This is a play about stories. Lillie is a teenager who lives on the Heights Estate. A place where nothing ever happens, except in Lillie’s head. Lillie’s not like most people, definitely not. For starters, she never goes out, but sits in her bedroom window on the sixth floor of her tower block, watching the

Riverbank Arts Centre is delighted to host the National Theatre Connection Festival in 2023 Connections is the National Theatre's annual, UK and Ireland youth theatre festival. The programme has been established for 27 years with a celebrated history of championing the talent of young people from across the UK and Ireland. Every year, NT Connections

Who is the mysterious and enigmatic Cyroe? On a cold winters night, young people from all over the city converge on the park; the Rudeboys, the Party Girls, the Footballers, the Chess Players, the Skateboarders, the Drug Runners and the Uniformed Schoolkids. Summoned there by Cyroe, no-one one really knows who Cyroe is, or has

Riverbank Arts Centre is delighted to host the National Theatre Connection Festival in 2023 Connections is the National Theatre's annual, UK and Ireland youth theatre festival. The programme has been established for 27 years with a celebrated history of championing the talent of young people from across the UK and Ireland. Every year, NT Connections

Riverbank Arts Centre is delighted to host the National Theatre Connection Festival in 2023 Connections is the National Theatre's annual, UK and Ireland youth theatre festival. The programme has been established for 27 years with a celebrated history of championing the talent of young people from across the UK and Ireland. Every year, NT Connections

The Indigo Collective is a group of young people from Kildare who made theatre about LGBTQI+ identity. They met weekly since January, exploring issues that concern them, and using narrative and theatre-making forms developed by artists Peter Hussey and Casey Hallahan. The performance forms part of an international project called Prism created by Crooked House

Griese Youth Theatre return to Riverbank’s stage with four different plays, including a work in progress for Brigid 1500. Mystery, love, excitement and all things youthful and theatrical!   June 30th Double Bill at 7pm Doing Shakespeare by Louise Wade It’s time for the school’s annual production and the drama teacher has decided to challenge

Kildare Youth Theatre presents The Leaving by Tom Swift, a play about the impact of excessive drinking in a group of teenagers at a pivotal stage in their lives. Directed by Sinead Mooney.   This play contains sexual references, and mild swear words, so discretion is advised.

Mouth Off is an international youth theatre project between Crooked House and FOCO, Spain. It is funded by the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union. Twenty-four young people will spend one week working together to explore how to use various theatre methods in the service of making theatre to challenge hate speech and fake news.

The Indigo Collective is a group of young people from Kildare who make theatre about LGBTQI+ identity. This project began in September, exploring issues that concern them and using narrative and theatre-making forms developed by artist Casey Hallahan. The Indigo Collective is supported by funding from The Artist and Youth Work Residency Grant Scheme. It

A celebration of youth arts in Ballitore with conversation and video footage from the past 25 years., including GYTs digital archive and more!   Founded by Leish Burke, Griese Youth Theatre began in July 1999 in the Meeting House in Ballitore village as a week-long art and drama workshop. Over the past 25 years, GYT