Dragons run wild in Galway

Huge, fire-wielding dragons will invade Galway city during this year’s Galway Arts Festival. The Barcelona-based street theatre company Sarruga will bring the mythological reptiles to the festival. Expect lots of shrieking from the public as they scuttle along Shop Street with alarming speed.

“The dragons are terrifying and delightful at the same time. They’re going to cause mayhem down the streets of Galway,” says Paul Fahy, artistic director, Galway Arts Festival.

“We’ve a great outdoor programme, all free to the public. On the middle weekend of the festival, we’re taking over Eyre Square with a French company called Les Pepones. It’s a big outdoor acrobatic trapeze show performed on a circus rig that’s 35ft above the ground. It’s highly skilful and is inspired by the silent movies of Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin.”