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For those who haven't already seen on the company's Facebook and Instagram accounts, I recently had the honour of acknowledgement for the company's most recent original production, Book Nooks - A Christmas Musical. I was delighted to receive the Individual Award (community theatre) for my original musical, Book Nooks, by The Adelaide Critics Circle  for their 2025 awards. This show holds a special place in my heart and I am humbled to have been recognised alongside a range of

The Adelaide Critics Circle have announced their 2025 nominations and Book Nooks has appeared on their list. The cast of Book Nooks 2024 I feel privileged to be able to write about this. The community nomination for individuals reads, "Benji Riggs, playwright, director & composer,  Book Nooks, a Christmas Musical , (The Flying Elephant Company)", and is one in a long list of well-deserved nominations. I always knew that  Book Nooks  would be special, and I was recently remind

Bethany Swift & Simon Blacket in I Wonder 2025. Photo by Koroli Magourilos. Over the past five years, as of this month, The Flying Elephant Company has striven to create pieces of theatre for young audiences that are emotionally rich and engaging. A memory I often return to for motivation is a teacher approaching me after the first school performance of my debut musical,  Girl Inside , and handing me a sticky note with a message from her 6-year-old student, reading, “It’s sho