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VISUAL ART: Dētrīmentum by Katie Whyte

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Dētrīmentum is a video and photographic installation by Kildare artist Katie Whyte. A Latin word meaning harm, loss, or damage, Dētrīmentum is an exploration of the journey of an object

Admission Free

VISUAL ART: FIBRE Felted by Tamzen Lundy

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Tamzen Lundy’s colourful exhibition FIBRE Felted introduces young people to the wonders and possibilities of felt making, the oldest textile making process in the world. Using 100% wool (and sometimes

Free Admission

FAMILY CINEMA: The Greatest Showman Sing-a-long

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

MUSIC: Highly Strung

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Welcome to Highly Strung’s Mid-Winter Musical Gathering. The ladies are delighted to return to Riverbank for their annual festive performance. The four friends’ diverse musical backgrounds create a mellow blend

€15

CINEMA: Robust (Robuste)

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

George, an aging film star, who is known for being difficult, relies heavily on his security guard, Lalou, who is more of a personal assistant than security detail. When Lalou

€7 – €9

VISUAL ART: Freedom of Choice

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

In 2022 artist Clodagh Kelly led an artist residence programme at Riverbank Arts Centre, supported by the Kildare County Council Arts Service First Fortnight Award, in partnership with First Fortnight.

Admission Free

VISUAL ART: A Daily Cloud by Chris Judge

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

A Daily Cloud is an interactive exhibition created by artist Chris Judge, based on his online cloud drawings. Chris started making the cloud drawings during the first Covid-19 lockdown in

Admission Free

THEATRE: Pure Mental by Keith Walsh

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Following a 16-venue tour in 2021, Pure Mental returns to Riverbank Arts Centre for two special performances, as part of First Fortnight Festival. Having finished up a 5-year stint presenting on National

€12 – €15
Recurring

THEATRE: Pure Mental by Keith Walsh

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Following a 16-venue tour in 2021, Pure Mental returns to Riverbank Arts Centre for two special performances, as part of First Fortnight Festival. Having finished up a 5-year stint presenting on National

€12 – €15

FIRST FORTNIGHT: Mark Making Workshop with Martina McDonald

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Join visual artist Martina McDonald for an evening of mark making. In the workshop you will be encouraged to create a mess with art materials! The practice of mark making

€10

CINEMA: The Banshees of Inisherin

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Set during the Irish Civil War, on a coastal island, lifelong friends Pádraic and Colm suddenly find themselves at an impasse when Colm unexpectedly ends their friendship. A stunned Pádraic

€7 – €9
Recurring

SCHOOLS: A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Ibsen's classic play was greeted with shock in 1879, with both its style and subject matter being seen as subversive. It premiered in Copenhagen at the dawn of the suffragette

€6
Recurring

SCHOOLS: A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Ibsen's classic play was greeted with shock in 1879, with both its style and subject matter being seen as subversive. It premiered in Copenhagen at the dawn of the suffragette

€6

ARTIST TALK: Freedom of Choice Panel Discussion & Workshop

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Curated by visual artist Clodagh Kelly, Freedom of Choice exhibition offers a glimpse into the lives of ten women. Created by ten participating artists, the exhibition explores a range of topics

free, booking essential

BOOK LAUNCH: The Devil’s Own by Maria McDonald

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Join Kildare County Council Library Service and author Maria McDonald for the launch of her new book The Devil's Own, a tantalising historical mystery. This event will be be launched on

Free event

FAMILY CINEMA: Onward

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Set in a suburban fantasy world, Disney and Pixar’s Onward introduces two teenage elf brothers who embark on an extraordinary quest to discover if there is still a little magic left

€4

PREVIEW: Lakelands – followed by Q&A

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Lakelands is the debut feature from Robert Higgins and Patrick McGivney whose short film Drifting, starring the BAFTA-winning Paul Mescal, premiered at the Galway Film Fleadh last year to critical

€7 – €9

CINEMA: The Lost King

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

In 2012, having been lost for over 500 years, the remains of King Richard III were discovered beneath a carpark in Leicester. The search had been orchestrated by an amateur

€7 – €9
Recurring

LOCAL ARTS: MAC Productions Present – Nunsense

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Nunsense is the hilarious musical comedy about a convent of Nuns staging a fundraiser to help bury the last four nuns of their order who died in an unfortunate convent

€20
Recurring

LOCAL ARTS: MAC Productions Present – Nunsense

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Nunsense is the hilarious musical comedy about a convent of Nuns staging a fundraiser to help bury the last four nuns of their order who died in an unfortunate convent

€20
Recurring

LOCAL ARTS: MAC Productions Present – Nunsense

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Nunsense is the hilarious musical comedy about a convent of Nuns staging a fundraiser to help bury the last four nuns of their order who died in an unfortunate convent

€20
Recurring

LOCAL ARTS: MAC Productions Present – Nunsense

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Nunsense is the hilarious musical comedy about a convent of Nuns staging a fundraiser to help bury the last four nuns of their order who died in an unfortunate convent

€20

CINEMA: The Woman King

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

The African kingdom of Dahomey, 1823. General Nanisca leads the Agojie, an all-female group of warriors. A young woman named Nawi is taken in as an Agojie recruit, but it

€7 – €9

WORKSHOP: Make a Flipbook Animation Workshop

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Imbolc marks the beginning of Spring and what better way to celebrate this traditional Gaelic festival than by bringing some Celtic mythology and designs to life. Join animator Joseph Orr

€12

WORKSHOP: Carding with Keith

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Join Keith Walsh for a workshop of card-making and mindfulness. Rediscover the joy and fun of drawing, colouring and writing, while creating original cards for yourself and for loved ones.

€15

CINEMA: Corsage

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Vienna 1877: Empress Elizabeth of Austria turns 40. Always famed for her beauty, Elizabeth is also a curious and intelligent woman, with a keen passion for life. But under increased

€7 – €9

WORKSHOP: BrickFlicks Stop Motion Animation Camp

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

In this special BrickFlicks Stop Motion Animation Camp, learn all the basics of how to animate in stop motion using your favourite LEGO character. Shoot spells, fight superheroes, blast rockets

€90

WORKSHP: BrickFlicks Level-Up Camp

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Have you already become a BrickFlicks animator? Then it’s time to level up! Bring your animating skills to the next level by learning what it is like to make your

€90

THEATRE: Danti-Dan by Gina Moxley

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

“Listen girl, this is the kind of place that if you lost your virginity, somebody would find it and bring it home to your mother” In the middle of nowhere

€16 – €18

COMEDY: Jason Byrne Unblocked

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Jason Byrne has had an upgrade. In his brand new show Unblocked Jason 2.0 talks about his new lease of life following heart surgery. The Six Million Dollar Byrne has

€24

WORKSHOP: Children’s Yoga & Storytelling Fun with Johnny Magory

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Join the author of the popular Adventures of Johnny Magory series, Emma-Jane Leeson, and renowned children’s yoga teacher Sarah Cahill from Play Like Apes for storytelling, music and yoga fun. Suitable for

€10

MUSIC: Iarla Ó Lionáird with Cormac McCarthy & Matthew Berrill

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Iarla Ó Lionáird has carved a long and unique career in music both internationally and in Ireland. From his iconic early recording of the vision song Aisling Gheal as a young

€22 – €25

CINEMA: Alcarràs

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

For over eighty years the Solé family has farmed in Alcarràs, a small village in Spain’s Catalonia region. But as they prepare to spend the summer picking this year’s crop

€7 – €9

SPECIAL SCREENING: North Circular

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

North Circular is a documentary musical that travels the length of Dublin's North Circular Road, from the Phoenix Park to Dublin Port, exploring the history, music and streetscapes of a

€9

VISUAL ARTS: A Cast of Paintings – an exhibition by Brenda Brady

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

The most familiar space, the one that has been the stimulus for much artistic enquiry, be it visual or otherwise, has been the domestic. Our earliest and most formative experiences

Admission Free

THEATRE: Paddy Cullivan’s The Murder of Wolfe Tone

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Historical Entertainer Paddy Cullivan brings you the incredible story of the mysterious death of Theobald Wolfe Tone, the founding father of Irish Republicanism. An audio-visual spectacular featuring hundreds of images,

€15