WE HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS SHOW FOR AGES 6 TO 60! well maybe 80... because we love grandparents too!

The Song Collector is a new play for audiences aged 6+. This one-man show engages children in the history of song collecting in the West of Ireland, mixing traditional folk music with hand-drawn animation. Be prepared to sing along! Galway Theatre Festival is presenting a 40-minute work-in-progress showcase of The Song Collector on the 6th and 7th May, at the Bank of Ireland Theatre, NUI Galway.

Equipped with his Field Recorder, the Song Collector and his trusty dog Lomax have collected traditional music from all over the world, from American prison-songs to Mongolian throat singing (and everything in between). But there’s one song – a ‘special’ song – from the island of Ireland that he’s never been able to collect. Can the Song Collector catch the song before Ireland modernises – and traditional music is lost forever?

Chris Moran is a theatre director and writer from Wicklow. He has an MFA from Ireland’s National Academy of Dramatic Art, The Lir (2019) and a BA in Theatre from NUI Galway (2015). Chris has written for young audiences across Europe and Ireland since 2015 and also teaches drama at StageSchool Ireland's Rathgar centre!

Tickets can be purchased here from the Galway Theatre Festival website https://galwaytheatrefestival.com/.../prod.../song-collector

€8/6* Family Ticket €24*

Friday 6th May, 5pm, and Saturday 7th May, 12pm