This show lasts 50 minutes and tells tales from the Caribbean, Germany, Australia and France, celebrating the multicultural origins of the stories in the styles of the pieces. The production fuses storytelling with music with a colourful combination of rod, muppet-style, glove and full-figure puppets. There are plenty of opportunities for the audience to take and active part in moving the stories along by joining in with songs, sounds and actions, and learn about musical elements in the process.
Adapted from Kaye Umansky’s book (A&C Black) Puppets, set and costumes by Liz Waugh McManus Performed by Mike McManus and Janet Koralambe.
“Lovely interactive stories. Children never left bored for a second. Liked the rats”.
“Brilliant once again. Enjoyed by the children and adults”.
“Absolutely spellbinding. The children were enthralled”.
“Ethnic mixture was very good – a good balance of audience participation, songs, acting and puppetry”.
“It was super – the children and staff had a wonderful morning!”
A performance of The Rapping Rats! may be followed by music or puppet-making workshops.
