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An Nollaig sa Naigín

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

An Nollaig sa Naigín Ar Lá Nollag cúig bhliain as a chéile a shuitear an leagan seo do DHAOINE FÁSTA (ADULTS) den saothar cáiliúil ‘An Nollaig sa Naigín’ (‘Christmas in The Noggin’). It is a sensitive seasonal presentation of the magical time that is Christmas and is specially adapted for a grown-up audience. All is

Candlelit Tales Awakening Brigid

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Candlelit Tales bring their unique style of musical Storytelling to tell the tale of Brigid as part of Kildare County Council’s Brigid, Spirit of Kildare Festival, 2026. Featuring live musical accompaniment, just as Brigid would have wanted, be she a Saint, a Goddess, or perhaps a bit of both. Candlelit Tales have been telling stories

Tom Crean – Antarctic Explorer

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Tom Crean, the intrepid Antarctic explorer and one of Ireland’s unsung heroes, is brought to life in this dramatic and humorous solo performance by Aidan Dooley. Hear the riveting true stories of Crean’s Antarctic explorations as one of the few men to serve with both Scott and Shackleton and survive the three famous expeditions: Discovery,

€22 – €25

The Man in the Woman’s Shoes

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

A One Man Theatre Show Written and Directed by Mikel Murfi. Just outside of town, cobbler Pat Farnon lives on his own, contentedly aging in the cottage in which he was reared. Join him as he walks the five miles into his “metropolis,” populated with no-necked water diviners, sporting savants, loudmouths, and preachers. “Astonishing...this is

€18 – €20

Griese Youth Theatre Presents Britney’s Lock by Alexandra Wood

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Presented as part of The National Theatre: Connections programme. When Ruby acquires a lock of Britney Spears’ hair as a relic to help her stay calm during her mocks, her friends dismiss it, but one by one they feel its power and want a piece of it until it is destroyed. This funny play about how

€10 – €12

PADDY: The Life and Times of Paddy Armstrong

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Fifty years after his wrongful conviction, at the age of 74, Paddy is facing into his twilight years and wrestling with a thousand turbulent memories. In Paddy he relives the journey that forever altered his destiny. "Wycherley is superlative in this exquisitely tender portrayal of Paddy Armstrong" Emer O’Kelly, Sunday Independent A one-man show, starring Don Wycherley as Paddy, the play

€20 – €22

The Love Hungry Farmer by John B Keane

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

John Bosco McLaine (Seamus O'Rourke) is a man who has never lain down with a woman, but has had romantic blood pulsing through his veins all his life. Always an optimist, and virgin in equal measure, he embarks on a search for an ideal companion regardless of age, failure rate or dammed advice!… and in