Scooby Doo is very popular in our house. The various incarnations of the show are constantly rerun on Boomerang channel and my rather discerning four year old finds it laugh out loud funny. It also evokes enough nostalgia in the adults that we often find ourselves drawn in to the exploits of those meddling kids.
For the last six months or so, a commercial for Scooby Doo Live has been running during the show. Usually my eldest son, ‘Isn’t really into that sort of thing.’ but for some reason the combination of Scooby, Shaggy and Pirate Ghosts grabbed his fancy and ran a mile with it. When I tried to explain that although it was indeed coming to Ireland it wasn’t coming to Dublin and it would mean a very long drive and probably a hotel to get to it, I was met not with a tantrum but a look of such devastation and disappointment that I undertook to get to it no matter what the cost.
After some research, I discovered it was running in Belfast, Castlebar and Killarney on various weekends in September. I also considered Blackpool and Cornwall in October. Although Belfast is the closest, this weekend didn’t suit. So we’ve opted for Killarney. We’re going to make a weekend of it. Take in the show and see some of the finer sights Ireland has to offer in the Ring of Kerry. There is also a strong push for a visit to the Museum of Irish Transport.
After all this, I hope the action lives up to his expectations and I sure hope Daphne’s skirts live up to my husbands.
Scooby Doo and the Pirate Ghost Live
Waterfront Belfast 5th -6th September Tickets fromwww.waterfront.co.uk
Royal Theatre and Event Centre, Castlebar 18th -20th September
INEC Gleneagle Hotel, Killarney 25th -27th September
Tickets for ROI shows from www.ticketmaster.ie
I hope for your sake that it’s a whole lot better than the movies were :O Having said that, Killarney is beautiful as is the rest of Kerry so you’ll find something to enjoy. Scooby Dooby Dooooo!