An entertaining look at Australia's heroes & legends.

Using stories, music, a vast array of props and audience participation from start to finish, Gerard Cafe brings Australia’s folklore to life. There is didgeridoo playing, sing-a-longs to some Australian classics and even a chance for students to test their sheep shearing skills. Not with real sheep of course but these stuffed jumbucks prove just as feisty as the real thing.

Using lagerphones of various shapes and sizes, a bush band is assembled from audience volunteers who produce quite a rousing tune. More volunteers join in for a bush dance just as they did in the woolsheds during colonial times. During the “dress the swaggie” competition, students meet Bob the swaggie and are invited on stage to dress him in his hat, pipe, billy, tuckerbag and swag, making a perfect segue into the old favourite, Waltzing Matilda.

Gerard Cafe’s charismatic sense of humour and knowledge of the subject turn this into an easy, most enjoyable and informative lesson in Australian folklore.

For the finale, Gerard pays tribute to some modern day heroes, namely bush fire fighters, surf lifesavers and the diggers to show that Australian folklore continues even today.