SHHH!

Touring June 2006 - Feb 2007

SHHH!

Following its country-wide tour of hit show Mr Blue Sky, Rhubarb Theatre returns with Shhh!, a creative and colourful fantasy.

SHHH! is a story about stories...

Librarian Lil has worked in the library for forty-five years. She is old, tired and bored with her life. But you can't judge a book by its cover. For once the pages start to rustle, Librarian Lil is sucked into a whirlwind of words where tales of bravery become reality and every day sees a new adventure.

Through books she is transported to other worlds, placing herself in the role of the heroine she sails the seas, performs great feats of daring and wins the hearts of princes and audiences alike.

SHHH! is a show full of humour and poignancy told through visual inventiveness, puppetry, mask, dance and physical theatre, with live music and song throughout.
Directed by Rachael Savage, Music by Janie Armour.

Are you sitting comfortably? You won't be for long.

SHHH! is intrinsically linked to DfES speaking, listening and learning guidelines.

SHHH! excites our imaginations as we explore and promote the wonderful world of books!

SHHH! will be touring schools, literature and arts festivals and community venues from June 2006 to the end of February 2007 and is available NOW for booking!

Performance Dates

Public Performances

Jesson Primary School

Dudley, West Midlands

13th Mar 2007 - 18.30

Mumford Theatre

Cambridge

10th Mar 2007 - 14.30

Essex On Tour Rural Touring: Glenwood Special School

Benfleet, Essex

01st Mar 2007 - 19.00

Spot On Rural Touring: Caton Community Primary School

Liverpool

25th Feb 2007 - 14.00

Spot On Rural Touring: Chipping Village Hall

Chipping, Lancashire

24th Feb 2007 - 14.30

Spot On Rural Touring: Aughton Village Hall

Ormskirk, Lancashire

23rd Feb 2007 - 18.00

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

Clitheroe, Lancashire

22nd Feb 2007 - 19.00

Grantham Guildhall Arts Centre

Grantham, Lincolnshire

17th Feb 2007 - 14.00

New Frost Hall - Rural Touring

East Dereham, Norfolk

16th Feb 2007 - 14.00

Watlington Village Hall - Rural Touring

Watlington, Kings Lynn, Norfolk

15th Feb 2007 - 14.30

Fleggburgh Village Hall - Rural Touring

Fleggburgh, Norfolk

14th Feb 2007 - 14.30

Hockwold Village Hall - Rural Touring

Hockwold, Norfolk

13th Feb 2007 - 15.00

Arts at Large Rural Touring: West Hendred Village Hall

Wantage, Oxfordshire

10th Feb 2007 - 18.30

Trestle Theatre Company

St Albans, Hertfordshire

09th Feb 2007 - 19.00

Tower Road Primary School

Boston, Lincolnshire

06th Feb 2007 - 18.30

Stamford Arts Centre

Stamford, Lincolnshire

03rd Feb 2007 - 14.00

Trinity Arts Centre

Gainsborough, Lincolnshire

27th Jan 2007 - 14.00

Rural Arts Wiltshire Rural Touring: Nadder Hall

Tisbury, Wiltshire

16th Dec 2006 - 18.00

Rural Arts Wiltshire Rural Touring: South Newton & Wishford Village Hall

South Newton / Wishford, Wiltshire

15th Dec 2006 - 18.00

Oxfordshire Rural Touring: North Newington Sports and Social Club

North Newington, Oxfordshire

02nd Dec 2006 - 19.30

Shindig Rural Touring: Clifton-upon-Teme Village Hall

Clifton-upon-Teme, Worcestershire

25th Nov 2006 - 19.00

Shindig Rural Touring: Oak Hill First School

Redditch, Worcestershire

24th Nov 2006 - 19.00

Terry O'Toole Theatre (WORKSHOP ONLY)

North Hykeham, Lincoln

18th Nov 2006 - TBA

Kings Lynn Corn Exchange

Tuesday Mkt Place, Kings Lynn

11th Nov 2006 - 14:30

Village Ventures Rural Touring: Chilwell Road Methodist Church

Chilwell, Nottinghamshire

04th Nov 2006 - 16.00

Centre Stage Rural Touring: Husbands Bosworth Turville Memorial Hall

Husbands Bosworth, Leicestershire

03rd Nov 2006 - 18.30

Village Ventures Rural Touring: Huthwaite All Saints Centre

Huthwaite, Nottinghamshire

02nd Nov 2006 - 7.00pm

Champ Live / Livelincs Rural Touring: Althorpe and Keadby Primary School

Keadby, Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire

31st Oct 2006 - 19.00

Champ Live / Livelincs Rural Touring: Goxhill Primary School

Goxhill, North Lincolnshire

30th Oct 2006 - 19.00

Macclesfield Library - Cheshire Rural Touring

Macclesfield, Cheshire

28th Oct 2006 - 15.00

Winsford Library - Cheshire Rural Touring

Winsford, Cheshire

27th Oct 2006 - 14.30

Malpas Library - Cheshire Rural Touring

Malpas, Cheshire

26th Oct 2006 - 15.00

Rural Touring

North Lincolnshire

25th Oct 2006 - TBC

Rural Touring

North Lincolnshire

24th Oct 2006 - TBC

Wolds Words Festival: Louth Library

Louth, Lincolnshire

21st Oct 2006 - 18.00

Lincolnshire Rural Touring: Witham-on-the-Hill Parish Hall

Witham-on-the-Hill, Lincolnshire

13th Oct 2006 - 19.00

Lincolnshire Rural Touring: Deeping St James County Primary School

Deeping St James, Peterborough

12th Oct 2006 - 18.30

Lincolnshire Rural Touring: Wellingore Memorial Hall

Lincolnshire

11th Oct 2006 - 19.00

Shindig Rural Touring: Clows Top Victory Hall

Near Bewdley, Worcestershire

08th Oct 2006 - 15.00

Centre Stage Rural Touring: Stenning Hall

Hallaton, Market Harborough

30th Sep 2006 - 19.30

Centre Stage Rural Touring: Bottesford Village Hall

Bottesford, Leicestershire

29th Sep 2006 - 19.15

Centre Stage Rural Touring: Higham-on-the-Hill Primary School

Higham-on-the-Hill, Nuneaton (Warwickshire / Leice

28th Sep 2006 - 18.30

Centre Stage Rural Touring: Broughton Astley Village Hall

Broughton Astley, Leicestershire

24th Sep 2006 - 15.30

Bucknall Rural Villages School

Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire

19th Sep 2006 - 18.30

NCH Caring Together Lincolnshire

Lincoln

31st Aug 2006 - 13.00

South Holland Centre (Tickets £5.00 per person)

Spalding, Lincolnshire

24th Aug 2006 - 14.00

The Albion Family Centre

Worksop

26th Jul 2006 - 13.15

Wrangle Primary School

Boston, Lincolnshire

12th Jul 2006 - 18.30

Woodbrook High School

Loughborough, Leicestershire

06th Jul 2006 - 16.00

Woodbrook High School

Loughborough, Leicestershire

06th Jul 2006 - 19.00

School Performances

Myle Cross Junior School

Lincoln

16th Mar 2007 - 09.30

Grantham Spitalgate Primary School

Grantham, Lincolnshire

14th Mar 2007 - TBC

Long Row Primary School

Belper, Derbyshire

09th Mar 2007 - 09.30

Canon Peter Hall Primary School

Immingham, Lincolnshire

08th Mar 2007 - 09.30

Church Hill Junior School

Thurmaston, Leicestershire

07th Mar 2007 - 09.00

Priory Junior School

Cambridge

06th Mar 2007 - 13:35

Christ Church & St Peter's Primary School

Loughborough, Leicestershire

05th Mar 2007 - TBC

Ermine Junior School

Lincoln

02nd Mar 2007 - TBC

St Francis School

Lincoln

28th Feb 2007 - 11.00

Boston West Primary School

Boston, Lincolnshire

27th Feb 2007 - 09.15

Church Hill Infant School

Thurmaston, Leicestershire

21st Feb 2007 - 09.00

Ash Croft Primary School

Derby

20th Feb 2007 - 09.30

Grimouldby Primary School

Louth, Lincolnshire

12th Feb 2007 - 13.45

Toynton All Saints Primary School

Toynton All Saints, Lincolnshire

08th Feb 2007 - 11.00

Whitwick St John The Baptist Primary School

Coalville, Leicestershire

07th Feb 2007 - 10.00

Spalding St Paul's Primary

Spalding, Lincolnshire

05th Feb 2007 - 09.30

Bluecoats Primary School

Stamford, Lincolnshire

02nd Feb 2007 - 13.30

Borrow Wood Junior School

Derby

29th Jan 2007 - 09.30

MAPAS: Thrunscoe Junior School

Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire

26th Jan 2007 - 09.30

MAPAS: Great Coates Primary School

Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire

25th Jan 2007 - 09.30

MAPAS: Old Clee Infant School

Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire

24th Jan 2007 - 09.30

MAPAS: Yarborough Primary School

Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire

23rd Jan 2007 - 10.45

MAPAS - School

North East Lincolnshire

22nd Jan 2007 - TBA

MAPAS - School

North East Lincolnshire

19th Jan 2007 - TBA

MAPAS - School

North East Lincolnshire

18th Jan 2007 - TBA

MAPAS - School

North East Lincolnshire

17th Jan 2007 - TBA

MAPAS - School

North East Lincolnshire

16th Jan 2007 - TBA

MAPAS - School

North East Lincolnshire

15th Jan 2007 - TBA

Homefield Primary School

Chellaston, Derby

08th Jan 2007 - 14.15

Ancaster Primary School

Grantham, Lincolnshire

05th Jan 2007 - 13.30

Eastwold at Legbourne Primary School

Legbourne, Lincolnshire

20th Dec 2006 - 13.30

St Peter at Gowts School

Lincoln

18th Dec 2006 - 10.30

Spilsby Primary School

Spilsby, Lincolnshire

11th Dec 2006 - 18.00

Monks Abbey Primary School

Lincoln

08th Dec 2006 - 10.50

St Mary and St John Primary School

Oakham, Leicestershire

06th Dec 2006 - 09.30

St Paul's Primary School

Loughborough, Leicestershire

05th Dec 2006 - 13:35

Cambridge Park School - MAPAS

Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire

04th Dec 2006 - 09.30

RSA Hall, Renishaw Primary School

Renishaw, Derbyshire

29th Nov 2006 - TBC

Lowfields Junior School

Lincoln

28th Nov 2006 - 10.30

The Stephenson Hall, Mary Swanwick Community Primary School

Old Whittington, Chesterfield

27th Nov 2006 - TBC

The Elm Centre, Pilsley Primary School

Pilsley, Derbyshire,

23rd Nov 2006 - TBC

Pierrepont Gamston Primary School

West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire

22nd Nov 2006 - 14.15

The Pass Centre Kirkstead Junior School

Pinxton, Derbyshire

21st Nov 2006 - TBC

Westgate Junior School

Lincoln

20th Nov 2006 - 09.15

Westgate Junior School

Lincoln

20th Nov 2006 - 11.00

South Parade Junior School - MAPAS

Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire

17th Nov 2006 - 14.00

North Kesteven Council

North Kesteven

17th Nov 2006 - TBA

Navenby Primary School

Navenby, Lincolnshire

16th Nov 2006 - 10.00

St Michael's Thorpe on the Hill Primary School

North Kesteven, Lincolnshire

15th Nov 2006 - 13.30

Cranwell Primary School

North Kesteven, Lincolnshire

14th Nov 2006 - 13.30

What people are saying!

Very inventive, lots of creative ideas that will lead into classroom work.

Rachel Gilmour, Teacher, Folville Primary School

17th Jun 2006

Absolutely fantastic - faultless performances, great stories and I loved the versatility of the set design and creative use of OHP - appealing to all age groups.

Audience member, Lincoln Drill Hall (Shhh! June 2006)

17th Jun 2006

The best actors I have ever seen - I liked Keith the Thief the best.

Audience member, Scampton Primary School (Shhh! June 2006)

17th Jun 2006

I loved the music and the noise of the clock, my favourite bit was the dinosaurs!

Audience member, Scampton Primary School (Shhh! June 2006)

17th Jun 2006

I loved the show because you could get into the mind of Librarian Lil.

Audience member, Scampton Primary School (Shhh! June 2006)

17th Jun 2006