⭐ TWINKLE is a new early-years performance that gently weaves together theatre, music, and imaginative play. Created by Lindsay Goodtimes, co-creator of the Dora-nominated Tweet Tweet, Flora and Fauna, and intergalactic kids’ band Space Chums, together with visual artist, scenographer, and toymaker Jen Bulthuis. TWINKLE invites young audiences on a dream-like camping adventure, shaped by simple objects, lyrical movements, and an evocative musical landscape.

The experience begins in the lobby, where our camper sings out a playful “Coo-coo!” to invite children and caregivers to follow. As characters emerge and small surprises unfold, the audience travels together with our camper towards a campsite; they become part of this unique story from the very first moment. A rucksack reveals a pop up pond that ripples into life, a book of grass to pitch a tent on, and an umbrella unfurls into a sky of constellations. Real and imagined worlds blend through shadow play, delicate puppetry, and choreography, inviting little ones to notice, follow, and discover small delights

TWINKLE offers live music performed by musicians aged 6 – 60. The intergenerational presence creates a warm, shared feeling of togetherness. Throughout the show classical musical fragments are weaved together with original pop textures as tiny motifs spring up to echo the larger musical ideas. Together, we follow our camper as they fish for a star, dream of beautiful birds, awaken a sleepy sleeping bag, and encounter a jubilant Hot Dog, who knows exactly how to party. Children are invited into small, meaningful interactions: singing along with Twinkle Twinkle, rolling a ball, creating a shadow, or simply being present as this magical world unfolds around them. Nothing is required; everything is gently offered.

TWINKLE is playful, surprising, and visually poetic. The show moves easily between tenderness and joyful absurdity, celebrating imagination built from the simplest materials and reminding children and adults that wonder often lives in the small things we carry with us.

TWINKLE was developed with the generous support of OAC Recommender Grants from Carousel Players, Theatre Direct, and Young People’s Theatre, and with funding from the Canada Council for the Arts, the Ontario Arts Council, and the Toronto Arts Council.