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Chris Kent – Offline

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Cork’s own Chris Kent returns with a brand new show ‘Offline’. He tries to give up the internet and navigate life without asking his phone what to eat, where to go or how to get home. He longs for a simpler time of playing ‘Snake’ and constructing emojis himself. Now that he has hit 40

€25

Jerry Fish – Dreaming of Daniel Tour

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Jerry Fish, indie legend, showman extraordinaire and ringmaster of exceptional renown, is back with his first LP in 15 years. The new album entitled Dreaming of Daniel feat. MayKay (Fight Like Apes) is a labour of love for Jerry, featuring songs by the late, great Daniel Johnston. Jerry Fish is one of Ireland’s most enigmatic and

€25

Paddy Cullivan’s The Murder of Michael Collins

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Paddy Cullivan, well-known from RTÉ’s Late Late Show House Band, presents a fascinating and controversial exploration of one of the most pivotal moments in Irish history—the assassination of Michael Collins. The Murder of Michael Collins takes audiences on a gripping, multimedia journey through historical evidence, political intrigue, and shocking revelations. This show is not just a retelling of history

€18 – €20

Power Alley

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

This punky and electrifying debut feature from Lilah Halla sees 17-year-old volleyball player Sofia – who is about to be offered a dream scholarship to a college in Chile – discover she is pregnant. She attempts to access an abortion, which is illegal in Brazil, but becomes the target for a religious fundamentalist group who

€5 – €9

IFI SCHOOL SCREENING: The Fantastic Three | Les trois fantastiques

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Three friends, Max, Tom and Vivian, spend all their time together as the Fantastic Three, supporting each other in and out of school. When Max’s brother returns from prison seemingly reformed, he has one last scheme to tie up.  Led by Max, the Fantastic Three try to intervene in the hope of saving his brother.

€6

IFI SCHOOL SCREENING: The Teachers’ Lounge

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Carla Nowak (Leonie Benesch) is a newly appointed, very dedicated high school teacher. When one of her students is accused of theft, Carla decides to take the matter into her own hands, setting a trap for the ‘real’ thief. But her actions back fire and things begin to spiral out of control, pushing Carla to

€6

Music Network Presents: Derek Hickey, Liz & Yvonne Kane and Macdara Ó Faoláin

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Music Network kicks off 2025 with a celebration of the very best of Irish traditional music. This exciting tour brings together four of Ireland’s most celebrated traditional musicians: Derek Hickey, TG4 Gradam Ceoil 2024 Musician of the Year, Liz and Yvonne Kane (The Kane Sisters), TG4 Gradam Ceoil 2024 Group of the Year, and Macdara

€15 – €18

Fabric Friends with Textile Artist Aideen Cross

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Join Textile Artist/Designer Aideen Cross for a creative and fun workshop where children will create a small fabric animal from some recycled materials while learning skills of hand sewing. Participants will take a look at the local fauna of the Curragh plains for inspiration, along with exploring Aideen’s current exhibition in the Children’s Gallery -

€15

Route 66 Big Band

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Route 66 Big Band return to Riverbank Arts Centre! The sixteen-piece band has captivated audiences all over Leinster with their distinct musical style. Their repertoire spans from timeless 1940’s numbers to contemporary hits, all delivered with a vibrant big band flair that promises to ignite the stage. Don't miss the opportunity to experience the magic

€20 – €22

The Speks

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

The Speks present a lively show of nursery rhymes and sing-along songs set to acoustic Irish music which will have adults and kids jumping in their seats! Their hand-clapping, toe-tapping, hearty-laughing show is all about life on Glasses Island – a magical island off the coast of Co. Clare where everybody wears glasses! The Speks have won a

€12 – €44

Anora

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Charismatic Anora "Ani" Mikheeva lives in Brooklyn and works as a stripper. When Ani meets Ivan - the young, party-loving son of a rich Russian oligarch - Ivan is smitten. He starts paying Ani to become his live-in partner. After a whirlwind few weeks of excess, they get married in Vegas. Everything changes when Ivan’s

€5 – €9

Moxie Brawl Presents Punk Alley

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Punk Alley is a loud, wild, and unapologetic joyride of live original punk music and high energy dance. But don’t leave your adults at home – this is a punk show for everyone. Enter the world of the Lazurr Tuts, a world-famous, guitar wielding, foot stomping punk band made up of misfits and outcasts. They

€10 – €36

Bernard O’Shea – Desperate House Husband

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Bernard O'Shea, the 'Desperate House Husband,' invites you on a hilarious escapade into the stay-at-home parenting world. Brace yourself for comical tales of domestic appliances with sinister intentions, yearning for a peaceful night's rest, and even covert playground reconnaissance operations. It's a laugh-out-loud journey through the trials and tribulations of modern family life!

€22

Sing Sing

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Divine G (Colman Domingo), an inmate at Sing Sing prison, runs a theatre group as part of a Rehabilitation Through the Arts (RTA) program. Incarcerated for a crime he didn’t commit, Divine and his fellow RTA members escape the reality of prison life by putting on plays. When a wary outsider, Divine Eye, joins the

€5 – €9

IFI SCHOOL SCREENING: La Suprema

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Welcome to the town of La Suprema, a tiny and remote Columbian village in the Caribbean region, where teenager Laureana finds out her estranged uncle will be boxing for the world championship. She is determined to watch the fight, but the town has no electricity and no television. Against the odds, and her grandmother’s expectations

€6
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Curragh Community College Presents Legally Blonde

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Join us as we follow the vibrant journey of Elle Woods (Emma Behan), a spirited sorority girl on her chaotic journey to win back her ex-boyfriend, Warner Huntington III (Vasile Roga). Leaving her glamorous life in Beverly Hills behind, Elle embarks on a bold adventure to pursue a law degree at Harvard Law School. With

€10 – €15
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Curragh Community College Presents Legally Blonde

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Join us as we follow the vibrant journey of Elle Woods (Emma Behan), a spirited sorority girl on her chaotic journey to win back her ex-boyfriend, Warner Huntington III (Vasile Roga). Leaving her glamorous life in Beverly Hills behind, Elle embarks on a bold adventure to pursue a law degree at Harvard Law School. With

€10 – €15

This Flight Tonight – The Songs of Joni Mitchell

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Acclaimed singer/songwriters Zervas & Pepper present 'This Flight Tonight' an intimate five-piece acoustic live tribute to the music of Joni Mitchell. Featuring songs such as 'California', 'Blue', 'Woodstock' 'Both Sides Now', 'Coyote', 'Big Yellow Taxi', 'A Case Of You', and many more.. Acclaimed UK singer/songwriters Zervas & Pepper present what they consider to be the

€25

Up Till Dawn Presents Pucked by Cathal Ryan

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

PUCKED is a fast paced, comedic, theatrical, one-man blockbuster! PUCKED tells the story of the young and ambitious Matty Daly. Immersed in the GAA from birth, Matty has one dream and one dream only, to play on his senior team. When Matty finally gets called up, we join him as he learns the hard way, that playing senior isn’t

€18 – €20

Memoir of a Snail

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

In 1970s Australia, snail-obsessed Grace lives in a shabby apartment with her pyromaniac twin brother Gilbert and their ailing father. When their father dies, the twins are separated and sent to foster families on opposite sides of the country. As the years pass and each sibling endures a gruelling series of tragedies, disappointments and hardships,

€5 – €9

IFI SCHOOL SCREENING: Neneh Superstar

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Neneh loves to dance and perform, and fulfils her dreams of joining the prestigious Paris Opera Ballet School, despite her parents’ concerns that it’s not a welcoming place for a young black girl. She gets through the auditions but at the school, Neneh finds herself at odds with the traditionalist school director Marianne, who singles

€6
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Sketchbook Club with Kate Escolin

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Sketchbook Club is a monthly event that encourages fun and playful art-making whilst also building a community of new, old, professional or hobby artists! The goal is to provide a safe space to create art in a relaxed environment. Make some art, make a friend, or just unwind on a Thursday evening. All art materials

Pay What You Can

Gemma Hayes

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

2020 saw Gemma Hayes and her family to relocate from London to West Cork in her native Ireland. It was here that she reignited her passion for song-writing that provided the spark for what would become her sixth studio album Blind Faith. “Songs began to murmur, distil and rise up in my mind,” she explains.

€25

Graphic Notation with Wildwood

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Join two of Ireland’s finest contemporary musicians (Deirdre O’Leary and Alex Petcu) as they explore graphic notation, the peculiar practice of interpreting visual symbols, shapes and imagery as the score for a musical piece. This one-off workshop is open to musicians and non-musicians alike (feel free to bring your instrument), and is a chance to

€25

Wildwood

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Bass clarinettist, Deirdre O’Leary, and percussionist, Alex Petcu came together in 2021 to create programmes of funky rhythms and wildly beautiful sounds, full of eccentricity and wit. A new duo with big plans, Alex and Deirdre have played together for many years in Crash Ensemble and other groups. They share a dynamic energy and a

€15 – €18

Joe the Magician – Live

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

It’s Joe the Magician from RTÉjr! And he’s bringing his spectacular children’s comedy magic and illusion show back to Riverbank for an afternoon of mind-boggling fun! Joe’s show fuses laugh out loud comedy magic with absolutely jaw dropping spectacular illusions live on stage. It’s a rollercoaster theatrical ride that reinvents children’s entertainment. A flying table,

€16

Bird

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Gravesend, England. 12-year-old Bailey lives in a dilapidated apartment with her caring but immature father Bug. When Bug abruptly announces he’s marrying his girlfriend, a furious Bailey runs away and spends the night outdoors. The next morning, she meets a mysterious stranger named Bird who is searching for his own parents. It’s a chance encounter

€5 – €9

The Devil’s Spine Band

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Leaning heavily into the genre of ‘Dark Cabaret,’ (previously explored with “The Whistling Girl”- settings of  Dorothy Parker’s poetry with Honor Heffernan), The Devil’s Spine Band takes its’ lead from Oscar Wilde’s 1882 trip to Leadville Colorado, then explores all things ‘Cowboy’ and ‘Wilde-West’ in an Americana explosion heavily tinged with Trevor Knight’s unique innovative

€18 – €20

Kyle Riley: Little Folk – On The Road

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Kyle’s back with his wildly popular family concert for young children! Little Folk- On the Road is perfectly suited for 2-7yr olds and their adults. Featuring his award winning children’s music, catchy kids tunes and proper sing-a-long songs, it’s super fun for for the whole family. It’s a foot stomping, hand clapping, and jumping good

€10 – €36

Shane Daniel Byrne – Trouble Denim

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

This Irish fella is back after BURSTING onto the Irish scene in 2024. Shane Daniel Byrne is on fire; fresh from sell-out touring in Ireland, UK and Australia. Pop in and join him for his spicy new show about Jeans, Jackets and Jesus Christ. Expect honey-sweet and coffee-bitter from this award-winning comedian. “Shane Daniel Byrne

€24
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Kildare Youth Theatre Presents Mia and the Fish

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

The story explores the challenges of displacement and the immigrant experience and inspires reflection on our shared responsibility to protect each other and the environment. Faced with an apocalyptic storm and an uncertain future, a group of young refugees and friends must struggle to survive in a new world while protecting each other. Directed by

€5 – €10
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Kildare Youth Theatre Presents Mia and the Fish

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

The story explores the challenges of displacement and the immigrant experience and inspires reflection on our shared responsibility to protect each other and the environment. Faced with an apocalyptic storm and an uncertain future, a group of young refugees and friends must struggle to survive in a new world while protecting each other. Directed by

€5 – €10

The Wild Robot

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

From DreamWorks Animation comes a new adaptation of a literary sensation, Peter Brown’s beloved, award-winning, #1 New York Times bestseller, The Wild Robot. The epic adventure follows the journey of a robot—ROZZUM unit 7134, “Roz” for short — that is shipwrecked on an uninhabited island and must learn to adapt to the harsh surroundings, gradually building

€4

David O’Doherty – Tiny Piano Man

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

The dishevelled prince of €10 eBay keyboards tries to make you feel alive with a new pageant of laughter, song and occasionally getting up from a chair. It’s gonna be a big one. Star of 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (Channel 4), Live At The Apollo (BBC) and Along For the Ride with David O’Doherty (Channel 4).

€23

All We Imagine As Light

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Nurses Prabha and Anu share an apartment in Mumbai. Prabha’s husband moved abroad years previously and no longer contacts her. Despite that, she remains loyal to him and rejects the romantic advances of a friendly doctor working in her hospital. Outgoing Anu, meanwhile, is in a passionate relationship with Shiaz - a relationship she keeps

€5 – €9

IFI SCHOOL SCREENING: Love & Revolution | Te estoy amando locamente

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Seville, 1977. Single mother Reme lives with her son Miguel, a wannabe torch singer and performer. Through his love of the stage, he befriends a group involved in the growing LGBT rights movement. Initially, Reme struggles to accept her son's friends and lifestyle but eventually she does everything she can to support him. Set during

€6

Emma Doran – Dilemma!

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

It’s the post-apocalyptic world. There’s only one contraceptive pill left. Do you give it to your 19-year-old daughter or keep it for yourself? Is it better to be a 40-year-old grandmother or a 40-year-old new mum? These are the dilemmas facing Emma Doran aged 39 and 7/8s, even though the most obvious outcome is neither. If turning

€27

Chicken

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Don Murphy is a proud Irish man, a hopeless ketamine addict and one of his generation’s greatest actors. He also happens to be a chicken. Across one fateful night, the feathered Oscar winner shares his star-studded story with an intimate audience - from getting his big break, to his first bird on bird sexual experience,

€18 – €20

ON THE ROAD AGAIN – An Evening with Fiachna Ó Braonáin, Tom Dunne & Alan Connor

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

***RESCHEDULED DATE*** On The Road Again promises to be a fun evening of songs and stories as Fiachna Ó Braonáin from Hothouse Flowers, Tom Dunne from Something Happens & Alan Connor hit the road together in 2025. Despite having shared stages across the world over several decades, Tom Dunne and Fiachna Ó Braonáin had never

€30

Hard Truths

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Present-day London. Middle-aged sisters Pansy and Chantal could not be more different. Chantal is cheerful and empathetic. Pansy, on the other hand, is argumentative, hypersensitive and full of anger, with her husband Curtley and grown-up son Moses bearing the brunt of her emotional outbursts. As Mother’s Day approaches, things are at breaking point, unless Chantal

€5 – €9

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SCHOOLS: Kildare Youth Theatre Presents The Crucible

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Kildare Youth Theatre presents Arthur Miller’s powerful play which explores the dangers of mass hysteria, political corruption, and the scapegoating of vulnerable individuals. Set during the Salem witch trials, it reveals how fear and power dynamics can destroy lives, offering a sharp critique of societal control and the consequences of injustice. Performances take place on

€6
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Kildare Youth Theatre Presents The Crucible

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Kildare Youth Theatre presents Arthur Miller’s powerful play which explores the dangers of mass hysteria, political corruption, and the scapegoating of vulnerable individuals. Set during the Salem witch trials, it reveals how fear and power dynamics can destroy lives, offering a sharp critique of societal control and the consequences of injustice. Performances take place on

€6 – €10
Recurring

SCHOOLS: Kildare Youth Theatre Presents The Crucible

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Kildare Youth Theatre presents Arthur Miller’s powerful play which explores the dangers of mass hysteria, political corruption, and the scapegoating of vulnerable individuals. Set during the Salem witch trials, it reveals how fear and power dynamics can destroy lives, offering a sharp critique of societal control and the consequences of injustice. Performances take place on

€6
Recurring

Kildare Youth Theatre Presents The Crucible

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Kildare Youth Theatre presents Arthur Miller’s powerful play which explores the dangers of mass hysteria, political corruption, and the scapegoating of vulnerable individuals. Set during the Salem witch trials, it reveals how fear and power dynamics can destroy lives, offering a sharp critique of societal control and the consequences of injustice. Performances take place on

€6 – €10

Neil Ó Lochlainn’s Immram

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Eithne Ní Chatháin- voice Lucia Mac Partlin - fiddle Eilís Lavelle - harp Neil Ó Lochlainn - double bass, flute, music Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill - text Immram is a suite of poems by Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill first published in her collection Feis (1991). In 2019 Neil Ó Lochlainn was commissioned by Paddy Bushe and the Amergin

€15 – €18