A theatre play dedicated to all grandmothers who have left a deep impression on their grandchildren’s hearts.

Saturday May 24th

Performances at 10am and 1:30pm

Ages 4+ years

Irish Institute of Music & Song, Church Street, Balbriggan.

PUNA KUCA TEATAR (Svetlana Patafta)

MEMORIES OF MY GRANDMA

Direction & Performance: Svetlana Patafta

Lyrics: Kristina Gavran

Set Design & Props: Nikolina Manojlović Vračar

Music: Lazar Novkov

Photography: Ana Šesto

Partner: Ethnographic Museum Zagreb Co-financed by: The City Office for Culture and Civil Society Zagreb and the Ministry of Culture and Media of the Republic of Croatia

About the play:

Luna finds two boxes on her grandma’s attic. They are full of treasures – an old radio, black and white photographs, petroleum lamp, crocheted tablecloth, coffee grinder... wonders one cannot see in today’s modern world. But somebody else also lives inside them– little gnomes Ž and V! They will help Luna to uncover the stories hidden in these magical objects and tell the story of grandma's life.

This interactive play invites children into a dialogue with a time they did not experience, yet one that can inspire their creativity and play with different materials and objects. With the rapid advancement of technology, children today have less and less exposure to the objects that their grandparents once used in daily life. The stories our grandparents told us are woven into the things we keep as cherished memories of them. As we embed our ancestors and their stories into objects, these items gain significance, transforming into family heirlooms—and in some cases, even becoming part of a nation’s cultural heritage.

The play was developed through a series of workshops conducted with different age groups to explore the objects and stories that people preserve as keepsakes.