With an enchanted doll and a vegetarian vampire to guide her, Kelsey touches her darker side. For timid Kelsey, this means putting on her best cardigan and plunging headlong into the monster kingdom - from murky swamps to haunted Ghost Roads! Powerless to confront Angelica, the Tengu - Lord of the Underground - has no choice but to find the world's most frightened child and teach her to confront her fear. No longer will the monsters be allowed to terrify unsuspecting children, no longer can they drink blood and dance the night away. Angelica, the Blue Fairy, has flown into their world. She is afraid of germs, she is afraid of traffic.even the toaster makes her feel very afraid.ĭeep in the Underground, the monsters are afraid too. It was a collaboration between the Kijimuna Festival, Flinders University Drama Centre and Adelaide Festival Centre.

The show was first performed at the Kijimuna Festival in Okinawa, Japan, and later appeared as a headline act at the OzAsia Festival in Adelaide, South Australia.

It follows the adventures of Kelsey Clarke and the warrior doll Nozomi as they journey to the Underground to liberate the monster world from the mysterious Angelica.

The script is bilingual, featuring seven Japanese performers and seven Australian performers. Once Upon a Midnight is a Japanese/Australian rock musical.

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