Pick n Mix Festival

Established in 2007 Pick n Mix Theatre Festival is going from strength to strength. This unique initiative of work and companies in progress takes place in June every year at the Old Musem Arts Centre over a long weekend.

With over 16 companies putting on over 25 events from children’s theatre, dance, rehearsed readings to full productions of new plays, old forgotten gems and devised shows this weekend is one of the highlights in the year for the theatre community and our audiences.

From April Sundays to Pick n Mix

The seed of Pick n Mix was sown at a Writers and Theatre Practitioners meeting in March 04 held by Tinderbox Theatre Company.  The gathered writers asked for the return of April Sundays or a similar event for writers and theatre practitioners to get together to enjoy and discuss work being developed in Northern Ireland.  The independent theatre companies took this on board and joined forces with the Old Museum Arts Centre to create and run the festival collectively. It is a truly collaborative effort. In 2012 the festival will move to the MAC, Belfast newest Art Centre in the heart of the Cathedral Quarters.

Pick n Mix

Tinderbox at Pick n Mix

2007 – Rehearsed readings of Star Struck by Rosemary Jenkinson and Weirdwolf by Jimmy McAleavey

2008 – Rehearsed reading of Where the Shoe Pinches by John McClelland

2009 – Rehearsed reading of Plan D by Hannah Khalil

2011 - Seven Days in June, satirical and hard hitting topical pieces written by Julie Dutkiewicz, John McCann and Jimmy McAleavey. The short plays were developed and rehearsed up to the minute the audience arrived.