Riverbank Arts Centre is delighted to present The Last Five Years by The Odd Theatre Company as a LIVE broadcast from the Riverbank stage on Saturday, 3rd July at 8:30pm. This dynamic local company usually play to full houses and cheering audiences at Riverbank Arts Centre – so this live broadcast is not to be missed! We caught up with …
Creative Schools artwork in our Foyer!
We’re delighted to have work created by children as part of Creative Schools projects in our foyer – come and see artwork by Kildangan National School, Naas Community National School and Scoil Uí Riada, Kilcock. Congratulations to all the children, teachers and creative coordinators who took part in these projects! Riverbank Arts Centre is open 10am-2pm, Monday-Friday and the Creative …
Opowiadania Super Paua – Listen to the stories!
Super Paua, a theatre company creating socially-focused shows for young people and communities, presents Opowiadania Super Paua, a series of audio stories for young people (aged 6-12 years) written in Polish or about Polish culture and experiences. These stories are now available to download for FREE from Super Paua Stories (podbean.com) Seven brand new stories have been commissioned by writers Edyta …
Songs From The Bridge
Riverbank Arts Centre and June Fest are thrilled to present Songs From The Bridge, an online series of some Newbridge’s finest musicians performing on the Riverbank stage as part of June Fest 2021. Curated by Stephen Connelly, the line-up features Megan O’Neill, Roisin McAlinden and Appo and the musicians are interviewed by music artist, Tia Burke. “We have been faced …
FREE ONLINE TUTORIAL: Observational Storytelling with Sarah Bowie
In this tutorial, cartoonist, writer, and co-founder of The Comics Lab, Sarah Bowie shows how to take ordinary, everyday life and turn it into material for a compelling story. Sarah explores different ways of observing – observing ourselves (our moods, thoughts, activities and conversations); observing others (family members, neighbours, strangers, wildlife and pets); and, observing our environment (our homes, our …
The Ballad of a Care Centre
Riverbank Arts Centre is one of the supporters of The Ballad of a Care Centre, an event taking place in June as part of Brightening Air | Coiscéim Coiligh, to be performed to an audience of older people connected to the Naas area. The Ballad of a Care Centre is a contemporary theatre work for an audience of one, shared …
McKenna Gallery reopening with PORTAL by Tina Claffey
Riverbank Arts Centre is reopening our McKenna Gallery on Tuesday, 8th June to present PORTAL an exhibition by Tina Claffey, an award-winning nature photographer who has exhibited in the US, Botswana, Zambia and throughout Ireland. Tina Claffey loves to get ‘lost’ in the bogs, eskers and wetlands of Ireland with her macro lens. This solo show takes the viewer through …
Opowiadania Super Paua – launch and family workshop
Super Paua, a theatre company creating socially-focused shows for young people and communities, presents Opowiadania Super Paua, a series of audio stories for young people 6-12 presenting stories written in Polish or about Polish culture and experiences. This is the third series of Super Paua Stories, with the first being in English, and the second – Scéalta Super Paua- in …