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Can we save our stories when the robots arrive?

Out of line and out of time: the ‘Depository' is a mysterious bureau that has seen better days.

It's only remaining operator continues with an important task. With the help of some strange machinery, he extracts the stories that live in old, discarded objects and safeguards them in the magical place where all stories are kept. A difficult task in a time when people throw out everything so quickly and objects don't have time to gather stories. This strange and vulnerable world starts to fall apart when the place is under attack by a rogue AI... and only two unlikely allies can save the ‘Depository’ and its stories.

Storytelling versus data-management, human versus machine: a gripping and humorous clash between the analog and the digital, told through dazzling video and computer animations, quirky contraptions, robotics, clunky inventions and flying objects.

Physical reality turns virtual and back in this family show about what makes us humans humans, the stories we tell and artificial intelligence knocking at the door.

'WHALEBONE' stands apart as a wonderful theatrical experience for the whole family.

Age recommendation: 6-12 years old.

'The kind of show your kids will love. It is full of junk, fantastical objects, artificial intelligence, drama, thrills, puzzle solving- keeps the magic alive from beginning to end.'
★★★★  Samsara Dunston

Jeanette Wedmaier from the Empire Theatre in Toowoomba just wrote:
“Jens’ shows have a way of keeping the whole audience intrigued and captivated throughout the performance. A perfect combination of masterful storytelling and unique stagecraft.”

“An absolute treat”
Heidi Irving, Head of Programming, Frankston Arts Centre
 
'A perfect show for everyone, no matter what age, to be introduced to wonder and imagination through theatre” 
Janice Haynes, Forge Theatre and Arts Hub Manager