Puppets in July

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM

Puppeteer: Sinead Lynch

Level 4, Children’s Library | 11.00am-12.00pm and 3.00-4.00pm

Ages 6 + | Walk up, no booking required. All welcome

An adaptation of the famous Shakespeare play.... with puppets!

Expect romance, fighting, fairies playing tricks, magic flowers and a group of puppets putting on their own mini puppet show (badly!)

The full programme for Puppets in July is available here

Puppets in July will bring the magic and engaging artistry of puppetry to new audiences in dlr LexIcon, Dún Laoghaire this summer.

A lively programme is planned over three weekends in July with a mix of Irish and international puppeteers visiting from Bulgaria, Spain and Italy.

This programme will include Allegro Vivace brought to us by the Bulgarian Varna State Puppet Theatre, Mamulengo puppetry from Trapusteros Teatro visiting us from Spain with a type of puppet performance popular in North East Brazil, and Gianluca di Matteo with his traditional Neapolitan puppet show: Le Guarattelle di Pulcinella.

With a mix of events both indoors and outdoors dlr LexIcon will showcase some of the best known Irish puppeteers that work to keep the beautiful art of puppetry alive.

Julie Rose Mc Cormick, Sinead Lynch, Your Mans puppets, Púca Puppets, Marie Denham and Margot Jones will bring their unique puppetry to enliven our library spaces!

Alongside puppet shows we have two talks: one on famous Irish puppeteer Eugene Lambert and one on Victorian Marionettes as well as an exhibition of rare Burmese Puppets.

Kindly supported by Irish UNIMA and Creative Ireland. Irish Unima aims to promote the activities of Irish puppeteers and the art form of puppetry in Ireland and abroad. As well as providing a forum for its development, it creates the link between Irish Puppeteers and the international stage.

With thanks to Dr John Mc Cormick, author and former professor at Trinity College Dublin, who has acted as an advisor.

Please note: All ages, young and older are welcome at each event unless otherwise specified. Most events are walk up, no booking required, unless specified. Children must be accompanied by parent/guardian.