• 15 - 16 September 2025
• €15 (One €15 ticket covers one adult & one baby)
• Duration: 25 mins + 20 mins informal play time

15 Sept: 1pm, 2pm & 3pm

16 Sept: 10am, 11am & 12pm

Suitable for babies aged 3-12 months (& an accompanying adult)

“Shimmer is sensational! An absolute feast for the senses. My baby was engaged and enthralled throughout, as was I. Shimmer brings together dance, music, light and space in a way which sparks the imagination and evokes wonder from both the young and old.”

Anna Newell is of Ireland’s leading theatre-makers for young audiences, creating unique theatre adventures for babies, early years and children/young people with complex needs, with her work for early years audiences having been seen on six continents and off-Broadway.

Anna’s shows are informed and inspired by their audiences at every stage of their creation and have human connection at their very heart.

Shimmer invites its audiences into an immersive reflective space created by Katie Davenport animated by a twinkling original score by David Goodall, gentle choreography by Hayley Earlam that responds to its individual tiny audience members and stunning wraparound video art by Conan McIvor.

Directed by Anna Newell.
Co-produced by Anna Newell and Riverbank Arts Centre.
Performers: Hayley Earlam, Jess Rowell, Oran Leong.
Producer and Production Manager: Ashley Smyth.
Shimmer is a Network for Extraordinary Audiences production, originally touring in early Autumn 2021 (often the first production as venues re-opened after Covid19) and is now touring nationally through Autumn 2025.

Funded by The Arts Council of Ireland/An Chomhairle Ealaíon.

Accessible / wheelchair seats must be booked through Box Office on 01 272 4030.

‘Shimmer is sensational! An absolute feast for the senses. My baby was engaged and enthralled throughout, as was I. Shimmer brings together dance, music, light and space in a way which sparks the imagination and evokes wonder from both the young and old.’

Audience member

‘...wonderfully designed and so engaging for both myself and baby . My daughter took in every movement and sound around her and was smiling from start to finish!’

Audience member