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Outreach: Dancing at Lughnasa (2012) by Brian Friel
In 2007 Barnstorm restored its theatre training for adults with the inception of its Adult Theatre Club; a two-year programme to explore and create theatre with a professional theatre company.
Weekly workshops provided specialist training in…
Weekly workshops provided specialist training in…
Wild Harvest (1994) by Ken Bourke
"..a memorable milestone in the crusade to establish Kilkenny as a major player in contemporary theatre" - Kilkenny PeopleProduced in 1994 by Barnstorm, Ken Bourke's Wild Harvest is a haunting tragedy of rural farm life set in County Cavan in 1991.…
Silly Bits of Sky (2007) by Maeve Ingoldsby
"Once again, Barnstorm Theatre Company have come up with a winning formula" - Kilkenny People Deggsie is fiercely sensitive to being slagged about his family. When his boast of having a new sleeping bag is challenged by Spider, Deggsie realises he…
Martha (2007) by Manley, Robertson & Wood
Martha doesn’t like anyone. She’s a grumpy reclusive woman living in a hut on the beach. She scares people away with her sharp tongue and her “Keep Out” signs, but she doesn’t bank on meeting an endearingly cheeky goose who can’t read and understand…
A Murder of Crows (2011) by Mike Kenny
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…
My Grandma watching hurling with my great Grandfather
Original story from The Magic of Local Lore Project, gathered by the 5th & 6th class students of Presentation Convent National School, Castlecomer in 2023
The Day my Aunty disappeared
Original story from The Magic of Local Lore Project, gathered by the 5th & 6th class students of Presentation Convent National School, Castlecomer in 2023
My Grandma met the Pope
Original story from The Magic of Local Lore Project, gathered by the 5th & 6th class students of Presentation Convent National School, Castlecomer in 2023. Includes photograph.
Nora's life in London
Original story from The Magic of Local Lore Project, gathered by the 5th & 6th class students of Presentation Convent National School, Castlecomer in 2023. Includes photograph.
My Grandad Jim Bollard
Original story from The Magic of Local Lore Project, gathered by the 5th & 6th class students of Presentation Convent National School, Castlecomer in 2023. Includes photograph.