Barnstorm Theatre Company

Professional Children's Theatre

Stuck in the Mud – 2005 Watergate, Kilkenny and National Tour

World Première. Stuck in the Mud is about the pain of separation, the politics of the playground and the extraordinary power of the imagination. A play for children aged 7 – 12.

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Martha – 2004 The Barn, Kilkenny and Tour

Martha doesn’t like anyone. She’s a grumpy, reclusive woman living in a hut by the beach. She scares people away with her sharp tongue and her “Keep Out” signs. Until one day an endearing cheeky goose appears at her door…

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Digger, Doc and Dee-Dee – 2004 Watergate, Kilkenny and National Tour

Three children, all isolated in their own way, are drawn together by their common need for friendship and by the threat of an older boy who is blackmailing them. A play for 6 – 12 year olds.

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The Elves and the Shoemakers – 2003 The Barn, Kilkenny and Tour

Based on the Grimms’ fairytale, The Elves and the Shoemakers tells the traditional tale of two kind elves who help a penniless shoemaker and his wife out of their troubles and back on their feet. A play for children aged 4 – 6 years.

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Little Victories – 2003 Watergate, Kilkenny and National Tour

A play for children aged 8 – 13 years. Little Victories takes us on a voyage of discovery through Tony’s eyes as he struggles to come to terms with his father’s death.

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Whose Shoes? – 2002 The Barn, Kilkenny

Whose Shoes? is a moving and sensitive tale of sibling rivalry as related by the colourful storytell, Imelda Baglady. A play for children aged 3 – 6 years.

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The Leaving – 2002 Watergate, Kilkenny and Dublin Fringe Festival

Six Leaving Certificate students decide to protest against the most important exam of their lives in the best way they know how, by not showing up. A play for teenagers.

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The Elves and the Shoemakers – 2001 The Barn, Kilkenny

A play for children aged 4 – 6 years. Based on the Grimms’ fairytale, The Elves and the Shoemakers tells the traditional tale of two kind elves who help a penniless shoemaker and his wife out of their troubles and back on their feet.

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Kevin’s Story – 2001 Autumn Tour

A day in the life of eight-year-old Kevin. Although he is the hero of his own daydreams, Kevin accepts the judgement of adults and his peers that he is useless and a bit crazy- until an encounter with an unconventional adult offers a glimpse of hope for Kevin.

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Kevin’s Story – 2001 Spring Tour

Although he is the hero of his own daydreams, Kevin accepts the judgement of adults and his peers that he is useless and a bit crazy. That is until an encounter with an unconventional adult offers a glimpse of hope for Kevin. A play for children aged 6 to 10 years.

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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