PRODUCTIONS

 When restless dreamer Dorothy gets swept away to the magical land of Oz, she must find her way down the yellow brick road using her heart, brains and courage. This bold and energetic adaptation of L. Frank Baum’s timeless classic inspires audiences to look for the magic in their own backyard. After all, there is no place like home. 

Marlin, an anxious and over-protective clownfish, lives in the Great Barrier Reef with his kid Nemo, who longs to explore the world beyond their anemone home. But when Nemo is captured and taken to Sydney, Marlin faces his fears and sets off on an epic adventure across the ocean. With the help of lovable characters such as optimistic Dory, laid-back sea turtle Crush, and the supportive Tank Gang, Marlin and Nemo both overcome challenges on their journey to find each other and themselves.

Finding Nemo KIDS brings a vibrant underwater world to life on stage in a story full of family, friendship, and adventure.

 When young Charlie wins a golden ticket to the mysterious Wonka Chocolate Factory, it's the chance of a lifetime to feast on the sweets and chocolates that have always been right under his nose but unaffordable for the Bucket family. Could it also be his family’s route out of poverty? Along with the other winners--Veruca Salt, Violet Beauregarde, Mike Teavee, and Augustus Gloop--Charlie is swept inside of the mysterious factory with his Grandpa Joe. Inside, the winners encounter a magical world full of amazement, innovation, sugary treats, and, of course, Oompa-Loompas. But as the winners begin to let their greed and selfish nature's get the better of them, it seems that everything is not as sweet as it seems. Finally, Charlie is the last child standing--the only child not to have succumbed to the sweet temptations of Willy Wonka’s magical world. His humble, loyal nature has not gone unnoticed by Mr. Wonka, and Charlie’s reward is more than he could ever have dreamed. 

 SpongeBob SquarePants is the musical adaptation of Nickelodeon’s long-running animated children’s sitcom of the same name. We find ourselves in the undersea city of Bikini Bottom, inhabited by happy-go-lucky and ever-optimistic yellow sea sponge SpongeBob SquarePants and his equally quirky circle of friends and neighbors. SpongeBob’s pleasant existence is abruptly interrupted when it is discovered that Mt. Humongous, a nearby volcano, will erupt within the next 48 hours and completely obliterate Bikini Bottom. SpongeBob, trying to prove to himself and the world that he is not “just a simple sponge,” resolves to save the day when everybody else has given up all hope. 

'After Ever After' is a crazy pantomime celebrating the hijinks of fairytale characters. Set in Camelot, all the good characters are living blissfully after ever after has concluded. Yet on the outskirts of town, within the walls of the rehab. centre for all the baddies, 'Dungeon', the plot to overtake Camelot has begun. This show was our first all ages show and a huge hit in Hedland.

'HiJACK!' marked HATch's inaugural company performance, following our formal launch in late 2020. This two night event was a showcase of a year's worth of work on theatre craft, improvisation, theatre sports, small ensemble performances, slam poetry, solo, duo and musical theatre numbers.

The 'Wizard of Odd' by South African playwright Claire Demmer was adapted by Elise Batchelor and the crew that brought Melted - a Musical to the Matt Dann Theatre stage. Featuring a cast of more than 60 performers aged 6 - 15, and a crew of myriad adults, this show took Dorothy's story to the vast PIlbara in WA.

'Melted - a Musical', iteration two, had a six show run at the Matt Dann Theatre with more than 120 cast members from Port Hedland. Supported by the Roy HIll Community Foundation and the Town of Port Hedland, this thrilling adventure of Frozen to the vast deserts of north west Western Australia and planted the seed for the beginnings of more musical theatre to come.

This little show is where everything started. Staged at St Cecilia's Catholic Primary School with a cast and crew represented by every student and teacher from Kindergarten to Year 6, Melted took the story of Frozen to the Pilbara. Written and directed by Elise Batchelor, and produced by Claire Wellbeloved, the school's 75th birthday event for parents and families piqued the interest of the Matt Dann Theatre's manager Brad Holder. Here it began.