Far away from me for draiocht

Far Away From Me is inspired by the much loved classic fairy-tale, The Princess and The Pea. And when we say 'inspired by', we mean that the show takes the story as you think you know it, turns it on its head and flying through the air until it becomes a very modern, exciting retelling of the fairy tale world and characters of the original. Infused with the wild energy of aerial performance, dance music and great storytelling, bringing your children to see the show is sure to give you a fun family arts experience that will stay with you and will provoke lively family discussions!

In the show we meet Kevin, who is a little prince…at least that’s what his mum tells him. Kevin likes the idea of this, of being a prince on a horse, a beautiful brown horse with a white splotch down his nose and galloping across the kingdom. His kingdom.

From his bedroom behind the eighth door, on the eighth floor of a tall building (one of eight in a row), Kevin can go. And he wants to go. Far away from here. So his towering imagination takes him on some high-flying adventures. But there’s a storm coming and he needs to decide what’s real and what’s not real as his fast paced fantasies land with a spectacular bump right there on his bed.

Performed by Peter Corboy, Niamh McGrath, Emily Aoibheann and Elaine McCague.
Set and Costume Design by Maree Kearns. Lighting Design by John Crudden. Sound Design by Raymond Scannell.

'Far Away From Me' is based on the story of The Princess & The Pea

Written and Directed by Amy Conroy

Coming to Draiocht on Saturday 4 April, 2pm & 4pm
Tickets from €5 / Ph 01-8852622 or book online www.draiocht.ie

This exciting production finishes it’s run at The Ark on 15th March before it heads off on tour around Ireland, including a stop at Draiocht on Saturday 4th April 2015.