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)
SHOWS
SHOWS
WORKSHOPS
WORKSHOPS
LOOK AND DRAW with Marie Louise Fitzpatrick
Saturday 25th October, 10.00am- 11.15am
MONOPRINT MAGIC with Claire Griffin Sunday 26th October, 10.00am-11.00am
Age: 4-8 years
Age: 5-7 years
Here’s a chance to work with Marie Louise Fitzpatrick, winner of the 2014 Children’s Books Ireland Book of the Year Award, and whose book There which won the Bisto Book of the Year is featured in our exhibition Pictiúr.. Have a look at the exhibition and then tell a story through drawings just like a real illustrator would do.
Create a unique image drawn on a smooth surface and watch the magic of it being transfered onto paper using a printing press. You’ll get to use a variety of materials including special Carane d’Ache water soluble crayons. Monoprint was good enough for Picasso, we can’t wait to see your masterpieces!
Location: Linenhall Community Arts Room Capacity: 15 Tickets: €7
PUPPET PLAY with Marc Mac Lochlainn, Branar Téatar Saturday 25th October, 10.30am-11.30am
Age: Family groups with children aged 4-12yrs Have fun with your family illustrating with vinyl a very special story read to you by artist Mary Noonan. Then watch your colourful cutouts come together to give our windows a beastly makeover!
Location: Linenhall Community Arts Room Capacity: 10 Tickets: €7
Sunday 26th October, 12.00pm-1.30pm
Develop your puppeteering skills and get a chance to work with real hand-manipulated wooden puppets. Top puppeteer and Branar Téatar Artistic Director Marc MacLochlainn will be showing you lots of top tips to bring puppets to life and give them their very own character.
Age: 8-12 years Create multiple copies of an image using all kinds of everyday materials - smooth plastics and even CDs. Use a sharp needle to draw directly onto the surface, ink it up and run it through the press. From the simplest of found objects you can achieve artist quality prints!
Location: St Patrick’s Boys School Capacity: 10 Tickets: €7
THE LONELY BEAST WINDOW DESIGNS FOR FAMILIES with Mary Noonan Monday 27th October, 12.00pm-1.30pm
ETCHING JAM with Claire Griffin
Age: 8-12 years
WORKSHOPS
SEAN NÓS DANCE with Seosamh Ó Neachtain
Age: 5-7 years
Age: 9-12 years Join one of Ireland’s leading Sean Nós dancers and learn some of his basic steps and put them together into your very own dance. A great chance to pick up dance tips from an acclaimed dancer who has danced for the President!
Roll Up Roll Up and get ready to run away with the circus in this wonderful workshop in which you will be introduced to skills including juggling, diabolo, flower sticks, plate spinning, hula-hoop and tight-rope walking. The tutors from Galway Community Circus will give you a hand, and demonstrate some of what they can do too!
Location: St Patrick’s Boys School Capacity: 15 Tickets €7
ILLUSTRATION WORKSHOP with Michael Emberley
Saturday 25th October, 2.30pm-4.00pm Age: 9-12 years We’re thrilled to have illustrator Michael Emberley on hand to bring you around the Pictiúr exhibition. An amazing artist who created the books Ruby and The Present and illustrated Miss Brooks Loves Books (and I don’t) among many others. He’ll share some of his insights and experience and then give you some hands-on illustration tips, while you make your own drawings.
Location: Linenhall Community Arts Room Capacity: 15 Tickets: €7
SEAN NÓS DANCE FOR FAMILIES with Seosamh Ó Neachtain
Saturday 25th October, 2.30pm-3.45pm Age: Family groups with children aged 5 years + Here’s a chance for your family to dance together and learn some tasty trad dance steps along the way from a tiptaptop dancer!
Location: St Patrick’s Boys School (NB: One parent/guardian must take part with each family group) Capacity 20 Tickets: €7, €25 (family of four)
Location: St Patrick’s Boys School 8-12yrs Capacity: 15 Tickets: €7 7
Location: St Patrick’s Boys School Capacity: 12 Tickets: €7
5-7yrs Capacity: 12 Tickets: €6
THE LONELY BEAST WINDOW DESIGNS with Mary Noonan
Monday 27th October, 11.15am-11.35am Age: 5-7 years James Murray reads from: The Lonely Beast, by Chris Judge; Pandamonium at Peek Zoo, by Kevin Waldron; On the Road with Mavis and Marge,, Niamh Sharkey.
Monday 27th October, 3.15pm-3.35pm
For all ages A highly engaging exhibition demonstrating the range, scope and skill of Ireland’s top children’s book illustrators. Pictiúr was curated by Niamh Sharkey during her time as Laureate na nÓg and features the work of 21 illustrators including PJ Lynch, Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick, Chris Haughton, Kevin Waldron, Oliver Jeffers, Chris Judge, Steve Simpson, Andrew Whitson, Mary Murphy, Michael Emberley and Olivia Golden. The exhibition includes illustrations from books written in English and Irish.
Saturday 25th October, 3.00pm-4.00pm Age: 9-12 years
WESTPORT CHILDREN’S CHOIR Saturday 25th October, 4.15pm-4.35pm FREE PERFORMANCE for families of all ages!
This workshop is specifically designed for both toddler and parent, to discover the magic of music in a fun filled environment. It aims to naturally enhance and stimulate your child’s musical development, by introducing music through singing, musical games and exploring instruments.
Marie Farrell reads from Oh No George, by Chris Haughton; Small Bunny’s Blue Blanket, by Tatyana Feeney; Stuck, by Oliver Jeffers.
Spend time with brilliant illustrator Michael Emberley (illustrator of Miss Brooks Loves Books (and I don’t) ). He’ll bring you around the Pictiúr exhibition (which includes his own work), read from the book and do some quick drawings to show you how he works.
Demonstration/Reading Location: Linenhall Gallery Tickets: €2
Age: 3-4 years with parent/guardian
Monday 27th October, 10.15am-10.30am Age: 3-4 years
Age: 4-8 years
Enjoy an hour with award winning, leading Irish illustrator Marie Louise Fitzpatrick, who will bring you around the Pictiúr exhibition and talk about how she developed her picture book There, which features in the exhibition. There’ll be a chance to ask questions, pick up illustrators’ tips, and watch Marie Louise draw.
Monday 27th October, 11.00am-11.45am
Ken Armstrong, Writer, reads from The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey by Susan Wojciechowski.
PICTIÚR
MARIE LOUISE FITZPATRICK, ILLUSTRATOR
with Deirdre Lynn Rodgers
Sunday 26th October, 3.00pm-3.25pm Age: 5-8 years
MICHAEL EMBERLEY, ILLUSTRATOR
Age: 5-7 years
PARENT & TODDLER MUSIC WORKSHOP
Avril Grufferty, Outdoor Explorers Preschool, reads from: Little Owl’s Orange Scarf, by Tatyana Feeney; Guess How Much I Love You, by Sam McBratney; Little Chick, by Amy Hest.
NB: READINGS FREE, BUT BOOKING ESSENTIAL.
Demonstration/Reading Location: Linenhall Gallery Tickets: €2
Location: Linenhall Community Arts Room Capacity: 12 Tickets €7
Léifidh Freda Nic Giolla Chatháin, Gnó Mhaigh Eo, sleachta éagsúla as rogha de na leabhair Ghaeilge atá mar chuid den taispeántas Pictiúr: An Coileach Cadalach, le Nuala Nic Con Iomaire; Ó Chrann go Crann,, le Caitríona Hastings; Mise agus an Dragún, le Patricia Forde.
Eamon Smith reads from Irish Tales of Mystery and Magic,, by Eddie Lenihan.
Monday 27th October, 10.00am-11.00am Listen to artist Mary Noonan read to you and then create wonderful window designs based on the story. You’ll cut out shapes from vinyl sheets in a whole range of colours and create your own imagery. Our windows are going to look fantastic!
Age: 4-6 years
Age: 8-12 years
Saturday 25th October, 1.00pm-2.00pm
Location: St Patrick’s Boys School Capacity: 8 pairs Tickets: €7 per pair
WORKSHOPS
An introduction to creative expression and discovery through music in a relaxed and fun-filled environment. Use a whole bunch of instruments to find the budding musician within.
Sunday 26th October: 10.00am-11.30am Age: 8-12yrs 12.00pm-12.45pm Age: 5-7yrs 2.00pm-2.45pm Age: 5-7yrs
Saturday 25th October, 1.00pm-2.00pm
Saturday 25th October, 11.20am-11.40am
Age: 3-5 years
SOUND CORNER with Deirdre Lynn Rodgers Monday 27th October, 3.30pm-4.30pm
CIRCUS SKILLS with Galway Community Circus
FREE READINGS in the Linenhall Gallery:
Sunday 26th October, 11.00am-11.20am
Location: St Patrick’s Boys School Capacity: 20 Tickets: €7, €25 (family of four) (NB: One parent/guardian must take part with each family group)
Location: Linenhall Community Arts Room Capacity: 10 Tickets: €7
READINGS - FREE!
Westport Children’s Choir was founded in 2011 to give children of the Westport area the opportunity to explore their musical ability through singing and learning about music together. This award-winning and accomplished choir performs music from many different cultures, with exciting harmonies and rhythms. Come hear them fill our gallery with song!
10.00am - 4.30pm daily
Children’s Books Ireland, under the auspices of Laureate na nÓg, toured Pictiúr to international audiences in Austria, Italy and Belgium. Now on tour in Ireland here’s your chance to catch it on your very own doorstep. Children’s Books Ireland is the national children’s book organisation of Ireland.
Location: Linenhall Gallery Adm: FREE
Look AND read! During RoolaBoola all the books featured in the
exhibition, and some others featuring the work of the illustrators will be available to you to read in our gallery space. We will have also have lovely comfy bean bags in the gallery for you, to ensure your reading experience is as comfortable as possible. Thanks to www.elephantbrand.ie
Music Performance Location: Linenhall Gallery Adm: FREE
WORKSHOPS
DEMONSTRATIONS & MORE!
EXHIBITION - ALL WEEKEND