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CAHOOTS NI NEWS ARCHIVE
ADDITION OF SPARK CHILDREN'S ARTS FESTIVAL TO THE
SNAIL AND THE WHALE TOUR SCHEDULE
Cahoots NI are delighted to add the Spark Children's Arts Festival to the
already packed tour schedule of The Snail and the Whale - a magical
adaptation of the award-winning picture book by Julia Donaldson and Axel
Scheffler. We shall be visiting the De Montfort Hall in Leicester on the 5th and
6th June to round off the month long tour around Northern Ireland and Ireland.
For the full tour schedule see Shows.
FEB/MARCH NEWSLETTER IS LIVE
Check out Cahoots NI's latest newsletter at the following link
FEB/MARCH 2008 IN CAHOOTS NEWSLETTER
It's packed full of info about our latest projects, a magic trick that even fooled
the famous magician Harry Houdini in the 1920s, some fun craft ideas, snail
and whale facts and a fantastic competition!
CAHOOTS NI CHRISTMAS CARD COMPETITION!
Enter our competition and you could win a fantastic magic kit
Get your colouring pens out and get creative! Send us your very own home
made Christmas card and you could be the winner of a fantastic magic kit!
It could be a picture of anything you like - a Christmas tree, Santa stuck up the
chimney, Rudolph and his shiney nose, a snowman, some stockings hanging
by the fireplace - you decide! You can use a wide range of materials to make
the card as decorative as you want - colouring pens, pencils, crayons, paint,
glitter, recycled card or wrapping paper. So get busy!
Everyone who sends in a Chrsitmas card will be in with a chance of winning an
amazing magic kit. The winner can amaze and dazzle their friends with some
spectacular magic tricks!
Send your entry to;
Cahoots NI
Christmas Card Competition!
109-113 Royal Avenue
Belfast
BT1 1FF
or email us at victoria@cahootsni.com
The closing date for all entries is 4th January 2007.
As well as the brilliant prize we’ll put everyone’s cards up on this website!
Good Luck!
If you have recently enjoyed a Cahoots NI event and would like to do so
again in the future along with experiencing many different arts and cultural
events, it is vital that you support the 'Keep Our Arts Alive' campaign.
Currently Northern Ireland invests £6.13 per head of population in stark
comparison to England (£8.39); Wales (£9.17); Scotland (£11.93) and the
Republic of Ireland (£12.61). The gulf is set to widen with other regions
looking to increase their arts expenditure. If funding is not increased
to £11.55 per person in Northern Ireland, we can look forward
to the closing of our most valued cultural institiutions and programmes.
A draft budget recently proposed by the Assembly outlines an increased
investment in the arts by £4.25 million spread over three years - as opposed
to the £26million necessary to sustain the sector. This is not good enough.
What can be done?
The draft budget is out for consultation until January 4 2008. Between now
and then we must voice our dismay at the lack of funding for the arts.
Responses can be sent to: Melanie McGinnis, Economic Policy Unit,
OFMDFM, Rm E5.22, Castle Buildings, Stormont, Belfast, BT4 3SR
Tel: 028 9052 0093, E-mail: pfgbudget@nics.gov.uk.
Keepourartsalive is a new joint campaign by the arts sector and the Arts
Council of Northern Ireland and will aim to improve the outcome for the arts
through the NI Draft Budget 2008-2011 public consulltation phase. Visit their
website at www.keepourartsalive.com for more info on how you can support
the campaign.
Seminars across Northern Ireland are being held as part of the public
consultation process. The more people that attend the more comments will
be officially recorded and noted.
- Thursday 29 November, Guildhall, Londonderry
- Monday 3 December, The Clinton Centre, Enniskillen
- Wednesday 5 December, Spires Conference Centre, Belfast
- Tuesday 11 December, Southern Education and Library Board Headquarters, Armagh.
All events will begin at 7pm and run until approximately 9.00pm. Anyone
wishing to attend any of these events should ring the Economic Policy Unit in
OFMDFM on 028 9092 0093.
A rally at Stormont is to be held on Monday 10th Dec at 10.30am and it is
vital that as many people as possible attend. Please try to come along and
show your support. Keep an eye on the Keepourartsalive site for more details.
THE FLEA PIT - A FLEATASTIC SUCCESS!
(part of the Belfast Festival @ Queens)
While our fleas Ivan the Bulgarian Beastie, Lady Isobella Jumpin Ella and
Mad Rad Rodricco enjoy a well earned rest after their nine day run at the
Belfast Festival at Queens you can check out some of our reviews below.
'It's the faces of the kids that make it all worthwhile. They believe everything
they see, their eyes wide as saucers, mouths hanging open in disbelief -
the picture of innocence.'
Performance Review - Culture Northern Ireland - 26/10/07 - Lee Henry
'The ancient art of the flea circus was brought back to life in style by
children's theatre company Cahoots NI in the magical location of the
Little Pavillion in Botanic Gardens. Kids young and old marvelled at
this side-show of leaping fleas and sensational illusions...
This perfect pre-halloween adventure will leave you itching for more.'
The Irish News - 25/10/07 - Jenny Lee
'Afterwards, the hugely appreciative audience is taken back stage where
a professor (looking very like Dan Gordon) shows us around a museum
of curiosities, and explains how the human flea came to be. Who'd of
thought that nits could be so entertaining?'
Belfast Telegraph - 29/10/07- Grania McFadden
If you missed our international fleas amazing people with their incredible feats of mind reading, weightlifting and trapeze stunts in Belfast then there is a chance you could catch them at the Imaginate Childrens International Theatre Festival in Edinburgh May 2008. Watch this Space!
MAGIC MEDICINE - THE BUMBLEBEE ORCHESTRA
COMPLETES PILOT TOUR OF NORTHERN IRELAND
We are delighted to announce the successful completion of our four
week pilot tour of THE BUMBLEBEE ORCHESTRA. The project saw
four giant, musical bumblebees visit various healthcare settings
throughout Northern Ireland and engage young audiences through
puppetry, live music, magical illusion, song, dance and comedy.
It is a highly interactive piece which has been enjoyed by small groups
of children with varying physical and learning disabilities in common
room settings. The project also visited hospitals, special schools and
adult training and resource centres.
The project has created an atmosphere of fun and a little bit of magic
within the facilities it visited.
'The project was extremely positive for all the children and staff due to
all the interaction involved.' Orana Respite Unit, Newry
'I feel the Bumblebee Orchestra would be an asset to any proramme
promoting laughter and joy as part of enhancing coping mechanisms and
healing hearts.' Balloo Training and Resource Centre, Bangor
The BUMBLEBEE ORCHESTRA has sprung from the success of Cahoots
NI’s ongoing Bedside Theatre project that was recently nominated in the
Health category of the National Lottery Awards 2007. It competed
against just nine other projects from the UK.
The BUMBLEBEE ORCHESTRA will be hitting the road again in 2008.
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEWYEAR
TO ONE AND ALL
from the CAHOOTS NI TEAM! 
CAHOOTS NI TO CELEBRATE 6th BIRTHDAY!!
We can't wait to celebrate six years of world class children's theatre on the
28th November 2007. Our artistic director will be making a cake to mark
the occasion with party hats and party poppers galore. Over the last six
years Cahoots NI has brought exhilarating, awe inspiring theatre productions
to audiences throughout Northern Ireland and beyond.
Why not take a look through our Past_Productions pages to see
what we've been up to.
Magic Medicine - The Bumble Bee Orchestra
Sept - Oct 2007
Bumble Bee orchestra is a new strand of community outreach in which the company will work specifically with Respite Centres and Hospices to develop a programme of performing arts activities for children with terminal illness, children with disabilites and/or severe learning difficulties.
The project will feature mini theatre performances based around the idea of
a Bumble Bee orchestra. The production will be designed to be delivered to a small group of children within a ward setting or common room area. This show will feature live music, moving lights and sensory effects to engage children in active participation.
Magic Medicine - The Bumble Bee Orchestra will generate an atmosphere of fun and opportunities for creative enjoyment within the facility, bringing both light relief and a distraction from the individual's condition, whilst also allowing for a shared experience with other patients, medical staff and visitors.
Cahoots NI will deliver the Magic Medicine to children's respite units throughout Northern Ireland between 17th September - 14th October 2007.
BEDSIDE THEATRE NOMINATED FOR
NATIONAL LOTTERY AWARD
Thanks to all those who voted for Bedside Theatre in the semi-finals
of the National Lottery Awards. The competition was very tough and
unfortunately we are sorry to say that we did not make it through to
the final round.
We are very proud to have made it to this stage of the Awards and will
continue to bring our Bedside Theatre project to children in hospitals
throughout Northern Ireland. We aim to expand our work in the
healthcare sector with a new project called 'The Bumblebee Orchestra'
which shall visit children in Respite Units in September/October 2007.
Watch this space!
Another flea-tastic tour for Bedside theatre!
"It was good for young people and staff to laugh together."
Patient, Down & Lisburn HSST
Bedside Theatre Project completed a successful six week tour of hospitals and healthcare facilities across the country during September and October 2006.
After very successful tours of the project in 2004 and 2005 the flea circus was on the road again for another series of magical performances. The five minute show was performed to individual children at their bedsides, or to very small groups in waiting areas, clinics etc. and adapted by the performers depending on the situation and individual child.
Our three performers, Christina Nelson, musician Hillas Smith and Hugh Brown, helping to demonstrate the talents of 'star' fleas Lady Isabella Jumpin Ella, Mad Rad Rodrigo and Ivan the Bulgarian Beastie (strongest flea in the world!) at the Royal Victoria Children's Hospital, Belfast.
The show will be run again in September 2007. Watch this space for the latest updates.
If you are interested in learning more about the project, or in receiving a free DVD showing the flea circus in action, the
All Change with IN Cahoots Kids Club
The In Cahoots Kids Club has grown so big in the past year that we have decided to publish our newsletters online instead of sending them out by post.
You can now check out our July 2007's newsletter in full colour on our
Kids Corner page which is just for kids or click on the following link.
Don't forget our newsletters contain loads of good stuff about Cahoots
NI events, things to keep you busy and lots of magic. So check out our
latest newsletter today and amaze your friends with some magic tricks.
GOODBYE AND GOODLUCK!
Cahoots NI would like to wish all Primary 7 pupils who were members of the
IN Cahoots Kids Club goodbye and good luck with the exciting move up to
secondary school. Thankyou so much for taking an interest in Cahoots NI -
we had a lot of fun and hopefully created a lot of great memories for you to hold
onto and share with your friends and family. We'll miss you!
BEDSIDE THEATRE NOMINATED FOR
NATIONAL LOTTERY AWARD
We are delighted to have been nominated for a National Lottery Award.
Bedside Theatre is competing against nine other projects in the Health
category for the chance to win The National Lottery Awards 2007.
Arts Council Chief Executive, Roisín McDonough, said,
“This nomination for Cahoots NI’s brilliant, life-affirming work is very well
deserved. Seeing how the Bedside Theatre performers lift the spirits of
children and their families during their stay in hospital is a rewarding
experience for everyone involved. It shows what a meaningful contribution
the arts make to the healthcare environment, and we wish Cahoots NI every
success in the finals of the National Lottery Awards.”
We could be in with the chance of winning £2000, and we need your votes
to help us! All you have to do is visit www.lotterygoodcauses.org.uk/awards and click
through to The National Lottery Awards page. From there click on the Health
category and then vote for us! Alternatively you can call 0845 386 8092 to
register your phone vote (calls cost no more than 1.5p). Every vote counts so
if you do have time to vote we would really appreciate it!
The National Lottery Awards are an annual search to find the UK's favourite
Lottery-funded projects. The Awards aim to celebrate and recognise the
difference that those projects have made to people, places and communities
all across the UK.
Create a Superhero - Comicbook launch - 5th June 2007
The Create a Superhero workshops were a huge success and Cahoots NI have just published all the crazy characters you created in our own comicbook! The comic has been sent to all participating schools and venues so keep an eye out for the postman!
The official launch was held at the Irish Language speaking school Bunscoil Mhic Reachtain in North Belfast on Tuesday 5th June 2007. Pupils are pictured below with Paul Bosco Mc Eneaney, Cahoots NI's artistic director (left) and Richard Geddis (middle front), the illustrator who helped pupils create their very own superhero character, Stinger - The Mosquito Dude. This was achieved along with the help of drama facilitator, Victoria Vettese.
You can read all about it and listen to the podcast at the following link;
http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?co=14&ca=0&to=0&sca=
If you would like more information on the comicbook or would like to find out how to get a copy, contact us on 028 9043 4349.
The 10th Belfast Children's Festival
Friday 25th May - Sunday 3rd June
The biggest birthday party ever!
Young at Art celebrated the 10th birthday of the city's most fun festival with music, theatre and art for all the family. This year, the Belfast Children's Festival, run by Young at Art, took the theme of love and friendship, capturing the passions inside us all, whether it be a memory, a toy, a friend or a special place.
Cahoots NI presented their magical marvellous performing fleas in a miniature theatre holding just 10 people! These international fleas amazed people with incredible feats of mind reading, weightlifting and incredible trapeze stunts! All accompanied by live music!
The Flea Pit...
a small performance for small people!
Waterfront Hall
Sun 27 - Mon 28 May 2007
Botanic Gardens
Sat 2nd - Sun 3 June 2007
10am - 4pm every 20 minutes
Age: 4+
Duration: 10 minutes
Tickets: £3 / Family ticket £10
No pre-booking required!
Contact us on 028 9043 4349 if would like more information on this event.
For further information about the Belfast Children's Festival and to book tickets for other events contact the Box Office on 028 9031 2264
Pick 'n' Mix Festival - The Musician by Conor Mitchell
Fri 18th - Sun 20th May 2007
The Pick 'n' Mix Festival is a chance to see rehearsed readings, mini-plays and other theatrical events brought to you by six of the leading independent theatre companies in the north of Ireland.
This is the company's tenth piece of new work for children and as with all Cahoots NI productions it is different, challenging and innovative.
The Musician is a new show about old themes: greed, jealousy and above all REVENGE! It tells the story of a little boy with no parents or someone to love him. All he has is a mouse. The boy finds a talent when he meets a strange musician that comes to town. The musician teaches the boy but soon finds that his talent is no match for the eager child. The boy's talent gives him wealth and fame but at what cost?
The show has music throughout and is best described as mini-opera! That means that everyone sings when they should be talking.... strange but true.
After all, it is the story of a musician!
Be prepared to be frightened and thrilled as The Musician takes you back in time to hear how one of our most famous villains became bad.
Fri 18th May at 5.00pm
Sat 19th May at 2.00pm
Sun 20th May at 2.00pm
Adults £5.00 Children £2.50
For tickets contact The Old Museum Arts Centre on (028) 9023 3332
Cahoots on tour... In Washington D.C.!
The cast and crew of Cuchulain - the Hound of Ulster returned from their US tour at the end of April 2007. The show was performed as part of the Smithsonian Festival at the Imaginate stage in Washington DC.
Don't worry - we didn't forget the Bedside Fleas! They went along too, to visit some american children in hospital.
Cahoots even found time to create some american superheroes! The 'Create a Superhero' workshops which toured 35 schools in Northern Ireland in February & March, were re-created in Washington to allow children there to imagine their own heroes and heroines. A comicbook containing the US heroes and all the characters created by schools in NI has just been completed and will be launched on the 5th June 2007. Watch this space for more info...
Don't worry - we're already planning our next crazy Cahoots adventure. Keep checking these pages for more info!
Click here to view Washington DC Press Release
Oh oh... we didn't leave any fleas behind... did we??
End of the Cuchulain Tour
After a breath taking tour of all over Ireland, the cast & crew got a brief rest before heading off to America for even more shows!! Phew.
If you saw the show and would like to tell us what you though, why not email us or drop us a line!
Cahoots NI
109-113 Royal Avenue
Belfast
BT1 1FF
Search for The Hound of Ulster!
This is the first time Cahoots NI have an adapted an Irish myth for children but an equally hard task was finding a hound! Sparky - a six-year old lurcher looked the part but company General Manager, Louise ONeil was reluctant to let her pampered pet Sparky away on tour for a month. A wee bit of stage fright had also prevented Sparky appear in Manchester at the Palace Theatre in 2003 so the search went on !
Sparky at home in Co. Down
Next up was Gus - a Great Dane at only eight months old but already towering in height and strength - a dog fit for a hero! Gus unfortunately was a wee bit too soft and playful, being still a pup he was more content to lick his opponents than put up a fight.
Gus - Strangford Lough, Co Down
Well Cahoots NI's version of 'Cuchulain: The Hound of Ulster' is now on tour so you'll just have to get along to a venue nearest you to see the star of the show - Charlie. But of course if you think you know the real hound of Ulster then send us a picture for our website. Who knows there's always the possibility of a sequel!
Sparky & Gus resting after a hard day in rehearsals.
Cahoots NI go international!
Cahoots NI are going East and West in 2007 presenting work in Malta and Washington DC. In February the company took their innovative Bedside Theatre project to St Luke's Hospital - the largest in Malta - and the children's cancer hospital Boffa. Supported by the British Council the company also made presentation at an international Arts & Health Care Conference during their visit. Bedside Theatre is short performance piece based around a miniature flea circus and aims to bring laughter and light relief to children in hospital. The company aims to develop this project further taking new performances into hospice and respite settings over the coming year.
In April the Cahoots NI will present Cuchulain: Hound of Ulster at EDGEfest - the first international children's festival at the Imagination Stage, Washington DC and the first time the company have played in the USA and staged an Irish myth for children. With the support of the Department for Culture, Arts & Leisure, Cahoots NI will be one of the organisations representing Northern Ireland in the run up to the to the Smithsonian Folklife Festival - the largest festival in the USA - which takes place in July. This will follow on from an all Ireland tour in March.
MALTA TOUR FEBRUARY 2007
Cahoots NI fleas set off on their first international tour of the year!
The Bedside Theatre Fleas packed their suitcases and set off to Malta (with their helpers) to take part in the Valletta Creative Forum. The event was been organised by the British Council in Malta.
Watch this space!
Monday 19th February Bedside Theatre visited an elderly residential hospital with an incredible 1,000 residents. One of the most relaxed and happy facilities that Caragh - Education & Outreach Officer has ever experienced. The residents responce was fantastic with around 25 members of staff also seeing the fleas perform their magic tricks and keen to have another visit later in the year.
Cahoots NI then went on to visit the Manoel Theatre - an original Baroque theatre built in 1528. Holding an audience of only 500 this would be a wonderful and intimate space for a small show. Children's theatre is still realtively new in Malta so who knows Cahoots NI may be back to bring all their magic to this mediterranean island.
Washington tour
Both the production of Cuchulain and the Create a Superhero workshops will travel to the Imagination Stage in Washington DC to take part in EDGEfest - the first ever children's festival in April as a run up to the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington DC in the Summer. This will be the first time Northern Ireland has been represented at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival.
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Latest IN Cahoots Kid's Club Newsletter -
Competition Time!!
If you haven't already got a copy of our latest newsletter you can download one
from the In Cahoots Kid's Club page of the website. There's even a
competition you can enter and the star prize is a family ticket to see Cuchulain!
Closing date 28 February - quick, send yours in now!!
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Cahoots NI launch 'Create a Superhero' Workshops!
Cahoots NI are delighted to announce the launch of our exciting 'Create your own Superhero' workshops. During these fun and exciting workshops children can imagine and describe their very own superhero and then watch as an illustrator brings their creation to life! Based on the story of Cuchulain, these workshops accompany the forthcoming show Cuchulain, the Hound of Ulster (see Future-Productions) which will be touring throughout NI and performing at the international EDGEfest for children in Washington DC in April 2007.
You can download the full flyer here -> Superhero flyer 2007
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Happy 5th Birthday Cahoots NI!
Cahoots NI staff celebrate five years of world class children's theatre
The staff at Cahoots NI had a delicious birthday cake (home baked by the General Manager Louise O'Neil) on Monday 20th November to celebrate the organisation's 5th birthday. Over the last five years Cahoots NI has brought exhilarating, awe inspiring theatre productions to audiences throughout Northern Ireland and beyond.
Why not take a look through our Gallery and Past_Productions pages to see what we've been up to. We plan to hold some special events over the next year so watch this space!
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New Education & Outreach Officer at Cahoots NI
Caragh O'Donnell started as the new Education & Outreach Officer on 20 November 2006:
"I'm thrilled to be joining Cahoots NI at such an exciting time. The staff have been really welcoming and I'm looking forward to working on the programme for next year."
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Spectacular images from 'Only Beelieve'.
If you were lucky enough to see the show then why not send in your own review!
'Only Beelieve' Opens for Buzzness
Our new production opened on Thursday 19 October as part of the Belfast Festival at Queen's and welcomed Nettlefield Primary School to the first show.
Kiran Acharya from Culture Northern Ireland was in the audience and gave us this review:
"Combining tall day-glo sets, music, and live - action black - light puppetry for the illusion of free-flying motion, Cahoots NI have produced 'Only Beelieve' , a high-flying tale of insect friendship, woodland enchantment and invisible magic .
'Only Beelieve', an active, lively performance, has tree-dwelling beasties dropping from the sky and creatures crawling around the crowd. Princess Clara encounters a host of characters in the luminous forest including Declan, a caterpillar with a fine line in self-empowering ballads. In his words, 'You don't have to know how the magic works, you only have to believe that it does'.
Paul Bosco McEneaney, Artistic Director of Cahoots NI, takes to the drumkit throughout the performance, hidden behind the honeycomb sets of Francis Morgan. In a breathless finale, the whole audience, armed with kazoos, take on Roger and Wayne's squadron of stingers as Princess Clara flies overhead.
Offering something for children of all ages, 'Only Beelieve' is a colourful, professional and accomplished story of self-belief, guaranteed to leave the kids buzzing with delight."
Only Beelieve now in rehearsal.
Cahoots NI, Dan Gordon and Niki Doherty are now in rehearsal for our next exciting new show 'Only Beelieve' which will be performed as part of Belfast Festival at Queen's from Thursday 19 to Saturday 21 October.
A couple of busy bees, Elizabeth and Sarah took a trip down to the rehearsals to meet Tyrone the Fly (played by Dan) amongst the other stars of the show.
New Show Reel
A snap-shot of all our previous work is now available on this website to view or download capturing the vibrant imagery, magic and music of Cahoots NI's performances.
If you would like a copy please contact us.
Bedside Theatre took to the streets of Germany over the Summer.
See our diary pages below.
Bremen Diary
Sunday 21st August
Our final day in Bremen and we all move indoors to perform at the Shakespeare Theatre. It gives everybody a chance to see each other's work and have a laugh!
We are all very sad to be leaving but have really enjoyed our time here....let's hope we have the chance to come back again - hope you enjoyed the Diary.
Hugh & Paul backstage @ The Shakespeare Theatre
Saturday 20th August
Today we went in search of the famous statue of the Bremen Buskers. Hundreds of people queue to hold onto the donkey's legs and make a wish!
The Bremen Buskers is one of the best known Brothers Grimm fairytales and everywhere you look there are references to the story. The shows have all been well received and everyone's having a hoot of a time. Behind every corner there's a surprise. Today I bumped into the Australian performers Icarus - 2 large Kangaroos on stilts!
Hugh, Christina & Hillas making a wish with the Bremen Buskers
Friday 19th August
With some free time before the opening of our show we decided to check out Bremen.. what a beautiful city. At 6.00pm the rain stopped and out popped the sun - what good luck!
Nothing could have prepared us for how big a festival La Strada is. There are thousands of people roaming the idyllic streets in search of shows.
The Flea Circus in action!
Hugh, Christina and Hillas (I should say Madam Tip Top, Fingers Mc Tavis & Flip Flop!) were stunning...The Flea Circus is a hit & many hundreds of people stopped to witness the strange antics of our Irish Fleas.
Thursday 18th August
We finally made it! After a long journey we eventually arrived in Bremen just in time to see the opening ceremony. This was a spectacular show that featured circus and dance. There is a great atmosphere here and it looks like everyone living in the city has turned up to see the opening show.
Our Flea Circus arrived safely and everyone's looking forward to performing tomorrow. All the people from La Strada have made us very welcome. Hope the fleas have a good nights sleep!
Bedside Theatre Takes to the Streets!
Cahoots NI are taking the magical madness of Madam Tip Tops's performing fleas to the streets of Bremen, West Germany for this year's La Strada - International Festival of Street Theatre August 17th to 20th.
Developed in 2004 for a hospital setting, the Bedside Theatre Flea Circus has performed for sick children across Northern Ireland but now the organizers of La Strada want to bring the delights of this miniature marvel to the medieval streets of Bremen.
Three performers will take a variety of music, magic and the mysterious Flea Circus onto the streets delivering mini-theatre shows for children, adults and families. The Flea Circus will be rolled out along the cobblestones on a special trolley - a mechanical masterpiece which manipulates imaginary fleas to perform circus acts such as high-wire walking, trapeze acts and diving into a pool!
"The shows are highly visual and coupled with their intimacy and limited language it makes the whole interactive experience very special for each child involved and ideal for street performance. We certainly hope to raise more than a few smiles from the audience in Germany and hopefully from Customs Officials," explained Paul McEneaney, Artistic Director of Cahoots NI.