Chris Gascoyne as Stromboli and Billy Pearce as Geppetto were brilliant on stage together in Pinocchio (Image: Phil Tragen) Pearce and Gascoyne’s on-stage chemistry was brilliant throughout the ...

Despite being the main character, Pinocchio comes ... marionette to join a puppet troupe owned by Stromboli (Giuseppe Battiston), and later, Pinocchio succumbs to peer pressure from naughty ...