In October, The Arts Centre and China Children’s Art Theatre present The Dragon Child in a world-first tour from Beijing. This is a beautiful new piece of international children's theatre which has been hailed by director Peter Wilson as ‘...a true cultural exchange.’

Visually stunning, The Dragon Child blends Chinese art and culture with puppetry, theatre and animation to bring to life a story of growth, survival and hope. Raised in the care of the twelve Chinese zodiac animals, the young Dragon Child has a loving, harmonious and peaceful existence until her life slowly starts to be affected by the relentless pace of human civilization, pollution and diminishing natural resources. Through her eyes and those of her friends the story explores these contemporary challenges and the impact they have on our children, our hope, our future, our world. Running from the October 28 to 30.