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Actors (L to R): Sarah Kinlen, Fiona McGeown, Shane O'Reilly, Annette Flynn, Paul Curley, Conor Donelan
A Murder of Crows is a dynamic and theatrically exciting work for children aged 8 and over, based on the classic tale of Hansel and Gretel. The play explores themes of famine, family loyalties and personal growth. Six actors weave a gothic story of…

L to R: Micheal (Seamus Power), Martin (Enda Andrew Kilroy), Emer (Aoife O'Beirne) and Aisling (Fiona Glascott)
A play for children aged 6 to 12 years. Written by Maeve Ingoldsby. Production photograph from Barnstorm's national tour.Photo 1- L to R: Actors Seamus Power (Michael); Enda Andrew Kilroy (Martin), Aoife O'Beirne (Emer), Fiona Glascott (Aisling)Photo…

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In marking its 25th year creating theatre, Barnstorm partners with Kilkenny Arts Festival to present a season of family plays, inviting companies from Scotland and Belfast to present their work during the festival.BarnFest audiences enjoyed The…

Poster Design: Tom Feehan
Like his hero, Sinbad the Sailor, who undertook many perilous voyages in search of his fortune, Naz must travel half-way around the world to reach the safety of his brother in Dublin. Naz teams up with Krysia, a young girl in similar circumstances,…

Roisin Gribbin as The Mother in the Barnstorm production of ‘The Ballad of Rory Roe' by Ken Bourke
A Millennium open-air spectacle in Kells, celebrating Kilkenny's heritage and people. Featuring the play 'The Ballad of Rory Roe' written by Ken Bourke. The grounds of Kells Priory were transformed into a medieval settlement for this specatular…

Community theatre project: A Woman's Sphere (2006)
Scripted by Maeve Ingoldsby and Rebecca Moran.In 2006 over 100 Kilkenny women, from 11 diverse communities, responded to a callout to be involved in a community project asking 'what does it mean to be a woman in Kilkenny today?' Guaranteed…

Photo from a theatre devising session at The Barn theatre for the Create a Story project.
Barnstorm's objective of Create a Story was to engage with its children's audience and include their input in creating a piece of theatre, alongside Barnstorm’s creative team. The project is a partnership with Poetry Ireland’s Writers-in-Schools…

The 'Comer Story (1997)
In 1996 Barnstorm embarked on a 16-month project with playwright Ken Bourke and the people of Castlecomer to devise and present a community play unique to that community, reflective of its rich history and its people. The 'Comer Story was presented…

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Barnstorm's Outreach department was invited to collaborate with visual artist Alan Counihan, along with Johnswell National School, on the drama element of Alan Counihan's The Townlands Project.Barnstorm worked with pupils in the school to create a…

Actors Alan Butler and Muireann Ryan
Written in 1980, Translations is a three-act play by Irish playwright Brian Friel. The play is set in the Donegal townland of Baile Beag (Ballybeg) in 19th century agricultural Ireland. This is the first in a series of Leaving Certificate curriculum…
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