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Cinema Season Ticket
Cinema Season Ticket (April - June)
Purchase one ticket for all 8 film screenings on Monday Night's at Riverbank Arts Centre. Why not join us ahead of the cinema screenings, from 7pm, for coffee and cake, a chat with some friends ahead of some of the best world cinema at Riverbank Arts Centre. read more
€32
1st Apr-30th Jun 8pm
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TOOT: Try Out Our Theatre
TOOT: Try Out Our Theatre
Toot is our new mascot. He wants you to ‘try out our theatre (TOOT). If you have never been to the theatre, or always thought you’d like to go to see something different why not take advantage of this new offer. Toot is offering you a chance to get a theatre ticket for free. Look for events in the brochure with a picture of TOOT, call the box office on 045 448327or book your free ticket on line at www.riverbank.ie. Please note that there are only a limited number of free tickets for each event and you can only try out this scheme once. read more
Free - Limited Tickets available
1st May-1st Jun
Digi Tales Exhibition
Digi Tales
CreateSchool Exhibition
Bringing together past, present and future, this exhibition will feature work created by young people during a special series of CreateSchool workshops taking place in April of this year. Inspired by the memories and stories of older members of the community and curated / created by young participants, the work on display will utilise the latest digital technology to showcase how creative collaboration between the generations can produce interesting and sometimes unexpected results. read more
11th May-8th Jun
Lore
Language: German
Cate Shortland (Somersault) offers a unique perspective on the nature of collusion with this story of a young German girl who, at the end of WWII, leads her siblings through a devastated and defeated nation. Shortland’s attention to detail and the beauty of the imagery she creates in her account of a national psyche brainwashed to believe in their own supremacy, only to confront the horror that resulted, is filled with brilliance and surprise in equal measure. read more
€6
Mon 27th May 8pm
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Tom Crean: Antartic Explorer
Tom Crean: Antartic Explorer
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, (1901 – 1904); Terra Nova (1910 – 1913); and Endurance (1914 - 1916). read more
€18/€16
Wed 29th May 8pm
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Three Men Talking
Three Men Talking
About things they kinda know about....
In an interwoven slam-poetry session, three of Ireland's leading performance poets take you on an emotional journey about what it really means to be a man. read more
€12
Fri 31st May 8pm
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Niall Toner
Niall Toner
Presents Songs of Love, Death, Tragedy, Humour and Tributes to the Masters.
Niall Toneris Ireland's best-known Bluegrass and Roots Singer-Songwriter, Instrumentalist, and Band Leader, with three Award Winning CDs to his credit on the Avalon Records Label read more
€15
Sat 1st Jun 8pm
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Brian Cregan
The Glass Garden
An exhibition by Brian Cregan
The Glass Garden is a photography-based exhibition that takes the cordyline tree: Cordyline australisas its inspiration to explore our relationship to the collecting, classifying and recording of botanical specimens. read more
Sat 11th May / Wed 5th Jun
‘There’s No Business Like Show Business’ Stage Academy Newbridge present
‘There’s No Business Like Show Business’
This show brings to close an unforgettable year for all the students & staff of Stage Academy. A year that began with the pupils performing for the launch of Newbrdige 200 Celebrations and went on to include over 100 students performing at the Olympia Theatre and the Board Gais Energy Theatre where they received 5 National Awards from Showbizkids Ireland and a standing ovation from an audience of 2000. read more
€10/€5
Fri 7th Jun 7:30pm / Sat 8th Jun 7:30pm / Sun 9th Jun 2pm / Sun 9th Jun 7pm
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The Place Beyond The Pines.
Language: English
The highly anticipated new drama from director Derek Cianfrance ("Blue Valentine") powerfully explores the consequences of motorcycle rider Luke's (Ryan Gosling) fateful decision to commit a crime to support his child. The incident renders him targeted by policeman Avery (Bradley Cooper), and the two men become locked on a tense collision course which will have a devastating impact on both of their families in the years following read more
€6
Mon 10th Jun 8pm
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