Riverbank Arts Centre is partnering with NT Connections to showcase plays by three Irish youth theatre companies Dramahouse, Kildare Youth Theatre and Ardclough Youth Theatre from 27-29th May 2021. Due to Covid restrictions, these plays will be streamed online and they are entirely free to access. “We are delighted to offer our venue support and Riverbank’s online platforms to three …
SPOTLIGHT ON… Griese Youth Theatre
Riverbank Arts Centre has been honoured to work with Griese Youth Theatre in various ways over the years – numerous GYT productions have been seen on the Riverbank Stage, many of their members have taken part in workshops and programmes at Riverbank, and their members are very regular and enthusiastic attenders of our theatre programme. We had great plans to …
Writing for Theatre – Young Playwrights Programme
Fighting Words are leading a playwriting programme at Riverbank Arts Centre that will support young writers (18-21 years) to create a new work for the stage. In a series of group workshops led by the Fighting Words team, participants will learn playwriting skills including how to write characters and structure a duologue. The writers will receive supportive feedback on their …
NT CONNECTIONS Festival 2019
Riverbank Arts Centre and Crooked House are delighted to host youth theatres from Kildare and beyond who will present original work over the course of KILDARE CONNECTIONS FESTIVAL WEEKEND, 29th-31st March 2019. Audiences will see a range of new plays, some commissioned by Britain’s National Theatre as part of its NT Connections programme. We can expect to see a variety …