# Event Details

- **Event Name**: The Holding Bones
- **Event Start and End Date**: Mon, 26 Oct, 2026 at 07:30 pm – Mon, 26 Oct, 2026 at 09:00 pm (+00:00)
- **Event Description**: Suitable for ages 16+

In an artist’s studio, shadows talk, objects come alive and she draws her very bones to overcome loss and celebrate love and the cycle of life


“Poetry and Heart and Soul Food”

The Holding Bones lovingly recalls a host of characters - songsters, storytellers and mischief makers.In paying playful homage to her ancestors Niamh Lawlor contemplates the purpose of life. Her life.


Set in her studio she draws upon her skills as a puppet maker and visual artist to enrich the tale she has to tell, as funny as it is deeply moving.

“Just beautiful...cathartic, profound but also soothing”


A new original piece from Púca for adults The Holding Bones is a fitting celebration of Samhain, All Soul’s and The Day of the Dead. At this time of year, they say, the veil between our world and the next is at its thinnest. Once we would have set an extra place at the table, left the door unlocked and lit a candle for each of our loved lost kin at Halloween and remembered our dearly departed throughout the month of November. In this new show, Lawlor, veteran performer from Púca for nearly 30 years, counts her ancestors on her very bones and brings them back to life on stage. Vital theatrical storytelling invites you to meditate on family, memory and rituals of grieving and how to embrace the bittersweet turns of the cycle of life. 


This very personal yet universal show was crafted over several years, assisted by support from The Arts Council, DLR County Council, South Dublin Live a South Dublin County Council Arts Office initiative, Pavilion Studio and the Mermaid Arts Centre, Draíocht and Civic Theatres. It has toured to 5 venues most recently seen in the Hugh Lane Art Gallery in Dublin. Audience responses include:

“What a special night! I highly recommend… a total Gem”

“This is a very original piece combining installation art and storytelling…Gorgeous…inventive and moving, don’t miss it!”

“This is a wonderful show, full of heart, invention and beauty. Go see!”

“What a beautiful piece of Art”

“Outstanding show, brought back so many memories, very emotional, laughed and cried, great”.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/wexford/the-holding-bones/200029748758723
- **Event Categories**: art, performances, theatre, literary-art, entertainment, storytelling
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 6

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Wexford
- **state**: WX
- **country**: Ireland
- **location**: Wexford Arts Centre
- **lat**: 52.3397664155
- **long**: -6.463730976
- **full address**: Wexford Arts Centre, The Cornmarket, Wexford,Wexford, Ireland

## Event gallery

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is The Holding Bones being held?
  - **A:** The Holding Bones takes place on Mon, 26 Oct, 2026 at 07:30 pm to Mon, 26 Oct, 2026 at 09:00 pm at Wexford Arts Centre, The Cornmarket, Wexford,Wexford, Ireland.
- **Q**: Who is organizing The Holding Bones?
  - **A:** The Holding Bones is organized by Wexford Arts Centre.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** The Holding Bones is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Wexford, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If The Holding Bones sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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