Meet Darcy: Easter Show's Giant Attraction Unveiled

Dancers form part of the show for Darcy's Quest that was previewd Saturday at Circular Quay. Photo: Dallas Kilponen

A giant copper puppet girl has strutted her stuff at Sydney's Circular Quay, previewing her performances at the upcoming Royal Easter Show.

Every night of the show, which starts on Thursday, Darcy, a three-storey high puppet operated by five Spanish puppeteers and a 12-metre crane, will perform with monster trucks, stunt bikes and fireworks.
The performance, Darcy's Quest, tells the story of her dream of a world without animals.

On Saturday the puppet was walked along Circular Quay as a taster for the Easter Show, which runs from Thursday to Wednesday, April 3.


Darcy's latest appearance was at the London Olympics and she has just travelled 16,000km by ship to Sydney from her home in Barcelona.

Easter Show chief operating officer Michael Collins said Darcy's Quest had a message of conservation and environmental care.

"The show is obviously very focused on sustainability in our farming sector, as well as in all our efforts to entertain and delight Sydneysiders every year, especially in this, 190 years since the first show," he said in a statement.

Darcy's Quest is directed by Di Henry, who has been involved in staging Olympic Games ceremonies, including London.

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THESE EASTER SCHOOL HOLIDAYS…Become a Conservation Champion! Sydney Aquarium, Sydney Wildlife World

Fast facts:
o Campaign is across both Sydney Aquarium and Sydney Wildlife World
o Dates: 9-26 April
o Key theme: Conservation of our marine and land animals/environments.
Customer experience:

At Sydney Aquarium:

o We’re extending the Ocean Quest experience (which was done for Sea Week at the
beginning of March).
o All kids receive an Ocean Quest map which will guide them through the attraction with
questions to answer. At the end of their experience, they are entitled to receive a Junior
Oceanologist certificate.
o We’ll feature regular conservation themed talks at 5 key stations: Shark HQ, Dugongs,
Coral Propagation, Shark Hatchery and Penguins.
o Adding more prominent signage in the form of movable lightboxes.

At Sydney Wildlife World:

o We’re installing a 19m Bee themed display wall featuring cool facts on Bees!
 Their profile
 Differences between the Native Bee (Australian) and Honey Bee (Introduced
species)
 The role they play in the environment
 The global bee crisis
 Quirky ‘Did you know” facts
 Ways we can help the plight of our bees
 And more!
o There will also be 2 large scale models (1-Native and 1-Honey Bee) with tactile areas
people can touch (eg. fur, antenna, etc).
o Paying kids receive a Bee bag of goodies upon arrival, including an awesome (Avant)
card which they can take home and plant! (Refer to below).