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VISUAL ART: THE GREAT IRISH WEATHER EXHIBITION

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Have you ever wondered why the sky is blue? Or what makes a rainbow? This family friendly exhibition explores what weather is and how it happens. Get ready to learn

ADULT WORKSHOP: Taster Ceramics Workshop with Eleanor Swan

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Join and award-winning artist Eleanor Swan for a 2 hour taster ceramics workshop. Participants will explore the possibilities of working with two different types of clay: porcelain and stoneware clay.

€20

ADULT WORKSHOP: Sewing Workshop for Beginners with Aideen Cross

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Join with designer Aideen Cross for a sewing workshop for beginners and improvers who love to create with fabric. Overcome any fears you might have about creating your own clothes

€20

ADULT WORKSHOP: Animation for Beginners with Paper Panther

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

In the workshop, participants will create their own hand-drawn morphing animation through drawing on paper and photographing it frame by frame under a camera. The results will be edited offsite

€20

THEATRE: Madhouse

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

MADHOUSE is based on the unbelievable true life story of comedian PJ Gallagher. When PJ was ten, his Ma, a nurse, moved six men with schizophrenia into the family home

€16 – €18
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THEATRE: Shackleton

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

“Men wanted for hazardous journey. Low wages, bitter cold... safe return doubtful.” Shackleton tells the story of the sinking of the ship Endurance on the Antarctic’s icy Weddell Sea in

€18 – €20

WORKSHOP: CREATESCHOOL present BRICK FLICKS

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

What if your favourite LEGO Minifigure came to life and saved the day? What if we could show you how to make that happen? Well - CREATESCHOOL can, by using

€90

SPECIAL HALLOWE’EN SCREENING: SCARY STORIES TO TELL IN THE DARK

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Our Hallowe’en special screening has been revealed…. From the dark imaginations of Academy Award-winner Guillermo del Toro and acclaimed director André Øvredal, based on the iconic book series, comes Scary

€6 – €9

FAMILY MUSIC: ROCKIN’ RHYMES

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Did little Miss Muffett jive around her tuffet? Were Jack and Jill bopping up that hill? Was it a funky beat that made the cradle really rock? Rockin' Rhymes is

€8 – €28

VISUAL ART: The State of RoY

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

From lines on maps to drinking coffee, knowledge and power are integral to this work. The State of RoY, the first solo exhibition by Michelle McBride, explores entrenched notions of

CINEMA: Kursk: The Last Mission

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Based on the gripping true story of the Kursk submarine tragedy of 2000 in which 118 men lost their lives, Kursk: The Last Mission is a tense submarine thriller from

€6 – €9

THEATRE: EGGSISTENTIALISM by Joanne Ryan

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Joanne Ryan's internationally acclaimed, multi award-winning show is a funny, tender and moving exploration of reproduction in 21st-Century Ireland. Looking down the barrel of her final fertile years, one modern

€14 – €16

VISUAL ART: THE FAERIE TAILOR

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

The Faerie Tailor exhibition is a journey into tiny, magical worlds created by artist, Emily Bazeley. The artwork in this exhibition has been crafted from natural materials which have been

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THEATRE: TOM CREAN

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

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

€18 – €20

FAMILY: LORDS OF STRUT – Absolute Legends

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

All their lives, Sean and Seamus have wanted to be famous. To get there they need to make the perfect dance routine; they need your help. In this dance fantasy

€12 – €15

CINEMA: THE SOUVENIR

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

1980’s London. Julie (a breakout performance from Honor Swinton Byrne) is a shy film student from a privileged background, who wants to use her work to better understand the realities

€6 – €9
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COMEDY: DES BISHOP – Take the Points

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

"Take the points..." - That’s good advice on the pitch but an even better metaphor for life, especially when you don’t take advice well. How hard can it be for

€25

SECONDARY SCHOOLS WORKSHOP: Super Paua Steam Powered Workshops

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Artist collective Super Paua were delighted and relieved to hear that our jobs are pretty safe from robots, according to recent scientific evidence. But then we wondered- why? What is

CINEMA: Birds of Passage

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

From the directors of Embrace of the Serpent comes a tale of the Colombian marijuana trade of the 1960/70s and a resulting tribal war, which through greed and corruption caused

€6 – €9

DINNER THEATRE: Faulty Towers- The Dining Experience

Kildare House Hotel Dublin Road, Kildare Town, Ireland

Born in Brisbane in April 1997, Faulty Towers -The Dining Experience is a worldwide hit and the most successful interactive comedy show of its kind, appearing in around 20 countries.

€3 – €48

DINNER THEATRE: Faulty Towers – The Dining Experience

The Westgrove Hotel, Clane Abbeylands,, Clane, Kildare, Ireland

Born in Brisbane in April 1997, Faulty Towers -The Dining Experience is a worldwide hit and the most successful interactive comedy show of its kind, appearing in around 20 countries.

€3 – €48

LOCAL ARTS: Odd Theatre Company presents LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

The Odd Theatre Company is proud to present the smash-hit musical Little Shop of Horrors, a comedy that has wowed audiences on Broadway and beyond for over 35 years. From

€18 – €20

MUSIC: ABBA FOREVER

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Abba Forever , the ultimate tribute band formed by Dennis Scally, replicates the unique Abba sound with an incredible attention to detail, using a six-piece and featuring Lucinda O’Connell and

€23

CINEMA: TRANSIT

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Like many others, German refugee Georg has fled Paris to escape the impending war. He has assumed the identity of a famous but deceased writer, and plans to use the

€6 – €9

SCHOOL SCREENING: NT Live HAMLET

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Benedict Cumberbatch (BBC’s Sherlock, Doctor Strange) plays the title role of Shakespeare’s great tragedy. Now seen by over 900,000 people worldwide, the original broadcast returns to international cinemas to mark

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SCHOOLS SHOW: Heart of Winter

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Christmas is coming and Sally can't sleep - it's too hot! The weather has gone topsy-turvy. No-one can remember the last time it snowed, or even rained, and her father

FAMILY THEATRE: Heart of Winter

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Christmas is coming and Sally can't sleep - it's too hot! The weather has gone topsy-turvy. No-one can remember the last time it snowed, or even rained, and her father

€8 – €28

CINEMA: PAIN AND GLORY (Dolor y Gloria)

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Veteran director Salvador Mallo (Antonio Banderas) currently suffers many health issues, which he blames for the creative rut he finds himself in. As he tries to recover, he reflects on

€6 – €9
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EARLY YEARS: Little Tiny Xmas

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

LITTLE TINY XMAS is a magical and calming world of sensory experiences and beautiful live singing designed especially for children under 5 with complex needs. Created by Anna Newell who

€10

THEATRE: WEIGHING IN by Ger Gallagher

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Weighing-In is a fast paced comedy play about life, love and dieting - and how we all need to adjust the scales to find the right balance. This topical play

€16 – €18

MUSIC: MICK FLANNERY

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Mick Flannery is widely regarded as one of the finest singer-songwriters to come out of Ireland in recent years. He began to write songs as a teenager in his home

€25

CINEMA: BLINDED BY THE LIGHT

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

1987, Margaret Thatcher’s England. Javed, a 16-year-old British Pakistani boy, lives in the town of Luton. His father’s recent job termination and the neighborhood skinheads are a daily reminder of

€6 – €9
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EARLY YEARS: Baby’s First Christmas

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

BABY’S FIRST XMAS is a gentle magical wonderland of gorgeous harmony singing, little lights and enticing textures. Created for babies under one year old by Anna Newell and David Goodall

€10

SPECIAL SCREENING: Pavarotti

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Created from a combination of Luciano Pavarotti’s genre-redefining performances and granted access to never-before-seen footage, the film will give audiences around the world a stunningly intimate portrait of the most

€6 – €9

MUSIC: HIGHLY STRUNG – All Wrapped Up

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

For fans of the foursome, this is an evening of festive highlights that’s not to be missed. The ladies are delighted to return to the Riverbank for their annual Christmas

€12 – €15
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FAMILY CINEMA: The Greatest Showman Sing-Along

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Ladies and gents, this is the moment you've waited for...a special sing-a-long screening of The Greatest Showman.  It's your time to shine – have fun, sing loud and 'Come Alive'

€4

COMEDY: Farmer Michael and Kathleen – The Full Irish LIVE

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Enjoy a culchie night out with Farmer Michael & his long-suffering wife Kathleen as they discuss all well-known world topics - from Donald Trump, to Caitlyn Jenner, Leo Varadkar to

€22.50