20 25/09/pudding.jpeg CATEGORIES:Online Events,Special Events,Special Events - SA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Australia/Melbourne X-LIC-LOCATION:Australia/Melbourne BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20260405T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR