<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?> <docID>336759</docID> <postdate>2025-01-22 10:03:35</postdate> <headline>Dr Dolittle offers a double dose of holiday fun</headline> <body><p><img class="size-full wp-image-336761" src="https://citynews.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/473001799_18461927749070666_7892906083150682085_n.jpg" alt="" width="900" height="600" /></p> <caption>One of the Dr Dolittle casts.</caption> <p><strong>Child Players ACT are busy preparing for a rerun of their show, Dr Dolittle.</strong></p> <p>In a first for the company, which boasts a “massive waiting listâ€, it’s running its summer program, which blends learning and performance, twice in a row, so that an eight-show run finished last Saturday and a new group went into rehearsal early this week.</p> <p>This format is being trialled, Child Players say, because almost all cast members return year after year and when they age out, a lot of them stay on and direct or direct and play mentor roles on stage.</p> <p>In a “ silly and fun†scenario, Doctor Dolittle, who can speak to animals, joins his colourful friends including the rare Pushmi-Pullyu, on a singing and dancing adventure to help sick animals.</p> <p>Based on the book by Hugh Lofting, this modern original musical is performed by children for children and is suitable for all ages.</p> <p><em>Doctor Dolittle – an original musical, Canberra Rep Theatre, Acton, January 29-February 2. </em></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> </body>