Save the ice creams. Save the world.

Antarctic enthusiast Bonnie and younger sibling Nikau have been promised a special treat - everyone’s favourite - ice cream! But it’s a hot day and on the way back from the shops the unthinkable occurs: the ice cream begins to melt...

As desperate attempts to get it home to the freezer, Bonnie and Nikau set off at pace. Yet trials and tribulations and the journey home becomes an epic, exciting survival adventure across an environmental wasteland. The Ice Cream is Melting!, is a silly, fun, and unique ice cream survival story through the bends and swirls of circus arts transforming important issues around environmental change into a fantasia of fun.

The Dust Palace troupe of incredible performers utilises the innate joys of aerial silks, aerial straps and acrobatics to make sure that by flight or way through environmental issues to get an ice cream safely back home for the whanau.

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Fresh from festivals in Auckland and Hamilton, don't miss this family fun adventure. The cast will also be running a workshop on Monday 30 September for anyone who wants to try some circus. No experience necessary. 

“Gravity-defying aerialists and strong, elegant acrobats...managed to strike the perfect balance between entertainment and education...a family friendly delight” - Theatreview

“Breathtaking, enchanting, greatly appreciated by families...strong ecological messages come through, about protecting the natural world and supporting regeneration” - NZ Herald

Ticket includes a companion illustrated PDF storybook to help younger audiences prepare for or reflect on the story.

Tickets to The Ice Cream Is Melting! are Pay What you Can - use the sliding scale to select your ticket price!

If buying a ticket is a barrier pop in and see us at the Box Office, we will make sure you get tickets!

This show is recommended for 5-10 year olds but all ages are welcome!

The show was made possible due to the help of the Dalton Trust