September 2015
CULTURE NIGHT: The Prince who married a Frog
Storytelling with Simone Schuemmelfeder Ages: 4-8 year-olds A storytelling session for the whole family. Filled with incredible and funny stories, this session takes us all over Europe. From Italy to Spain, to Poland, to Germany, France and all the way to Finland. Listen to stories told in these countries and learn more about your neighbours with pictures and riddles from places you haven't seen before. Capacity: 50 Running time Approx: 45 mins
Find out more »Theatre Lovett in association with Riverbank Arts Centre presents: The True Story of Hansel and Gretel
WAVE THEM OFF WEEKEND To mark the end of a wonderful residency and to thank our audiences for their continued support, we are presenting two unique opportunities to see a staging of Theatre Lovett’s brand new show in association with Riverbank Arts Centre before it opens at the Dublin Theatre Festival at a site specific venue. A FIRST FOR OUR AUDIENCES Theatre Lovett in association with Riverbank Arts Centre presents: The True Story of Hansel and Gretel by Louis Lovett…
Find out more »October 2015
Shh! We have a plan
A new & exciting theatrical adventure for young children! Shh! We have a Plan is the brand new theatre production by the multi award winning Theatre Company Cahoots NI. Based on the Chris Haughton book of the same title, this delightful and poignant tale follows the journey of some madcap characters each of whom has a plan, they all want to capture a beautiful bird perched high in a tree! Sounds simple, but the quest becomes an obsession and the…
Find out more »Shh! We have a plan
A new & exciting theatrical adventure for young children! Shh! We have a Plan is the brand new theatre production by the multi award winning Theatre Company Cahoots NI. Based on the Chris Haughton book of the same title, this delightful and poignant tale follows the journey of some madcap characters each of whom has a plan, they all want to capture a beautiful bird perched high in a tree! Sounds simple, but the quest becomes an obsession and the…
Find out more »The Abbey Theatre presents: Me, Michael
It’s 1936 in Donegal. Young Michael Evans is friendly and enthusiastic, so it’s hard to understand why the locals say he doesn’t fit in. Until we learn that today is the first time he’s ever met his father. Raised by a passionate mother and several idiosyncratic aunts, Michael’s unconventional living situation gives him a unique curiosity for life. Me, Michael explores the magic and the intelligence of an imaginative child growing up without a father in 1930s Donegal. By sharing…
Find out more »The Abbey Theatre presents: Me, Michael
It’s 1936 in Donegal. Young Michael Evans is friendly and enthusiastic, so it’s hard to understand why the locals say he doesn’t fit in. Until we learn that today is the first time he’s ever met his father. Raised by a passionate mother and several idiosyncratic aunts, Michael’s unconventional living situation gives him a unique curiosity for life. Me, Michael explores the magic and the intelligence of an imaginative child growing up without a father in 1930s Donegal. By sharing…
Find out more »Bácum Dance Theatre (Spain) present: Paper Bubbles
Paper Bubbles will create a fantasy world filled with bubbles, right on stage before you! Little ones will love this exciting mix of dance, live music and bubbles. Think paper bubbles, soap bubbles, digital bubbles, balloons, shadows and so much more! Young and not so young will be mesmerized by this magical show. PAPER BUBBLES is a visual and plastic proposal that plays from the children's (and adults) imagination, transporting them to a place where everything is possible.. A journey…
Find out more »Branar Téatar do Pháistí presents: Bláth / The Flower
Set in a world that has its own decided dull-greyish colour and where plants are no longer present, a young boy finds a magical book that changes his life and outlook forever as he sees flowers for the first time, filling him with immediate joy looking at these wondrous and colourful pictures. This awe inspired feeling is a bitter-sweet mix of emotions as he also feels sad because there are no flowers in the city he lives. However, while making…
Find out more »Branar Téatar do Pháistí presents: Bláth / The Flower
Set in a world that has its own decided dull-greyish colour and where plants are no longer present, a young boy finds a magical book that changes his life and outlook forever as he sees flowers for the first time, filling him with immediate joy looking at these wondrous and colourful pictures. This awe inspired feeling is a bitter-sweet mix of emotions as he also feels sad because there are no flowers in the city he lives. However, while making…
Find out more »November 2015
Fantasmagorical
Presented and performed by Joe Daly After its sell out performance in 2014. It's back! Fantasmagorical is a rollercoaster ride of hilarious magic and jaw dropping illusion that the kids, and adults, will love. Forget everything you think you know about children's entertainment as this show re-invents it. A brilliant afternoons entertainment for all the family that is not to be missed!! "Quicker than the eye. Joe Daly is Ireland's leading magician" The Irish Times
Find out more »Barnstorm Theatre Company presents: Me Too!
by Sarah Argent in collaboration with Barnstorm Two strangers meet for the first time. Like snowflakes, from a distance they appear the same but, look closely - they’re different, unique. Their need to transcend social/cultural differences and find ways to engage, co-operate, play, becomes for them an unexpected and creative adventure. Poetic, musical, energetic, poignant and mischievously humorous, Me Too! explores notions of ‘fitting in’; of being ‘not the same’; of ‘encountering difference’. Barnstorm teams up again with director and…
Find out more »Barnstorm Theatre Company presents: Me Too!
by Sarah Argent in collaboration with Barnstorm How do you make friends? Meet Alf and B and discover how they do it! Two strangers meet for the first time. Like snowflakes, from a distance they appear the same but, look closely - they’re different, unique. Their need to transcend social/cultural differences and find ways to engage, co-operate, play, becomes for them an unexpected and creative adventure. Poetic, musical, energetic, poignant and mischievously humorous, Me Too! explores notions of ‘fitting in’;…
Find out more »December 2015
Cuckoo Connolly’s Curious Clock Shop
A Play for Children by Padraic McIntyre Cuckoo Connolly owns the Curious Little Clock-Shop at the bottom of Main Street. He has the very important task of keeping the Christmas Clock going, a job he has been given by Santa Clause himself. When the Christmas Stealer breaks in and puts three locks on the clock, Christmas is not going to happen. Cuckoo enlists the help of Willie the Wizard to try and get back the three keys. With Willie’s help…
Find out more »Lyngo Theatre presents: Snow Play
In collaboration with the Lyric Hammersmith What would you do if one year Winter decided to stay and moved into your house? Well that’s what happens in our snowy spectacular show where you are guaranteed a white Christmas, no matter what the weather or the time of year! When Mr Green comes back from holiday to find Mr White in his house it's the start of a brrrrilliant series of adventures as Mr White covers the whole house in snow…
Find out more »Lyngo Theatre presents: Snow Play
In collaboration with the Lyric Hammersmith What would you do if one year Winter decided to stay and moved into your house? Well that’s what happens in our snowy spectacular show where you are guaranteed a white Christmas, no matter what the weather or the time of year! When Mr Green comes back from holiday to find Mr White in his house it's the start of a brrrrilliant series of adventures as Mr White covers the whole house in snow…
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