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Branar Present Cro� � Muscailt - Awakening a Heart which will be performed at the Watergate on May 22

Branar Present Croí á Muscailt - Awakening a Heart at Watergate

Galway Children’s theatre company, Branar Teatar present their latest show Croí á Muscailt - Awakening a Heart at the Watergate on May 22.

Students work is showcased

Pen & Pixel is an annual Multimedia Exhibition held in the Clonmel campus of Limerick School of Art and Design (LSAD).

Kilkenny festival to benefit from Arts Council support

FESTIVAL tourists and businesses in Co Kilkenny will benefit this year from further support by the Arts Council to bring the best in entertainments and the arts to the streets of the County.

A look back at Smithwick’s Kilkenny Roots Festival

You learn something new every year at the Smithwick’s Kilkenny Roots Festival.

Anne-Marie Swift, Eoin Nagle-Ryan, Deirdre Dowling, Ann Daly, Claire Sheehan, Jim Carroll, Sheila Kirby, Ann Jones and Paul Derby of the 'Barn Owl Players' in rehearsal for 'Anybody for Tea' which will play at the Barn from May 9th -11th. Photo: Pat Moore.

Suspense served up in abundance

A JOINT colloboration between two local theatre groups promises to have punters of the edge of their seats as murder and mystery are interwoven in a very special production.

Maria Hughes, Imelda Drumm (Carmen) & Margaret Bridge in Opera Theatre Company's touring production of Carmen opening GB Shaw Theatre Carlow Fri 3 May 2013 then touring Waterford, Kilkenny,Galway, Tallaght, Dundalk, Dublin and in Oct: Ennis, Bray, Tralee, Downpatrick, Dun Laoghaire, Newtownabbey see www.opera.ie

Bizet’s timeless masterpiece

Sultry and seductive, Opera Theatre Company’s ‘Carmen’ will mesmerise both young and old alike with its instantly recognisable and irresistible score.

The Man in the Woman’s Shoes

Commissioned by Sligo Arts Service and the Hawk’s Well Theatre as part of Bealtaine Festival Sligo, ‘The Man in the Woman’s Shoes’ is a one man show developed with older age groups in County Sligo by actor Mikel Murfi.

Maria Hughes, Imelda Drumm (Carmen) & Margaret Bridge in Opera Theatre Company's touring production of Carmen opening GB Shaw Theatre Carlow Fri 3 May 2013 then touring Waterford, Kilkenny,Galway, Tallaght, Dundalk, Dublin and in Oct: Ennis, Bray, Tralee, Downpatrick, Dun Laoghaire, Newtownabbey see www.opera.ie

Now meet the budding Roses...

Lorraine Maher: I am 25, from Tullaroan, and a secondary school music teacher. I graduated from NUI Maynooth in 2010 with a Bachelor of Music Degree and then went on to complete my Grad Dip in Education.

Sweet Jane

You may have heard their tracks on well known TV shows or perhaps you were lucky to catch a live session?

Time to think outside the box

With the times we’re in it’s great to see traditional businesses think a little outside the box.

Fundraising debut album

One of Kilkenny’s most talented artistes and performers is holding a fundraising gig this weekend.

1974 Organisers  (L  R) Brendan Conway (Finance Committee Chairman), Ramie Leahy (P.R.O.), David Lee (Committee member), George Vaughan (Programme Committee Chairman), and Peter Donovan (Committee member)

Sharing memories of Kilkenny Arts Week

The original organisers and some of the artists from Ireland’s best multi-disciplinary arts festival will gather to share memories of Kilkenny Arts Week and Festival from 1974 on.

Dramatic choral work at the cathedral

THE KILKENNY choir will present Handel’s magnificent narrative oratorio; Judas Maccabaeus, sung in English, and accompanied by a Symphony Orchestra, professional soloists and Malcolm Proud at St Canice’s Cathedral at 8pm on Saturday (April 27).

Exhibition opening at the Upstairs Gallery

AN EXHIBITION showcasing a selection of paintings inspired by the concept of ‘revealing a mask, hiding a face’ is opening at the Upstairs Gallery on May 1.

Colm Gray who performs at The Hole in the Wall on April 27 at 8.30pm

The return of Colm Gray

Back from his wanderings, Colm Gray, the Cuffesgrange singer songwriter is back from Britain to his native Kilkenny and focussed on producing his first album.

Blazing Bows who will play on May 2 at 8pm

Kells National School join forces with Blazing Bows

TRADITIONAL Irish music band Blazing Bows will be joined onstage by pupils from Kells National School at the Watergate Theatre on May 2.

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