Booking
BOOK IT AND BADGE IT!
Tickets may be purchased online (www.thelinenhall.com), by calling to the Box Office in person or by phoning our Box Office. Tel: 094 9023733.
Drop-In Saturday 10.30am - 4.00pm Sunday 10.00am - 4.30pm Monday 10.00am - 4.00pm Age: 4 years+
Tickets may be paid for by cash, credit card or cheque (cheques should be made payable to ‘Linenhall Arts Centre’).
Where We Are Parking in Castlebar is metered. Closest street parking is on Linenhall St, Rush St, Thomas St, New Antrim St and Tucker St. Closest car parks are Castle Street Car Park accessed from Charles St and Castle St, SuperValu Car Park accessed from New Antrim St and Thomas St and Market Square Car Park accessed from Main St.
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St Patrick’s Boys School
Best Behaviour Please remember: If you are late for a performance or workshop, you will be allowed in only if there is a suitable interval - otherwise you will disturb everyone else. No food or drink is allowed into performances or workshops - it’s very distracting for those around you and can be very messy.
THE WAY BACK HOME
SLINGSBY’S THE TRAGICAL LIFE OF CHEESEBOY
When a boy discovers a single-propeller airplane in his closet, he does what any young adventurer would do: he flies into outer space! But as it turns out, he is not alone up there... Branar Téatar and Denmark’s Teater Refleksion have joined forces to produce The Way Back Home, based on the hugely successful book by Irish author Oliver Jeffers. This new show without words combines puppetry, original music and the distinctive and evocative design of Teater Refleksion’s Marianne Agaard to realise a beautiful and imaginative story on stage.
WHAT’S ON THE WALL?
Kindly supported by the Arts Council of Ireland.
Drop-In Saturday 10.30am - 4.00pm Sunday 10.00am - 4.30pm Monday 10.00am - 4.00pm Age: 4 years+
“Branar... magic of a high order.” Irish Theatre Magazine
Exhibition and Reading Room - for all ages - each day
Slingsby is supported by the Government of South Australia through Arts SA and the Australia Council for the Arts, the Australian Government’s arts funding and advisory body. Presented in association with ShortWorks Network.
Location: Linenhall Theatre Duration: 40mins Capacity: 72 Tickets: €8, €25 (family of four)
Linenhall Gallery Adm: FREE
(NB. Also Friday 24th October @ 10.00am Schools Show)
Location: Linenhall Theatre Duration 50 minutes Capacity: 125 Tickets: €8, €25 (family of four)
It’s RoolaBoola Time!
Monday 27th October @ 2.00pm
Monday 27th October @ 4.00pm
THE SPEKS
THE KING AND THE MOCKINGBIRD
The Speks present a lively show of nursery rhymes and sing-along songs set to acoustic Irish music which will have adults and children jumping in their seats! They live on a mysterious island off the coast of Co. Clare called Glasses Island where everybody wears glasses! The Speks have won a Parents’ Choice music award in the US where their music has been described as ‘Riverdance for toddlers’ and they encourage audiences to sing, scream, clap and dance along during their performances. This will be a great fun event for children and families. Sing along and sing aloud!
Widely considered one of the best animated feature films of all time, and a masterpiece of French animation, The King and the Mockingbird (Le Roi et l’Oiseau) is a fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen about a tyrannical King ruling over the kingdom of Takicardia. At night the figures in the paintings on his walls come to life and attempt to escape from the palace, assisted by the spirited, brightly feathered Mockingbird. Originally completed in 1980 after thirty years in the making, this wonderful animated film screens here in a new restoration with English soundtrack. Unrivalled in its technical achievements, this witty, imaginative and charming film, with beautifully realised animation, is a perfect union of narrative and imagery.
(See EXHIBITION section at the end of the brochure for details. Closed during readings (see READINGS page) and Saturday 25th October 1-2pm & 3-4pm.)
C a s t l e b a r, C o. M a y o
Age: Children and families 3 years and up
Donough O’Malley’s Cock a doodle do! from our Pictiúr exhibition.
Friday 24 - Monday 27 October 2014
RoolaBoola 2014 brochure design and layout: Ian Wieczorek
To Gnó Mhaigh Eo, Outdoor Explorer Preschool and all the wonderful volunteers who will read during the festival; and to Elephant Bean Bags who will ensure that your reading experiences during RoolaBoola will be ever so comfortable! Also thanks to Music Generation Mayo who supported our music events. The Linenhall Arts Centre acknowledges the financial support of the Arts Council, Mayo County Council and Castlebar Town Council.
Age: Children and families 5 years and up
“If your little ones love fantastic, magical songs...then The Speks are the boys for you!” Tom Dunne, Newstalk
A Big Thank You
CHILDREN’S ARTS FESTIVAL
Inside an enchanting travelling theatre tent, discover a storyteller who shares a timeless tale. Cheeseboy’s home planet has been reduced to a bubbling fondue. Gypsies have given him a home, of sorts, but Cheeseboy is tugged this way and that by tides of strange longings and stranger powers. Full of theatrical magic, The Tragical Life of Cheeseboy will transport you to a fantastic world.
“***** [five stars]…so achingly magical and charming… a marvel of exquisite theatre-craft.” - The Herald, Scotland
Linenhall Foyer Duration: 15mins Tickets: €1 (available only on the day)
Plus: PICTIÚR
by Finegan Kruckemeyer, conceived by Andy Packer Age: Adults and children 9yrs+
“This exquisitely performed piece is so enchanting… the show is visually and aurally transfixing.” - New York Post
“Teater Refleksion… unique… outstanding.” - Aarhus Arts Council
A specially designed drop-in workshop to complement the creations on our foyer wall. In the weeks leading up to RoolaBoola our Community Arts Team will work with primary schools in Castlebar to create a fabulous wall-based art installation for our foyer. It’s all top secret. Watch this space!
Be sure to wear loose, comfortable old clothes for workshops - you might be getting into a right old mess!
LINENHALL ARTS CENTRE
Saturday 25th October @ 7.30pm Sunday 26th October @ 4.00pm & 7.30pm Slingsby (Australia) -
Age: Children and families 4 years and up
Linenhall Office Duration: 15mins Tickets: €1 (available only on the day) (NB This workshop will be closed during readings (See READINGS page for times.)
SHOWS
Friday 24th October @ 7.00pm Saturday 25th October @ 12.00pm Branar (Ireland) & Teater Refleksion (Denmark) in association with Baboró International Arts Festival for Children -
Have a read of one of the books in our Pictiúr exhibition and make your own badge design based on what you’ve read. Artist Betty Gannon will be on hand to give you some design tips, and turn your art into a unique personalised badge. Wear the story home!
Make sure the performance or workshop you are attending is suitable for your age - if it’s not, you won’t really enjoy it and it’s not fair to others taking part.
People with disabilities are very welcome at the Linenhall. We suggest that you contact us by phone prior to your visit, so that we can make it as hassle-free as possible.
SHOWS
DROP-IN ALL WEEKEND!
Photograph by Andy Rasheed, Eyefood
GENERAL INFORMATION
“The Speks...they’re really great!” Derek Mooney, RTE Radio 1
“Packed full of ideas and wonder.” Independent Cinema Office “A masterpiece of animation and imagination.” Jamie Graham, Total Film
Location: Linenhall Theatre Duration: 83mins Capacity: 144 Tickets: €8, €25 (family of four)
Location: Linenhall Theatre Duration: 40mins Capacity: 144 Tickets: €8, €25 (family of four)
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