A Murder of Crows (2011) by Mike Kenny
<em>A Murder of Crows</em> 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. <br /><br />Six actors weave a gothic story of two children’s journey from abandonment and fear to ultimate survival, seen from the quirky perspective of a chorus of raucous and garrulous crows, whose boisterous antics will delight children.<br /><br />For children aged 8 and older.
Barnstorm Theatre Company
2011
Nuala Roche
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Photographs: Dylan Vaughan.
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Ireland, Kilkenny - 2010s
Bananas in the Bread Bin (1997) - National Tour
Theatre in Kilkenny; theatre history; Irish theatre; professional theatre; performing arts;
<p>A play for children aged 6 to 12 years. Written by Maeve Ingoldsby. Production photograph from Barnstorm's national tour.<br /><strong><br />Photo 1-</strong> L to R: Actors Seamus Power (Michael); Enda Andrew Kilroy (Martin), Aoife O'Beirne (Emer), Fiona Glascott (Aisling)<br /><br /><strong>Photo 2-</strong> L to R: Actors Enda Andrew Kilroy (Martin) & Aoife O'Beirne (Emer)<br /><br /><strong>1997 TOUR:</strong> Watergate Theatre, Kilkenny; Backstage Theatre, Longford; Belltable Arts Cente, Limerick; Siamsa Tíre, Tralee; Hawk's Well. Sligo; Town Hall Theatre, Galway; Gaeity Theatre, Dublin</p>
Barnstorm Theatre Company
Kilkenny County Library, Local Studies Department
1997
Nuala Roche
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Kilkenny, Ireland - 1990s
Boy With A Suitcase (2019) by Mike Kenny
Children's theatre; theatre in Kilkenny; theatre history; Irish theatre; professional theatre; performing arts;
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. <br /><br />Naz teams up with Krysia, a young girl in similar circumstances, who helps him dodge soldiers and find safe passage over mountains, across seas and through the mire of a city slum. <br /><br />A gripping tale of adventure and stories, Naz’s journey throws a spotlight on the real dangers faced by children in other parts of the world, and the lengths to which they must go to reach safety in the relative security of a country like Ireland. <br /><br />For children aged 8 to 12. <br /><br />County Kilkenny schools attending the play received two workshop sessions: one about <b>visual literacy</b> - before attending the play - and a 2nd on <b>critical analysis</b>, after seeing the play. <br /><br />Author, local historian and former teacher Ann Murtagh developed a Teacher Resource Pack for the play, with Barnstorm.
Barnstorm Theatre Company
Kilkenny County Library, Local Studies Department
2019
Nuala Roche
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BTC_2019_BWAS_P
2019 - Kilkenny, Ireland
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
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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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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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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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Community: The Spooky Feast in the Scary Field (2010)
Barnstorm outreach; Kilkenny theatre; Kilkenny arts; performing arts; community theatre; community arts; schools outreach; heritage project; arts project;
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 <b><i>The Townlands Project.</i></b><br /><br /><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;">Barnstorm worked with pupils in the school to create a theatrical piece based on Alan's aim to connect local people to their local landscape. </span><br /><br /><strong><em>The Townlands Project</em></strong> is a community-based exploration of nine townlands in Rathcoole civil parish. It <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;">led to the development of the </span><a style="background-color:transparent;color:#0066cc;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:underline;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;" href="https://kilkennyheritage.ie/2017/08/kilkenny-field-name-recording-project-2/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Kilkenny Field Name Recording Project </a><br /><br />Read more about the drama project: <a href="https://barnstorm.ie/townlands-2010/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Spooky Feast in the Scary Field</a>
Barnstorm Theatre Company
Kilkenny County Library, Local Studies Department
2010
Nuala Roche
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Kilkenny, Ireland - 2000s
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
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
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Photographs: Dylan Vaughan
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Kilkenny, Ireland - 1990s