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FILM October

MEN AND CHICKEN Two misfit brothers discover a taped confession after their father’s death, revelling that they were not his biological children and were born to different mothers by the same father – a man who is 99 years old and living on the isolated island of Ork – so the two set off to meet their maker.In the bizarre cinematic family reunion, the brothers go in search of their biological father and find three siblings even weirder than themselves. A family connection is impossible to deny, and the five begin to adjust to each other’s presence. MON 24 October | 8pm €8.50/ 7 | Duration: 104 mins | Cert: CLUB | Language: Danish (English subtitles)

CHILDREN’S THEATRE October

The Shape of Things The world all around us is made up of wonderful shapes. But sometimes you can get tired of seeing the same things all the time. This is a story of Cubert the cube and Triantán the triangle, and the adventures they have when all of the shapes get mixed up. Set in a soft and tactile environment Starcatchers and Branar tell this interactive story through puppetry object theatre music and sound. Designed for children aged 6 months – 2 years and their adults. Created by Ailie Cohen & Marc Mac Lochlainn. Presented by Branar Téatar do Pháistí & Starcatchers. TUE 25 October | 10am & 12pm + WED 26 October | 10am €8 (adult + child) / €13 (3 people) | Duration: 45 mins approx. | Includes 10 mins of interactive play


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