For Children

House Clown

The Ark

September 30th, 7 p.m.; October 2nd and 3rd, noon and 3.30 p.m.

You simply can't beat clowns when it comes to entertaining youngsters. And Frenchman Damien Bouvet promises to turn the genre on its head - well, you know what I mean. Innovative and sometimes quite daring, he will enthrall adults and children alike.

Into the West

The Ark

October 7th, 7 p.m.; October 9th and 10th, noon and 3.30 p.m.

Adapted from Jim Sheridan's screenplay of the same name, this production was nominated Best Children's Show in the 1998 Barclay's/TMA Theatre Awards. Following rave reviews across the water, the English children's theatre company is bringing it all back home. It's the same story of the kids keeping the horse in the Ballymun towerblock and then escaping to Connemara - with live music to boot.

Zany Waves

The Ark

October 16th and 17th, noon and 3.30 p.m.

Catherine Kremer and Jean-Claude Leportier conjure up sea adventures which range from the truly bizarre to the genuinely heroic in this gentle piece. Using props and puppets, they encourage and inspire children's already fertile imagination.