Hullabaloo! 2021

Live/online

WORKSHOPS Live/online

PERFORMANCES

MID-TERM BREAK

WEDNESDAY 27 OCT – SATURDAY 30 OCT, 2021

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Wed 27 – Sat 30 Oct 2021 Welcome to the 15th annual Hullabaloo! Offaly’s Children’s Arts Festival Hullabaloo! has evolved and there are plenty of ways that you can join in on the fun. We have Live, Zoom, Facebook, Pre-recorded workshops and shows, with 4 fantastic days to experience and discover our world of imagination and curiosity. Enjoy art, storytelling, animation, film, musical theatre, dance, paper folding, craft and much, much more. Hullabaloo! stimulates curiosity, originality and confidence. Have fun this mid-term break with an amazing array of activities and opportunities.

Our Venues All Live workshops will take place in the following venues unless otherwise stated: BIRR – Birr Theatre & Arts Centre CLARA – Clara Community and Family Resource Centre EDENDERRY – St. Mary’s Primary School

Booking

Is essential for Live and Zoom performances/shows.

No walk ins. See back page for details or visit

www.hullabaloofestival.ie

child supervision

The following should be accompanied/supervised by a responsible adult; Pre-school children (3-5 years) Children with Special Needs Zoom and online workshops/shows

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Live Events BIRR CLARA EDENDERRY

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Wed 27 Oct

11am-12pm 2-3pm 4-5pm 10am-12pm 2-3pm 4-5.30pm 10-11am 2-4pm 7-8.30pm 10am-12pm 2pm 3-5pm

Dance Like a Zombie with Amy Donlon (9-12yrs) 3 Teddy’s Halloween Adventure with The Barking Dog Theatre Co. (Up to 6yrs) 6 The Canterville Ghost with The Barking Dog Theatre Co. (5-10yrs) 6 Musical Theatre with Sonya Cuddy (9-12yrs) 3 Music, Speech & Drama with Noel & Síofra O’Farrell (9-12yrs) 3 Movement Through Juggling with Doulab Circus (9-12yrs) 4 Jungle Animals with Rebecca Harpur (6-8yrs) 4 Pixel Mosaics with Aidan Byrne (6-8yrs) 4 Hullabaloo! Festival Film - Raya and the Last Dragon (PG) 7 Monster Scribblers with Punch Lion (9-12yrs) 3 Guido Fanzini’s Impossible Circus Show (Family) 7 Art in the Dark with Rosalind Fanning (9-12yrs) Tin Jug Studio 4

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Wed 27 Oct

10-11.30am 2-3pm 10-11am 2-3pm 10-11.30am 2-3.30pm 10am-12pm 2-4pm 5.30pm

Recycled Juggling with Doulab Circus (9-12yrs) Make a Hungry Caterpillar with Rebecca Harpur (6-8yrs) Dance the Monster Munch with Amy Donlon (9-12yrs) Exploring Your Voice with Anne McCambridge (9-12yrs) Fairy House Paperfolding with Regina Bracken (9-12yrs) Landscape Painting with Rebecca Harpur (9-12yrs) Scary Faces Collage with Petra Moll (9-12yrs) Monster Scribblers with Punch Lion (9-12yrs) Guido Fanzini’s Impossible Circus Show (Family)

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Wed 27 Oct

10am-12pm 2-3pm 10-11.30am 2-3.30pm 10am-12pm 2-4pm 10-11.30am 2-4pm

Musical Theatre with Sonya Cuddy (9-12yrs) Music, Speech & Drama with Noel & Síofra O’Farrell (9-12yrs) Sugar Skull Make-Up & Mexican Dance with Yovanna Torres (9-12yrs) Halloween Paperfold with Regina Bracken (9-12yrs) Monster Scribblers with Punch Lion (9-12yrs) The Masked Ball with Anne McCambridge (9-12yrs) Recycled Juggling with Doulab Circus (6-8yrs) Scary Faces Collage with Petra Moll (9-12yrs)

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11am-12pm 11am 12.30-1.30pm 2-3pm 3.30-4.30pm 10-11am 11am-12pm 12.30-1pm 2-3pm 3pm 4-4.30pm 4-5pm 11am-12pm 12.30-1.30pm 3-4pm 9.30-10.30am 10-11am 11am-12pm 2-3pm 3.30-4.30pm 5-6pm

Music, Speech & Drama with Noel & Síofra O’Farrell (5-8yrs) 8 Winnie the Witch Puppet Show with Clare McEnroe (3-8yrs) 8 You’re So Sound with Jemma Curran (6-8yrs) 8 The Gruffalo Activities with Sonya Cuddy (3-8yrs) 14 Harry Potter Activities with Sonya Cuddy (8yrs+) 15 The Secret Lives of Books with Maeve Devoy (8-12yrs) 14 Shape Character Creation with Marta Boniakowska (6-8yrs) 14 ConcerTeenies! with Anne McCambridge (3-6yrs) 8 Digital Art with Whizz Kids (7-9yrs) 14 The Gruffalo Puppet Show Clare McEnroe (3-8yrs) 8 My House Meets Your House with Puna Kuca Theatre (3-6yrs) 8 Digital Art with Whizz Kids (10-12yrs) 14 Dreaming Time: Draw Your Own Stories with Duffy Mooney-Sheppard (5-12yrs) 15 What’s the Story? with Jemma Curran (9-12yrs) 8 I Want to be a Wolf: Mask Making Workshop with Duffy Mooney-Sheppard (5-12yrs) 15 Make a Textile Book with Jen O’Brien (6-12yrs) 9 5 Little Ducks & Animal Song Fun with Adriana von Runic (3yrs+) 15 Recycled Puppet with Lottie Smith (4yrs+) 9 The Greatest Showman with Sonya Cuddy (5-8yrs) 9 Animation with Whizz Kids (7-9yrs) 9 Animation with Whizz Kids (10-12yrs) 9

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PRE-RECORDED TUTORIALS WED 27 OCT - SAT 30 OCT (5-20 minutes in length)

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Spooky Stories - Rapunzel with Aileen Cahill (5yrs+) 11 Spooky Stories - Maeve, Ronan and the Witches with Aileen Cahill (7yrs+) 11 Spooky Stories - The Robber Bridegroom with Aileen Cahill (9yrs+) 11 Fits Like a Sock with Jemma Curran (3-5yrs) 11 Make a Dream Catcher with Niamh Lawlor (4-6yrs) 11 Make a Shadow Puppet with Niamh Lawlor (5-10yrs) 12 Make a Pumpkin Wind Chime with Rosemarie Langtry (3-5yrs) 12 Make a Halloween Tree with Rosemarie Langtry (6-8yrs) 12

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How to Make a Troll with Clíodhna Noonan (3-12yrs) 12 Custard Juggling! with Strongwomen Science (5-12yrs) 12 Balancing Tips & Tricks with Strongwomen Science (5-12yrs) 13 Using Engineering to Make Stuff with Strongwomen Science (5-12yrs) 13 The Science of Skipping with Strongwomen Science (5-12yrs) 13 Make Your Own Natural Ink with Kaya Brennan (6-12yrs) 13 Family Sing-A-Long with Adriana Von Runic (3-5yrs) 13 Make a Cardboard Tower with Denise Kehoe (3-12yrs) 11

ONLINE SHOWS EVENT

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My House Meets Your House with Puna Kuca Theatre (3-6yrs) Circus Science Show with Strongwomen Science (5yrs+) In Trolland with Clíodhna Noonan (Family) Beasty Baby with Theatre-Rites UK (3-6yrs) Space Eggsplorers! with Beluga Theatre (6yrs+)

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Live Workshops BIRR

CLARA EDENDERRY

Dance like a Zombie - Amy Donlon

We’re all going to dance like Zombies, Hip Hop style.

AGES 9-12yrs / MAX 10 / €4

BIRR Wed 27 Oct, 11am-12pm

Dance the Monster Munch - Amy Donlon

Let’s take this new twist on the Monster Mash to an epic level.

CLARA Thur 28 Oct, 10-11am

AGES 9-12yrs / MAX 10 / €4

Musical Theatre - Sonya Cuddy

Sing, dance and perform to the The Greatest Showman soundtrack. We’ll help re-write the stars and come alive for two hours of non-stop fun.

EDENDERRY Wed 27 Oct, 10am-12pm BIRR Thur 28 Oct, 10am-12pm

AGES 9-12yrs / MAX 10 / €4 AGES 9-12yrs / MAX 10 / €4

Music, Speech & Drama * - Noel & Siofra O’Farrell

Journey into imaginative visualisation including some fun music, speech and drama exercises, suitable for everyone, including children with additional needs. (Accompanied by Adult).

EDENDERRY Wed 27 Oct, 2-3pm BIRR Thur 28 Oct, 2-3pm

AGES 9-12yrs / MAX 10 / €4 AGES 9-12yrs / MAX 10 / €4

Monster Scribblers - Punch Lion

Do you like jokes? Come for the laugh and create your very own goofy Halloween Monster jokes!

BIRR Sat 30 Oct, 10am-12pm CLARA Sat 30 Oct, 2-4pm EDENDERRY Fri 29 Oct, 10am-12pm

AGES 9-12yrs / MAX 10 / €4 AGES 9-12yrs / MAX 10 / €4 AGES 9-12yrs / MAX 10 / €4

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Live Workshops Art in the Dark - Rosalind Fanning

We will be drawing and painting - some with our eyes closed, some in very little light, and when we switch on the bright lights, all will be revealed!

BIRR Tin Jug Studio, St. Brendan Street / Sat 30 Oct, 3-5pm AGES 9-12yrs / MAX 10 / €4

Jungle Animals - Rebecca Harpur

What animals will you meet in the jungle today? Create your own using mixed media, colours, paper, cardboard and other recycled materials.

BIRR Fri 29th Oct, 10-11am

AGES 6-8yrs / MAX 10 / €4

Make a Hungry Caterpillar - Rebecca Harpur

Make your own Hungry Caterpillar and lots of delicious fruit, vegetables, and tasty treats for it!

CLARA Wed 27 Oct, 2-3pm

AGES 6-8yrs / MAX 10 / €4

Landscape Painting - rebecca Harpur

Experiment with this unique painting medium, how it responds to watercolour paper and take home a unique, newfound skill.

CLARA Fri 29 Oct, 2-3.30pm

AGES 9-12yrs / MAX 10 / €4

Movement through Juggling - Doulab Circus

Move freely with juggling balls, poi, scarves and diabolo!

BIRR Thur 28 Oct, 4-5.30pm

AGES 9-12yrs / MAX 10 / €4

Recycled Juggling - Doulab Circus

Bring your old socks, plastic bottles, or any other weird and funky recyclable objects to learn the basics of juggling.

CLARA Wed 27 Oct, 10-11.30am EDENDERRY Sat 30 Oct, 10-11.30am

Pixel Mosaics

AGES 9-12yrs / MAX 10 / €4 AGES 6-8yrs / MAX 10 / €4

- Aidan Byrne

Create and take home your very own Pixel Mosaic Character.

BIRR Fri 29 Oct, 2-4pm

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Fairy House Paper Folding - Regina Bracken

Create your very own 3D Fairy House.

CLARA Fri 29th Oct, 10-11.30am

AGES 9-12yrs / MAX 10 / €4

Halloween PaperFold - Regina Bracken

Create your own Halloween paperfold – choose from a Pumpkin, Dark Moon, Full Moon or New Moon Witch.

EDENDERRY Thur 28 Oct, 2-3.30pm

AGES 9-12yrs / MAX 10 / €4

Scary Faces Collage - Petra Moll

Learn how to create texture in shaping your favourite scary face and watch your exciting character come to life.

CLARA Sat 30 Oct, 10am-12pm EDENDERRY Sat 30 Oct, 2-4pm

AGES 9-12yrs / MAX 10 / €4 AGES 9-12yrs / MAX 10 / €4

Exploring Your Voice - Anne McCambridge

Come and learn how to use your voice more effectively through this joyful and encouraging vocal workshop.

CLARA Thur 28 Oct, 2-3pm

AGES 9-12yrs / MAX 10 / €4

Sugar Skull Makeup & Dance - Yovanna Torres

Explore the Mexican tradition of the Day of the Dead through flower making, storytelling, makeup and a taste of Mexican Folk dance.

EDENDERRY Thur 28 Oct, 10-11.30am

AGES 9-12yrs / MAX 10 / €4

The Masked Ball - Anne McCambridge

A creative adventure, leading to a mini-performance for children who love singing, movement, visual art, costume and drama. Your mission is to sneak past the guards to get into Prince Orlovsky’s Halloween party!

EDENDERRY Fri 29 Oct, 2-4pm

AGES 9-12yrs / MAX 10 / €4

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Live family shows Phone Box Art Through Children - A Virtual Exhibition Step in, select, step out, enjoy! Come and curate an Open Air Virtual Art Exhibition featuring the works of Tullamore Educate Together National School 6th class, projected from a 1940’s style Phone Box. TULLAMORE Wed 27 Oct, 6.30-8.30pm, Tullamore Library

All ages / Children to be accompanied by an adult /Free Event / No booking required

Teddy’s Halloween Adventure

- The Barking Dog Theatre Company Sammy Ragdoll wants to take her best friend Eddy the Teddy to a Halloween party but he’s feeling a bit frightened. This show is designed for very young children so Eddy will be the only one who’s frightened. Everyone can enjoy a fun show which is perfect for this time of year.

BIRR Wed 27 Oct, 2-3pm AGES up to 6yrs / €5 (1 Adult & 2 Children €10, 1 Adult and 3 Children €15)

The Canterville Ghost

- The Barking Dog Theatre Company The Canterville Ghost is based on Oscar Wilde’s short story for children about a family from America who move into a haunted house in England. They aren’t at all afraid and, indeed they play tricks with the frustrated ghost. Their daughter Virginia takes pity on the ghost and becomes his friend. With original music and audience participation as well as use of puppetry and mime, this is ideal for any Halloween, book, history, supernatural, music or drama fan.

BIRR Wed 27th Oct, 4-5pm AGES 5-10yrs / €5 (1 Adult & 2 Children €10, 1 Adult and 3 Children €15)

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Guido Fanzini’s Impo Imp ossible Circus Show - Fanzini Brothers

Pogo sticks? Check. Plot to steal thunder from brother? Check.

Guido Fanzini has finally managed to demote his brother Ronaldo to a lowly circus roustabout so he can shine as the star of Guido Fanzini’s Impossible Circus... but Ronaldo may have other ideas! A circus tale of sibling rivalry, brotherly love and pogo sticks.

BIRR Sat 30 Oct, 2pm CLARA Sat 30 Oct, 5.30pm FAMILY EVENT / €5 (1 Adult & 2 Children €10, 1 Adult and 3 Children €15)

Raya & the lost dragon - Hullabaloo! Festival Film

Raya and the Last Dragon takes us on an exciting, epic journey to the fantasy world of Kumandra, where humans and dragons lived together long ago in harmony. Now that an evil force has threatened their people for over 500 years, she must track down the legendary last dragon to restore her fractured land.

BIRR Fri 29 Oct, 7-8.30pm RATING: PG / €5 (1 Adult & 2 Children €10, 1 Adult and 3 Children €15)

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online Zoom workshops Music, Speech & Drama * - Noel & Siofra O’Farrell

A journey into imaginative visualisation including some fun music, speech and drama exercises, suitable for everyone, including children with additional needs.

Wed 27 Oct, 11am-12pm

AGES 5-8yrs / MAX 10 / €3

You’re So Sound * - Jemma Curran

Exploring the part sound plays in a story, this workshop is adapted for those with neurodivergence and we encourage everyone to participate and have fun!

Wed 27 Oct, 12.30-1.30pm

AGES 6-8yrs / MAX 12 / €3

Concerteenies Musical Pirate Adventure - Anne McCambridge

Ahoy there me Hearties, and welcome aboard the good ship ‘Hullabaloo’! Bring your pirate hat and your cutlas for this interactive online musical workshop!

Thur 28 Oct, 12.30-1pm

AGES 3-6yrs / MAX 12 / €3

My House Meets Your House - Puna Kuca Theatre

In follow up to the pre-recorded show, Svetlana Patafta of Puna Theatre opens a creative space to travel through various microworlds of your child’s imagination.

Thur 28 Oct, 4-4.30pm

AGES 3-6yrs / MAX 6 / €3

Whats the Story?

- Jemma Curran

Make up your own stories using some fun games, and have a laugh as well!

Fri 29 Oct, 12.30-1.30pm

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AGES 9-12yrs / MAX 12 / €3

MAXIMUM 1 CHILD PER SCREEN

CHILDREN MUST BE ASSISTED

BY AN ADULT

Make a Textile Book * - Jen O’Brien

Re-imagining a well-known story lets us create a tangible tale.

The flamboyant fabrics of this fairytale will bring your book to life! Specifically designed for children who are visually impaired but all are welcome.

Sat 30 Oct, 9.30am-10.30am

AGES 6-12yrs / MAX 12 / €3

Recycled Puppet - Lottie Smith

Let’s find some simple materials around the house and learn how to join pieces together to create movement and find out how to create the illusion that your puppet is flying!

Sat 30 Oct, 11am-12pm

AGES 4yrs+ / MAX 12 / €3

The Greatest Showman - Sonya Cuddy

Sing, dance and perform to the The Greatest Showman soundtrack. We’ll help re-write the stars and come alive for two hours of non-stop fun.

Sat 30 Oct, 2-3pm

AGES 5-8yrs / MAX 12 / €3

Animation - Whizz Kids

We’ll show you how to use tools and techniques to create your own scenes and stories using digital animations. You will need a laptop to download the ‘Pivot’ Animation programme.

Sat 30 Oct, 3.30-4.30pm Sat 30 Oct, 5-6pm

AGES 7-9yrs / MAX 12 / €3 AGES 10-12yrs / MAX 12 / €3

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online family shows shows Beasty Baby

- Theatre-Rites

Deep in the forest, in a wintry land, lives a gorgeously grizzly Beasty Baby. Mayhem and laughter await every corner as three people embark on a wild adventure to bring up this mischievous and totally lovable child.

Available for viewing throughout Hullabaloo! Festival

AGES 3-6yrs

My House Meets Your House - Puna KUca Theatre

A pre-recorded show in the lead up to a Zoom workshop that takes place on Friday Oct 29th. This interactive show is full of imagination! Sveltana Patafta of Puna Kuca Theatre changes your house into a wonderland, creating new worlds and stories.

Wed 27 Oct, 12pm (available for viewing until 12pm Fri 29 Oct)

AGES 3-6yrs

Circus Science Show - Strongwomen Science

Find out how Jugglers, Acrobats and Hula Hoop artists use science to create their amazing acts. StrongWomen Aoife and Maria reveal the scientific secrets behind their astounding tricks.

Why not try out Aoife and Maria’s pre-recorded workshops too!

Available for viewing throughout Hullabaloo! Festival

AGES 5yrs+

In Trolland:

The Puppets of Vitalijus Mazuras - ClIodhna Noonan Inspired by the book Swedish Fairy Tales, illustrated by John Bauer is ‘In Trolland’ – a tale of the Troll Election and how the people chose a new King after the death of the old King.

Available for viewing throughout Hullabaloo! Festival

All Ages

Space Eggsplorers - Hatched by Beluga Theatre

One brave egg. Lost in space. Shelby needs our help. Join the online interactive mission to the stars in search of the Big Space Yolk!

Available for viewing throughout Hullabaloo! Festival *Check out the items needed to participate in the show on www.hullabaloofestival.ie

WWW.HULLABALOOFESTIVAL.IE

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AGES 6yrs+

FREE!

NO BOOKING NEEDED

online workshops

Pre-recorded ECORDED video ONLIPRE-R NE WORKSHOPS ARE FREE!

Spooky Stories - Aileen Cahill Snuggle up for some Spooky Stories! Join us for some gruesome Grimm tales and the magical music of Schumann’s Fairytale Pictures for viola (Andreea Banciu) and piano (Aileen Cahill).

Rapunzel Maeve, Ronan & the Witches The Robber Bridegroom

AGES 5yrs+ AGES 7yrs+ AGES 9yrs+

Make a Cardboard Tower - Denise Kehoe Explore structure in a fun and easy way to make your own colourful, cardboard sculpture without using glue – so get ready and let’s get creative!

AGES 3-12yrs

Fits Like a Sock!

- Jemma Curran Lets teach you how to make sock puppets from items that you have lying around your home, while also exploring the exciting world of meeting new people with Jemma and Barnaby.

AGES 3-5yrs

Make a Dream Catcher - Niamh Lawlor, Puca Puppets Help Béirín Beag Buí have sweet dreams by making a colourful Dream Catcher. Lullaby Films to inspire the work can be viewed before and after the activity, presented in association with short films Béirín Beag Buí and Béirín Beag Buí i dTír na Síog available through the RTÉ Player.

Available Fri 29 Oct, 4pm until Sat 30 Oct, 4pm

AGES 4-6yrs

CHECK OUT ALL OF OUR PRE-RECORDED WORKSHOPS & THE REQUIRED MATERIALS FOR EACH ON WWW.HULLABALOOFESTIVAL.IE ALSO WATCH OUT FOR SOME WORKSHOPS LAUNCHED ON OUR HULLABALOO FACEBOOK PAGE ADULT SUPERVISION AND ASSISTANCE IS ADVISED

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online Workshops Make a Shadow Puppet - Niamh Lawlor, PUca Puppets Be transported to the Púca Puppet studio where Niamh Lawlor and her shadow puppet Mary Mary will help you create your own shadow puppets at home using recycled materials.

Available from Fri 29 Oct, 4pm until Sat 30 Oct, 4pm AGES 5-10yrs

Make a Pumpkin Wind Chim Chimee - Rosemarie Langtry Make a spooky but friendly companion to keep you company this Halloween. Let’s create an easy to make Pumpkin Wind Chime to greet all of the ghouls that visit your door!

AGES 3-5yrs

Make a Halloween Tree - Rosemarie Langtry Let’s get into the ‘spirit’ and create a Scary Halloween tree using creepy recycled and spine-chilling natural materials!

AGES 6-8yrs

How to Make a Troll - Cliodhna Noonan Inspired by our ‘In Trolland’ show, this workshop helps you to create your own Wind, Stone and Sea Trolls!

AGES 3-12yrs

Custard Juggling!

- Strongwomen Science Circus performers juggle lots of different shapes such as Clubs, Balls and Rings. These are all solid so they can catch them easily.

But, can you juggle a liquid? Aoife and Maria show you how!

See also our Circus Science Show!

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AGES 5-12yrs

Pre-recorded video Workshops

ALL PRE-RECORDED ONLINE WORKSHOPS ARE FREE!

CHECK OUT ALL OF OUR PRE-RECORDED WORKSHOPS & THE REQUIRED MATERIALS FOR EACH ON WWW.HULLABALOOFESTIVAL.IE

ED Also watch out for SOME WORKSHOPS LAUNCH ON OUR HULLABALOO FACEBOOK PAGE ADULT SUPERVISION AND ASSISTANCE IS ADVISED

Balancing Tips & Tricks - Strongwomen Science So long as the centre of gravity of an object is above the point on which it is balanced, it will stay balanced - we’ll show you how to find the centre of gravity.

See also our Circus Science Show!

AGES 5-12yrs

Using Engineering to Make Stuff Stuff - Strongwomen Science Engineering is the use of science and maths to design, plan and build things. Performers can use engineering to create an act or make a prop. We’ll show how to research, plan and build poi buckets.

See also our Circus Science Show!

AGES 5-12yrs

The Science of Skipping!

- Strongwomen Science Would you like to know how physics can make you skip faster?

Tune in to help give you an advantage over your friends!

See also our Circus Science Show!

AGES 5-12yrs

Make Your Own Natural Ink - Kaya Brennan Please join artist and youth facilitator Kaya Brennan in learning the fun and simple process of making your own natural inks and art materials at home, using everyday plant materials.

AGES 6-12yrs

Family Sing-A-long - Adriana von Runic A fun family time where Adriana takes us on a wondrous variety of folkloric, international and modern songs in 4 pre-recorded and easy Sing-A-Longs.

Available from Fri 29 Oct, 4pm until Sat 30 Oct. 4pm

AGES 3-5yrs

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Offaly Libraries Winnie the Witch Puppet Show - Clare Mcenroe, Offaly Libraries

Join Clare and friends for lots of Winnie and Wilbur themed fun!

Wed 27 Oct, 11am

AGES 3-8yrs / Max 12

Gruffalo Activities - sonya cuddy

Let’s go walking in the woods in The Gruffalo imaginative experience. Bring your teddy as we create our own teddy bear’s picnic with The Great Big Bear.

Wed 27 Oct, 2-3pm

AGES 3-8yrs / Max 12

Harry Potter Activities - Sonya Cuddy Get sorted into your house and earn points to see which house will have the ultimate Hogwarts experience - activities include Wand Making, Horcrux Hunt, and the revealing of the ultimate Harry Potter fan!

Wed 27 Oct 3.30-4.30pm

AGES 8+ / Max 12

The Secret Lives of Books - Maeve Devoy There is a secret that not many children know: a book can come to life when a child falls in love with it! Prepare to be swept off your feet as you take an imaginary trip inside your favourite books.

Thurs 28 Oct 10-11am

AGES 8-12yrs / Max 12

Shape Character Creation - Marta Boniakowska Have fun with Marta as she teaches you how to draw basic shapes such as circles, triangles and squares which are used when creating your own or famous characters!

Thurs 28 Oct 11am-12pm

AGES 6-8yrs / Max 12

Digital Art - Whizz Kids

Learn the tools and techniques to create your own digital masterpieces with Whizz Kids. You will need a laptop to download ‘Inkscape’ Digital Art programme.

Thurs 28 Oct 2-3pm Thurs 28 Oct 4-5pm

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AGES 7-9 / Max 12 AGES 10-12 / Max 12

FREE online Zoom Events Booking essential

BOOKING ESSENTIAL THROUGH OFFALY LIBRARIES ON 057 9346832

CHILDREN NEED TO BE SUPERVISED

BY AN ADULT

LOOK OUT ON OUR HULLABALOO! FACEBOOK PAGE AS WE WILL BE RELEASING SOME GREAT ONLINE SHOWS!

The Gruffalo Puppet Show - Clare McEnroe, Offaly Libraries

Join Clare and friends for a live action show of Julia Donaldson’s The Gruffalo!

Thurs 28 Oct, 3pm AGES 3-8yrs / Max 12

Dreaming Time: Draw Your Own Stories - Duffy Mooney-Sheppard

Join Bríd travelling across Ireland, looking closely at the natural world. Let’s create a dreamy story of your very own.

Fri 29 Oct, 11am-12pm AGES 5-12yrs / Max 12

I Want to be a Wolf: A Mask Making Workshop - Duffy Mooney-Sheppard Join us for stories of the wolves in Ireland and make your own wolf mask so you can prowl and pounce and dance under the light of the moon as they do.

Fri 29 Oct, 3-4pm

AGES 5-12yrs / Max 12

5 Little Ducks & Animal Song Fun - Adriana von Runic

We’ll play improvised, fun and interactive music activities themed around songs like 5 Little Ducks and more, with sound games and stories with our voices and home instruments, for all the family.

Sat 30 Oct, 10-11am

AGES 3yrs+ / Max 12

Trick & Treat: a Craft & a Sweet in a Bag - Offaly Libraries

Come and pick up your FREE Trick and Treat Bag at any of our local Offaly Libraries – first come, first served!

Wed 27 to Sat 30 Oct

AGES 3yrs+

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BOOKINGS: All bookings for all locations and online are to be made through

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information Notes for Parents • All performances require children to be accompanied by an adult. We advise that Zoom workshops and pre-recorded workshops are supervised by an adult. Preschool children must be accompanied at all times.

• We like to give as many young people a chance to experience our workshops.

As Live and Zoom workshops have limited numbers, we would request that you only book one per child and then wait before booking additional workshops.

• Children should wear comfortable clothes for activities and bring an old t-shirt for make and do workshops.

• Children with allergies to any materials e.g. latex, should inform us at time of booking.

• We have a child protection policy in place therefore age limit and participant numbers will be strictly adhered to in the interest of safety for all children.

• You will be asked to sign your child in to all live workshops and leave your contact details with staff. Please ensure you are at the events at least 5 mins before the end of a workshop to be present when your child finishes.

• All ground workshops are operating under up to date Covid-19 social distancing regulations.

• Zoom workshops - please ensure that you log onto your Zoom workshop 5-10 mins prior to start.

• Many events are for both children and parents and guardians, so please enjoy them too!

• Due to the possibility of Covid-19 restrictions, we may need to cancel our Live and/or Zoom workshops. If this occurs we will give you as much notice as possible and refund your money.

• GDPR: For further information please see our Privacy Policy on our website.

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Acknowledgements Hullabaloo! Offaly’s Children’s Arts Festival is coordinated by Offaly County Council Arts Office and Birr Theatre & Arts Centre with Offaly’s Libraries Service and Clara Family Resource Centre. We acknowledge the support of the Municipal Districts of Birr and Tullamore, and Offaly County Council. Many thanks to the Arts Council for support funding.

We would like to thank all staff and volunteers in all our venues.

Programme Coordinator: Terri Dale-Kearney

PROTECTION MEASURE

Hullabaloo! is co-ordinated by Offaly County Council Arts Office and Birr Theatre & Arts Centre with Offaly Library Service and Clara Family Resource Centre. Ensuring you have an enjoyable and safe Hullabaloo! during the current COVID-19 pandemic

is a priority. All events will be delivered with due diligence to Health and Safety requirements, and in accordance and compliance with national guidelines. See regularly updated guidelines on www.gov.ie