{"id":17639,"date":"2019-07-31T18:33:36","date_gmt":"2019-07-31T17:33:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/?p=17639"},"modified":"2019-08-01T08:57:21","modified_gmt":"2019-08-01T07:57:21","slug":"ignite-your-senses-at-the-macs-summer-shh-fest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2019\/07\/ignite-your-senses-at-the-macs-summer-shh-fest\/","title":{"rendered":"Ignite your senses at the MAC\u2019s summer Shh Fest"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Inspired by magical children\u2019s production, Shh! We Have A Plan, the MAC are hosting a bespoke sensory Shh Festival from 14 \u2013 18 August, encouraging families to embrace the sights, smells and sounds of summer.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/press-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17644\" width=\"512\" height=\"341\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Shh!\nWe have a Plan is an enchanting non-verbal theatre production for young\naudiences based on the hugely popular book by Chris Haughton, published by\nWalker Books, and presented by the multi-award-winning children\u2019s theatre\ncompany, Cahoots NI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Created\nand directed by Paul Bosco&nbsp;Mc Eneaney with music by Garth McConaghie, the\nshow follows the journey of three madcap characters on their quest to capture a\nbeautiful bird in a forest. It has gained international success following a US\ntour and now returns to the MAC this Autumn for more music, magic and puppetry\nbefore jetting off to China. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In\nhonour of the show\u2019s return to Belfast, the MAC are hosting a summer Shh Fest\npacked full of fun activities and workshops from 14 \u2013 18 August. Families are\ninvited to take some much needed \u2018Shh\u2019 time and discover sights, smells and\nsounds of summer in this festival for the senses. Children can enjoy creative\nworkshops, singing classes, a special clue hunt around the MAC and also an\namazing sensory garden that children as young as 3yrs can enjoy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Director of Shh! We have A Plan, Paul Bosco Mc Eneaney said,<\/strong> \u201cWe are\nthrilled to bring this adventure back to Belfast for our young audiences to\nenjoy. We have created a unique theatre experience that tells the story of an\nelusive and magical bird. The story looks at how kindness may achieve more than\ngreed and selfishness; and, as the play goes on, the characters learn to love\nand look after nature. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shh!\nWe have a Plan is packed with magic, music and puppetry and can be enjoyed by\nall the family. This special show has just returned from the USA and will close\nthe year in China, so we are very excited to be bringing it back home to\nBelfast this summer.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Book tickets for Shh! We Have A Plan or Shh Fest workshops at\nthe MAC at themaclive.com or call Box Office on 028 90235053. &nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SHH!\nWe have a plan Copyright \u00a9 2014 Chris Haughton. Licensed by Walker Books Ltd.,\nLondon.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Inspired by magical children\u2019s production, Shh! We Have A Plan, the MAC are hosting a bespoke sensory Shh Festival from 14 \u2013 18 August, encouraging families to embrace the sights, smells and sounds of summer. Shh! We have a Plan is an enchanting non-verbal theatre production for young audiences based on the hugely popular book &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2019\/07\/ignite-your-senses-at-the-macs-summer-shh-fest\/\">Continued<\/a><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17639"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17639"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17639\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17645,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17639\/revisions\/17645"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17639"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17639"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17639"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}