Other Productions

The Quiet Land 30 Jan – 2 Feb  2025

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 […]

CABARET NIGHTS: Christmas Crackers

Barns Owl Players in association with Barnstorm Theatre Company presents Christmas comes to the Barnstorm Studio @ Home Rule Club from 27 to 30 November 2024 as local drama group, Barn Owl Players in association with Barnstorm Theatre Company, return to the stage with their popular annual “Christmas Crackers.” With theatrical monologues, duologues, songs and music […]

Commencing: A Captivating Lunchtime Theatre Experience this June

In a delightful collision of wit, tragedy, and unexpected connections, “Commencing” by Jane Shepard takes centre stage at Barnstorm’s Lunchtime Theatre series. This award-winning short play invites audiences to witness the magic of a blind date gone awry, where two people find themselves on a journey that defies expectations. Kelli and her blind date, both […]

2024 One Act Festival by the Barn Owl Players

Hoot, Hoot, we are back with our annual One Act Festival – tickets are available to book now: http://www.gr8events.ie/barnowlplayers Keep an eye on our socials for show updates, cast introductions, and more https://www.facebook.com/barnowlplayers

Bench Tales in the Castle Park

Barnstorm Bench Tales – The world premiere of three new exciting plays in a series of open-air performances on park benches as part of Kilkenny Arts Festival. Clandestine meetings and chance encounters – the socially-distant audience ‘spied’ on the drama from afar in a unique theatre experience. Bench Tales – There is Always Tomorrow by […]

The Quiet Land by Malachy McKenna

The Quiet Land by Malachy McKenna – Lunchtime Theatre at 3 John’s Quay 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 […]

Lunchtime Theatre series

Barnstorm produces regular one-act plays at our Studio on 3 Johns Quay as a perfect way to take a break and enjoy a light set lunch while being entertained. Barnstorm launched its Lunchtime Theatre programme in collaboration with the Home Rule Club as part of AKA – Fringe festival.

Barn Owl Players

Barn Owl Players grew out of Barnstorm’s Drama Club for the adults in Kilkenny & the South East to explore the art of theatre from acting to stage management to design and more. Now a Kilkenny based amateur theatre group who like to act, direct & play in the Barnstorm Studio, they most recently presented Love in Lockdown: Live in 2022, a two-part show presented for six nights in partnership with Barnstorm. The production built on their earlier partnership, Love in Lockdown, an online production that took place at the height of the restrictions and initiated to keep the arts alive.

New Writing Productions

From time to time Barnstorm invites writers (both established and emerging; local and national) for original new works for performance for younger audiences. A number of these ideas will be selected by a panel to be developed to first draft script. The final piece to be selected will be given full production in Kilkenny as part of Barnstorm’s ongoing programme.

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