photo: Margaux Van Den Plas

In 1813, three brothers ran away from the French Army... and they still haven't found their way home...

 

 

 

 

created by Jaimie Carswell, Pablo Ibarluzea, and Jean-Marie Perinetti

The Spalpeen Bonaparts are an innocent clown band-of-brothers who ran away from the French Army in 1813 and have been trying to find their way home ever since... In all this time, their Grand Voyage has taken them all over the world and into many crazy adventures, but never any closer to where they want to be. Mishaps, mis-adventures, accidents, general chaos, and a great-escape in a home-made boat... all this and more is just a day in the life of the Spalpeen Bonaparts.

Today they pitch their patchwork tent in your theatre and invite you to join them as they make camp, cook their dinner, study the wrong map, and plan their madcap adventure home.

The Grand Voyage of the Spalpeen Bonaparts is red-nose clown theatre for all ages, full of slapstick, physical comedy, and general clown mayhem...

The 2008 Kinsale Arts Week
dates: July 16th - 19th : 1pm Municipal Theatre, Kinsale (workshops also available: "Physical Comedy" ages 16+; "Theatre and Imagination for Children" ages 8 - 12. Contact Kinsale Arts Week for details: 021 470 0010)

The Hawk's Well Theatre, Sligo
dates: August 18th - 23rd : 1pm (lunchtime show - followed by a series of workshops for children. Contact the Hawk's Well Theatre for details: 071 916 1518)

Mangiare gratefully acknowledges the kind support of The Kinsale Arts Week and the Sligo County Council Arts Office for their support in the development of this project.

For more info contact Mangiare on info@mangiaretheatre.com