Two puppet animals, a black crow and a green toad, sit on a colourful display with green grass and purple decoration, against a plain white background.

After the Rain takes children into a magical, musical world of discovery.

Ivy can’t wait for it to stop raining so she can go jump in puddles! But when she answers a call for help from a stranded worm she is led on a wild adventure. She sets off to find Mrs Bumpting the toad, meeting mystical mushrooms and all the wild creatures that come out when it's wet. Pursued by a council of crows and a barbershop quartet of singing snails, will Ivy make it home again in time for tea?

After the Rain

After the Rain has its own education pack, which includes colouring sheets and craft activities for children. You can also listen to some of the music from our show.

Visit our After the Rain Linktr.ee

Two people work a puppet girl and a mushroom guy on a green surface.

“Loved the puppets and I have the songs stuck in my head.”

- Audience member

A puppet snail with an orange and yellow shell, and yellow antennae, with a backing chorus of puppet snails, surrounded by other puppet plants.

After the Rain is currently touring. Imaginatively staged on its own circular rotating table, and using various types of puppetry including glove, rod and shadow puppets, this production is ideal for theatre and community spaces alike.

If you’re a theatre or local group looking for a fun-filled musical family show, download our tour pack to find out more.

“The children and their families thoroughly enjoyed the shows and staff commented how it was lovely to have the library buzzing with activity."

- Essex Library Service

Two children and two puppets in front of a colorful, rainbow-colored backdrop. One child is holding a puppet of a person with curly black hair and a red shirt, while the other is holding a puppet of a mushroom with a face. The children are engaging with the puppets, and a woman is observing.

A puppet show scene with a puppet of a woman with dark curly hair, wearing a red patterned dress, being held by a person. The scene is decorated with green, paper-crafted trees with pink dots, possibly representing a garden or outdoor setting.