Barnstorm Theatre Company

Support Programme

The Antigone Project – 2004

In 2004, a group of 12 teenagers performed an adaptation of Sophocles’ Greek tragedy ‘Antigone’ in Ormonde Street Multi-Story car park, as part of Barnstorm’s ‘”Bringing it Home” programme, in which former Barnstormers returned to work on projects which they themselves initiated.

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River Through Time (featuring The Ballad of Rory Roe) – 2000

A Millennium open-air theatre spectacle celebrating Kilkenny’s heritage and people, River Through Time took place in Kells, Co. Kilkenny. More than 250 people participated in the 2-day event, which recreated a medieval village in the grounds of Kells Priory. The Ballad of Rory Roe, a play commissioned from Ken Bourke, formed the centrepiece of this event.

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Strollers

In 1998 Barnstorm, supported by Kilkenny Arts Festival and in partnership with ten local communities, presented Strollers,
an outdoor theatre spectacle involving EVERYONE!

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The Comer Story

In February 1996 Barnstorm embarked on a 16-month project with playwright Ken Bourke and the people of Castlecomer to devise and present a community play which would be unique to that community, reflective of its rich history and its people.

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  • Swansong

  • Alice and the Wolf

  • The Bockety World of Henry & Bucket - North America 2017

  • Star Chasers

  • The Messenger

  • Monday's Child