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CahootsNIBirminghamRepertoryTheatre

&PrimeTheatre

Informa:onPack

ThisisTheMACwhereyouwillseeyourperformance.

Thisisthemaindoor.

Youwillcomeintothebuildingthroughthisdoor.

Thisistherecep:onarea.Thisiswhereyouwillgetanyinforma:onyouneed.

Therewillbelotsofotherchildrenandadultshereonthedayofyourvisit.

Sheisheretohelpyouandyourfamilyifyouneedit.

ThisisMary.ShewillbehereonWednesday14thMarch.

Thisisthedoorto‘DownstairsattheMAC’.

Yougothroughthisdoorwhenitis:meforyourperformance.Youwillneedtocrossadarkenedcorridor.

Yourperformanceisinatheatrecalled‘DownstairsattheMAC’.

Theseareyourseats.

ItmaybealiLlebitdarkinsidebutnottoodark.

Herearesomeexamplesofthetoiletsigns.

Thisiswhatthedoorslooklike.Therearetoiletsthroughoutthebuildingyoucanuse.

Thisiswhatsomeofthetoiletswilllooklike.

Ifyouneedabreak,youcantakethestairsortheliPandgotofloor6.

There,youwillfindtheDen.Thisisaspecialareaforyouifyouneedabreakduringyourvisit.

Youcancomebacktotheperformancewheneveryoulike.

Theseareearplugs.Theywillbeavailableatyourperformanceandareyourstotakehome.

Thisisarelaxa:ontoy.Itwillbeavailableatyourperformanceandisyourstotakehome.

Hereisastoryabouttheperformanceyouwillsee.

TheperformanceiscalledPenguins.Twoboysandonegirlwillactinthisperformance.

ThisisSiloThisisRoy

ThisisTango

Shownotes•  Penguinsisadeviseddanceshowforchildrenandismainlyperformedthroughdance

andmovement.•  DialogueisplayedwhentheZooisopenandvisitorsarrive.Thisdialogueisinavariety

ofvoicesandlanguages,aspeoplefromallovertheworldliketovisittheZoo.•  Theboxesonstagewillflashatdifferent:mesthroughouttheperformance.•  Theplayhaslotsofillusionsandmagic,soobjectswilldisappearandappearwhenyou

leastexpectthem.•  AtthebeginningoftheplaytheLiLleGirl/ZooKeepergetssquirtedbytheelephant.•  Whenthepenguinsswimunderwateryouwillseebubblesfloa:ngontheset.•  Therearelotsofsoundeffects,includinganimalnoisesandmusicunderscoringthe

piece.•  Theshowwillstartat50%ligh:ng.Thiswillthendecreaselateronintheshow.•  Attwopointsintheplaythelightswillgodowntoablackoutbutitwon’tbeforlong

andyouwillhearthevoicesofallthepeopleattheZoovisi:ngtheanimals.•  Youarewelcometocomeandgofromtheauditoriumasyouplease.•  Themusiccanbeloudat:mesthroughouttheplay.Youcanuseyourearplugsifyou

findthemusictooloud.

WemeetaLiLleGirlwhocannotsleepsoshepretendstosneakdownstairs.

SheopensanoldcabinetandfindsaZookeeperscoatandhat.Sheputsthemonandbecomesthezookeeper.

Thezookeeperfindsanegginhercoatpocket.Itmakesanoise.Thezookeeperputstheeggsafelybackinherpocket.

Shefindsitemsofclothingthatsheimaginesaszooanimals.Youwillheardifferentanimalnoisessuchasalionroaring.

Theelephantsquirtsher.Thenthepenguinssquawkfromwithinthedrawers.

ThisiswhatthesetatCentralParkZooinNewYorklookslike.

RoydoeshismorningexercisesbutheaccidentallyfallsonSilo’shouseandwakeshim.Silofallsoutofhishousewithacrash.Don’tworrythey

aren’thurt.

RoyandSiloplaytogether.Whentheyareswimmingyouwillseebubblesfloa:ng.

RoyandSilolookaPertheeggandwatchithatch.

Itwillbequitedarkherebutyouwills:llseetheactors.

ThezookeeperthentransformsandhatchesfromtheeggtobecomeTangothebabypenguin.

Whentheypretendtoswim,youwillseewatereffectsonthestagefloor.Itmakesitlookliketheyareunderwater.

TangoplayshideandseekwhileRoyandSilotrytolookeverywhere.Theyfindherontopoftheirhouse.

Peopleclaptotelltheactorstheyenjoyedtheshow.

Attheendoftheshowtherewillbeclapping.

ThispackwascompliedforyoubyYoungatArt.WewouldliketothankTheMAC,CahootsNI

BirminghamRepertoryTheatre,PrimeTheatreandallYoungatArtfriendsfortheirsupportofRelaxedPerformances.

Wehopethatyouwillhaveagreat:mewithus!