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THE FOLK and fairy tales gathered by the Grimm brothers have entranced readers and audiences for more than 100 years and the recent movie adaptation of Broadway hit, Into The Woods, attests to the stories’ enduring appeal.

THEATRE IS a major part of this year’s Galway Fringe Festival, with more than 30 productions from some of Ireland’s finest theatre practitioners.

SCOTLAND’S INTERNATIONALLY-feted Visible Fictions Theatre Company are en route to Galway for the Baboró Festival to bring their ebullient staging of the epic adventures of Jason and the Argonauts.

Firm family favourites all across the country, the Lambert Puppet Theatre have been entertaining both children and adults alike for over four decades now with their wonderful and magical tales of all the best-loved fairytales.

Campbell’s Tavern in Cloughanover is the place to be for music lovers this Christmas period, beginning this evening, December 16 at 9pm with the Home for Christmas show with Matt Cunningham his family and friends at 9pm. This year’s show is in aid of Ability West and special guests on the night will include John Duggand and All Ireland Sean Nós Dancing Champion Padraig Hopkins. Admission for the show is €15.

Barnstorm Theatre Company presents A Murder of Crows at The Watergate Theatre — a gothic tale of two children’s journey from abandonment and fear to ultimate survival.

What could make a parent abandon their child? And what would happen to two babes lost in the woods?

PIG AND Runt are two 17-year-olds who share everything - birthdays, language, and a desire for destruction as they explode onto the disco scene of ‘Pork’ city.

Roll up, Roll up! RoolaBoola 2008, the Linenhall Arts Centre’s fun-packed 11th annual arts festival for young people, is on its way with a packed programme of quality shows, events and workshops, as set out in all its glory in the pulsating RoolaBoola brochure (available from the Linenhall, or on the new-look Linenhall website www.thelinenhall.com )

It’s here! RoolaBoola 2008, the Linenhall Arts Centre’s fun-packed 11th annual arts fest for young people is under way, culminating in a breathlessly brilliant bank holiday weekend of fun and frolics from October 25 to 27. So come along and join in with the magic!