Moss Piglet A portrait of the world’s most resilient critters
Term 3
Primary School: Stage 1 – 3, Years 2 – 6
Learning areas: English, Creative Arts, Science and Technology
Playful and thrilling, Moss Piglet is an epic new work for students about how even the tiniest of things can be the strongest. Tardigrades… perhaps you’ve heard of them?
| Term | Date | Time |
| Term 3 | Wednesday 24 September 2025 | 10am, 12:30pm |
| Term 3 | Thursday 25 September 2025 | 10am, 12:30pm |
| Term 3 | Friday 26 September 2025 | 10am, 12:30pm |
| Ticket | Price |
|---|---|
| Standard | $25 |
One complimentary teacher per class. Ratio required for supervision is one teacher per 15 students.
The only authorised ticket agency for this event is the Sydney Opera House. For more information about authorised agencies, see the frequently asked questions below.
Arts Assist: The Arts Assist ticket and travel subsidy program provides the full cost of the Creative Learning performance ticket and $5 per student toward travel costs. Find out more about Arts Assist.
We cater to students of all needs and will make every effort to accommodate any special requirements or access adjustments your students may have. All of our venues are wheelchair accessible with dedicated wheelchair positions and companion seats. Please let us know on the booking form how we can assist in making your excursion as enjoyable as possible and we will be in touch. Alternatively, you may call Creative Learning on +61 2 9250 7770 (Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm AEST) or email creativelearning@sydneyoperahouse.com.
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This performance will be held in the Studio.
Run time: The duration of this event is 60 minutes which includes a 45 minute performance and a 15 minute question and answer session with the artists on stage. Event duration is a guide only and may be subject to change.
The Opera House is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children that visit or engage with us. Download our Child Safety Policy (PDF).
National Geographic KidsYou can boil them, deep-freeze them, crush them, or even blast them into space. It doesn’t matter—tardigrades can survive practically anything...
Useful information:
Microscopic. Indestructible. Tiny, but tough.
Small but mighty, they have withstood multiple extinction cycles, surviving boiling temperatures and even the vacuum of space. With a surprising cult following, some people call them ‘Water Bears’, others call them ‘Moss Piglets’.
Moss Piglet is an explosive portrait of the world’s most resilient and curious critters. Taking students from jelly-filled petri dishes to the depths of a volcano to Arctic glaciers to the moon, the work explodes the mysteries of the wildly weird tardigrade.
Playful and thrilling, Moss Piglet is an epic new work about how even the tiniest of things can be the strongest. Think Bruce Willis in Die Hard… but teeny tiny with eight legs… who loves moss.
Sydney Opera House presents a Windmill Theatre Company production
Be Your Own Moss Piglet Workshop
Deepen student’s engagement with the performance of Moss Piglet with a 90 minute making workshop. Students explore the world of tardigrades (or Moss Piglets) to create their own imaginative micro-critters that could survive extreme environments.
About Windmill Theatre Company
Based in Adelaide, Windmill Theatre Company has a global reputation as a leading producer of theatre for children, teenagers, and families. The company bring artists together to uncover and ignite stories that are burning to be told. Each year Windmill tours regionally, nationally and around the world. Windmill also has a screen producing arm, Windmill Pictures, that creates unique film and television projects.
Director, Co-Creator
Clare Watson
Performer, Co-Creator
Elena Carapetis
Performer, Co-Creator
Gareth Davies
Designer
Meg Wilson
Lighting Designer
Chris Petridis
Lighting Designer
Richard Vabre
Composer, Sound Designer
Luke Smiles
Assistant Director
Dylan Miller
Puppetry Director
Nathan O’Keefe
Plan your visit
Venue information
Please ensure that your group arrives at the venue 30 minutes prior to the performance start time. Latecomers may only be admitted to a performance during a suitable break, and in some cases, may be excluded. Please call the Creative Learning team on 02 9250 7770 to notify us if you are running late.
Your safety and security is paramount to us during your visit to the Opera House. Therefore, all items larger than the dimensions of a standard A4 piece of paper must be checked in to the cloakroom. As they have limited space, we ask that teachers and students do not bring large bags/backpacks to the performance. Some bag trolleys may be available for your school in the Western Foyers. Please ensure that any prohibited items are left at home (e.g. scissors).
Students are encouraged to bring their own lunch and snacks, however you’ll find food and drinks outlets on the lower level of the concourse.
Please note food and drink are permitted inside the foyers, but only bottled water in the venues.
We recommend that students take their meal breaks on the Monumental Steps/Forecourt or in the Botanic Gardens immediately adjacent the SOH precinct. In inclement weather, there is ample room to take breaks underneath the Monumental Steps. In situations of particularly poor weather, breaks can be had in the Western Foyer. We ask that you please limit this to an as needed basis to avoid foyer congestion for other members of the General Public. There are several food and beverage options on site, as well as food and beverage options close by in Circular Quay.
Getting here
We are a 15-minute walk from Circular Quay, the closest station for public transport via train, bus and ferry. To view timetable information and ensure your public transport needs can be met, please check the Transport NSW website.
Buses and coaches can’t park onsite at Sydney Opera House. Large buses must disembark passengers on Macquarie Street in the allocated drop off zone. Please contact City of Sydney to confirm bus and coach set down areas. We recommend allowing an additional 10 minutes for walking from Macquarie Street.
Frequently asked questions
Please ensure that your group arrives at the venue 30 minutes prior to the performance start time.
If you are late, we will seat you as soon as possible, but please be aware that some events have lock out periods where late comers cannot be admitted until a suitable break in the performance. Occasionally this is not until the interval, and in some instances late comers won’t be admitted at all.
Yes, use this information to prepare a risk assessment and risk management plan. Teachers undertaking a risk assessment and risk management plan should be aware that Sydney Opera House cannot complete the risk assessment for them.
Food and drink are permitted inside the foyers, but not in the venues.
Please contact our Creative Learning Ticketing Specialists on 02 9250 7770 as soon as possible to advise if your group can no longer attend.
The Opera House is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children that visit or engage with us. Read our Child Safety Policy.
The Opera House has also developed a Child-friendly Code of Conduct to engage with our youngest visitors.
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