Bonkel Theatre is the collaborative partnership of Melbourne artists Katrina Gaskell and Enio Pozzebon. They joined forces in 2017 to combine their extensive maker and musician skills. Together they explore ideas that are local and everyday, presenting work that spans quite the range, from giant to intimate, rollicking to reflective. Since forming, Bonkel Theatre has performed in and around Melbourne and regional Victoria.
La Mama HQ forecourt, image Darren Gill
Rolling! image Darren Gill 2023
Rolling! image Darren Gill 2023
Rolling! image Darren Gill
image - Darren Gill, Melbourne Festival of Puppetry 2021
image - Darren Gill, Melbourne Festival of Puppetry 2021
image - Darren Gill, Melbourne Festival of Puppetry 2021
image - Darren Gill, Melbourne Festival of Puppetry 2021
White Night Melbourne 2019
Melbourne Fringe Festival 2018
Geelong After Dark 2018
Melbourne Fringe Festival 2018
Melbourne Fringe Festival 2018
for Unima Australia Silver Linings Film Festival 2023
for Unima Australia Silver Linings Festival 2022
Mother and son, Nora and Arty, on the curly nature of getting old and life in lockdown
City of Whittlesea Digital Festival 2020
screened on Victoria Seniors’ Festival Online - 2021
Song highlights from episodes 1 - 5 of Bartoun’s Parlour.
for Mayu Iwasaki and Monkey Baa Theatre, 2023
Chattermax, for Bluey's Big Play - the stage show, 2023
Chattermax mechanism
Design - Vanessa Ellis, Construction - Katrina Gaskell,
Pangolin Bat maquette for AIME Mentoring
patterned head of Pangolin Bat
co-designed by Katrina Gaskell & Vanessa Ellis, 2018
Sisters of Gelam, Ilbijerri Theatre, 2009
Beswick/Wugularr, NT 2006
Walking With Spirits Festival, 2006
Beswick, NT 2004
co-designed with Sarah Kriegler
A Quarrelling Pair, Aphids Theatre 2004
Melbourne Workers’ Theatre, 2003
Wilfred Gordon McDonald Partridge 2002
Wilfred Gordon McDonald Partridge, 2002
Wilfred Gordon McDonald Partridge, Windmill Theatre Co., 2002
Trina’s work with Polyglot Theatre spans more than 20 years, from when it was a puppetry company to the present as a company that specialises in playful, interactive work for children and families.
Polyglot and Esplanade Theatres on the Bay, Singapore, 2023
set for Come Back Home 2023
Grandmother’s Footsteps scene, Come Back Home, 2023
final party scene, Come Back Home, 2023
wing making for When The World Turns 2022
Polyglot Theatre, Fed Square, Melbourne 2012
Children's Week Picnic, Werribee 2019
Wildheads - entrance to the creative space
Fed Square, Melbourne International Festival of the Arts 2013
Whale in the Atrium, Fed Square, Melbourne 2013
tents waiting to be installed at Federation Square 2013
Kids testing the tents for Trailblazer, at Irene Studios, 2013
Trailblazer, Melbourne International Festival of Arts, Fed Square 2013
Woodville Primary School, 2020
inside the nest, development for Nest, 2020
Megan Cameron, Melodie Reynolds and LeRoy Parsons
making Head Hunter 2005
spirit puppets, Head Hunter 2005
Polyglot Theatre c.2005
Mshai, build team Katrina Gaskell, Vanessa Ellis, Sonny Tilders
build Katrina Gaskell and Sonny Tilders
construction design and build by Imogen Keen
build team Katrina Gaskell, Deb Berzins, Bryony Anderson
construction design and build by Bryony Anderson
design Phillip Millar, build Katrina Gaskell, Como House, 2003
A Social Service, created and performed by Nicola Gunn & David Woods, The Malthouse, 2015
making bust for A Social Service, 2015
Design - Darryl Cordell, construction - Katrina Gaskell, Vanessa Ellis and Cliff Dolliver
an almost complete Big Bandicoot
small friends of the Big Bandicoot
HBO production ‘The Leftovers’ needed a lion for Season 3 Episode 5
Lion masks by Katrina Gaskell, Jess Davies and Lolly Redpath
road-kill mock up for The Leftovers
scenic art by Mattea Davies
Sculpt - Laurence Van Duynhoven, Fur & hooves - Katrina Gaskell, Art finish - Joe Blanck
The Malthouse Theatre 2017
Wild Bore rehearsal, The Malthouse Theatre 2017
earth prop, plywood and acrylic paint, 2015
illustration concept design
asteroid
The Day My Bum Went Psycho, c. 2003
soap stone carving
Beswick, Northern Territory 2003
nursery wall mural, 2002
concept maquette
A Float Design competition for children produced a large number of entries - only 5 or 6 designs made it through to the final selection. The following works were made under Creative Director Darryl Cordell.
form and construction Trina Gaskell, head & tail mechanism Dave Hope, scenic art Howard Clark
Show Works, Moomba 2018
smoke by Rowan, Show Works 2018
form Katrina Gaskell, mechanism Nicholas Dunand, water Vince Partington, scenic Mattea Davies
Jungle Float
Moomba 2016
form & construction Trina Gaskell, head mechanisms Nicholas Dunand, scenic Patrick Jones and Bushra Husan
Moomba 2015
form Katrina Gaskell, mechanism Nicholas Dunand, art finish Patrick Jones
Moomba 2013
build Katrina Gaskell, art finish Patrick Jones
Moomba Parade 2013
A Malcolm C. Cooke Production, 2002
Terrapin Puppet Theatre
Opening Ceremony, MCG
c.2006
design Richard Jeziorny, build Katrina Gaskell
c. 2006
peace rally Melbourne, 2003
The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe, a Malcolm C. Cooke Production, 2002
Dog, 2009
making the dog c.2009
Residency with Stef Robinson and Polyglot Theatre, 2019
Residency with Stef Robinson and Polyglot Theatre
Residency with Stef Robinson and Polyglot Theatre
Camberwell Girls' Grammar School centenary, 2020
Woady Yaloak Primary School, 2014
Mahogany Rise Primary School, 2013
Mahogany Rise Primary School, 2013
Mahogany Rise Primary School, 2013
Mahogany Rise Primary School, 2013
Coburg Primary School, 2012
The Here There Project, Coburg Primary School, 2012
The Here There Project, Coburg Primary School, 2012
The Here There Project, Coburg Primary School, 2012
Merrijig Primary School, 2004
Merrijig Primary School, 2004
Merrijig Primary School, 2004
The Noise Factory, Mallacoota Festival of the Arts 2002
The Noise Factory, Mallacoota Festival of the Arts, 2002
The Noise Factory, Mallacoota Festival of the Arts 2002
Whittlesea Community Festival 2024
Whittlesea Community Festival 2024
Polyglot Theatre creative team Katrina Gaskell, Briony Farrell, Lauren Sheree, & Zak Pidd, Producer Lexie Wood
Polyglot Theatre residency with Stef Robinson
Whittlesea Community Festival 2022
Whittlesea Community Festival 2022
