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august to december 2015 at Riverbank Arts Centre This season at Riverbank Arts Centre, we’ve got some very exciting changes to tell you about. First of all, we are delighted with our shiny new website that has been developed with you, our patron, in mind. It is fully mobile compatible meaning you can browse and book wherever you may be. In tandem with the new website we are launching an entirely new ticketing system which will allow for greater flexibility when booking. So if you have a preferred seat or any other specific requirements, you’ll be able to do it all on any device. We are also giving the option to book and receive an Electronic-Ticket which can be taken directly to the auditorium door. You can of course, still call us here in the box office to book, we’d get lonely otherwise! This season we also have a number of new and returning initiatives we’d like to tell you about and are outlined below. And last, but certainly not least, we’ve our fantastic new programme, which is positively stuffed with music, theatre, comedy, visual art, cinema and family highlights. We look forward to seeing you very soon. From Alex, Damien, Eric, Bridget and all the team.
The Year of Irish design at Riverbank Arts Centre To celebrate the Year of Irish Design 2015 Riverbank Arts Centre put together an exciting programme of visual arts events including exhibitions, workshops and talks with special focus on design, workmanship and ingenuity. Throughout autumn we will be having lots of fun exploring design through children’s play spaces, theatre stage design and ceramic art.
Comhlacht Teatair Conaithe: Moonfish Theatre To celebrate the arrival of our new bilingual theatre company in residence, this season Riverbank staff will be dusting off their ‘cúpla focal’ and encouraging our patrons to do the same. Keep an eye on our website for details of how you can get involved. Chun ceiliúradh a dhéanamh ar theacht ár gcomhlacht nua téatair dátheangach cónaithe, beidh foireann an Riverbank ag déanamh gach iarracht ár gcúpla focal a úsáid an séasúr seo, agus ag moladh dár bpátrúin an rud céanna a dhéanamh. Coinnigh súil ar ár suíomh idirlín le haghaidh sonraí ar conas is féidir leat a bheith páirteach. The Creative Well presents: Open Studio at Riverbank Arts Centre
Do you want to be creative? Are you looking for a space in the community to experiment and create? The Open Studio returns this autumn for everyone from beginners to practising artists to experiment, research and play. Studio open each Monday: 10am – 12pm and 1pm-3pm. Places are free, but booking is essential. Email arts@kildarecoco.ie or phone 045 448316 or visit www.riverbank.ie/thecreative-well. Commissioned by Kildare County Council Arts Services.
Riverbank Gift Vouchers Give the Gift of a great night out at Riverbank Arts Centre! Our vouchers are ideal for Christmas, birthdays, father’s day, mother’s day, colleague’s presents, thanks you presents…the list is endless. Gift Voucher bookings can be made in person or by phone or online. See www.riverbank.ie for Terms and Conditions or call 045 448327.
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events at a glance ifi family fest
IFI Family Film Festival
sat 22nd & sun 23rd
see p.7 & 8
music
The Alan Kelly Gang with Eddie Reader & John Douglas
sat 29th
8pm
Visual Arts
Eamon O’Kane: History of Play
Visual Arts
The Box of Make Believe
sat 5th sep sat 3rd oct sat 5th sep sat 7th nov
CINEMA
You’re Ugly Too
mon 7
family cinema
Big Hero 6
th
music
The Niall Toner Band: Working on Love
p.7 €20
p.9
FREE
p.10
FREE
p.11
8pm
€6
p.9
sat 12
2pm
€3
p.12
sat 12th
8pm
€15
p.12 p.13
th
dance
Dance: A Row of Blue
sun 13th
2pm & 6pm
€15/€40 /€20
CINEMA
Timbuktu
mon 14th
8pm
€6
p.13
school event
Theatre Lovett Open Rehearsal: The True Story of Hansel & Gretel
tue 15
10.30am & 1.30pm
FREE
p.14
Theatre
Charolais
thur 17
8pm
€15/€12
p.14
culture Night
Kildare Culture Night
fri 18
see p.15
FREE
p.15
Music
Declan Sinnott with Vickie Keating
sat 19th
8pm
€15
p.16
FAMILY theatre
Theatre Lovett Wave Them Off Weekend: The True Story of Hansel & Gretel
fri 25th & sat 26th see p. 17
see p.17
p.17
cinema
Phoenix
mon 28
€6
p.16
school workshops
History of Play Workshop
thu 1st & fri 2nd 10am & 12pm FREE
music
Bell X1 (SOLD OUT)
thur 1st
8pm
€28
p.18
school show
Ger Carey
fri 2nd
11 am & 1.45pm
€10
p.18
comedy
Al Porter
sat 3rd
8pm
€16/€14
p.19
CINEMA
The Forgotten Kingdom
mon 5th
8pm
€6
p.19
THEATRE
Star of the Sea
fri 9 & sat10
8pm
€18/€16
workshop
Make A Box of Make Believe with Orla Reynolds
sat 10th
10.30am &12.30pm €10
p.20
School Show
Shh! We Have a Plan
tue 13th
10am & 12pm €6
p.21
MUSIC
Sharon Shannon
wed 14
8pm
p.21
Literature
Kildare Readers Festival
thu 15th - sun 18th
Theatre
Dubliners Dilemma
sun 18
2.45pm
FREE
p.22
Music
Tommy Fleming
sun 18th
8pm
€28
p.23
CINEMA
45 Years
mon 19th
8pm
€6
p23
School show
Priming the Canon: Me, Michael
tue 20th
10am & 12pm €6
p.24
music
Honor Heffernan: The Whistling Girl
thur 22nd
8pm
€15/€12
p.24
theatre
Live Love Laugh with Eilish O’Carroll
fri 23rd
8pm
€20/€18
p25
family theatre
Paper Bubbles
sat 24th
2pm
€10/€32
p.25
CINEMA
A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night
mon 26th
8pm
€6
p26
Workshop
Brick Flicks Halloween
tue 27th - fri 30th 10am
€80
p.26
workshop
The Action Comet Workshop
wed 28
10.30am
€10
p.27
family Theatre
Bláth/The Flower
fri 30
12pm & 2pm
see p.27 p27
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th
th
8pm
th
th
th
th
th
th
th
€25
p.10
p.20
p.22
Bláth Workshop with Maeve Clancy
fri 30th
10.4 5am & 12.45pm see p.28 p.28§
workshop
Artzone Halloween Workshop
sat 31 st
10am
€20
p.28
Family cinema
Song of the Sea
sat 31 st
2pm
€3
p.29
music
GoGo Penguin
sat 31
8pm
€15/€12
p.29
theatre
Newbridge Drama: Sylvia
tue 3rd - sat 7th 8pm
€12/€10
p.30
Family Theatre
Fantasmagorical
sun 8th
€10/€35 p.30
Visual arts
Inside Outside by Isobel Egan
sat 5th novtue 22nd dec
st
12pm
FREE
p.31
School Show
Ger Carey
mon 9
11am
€10
p18
CINEMA
Mia Madre
mon 9th
8pm
€6
p.32
School Show
Me Too
wed 11th
10am & 11.30am €6
p.32
th
Laochra Gael
thur 12
8pm
€18/€15
p.33
Victor’s Dung
fri 13th
8pm
€18/€15
p.33
Workshop
Porcelain Cities with Isobel Egan
sat 14th
10.30am
€15
p.34
Music
The Bee Gee’s Story: Nights on Broadway
sat 14
8pm
€20
p.34
Cinema
Theeb
mon 16st
8pm
€6
p.35
music
Two Brothers
wed 18th
8pm
€18/16
p.35
Theatre
How to Keep an Alien
thur 19th
8pm
€15/€12
p.36
comedy
David O’Doherty
fri 20th
8pm
€18/€16
p.36
Workshop
CBI: The Book Clinic
st
sat 21
11am
FREE
p.37
Family Cinema
A Letter to Momo
sat 21st
2pm
€3
p.37
Cinema
IFI French Film Festival
tue 23rd
7pm
€6
p.38
Music
The Fureys
fri 27
8pm
€25
p.38
Cinema
KCC Film Weekend
sat 28th
8pm
€25
p.39
Adult Workshop
Visual Storytelling
sat 28th
9.30am
€20
p.39
Cinema
Uzumasa Limelight
mon 30th
8pm
€6
p.40
Theatre
Christmas Gothic
wed 2nd
8pm
€15/€12
p.40
Music
Abba Forever
thur 3rd
8pm
€20
School show
Cuckoo Connolly’s Curious Clock Shop
fri 4th
10am & 11.45am €6
p.41
Artist Talk
Inside Outside with Isobel Egan
fri 4th
7pm
FREE
p.42
Music
Mick Flannery
sat 5th
8pm
€22
p.42
visual arts
Joy to the World
sat 5th -tue 22nd
FREE
p.43
Cinema
Brooklyn
mon 7th
8pm
€6
p.43
Theatre
Faulty Towers: The Dining Experience
thur 10
8pm
€48
p.44
music
Crooning at Christmas
fri 11th
8pm
€20/€18 p.44
workshop
Artzone Christmas Workshop
sat 12th
10am & 12pm
€20
family theatre
Snow Play
sun 13th
12pm & 2pm
€10/€32 p.45
school show
Snow Play
mon 14th
10am & 12pm €6
Cinema
Carol
mon 14th
8pm
€6
p.46
school show
Little Light
fri 18th
10am & 12pm
€6
p.46
music
Highly Strung: Meet me under the Mistletoe
fri 18th
8pm
€15/€12
p.47
family cinema
Pinocchio
sat 19th
2pm
€3
p.47
th
th
th
p.41
p.45 p.45
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first friends in Theatre Lovett who joined us for their It is with heavy hearts that we bid adieu to our l and Counci Arts the of t suppor the With then! since residency back in 2012, and oh what a journey it’s been ings e Lovett out on the road to create theatre happen Kildare Library and Arts Services, we’ve sent Theatr ry quizzes all litera absurd y, librar mobile the on s school to all over Kildare. They’ve delighted with visits e actors and teachers and enthusiastic students, they’v over the county, they’ve used their expertise to train young people (and their for e theatr of oire repert rful wonde their with made us laugh and cry and laugh again what’s around the corner…see page 17. adults!) We will try not to be sad though, as who knows A note from Theatre Lovett: room for new bridging adventures by the Riverbank’s The time has come for us to pack our bags and make s in Newbridge, and the Riverbank’s staff for their friend new our e, bridge. Here’s to the kindness of Kildar of our residency here. Thank you to The Arts Council enduring excellence over the past two years during during le possib events many so g kind support in makin Ireland and Kildare Library and Arts Services for their hurrah, see page 17 for details. last one for time still s There’ wait! But here. time our
Welcome, Moonfish Theatre! Just as soon as we’ve waved Theatre Lovett off, there’ll be just enough time for a quick cup of tea and a tidy up before our very special new guests arrive. Riverbank Arts Centre, with support from the Arts Council and Kildare Library Services are delighted to announce that Moonfish Theatre are our next theatre-artists-in-residence! Moonfish are an ensemble from Galway, who create work filled with imagination and energy for young people and adults, in not just one language, but two! (English agus Gaeilge, in case you were wondering). We’ve got some very special events planned, which we will be announcing over the coming months. In the meantime, see page 20 for details of Moonfish’s wonderful adaptation of Joseph O’Connor’s Star of the Sea, which we have with us in October.
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Want to find out more about past and present residencies at Riverbank Arts Cent re? Just visit www.riverbank.ie/residen cies
august
short tales time: 11am tickets: €3
sat 22nd aug
Is a zebra still a zebra if they don’t have stripes? What happens when a magical circus comes to town? What makes a herd of multi-coloured goats want to dance? Could you catch light in a jar? Find answers to these questions and more as you travel the world with our selection of short films from around the globe. Programme Duration: 1 hour approx. Ages 7+. Subtitles will be read by an experienced reader.
adventure venture time: 11am-2pm tickets: €15
sat 22nd aug
There’s lots of adventure in this year’s IFI family festival so why not make your own? Join Createschool to learn how to storyboard, script, film, edit and produce a trailer for your own imaginary film. Discover different techniques and work creatively with new media technologies to bring your adventure to life before sharing it with your friends. Swashbuckling superhero costumes optional! Duration: 3 hours. Ages 8-12yrs.
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fiddlesticks Germany | 2014 ●| English subtitles ●| Comedy/Family ● /Quatsch und die Director:Veit Helmer Nasenbärbande Bollersdorf is an average town. But for the
time: 2pm tickets: €3
sat 22nd aug
the legend of longwood time: 2pm tickets: €3
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sun 23rd aug
children, being average is no fun and when their grandparents are packed off to retirement homes for not being average enough, the children plot to get them out, with the help of their pet coati. A hilarious caper of madcap inventions follows, making sure that Bollersdorf will never be average again. Subtitles will be read by an experienced reader. Ages 5+
Netherlands/Ireland/Germany | 2014 | 99 mins ●| Adventure/Drama/Family | Director: Lisa Mulcahy Mickey Miller is a 12-year-old New Yorker whose move to Longwood, a windswept town in Ireland, coincides with the return of the legendary, evil Black Knight. Mickey and her new friend Sean – along with Silver, a wild stallion - set out to redeem the Knight. But first she must save a precious herd of white horses and thwart the plans of a greedy woman – a mighty handful even for the bravest girl! Ages 10+
august
music all new material from their latest The Alan Kelly Gang performing album The Last Bell. Sheer musical synergy in most natural form, once a collaboration, now with Eddie Reader & its a band, their performances have been praised John Douglas for leaving audiences spellbound; Scotland’s The
time: 8pm tickets: €20
sat 29th aug
Living Tradition magazine has described it as ‘an astonishing concert’.
Fronted by Ireland’s piano accordion maestro, the Alan Kelly Gang sit firmly at the cutting edge Powerful, emotive and critically acclaimed of the Traditional and World music scene. Their Traditional Irish band, Alan Kelly Gang reunite with strong dynamics, driving rhythms and buoyant Scotland’s mesmerizing songstress, Eddi Reader harmonies will draw even the most fainthearted (of Fairground Attraction fame) and Trashcan listener into the passion that they put into the Sinatra’s guitarist and songwriter, John Douglas, music they play.
CINEMA Riverbank CINEMA Presents:
you’re ugly too time: 8pm tickets: €6
mon 7th sept
Dir: Mark Noonan | Ireland | 2014 | 80 mins | Cert: 15A Starring: Lauren Kinsella, Aidan Gillen, Erika Sainte, George Pistereanu | Language: English Will is released from prison on compassionate leave to care for his niece Stacey after the death of her
mother. As they both head into the sleepy Irish midlands and attempt to be a family, they suffer a series of setbacks; Stacey is refused admission to the local school because of her recently developed narcolepsy; Will repeatedly comes close to breaking his prison-ordered curfew; and his attempts at being a father figure to her prove disastrous… As their future hangs in the balance, they must search for a new way forward together. - Galway Film Fleadh 2015
Winner - Best Irish First Feature, Galway Film Fleadh 2015
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september
eamon o’kane: history of play sat 5th sept-sat 3rd oct mckenna gallery official opening: sat 5th sept 3pm
SCHOOL WORKSHOPS ST ND
THUR 1 & FRI 2 OCT 10AM & 12PM Spend time with the exhibition through one of our workshops for our younger audiences, where children will play, interact and collaborate on artworks and constructions together! Suitable for Junior/Senior infants. Max one class per workshop. Duration 1.5hrs.
Artist Eamon O’Kane will transform the entire gallery into an interactive installation inspired by the educational play objects devised by educator and inventor of Kindergarten Friedrich Fröbel. For the artist, parenthood sparked this interest in merging real life with his art practice, looking at the interplay of art, architecture, design and education. The installation comprises educational play materials known as Fröbel Gifts –colorful spheres, cylinders, and tubes. These “gifts” are used for unlocking creativity at an early age by teaching children about three-dimensional shapes and colours, and their relationship to the environment and nature. Join us for a fun-filled opening with artist Eamon O’Kane on September 5th at 3pm. Come, stay and play! Whether you are a parent, a grandparent or someone who works with young children, we invite you to come and enjoy this space anytime over the month of September. Are you part of a parent and toddler group or Montessori school? Why not plan a visit and hang out in this wonderful play space that will fascinate and delight your little ones. Drop in anytime during box office hours: 10am – 5.30, Mon – Fri & 10am – 1pm Sat.
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september
the box of make believe sat 5th sept-sat 7th nov children’s gallery official opening: 12th sept 1pm
FOR SCHOOLS celebrate the Year of Design by booking a free tour for your class. Bespoke tours are available for both primary and secondary students. Just call the box office to book a time.
WORKSHOP Want to try your hand at set making? See page 20 for details of a set design workshop with designer Orla Reynolds.
Step inside our children’s gallery this autumn and find yourself transported into a series of miniature, imagined worlds. Welcome to The Box of Make Believe - an exhibition for young people and curious adults that celebrates the creativity, ingenuity and magic of set design. Before the set you see in a play ever gets built, it is first imagined on a much smaller scale, as a beautifully designed model. These miniature sets are often works of art in themselves and are the first time we get a glimpse inside the world of the play. Join us for a fascinating journey behind the scenes of how the magic of the theatre comes alive. The Box of Make Believe has something for all ages, featuring models from family theatre such as Bake! and Monday’s Child to a range of different interpretations of Oedipus Rex by students of Sligo IT, to the model for The Abbey’s original production of Dancing at Lughnasa in 1990. Riverbank Arts Centre is proud to bring together for the first time, this unique collection of stage design models, to celebrate the Year of Design and showcase just a small taste of the diverse talent that is currently working in set design in Ireland.
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september
Riverbank Family CINEMA Presents:
big Hero 6 time: 2pm tickets: €3
sat 12th sept
Dir: Don Hall, Chris Williams | USA | 2014 | 107 mins | Cert: PG Starring: (Voiced by) Scott Adsit, Ryan Potter, Daniel Henney, T.J Miller, Jamie Chung, Damon Wayans Jr | Language: English With all the heart and humour audiences expect from Walt Disney Animation Studios, “Big Hero 6” is an actionpacked comedy-adventure about robotics prodigy Hiro Hamada, who learns to harness his genius-thanks to his brilliant brother Tadashi and their like-minded friends. When a devastating turn of events catapults them into the midst of a dangerous plot unfolding in the streets of San Fransokyo, Hiro turns to his closest companion-a robot named Baymax-and transforms the group into a band of high-tech heroes determined to solve the mystery Best Animated Feature Film - Academy Awards 2015, Golden Globes 2015..
family cinema
The Niall Toner Band: Working on Love time: 8pm tickets: €15
sat 12th sept
Join us for a night of country and bluegrass that will show you why legends such as Bill Wyman [Rolling Stones], The Nashville Bluegrass Band, Albert Lee and many others have recorded Niall Toner’s music. Hear the man himself, along with his excellent band play songs from his new album; Working on Love, which was recorded in Nashville, Tennessee.
“If medals were awarded for service beyond the call of making Ireland safe for country music, then Niall Toner would be bent over with the weight of metal adorning his cowboy shirt. “- The Irish Times
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music
september
Scoil Rince Lár Na Tíre proudly presents
Dance: A Row of Blue time: 2pm & 6pm tickets: €15
sun 13th (Family €40 / Adult & Child €20) sept A magical Irish dance show that will bring to life stories through Irish dance. Dancers from the age of 3 years will take part in what promises to be a spectacular show
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Riverbank CINEMA Presents:
timbuktu time: 8pm tickets: €6
mon 14th sept
Dir: Alberto Gilsenan | Ireland | 2004 | 94 mins | Cert: 12A Starring: Ibrahim Ahmed, Abel Jafri, Tuulou Kiki Alan Gilsenan’s Timbuktu, is a characteristically stylish and uncompromising drama, based on a screenplay by Paul Freaney. It features Eva Birthistle as a young Irishwoman, who, with the help of her precocious transvestite friend (Karl Geary), searches for her brother, (Liam O’Maonlai), a monk kidnapped by Algerian rebels in the North African Sahara.
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The film acutely captures the culture clashes encountered by these strangers in a strange land with its unique rituals and superstitions. Their quest proves a life-altering experience that takes them on a parallel journey of self-discovery. Along the way, they also find themselves in life-threatening situations that are depicted through some scenes of startling violence. Gilsenan’s film pulsates with an edgy clear and present sense of danger that is heightened in PJ Dillon’s nervy, hand-held DV camerawork and Ray Harman’s ominous, atmospheric score.
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Theatre Lovett in association with Riverbank Arts Centre presents a rare opportunity to peek behind the scenes. §
september
the true story of hansel & gretel open rehearsal time: 10.30am & 1.30pm tickets: free
tue 15th sept
To mark the end of Theatre Lovett’s residency here at Riverbank, we are delighted to hold two very special open rehearsals for schools. Students will be treated to a unique behind the scenes experience, where they will get to be a fly on the wall watching the actors as they work; rehearsing scenes, songs and movement and witness the play come together in front of their very eyes. As this is an exclusive sneak peek ‘behind the curtain’ and the play is not ready for the public yet, who knows what could happen? One thing’s for sure, this is a must for anyone who ever wondered where the magic of the theatre comes from! Contact box office for further details.
school event
Live Streaming TBC
Bigger Picture Projects Presents
charolais time: 8pm tickets: €15/€12
thur 17th sept
Written and performed by Noni Stapleton | Directed by Bairbre Ni Chaoimh | Produced by Bigger Picture Projects Charolais ‘is an age old tale of female rivalry with a new twist: the other woman is cow, a literal one, a purebred Charolais heifer. Siobhan’s boyfriend is a farmer who devotes considerable attention to his prize heifer at the expense of his very pregnant girlfriend. Siobhan has developed a homicidal jealousy for this Charolais and is feeling equally murderous towards her snobbish soon-to-be mother in law. A dark comedy of love and longing: rarely in Irish theatre are the challenges of farming life and the joy of sex expressed so frankly or with such charm.
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september
Culture night Culture Night Presents:
The Prince Who married a frog Storytelling with Simone Schuemmelfeder
time: 6.30pm tickets: free
fri 18th sept
A storytelling session for the whole family. Filled with incredible and funny stories, this session takes us all over Europe. From Italy to Spain, to Poland, to Germany, France and all the way to Finland. Listen to stories told in these countries and learn more about your neighbours with pictures and riddles from places you haven’t seen before. (45min, 4-8 year-olds, capacity 50)
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Culture Night Screening:
20,000 days on earth time: 8pm tickets: free
fri 18th sept
A combination of drama and reality spanning 24 hours in the life of Nick Cave. 20,000 Days on Earth is a documentary that looks at the artistic process of the Australian musician, songwriter, author and screenwriter Nick Cave as he examines what makes us what we are and celebrates the transformative power of the creative spirit. We meet the people, such as Kylie Minogue and long time collaborator Warren Ellis of The Bad Seeds and Grinderman fame, who have affected his life personally and professionally over the years.
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Cave’s creative process is followed on a journey as we witness a song grow from an idea in his office, into a performance with regular collaborators the Bad Seeds at the Sydney Opera House. – Darwin International Film Festival 2014
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september
declan sinnott with vickie keating time: 8pm tickets: €15
sat 19th sept
As a founding member of the Horslips and Moving Hearts, Declan Sinnott is an Irish music veteran. He has worked with Kildare legend Christy Moore for over thirty years, regularly appearing with him on tour. Despite making music for nearly fifty years, Declan’s first solo album I Love the Noise it Makes, was recorded aged 62. Window on the World, is the Wexford man’s second album. Vickie Keating sings all the harmonies on the album and will be accompanying Declan for what is set to be a very special night in Riverbank.
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Riverbank CINEMA Presents:
phoenix time: 8pm tickets: €6
mon 28th sept
Dir: Christian Petzold | Germany | 2014 | 98 mins | Cert: Club | Starring: Nina Hoss, Ronald Zehrfeld, Nina Kunzendorf June, 1945. Badly injured, her face destroyed, Auschwitz survivor Nelly, (Nina Hoss), returns to her hometown, Berlin. Having barely recovered from facial surgery, Nelly sets out to find her husband, Johnny - the love of her life who, by refusing to abandon their marriage, protected her from Nazi persecution for so long. Nelly’s family has been murdered in the Holocaust. Johnny is convinced that his wife, too, is dead. When Nelly finally tracks him down, he recognizes nothing but an unnerving resemblance and doesn’t believe it could really be her. Leading German filmmaker Christian Petzold (Jerichow, Barbara).returns with another story of a fiercely determined woman — and the deeply divided society to which she belongs — caught between a tragic past and an uncertain future.
A noir-ish and complex emotional thriller. – Time Out
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CINEMA
september
WAVE THEM OFF WEEKEND To mark the end of a wonderful residency and to thank our audiences for their continued support, we are presenting two unique opportunities to see a staging of Theatre Lovett’s brand new show in association with Riverbank Arts Centre before it opens at the Dublin Theatre Festival at a site specific venue.
a first for our audiences
the true story of Hansel & gretel by Louis Lovett | Directed by Muireann Ahern and Louis Lovett
‘Someday you will be old enough to start reading fairytales again.’ -C.S. Lewis Fear is everywhere and you must not stray from the simple path. Into this world of threat and temptation two children are born. Their names have come down to us through the ages. But who were they first? From what reality was their legend born? What truth was so terrible that adults began to lie? This is The True Story of Hansel and Gretel, a deliciously dark musical fable featuring live music and an original score, this new play explores the darker colours of the rainbow in this bold retelling of a tale by the Brothers Grimm. Recommended for ages 12+
a first for schools FRI 25TH SEPT | 12pm
Theatre Lovett are offering a unique opportunity for schools in Kildare to join us and experience a staging of this new production before Riverbank wave them off to their site specific venue to open at the Dublin Theatre Festival. Contact Box Office for school rate.
a first for the public
sat 26th sept | 2pm | €15/€12
A Riverbank Arts Centre first for our audience to catch a staging of The True Story of Hansel and Gretel before Theatre Lovett set off to open at their site specific venue, for the Dublin Theatre Festival.
Both events will be followed by a Q&A with Theatre Lovett. This is our audience’s chance to give Theatre Lovett their thoughts and good wishes before we bid them a final farewell. We might even pack them sandwiches! **Please note as the venue for this show for the Dublin Theatre Festival is site specific, the stagings on the 25th and 26th will be modified accordingly for Riverbank’s stage.
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october
sold out waiting list open
bell x1 time: 8pm tickets: €28
thur 1st oct
Paul, Dave & Dom have been busy in the studio recording their 7th album. This will be the follow up to 2013’s much acclaimed ‘Chop Chop,’ which was their third Number 1, and their fourth consecutive album to be nominated for a Choice prize. Much of this tour finds them returning to some of Ireland’s most cherished music venues plus they have added a few new special stops. The acoustic shows will feature new songs along with favourites from their much-loved catalogue.
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ger carey time: 11am & 1.45pm tickets: €10
fri 2nd oct
time: 11am tickets: €10
mon 9th nov
Ger Carey is back with his hilarious stand-up comedy show for transition year students. By secretly observing his subjects in their natural habitat, such as leaning on lampposts, in chippers, outside chippers, in shopping centres and sitting on any kind of steps, Ger has uncovered the weird and frightening world of the teenager! The aim of the show is to get teenagers to laugh at themselves and appreciate the differences of others.
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school show
october
al porter time: 8pm tickets: €16/€14
sat 3rd oct
‘Al Porter Is Yours’ is the irreverent debut show from Ireland’s newest comedy star. Porter made history earlier this year by being the youngest Irish comic to headline (and sell out) Vicar Street. He did so, three nights in a row! At only 22, Al juggles his time as co-presenter on Drivetime 2FM with Colm Hayes while performing at major festivals and venues across the country, making television appearances (Republic of Telly, The Saturday Night Show) and writing & starring in a pantomime each Christmas in The Olympia Theatre. He has performed on lineups that featured Eddie Izzard, Tommy Tiernan, and Panti Bliss. In this candid hour he pours over the details of it all in his playful style that has been described as council-estate camp. ‘Al Porter Is Yours’ bursts with the fun and colour of a young man with an enthusiastic love of life, the lights and the audience.
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Riverbank CINEMA Presents:
the forgotten kingdom time: 8pm tickets: €6
mon 5th oct
The Forgotten Kingdom | Dir: Andrew Mudge | Lesotho | 2013 97 mins | Cert: TBC | Starring: Zenzo Ngqobe, Nozipho Nkelemba, Lebohang Ntsane
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The mountainous scenery of Lesotho provides the canvas for director Andrew Mudge’s profoundly visual story, which tells the tale of Atang: a young man obliged to make a pilgrimage from the bustle of Johannesburg to his native Lesotho upon learning that his father has passed away. There, Atang is reunited with childhood friend Dineo, with whom he discovers a romantic spark. But her disapproving father whisks Dineo away and sends Atang back to Jo’burg. Resolving to win her back, Atang enlists the help of a young orphan boy to guide him through the arresting rural terrain. At times both funny and moving, the first film ever to be produced in Lesotho is a beguiling quest steeped in the history and culture of the Basotho people.
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Moonfish Theatre & An Taibhdhearc presents
october
star of the sea time: 8pm tickets: €18/€16
fri sat 9th & 10th oct oct
In 1847 the famine-ship Star of the Sea sets sail for New York. Among the passengers are those with secrets to hide - a silent maidservant, a ruined landlord, and an infamous murderer... Using Moonfish’s signature bi-lingual style, the journey comes to life as six performers blend projection, physicality, live sound effects and music to conjure the worlds of the characters on a bare stage. Based on the best-selling novel by Joseph O’Connor, and a sell-out hit of the Galway International Arts Festival 2014, this new piece of Irish theatre is unmissable. Bheith linn le haghaidh oíche trí Ghaeilge. Star of the Sea is accessible to Non-Irish speakers.
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make a box of make believe Stage Design workshop with Orla Reynolds
time: 10.30am-12pm (4-7yrs) 12.30pm-2pm (7-12yrs) tickets: €10
sat 10th oct
See the exhibition, then design a box of make believe with Orla Reynolds! Join award winning designer Orla Reynolds, who we have invited to give a fun filled workshop on set design, as part of The Box of Make Believe exhibition. Participants will first visit the exhibition in the Children’s Gallery to see some real model sets from theatre productions around Ireland. Once they have been inspired by the model sets, participants will join Orla who will lead a workshop introducing the magic of set design. In this one hour workshop participants will learn the different elements of stage design and will work together to produce a model box based on a theme.
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Cahoots NI Presents:
october
Shh! We have a plan time: 10am & 12pm tickets: €6
tue 13th oct
A new & exciting theatrical adventure for young children! Shh! We have a Plan is the brand new theatre production by the multi award winning Theatre Company Cahoots NI. Based on the Chris Haughton book of the same title, this delightful and poignant tale follows the journey of some madcap characters each of whom has a plan, they all want to capture a beautiful bird perched high in a tree! Sounds simple, but the quest becomes an obsession and the obsession becomes the absurd! Where will it all end? Join us as we follow the characters’ exploits, meet an elusive and magical little birdie and discover that perhaps freedom and kindness are more important than getting what you want at any cost! Prepare to be enchanted and amazed by this unique and engaging production featuring Magic, Music, Puppetry and lots lots more!” Suitable for age 4+
school show
sharon shannon time: 8pm tickets: €25
wed 14th oct
Sharon Shannon has music at her fingertips....literally! The accordionist from Ireland has achieved legendary status throughout the world and has made the much-maligned accordion ‘cool’ in her home country. Her album Galway Girl went 4 times platinum in Ireland with the title track winning her the Meteor award two years running for most downloaded song.
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She is renowned for her collaborations, not just in Irish traditional music, but through all musical genres; Hip-Hop, Cajun, Country, Classical and Rap. Her more recent collaborations include reggae legend Dawn Penn and Lee Thomspon from Madness on the single’ Bangarang’.
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october
literature
Kildare readers festival thur 15th - sun 18th oct Kildare Readers Festival is brought to you by Kildare County Library and Arts Service. Our ethos is to connect our readers with authors and artists, working to bring the very best from the world of literature to our audiences through the provision of exciting, innovative and accessible events.
With regular favourites such as Ten Books You Should Read, Sunday Morning Sessions, and our fabulous schedule of Fringe Events, we also look forward to presenting some exciting guests and themed events this year. So keep checking in with our official Website and our Facebook Page for updates. All events are FREE of charge, though booking is essential through Riverbank Arts Centre Box Office. FACEBOOK: KildareReadersFestival WEBSITE: www.kildarereadersfestival.ie TWITTER : @kildarelibrary | #KildareReadersFest15
Bachelorswalk Productions presents:
Dubliners dilemma Presented as part of Kildare Readers Festival in association with Riverbank Arts Centre
time: 2.45pm tickets: free
sun 18th oct
Declan Gorman’s solo show has been hailed at home and abroad as “ingenious”. Set in 1914 it opens with London publisher Grant Richards determined to re-read ‘Dubliners’ eight years after first rejecting the manuscript out of fear it might breach obscenity laws. As the streets of Dublin and the racy, comic tales of Joyce’s childhood and young adult world spring to vivid life around him, Richards relives his frustrating correspondence with the petulant Irish writer. Should he risk everything now, second time around, and launch this volatile but brilliant genius on a world about to descend into the madness of war?
“A truly mesmerising performance... by no means exclusively for die-hard Joyce fans, a brilliant introduction for newcomers!” Metro Herald
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theatre
october
tommy fleming time: 8pm tickets: €28
sun 18th oct
A Tommy Fleming concert is a unique musical experience suitable for all ages. His performance is always delivered with electric emotion and surrounded by his world class band. Tommy will sing songs such as ‘Sonny’, ‘The West’s Awake’ and ‘John O Dreams’ from his recent best-selling album The West’s Awake, as well as his biggest hits from ‘Danny Boy’ to ‘Bright Blue Rose’ and of course ‘Hard Times’. Tommy’s versions are unique and individual to him and until you hear him sing these songs you cannot experience the musical emotion that only his music can reach. “ His version of Danny Boy is the best I have ever heard bar none.” - Eric Clapton The success of this concert was Tommy’s classic interpretation of The Leaving of Liverpool and The Auld Triangle had the Audience on its feet” - New York Times
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Riverbank CINEMA Presents:
45 years time: 8pm tickets: €6
mon 19th oct
Dir: Andrew Haigh | UK | 2014 | 93 mins | Cert: TBC | Starring: Charlotte Rampling, Geraldine James, Tom Courtenay There is just one week until Kate Mercer’s 45th wedding anniversary and the planning for the party is going well. But then a letter arrives for her husband. The body of his first love has been discovered, frozen and preserved in the icy glaciers of the Swiss Alps. By the time the party is upon them, five days later, there may not be a marriage left to celebrate. Anchored by a sensational Charlotte Rampling as its lead, the movie combines director Haigh’s perceptive style with shades of Mike Leigh’s Another Year to create a quietly moving and deceptively tragic look at aging romance haunted by past mysteries.
It’s a film of small moments and tiny gestures that leaves a very, very big impression. – Time Out
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The Abbey Theatre presents:
priming the canon: me, michael
time: 10am & 12pm tickets: €6
tue 20th oct
It’s 1936 in Donegal. Young Michael Evans is friendly and enthusiastic, so it’s hard to understand why the locals say he doesn’t fit in. Until we learn that today is the first time he’s ever met his father. Raised by a passionate mother and several idiosyncratic aunts, Michael’s unconventional living situation gives him a unique curiosity for life. Me, Michael explores the magic and the intelligence of an imaginative child growing up without a father in 1930s Donegal. By sharing his family story, Michael finds a new strength in dealing with prejudice. An energetic and charming monologue full of music and dance, Me, Michael re-frames Brian Friel’s Dancing at Lughnasa with all the exuberance and insight of the original.
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Part of the Abbey Theatre’s Community and Education programme. Recommended for ages 10+.
honor heffernan: the whistling girl time: 8pm tickets: €15/€12
thur 22nd oct
Trevor Knight and Honor Heffernan are delighted to present a new show, “The Whistling Girl”, featuring musical settings of the poetry of the great Dorothy Parker, creating a darkly sardonic body of work in which the American wit and critic’s poetry is transported into the 21st century and given a sonic face-lift fusing ‘dirty’-cabaret, electronic-vaudeville, rock and jazz, combined with underscored original recordings of Parker’s voice. Each of the songs are infused with a unique ‘voice’, creating individual tableaux or dream moments from Parker’s psyche, conjuring up images from her tempestuous life of outrageous celebrity as founding member of the notorious Algonquin set in New York, and as a civil rights activist in America and Spain during the Spanish civil War. A band of top Irish musicians including Garvan Gallagher bass, Tom Jamieson drums, Ed Deane electric guitar and Trevor Knight keyboards, will be fronted by vocalist and actress Honor Heffernan.
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live love laugh
october
with Eilish O’Carroll
time: 8pm tickets: €20/€18
fri 23rd oct
Best known as Winnie McGoogan in the hit BBC sitcom, Mrs Brown’s Boys, Eilish comes into her own here with this wonderfully entertaining one woman show. ‘Live Love Laugh’ is a reflective look on an eventful life that includes a strict Catholic upbringing, two failed marriages, and coming out as a lesbian at the age of 50. Sex features quite a lot in the show, but never in a crude way. Catholic guilt is also in plentiful supply but she eventually succeeds in rising above it. Her discovery that she was a lesbian is also tenderly handled with good humour. The end result is a warm, witty triumph that joyously celebrates being true to yourself. And you can’t ask for more than that. A huge hit at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2013 this is one show not to be missed! ‘Laugh out loud funny’ - Edinburgh Evening News
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‘Quite frankly if you don’t come out of this show feeling better than when you went in you have no soul.’ ----Alan Chadwick STV Entertainment
Bácum Dance Theatre (Spain) presents:
paper bubbles sat time: 2pm 24th tickets: €10 (family €32) oct Paper Bubbles will create a fantasy world filled with bubbles, right on stage before you! Little ones will love this exciting mix of dance, live music and bubbles. Think paper bubbles, soap bubbles, digital bubbles, balloons, shadows and so much more! Young and not so young will be mesmerized by this magical show.
family theatre
Suitable for 3-10years
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Riverbank CINEMA Presents:
october
A Girl Walks home alone at night
mon 26th oct
time: 8pm tickets: €6
Dir: Ana Lily Amirpour | USA | 2014 | 100 mins | Cert: CLUB Starring: Sheila Vand, Arash Marandi, Dominic Rains, Marshall Manesh, Mozhan Marnó, Milad Eghbali | Language: Farsi A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night is set in the fictional Bad City, a ghost town whose residents favour a diverse range of retro influences. It finds a small, skateboard-riding vampire known only as ‘The Girl’ (the wonderful Sheila Vand) stalking the townsfolk, dispensing bloody justice. Etched in kohl and doused in dark humour, A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night is the bewitching first feature from writer-director Ana Lily Amirpour. This fiendishly imaginative, distinctly feminist fusion of western, vampire flick and low-fi black-and-white indie will touch your soul and trouble your dreams.
It’s as beautiful and hypnotic as its enigmatic heroine. – Radio Times
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workshop
brick flicks halloween time: 10am-1pm tickets: €80
fri tue 27th - 30th oct oct
Another stop motion masterclass from Createschool for serious Brick Flicks enthusiasts. Fine tune your production skills as you create a deadly Halloween themed set, materialise monsters and zombify characters. Loads of tips on lighting, audio, soundscapes, special effects, FPS & more. Join us - you’d be mad not to - mwah ha ha! Ages: 8-12yrs
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the action comet workshop
october
with Deirdre Kelleghan
time: 10.30am-12pm tickets: €10
wed 28th oct
Action Comet is a workshop during which the participants learn about the European Space Agency’s Rosetta Mission to a comet called 67/P CG. During the workshop everyone learns about this comet by both drawing it and also making a comet model for themselves. This space mission is ongoing so you can get yourself involved. Rosetta landed a small robot on the comet, it fell asleep but now it has woken up! An incredible space adventure story. There will be a fun quiz and lots of cool ESA Rosetta space education give aways. Participants should bring smart phones or tablets to take part. Ages: 8-12yrs.
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Branar Téatar do Pháistí presents:
Blath/the flower time: 12pm & 2pm tickets: €8 show only (family: €28) €12 show & workshop
fri 30th oct
Bláth - The Flower is set in a world that has decided colour and plants are no longer needed. A boy finds a magical book and sees flowers for the first time. He then discovers a packet of flower seeds in a junk shop and must learn how to bring the flower to life. Bláth is based on the children’s book The Flower by John Light & Lisa Evans. Designed by the artist Maeve Clancy with original music by Colm Mac Con Iomaire (The Frames), Bláth is a nonverbal show that will enchant audiences as they enter a world made entirely of paper. Combining, puppetry, object theatre and original score, Bláth promises a show that will be unforgettable. Presented in association with Roscommon Arts Centre & Limerick City of Culture.
family theatre
Directed by Marc Mac Lochlainn | Non-verbal show Ages 5+.
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Blath workshop Make a Paper House with Maeve Clancy
time: 10.45am & 12.45pm fri tickets: €10 workshop only 30th oct €12 workshop & show Participants create a character through story. They then design a house/building for that character using white card and cut black paper. Using the varied buildings of Bláth for inspiration, each makes their own building, always with its owner/occupant in mind. At the end of the workshop, all of the buildings are assembled by the group to form a mini city. At the end of the workshop all the buildings are assembled by the group to form a mini city and photographed. On completion participants will bring their own buildings home. Ages: 8-12 yrs
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artzone halloween workshop time: 10am - 2pm tickets: €20
sat 31st oct
Get ready for trick or treating with Artzone this Halloween! Our team will lead a fun day of Halloween art activities with the Riverbank Arts Centre. As always book early to avoid disappointment! Age Groups: 5-7 yrs & 8-12yrs
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october
Riverbank Family CINEMA Presents:
song of the sea time: 2pm tickets: €3
sat 31st oct
Dir: | Tomm Moore | Ireland | 2014 | 93 mins | Cert: PG Language: English | Starring: David Rawle, Brendan Gleeson, Lisa Hannigan This enchanting new film from the makers of Academy Award nominated The Secret of Kells is inspired by the legend of the “selkies” — magical beings who live as seals in water and humans on land — is a magical adventure steeped in the wondrous worlds of Irish myth. Young Ben and his little sister Saoirse live with their widower father in a lighthouse by the sea. When the silent Saoirse — who at six years old has yet to utter a single word — discovers a shell flute that used to belong to their mother, the spellbinding music she creates unlocks a magical secret about her mother’s past. Nominated for Academy Award for Best Animated Film 2015. Winner Best Film, Irish Film & Television Awards 2015.
family cinema
music Music Network presents:
gogo penguin time: 8pm tickets: €15/€12
sat 31st oct
Packing the dance floors with an infectious combination of frenetic break-beats, irresistible piano melodies and subtle electronica, GoGo Penguin first came to prominence in 2014 after their album, v2.0, was named a Mercury Prize Album of the Year in 2014, alongside offerings from the likes of Damon Albarn. Undoubtedly one of the rising stars of the UK Jazz scene, this Mancunian piano trio is equally at home
playing to clubbers and dyed-in-the-wool jazz fans. With a three album Blue Note Records deal under their belt, and a recent win at the Jazz FM Awards (for Jazz Act of the Year), this is a band you’d be mad to miss. “…techno, hip-hop and dubstep are glimpsed here, but for all the looping motifs and dance floor vibes, this is the work of three sure-footed improvisers with deep jazz roots…“ THE GUARDIAN “A stirring re-evaluation of what a piano trio should sound like in the 21st century.” BARCLAYCARD MERCURY PRIZE
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Newbridge Drama Presents:
sylvia
time: 8pm tickets: €12/€10
tue sat 3rd - 7th nov nov
Greg and Kate have moved to Manhattan after twenty two years of child raising in the suburbs. Greg’s career as a financial trader is winding down, while Kate’s career, as a public-school teacher, is beginning to offer her more opportunities. Greg brings home a dog he found in the park - or that has found him - bearing only the name Sylvia on her name tag. A street – smart mixture of Lab and Poodle, Sylvia becomes a major bone of contention between husband and wife. She offers Greg an escape from the frustrations of his job and the unknowns of middle age. To Kate, Sylvia becomes a rival for affection.
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fantasmagorical time: 12pm tickets: €10 (family: €35)
sun 8th nov
Presented and performed by Joe Daly After its sell out performance in 2014. It’s back! Fantasmagorical is a rollercoaster ride of hilarious magic and jaw dropping illusion that the kids, and adults, will love. Forget everything you think you know about children’s entertainment as this show reinvents it. A brilliant afternoons entertainment for all the family that is not to be missed!! “Quicker than the eye. Joe Daly is Ireland’s leading magician” The Irish Times
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family theatre
november
inside outside by isobel egan sat 5th nov -tue 22nd dec mckenna gallery official opening: sat 7th nov 6pm
WORKSHOP SAT 14TH NOV
ARTISTS TALK FRI 4TH DEC
10.30am-12pm â‚Ź15
7pm free
EMERGING VISUAL ARTIST BURSARY AWARD, KILDARE COUNTY COUNCIL ARTS SERVICE, 2014. Riverbank Arts Centre presents Inside Out, a new exhibition of work by ceramic sculptor Isobel Egan. Isobel has developed this series of wall mounted ceramic sculptures evoking themes of space, stillness and containment. Her aim through the sculptures is to pique the curiosity of the viewer and invite them to explore initially hidden aspects of the pieces. Inspired by space and architecture, she works with porcelain as the intrinsic characteristics of the material, its translucence and delicate paper-like quality enables the realisation of her concepts. Isobel’s work has been described as strong, humble and extremely fragile. Her sculptural pieces join the simplicity of form to the complexity of an inner perspective or space. Official Opening, Saturday 7th November, 6pm. Join us for the launch of Inside Out, which will be opened by Dr. Audrey Whitty, Ph.D. who has been Keeper of the Art and Industrial Division (Decorative Arts and History), National Museum of Ireland since January 2015.
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Riverbank CINEMA Presents:
mia madre time: 8pm tickets: €6
mon 9th nov
Dir: Nanni Moretti | Italy | 2015 | 105 mins | Cert: TBC Starring: Margherita Buy, John Turturro, Giulia Lazzarni After having won the Palme d’Or in 2001 for his film The Son’s Room, Italian director Nanni Moretti resumes with a similar motif with his latest, Mia Madre. Except, rather than a family dealing with an unexpected absence, here we have the opposite perspective, that of the grown children dealing with the inevitable death of their ailing parent. Mia Madre is a testament to the fact that, whatever we choose to do with our lives, whoever we aspire to become, none of us loses the vulnerability of our inner child, especially when faced with our own parents’ mortality.
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Winner of Ecumenical Jury Prize, Cannes Film Festival. Winner Best Actress, Silver Ribbon Awards.
Barnstorm Theatre Company presents:
me too
time: 10am & 11.30am tickets: €6
wed 11th nov
Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another, “What? You too? I thought I was the only one.” C.S. Lewis Two strangers meet for the first time. Like snowflakes, from a distance they appear the same but, look closely - they’re different, unique. Their need to transcend social/cultural differences and find ways to engage, co-operate, play, becomes for them an unexpected and creative adventure. Poetic, musical, energetic, poignant and mischievously humorous, Me Too! explores notions of ‘fitting in’; of being ‘not the same’; of ‘encountering difference’. Barnstorm teams up again with director and deviser, Sarah Argent and the creative engine that produced the international hit The Bockety World of Henry and Bucket, to produce a gem which will resonate with all children whether from the same street or from different parts of the world. World première of a new play made especially for children aged 4+, their teachers and families.
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school show
november
laochra gael time: 8pm tickets: €18/€15
thur 12th nov
A new play by Alan O’Neill The 1916 Rising and its Heroes through music, poetry, story and song. Our true history is contained in the stories, the songs and poems. From time immemorial the Irish have been poets, story tellers and singers. Those in power write the history books while those who suffer tell the stories and write the songs and poems. Weaved through song, story, music and poetry the play chronicles the tapestry that formed the background to the rising, the insurrection itself and the heroes both celebrated and forgotten. Laochra Gael evokes myriad emotions of love, sorrow, tragedy and triumph, resurrecting much faded from the annals of history.
‘Laochra Gael is the definitive story of the insurrection; the people’s story” John McDonagh WBAI Radio New York
theatre
Big Guerilla Productions present:
victor’s dung by Séamus O’Rourke time: 8pm tickets: €18/€15
fri 13th nov
Always known as a barrel of laughs, Victor’s Dung is really a sad play about an isolated cantankerous Cavan farmer whose war with the world is, on one Friday morning interrupted by a phone call from the hospital and the news that he hasn’t long to live. His existence and the existence of a God are brought into question as Victor Maguire cartwheels into memory, fantasy, poetry, despair and eventually love
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Seamus O’Rourke once again takes on the role of Victor Maguire on his own little farm with its own little dung heap and a variety of animals and characters wonderfully betrayed by two very special actors, Tommy Sharkey and Charles McGuinness.
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november
porcelain cities ceramic workshop with Isobel Egan
time: 10.30am-12.30pm tickets: â‚Ź15
sat 14th nov
Join artist Isobel Egan for this creative and innovative workshop which will result in unique pieces of porcelain art for each participant. Following exercises to excite and inspire the imagination, children will draw, score, scratch, mark, emboss images and learn how to apply colour to the paper thin porcelain strips, resulting in beautifully colourful pictures. Natural light will illuminate the magical translucent porcelain pictures when hung by a window. Isobel will then take the porcelain pictures away to be fired in the kiln, which will then be returned to Riverbank, for collection by the workshop participants.
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Ages 7-12yrs
the bee gee’s story: nights on broadway time: 8pm tickets: ₏20
sat 14th nov
A tribute to the Bee Gees through a fantastic live concert, featuring their incredible songs, from over four decades, from the 60s to the 90s. With musical authenticity, and in particular the accurate recreation of the vocal talents and harmonies of the Bee Gees, this show gives the audience the experience of being at a Bee Gees concert. The 6 piece live band blend the classic hits, acoustic medleys, songs written for other major artists, and dance floor fillers to tell the story of the Bee Gees from start to finish.
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Riverbank CINEMA Presents:
theeb time: 8pm tickets: €6
mon 16th nov
Dir: Naji Abu Nowar | Arabic | 2014 | 100 mins | Cert: Club Starring: Jacir Eid Al-Hwietat, Hussein Salameh Al -Sweilhiyeen In the Ottoman province of Hijaz during World War I, a young Bedouin boy experiences a greatly hastened coming of age as he embarks on a perilous desert journey to guide a British officer to his secret destination. Shot entirely on location against the ravishing landscape of Wadi Rum and Wadi Araba, and cast with non-professional actors from one of the last of Jordan’s nomadic Bedouin tribes to settle down, Naji Abu Nowar’s understated gem is a remarkable accomplishment for a small crew working on a shoestring budget. Radiating passion from every frame, Theeb is a skilful, genre-crossing blend of a coming-of-age drama and a western. Nowar, a smart, savvy filmmaker, keeps his focus narrow and the frame alert, eager to drink in not only action but nuances of culture and history. – Village Voice
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two brothers time: 8pm tickets: €18/€16
wed 18th nov
Back by popular demand. Traditional Russian tunes, popular classical pieces, themes from movies and musicals, as well as singalong favourites.
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Following their hugely successful debut Irish tour Violin maestro Vladimir is once again delighted to share the stage with his equally gifted younger brother Anton. Two Brothers celebrates popular classical music by the great composers - where Vladimir and Anton highlight pieces from their Russian heritage - mixed with well-known favourites from the stage and screen.
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Rough Magic Theatre Company presents:
november
how to keep an alien time: 8pm tickets: €15/€12
thur 19th nov
Sonya Kelly (The Wheelchair on my Face) is back with a tearfully funny, tender memoir about securing an Irish visa for her Australian partner Kate. They met. They fell in love. Now all they have to do is prove it to the government. Join her madcap odyssey from the stony townlands of Offaly to the leafy depths of the Queensland bush. It’s a tricky business coming from opposite ends of the earth. It takes an Olympian will and the heart of whale, but above all else, paperwork. It takes a hell of a lot of paperwork.
WINNER Best Production, Tiger Dublin Fringe 2014 “Exquisite” - The Irish Times ***** “Inventive and delightfully magnetic theatre” § ***** - The Herald
theatre
david o’doherty We Are All in the Gutter, But Some of Us Are Looking at David O’Dohery
time: 8pm tickets: €18/€16
fri 20th nov
David O’Doherty, the Lidl Enya, the broken Bublé, is delighted to present a new hour of talking and songs played on a stupid keyboard from 1986. Life is like a box of chocolates, but one where somebody else has eaten all the chocolates. And replaced them with mouse heads and dishwasher tablets. O’Doherty is a regular on television shows such as QI, Have I Got News For You, 8 Out of 10 Cats and Would I Lie to You.
“always intelligent, funny or just plain ludicrous” Guardian
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comedy
november
CBI Presents:
The book clinic time: 11am-3pm tickets: free
sat 21st nov
Are you a young reader? Looking for a new series to delve into? Feeling uninspired by your bookshelves at home? Do you need a prescription for an exciting new read? Then pop along to the Book Clinic! Children’s Books Ireland are bringing the Book Clinic to Riverbank Arts Centre on Sat 21st Nov. Visit the Book Doctor, consult on your favourite reads and come away with a prescription for your next book which you can take to your local bookshop or library!
workshop
drop in sessions
Riverbank Family CINEMA Presents:
A Letter to momo time: 2pm tickets: €3
sat 21st nov
Dir: Hiroyuki Okiura | Japan | 2011 | 120 mins | Cert: PG Featuring the Voices of: Karen Miyama, Yuka, Daizaburo Arakawa, Toshiyuki Nishida Language: Japanese
family cinema
From anime master Hiroyuki Okiura (Jin-Roh, Ghost in the Shell, Akira) comes a touching, fantastical tale of a young girl’s grief and the three mischievous spirits sent to look after her. After the death of her father, Momo and her mother move from Tokyo to the remote island of Shio. Here, Momo is haunted by the discovery of an unfinished letter her father was writing to her - and plagued by the presence of three heaven-sent goblins whose bumbling efforts to protect her tend to cause more chaos than good.
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ifi french film festival tue 23rd nov
from 7pm screening time 8pm tickets: €6
Join us for an evening to celebrate French culture culminating in a special screening from Irish Film Institute’s French Film Festival. The Festival is the IFI’s flagship festival, and is one of the most hotly anticipated events in the cultural calendar. It attracts thousands to the IFI every year with its broad selection of films, many straight from Cannes, ranging from new features to documentaries and classics. Sign up to our Cinema E-Zine/Join us on: to find out the screening title first!
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music
the fureys time: 8pm tickets: €25
fri 27th nov
After 7 previous concerts here in the Riverbank Arts Centre, the FUREYS return for another great night of Music, song and stories on Friday 27th November.
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Hear them sing their timeless classics including ‘I Will Love You’, ‘When You Were Sweet 16’, ‘The Green Fields of France’, ‘The Old Man’, ‘Red Rose Café’, ‘From Clare to Here’, ‘Her Father Didn’t Like Me Anyway’, ‘Leaving Nancy’, ‘Steal Away’ etc plus songs from their new CD ‘The Times they are a changing’ Their emotive songs stir many emotions….tears and laughter, sadness and joy.
november
Kildare Library & Arts Service presents:
KCC Film Weekend time: 8pm tickets: €25 (inc. lunch)
sat 28th nov
To mark the launch of Kildare County Council’s dedicated film website, www.shortgrassfilms.com, Kildare Arts & Library Service will host a weekend of workshops, panel discussion, master classes and film screenings. Screenings will include Kildare County Council’s most recent film commissions, shot on location in Kildare. The seminar will provide an important networking opportunity and will appeal to both emerging and established film makers. We are delighted to introduce Hugh Travers, the newly appointed Screen Writer in Residence for Kildare County Council and Maynooth University.
cinema
visual storytelling Storyboarding for Film and Animation Workshop for Adults with Marten Jonmark
time: 9.30am-12.30pm tickets: €20
sat 28th nov
Create and develop a story or bring you own, and leave with a short storyboard of your own brilliance! Learn to hone your skills as a visual storyteller. A hands-on storyboard workshop for budding animators and filmmakers, focusing on creative flow, visual story development and the cinematic language.
adult workshop
Run by Brown Bag Films’ two-time Emmy award winning director and storyboard artist Mårten Jönmark.
Why not pick up a
Gift Voucher or book tickets for Christmas? You can do so online now at riverbank.ie
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november
Riverbank CINEMA Presents:
Uzumasa Limelight time: 8pm tickets: €6
mon 30th nov
Dir: Ken Ochiai | Japan | 2014 | 103 mins | Cert: Club | Starring: Seizo Fukumoto, Chihiro Yamamoto, Masashi Goda Ken Ochiai’s delightfully nostalgic film is a fascinating delve into Japanese film and television history, and its focus on “jidaigeki” films, (period dramas with sword fighting). These films wouldn’t be what they were if it weren’t for the “kirareyaku” - extras who are killed, without ever being lit by the limelight. Seizo Fukumoto stars as Kamiyama, who lives to die a beautiful, spectacular actor’s death – at Kyoto’s Uzumasa Studios. He has become a master of the art, with his own signature style of falling down dead. When the studio decides to discontinue these films he is at a loss, until hope comes in the form of young up-and-coming actress Satsuki (Chihiro Yamamoto), who wants to be trained and hopes to be Kamiyama’s pupil.
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A cri de coeur on the samurai flicks of a bygone era, “Uzumasa Limelight” unfolds understatedly and movingly like something from Clint Eastwood at the top of his game. – Los Angeles Times
Dyad Productions present:
Christmas Gothic time: 8pm tickets: €15/€12
wed 2nd dec
From the creators of The Unremarkable Death of Marilyn Monroe, I, Elizabeth and Austen’s Women. Christmas: a time to remember the past, celebrate the present, and look to the future; a time of feasts and festivities; of holly and mistletoe; a time of visits and visitations. A time of ghosts. Come in from the cold and enter into the Christmas spirit as a dark and spectral woman tells haunting tales of the festive season, illuminating the cold and chilling depths of the bleak, wintry dark… Dyad Productions resurrects a Victorian tradition, presenting three seasonal tales of terror to scintillate the gooseflesh for dark Christmas nights.
Christmas Treat
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theatre
abba forever time: 8pm tickets: €20
Christmas Treat
december
thur 3rd dec
Back by popular demand! It’s always party time when ABBA are in town, but when it’s The Christmas Show, then that’s a real excuse for a party! It’s exactly 40 years since ABBA burst on to the world stage with their Eurovision hit; “Waterloo”, so come celebrate with us now as this happy, sing-a-long tribute, gives us favourites such as “Dancing Queen”, “Money, Money, Money”, “S.O.S”, “Mamma Mia” and the list goes on. So get your glad rags on, don the dancing boots and come to the best party in town. You’ll be rockin’ in the aisles! It’s the perfect way to start your Christmas season.
music
cuckoo connolly’s curious clock shop time: 10am & 11.45am tickets: €6
fri 4th dec
Cuckoo Connolly owns the Curious Little Clock-Shop at the bottom of Main Street. He has the very important task of keeping the Christmas Clock going, a job he has been given by Santa Clause himself. When the Christmas Stealer breaks in and puts three locks on the clock, Christmas is not going to happen. Cuckoo enlists the help of Willie the Wizard to try and get back the three keys. With Willie’s help he goes on three amazing adventures which bring him to Winnie the Witch’s House, Conor the Crazy Clown’s Circus and Padraic the Pirate’s Island. Can he get the keys back? Can he open the locks in time? And can he save Christmas?
school show
A Play for National School children of all ages.
Christmas Treat
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december
inside outside Artist Talk with Isobel Egan
time: 7pm | mckenna gallery tickets: free
fri 4th dec
Join us for an evening of artist talk, inspired by Isobel Egan’s Inside Out Exhibition and the Year of Design 2015.
Inside Out: Isobel Egan will discuss how her work draws parallels between the physical and the emotional aspects of life. Material Matters: Frances McDonald, will examine the changing role that ceramic art plays in contemporary art practice.
artist talk
Constructing Space through Pattern: Alice Casey and Cian Deegan from TAKA Architects will present examples of how their design assemblies make patterns and space.
mick flannery time: 8pm tickets: €22
sat 5th dec
Cork born Flannery is one of Ireland’s foremost singer songwriters. ‘By the Rule’, Flannery’s latest record, is the work of a confident, assured songwriter, with songs that conjure a world which is by turns emotional, romantic, dark, insightful and hopeful. Written in a flat in Berlin over the course of seven months in 2013, Flannery returned to Ireland to record the songs, recruiting Phil Christie on piano and Alan Comerford to fill out the sound. The result is the sound of Mick Flannery getting comfortable in his skin. The sound of a man at ease with his work. The sound of a master songwriter creating his best work to date… This a rare opportunity to see Mick in an intimate venue.
“Mick is a songwriter of the first order … His voice is pained, gravelly, and powerful. Recorded or live, it carries through and stops you in your tracks.” Urban Folk, New York
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music
joy to the world
Christmas Treat
december
An exhibition celebrating festive traditions from around the globe Curated by Susan Boyle
children’s gallery free admission
sat tue 5th - 22nd dec dec
This intimate exhibition comprises beautifully handcrafted Nativity scenes made from wood, precious metals, felt and even bread dough, alongside other seasonal artefacts. Now in its eighth year, the collection includes items donated from consulates and embassies in Ireland and abroad alongside pieces specifically sourced for this exhibition. More than 30 countries are represented in this charming exhibition which will enchant both children and adults and provide an insight into the customs and traditions many cultures celebrate at this time of year. Commissioned by Kildare County Council, this is a very special exhibition which is not limited to a Christian tradition but also illustrates the connection between worldwide celebrations and festivals of light at this time of year.
Jo us on Sat 5 thin for a frDeec at 1pm the exh e tour of some Cibition and hris treats! tmas
Free school tours ll available, ca the box office to book
visual arts
Riverbank CINEMA Presents:
brooklyn
time: 8pm tickets: €6
mon 7th dec
Dir: John Crowley | Ireland/ UK/ Canada | 2015 | 105 mins | Cert: TBC | Starring: Saoirse Ronan, Domhnall Gleeson, Michael Zegen John Crowley’s Brooklyn is an adaptation of Colm Tóibín’s popular novel concerning a woman torn between rural Ireland and the titular New York borough. It tells the profoundly moving story of Eilis Lacey (Saoirse Ronan), a young Irish immigrant navigating her way through 1950s Brooklyn. Lured by the promise of United States of America, Eilis departs Ireland and the comfort of her mother’s home for the shores of New York City. The initial shackles of homesickness quickly diminish as a fresh romance sweeps Eilis into the intoxicating charm of love. A superb, emotionally turbulent account of a young Irishwoman’s attempt to become an American in the early 1950s.
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A heartbreaking and poignant story about choices, country, commitments, sacrifice and love, Brooklyn is a superb, luminous and bittersweet portrayal of who we are, where we’ve come from, where we’re going and the places we call home. – The Playlist
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december
A great Christmas Party Treat for your Company or Social Club
faulty towers: The dining experience time: 8pm | The Keadeen Hotel thur 10th tickets: €48 (incl. 4-course dinner) dec Having played to a full house at The Keadeen Hotel last summer and over 100 sell out shows in Ireland during 2009 and 2010, Basil, Sybil and Manuel return to serve you dinner and a feast of comic delights. Some familiar scenes, some off the cuff but all with a “Faulty” seasoning and a guarantee to keep you laughing all the way to the dessert. Basil is manic, Sybil domineering, and Manuel – of course – is hopelessly language-challenged. Everything that can go wrong, does in some beautifully controlled chaos. Just don’t mention the war! Faulty Towers, the dining experience has been winning fans and accolades at Edinburgh, Melbourne and Adelaide Festivals for the last three years. Featuring all the best gags and a great meal, Faulty Towers: the dining experience is a loosely-scripted, pitch-perfect ‘13th episode’ of the TV series which develops the characters made famous by John Cleese, Prunella Scales and Andrew Sachs. The event includes a 4-course dinner at the four star Keadeen Hotel, Newbridge.
theatre
Crooning at christmas time: 8pm tickets: €20/€18
Christmas Treat fri 11th dec
Direct from playing Dean Martin in the West End hit ‘The Rat Pack’, Emmerdale star Liam O’Brien presents his tribute to the Yuletide swing season with his original show “Crooning at Christmas”. Now in its 11th year, this Irish tour is packed full of seasonal hits like White Christmas, I’ve Got My Love To Keep Me Warm, Let it Snow, Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas and many more. The Irish ambassador of swing promises you a sentimental journey with hits by Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra and Michael Bublé. A night for every lover of swing and jazz by a world class vocalist backed by the superb Million Dollar Swing Band and guaranteed to please.
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music
artzone christmas workshop
december
Christmas Treat
time: 10am-11.30am (5-7yrs) sat 12th 12pm-1.30pm (8-12yrs) dec tickets: €20 Come & join Artzone for a Fun & Festive Christmas Workshop this December! \Their teachers have developed two fab Christmas themed art projects for the two age groups. Have fun creating your own Clay Rudolf for the 5-7yrs or your very own Christmas Stocking for the 8-12yrs.
Christmas Treat
workshop
Lyngo Theatre presents
snow play
time: 12pm & 2pm tickets: €10 (family: €32)
family theatre
sun 13th dec
What would you do if one year Winter decided to stay and moved into your house? Well that’s what happens in our snowy spectacular show where you are guaranteed a white Christmas, no matter what the weather or the time of year! When Mr Green comes back from holiday to find Mr White in his house it’s the start of a brrrrilliant series of adventures as Mr White covers the whole house in snow and Mr Green does everything he can to get him outside into the garden. The audience gets stuck in too with their own snow, making a snowman and joining in with a massive snowball fight. But it’s getting warmer and, as Mr White stars to melt, the tables might be turning... Snow Play is a showdown between Winter and Spring over who gets to stay and who has to go away! Suitable for ages 3+ yrs. ‘A Delight’ The Stage | ‘Fantastic’ The Evening Standard | ‘Wonderful’ Metro
School Show th
mon 14 dec
10am & 12pm €6
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Riverbank CINEMA Presents:
carol time: 8pm tickets: €6
mon 14th dec
Dir: Todd Haynes | USA | 2015 | 118 mins | Cert: TBC | Starring: Rooney Mara, Cate Blanchett, Kyle Chandler Therese Belivet (Rooney Mara) spots the beautiful, elegant Carol (Cate Blanchett) perusing the doll displays in a 1950s Manhattan department store. The two women develop a fast bond that becomes a love with complicated consequences. Carol is a creamily sensuous, richly observed piece of work from director Todd Haynes (Far From Heaven). Based on Patricia Highsmith’s 1952 novel The Price of Salt, about the love affair between a virginal shopgirl and the beautiful older married woman, the film is also a clear homage to Brief Encounter.
cinema
Monkeyshine Theatre Presents:
little light time: 10am & 12pm tickets: €6
An exquisitely drawn, deeply felt love story that teases out every shadow and nuance of its characters’ inner lives with supreme intelligence, breathtaking poise and filmmaking craft of the most sophisticated yet accessible order.- Variety Best Actress – Cannes Film Festival 2015
Christmas Treat fri 18th dec
Co-Commissioned by The Pavilion Theatre, Dun Laoghaire. Inspired by ‘Lucia and The Light’ by Phyllis Root. It is Christmas time and snow covers the land. Warm in their cozy house, a family waits for the days to grow longer and spring to arrive. But one day the Sun doesn’t rise. When it doesn’t rise the next day or the next and Darkness settles in to stay, they realize someone has stolen the Sun! Follow the exciting story of a little girl’s adventure to bring back the Sun and save her family. Monkeyshine’s spell-binding productions have sold out across the country this year - be sure to book your ticket to avoid disappointment! Suitable for ages 5+ yrs.
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school show
december
Highly Strung: meet me under the mistletoe time: 8pm tickets: €15/€12
fri 18th dec
Once again, the ladies of Highly Strung bring their distinctive blend of voice, flute, violin and harp to the Riverbank Theatre for a night of Christmas classics. The four friends have a quirky perspective on favourites from Bach to Buble and are much in demand for weddings and concerts. For many people, this magical evening has become as much a part of Christmas as fairy lights as Highly Strung presents old and new seasonal favourites, tinselled and tasselled with a twist. A donation from the concert will be made to Newbridge Kildare Lions Club. So, join with Highly Strung in sprinkling a little star light at the darkest Christmas time of the year.
music
Treat
Riverbank Family CINEMA Presents:
pinocchio time: 2pm tickets: €3
Christmas Treat sat 19th dec
Dir: Ben Sharpsteen & Hamilton Luske | USA | 1940 | 88 mins | Cert: G | Featuring the Voices of Mel Blanc, Dickie Jones, Christian Rub, Cliff Edwards Language: English
family cinema
CaToCa at Riverbank Arts Centre
The legendary masterpiece that inspired millions to believe in their dreams has reawakened with start-of-the-art digital restoration. The richly detailed animation, unforgettable award-winning music (‘’When You Wish Upon A Star’’) and heartwarming adventure-filled story come to life like never before. Join Geppetto’s beloved puppet - with Jimmy Crickey as his guide - on a thrilling request that tests Pinocchio’s bravery, loyalty and honesty, virtues he must learn to become a real boy. The one and only Pinocchio will live on forever in the heart of anyone who has wished upon a star.
Liz and her dedicated team are on hand to ensure your visit to CaToCa at Riverbank Arts Centre is a pleasurable one. Daily specials, pre-theatre deals, and cinema club specials are available. Visit www.catocafinefood.com or phone 045486791
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