The Ark, A Cultural Centre for Children and Ulster Bank Dublin Theatre Festival present
Family Season 2009
This
year The Ark, A Cultural Centre for Children and Ulster Bank Dublin The Ark,
A Cultural Centre for Children and Ulster Bank Dublin Theatre Festival team
up once again to present a season of celebrated international productions
for families and schools. We invite you to step into undiscovered, delightful
and memorable places. Visit a perfect little world, encounter a guinea pig
who reveals all in his life story, and get the chance to see the world’s
most famous fairy tale characters as you have never seen them before!
Hans Christian,
You Must Be an Angel
Gruppe 38 (Denmark)
| Times / Dates: | Public | 2pm & 4pm | 3 – 4 October |
| Schools | 10.15am & 12.15pm | 5 October | |
| Age Range: | Public | 7+ | |
| Schools | 3rd Class + | ||
| Duration: | 60 minutes. (Duration includes a ten minute walk. Meet at The Ark. Patrons will be brought to a mystery indoor venue) | ||
| Price: | Public | €10 | |
| Schools | €6.50 | ||
| Cast: | Bodil Alling, Joakim Eggert, Steen Molls Rasmussen, Søren Søndberg and Andreas Sandborg. | ||
| Created by: | Philippe LeFêbvre, Paolo Cardona, Catherine
Poher, Claus Helbo, Bodil Alling, Joakim Eggert, Søren Søndberg, Sille Heltoft, Kim Kirkeby, Arne Fich and Jakob Kirkegaard. |
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Set in a room dressed for an elegant birthday party, two waiters guide us through two dozen magical place settings, and greet a table of fantastic personalities, each a fairy tale character created by Hans Christian Anderson.
Winner of the Best Children’s Theatre Award in the 2006 Danish Theatre Awards, you are invited to gather around the table for an extraordinary feast for the senses in this innovative mix of theatre, puppetry, film and special effects.
Goodbye Mr. Muffin
Teater Refleksion and De Røde Heste (Denmark)
| Times / Dates: | Schools | 12.15pm | 6 October |
| Public | 6pm | 6 October | |
| Schools | 10.15am & 12.15pm | 7 October | |
| Age Range: | Public | 6+ | |
| Schools | 1st Class + | ||
| Duration: | 35 minutes | ||
| Price: | Public | €10 | |
| Schools | €6.50 | ||
Once upon a time Mr. Muffin was young, strong and proud. He could even
carry a whole cucumber on his back! Now he’s old, grey and tired. He
sits alone in his house reminiscing.
He’s had a good life, better than most...
He makes a list: 1 very wise and kind wife; 1 little house with its own mail
box; 4 furry little ones; and sometimes mail in the mail box.
In an atmosphere of warmth and humour, Goodbye Mr. Muffin tells the story
of the last days in the life of a beloved guinea pig. This uplifting and
life-affirming show was awarded Best Children’s Theatre Performance
2005/06 by the Association of Danish Theatre Societies.
Ulster Bank Dublin Theatre Festival and The Ark, A Cultural Centre for
Children regret to announce the cancellation of the Festival performances
of Goodbye Mr Muffin. The ship carrying all the set, scenery and props from
its recent performances in Japan, has been delayed in transit and regrettably
will not arrive in Dublin for its scheduled Festival performances. A full
refund will be offered to all patrons who have booked for the show. We apologise
for any inconvenience caused.
Hansel and Gretel
Gruppe 38 (Denmark)
| Times / Dates: | Schools | 10.15am & 12.15pm | 8 – 9 October |
| Age Range: | Schools | 3rd Class + | |
| Duration: | 40 minutes | ||
| Price: | Schools | €6.50 | |
| Director: | Hans Rønne | ||
| Cast: | Bodil Alling and Søren Søndberg | ||
The wonderful thing about fairy tales is that they are entertaining as
well as useful. They are incredible stories about happiness and difficulties,
about distinguishing between good and evil and about cleaning up life’s
confusing messes.
The darkest of The Brothers Grimm fairy tales is brought to hair-raising
life in this magical tale of gluttony and fright!
Prepare to be brought on a new adventure of gingerbread houses, windows made
of sugar and mischievous little ladies!
Songs from Above
Teater Refleksion and Teater My (Denmark)
| Times / Dates: | Public | 2pm & 4pm | 10 – 11 October |
| Age Range: | Public | 2+ | |
| Duration: | 30 minutes | ||
| Price: | Public | €10 | |
Join us on a beautiful, delicate adventure for the very young performed
in its own specially designed world.
Under the stars we will find musical stories! This visually rich performance
takes us on a fabulous sensory journey, where we discover what it means to
be little in a perfectly remarkable world.
This spellbinding show focuses on themes all small children can relate to
- this wonderful life, in which anything can happen and where the big can
be found within the very small...
Family Season Curators: Muireann Ahern, Theatre Programmer for The Ark and Ross Keane for Ulster Bank Dublin Theatre Festival.
