At The Seamus Ennis Arts Centre · Main Street, Naul, Co. Dublin, K32 AY27
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Moon and Sixpence Puppet Theatre bring a Halloween-tinged version of Cinderella to the Seamus Ennis Arts Centre in the Naul on Wednesday 28 October 2026. In this marionette version, Cinderella’s pumpkin carriage turns up as expected, but Cinderella herself would rather travel to the ball by hot air balloon. The show is built around persistence and self-acceptance as much as the traditional fairy tale, and is aimed at children aged 3 and up. It runs during the October school midterm break, when the venue typically schedules a run of family-friendly daytime shows.
A full marionette production rather than a hand-puppet show, running through the school midterm week. Younger children in particular respond well to the physical craft of the puppetry, watching the puppeteers work the strings as much as following the story itself, and the Halloween framing without anything genuinely scary makes it a gentle first theatre outing for the very young. The show runs a family-friendly length suited to shorter attention spans, and parents can expect a relaxed, informal audience rather than a hushed theatre crowd.
The Naul sits in north-west Fingal, close to the Meath border, with no direct rail or Dublin Bus route. The venue is best reached by car, with parking on site. Allow around 45 minutes from Dublin city centre, or 20 minutes from Balbriggan or Swords.
The Seamus Ennis Arts Centre runs a regular family and children’s programme alongside its music and comedy, making the Naul a reasonable stop for a family day out despite its small size, and midterm week usually brings a cluster of similar workshops and shows worth checking together. For more on the area, see Naul, or browse other things to do in Co. Dublin.
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