Like an ice cream van for the Arts! FESTIVAL IN A VAN brings entertainment outside and makes it mobile
FESTIVAL IN A VAN FÉILE I VEAIN
Getting the show on the road
A mobile live arts event, Festival in a Van brings live performance to your door. A trad session at your window, a classical concert on the green, dramatic moments, or poets proclaiming in the garden, Festival in a Van is touring nationwide, bringing the magic of live performance back to Ireland.
Three vans have been transformed as mini mobile venues, and are popping up in parks, streets, squares, care homes and more; making safe, fun arts experiences part of life once more. Supported by Creative Ireland, and led by a team of theatre professionals, Festival in a Van is keeping live performance going, on the move, and coming to a place near you.
In 2020 we:
- Staged more than 60 performances in 11 counties
- Worked with 48 musicians, singers, poets, artists and performers
- with a team of 15 theatre professionals, designers and production artists
- and reached more than 2,500 people
We look forward to seeing you in 2021!
When Festival in a Van comes to visit...
Vans arrive to streets, housing estates or apartment blocks. They come to care homes, rural spots, parking lots or village squares. The doors open. In one, an actor delivers a dramatic monologue. In another a musician makes their own kind of magic, a singer sings songs or arias. In another a poet recites, a writer reads.
Festival in a Van is also available for private hire.
For truly Safe Craic: Festival in a Van gets the show back on the road.
Read about us in The Irish Times: Bringing Live Performance to Your Door
TOUR DATES & INFO
Galway 2020 City and County – October 1st 2020
The Whileaways, Barceló Brothers, Niceol Blue and Orla McGovern
Éigse Michael Hartnett Festival, Newcastlewest, Co Limerick – October 3rd 2020
Trevor Sexton, Micheál Rowsome and Stephen Murphy
Kerry County – October 9th, 10th, 11th 2020
Mary Culloty O'Sullivan, Cormac Begley, Cathal Flaherty, Bryan O'Leary and Brian Mooney, Emma O'Leary and Gavan Ring
Schools Tour - Dublin, October 16th 2020
Candlelit Tales at Belmayne Educate Together, Scoil Íde Cailiní and St Malachy’s
Monaghan - October 20th and 21st 2020
Claire Crehan, Niamh McCormack, Brioni Gallagher and Seanan Brennan
Schools Tour - Dublin, October 22nd and 23rd 2020
Romeo and Juliet, Directed by Conor Hanratty and starring Kate Stanley Brennan and Lloyd Cooney
Limerick - October 27th 2020
David Hope and Susan O'Neill - SON
Monaghan - November 17th 2020
Brioni Gallagher and Seanan Brennan
Dublin and Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Schools - November 19th to 23rd
Including The Wild Turkeys, Avoca Reaction, Romeo and Juliet (in a Van) with Kate Brennan and Lloyd Cooney and directed by Conor Hanratty, Karl Flood, Sam Clifford, Michael Chanda, Rhythm Africana, and Candlelit Tales
Monaghan - December 2nd
Brioni Gallagher and Seanan Brennan
Cavan - December 7th and 8th 2020
Niamh McCormack and Claire Crehan
Westmeath - December 9th and 10th 2020
Frank Byrne and David Kelly
Kilkenny - December 11th 2020
Cormac Larkin, Scott Flanigan and Tom Caraher
Wicklow - December 13th & 18th 2020
Niall O'Sullivan and Shóna, Mike and Marta Nielsen
Monaghan - December 17th
Claire Crehan and Niamh McCormack
Kilkenny - December 19th & 20th
for Yulefest with Luan Parle and Clive Barnes; Enya Cox and Ruby and Heidi Millea from the Alize School of Music; and Daniel Docherty of the Lady Desart Choir
SCHOOLS
Festival in a Van presents
Romeo and Juliet – in a Van
Romeo and Juliet meet, fall heavily for one another, discover what it truly means to be star-crossed lovers, and take their passion to its conclusion in this thirty minute presentation of scenes from Shakespeare’s most famous play. Created by acclaimed director Conor Hanratty and starring Kate Stanley Brennan and Lloyd Cooney, this unique Covid-safe show brings key moments from the play to schools, in Shakespeare’s own words – and in a van. Festival in a Van is supported by Creative Ireland. Romeo and Juliet in a Van is produced by Selina O’Reilly and is also supported by the Creative Schools Programme of Creative Ireland and Arts Office of Dublin City Council.
VANS OUT & ABOUT - FEEDBACK
Kilkenny 19 & 20 December
Wicklow 18 December
Monaghan 17 December
Wicklow 13 December
Kilkenny 11 December
Westmeath 9 & 10 December
Cavan 7 & 8 December
Monaghan 2 December
HOW TO BOOK
Vans can be hired as venues for your own programme, or we can programme for you. You can take one van, two or all three. Set up on site takes approximately 30 minutes, and may be part of the performance as preferred. Vans can spend the day in one location or make up to three stops in one day, depending on distances and performance duration.
Festival in a van is available for Festivals, Local Authority Events, Schools, Care Homes, Private Hires and more.
To book Festival in a Van please email Gemma Tipton
TECHNICAL SPEC
Van 1: Box Van, rear door, tail lift
Interior - 2400mm X 1900mm(w) X 1900mm (h)
Tail Lift - 1.2 meters depth X 2 meters wide (Not all playing area due to swing doors
Tech 1 - Sound/Lights
Tech 2 - Stage manager/driver/ Artist liaison/ H+S
Sound - 1 Desk + stereo left and right tops on stands + mic package as required
Lighting - Smart Batts X 3 +dressing (fairy lights or festoon and/or Freedom Sticks)
Van 2: Box Van, rear door, tail lift
Interior - 2400mm X 1900mm(w) X 1900mm ( H)
Tail Lift - 1000mm (d) X 2000mm (w)
Tech 1 - Sound/Lights
Tech 2 - Stage manager/driver/ Artist liaison/ H+S
Sound - 1 Desk + stereo left and right tops on stands + mic package as required
Lighting - Smart Batts X 3 +dressing (fairy lights or festoon and/or Freedom Sticks)
Van 3: Side door Transit-style
Interior - 1500mm(h) X 1200(w) 1400mm deep
Deck - 1200mmX1200 approx ( deck sits flush to side door to allow performer to sit outside of van)
Tech 1 - Sound/Lights
Tech 2 - Stage manager/driver/ Artist liaison/ H+S
Sound - 1 Desk + stereo left and right tops on stands + mic package as required
Lighting - Smart Batts X 2 +dressing (fairy lights or festoon and/or Freedom Sticks)
Each van travels with a sound and lighting technician, and a driver.
Covid safety for the vans is coordinated by Peter Jordan at Slua Event Safety Consultancy
Festival in a Van is responsible for the safety of its vans, teams and performers. Hiree is responsible for audience coordination and management.
THE TEAM
Gemma Tipton - Producer
Peter Jordan – Production and Safety Officer
Rob Furey - Production Manager
Graphic Design - Matthew Connell, Duck to Water
Website - Elisabeth Ryan
GET IN TOUCH
Contact us to find out more and book your very own Festival in a Van
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