D15 FESTIVAL – SUN 22ND NOVEMBER – DEAF VILLAGE THEATRE

TIMETABLE

1PM –

DISWELLSTOWN SHOW NAMES.

DISWELLSTOWN AND BELGROVE SHOW – 2 – 2.45pm. (We try our very best to have siblings and friends in the same group. If you want to change the time, your child may not be with their friends.

Sophia Whelan

Jun/Sens.

DISWELLSTOWN – 12.45 – 1.30pm.

IF YOUR CHILD’S NAME IS NOT ON THE LIST, PLEASE TEXT ME AS WE WANT TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE IN THE SAME SHOW AS THEIR SIBLINGS AND FRIENDS.

SHOW TIMES AND DATE

THE SHOW IS ON SATURDAY 24TH APRIL, 2027 VENUE THEATRE, RATOATH.

TIMES BELOW ARE NOT SET IN STONE YET.

11.30AM CHAPELIZOD

12.45PM DISWELLSTOWN

2.00PM DISWELLSTOWN

3.30PM ST. BRIGIDS

4.30PM NAVAN ROAD

TICKETS – ADULTS €15. STUDENTS, CHILDREN AND OAP’S €10. I will send an email when it’s time to pay for show tickets. It is a lovely cosy theatre and all seats have excellent and equal viewing so there is no rush. You can pay cash at the end of class OR cash on the day of the show( we don’t have card facilities) OR pay by iban IE08AIBK93251521395266. Text when you have paid and what you have paid for and I will send a receipt.

You should arrive 15 minutes before your show and not any earlier as you will not gain entry because there is another show beforehand. We will collect the children in the foyer and take them to the dressing rooms. ALL JUNIOR AND SENIOR INFANTS WILL NEED A MUNCHKIN COSTUME. NO NOTE ON COSTUMES FOR OLDER CLASSES YET.

COSTUMES/TICKETS

  SHOW – VENUE THEATRE, RATOATH, SATURDAY 25TH APRIL, 2026.

JUN/SEN INFANTS should dress  and they should arrive for the show, dressed in their costume.  You can google ideas and buy the costume online or of course you can create your own wonderful masterpiece.  Mad hair, mad colours, braids, ribbons, plaits, buns etc.  The boys can have gel maybe,  just to make them feel like a character. You could also maybe draw a curly moustache.

THIS SECTION IS JUST FOR THE OLDER CHILDREN 1ST – 6TH CLASS.  If your child has a part, they should dress for their relevant part.  (We will give  out the parts when we have covered all aspects of the show  and when we have given ourselves and the children time to explore each discipline – music, dance and script)

TICKET PRICES  are €15 for adults.  Children, students and OAP’S €10. Please note that all the seats have excellent and equal viewing so you do not need to come too early to get a good seat.  Also there will be a show on beforehand so you cannot gain entry.  You should arrive 15 minutes before your show time.  We will collect the children in the foyer and take them to the dressing rooms. You can pay at class OR on the day with cash as we don’t have card facilities OR online IE08AIBK93251521395266. Text me that you have paid and I will email a receipt.  

IMPORTANT NOTICE – Please do not bring anything extra to the dressing room as clothes go missing back stage every year.            

WELCOME BACK AND TERM DATES

WELCOME BACK EVERYONE.  TERM DATES FOR 2025/26   EACH TERM IS 8 CLASSES.   THE DATES ARE WEEKS BEGINNING:-  (These may be subject to change with half days, weather etc. but we hope to adhere to it as much as possible.)

TERM 1 STARTS BACK WEEK OF

SEPTEMBER  7,14,21,28.

OCTOBER    5,12,19. MID TERM.

NOV 2

CHAPELIZOD STARTED ON FRI 4TH SO TERM FINISHES ON FRI 23rd Oct.

TERM 2 CLASSES COMMENCE ON WEEKS

NOVEMBER   9, 16, 23, 30.

DECEMBER   7, 14.

JANUARY      12, 26.

CHAPELIZOD IS A WEEK AHEAD DUE TO AN EARLIER START IN SEPTEMBER SO TERM FINISHES ON FRI 8TH JANUARY.

TERM 3 CLASSES (We will start Double Classes as the Show approaches.  This enables us to rehearse the Jun/Sen and older classes together.  Jun/Sen class is for an hour and a half and the older class is for two hours.  Children should bring a snack and their costumes when required for dress rehearsals. DOUBLE CLASSES ARE TWO CLASSES)

NAVAN ROAD     JAN 26,  FEB 2,9,16,23   (Double class on 23rd)  Older class time 2.30 – 4.30pm.   Jun/Sens 3 – 4.30pm).  Older class should bring a small snack and costume when asked).  MAR 2,9.   END OF TERM 3.

ST. BRIGIDS. JAN 20, 27.  FEB 3, 10, 17, 24  (Double class – Jun/Sens 1.30 – 3pm.  They should bring a small snack.  Older class 2.30 – 4.30pm – bring small snack and costume if you have it.) March 3.   END OF TERM 3.

DISWELLSTOWN.  – JAN 21,28.   FEB 4 11, ( 18 off mid-term) 25 (Double class – (Jun/Sens 1.10 – 3pm.  Older class 2.10 – 4.10pm. They should bring a small snack and costume if they have one).   MAR 4, 11.   END OF TERM 3.

CHAPELIZOD     JAN 15, 22, 29, FEB 5, 12  (19 mid-term) 26 (double class) , MAR 5. END OF TERM 3.   PLEASE NOTE THE 26TH IS A DOUBLE CLASSES .   TIME IS 12 – 1.30pm for Jun/Sen and 12 – 2pm for older class.  They should bring a small snack and costume if they have one. PLEASE PUT YOUR CHILD’S NAME ON THE COSTUME). This is class 8 of Term 3 and class 1 of Final Term. 

TERM 4.  

NAVAN ROAD. 

CLASS 1                   APRIL 6,

CLASSES 2 & 3      APRIL 13,

CLASSES 4 & 5      APRIL  20 

13TH AND 20TH ARE FULL DRESS REHEARSALS.  WE WILL NEED TO SEE EVERYONE’S COSTUMES. 

CLASS 6                  APRIL 27

CLASS 7                   MAY 4

CLASS 8                  MAY 11

ST. BRIGIDS. 

CLASS 1                   APRIL 7,

CLASSES   2 & 3    APRIL 14. (DOUBLE CLASS)

CLASSES  4 & 5      APRIL 21.  (DOUBLE CLASS). 

CLASS 6                   APRIL 28

CLASS 7                   MAY 5TH

CLASS 8                   MAY 12TH

AT DOUBLE CLASSES – We will need to see everyone’s costume PLEASE PUT NAMES ON THEIR COSTUMES)   The older class will come from 2.30-4.30pm and the Jun/Sen infants should come from 1.30 – 3PM.)   Please bring costumes and a small snack and drink.  We may have to do a Double class on 21st but we won’t know until closer to the date.  If so, classes will finish on 19th.

DISWELLSTOWN – MARCH 8, 15, 22. (15 AND 22 ARE  DOUBLE CLASS, full dress rehearsalS.   A double class is 2 classes)  Jun/Sen class 1.15 – 3pm  and older classes 2.10 – 4.10pm – children should bring their costume.  PLEASE PUT NAMES ON THEIR COSTUMES also bring a small snack

APRIL 29.  MAY 6, 13.   END OF FINAL TERM. 

CHAPELIZOD    

 MARCH

CLASS 1                MARCH 12 

CLASSES 2 & 3   MARCH 19.   Double class)  School finishes at 12 so we will take the opportunity to do a dress rehearsal with both the Jun/Sens and older classes together.  Jun/Sens 12 – 1.30pm and older classes 12 – 2pm). PLEASE BRING COSTUME AND PUT YOUR CHILD’S NAME ON IT.  ALSO BRING A SMALL SNACK.

CLASS 4             APRI 9

CLASS 5             APRIL 16

CLASS  6 & 7     APRIL 23

CLASS 8             APRIL 30