Branar
How to Catch a Star (Schools Show)
Friday, 23 October 2026
9:45am | 11:45am
Students €6, teachers free.
Designed for 4 aged upwards.
Duration: approx 45 minutes.
Non-verbal show.
Contact Box Office on 0949023733 to Book.
Once there was a boy who was always looking up. He dreamt of having a star as a friend. This is the story of his adventure.
Based on the beloved book by award-winning Irish author Oliver Jeffers, Branar are proud to present How to Catch a Star.
This adaptation combines puppetry by Cillian O Donnachadha and Neasa Ní Chuanaigh with stunning puppets by Suse Reibisch. With a magical original score by Colm Mac Con Iomaire and directed by Marc Mac Lochlainn. Branar’s signature storytelling creates a show which reminds us all to follow our dreams.
Designed for 4 aged upwards.
Duration: approx 45 minutes.
Non-verbal show.
How to Catch a Star Creative Team
Director Marc Mac Lochlainn
Composer Colm Mac Con Iomaire
Performer Neasa Ní Chuanaigh
Performer Cillian O Donnachadha
Set Design Maeve Clancy
Costume Design Elaine Mears
Puppet Design Suse Reibisch
Executive Producer Joanne Beirne
Line Producer Niamh Ní Fhlatharta
Lighting Design and Set Build Ciaran Kelly
Stage Manager Karina Nachbar
Technician Michael Foley & Lucy Birmingham
Production Photography Anita Murphy
Dramaturgy Eileen Gibbons
Assistant Director Ionia Ní Chróinín
About the Company
Based in the West of Ireland since 2001, Branar is one of Ireland’s leading theatre
companies making work for children. Renowned for creating highly imaginative and
beautiful work, Branar tours nationally and internationally. Their company’s motto is
‘serious fun’.
Aiming to instill not just wildness inside us but wonder, joy, curiosity and compassion,
Branar views every child in Ireland and beyond as an equal citizen of the world who
should be nurtured through engagement with exceptional arts experiences. Filled with
wonder and creativity, their world and the world around them will be more fulfilling for
all.
The company tours nationally and internationally, bringing its work with equal
enthusiasm to leading arts venues such as the South Bank Centre, London as to a local
school in Galway. Branar is committed to reaching its audience, wherever they are.
How to Catch a Star BillingBased on the beloved book by award-winning Irish author Oliver Jeffers, How To Catcha Star is published by HarperCollins Children’s Publishers. Kindly supported the ArtsCouncil of Ireland, Galway City Council, Foras na Gaeilge and Galway County Council.
