In Development
It's a Secret!
Based on the book by John Burningham
Where do cats go when they go out at night?
A guided treasure hunt to a secret night time party, created specifically for families.
Based on John Burningham’s picture book of the same name, It’s a Secret! transforms your location into a playground for cats of all ages.
Guided by an interactive passport, masked audience members travel through the city at dusk, solving riddles and following clues to discover the location of a secret party.
The secret party features a DJ, fireworks and a very special audience with Her Majesty The Queen of the Cats. A bespoke outdoor venue is transformed by our design team, which includes Oscar-winning Australian design icon, Tim Chappel.
Dress Code: PJ’s or anything that’s right for a party.
Rules: Leave it all on the dance floor.
Bec is an award-winning actress across film and television, and one of Australia’s beloved theatre clowns. She founded Club House Productions as a naughty play space for skilled artists to colour outside the lines.
Currently, she is preparing to tour 44 Sex Acts in One Week to festivals both here and abroad, as well as developing Dance Dance Insurrection, the next instalment in David Finnigan's apocalyptic trilogy.
The late John Burningham is regarded as one of the greatest picture book innovators of his generation, consistently pushing at the boundaries of the medium. His critically acclaimed picture books are loved all over the world and he is known especially for the wit and humour in his storytelling and artwork. During his career he won numerous awards, including the Kate Greenaway Award.
Kip is a director who uses interactivity to explore the connection between art and the public. His practice is deeply collaborative, drawing on his own multidisciplinary skillset and artists from diverse creative fields. Kip’s works include the immersive space experiences Destination Mars and APOLLO 13: Mission Control, as well as the wildly camp live cooking show Hudson & Halls.
Tim Chappel is an Academy Award, BAFTA, and AFI Award-winning costume designer who began his career with The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. That debut brought him international recognition and launched a career spanning stage, screen, and large-scale live events.
He has designed for global television and live events, from The Masked Singer and Dancing with the Stars to the Islamic Solidarity Games Opening Ceremony in Baku and the Dubai World Expo Closing Ceremony.
Chappel’s stage credits include Priscilla, Queen of the Desert: The Musical — which earned him the Tony, Olivier, and Helpmann Awards for Best Costume Design — alongside acclaimed productions such as Dream Lover, Sweet Charity, Vivid White and Gypsy. He also teaches at NIDA and AFTRS, passing on decades of design experience to the next generation of artists and designers.
Trent Suidgeest is a highly acclaimed lighting and set designer whose work has enriched countless productions worldwide. Throughout his impressive career, Trent has designed for theatre, opera, musicals, concerts, events, and even public art installations.
A graduate of the esteemed WAAPA, Trent made his mainstage debut with The Sapphires for Black Swan/ Belvoir. He’s since gone on to light productions of Muriel’s Wedding The Musical, Jesus Christ Superstar, The Boy from Oz, and the sensational opera The Rabbits, for which he won a WA Performing Arts Award and earned a Green Room Award nomination.
Outside of musicals, Trent has worked extensively in theatre, including Prima Facie and Kill Climate Deniers for Griffin Theatre Company, Accidental Death of an Anarchist and Hay Fever for the STC, and I Am Eora for Sydney Festival.
In 2023, Trent also served as the Lighting Director of Night Mass at Dark Mofo, the annual arts and culture festival held by the MONA in Hobart.
Trent is also the designer of our excellent Club House icon, the gold X.
Dans is a celebrated producer who has worked on a diverse array of productions for companies like Back to Back Theatre and Circus Oz, as well as touring with the world-famous Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre.
Throughout her career, Dans has contributed to the success of countless projects, including New York’s multi-venue dance festival, LaMama Moves.
Tim Bonser is a Naarm/Melbourne based lighting designer for live performance, whose work has been seen across Australia and internationally. Recent lighting design credits include DJUNA for Bullet Heart Club, GUYS & DOLLS for Antipodes Theatre Co which earned him a Green Room nomination, COMMON DISSONANCE for Na Djinang Circus which played at Edinburgh Fringe, the Queensland Performing Arts Centre, Theatre Works and toured regional Victoria, the new Australian musical ONE DAY IN SEPTEMBER for Perryman Theatre Company, HALF TIME for the Hayes Theatre Co and GENESIS for the West Australian Ballet.
Collaborating with many artists in the independent theatre sector, Tim has designed at venues including 45 Downstairs, Chapel off Chapel, Theatre Works and La Mama. He has designed for universities including the Victorian College of the Arts, the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, the Federation University Arts Academy (Ballarat) and JMC Academy.
Tim got his training at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Performing Arts Majoring in Live Production and Design - Lighting (2018). During his studies, he completed a secondment with Paul Jackson on the Production Company's LAZARUS.
Working as the head of lighting at the Melbourne Recital Centre, Tim lights shows for hundreds of artists a year, local and international, across all genres of music.
Bec is an award-winning actress across film and television, and one of Australia’s beloved theatre clowns. Bec founded Club House Productions as a naughty play space for skilled artists to colour outside the lines.
Russell Dykstra is a multi-award winning Australian actor of both stage and screen known for his transformative roles. He won the prestigious AFI Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role in his feature film debut, Soft Fruit, for which he also received a Film Critics Circle of Australia Award nomination. Russell has won several national theatre awards, received his second AFI nomination (Best Supporting Actor) for his performance in the film Romulus My Father, and stars as Barney in the acclaimed Australian ABC TV series Rake.
Photographer: Mauro Trentin
October 2025
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“My kids and I went to It’s A Secret! on Saturday night, the cat dance party. We had the best time we have ever had. It was an amazing memory that will bring us joy for years to come. The kids were absolutely thrilled and danced their hearts out. Thank you for making such a wonderful family event.”
“Our world is in a crisis of disconnection, loneliness, political extremism, civic disengagement, and social deprivation. But Secret! reminded us all that feeling connected, being engaged, and doing it all with great roaring joy are right there!”
“Exceeded expectations on the fun-o-meter! I felt like a kid again.”
We acknowledge the following organisations for their generous support. With their help, Club House is able to achieve our creative goals.
