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Hare & Tortoise (4+)

24 Feb – 14 Mar 2025

The Bank

Kilkenny R95 Y672

24 Feb – 14 Mar 2025 .. Who’s the fastest? Who’s the winner? Excitable, energetic Hare, or patient, peaceful Tortoise? Ready? Steady? GO!… Barnstorm is delighted to present Hare & Tortoise in our accessible venue The Bank on the Parade in Kilkenny R95 Y672 from Mon 24 February – Fri 14 March 2025. Hare & Tortoise […]

Two elderly farmers, Eamon and Nashee, meet at a gate on a remote hillside. These men are old friends, old rivals, old neighbours. They are men of heart, of humour, of hardness. Their conversation is a throwback to a gentler time, when silence was as telling as declaration, and meaning was more often found between […]

Youth Theatre

Barnstorm Youth Theatre
is a weekly creative space
for young people aged between
10 and 18 who are interested
in drama and theatre.

News

Philip Hardy spoke with Nickey Brennan on Kilkenny Radio and the Observer about his life in theatre and the upcoming production of The Quiet Land ..   Community Radio Kilkenny City · Philip Hardy 18.01.2025

Barnstorm Youth Theatre (BYT) runs from September to May/June and takes in new members each September.  Those interested can express their interest by using the link HERE. ‘Barnstorm has been one of the best experiences of my life and I will forever treasure the laughs, the shows, the workshops and the incredible friends I made. […]

Have you ever been “the new kid on the block”? Scary isn’t it? . . . . Imagine you are just ten years old and starting at a new school. Set aboard the school bus, the play follows the progress of the new boy as he is faced with the politics of the school bus, […]

Participation & Education

Barnstorm connects with schools, groups and communities offering high-quality theatre experiences.

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