Cinderella (2019)
Deenside Players Pantomime
Original poster of Cinderella, produced by Deenside Players.<br />This show ran from 21-26 January 2019 in the Castlecomer Community Hall.
Deenside Players
Kilkenny County Council Library Service
2019
Aideen O’Reilly and Luke Brennan, <br />Kilkenny County Council Library Service, <br />Castlecomer Library.
Deenside Players
Castlecomer
Community : River Through Time (2000)
Barnstorm; cultural history; Irish theatre; Kilkenny theatre; Kilkenny arts; performing arts; theatre history; community theatre; community arts; Millenium; Kells Priory;
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. <br /><br />The grounds of Kells Priory were transformed into a medieval settlement for this specatular pageant celebrating the history of Ossory through music, drama and theatre.
Barnstorm Theatre Company
Kilkenny County Library, Local Studies Department
1999-2000
Nuala Roche
Protected by original copyright.
Photographs: Dylan Vaughan.
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JPG
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Kilkenny, Ireland - 2000s
Community: A Woman's Sphere (2006)
Scripted by Maeve Ingoldsby and Rebecca Moran.<br /><br />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 confidentiality, some of these women participated in a series of discussions and drama workshops over 7 months.<br /><br /><strong>A Woman's Sphere</strong> <span style="float:none;background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:left;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;">captured the essence of how the women defined their experience of being a woman living in Kilkenny. It was </span>performed in a sphere configuration in The Barn Theatre and the Brewery Club, Parliament Street.
Barnstorm Theatre Company
Kilkenny County Library, Local Studies Department
2006
Nuala Roche
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Rights Holder: Barnstorm Theatre Company
Still Image
BTC_2006_AWS_Ph01
Kilkenny, Ireland - 2000s
Community: Create a Story (2009-10)
Theatre in Kilkenny; theatre history; children's theatre; performing arts; Barnstorm Outreach; schools outreach; writers in residence; writers in schools;
Barnstorm's objective of <em><strong>Create a Story</strong></em> was to engage with its children's audience and include their input in creating a piece of theatre, alongside Barnstorm’s creative team. <br /><br />The project is a partnership with <strong>Poetry Ireland</strong>’s <em>Writers-in-Schools Scheme</em>.<br /><br /> Writers Martina Murphy and Terry McDonagh explored the art of writing and developing pupils' writing skills, with 4th and 5th classes of four Kilkenny schools (St Canice's Co-Ed, Kilkenny; Marymount NS, The Rower; Scoil Naomh Bhríde, Ballyragget and Scoil Bhríde, Paulstown).<br /><br />The culmination of the writing and devising stages of this project was a <span style="float:none;background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:left;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;">dramatic presentation called </span><i>Lost in the Forest</i>. I<span style="float:none;background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:left;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;">t</span> was presented in The Barn in 2010.
Barnstorm Theatre Company
Kilkenny County Library, Local Studies Department
Nuala Roche
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Still Image
Community: The 'Comer Story (1997/ 1998) by Ken Bourke, with Castlecomer community.
Theatre in Kilkenny; Kilkenny theatre; community theatre; Irish theatre; cultural history
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. <br /><br /><strong>The 'Comer Story</strong> was presented in Castlecomer Community Hall in 1997 and in the Watergate Theatre in 1998. The play was written in collaboration with the people of Castlecomer.
Barnstorm Theatre Company
Kilkenny County Library, Local Studies Department
1990s
Nuala Roche
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Photographs: Ken Bourke.
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BTC_1998_TCS_Ph01/ F01
Curriculum Play Live (2017): The Plough and the Stars by Sean O' Casey
Barnstorm Theatre; Watergate Theatre; Leaving Cert drama; theatre for schools; Theatre in Kilkenny;
<strong>The Plough and the Stars</strong> is set during the turbulence of the Easter 1916 rebellion. It premiered in 1926 at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin. The first two acts take place in 1915, looking forward to the liberation of Ireland, and the last two acts are set during 1916's Easter Rising.<br /><br />The second in a series of Leaving Certificate curriculum plays, providing young people in the southeast with the opportunity to see their Leaving Cert drama brought to life on stage.<br /><br /><strong><em>Curriculum Play Live</em></strong> is a joint Barnstorm and Watergate initiative.
Barnstorm Theatre Company
Watergate Theatre
Kilkenny County Library, Local Studies Department
2017
Nuala Roche
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Photographs: Dylan Vaughan
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Kilkenny, Ireland - 2010s
Dick Whittington (1970)
Deenside Players Pantomime Programme
Original programme of Dick Whittington produced by Deenside Players. <br />This show ran from 15-29 March 1970 in the Parochial Hall, Castlecomer. <br />Programme features cast and production details.
Deenside Players
Kilkenny County Council Library Service
1970
Aideen O’Reilly and Luke Brennan, <br />Kilkenny County Council Library Service, <br />Castlecomer Library.
Deenside Players
JPG of front cover, PDF of full programme. <br />Original programme: 12.5 x 20 cms. <br />Pages: 4
Castlecomer
Digger, Doc & Dee-Dee (2005) by Maeve Ingoldsby
Theatre in Kilkenny; theatre history; Irish theatre; children's theatre; professional theatre; performing arts;
Production photo for the national tour.
Written by Maeve Ingoldsby, adapted from the play 'Bella, Boss und Bulli' by Volker Ludwig.
For children aged 6 -11 years.
TOUR: Watergate Theatre, Kilkenny; Gaeity Theatre, Dublin; Backstage Theatre, Longford; Belltable Arts Centre, Limerick.
Barnstorm Theatre Company
Adapted from the play 'Bella, Boss und Bulli' by Volker Ludwig
Kilkenny County Library, Local Studies Department
1996
Nuala Roche
Protected by original copyright.
Photographs: Dylan Vaughan
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Still Image
BTC_1996_DDD_P
Kilkenny, Ireland - 1990s
In the Blood (2009)
Castlecomer Writers Group Play Programme
Original programme of In the Blood produced by Banana Moon Production, featuring Deenside Players members.<br />This show ran from 25-27 September 2009 in the Castlecomer Community Hall.<br />Programme features cast and production details.
Banana Moon Production
Kilkenny County Council Library Service
2009
Aideen O'Reilly, <br />Kilkenny County Council Library Service, <br />Castlecomer Library.
Banana Moon Production
JPG of poster, PDF of full programme. <br />Original programme: 15 x 21 cms. <br />Pages: 4
Castlecomer
Jack and the Beanstalk (2005)
Deenside Players Pantomime Programme
<p>Original programme of Jack and the Beanstalk produced by Deenside Players.</p>
<p>This show ran from 8-13 February 2005 in the Castlecomer Community Hall.<br /><br />Programme feature Chairperson’s address, cast and production details and behind the scenes photographs</p>
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Deenside Players
Kilkenny County Council Library Service
2005
<p>Aideen O’Reilly and Luke Brennan,<br /> Kilkenny County Council Library Service,<br /> Castlecomer Library.</p>
Deenside Players
<p>JPG of front cover, PDF of full programme.<br /> Original programme: 15 x 21 cms.<br /> Pages: 12</p>
Castlecomer