Frequently Asked Questions
People have said your show has an important and beautiful message. What’s the message?
The show speaks to everyone. One of the main messages is that there’s only one of you in the universe!! Other messages are: don’t compare yourself to others, be kind to others, use your talents to make a difference in the world.
What age group is the show for?
The show is perfect for primary school audiences (prep to Year 6) and also for students studying Drama in high school (Year 6 to Year 9). I have had many adults tell me they’ve enjoyed the show just as much as children and students have
What kind of space do you need to perform in?
An indoor space that has the ability to block out light.
3 x 3m for the theatre. It is 2m in height.
Access to at least one powerpoint.
How long do you need to set up your theatre?
2 hours to set up
1.5 hours to pack up
I’m a teacher in a small school. Will you still visit us even though you have a minimum show fee?
I love small schools and I will always do my best to visit any school that is keen to see the show and/or have a workshop. I know a few “out of the box” ways that can work for smaller schools . I would love to share them with you! Give me a call.
How many students can you have in a workshop?
I’m happy to teach very large groups of kids with supervision. I just love sharing what I’ve learnt and encouraging kids to be creative!
We would like to hire you as an Artist in Residence. Are you available for that?
I love teaching kids about shadow puppetry and encouraging them to express themselves creatively.
Yes, I love working as an Artist in Residence, inspiring kids to be their best and would love to hear from you.
What are your qualifications?
I have a B.A. (Drama) and a Grad.Dip.Ed (Secondary). I have toured professionally and extensively throughout Australia and New Zealand. I have taught Drama at The International School of Lausanne in Switzerland and at Danube International School in Vienna. I am also a registered teacher in Queensland and a published playwright.
How long did it take you to create the show?
Two very creative years!
Why can’t I find you on social media?
I don’t advertise my work on social media because I teach kids about their individuality, their unique place in life, not comparing themselves to others and that what they have to give the world is irreplaceable.
BOOKING TERMS AND CONDITIONS
BOOKING TERMS & CONDITIONS
1. BINDING AGREEMENT
1.1 This document sets out the agreement between you and Jodie Eva Cook (“Jodie”) from the time you have made a booking until the appropriate fee has been paid in full by you (“Term”).
1.2 By submitting your Booking, you:
(a) Have the authority to bind your school to this agreement; and
(b) Have entered into a binding agreement between you/your school and Jodie (“Agreement”).
1.3 Jodie has agreed to provide performance/s and/or workshop/s to you (“Services”), and you agree to accept that appointment on the terms and conditions set out in this Agreement.
2. JODIE’S OBLIGATIONS
2.1 Jodie agrees to:
(a) provide the Services with a high degree of diligence, quality and efficiency;
(b) devote her time, attention and skill to the performance of the Services;
(c) provide prompt and full information regarding the performance of the Services.
2.2 Jodie warrants that as at the date of this Agreement, and during the Term, the Services will be performed:
i. with due care and skill in as competent and professional manner as reasonably possible;
ii. in accordance with generally applicable industry standards;
iii. in accordance with the lawful directions and specifications of you from time to time; and
iv. in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations.
3. RELATIONSHIP
3.1 Jodie remains an independent contractor at all times and, as such:
(a) assumes full responsibility for her acts and omissions;
(b) will provide all necessary tools to carry out the Services.
3.2 This Agreement will not be read as forming an employer/employee or principal/agent contract between the parties.
4. YOUR OBLIGATIONS
4.1 You agree to:
(a) provide sufficient details, material and information as may be reasonably requested by Jodie (“Client Materials”) to allow her to carry out her Services.
(b) to supply the Client Materials to Jodie within a reasonable time frame after execution of this Agreement, or within a reasonable time after receipt of a request from Jodie.
4.2 You acknowledge that any delay caused by failing to provide the Client Materials to Jodie, within the time period specified by Jodie, may cause delay to the provision of Services.
4.3 Further, you agree that Jodie is not be liable for any delay to provision of the Services caused by your failure to provide the Client Materials in a timely manner.
4.4 You agree to provide a suitable indoor area for Jodie to conduct performances with such site to:
(a) have limited outside light;
(b) access to two electrical power points for the shadow puppet theatre performances;
(c) black out materials affixed which are suitable to shut out light;
(d) any other specification that Jodie may request based on the Services to be provided;
(e) be available for access by Jodie at least 2 hours before the performance time and 1½ hours following the end of the performance.
4.5 You agree the materials required for the workshops will be provided by your school. The materials list will be emailed to you by Jodie upon confirmation of your booking.
Contact Jodie at jodieevacook@proton.me for further details if required.
5. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
5.1 You acknowledge that performances and workshops are solely for the school for which the booking has been made and for the participant numbers specified by you – any increase in participant numbers and attendances by other schools are not permitted without the prior written consent of Jodie.
6. BOOKING
6.1 Upon completing your booking, a confirmation email including the time and date of the performance/s and/or workshop/s and staging requirements will be sent to you. Approaching your performance/s and/or workshop/s date, Jodie will email you with the approximate arrival time at your school and any other relevant information.
7. PAYMENTS
7.1 Following the performance/s and/or workshop/s, you will be issued with an invoice.
7.2 Invoices must be paid to Jodie in full on or before the date that is seven (7) business days after receipt of the relevant invoice.
7.3 If alternative payment terms are reasonably required, please contact Jodie at jodieevacook@proton.me
8. PERFORMANCE FEES
8.1 The Standard Performance Fee is $7.50 per student (no GST required) for a maximum of 200 students per performance.
9. WORKSHOP FEE
9.1 The Workshop Fee is $400.00 (no GST required) for up to 90 minutes.
10. DELAY AND FORCE MAJEURE
10.1 Jodie is not responsible for Services not completed due to delays caused by you and/or your staff, including a failure to provide the information noted in clause 4.1.
10.2 If you or other recipients of the Services are not in attendance at the scheduled start time, Jodie is not responsible for completing the Services again for those recipients.
10.3 In the event of fire, accident, flood, pandemic, act of God, or other causes beyond the parties’ control that prevent performance of the Services, the parties release each other from the terms and obligations described here and from damages resulting from non-performance. In no event shall either party be liable for lost profits, sales, or any incidental, consequential, punitive or special damages arising from any breach of this Agreement.
10.4 Subject to clause 12.3, in the event of any Force Majeure event causing the cancellation of the Services, the parties may mutually agree to reschedule the Services, subject always to Jodie’s availability to offer the Services again.
11. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
11.1 Except as provided for in this agreement, Jodie makes no representation of any kind, express or implied with respect to the delivery of the Services.
11.2 You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Jodie, her related entities, agents, affiliates, employees, from any and all liability, claim, loss damage, demand or expense (including reasonable legal costs) asserted by any third party due to, arising from, or in connection with any breach by either party of the terms of this Agreement. This includes, without limitation, any representation or warranty contained herein, any fraudulent conduct committed or negligence by either party, all liabilities related to the Services, any investigation or government claim, and/or any intellectual property claims associated with any and all copy and images supplied by either Party and its associated use thereof.
11.3 No action arising under or relating to this Agreement, regardless of its form, may be brought by either Party more than six (6) months after the cause of action has accrued and in any event, no later than six (6) months after the termination of this Agreement, except for an action for non-payment brought by Jodie.
11.4 Jodie Eva Cook shall bear no liability whatsoever under or in any way related to this Agreement for any loss, loss of profit, or revenue or for any consequential, indirect, incidental, or exemplary damages.
12. CANCELLATION POLICY
12.1 In the event that the performance needs to be rescheduled by you, Jodie requires a minimum of fourteen (14) days notification before the original scheduled performance date.
12.2 In the event that the performance needs to be cancelled by you, Jodie requires a minimum of twenty eight (28) days notification before the original scheduled performance date.
12.3 In the event that a reschedule cannot be organised, or the performance needs to be cancelled, the following cancellation fees are payable by you: (a) Fifty percent (50%) of the Standard Performance Fee and/or Workshop if a Performance and/or Workshop is cancelled within fourteen (14) to twenty eight (28) days of the original scheduled performance date; or (b) The full Standard Performance and/or Workshop Fee if a performance is cancelled less than fourteen (14) days prior to the original scheduled performance date.
13. INSURANCE
13.1 Jodie carries full public liability insurance. For a copy of the insurance policy please contact Jodie at jodieevacook@proton.me,
14. TEACHER REGISTRATION AND POSITIVE EXEMPTION CARD
14.1 Jodie is a registered Drama teacher. She carries a Positive Exemption Card. For her teacher registration and Positive Exemption Card details please contact Jodie at jodieevacook@proton.me
15. PERSONAL INFORMATION
15.1 Any personal information you disclose will be kept strictly confidential, with the exception of information that may be used for marketing purposes. Jodie will not disclose personal identification or contact information to any unauthorised third parties without prior consent.
15.2 You acknowledge that any photographs or videos taken of the performance/workshop will be made available to Jodie for use in her own marketing. Where parental consent has not been obtained by you, then you must advise Jodie immediately that such material cannot be used.
16. ACCURACY AND CORRECTIONS
16.1 All information contained on these pages was true and correct at the time of upload or print. Jodie reserves the right to adapt or alter any information (including price lists) at any time without notice.
17. GENERAL
17.1 This Agreement shall be subject to the laws of the Queensland, and the parties irrevocably submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts of Queensland.
17.2 Any provision of, or the application of any provision of, this Agreement which is prohibited in any jurisdiction is, in that jurisdiction, ineffective only to the extent of that prohibition.
17.3 Any provision of, or the application of any provision of, this Agreement which is void, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction does not affect the validity, legality or enforceability of that provision in any other jurisdiction or of the remaining provisions in that or any other jurisdiction.
17.4 If a clause is void, illegal or unenforceable, it may be severed without affecting the enforceability of the other provisions in this Agreement.
17.5 The failure of either party at any time to require performance by the other party of any provision of this Agreement does not affect the party’s right to require the performance at any time.
17.6 The waiver by either party of a breach of any provision must not be held to be a waiver of any succeeding breach of the provision or a waiver of the provision itself.
17.7 This Agreement supersedes all previous agreements, arrangements, understandings, representations or any other communication in respect of the subject matter of this Agreement and embodies the entire agreement between the parties.
17.8 This Agreement may not be changed or modified in any way subsequent to its execution except in writing signed by the parties.
17.9 In this Agreement, headings are for convenience only and do not affect the interpretation of this Agreement and, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) words importing the singular include the plural and vice versa; (b) words with a capital letter where defined in this Agreement have that meaning; (c) words importing a gender include any gender; (d) other parts of speech and grammatical forms of a word or phrase defined in this Agreement have a corresponding meaning; (e) an expression importing a natural person includes any company, partnership, joint venture, association, corporation or other body corporate and vice versa; (f) a reference to anything (including, but not limited to, any right) includes a part of that thing; (g) a reference to a party in a document includes that party’s successors and permitted assigns; (h) a reference to a statute, regulation, proclamation, ordinance or by-law includes all statutes, regulations, proclamations, ordinances or by-laws varying, consolidating or replacing it, and a reference to a statute includes all regulations, proclamations, ordinances and by-laws issued under that statute; (i) a reference to a document or agreement includes all amendments or supplements to, or replacements or novations of, that document or agreement.
17.10 You agree to indemnify Jodie against any or all taxation liability arising from this Agreement or Services provided to you.
17.11 The foregoing provisions of this Agreement apply except as otherwise agreed in writing between the parties.
18. COPYRIGHT
18.1 This website and the content of same is protected by Australian copyright law. Except as permitted by the copyright law applicable to you, you may not reproduce or communicate any of the content on this website without permission of the copyright owner.
18.2 Filming of the performances/workshops is strictly prohibited. A virtual streaming edition of The Lucy Locket Shadow Puppet Show is available for purchase. Please contact Jodie at jodieevacook@proton.me for details.