DISCOVER AND SUPPORT OUR LAUNCH PROJECTS.
Wide-eyed wonder (the feeling that comes from experiencing a beautiful, remarkable or
unfamiliar aspect of art, nature or science) provides individual, community and societal health, learning, and developmental benefits.
This wide-eyed wonder – fun, joy, play, laughter, awe, intrigue, imagination, creativity – is made possible by the shared experience of live performing arts.
All children deserve to experience the joy and intrigue that comes from experiencing live performances and entertainment. However, many children miss out.
Join us to:
- Bring children’s performances to disadvantaged and vulnerable communities.
- Bring disadvantaged and vulnerable children to theatres and live entertainment events.
Want to help bring wide-eyed wonder to children who need it most? Help fund a wonder-filled moment for a child. Donate now to fund theatre for kids who would otherwise be left outside.
A Ticket to Wonder: Open The Door To Live Theatre
Help us open the theatre doors to children who would otherwise be left outside. Sponsor a child’s Ticket To Wonder and gift them a world of wide-eyed wonder they’ll carry forever.
Gift a Ticket, Fill a Heart with Wonder
For many disadvantaged and vulnerable children, experiencing the wide-eyed wonder of live theatre is out of reach. You can change that.
This is the launch of Wide‑Eyed Wonder – a new organisation created to make sure access to live theatre isn’t a privilege.
A Ticket to Wonder fills spaces with joy, awe, and possibility – whether it’s a school group enjoying a weekday matinee, a family sharing a special weekend outing, or a whole community of children coming together for a performance. When you give, you’re not just funding a show. You’re opening a door to imagination, inspiration, and belonging.
Let’s raise $10,000 together! Donate now!
As part of our launch, you can help bring three powerful, joy-filled live performance projects to children who would otherwise miss out. Become a Wonder Funder with a regular gift, or give a one off gift now – and then again whenever it suits.
1. Indonesia: Storytelling, Puppets and Creativity in Bantar Gebang
In the slum and waste facility area of Ciketing Udik – Bantar Gebang, children of scavenger communities live in extremely difficult conditions with little access to education or joyful experiences. Donate now to bring to their community a rare and meaningful day of storytelling, puppetry, arts and crafts led by Puppetaria – a talented community of Indonesian puppeteers – building confidence, sparking creativity, and reminding these children they are seen and valued.
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2. Australia: A Joyful Cultural Celebration in Logan
Donate now to support a free live performance of Nana Magic that will take place in Logan led by proud Kokatha/Mirning performer Uraine Roelofs. While everyone is welcome to attend this community-based event, this uplifting, music-filled show will be offered especially for First Nations children and families in Logan and surrounding communities. With humour, language, song and dance, Nana Magic celebrates culture, imagination, and joy … leaving little hearts full of laughter and pride.
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3. Theatre Tickets and Transport
Donate to Wide-Eyed Wonder to help provide tickets and transport for individuals, families and even entire school groups from disadvantaged backgrounds in Australia and internationally to attend a live, seated theatre show in their local city. Your donation makes it possible for children – who might otherwise miss out – to experience a full theatrical experience and the wonder of live performance, something many others can take for granted.
The team at Wide-Eyed Wonder and the performers involved can’t wait to share with you stories from these wonderful events for children. Donate now to help make it happen!