On Thursday, May 27, ZOOOM will come to the stages of Horsham, presented by Patch Theatre's artistic director Geoff Cobham who said the performance was inspired by Crockett Johnson's much-loved children's picture book Harold and the Purple Crayon.

"I loved the story of Harold and the Purple Crayon as a kid, I still do. This particular book and the idea that you can draw a landscape of wonder and excitement and then immerse yourself in it, played an integral part in my interest in light, in theatre and now in theatre production for kids," Mr Cobham said.

Immerse yourself and your young ones with a creative show that uses light and dark to tell its story.

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ZOOOM is a captivating story of a child alone in her bedroom, unable to sleep and curious to understand. When a lost star arrives in the middle of the night, adventures happen and with the assistance of the audience, the girl discovers a community of people who can help her return the star home.

"I wanted to create a show for our four to 10-year-old audience that was more than just entertaining and continued the Patch legacy of producing work that is utterly engaging, explores big ideas and takes young imaginations to a whole other place," Mr Cobham said.

"We know from our work with early childhood educators that children in the 4 to 8-year age range are forming abstract thoughts. You see them use objects in their dramatic play to represent other things or make movements to represent a more complex action.

"Their ability to pretend and the scope of their imagination fascinates me, and I think it's important to nurture and challenge that through the arts."

Audience members are invited to "bring a piece of dark" to the show which will be exchanged for their own personal light.

Mr Cobham explained the theatre itself will have an element of darkness to it when children first enter so each child will receive their own interactive light which will aid as a little spark that keeps them safe and helps guide them through the interactive sessions of the show.

"We want to demonstrate how the dark can be a magical place where dreams are made, and that light is at its most beautiful when it's surrounded by darkness," he said.

This experience would be a great excursion for school groups, Horsham Town Hall venue marketing officer Charee Smith said.

"With many school excursions cancelled last year; the venue hopes that this unique program will attract our local schools to bring their students for an incredible theatre experience," she said.

ZOOOM will run on Thursday, May 27 at 10am and 1pm.

School bookings are highly encouraged. To book call 5382 9555 or visit horshamtownhall.com.au

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