Primary Schools
The Moon and Sixpence Puppet Theatre specialises in performances for mainstream primary schools. We provide very different marionette productions for junior and senior classes, with the storylines highlighting issues such as friendship, persistence, patience, recycling and bullying.
Those in the junior cycle never tire of the traditional tales such as Little Red Riding Hood, Jacqueline and the Beanstalk or Cinderella. Younger children really enjoy engaging with these familiar stories, but in a new way and with a twist to the traditional tale. References to their school and locality further enhances the experience and captures their imaginations.
The older Primary schoolchildren are more interested in an original storyline, so all of our shows for senior classes are entirely original. Our senior cycle performances provide a panto-style marionette production with the all-important moral to be learned / reminded. Our decades of performing for primary schools has allowed us to properly pitch our performances appropriately to each age group:
Click here for details of our productions for primary schools
“From a teaching point of view the show ticked so many boxes – not just drama and literacy but also SESE (Environmental awareness and care) and SPHE (important messages regards staying safe).”
Sallins National School“The senior show was equally as enjoyable and perfectly pitched for the 3rd – 6th class age groups.”
Kill O’The Grange National SchoolWe typically cover schools in Leinster, but do visit other parts of the country occasionally – having performed for schools in Dingle and Donegal! Given the nature and scale of what we do, it is usually only viable to visit schools of more than 200 pupils.
BACKSTAGE PASS
Our visits to Primary Schools sometimes include a “backstage pass” for 6th class pupils, who get to see and hear how the show is developed and performed.
Whenever we can, we like to share the secret backstage world of the marionettes with older pupils. This experience can feed into their English, Art or Speech & Drama classes – or perhaps inspire a future generation of puppeteers!
