Name: Counting Sheeps
Start: 2024-11-01T14:30:00+01:00
End: 2024-11-01T16:00:00+01:00
Location: Artlink Hull

Back to Ours and The Herd Theatre present: Counting Sheeps
📅 Thu 31 Oct, Fri 1 & Sat 2 Nov
🕚 Shows at 11am and 1:30pm
📍 Artlink at 87 Gallery, 87 Princes Ave, Hull HU5 3QP
🎟️ Tickets £3 per person including little ones // Available online or at Artlink
A SLEEPY, SHEEPY SHOW FOR BABIES AND TODDLERS (AND VERY TIRED GROWN UPS)
Two sheep think they know everything about sleep. They’re experts in the field. But tonight, they’re wide awake.
Snuggle up and join two sheep on a journey through the joys and frustrations of everything bedtime. A touching, musical adventure filled with sensory play, for 0-3 year olds and their (very tired) grown ups.
👉 USEFUL INFO
Age guidance: 0-3 years
The show lasts 30 minutes. At the end of the show, the performers will leave the space, and you’ll have an opportunity to explore and play together for up to 50 minutes.
Doors to the performance space will open 15 minutes before the show.
COUNTING SHEEPS uses limited verbal language. Every performance is relaxed—the audience area is mostly well-lit, and it’s okay to come, go, and make noise if you need to.
There will be moments of darkness for shadow puppetry. This transition will be gentle.
The audience sit very close to the stage, on soft carpeted floor. Chairs with backs are available. We ask that audiences take off their shoes, if they can, before entering the show.
To protect the set, we ask that you don’t eat or drink anything other than water or milk in a bottle in the space. Breastfeeding is very welcome throughout.
The show began with 10 weeks of baby play sessions in 2023, in partnership with Back to Ours. The Herd worked with 50 families over this time, to explore how babies react to different forms of performance. The R+D was supported by Childhood Studies academics from The University of Hull.
👉 ACCESSIBILITY
If you’d like to find out exactly what happens in the show and more information about your visit, please read The Herd’s What to Expect guide.
If you’d like a quick introduction to the show for yourself or your child, you can have a look at The Herd’s overview page.
87 Gallery has step-free access from the street and a lift to the first floor, where there is a fully accessible toilet with baby changing facilities.
👉 PARKING
There is plenty of street parking around Artlink at 87 Gallery.
NEED HELP?
If you have any questions, please contact Back to Ours at [email protected] or message us on Facebook (@backtoourshull), and we’ll get back to you shortly!