Robot Song at Theatre Works tickets
About Robot Song
Multi-award winning Robot Song features an original musical score and breathtaking visuals. Following acclaimed tours around Australia, New Zealand and North America, Robot Song returns with a fresh new outlook on timely and relevant challenges being faced by young people.
When eleven-year-old Juniper May receives a petition signed by her entire class stating that she is ‘the most hated person in the school’ her life is thrown into complete meltdown. Juniper stops eating, she refuses to return to school and her parents become increasingly desperate. Finally, after exhausting all other avenues, her parents’ resort to the only thing they have left, a giant singing robot.
Based on a true story, Robot Song illustrates the profound, transformative nature of creativity that when combined with unconditional love, becomes an unstoppable force. For Juniper, creativity opens doors into places she never knew existed allowing her, for the first time, to be defined on her own terms.
Robot Song is a deeply personal story. It shares an honest, intensely funny and often unconventional window into writer, director Jolyon James’ experience parenting a child on the Autism Spectrum. The show poses and attempts to answer the question, how do we support, foster and celebrate difference in our children in the face of an increasingly rigid and homogenised world?
Run time
1hr. No Interval.
Venue
Categories
Start date
12th February, 2026
End date
21st February, 2026
Venue
Theatre Works
Accessibility
Theatre Works Theatre Works is wheelchair accessible for audience members and performers. We have step-free access except to the seating bank. Our seating bank has 16 stairs to the top of the rafters.
Directions
GETTING TO THE VENUE
BY TRAM: Tram routes: 12, 16 & 96.
BY BUS: Bus routes: 600 Southland Shopping Centre to St Kilda Station / 623 Glen Waverley to St Kilda Station / 246 Elsternwick to Clifton Hill.
BY CAR: There is limited street parking available - it is advisable to arrive early to avoid disappointment.
More information about Robot Song
★★★★★ “Engaging and with an important message about inclusion, Robot Song is a remarkable work, carrying a strong but not preachy anti-bullying rallying cry." - Melbourne Comedy Festival
“Gorgeously told and superbly crafted, A must-see for young people growing up in a world where bullying is widespread but who need to understand that difference should be seen as an asset. Laugh out loud hilarious, gorgeously told and superbly crafted, a must see.” - Fiona Parker, ABC
“theatre for young people that neither patronises nor preaches to its audience.” - The Age
"Robot Song is an impressive gem of a show, particularly suitable for children, but also enjoyable for adults as it celebrates differences in a touching and sometimes spectacular way." - Imogen Fox, The Dialog
“Robot Song is a truly magical show, full of wit and emotional intelligence.” - Istvan Reviews Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, Canada
“Robot Song is a thoroughly enjoyable, moving, and funny story about something we can all relate to – feeling isolated or different." - Lucinda Naughton, Theatre Travels
WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY: Jolyon James
PRODUCED BY: Jolyon James, NCM
COMPOSER: Nate Gilkes
MUSICIAN: Michelle Doyle
STAGE MANAGER: Stephanie Young
TECHNICIAN: Justin Gardam
CAST
Adeline Hunter
Phillip McInnes
Frequently asked questions
What is the running time of Robot Song?
Robot Song runs for 1hr. No Interval.
Which theatre is Robot Song at?
Robot Song is at Melbourne's Theatre Works, which is located at 14 Acland Street, St Kilda, Melbourne, 3182.
How much are tickets for Robot Song?
Robot Song tickets start at $30.
How do you get tickets for Robot Song?
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