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Hay!
20 February 2026
Address: 122A Highgate, Kendal LA9 4HE
Venue: Brewery Arts
Website: https://www.breweryarts.co.uk/event/hay/
11am and 2pm. There is only one word used in our show – it’s ‘Hay!’. Like the stuffing in Geenie’s scarecrow, ‘Hay!’ like the sound she makes when he comes to life and ‘Hay!’ when he sees all the wonders of the natural world for the first time. Only one word, but so many meanings… This is a show about growing up in the heart of the countryside and discovering that you don’t have to stay stuck in the mud – you can live your dreams, spread your wings and fly like the birds. A highly accessible show filled with music, clowning, song and dance. In this beautiful story, Farmer Geenie guides scarecrow step by step as he finds his feet, then his hands, his voice, his legs and his love of song and dance in a story about the fun of growing up where every day there’s something new to make you say ‘Hay!’ Our two very talented physical theatre performers are expert clowns and so our show doesn’t use any words – everything is told in a fantastically clear way through sound, dance, music and our incredibly inventive props which playfully represent the essential elements of nature that this show celebrates. We’ve got charming puppets – the birds, of course and also the butterflies and bees – and some very wonderful eggs, each with their own particular surprises.