Spectacular Science Shows
No visit to Questacon is complete without watching (and participating in!) a presentation by our theatre troupe The Excited Particles.
You'll learn about dinosaurs, tsunamis, explosions, balloons... performed from a repertoire of more than a dozen shows. The schedule changes daily so chances are you’ll see something new every time you visit.
Our stage shows are right for kids of all ages. For the short set, check out a puppet show, while more "serious" audiences will appreciate our Science Talks.
On Stage
Our stage shows are free with your paid Questacon admission and are presented at various times most days. Each show is around 45 minutes long.
Using humour, costumes, props and performers in character we’ll have you participating in sometimes zany antics to deepen your understanding of science and technology!
Visit and you might see:
- Balloonatic The balloon show
- Bite Me The Eaten Alive show
- Boom-Crash-Boing The collisions show Learn more...
- Disasters Tsunamis, earthquakes and volcanic eruptions Learn more...
- Enter the Metrix The measurement show
- Invasion from the Planet Fwah The BOC liquid nitrogen show
- Move It The engineering show
- Music Show Instrumental as anything
- Rocket #101 Rocket science Learn more...
- Science of Endurance Learn about Shackleton’s Antarctic expedition
- Science on a Plane The science of flight
- SideShow Science Spectacular The secrets behind the circus
Puppet Shows
Especially for pre-school children, our science based puppet shows are a great way to get the little ones interested in learning.
- DinoStory Starring Mutty the Muttaburrasaurus
- Little Flower Bulb
- Pat the Penguin’s Polar Pandemonium
Science Talks
For more "serious" audiences, we also present a number of talks covering all sorts of subjects, including:
- Class Insecta All about insects
- Colour and Light Visual effects
- Dinosaur Science
- Gadgets and Gizmos New inventions
- Guide to the Galaxy
- Guide to the Planets
- Mega Predators Which predator is the biggest and where does it live?
- Predator versus Prey Game show about various topics
- Science of Endurance
- Searching the Web All about spiders
- The Square Kilometre Array
- Snakes No Ladders All about snakes
- Space Missions
- The Inventions of Nikola Tesla The man who invented the 20th century
- The Science of Mummification
- Tsunami: The Facts
Talks are added every few months to keep up with what’s happening in the science world. There’s always something new to learn about!
