International Tours

Rhubarb’s clowning transcends language and culture. While he has mostly worked in the UK and Australia, he has also performed in Canada, Denmark, Eire, Germany, Iceland, India, Israel, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Qatar & Slovenia.

He was particularly proud to represent the UK at the Montreal Festival Pour Les Enfants.

TV

Rhubarb the clown has appeared on many television programmes including:

Plus various incidental appearances.

Festivals

Rhubarb the clown has been honoured to perform as part of many festivals both large and small around the world including……. Adelaide, Auckland, Bath, Bergen, Berlin, Covent Garden, Dunstable Gala, Edinburgh, Harrogate, Helsinkor, Ljubliana, Lord Mayor’s Pageant, Moomba, Montreal Festival Pour Les Enfants, Notting Hill Carnival, Oman, Perth, Sterling, Strawberry Fair, Swiss Cottage, Winchester Hat Fair and lots of small festivals in streets and parks.

Local Authorities

Rhubarb has been invited to perform his show or/and to clown around by local authorities many times in venues like parks, libraries, swimming pools, holiday play schemes, shopping centres, old peoples homes and community centres.

LAs include pretty well every London Borough at one time or another plus Basildon, Bath, Crawley, East Staffs, Edinburgh, Hertsmere, Leicester, Milton Keynes, Northampton, North Bedfordshire, Peterborough, Plymouth, Southampton and Tyne & Wear.

Colleges and Universities

As an act that is different, Rhubarb has performed at a number of Colleges & Universities such as Brighton, Bristol, Brunel, Cambridge, Eton, Kent, LSE, Oxford, North London, Sandhurst & Warwick.

Schools

Rhubarb the clown has performed at hundred of schools, including major tours of schools in Victoria and New South Wales (Australia). His show can be used as part of the school day giving pupils an often all too rare experience of quality live entertainment and acting as a catalyst for creativity in their school work. An information work sheet can be supplied to the teacher(s) on the history of clowning. Where appropriate Rhubarb is happy to answer questions and lead a discussion on life as a clown or to visit class rooms to inspect pictures or letters inspired by him.

Alternatively why not just use Rhubarb as an extra attraction to a social event such as your school fete or Xmas party. Rhubarb’s show is unusually suitable for pupils with special needs or hearing restrictions.

Special Needs

Rhubarb’s highly visual, non-verbal show is particularly accessible to children and adults with special needs. Rhubarb has performed well over a 100 times to such groups, including dozens of repeat performances in special schools, play projects, adult training centres and hospitals. He particularly enjoys performing for these special people, who immediately warm to his delightful act.

The Deaf Community

Rhubarb’s show is particularly suitable for people with hearing difficulties. Communicating through mime and gesture, his show is totally understood by all, as he has proved on dozens of occasions by producing delighted reactions in his audience and multiple performances for such organisations as the Royal Association for Deaf People, Surrey Deaf Children’s Society & Cochlear Implanted Children’s Support.

Schools for the deaf visited include Dundee, Melbourne, Manchester, Derby & Bath. Plus lots of spin-off private parties where the host wanted a show suitable for all the audience.

Shops and Shopping Centres

Rhubarb has frequent requests by both Shopping Centres and individual shops large and small to perform his show or just clown around to attract attention and give the shopping experience an extra zing.

Shops, too many to remember them all, include Harrods, Mothercare, BHS, M&S, Sainsbury, Somerfield, Tesco, Asda, Do-it-all, D.H. Evans, Debenhams, Boots, Harvey Nicholls, Millets, Boots, Laura Ashley & even William Hills!

Shopping Centres, from Melbourne to Rejkavik, include in the UK, to name a few, Oxford Street, Arndale (Manchester), Bromley, Quedan (Yeovil), Wood Green, St. David’s (Cardiff), Ealing Broadway, Welling Centre (Aldershot), Northampton, etc..

Hotels and Restaurants

Rhubarb the clown has performed hundreds of times at dozens of hotels and restaurants including some 300 Sunday brunches at the Kensington Hilton and, more recently, about 40 Sunday lunchtimes at the Muswell Hill Café Uno. Other Hiltons visited are Park Lane, Gatwick, Regents Park, Warwick, Hornchurch, Standstead and Heathrow.

He has also performed at the Intercontinental Hotels (London & Muscat), Ramadas (Heathrow & Qatar), Dorchester, Café Royal, Royal Garden, Brighton Metropole, Carlton Tower, West Central, Hyde Park, Penta, Moat House International and the Manor near Guildford.

Parties

Rhubarb has helped celebrate many special occasions great and small like Birthdays, Weddings, Xmas, Eid, Purim, Diwali, Anniversaries, New Year, Housewarmings, Hen Parties, Christenings, Confirmations, Bar & Bat Mizvahs.

His show of around 45 minutes entertains all ages. Jam-packed with magical illusions, juggling (including with fire where practical), nose-flute, unicycling (ordinary, giraffe, and, ceiling height permitting, even taller) all welded together with silly business. In home, garden, church hall, community centre, pub, club, park, school, restaurant or hotel, Rhubarb can give your party an extra zing.

Please note for Health and Safety reasons, children should always be accompanied by a responsible adult.

Promotions

Rhubarb’s talents have been utilized to promote many things both commercial and charitable such as Leukemia Research, British Airways, Channel Ferry Sky TV, International Red Cross, Gulf & Texaco Oils, Australian Citizenship, Stork, Sure Start, Radio Stations and many makes of car.

Theatres and Arts Centres

Rhubarb has performed in scores of Theatres and Art Centres around the country and around the world, either performing solo or with others. Examples include Alton, Apollo (Oxford), Barbican, Battersea, Bridge Lane, Churchill, Courtyard Arts Trust, Croydon Warehouse, Geelong AC, Hackney Empire, Jacksons Lane, Lead Mill, London Palladium, Lyric (Hammersmith), NFT, Queens, Riverside, South Bank, Southhill Park, Theatre Royal (Nottingham & Stratford), Victorian AC & York.