Don’t miss a new original piece from Púca for adults. The Holding Bones is a fitting celebration of Samhain, All Soul’s and The Day of the Dead. At this time of year, they say, the veil between our world and the next is at its thinnest. Once we would have set an extra place at the table, left the door unlocked and lit a candle for each of our loved lost kin at Halloween and remembered our dearly departed throughout the month of November. In this new show, Lawlor, veteran performer from Púca for nearly 30 years, counts her ancestors on her very bones and brings them back to life on stage. Vital theatrical storytelling invites you to meditate on family, memory and rituals of grieving and how to embrace the bittersweet turns of the cycle of life.

These will be the opening performances of a very personal yet universal show, crafted over many years, assisted by The Arts Council, dlr County Council Arts Office, South Dublin Live a South Dublin County Council Arts Office initiative, Pavilion Studio, Fringe Lab and the Mermaid Arts Centre, Draíocht and Civic Theatres. A work in progress was well received by test audiences:

  • “What a beautiful piece…came from the heart and touched my heart…it hit all the senses”
  • “Outstanding show…laughed and cried, great”
  • “just beautiful…cathartic, profound but also soothing”

The Holding Bones lovingly recalls a host of characters – songsters, storytellers and mischief makers.  In paying playful homage to her ancestors Niamh Lawlor contemplates the purpose of life. Her life.  Set in her studio she draws upon her skills as a puppet maker and visual artist to enrich the tale she has to tell, as playful and funny as it is deeply moving.

  • Writer / Performer Niamh Lawlor.
  • Lighting Design Colin Doran.
  • Production /Stage Manager Aimee Crilly.
  • Producer Púca Puppets.
  • Created in collaboration with Dramaturg / Director Veronica Coburn, Artist Lian Bell; Sound / Music Composition Sinead Diskin.

When & Where you can see it?

30th Oct -1 Nov at 7.30pm, 2nd Nov 1pm

 

12th Nov at 8pm

 

14th Nov at 8pm

  • Riverbank Arts Centre, Newbridge
  • Box Office: 045 448 327
  • riverbank.ie

  

15th Nov at 3.30pm, 17th November at 2.30pm