This Fractured Fairy Tale, centres around the adventures of Busy Izzy, and her friends, Secret agent Skye, Talkative Tess, Bossy Bobby, and Izzy’s adopted puppy Newly Truly and The World Famous Three Little Pigs and The Wolf as you’ve never seen him before. It’s specifically created for 3-8 year olds, and their parents and grandparents.
The show works on two levels. 1: It provides children with totally engaging, interactive entertainment. “The best show ever.” to quote one six year old.
But 2: It embraces and imparts emotional and educational development drivers including good manners, kindness, generosity, honesty, patience, sharing, respect, love and open-mindedness and the environment as well as a strong focus on ‘stranger danger’ awareness.
The purpose is to help kids turn into adults who actually do care about each other and the world we live in.
As one Teacher put it after seeing the first Busy Izzy and Friends Show,
“Our students and teachers loved the engaging and interactive show. There are so many meaningful messages given in the story lines.” Nazan Polat,
Principal, Amity College, Prestons Primary.
ABOUT THE CREATORS
Roxanne Kiely: Author, Award Winning Songwriter and Producer has used her creative talents in a variety of fields. She is the creator, author, artistic director and
co-songwriter for the Busy Izzy and Friends project which currently boasts award winning songs, videos, a healthy living road show as well as picture books featuring rhythm and rhyme and healthy recipes. Book four is currently in production. The heroes of this heartwarming story are the amazing Honeybees and their trusty sidekicks Busy Izzy, Secret agent Skye, Zoologist Zara and their friends.
Roxanne’s artistic practice focusses on nurturing emerging Australian Talent including Delta Goodrem, Bec Hewitt, Marlisa (X-Factor Winner), Ella Hopper (Killing Heidi) Ivy Adara, Nick de la Hoyde, Sarah Blasko and Hayley Warner, to name a few. Roxanne fulfilled the position of Head Vocal Coach at Mushroom Music & the Telstra Road To Discovery initiative for seven years and at The Senior and Junior Music Academies in Tamworth for six years. As well as working as Artist Vocal Development at Sony Music Australia.
Roxanne is the Co-Founder and President of Songsalive! Australia, a not-for-profit songwriting organisation. Since 1997, she has voluntarily worked to improve conditions for ‘grass roots level’ songwriters.
Stephen Kiely: is a Multi-Instrumentalist, Award Winning Songwriter and Producer. He is also a performing singer songwriter, creative director and co- songwriter of the Busy Izzy and Friends project. He has written and produced film soundtracks, advertising jingles and songs covering genres as diverse as rock and country through to swing and jazz.
Stephen, together with Roxanne have taken part in over 15,000 stage show performances nationally and internationally, working with many of Australia’s top ranked artists.
In the ever-expanding studios at Busy Izzy and Friends Music, Stephen has written and performed and produced songs for many of Australia’s rising stars, while creating complete recordings for the Busy Izzy and Friends project, co-written and produced with Roxanne Kiely.
ABOUT THE MUSIC
All the songs for this musical were written and composed by the show’s creators Roxanne Kiely and Stephen Kiely for which they have won a number of significant awards including The Australian Songwriters Association ‘Songs For Children’ category four times over the past five years.
A big part this success is attributable to the meaningful, relatable lyrics. Here are a few examples.
“Sometimes a friend will know just what to say. Just one kind word will make you feel okay”
“When we’re indoors and not outdoors, there’s so much that we can do. If we use our imagination creating something new.”
“Reading and writing can be so exciting, with my 26 BFFs” and
“Helping Hand”. “Draw your helping hand and put your trusted grownups on your helping hand”.
MORE QUOTABLE QUOTES
“Not only did it do well complementing our English learning outcomes, it integrated really well with other key learning areas such as the creative arts, PDHPE content, interpersonal skills and communication.” Nazile Keskin, B.Ed M.Ed Head Teacher, Amity College, Prestons.
“This show is so inspiring on many levels - it’s great to see some new Australian talent out there that has performances telling stories that cross cultures and hopefully nations to bring us all together in a positive and thoughtful way, protecting our kids and their future.” Teri Hobbs – Mum and General Manager at APAC Deluxe
By Roxanne Kiely
