A yellow square goes for a walk, little red dots play hide and seek and a blue circle starts to sound … Theater Papilio’s first show for the very young is a highly visual theatre experience for a first time audience, an abstract play with objects, movement and voice. Accompanied by Eoin O Brien on acoustic guitar, puppeteer Anna Rosenfelder moves within a self built universe of shapes and lines, creating simple and capturing scenes and images - sometimes poetical, sometimes witty, sometimes just so ... The perfect introduction to the arts for your young adventurer. Theater Papilio is a Wicklow based theatre company. Founded by puppeteer Anna Rosenfelder in 2006 in Germany Papilio’s shows and creative interventions fuse puppetry with storytelling, movement, a playful use of objects and sometimes live music to create atmospheric and unique theatre experiences for children // DUR: 30 mins // Age 2-4 yrs.

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Little Leon goes to see a magic show with his brothers and sisters. There is so much magic in the air that Leon can even smell it! So when magician Abdul Kazam asks for someone to come forward Leon knows that it must be him. He bravely steps onto the stage, through the door and into the place between. It is a place full of mystery and illusion! But when his adventure is over will Leon be able to find his way back to his brothers and sisters? This is a delightful tale about magic and the power of believing.
Dur: 55 Mins / Age: 5+

Sometimes it takes a girl sized human to solve an adult sized problem. Peggy O’Hegarty and her parents are packers. They squeeze fruit into tins, foxes into boxes, even bikes into brown paper bags. And all the while Peggy sings with the voice of an angel – a grossly unfortunate angel, who can’t sing at all. But one day work stops working, and the jobs stop coming, and Peggy steps outside to find Winter has arrived … and everyone in her city is gone! As Peggy desperately tries to save the day, we learn about love, loss, the reassurance of goats, and the courage to sing gloriously on or off-key. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to experience the combined, celebrated talents of director Lynne Parker, performer Louis Lovett and playwright Finegan Kruckemeyer.

Presented as part of Ulster Bank Dublin Theatre Festival ReViewed - A showcase of successful Irish productions re-staged in partnership with Culture Ireland and Irish Theatre Institute.

Dur: 60 mins / Age 7+

This triple-bill includes the wonderful story of The Very Hungry Caterpillar's metamorphosis into a beautiful butterfly; the fanciful account of Little Cloud's travels through the sky, and the Mixed-Up Chameleon's discovery of his own unique nature. The whimsical tales have enchanted several generations, and Mermaid's acclaimed stage adaptation teaches as well as entertains.

If you think you’ve seen a Punch and Judy show before, you haven’t seen anything yet! For 300 years the infamous Mr Punch has entertained and enthralled Irish audiences with his brand of zany slapstick humour. This new version of a classic tale is your chance to see him at his wildest and most boisterous, fusing traditional puppet theatre with the best of traditional Irish music. Ronan Tully, grandson of Ireland’s legendary puppeteer Eugene Lambert, is a third generation puppeteer and Punch performer who has represented Ireland at international puppet festivals across the globe over the past 10 years.
Dur: 50 Mins / Age: 6+