Intrepid young explorers will delight in this celebration of adventure, friendship and the power of culture – wherever you find it.

Best friends Niarra and Te Umuroa are playing in the bush and meet a very unexpected new friend – the world’s last Tassie Tiger! But they aren’t the only ones on Tigs’ furry heels. To escape some very determined hunters and preserve Tigs’ future, the three adventurers set sail on a magical journey, having to outwit some Māori gods and palawa spirits along the way.

Co-written by Tasmanian playwright Nathan Maynard (pakana) and Aotearoa writer Jamie McCaskill (Māori), Hide the Dog is a truly trans-Tasman creation. This world premiere production is directed by Isaac Drandic (Noongar) on a spectacular set by Māori designer Jane Hakaraia.

Hide the Dog is a Performing Lines TAS Production.

Artist Credits
Co-Writers: Nathan Maynard (pakana) & Jamie McCaskill (Ngāti Tamaterā, Te Ati Haunui a Pāpārangi, Ngā Puhi)
Director: Isaac Drandic (Noongar)
Assistant Director and pakana Cultural Advisor: Nathan Maynard (pakana)
Cast: Elaine Crombie,Tibian Wyles (Girramay, Kalkadoon), Reuben Butler (Māori), Najwa Adams Ebel (Birri-Gubba) and Poroaki Merritt-McDonald (Māori),
Set Designer: Jane Hakaraia (Ngāti Raukawa ki te Tonga)
Sound Designer: Maaka McGregor (Māori)
Lighting Designer: Ben Hughes
AV Designer: Keith Deverell
Costume Designer: Sabio Evans
Associate Designer and Design pakana Guide: Denni Proctor (pakana)
Boat Technical Design: Greg Methe 
Additional Cultural Advisor: Maakarita Paku
 
moinee song lyric contributor: Kaninna Langford (Aboriginal), Jordy Gregg (Murrie)
Additional Māori Advice: Maaka McGregor (Māori)
 
Producer: Annette Downs
Production Manager: Simon Rush
Tour Manager/ASM: Sinsa Mansell
Stage Manager: Adam Powers
Technician: Martin Shlansky

Image Credit: Matthew Sharah, Jillian Mundy & Big River Creative

Video by: Kate Blackmore

Associated talk in The Hedberg Talks program
Thylacine Dreaming - Our fascination with an avoidable tragedy
Sat 11 Mar 2023 12:00 pm
Ian Potter Recital Hall at The Hedberg
Free, but registration is essential. 
Limited tickets - book early!

The Dream of the Thylacine premiered at TMAG as part of Ten Days on the Island in March 2013. Ten years on, the festival is now presenting the Tasmanian Premiere of Hide the Dog – a story of two best friends who stumble upon an incredible find: the world’s last thylacine.

Few animals capture the collective imagination like the Tasmanian tiger, but behind this fascination is Australia’s dubious position as the world leader in extinction. Join artist and puppet-maker Bryony Anderson, UTAS Senior Researcher Associate Professor Katrina Schlunke and Honorary Curator of Vertebrate Zoology at TMAG, Kathryn Medlock, for a special panel talk that explores the thylacine’s place in literature, art and our cultural imagination.

Speakers
Bryony Anderson
Katrina Schlunke
Kathryn Medlock