Draíocht is delighted to deliver the Spréacha Soar Festival for Children & Young People, an exciting week of 23 brand new shows inspired by young people from Dublin 15, aged just days old to 22 years old, the culmination of months of work and our project NEST.
WHAT'S ON MONDAY 11 MARCH:
Feathers of Glory
A Show for Seímí
Created & Performed by Luke Casserly
Directed by Wayne Jordan
Meet Sé - a young magpie with a passion for collecting things. When he embarks on an adventure with his new friend Maurice the Messenger pigeon, he gets a once-in-a-lifetime chance to meet his hero. A heartwarming tale of courage, friendship, and avian-adventure that will leave you cheering for Sé and his feathered friends.
For Children Aged 4-5 years
10am & 12 noon / Main Auditorium Stage
Genre: Theatre / Capacity: 60 per show
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Caveman
A Show for Liam
Created & Performed by Matt Szczerek
Directed by Wayne Jordan
Liam likes dinosaurs and eggs and big hairy blankets. The world is such an interesting place. What happens if I do that? What does that feel like? Does that make a sound? Caveman invites us to step back into the age of discovery. See our world afresh. Use our imagination to explore the extraordinary in the ordinary.
For Children Aged 4-5 years
10.15am & 12.15pm
Draíocht Studio
Genre: Dance / Capacity: 30 per show
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Cloud on a Thread
A Show for Baby Emily
Created & Performed by Little John Nee
Directed by Wayne Jordan
Emily is six weeks old. What does she need to know? She needs to know that there’s a cloud on a thread full of the names of people that she will one day meet. She needs to know that there are lullabies for days when she needs to sleep. And she needs to know that the birds in the sky are watching over her ready to show her the way to go.
For Children Aged 0-2 years
1.30pm & 3.30pm / Main Auditorium Stage
Genre: Theatre / Capacity: 30 per show
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Launch Day
A Show for Cameron
Created & Performed by Amy Conroy
Directed by Wayne Jordan
It's launch day and everyone's buzzing. Especially Cameron's Deputy CEO. Whoever thought that Cameron would grow up to be Dr. Cameron. The Dr. Cameron! Dr. Cameron B! It's a family affair, the Deputy's on stage and Frank is helping out. It should be a day of celebration but things keep going wrong. Who's to blame and who will save the day?
* Programme Change: 'A Show for Cameron' will now take place in a community setting and not in Draíocht on Monday 11 March (1.45pm & 3.45pm). We apologise for this inconvenience. Customers are welcome to swap to another show or have a full refund.
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NEST is based on HOME THEATRE, an original idea by Marcus Vinicius Faustini (Brazil) and Kerry Kyriacos Michael (UK). Draíocht’s iteration, HOME THEATRE (Ireland), took place in 2018.
NEST is funded by ART: 2023, a Decade of Centenaries Collaboration between The Arts Council and the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media.
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