High water cancels Duck Race ... but Bosco is on the road
The organisers say there is uncertainty about whether or not the high levels will continue through the December date, so reluctantly have decided to cancel.
However, the date with Bosco in Kilcullen Town Hall on Sunday 8 December is definitely on. The 2.30pm show is part of a 29-stop tour of Ireland 'Once Upon a Time', organised by the Paula Lambert Puppet Theatre. Paula, daughter of the late Eugene Lambert, was the voice of Bosco for many years. For three decades of TV the eternally five-year-old resident of a colourful box charmed children all over the land.
The famous Lambert Puppet Theatre and Museum in Monkstown, south Dublin, was almost destroyed by fire in 2015, prompting the closure and sale of the premises by Eugene Lambert’s son Liam.
In addition to destroying more than 300 puppets, the fire compounded difficult times since the 2008 recession.
It marked the end of a team of characters created by the family, especially the ‘Wanderly Wagon’ crew of O’Brien, Judge, Mr Crow and Sneaky Snake.
But Bosco is back, this time on the road instead of the goggllebox. The Once Upon a Time show will include Bosco’s adventures with Sleeping Beauty and the fairies.
Tickets at €12 or €40 for a family one, are now on sale in Berneys Chemists, or from any Lion Club member.
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