NIGHT NIGHT
A story of life, death and other dimensions.
Take a peek beyond the limits of our reality with a heartwarming theatrical film, created live each night.
Highly visual and playfully cinematic, Night Night tells the tale of Pip, a downtrodden Antarctic scientist on a quest to discover the origin of life. Haunted by visions of an albino penguin, she stumbles upon a hidden plane of existence that challenges everything she thought she knew. As her world unravels, Pip must team up with a mysterious, glowing entity to reveal the threads that bind life, death and the universe.
Night Night takes you on an extraordinary adventure, blending puppets, animation, and DIY digital magic. Witness the onscreen story while experiencing the behind-the-scenes artistry as a theatrical film is created live in front of you.
Created by Arielle Gray, Luke Kerridge & Tim Watts
Co-directors: Arielle Gray, Luke Kerridge & Tim Watts
Composer: Claudio
Prop construction: Sam Knox & Maker Change
Animator: Tim Watts
Gadgets: Tony Watts
Costume Construction: Lynn Ferguson
Production Consultant: Peter Young
Collaborators: Trick of the Light, Ralph McCubbin Howell & Hannah Smith
Audience age range recommendation: 15+
Content warnings: strobe, loud noises.
Market Positioning
Night Night sits at the intersection of cinematic spectacle and intimate live theatre, appealing to audiences aged 15+ and adults who crave original, imaginative experiences. It’s positioned as a boundary-pushing, emotionally resonant work of live storytelling; accessible to general audiences while artistically sophisticated enough to attract festivalgoers, theatre enthusiasts, and creatives across disciplines.
For younger audiences (15–30), it offers a visual and sensory thrill: the fusion of film, puppetry, animation, and live performance feels inventive, modern, and shareable, something they haven’t quite seen before. It speaks to the digital generation’s visual literacy while staying tactile, human, and handmade.
For older audiences (30–70+), it delivers a deeply emotional and thoughtful experience, a poetic, heartfelt story about human connection and the mysteries of existence. Its hand-crafted artistry recalls the wonder of practical effects and the craft of storytelling before everything went digital.
The work’s hybrid nature also positions it strongly for festival circuits, contemporary performance venues, and adventurous mainstage programming. It appeals to those who love cinema, visual theatre, puppetry, or innovative design, and to anyone who’s drawn to theatre that feels both cutting-edge and full of heart.
Night Night requires a black venue capable of a complete blackout, with house lights and a good quality sound system for the best presentation of the work.
Special Requirements
The touring party will bring 300 LED lanyards which should be given to audience members on entry to the theatre. The best method for this can be arranged with FOH staff.
Venue Requirements
Stage Size must be a minimum of 8m (W) x 6m (D) x 3.6m (H) (Ideal; 10m (W) x 7m (D) x 5m (H))
Level stage surface consistent in material and colour, black is ideal.
Black upstage curtain/smother
Standard size masking for clean look.
Small A-Frame ladder
2 x dressing rooms.
1x 10 Amp 240/110V General Power Outlet upstage left
1x GPO for charging lighting fixtures offstage or in dressing room
Access to venue sound operating system
4 x sandbags
Lighting
All self-contained, requires a place in-venue to charge lighting equipment.
Audience are given RF LED lanyards on entry.
Company will provide: Qlab (Touring), WDMX for Chauvet wireless fixtures and RF Transmitter for audience RF LED Lanyards., 8 Chauvet DJ Freedom H1 Portable LED Parcan, 1 Entec Ethernet to DMX converter, 1 Chauvet WDMX Transmitter, 1 Wireless RF Transmitter (DMX Controlled), 1 IR Light, 300 RF LED Lanyards
Sound
Night Night runs on Qlab playback with stereo send via USB DI (XLR) provided by company. The artists are after full cinematic sound. Where possible, it is preferred to patch into the venues system however an alternative touring sound system may be available – consult with the producer.
Audio-Visual
Company will provide: 2 BenQ Short Throw Projectors, 1 x Macbook Pro (QLab), 1 iPad + Pencil, 1 GoPro Hero, 1 Canon XA15 HD Video Camera, 1 Portable SDI Monitor, 1 Camera Tripod & Dolly, 4 Black Magic SDI – HDMI Converters, 3 Black Magic HDMI – SDI Converters, 1 Black Magic Duolink SDI Capture Card, 1 Thunderbolt 4 Dock, 1 WiFi Router
Freight
All set and technical equipment travels in 5 x 32kg luggage bags (4x Samsonite spinner cases and 1x1.8m long ski bag) that can travel with the company or be freighted.
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REVIEWS
Performers Gray and Watts provide a masterclass... with multiple moving parts, Night Night is a 55-minute marvel to experience. An inspiringly poignant and adept evening of theatre ★★★★
- The West Australian
Night Night is a rare piece of theatre that feels both personal and universal, intimate and epic. It’s a reminder of what live performance can achieve when craft, heart and imagination collide. This is the kind of show that lingers long after the lights go out. Do not miss it. ★★★★★
- What’s the show
It’s clever, captivating and unlike anything you’ve ever seen before.
- Timeout
Night Night, is the most exciting and innovative piece of original theatre to come out of Perth...there is a certain genius at work in The Last Great Hunt
- Xpress
“A visually stunning performance that transports the audience to different worlds... In a day/week/life of chaos, urgency and noise, Night Night is a welcome meditation.
- Magazine 6000
It’s profound theatre, perfectly simple and simply perfect.★★★★★
- Artshub
