Still Loading… 23 Jun 2018

We have called our festival Still Loading… because the short performances you will see aren’t completely finished. These are all “works-in-progress” and we and the artists who are making the shows want to know what you think about them!

We really like all the pieces because they are unusual, enjoyable, funny and different. There are stories of love and perseverance, childhood, migration and more! We hope you enjoy them!

We are The Ark Children’s Council, and we helped organise this event. We are a group of 30 children aged 9-11 who come to the Ark about once a month. We do workshops in art, music, film and drama and we go to many Ark events. We give a lot of feedback to The Ark and we meet a lot of artists. We help The Ark to make decisions about the work they do.

Line Up for Still Loading...

2pm Show:

• There’s Gold in the Water
  A new piece of musical theatre for family audiences. Bart and Harvey live a fabulous life together. One morning, out of the blue, a Goldfish turns up on their doorstep. Will they seize this golden opportunity to expand their horizons and take in this new arrival or will they carry on as always….just the two of them? The couple find out what it’s like when two suddenly become three in this comic musical of parties, fish and parenting.
  Created by Shane O’Reilly with Denis Clohessy and Paul Curley.
  Actors: Shane O’Reilly, Paul Curley and Susannah De Wrixon.
  Director: Ronan Phelan, Musical Director: Conor Linehan
  
• The Haircut
  Following their successful music theatre collaborations on Twelfth Night, Oedipus (Abbey Theatre) and Romeo & Juliet (Gate Theatre), Wayne Jordan and Tom Lane are creating a new piece based on the ancient Irish Labhraidh Loingseach story for The Ark. What you will hear in the show is some of the original music that Tom has created for the show.
  Music by Tom Lane
  Commissioned by The Ark
  
• Peat
  On the edge of a town, half way between a concrete school and a concrete housing estate, Rayy and Jo are digging a hole. Peat is the story of two friends and a dead cat and asks big questions about life and death
  Written by Kate Heffernan
  Directed by Tim Crouch
  Performers: Claire Dunne & Marcus Lambe
  Commissioned by The Ark (with previous support from Mermaid Arts Centre).

4pm Show:

• Boy In The Boat
  A work for young audiences exploring the theme of migration. The piece is a magical journey about a boy lost at sea, searching for a home. On his journey, he encounters a number of characters (ie a greedy seagull, fearful jellyfish, and a wise turtle) and we examine the theme of the acceptance of ‘other’. Within the piece there is a dual narrative of the boy, and the lighthouse keeper Lila who watches from the mainland and narrates his story.
  Idea conceived by: Fionnuala Gygax. Text devised by full team.
  Performers: Fionnuala Gygax and Fionn Foley.
  Sound: Fionn Foley.
  Director: Maisie Lee.
  Assistant Director: Mollie Molumby
  Supported by the Shortworks network – The Ark, Draíocht, Riverbank Arts Centre and The Linen Hall Arts Centre.
  
• Under The Selfsame Moon (2018)
  A short film by The Company. A coming of age tale about the friendship between a boy and his dog and their journey across Ireland.
  Written and Directed by Brian Bennett
  Cast: Cuán White, Shane Byrne, Nyree Yergainharsian and Steve Gunn.
  Cinematography and Editing by José Miguel Jiménez
  Produced by Nyree Yergainharsian
  Original music by Ger Kelly & Recorded by Paul Farrell
  Sound by Brian Bennett & Kevin Gleeson
  
• Peat
  On the edge of a town, half way between a concrete school and a concrete housing estate, Rayy and Jo are digging a hole. Peat is the story of two friends and a dead cat and asks big questions about life and death
  Written by Kate Heffernan
  Directed by Tim Crouch
  Performers: Claire Dunne & Marcus Lambe
  Commissioned by The Ark (with previous support from Mermaid Arts Centre).