Part climate-catastrophe, part clown show—KOAL is a one-woman performance for the end of the world. As wildfires tear through Australia, a baby koala, a coal miner and an Indigenous girl strive to hold onto their homes before all burns and turns to ash.

Fresh from acclaimed seasons at Theatre Works (Melbourne) and PhysFestNYC (New York City), KOAL is coming to The Events Centre, Caloundra.

This one-woman climate-catastrophe-clown-show, performed by Jacinta Yelland and directed by Trey Lyford, immerses audiences in the heart of the 2019 Australian bushfires. Through the stories of a baby koala, a coal miner, and an Indigenous girl, the show moves from laughter to heartbreak, revealing what is lost when homes are erased.

Blending documentary theatre, clown, and audience interaction, KOAL is urgent, funny, and deeply moving—a must-see performance about resilience, loss, and the fight to protect our shared world.

“Physical and evocative, engaging and entertaining…unlike anything I have seen. Yelland is a superb storyteller” —  Alex First, thetheatre.au

Recommended Age & Warnings
Age Suitability: 8+ | Explicit Language| Themes of Climate Catastrophe