CDP Theatre Producers, 78 Storey Treehouse

A CDP production

THE 78-STOREY TREEHOUSE

A play by Richard Tulloch
Adapted from the book by Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton

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Andy and Terry's treehouse just keeps on growing. With yet another 13 levels, it's now got a Scribbletorium, a high-security potato chip storage facility (guarded by one very angry duck!) and even an open-air movie theatre.

Speaking of movies, our friends are going to be famous! The legendary Mr Big Shot has arrived to make a Hollywood blockbuster! But when his first step is to fire Andy and replace him with a monkey – well, a gibbon named Mel Gibbon – the battle is on. Will the Treehouse Blockbuster ever get made? Who will win the battle of Andy and Terry? And why are those mysterious spy cows turning up everywhere?

The team behind The 13, 26, 52 & 91-Storey Treehouse shows brings the blockbuster 78-Storey Treehouse back to the stage for the first time since 2018! Recommended for children aged 6-12 and their adults… but watch out for those cows!

Age recommendation: 6-12yrs and their adults
Duration: 60mins, no interval

"Everything a family could wish for in a stage production… clever… outstanding… what a pleasure"

Children's Books Daily Brisbane

"Enthralled the kids"

Stage Whispers

"A highly entertaining show the whole family will love"

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TEALE HOWIE - Terry

Teale is a Sydney-based actor and writer and is a graduate of the Central Queensland Conservatorium of Music.

His most recent theatre credits include The Inheritance (Sugary Rum), Window Dressing (VIVID Sydney), Misery Loves Company (Legit Theatre Co), Anatomy of a Suicide (Sugary Rum/Redline), Where is the Green Sheep and Possum Magic (Monkey Baa Theatre). In 2022, Teale created his cabaret show, receiving three Sydney Fringe Award nominations and recently remounted it for The Old Fitz Late Night program. He has worked on a number of creative developments, including Are We There Yet?, The Land of Lost Things (CDP) and Our Blood Runs in the Street (Chopt Logic). He has also toured extensively with the 13-Storey, 78-Storey and 91-Storey Treehouse, Are We There Yet?, Guess How Much I Love You and The Very Hungry Caterpillar (CDP).

Film and television credits include Scoby (Boobytrap), Five Blind Dates (Goalpost) and commercial campaigns for brands such as McDonalds, ALDI and Bundaberg Rum. Teale is a proud member of MEAA.

MATHEW LEE – Mr Big Shot

Mathew is a Newcastle-born, Sydney-based theatre-maker, a graduate of Actors Centre Australia and the founder of Legit Theatre Co.

Since 2021, he has performed and toured CDP across the country on the following productions: The Midnight Gang, The 13-Storey Treehouse, The 78-Storey Treehouse (Australia and Singapore tours), The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show and most recently You & Me and the Land of Lost Things. Additionally, his recent acting credits include Edward the Emu (Monkey Baa, national tour), Window Dressing (Vivid Sydney) and Darwin’s Reptilia (Belvoir 25A).

Mathew directed Symphonie Fantastique (KXT) which was nominated for seven 2021 Sydney Theatre Awards (STAs), winning Best Independent Production. He also directed Misery Loves Company for Legit Theatre Co./KXT and Cadaver Synod For NIDA/bAKEHOUSE, and assisted the direction of Sport for Jove’s Much Ado About Nothing.

With Legit Theatre Co. he has produced Dumb Kids and Misery Loves Company at KXT and more recently, Furious Mattress and The Edit at Belvoir 25A, together racking up eleven STA nominations across both shows in 2025. In the same year, he was the Artistic Director of the Martin-Lysicrates Prize at Riverside Parramatta.

NAT JOBE - Andy

Nat’s career in the arts started at a young age, when he would make his family buy tickets to the puppet shows he’d put on in his living room. Needless to say, he was destined for greatness. He went on to study at WAAPA (BA Music Theatre) and NIDA (Singer, Dancer, Actor).

Over the years, Nat has appeared in many musicals and plays, including Shrek The Musical, Aladdin, The Lion King, Kinky Boots, Cluedo, Mamma Mia, Into The Woods, Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Pirates of Penzance, West Side Story, The King & I and many more.

For his portrayal of Lola in Kinky Boots, Nat won Best Performer in a Musical at The Broadway World Awards.

Nat is also extremely passionate about children’s theatre and instilling a love of the arts in young people. He played the title roles in Horrible Harriet (CDP), The Gruffalo (CDP/Tall Stories) and Pete The Sheep (Monkey Baa Theatre Company). He has also toured in the roles of Chief/George in Dog Man, The Musical (CDP/Theatre Works), Dog/Frog in Room on the Broom (CDP/Tall Stories), Ibis in Alphabetical Sydney (Critical Stages) and performed the one-man children's show Nursery Rhyme Land at the Sydney Opera House (CDP). For The Metropolitan Orchestra, Nat has performed in Animal Adventures, Tubby The Tuba, Jack and The Beanstalk and co-wrote and starred in The Magic of Christmas and Rudolph’s Red Nose Adventure as part of their Cushions Concert series. Nat has also recorded, filmed and toured with iconic children's entertainers, The Wiggles, as the hilarious character, John The Cook.

Nat also works as part of the creative teams on various productions. He was the choreographer for Monkey Baa Theatre Company’s productions of Pete The Sheep and Where Is The Green Sheep, Movement Director on ACO’s Pinocchio, Director’s Assistant and Dance Captain on Cluedo (Crossroads Live) and Associate Director for CDP’s The Gruffalo, The Gruffalo’s Child and Spot The Dog.

He has also appeared on tv shows Home and Away (Channel 7), Bent101 (Channel 7), Mikki Vs The World (ABC), Soundtrack To Our Teenage Zombie Apocalypse (ABC) and was choreographer on Growing Up Gracefully (ABC).

Nat’s proudest achievement in life is playing the dream role of dad to his daughter, Taj, and his son, Oisín.

ANNIE STAFFORD - Jill

Annie studied Musical Theatre at VCA in their foundation programme, completed her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting at the National Institute of Dramatic Arts and completed the Acting Shakespeare Course at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London.

Her theatre credits include Stupid Fucking Bird (The New Theatre) of which she won a Sydney Theatre Award for Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role in an Independent Production, Pinocchio, The Rime of The Ancient Mariner & Symphonie Fantastique (Little Eggs Collective) and Misery Loves Company produced by Legit Theatre Co. Her screen credits include The Let Down, The Last King Of The Cross and My First Panic (AFTRS) which screened at FlickerFest 2020.

Annie has toured Australia and Singapore with CDP in shows such as Are We There Yet? and The 78 Storey Treehouse over the last 3 years. She performed in award nominated Gia Ophelia in the 2025 Sydney Fringe Festival as well as at KXT and Canberra Courthouse in 2026 and is currently performing in Medley at KXT.

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