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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…

"..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.…

"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 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 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…

Hand-coloured photograph of the northern section of Kilkenny City featuring St. Canice's Cathedral and the Black Abbey

Green's Bridge, north side view

Canal Walk, River Nore, Kilkenny City

Tourist postcard of Kilkenny City featuring the River Nore, Kilkenny Castle Entrance, Kilkenny Castle,, the Tholsel and High Street.

The Pandemic  It’s twelve months and more now,   since we heard of the existence   of a terrible virus which would wreak havoc with  our bodies, our minds and with our health system.  They told us it was called Corona,  which sounded lovely, it could…