OPINION | Do crowd scenes across the world murmur the word 'rhubarb'?

Michelle Haines Thomas
Updated November 7 2019 - 4:00pm, first published September 14 2019 - 7:30am

If you've ever lucky enough to be selected for a minor part in a primary school play, you may have heard that - for crowd scenes - you're supposed to mutter the word "rhubarb" over and over. With several people doing so, this apparently gives the impression of a murmuring throng.

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Michelle Haines Thomas

Michelle Haines Thomas

Deputy Editor Southern Tablelands and Highlands

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