Permission Granted!

Permission Granted exists to equip kids with expressive tools and the courage to use them

Presented by Tom Thum & Tnee Dyer

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#fostering creativity, collaboration and a love of music

Permission Granted combines two creative forces uniquely placed to ignite our collective love of music, play and imagination.

World-renowned vocal phenomenon Tom Thum and musician/ composer/ film-maker Tnee Dyer have created a show that investigates what turns sound into music and how to make music using only your body. By pulling kids out of their phones and into microphones Permission Granted is designed to simultaneously have a life-changing impact, and equip young minds with basic tools to enjoy making music.

Permission Granted invites audiences into something deeply human: play, curiosity and the simple thrill of making music together.

Friday 10 September - 9:30am & 11:30am



Family/Children, School


50 minutes no interval


Please be aware that the Armitage Centre is a seating bank, you may need to climb stairs.
If you're after wheelchair seating or Companion Card (limited number available) book via our Ticket Office or over the phone on 1300 655 299.

#Watch a SNEAK PEEK

“Permission Granted is a brilliant, buoyant and astonishingly skilful musical experience that proves learning can be exhilarating”

“... students were thoroughly invested, responding with increasing enthusiasm to [Tom & Tnee’s] irresistible invitation to experiment, contribute and make some glorious noise”

“The chemistry between the two performers is excellent: relaxed, reciprocal and grounded in conspicuous mutual respect”

“Permission Granted…has been intelligently structured as an interactive musical journey"

“It is funny, accessible and surprisingly effective, allowing the audience to feel rhythmic patterns rather than merely hear an explanation of them"

“While Permission Granted is classified as a family and children’s event, its appeal reaches much further. Teenagers, adults, teachers, musicians, hip-hop devotees and anyone fascinated by the architecture of sound will find plenty to enjoy”

“Permission Granted is a superb show for music lovers, aspiring beatboxers and anyone who enjoys inventive, participatory theatre”

“If every school lesson were this engaging, attendance records would be through the roof.”

"Quite simply, one of the best pieces of children’s theatre I’ve ever seen. Deeply educational, embedded in fun and play - a riotous introduction to music that left its young audience completely empowered and inspired"

#Proudly Supported By

This production is supported by the Toowoomba Regional Arts Development Fund. The Regional Arts Development Fund (RADF) is a partnership between the Queensland Government and Toowoomba Regional Council to support local arts and culture in regional Queensland.

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Acknowledgement
of country

The Empire acknowledges the Traditional Custodians, the Giabal, Jarowair and Western Wakka Wakka peoples, where we work and present stories. We would like to pay respect to the Elders, past and present and to all First Nations peoples.

Artwork: We Are Yuree by Adrian Bauwens

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