Mr Blue Sky

Touring June 2005 - Feb 2006

Mr Blue Sky

Building on the extra-ordinary success of Travelling Trousers, Rhubarb Theatre returns with Mr Blue Sky, an inventive, visually beautiful and fantastical journey into the magical world of an imaginary friend.

Kate is moving to a new house. Her family is all packed up and ready to go, but when it comes to the moving-day, can she leave her friends, her school and more importantly, can she leave Mr Blue Sky?

If you saw Travelling Trousers you can be assured that Mr Blue Sky will be as charming and funny - using music, puppetry, mask and dance to take you through this inventive journey through time. Directed by Rachael Savage, Music by Janie Armour.

A show for 5-11year olds and their families. Running time approx. 60mins, with no interval.

Performance Dates

Public Performances

CHAMPLIVE Rural Touring

North Lincolnshire

28th Feb 2006 - TBA

Oaksey Village Hall (Rural Arts Wiltshire Rural Touring)

Oaksey, Wiltshire

25th Feb 2006 - 18.00

The Reading Room (Rural Arts Wiltshire Rural Touring)

Foxham, Wiltshire

24th Feb 2006 - 19.00

CHAMPLIVE Rural Touring

North Lincolnshire

23rd Feb 2006 - TBA

CHAMPLIVE Rural Touring

North Lincolnshire

22nd Feb 2006 - TBA

Spot On Rural Touring: Whittle Le Woods Village Hall

Whittle Le Woods, Liverpool, Lancs

19th Feb 2006 - TBC

Spot On Rural Touring: Rimington Memorial Hall

Rimington, Near Clitheroe, Liverpool, Lancs

18th Feb 2006 - TBC

Spot On Rural Touring: Aughton Village Hall

Aughton, Near Ormskirk, Liverpool, Lancs

17th Feb 2006 - TBC

Spot On Rural Touring: Aighton, Bailey and Chaigley Memorial Hall

Hurst Green, Near Clitheroe, Liverpool, Lancs

16th Feb 2006 - TBC

Stamford Arts Centre

Stamford, Lincolnshire

19th Nov 2005 - 14:00

Ruskington Chestnut St Primary School

Ruskington, Lincolnshire

14th Nov 2005 - 18:00

Sparkenhoe Arts Centre

Leicester

11th Nov 2005 - 20:00

St Botolph's School

Sleaford, Lincolnshire

08th Nov 2005 - 18:00

Bishop Greaves Theatre

Bishop Grosseteste College, Lincoln

31st Oct 2005 - TBC

Rural Touring Norfolk: Hindolvveston Village Hall

Dereham, Norfolk

28th Oct 2005 - 10:30

Rural Touring Norfolk: Freckenham Village Hall

Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

27th Oct 2005 - 14:00

Lincoln Drill Hall

Lincoln

26th Oct 2005 - 11:00

Lincoln Drill Hall

Lincoln

26th Oct 2005 - 14:00

Rural Touring Norfolk: East Ruston Village Hall

Norwich, Norfolk

25th Oct 2005 - 14:00

Rural Touring Norfolk: Brooke Parish Hall

Norwich, Norfolk

24th Oct 2005 - 14:30

Nottingham Goose Fringe Festival

Nottingham

15th Oct 2005 - TBC

TBC

East Lindsey, Lincolnshire

14th Oct 2005 - TBC

Rural Touring Leicestershire: Greetham Community Centre

Leicestershire

09th Oct 2005 - 16:00

Rural Touring Leicestershire: Stenning Hall

Hallaton, Leicestershire

08th Oct 2005 - 19:30

Rural Touring Leicestershire: Whetstone Memorial Hall

Leicestershire

07th Oct 2005 - 19:00

Rural Touring Nottinghamshire: Hillocks Primary School

Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire

06th Oct 2005 - 18:30

Rural Touring Nottinghamshire: Ordsall Primary School

Retford, Nottinghamshire

05th Oct 2005 - 19:00

Rural Touring Lincolnshire: Caistor Town Hall

Caistor, Lincolnshire

02nd Oct 2005 - 14:30

Rural Touring Lincolnshire: Thos Garrett Arts Crafts and Heritage Centre

Heighington, Lincolnshire

01st Oct 2005 - 19:00

Rural Touring Lincolnshire: Tallington Village Hall

Tallington, Lincolnshire

30th Sep 2005 - 19:00

Wirksworth Town Hall

Wirksworth, Derbyshire

17th Sep 2005 - 18:00

Lacey Gardens Junior School

Louth, Lincolnshire

16th Sep 2005 - 19:00

ST-ART, Assembly Rooms

Barton upon Humber, North Lincolnshire

30th Aug 2005 - 14:00

Newark Waterside Festival: Riverside Park

Newark, Nottinghamshire

29th Aug 2005 - 15:00

Eastwood Arts Festival: Brookhill Leys Infant School

Eastwood, Nottinghamshire

19th Jul 2005 - 19:00

Newstead Treefest

Newstead, Nottinghamshire

17th Jul 2005 - 13:00

Leadenham Village Hall

Leadenham, Lincolnshire

14th Jul 2005 - 19:00

Mount Street Primary School

Lincoln

06th Jul 2005 - 18:00

Riverhead Theatre POSTPONED

Louth, Lincolnshire

25th Jun 2005 - 14:30

Century Theatre

Coalville, Leicestershire

18th Jun 2005 - 14:30

Spark Festival: Hoby Village Hall

Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire

11th Jun 2005 - 10:30

Spark Festival: Knighton Fields Primary School

Leicester

10th Jun 2005 - 13:30

Spark Festival: Holy Cross Catholic Primary School

Leicester

09th Jun 2005 - 14:00

Spark Festival: Folville Junior School

Leicester

08th Jun 2005 - 10:00

Spark Festival: Folville Junior School

Leicester

08th Jun 2005 - 13:10

Spark Festival: Woodstock Primary School

Leicester

07th Jun 2005 - 14:00

Spark Festival: Eyres Monsell Primary School

Leicester

06th Jun 2005 - 14:00

School Performances

Potterhanworth Primary School

Potterhamworth, Lincolnshire

27th Feb 2006 - 18.00

Great Ponton Primary School

Grantham

10th Feb 2006 - 13:30

Ingoldmells Primary School

Ingoldmells, Lincolnshire

09th Feb 2006 - 14.15

Whitwick St John The Baptist Primary School

Whitwick, Leicestershire

07th Feb 2006 - 10:00

Tower Road Primary School

Boston, Lincolnshire

06th Feb 2006 - TBC

Welholme Junior School

Grimsby

03rd Feb 2006 - 14:00

Strand Junior School

Grimsby

02nd Feb 2006 - 14:00

South Parade Junior School

Grimsby

01st Feb 2006 - 14:00

Grange Junior School

Grimsby

31st Jan 2006 - 14:00

Cambridge Park School

Grimsby

30th Jan 2006 - 14:00

Yarborough Primary School

Grimsby

27th Jan 2006 - 14:00

Woodlands Primary School

Grimsby

26th Jan 2006 - 14:00

Western Primary School

Grimsby

25th Jan 2006 - 14:00

Weelsby Primary School

Grimsby

24th Jan 2006 - 14:00

Nunsthorpe Community School

Grimsby

23rd Jan 2006 - 14:00

Shelthorpe Community School

Loughborough, Leicestershire

20th Jan 2006 - 09:30

Huntingtower Primary School

Grantham, Lincolnshire

19th Jan 2006 - 10:45

Newark Orchard Special School

Newark, Nottinghamshire

18th Jan 2006 - 09:30

St Michael's Primary School

Thorpe-On-The-Hill, Lincoln

16th Jan 2006 - 13:30

Toynton All Saints Primary School

Spilsby, Lincolnshire

12th Jan 2006 - 13.30

Church Hill Infants School

Thurmaston, Leicestershire

11th Jan 2006 - 10:15

St Anne's Primary School

Grantham, Lincolnshire

10th Jan 2006 - 13:30

Ancaster Primary School

Ancaster, Lincolnshire

06th Jan 2006 - 13.30

Shepeau Stow Primary School

Spalding, Lincolnshire

21st Dec 2005 - 10:00

Legbourne School / Legbourne Village Hall

Legbourne, Lincolnshire

20th Dec 2005 - 13:30

Spalding St Paul's Primary School

Spalding, Lincolnshire

19th Dec 2005 - 13.10

St John's Primary School

Bracebridge Heath, Lincolnshire

16th Dec 2005 - 13:30

Holywell Primary School

Loughborough, Leicestershire

14th Dec 2005 - 09.30

Piper Way Primary School

Leicester

13th Dec 2005 - 10.00

Ryhall Primary School

Stamford, Lincolnshire

12th Dec 2005 - 10:00

Bowbridge Primary School

Newark, Nottinghamshire

09th Dec 2005 - 10:45

Monks Abbey School

Lincoln

08th Dec 2005 - 10.50

Weston Hills Primary School

Spalding, Lincolnshire

07th Dec 2005 - 13.00

St Mary and St John Primary School

Oakham, Leicestershire

06th Dec 2005 - 09:30

Uppingham Primary School

Oakham, Leicestershire

05th Dec 2005 - 09:30

Ambergate School

Grantham, Lincolnshire

02nd Dec 2005 - 10.00

Boston West Primary School

Boston, Lincolnshire

30th Nov 2005 - TBC

Humberston Park School

Grimsby, Lincolnshire

29th Nov 2005 - 13:30

English Martyrs Primary School

Oakham, Leicestershire

28th Nov 2005 - 09:30

Canon Peter Hall Primary School

Immingham

25th Nov 2005 - 14:00

Elliston Junior School

Cleethorpes

24th Nov 2005 - 14:00

East Ravendale Primary School

Grimsby

23rd Nov 2005 - 14:00

Edward Heneage Primary School

Grimsby

22nd Nov 2005 - 14:00

Littlecoates Primary School

Grimsby

21st Nov 2005 - 14:00

Pierrepont Gamston Primary School

West Bridgford, Nottingham

16th Nov 2005 - 15:15

Fosse Way Primary School

Lincoln

15th Nov 2005 - 10:45

St Christopher's School

Lincoln

09th Nov 2005 - 10:30

All Saints Primary School

Waddington, Lincoln

07th Nov 2005 - 10:45

Navenby Primary School

Navenby, Lincolnshire

21st Oct 2005 - TBC

Bucknall Rural Villages School

Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire

20th Oct 2005 - 13:30

What people are saying!

Children were engaged all the time - not patronised, but respected

Gary Brown, Holywell Primary School, Loughborough (Dec 2005)

16th Dec 2005

Everyone loved the performance

J.P. Christmas, East Ravendale Primary School (Nov: 2005)

02nd Dec 2005

The acting was amazing, set, lighting, effects and music

Art Co-ordinator, Washingborough Primary School (Nov: 2005)

02nd Dec 2005

Opportunity for children to see 'real' theatre

Deputy Head, Clinton Park Primary School, Tattershall (Nov 2005)

16th Nov 2005

You can't get better than this for inspiration for children's creative writing

Headteacher, Pierrepont Gamston Primary School, Nottm (Nov 2005)

16th Nov 2005

Very professional actors, high quality props & use of technology, but most of all actors in tune with children making it a magical & unforgetable experience for children and adults

St Botolph's Primary School, Sleaford

14th Nov 2005

Very visual, plenty of slapstick humour, a lot lof music that the children knew

Teacher, St Christopher's Special School, Lincoln (Nov 2005)

14th Nov 2005

For all ages, very touching, yet amusing... please come again!

Kinoulton Village Hall (Nov 2005)

14th Nov 2005

Linked together different eras... enjoyed the whole performance

Audience member, Kinoulton Village Hall (Nov 2005)

14th Nov 2005

Pupils able to enjoy it on different levels... humour and sadness

Louth Kidgate Primary School (Nov 2005)

14th Nov 2005

It took you back to your own childhood ways! Hope you will put Rhubarb Theatre on the selection list for another year!

Audience member, Norfolk Rural Touring (Mr Blue Sky: Oct 2005)

28th Oct 2005

Energetic & thought-provoking

Headteacher, Ropsley Primary School, Lincs

25th Oct 2005

Excellent - catered for all age groups

Headteacher, Bucknall Primary School, Lincs

25th Oct 2005

Excellent performance, very entertaining for children & staff!

Rosalyn Spencer, PSHE Co-ordinator, Mablethorpe Primary School (Sept 2005)

16th Sep 2005

Strange noises on the stage made the children fall about laughing!

Audience member, Eastwood Arts Festival, July 2005

19th Aug 2005

Very visual production - all enjoyed very much!

Louise Stanton, Headteacher, Gosberton House School, Lincolnshire (July 2005)

19th Aug 2005

A visual & musical extravaganza packed full of poignant moments!

Maxine Graville, St Francis Community Special School (July 2005)

22nd Jul 2005

Great Company!

Clare Janes, Arts Development Officer, Eastwood Arts Festival (July 2005)

22nd Jul 2005

Very visual...all children were focussed!

Ros Gosling, St Peter at Gowts, Lincoln (July 2005)

21st Jul 2005

Workshop with Y4 was excellent - both content and delivery.

Literacy Subject Leader, St Peter at Gowts Primary School, Lincoln (July 2005)

21st Jul 2005

Hidden adult humour! Very original!

Amanda Konrath, Literacy Co-ordinator, St Faith's Infant School, Lincs

13th Jul 2005

Probably the best theatre group we have had in!

Susan Hogg, Key Stage 2 Co-ordinator, Marriot Primary School (July 2005)

09th Jul 2005

Thank you for coming to our school and making us feel happy... please come back soon!

Audience member, Year 2, Marriot Primary School (July 2005)

09th Jul 2005

It was spellbinding, something every child could relate to

Jo Spriggs, Head Teacher, Aby CE Primary School in collaboration with Saltfleetby & Withern St Margarets Schools (June 2005)

27th Jun 2005

All staff and children thoroughly enjoyed the performance - we loved the characters, the set, the projected images and the music

Head Teacher, Aby CE Primary School (June 2005)

27th Jun 2005

Thoroughly professional performance performed by outstanding actors!

Ken Frape, Head Teacher, Leslie Manser Primary School, Lincoln (Mr Blue Sky: June 2005)

23rd Jun 2005

Fantastic variety - mime, music, imagery, humour, history

Mrs Townsend, Interim Head Teacher, Lea Frances Olive Anderson Primary School, Lincs (June 2005)

21st Jun 2005

Made staff think - gave them ideas!

Barbara Smith, Knighton Fields Primary School, Leics (June 2005)

21st Jun 2005

Children loved the removal men - really enjoyed the show

T. Coleman, Teacher, Knighton Fields Primary School, Leics (June 2005)

21st Jun 2005

Visual effects... superb!

Dep. Head, Knighton Fields Primary School, Leics (June 2005)

21st Jun 2005

We have been able to do a 'Mr Blue Sky' week based on the show!

Jody Mee, Class Teacher, Knighton Fields Primary School, Leics. (June 2005)

21st Jun 2005

Use of technology, humour, set... it was brilliant!

Clare James, Knighton Fields Primary School, Leics (June 2005)

21st Jun 2005

Rainbow of Emotions - one hour of transformational magic!

Head Teacher, St Helena's Primary School, Lincs (June 2005)

20th Jun 2005

Super professional production - suited children of all ages