Maleny Players

30/10/2026

COMPOST CAPERS

Written and directed by Kim Zwalf and Stewart Luke, the show is set in the fictional town of Melony which is located within the region of the Dunny Coast City Council. Fox, an unscrupulous member of the council, has turned Melony’s school oval into a dust bowl and together with the Mayor, concocts a plan to concrete it over and turn it into a carpark. This she says will solve the town’s traffic and parking problems.

With a large cast of all ages we are thrilled to have some very enthusiastic young performers eager to show our Maleny audiences their performance skills on stage.

Book your tickets early to avoid dissapointment!!

Performances: Dec Eve 4th @ 6pm
Matinees 5th, 6th, 12th & 13th @ 2pm.
Adults $25 Concession $20 Children $15 Under 5 free

https://www.trybooking.com/DRBUE

COME EARLY- for pre-show activities - crafts and decorations.
Adult drinks, poppers and light snacks at interval.

For more information email [email protected] or Phone: Kim on 0411 965 663 or: Stewart on 0412 202 392

27/10/2026

Maleny Players Raffle

Due to the extraordinary weather events of the 25th October weekend the Maleny Players Music Festival official raffle draw was unable to take place. It will now be officially drawn on 1st November 2026.

We apologise for this delay and hope that You! Win the prize.

22/10/2026

The Puppet Festival at the Maleny showgrounds this coming Saturday October 4th has been postponed due to weather conditions.

SUNDAY SHOW
Alice Clapham's puppet Show however will go ahead on Sunday October 5th in the Maleny Players Theatre on the Showgrounds.

About the show:
The Party is a whimsical show for preschool-aged children. This show has gentle and playful interactions with multiple sensory elements and puppets.
Sweetie Swamp Wallaby is getting ready for a big surprise—her joey is about to emerge from her pouch. Luckily, she has her friends Edna Echidna and Maggie Magpie to help her prepare. Come join the animals to get ready for The Party!
Who: Best for 18 months to 5 years
When: Sunday October 25th 10:30am
Where: Maleny Playhouse @ The Maleny Showgrounds
How Much: $18 Individual $70 Family
The Party Tickets

16/10/2026

COMPOST CAPERS

Rehearsals are already in full swing for our Christmas Pantomime 2026 'COMPOST CAPERS' and tickets will soon be available.

We had an incredible turn out for auditions and are very excited to welcome both new and old members for a fun friendly production. We are a large cast of all ages, and are thrilled to have some very enthusiastic young performers eager to show our Maleny audiences their performance skills on stage.
Written and directed by Kim Zwalf and Stewart Luke, the show is set in the fictional town of Melony which is located within the region of the Dunny Coast City Council. Fox, an unscrupulous member of the council, has turned Melony’s school oval into a dust bowl and together with the Mayor, concocts a plan to concrete it over and turn it into a carpark. This she says will solve the town’s traffic and parking problems, but the school community disagree arguing that the oval must be saved and that public transport is the answer to Melony’s traffic problems. When the 3 tuckshop ladies (played by traditional pantomime dames) use compost and TLC to restore the school garden, they realise the same principles could work on the oval. The mayor is eventually convinced to change her wicked ways and promises to help save the school oval. She also donates a fleet of dunny coast transporters for Melony’s public transport use, along with the compost from her very own dunny transporter thunderbox, to help fuel them. YaY the oval and the traffic problem is thus solved.

Our performance dates are 4, 5, 6, 12 & 13 December

12/10/2026

08/10/2026

Puppet Festival!
Maleny Playhouse.
Maleny Showgrounds. 24th and 25th October.
Are you coming along?!😊

Tickets are now available.
Choose from free and low priced, affordable shows and workshops.
Full programme and bookings at: www.littlebigworld.com.au
Suitcase Theatre, Shadow puppetry shows, tabletop productions, glove puppets, large structures, marionettes, roving musicians, food and drink, things to buy and even The Magic Wishing Tree! Children can write down a wish and then we send the wishes off to The Universe🌞🌞
This is a small scale festival that has a real buzz over the two days and a lovely gentle ambience! We also have fabulous refreshments and a sausage sizzle!
Feel free to post the information here to your own friends and family.
Check out the programme on the website:
http://littlebigworld.com.au/
See you at the festival!!

05/10/2026

The Village Puppet Festival, a biennial event organized by Catherine O’Neill of Little Big World Puppet Theatre will be held on October 24 and 25 at The Playhouse, Maleny Showgrounds.

Eight local puppet companies will be offering a superb variety of shows for everyone aged 1 to 100.
A jam packed two days of puppet shows from 10.30am to 4.00pm with free and ticketed shows. There will be hand, shadow, and tabletop puppets, with larger structures of birds, animals and marionettes roving the grounds between shows, all accompanied by fabulous buskers. Workshops in circus skills and puppet making will also take place during the festival, with pop up performances on the verandah

Each day there will be a puppet parade from 3.30pm on the grounds of the Playhouse. For full details of the programme and ticketing go to https://littlebigworld.com.au/

05/10/2026

The curtains have closed to a full house for the last performance of Darren HesKes brilliant play I AM DESTiNY. Part play, part musical, part modern opera Written, Composed and Directed by Darren this is a theatrical work you will never forget.

01/10/2026

Tickets are now SOLD OUT for our Sunday Matinee
Don't miss out!! Purchase your tickets now on www.trybooking.com/DPAWX for tonight's performance or our Saturday matinee or www.malenyplayers.org
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"When the curtain closes on each performance, I would like to think the audience have experienced a work hopefully unlike anything they have seen before....." Writer/Composer/Direct /Actor Darren HesKes