Riverbank Arts Centre

17/10/2025

𝗦𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗖𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗺𝗮 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗗𝗼𝗴’𝘀 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲
-𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘰 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘬-

Tuesday 28 October, 8pm
Tickets €12/€10
Book: https://riverbank.ticketsolve.com/shows/873657134/events

‘Spectacular performance…. a thoroughly immersive experience’ - Meath Chronicle on Sightless Cinema

Following a successful debut outing at Riverbank in 2024, Sightless Cinema return with their new show. Dog’s Life is a programme of immersive surround sound audio plays, which are a feast for the imagination - because all the pictures are in your head. Optional blindfolds are provided to help bring you into the world of Sightless Cinema.

The programme includes Open Fire, a comedy set during a week-long electricity black-out after a storm, where Nora, the only one in the district with hot water, gets a string of unwelcome visitors, and one she might like to stay; The Devil’s Sliotar is a fun folk horror about a village desperate to lift the curse and win the county hurling final at last; finally A Dog’s Life which lets us hear the voices of a litter of guide dog pups in training, taking their final guide dog test course.

The evening will also feature some live audio dramas performed on stage by members of the Sightless Cinema Network from three counties.

In its eleventh successful year, Sightless Cinema is a collaborative arts project for people with sight loss to devise and produce audio theatre, led by director Ciarán Taylor. Groups from Laois, Meath and South Dublin join forces again to present Dog’s Life. A new Sightless Cinema group is being established at Riverbank Arts Centre in September.

‘a brilliant, inspiring event!’ (audience response to Blind Panic)

Sightless Cinema Network is supported by Rethink Ireland and South Dublin, Meath, Laois and Kildare County Arts Offices, and Creative Ireland with Dunamaise, Solstice and Riverbank Arts Centres and Vision Ireland.

Photo: 'Dog's Life' -Sightless Cinema Network. Photo credit: AM Kelly

Duration: 120 mins
Ages 14+ years

17/10/2025

17/10/2025

𝗡𝗲𝘄𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀
𝗔 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗮𝘀 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗼𝗹 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗧𝘄𝗶𝘀𝘁

Friday 28 November, 7pm
Saturday 29 November, 2pm & 7pm
Sunday 30 November, 2pm
Tickets €18.50/€13.50
Book: https://riverbank.ticketsolve.com/shows/873656921/events

This Christmas, Newbridge Musical Theatre are delighted to be staging a brand-new adaptation of Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol. This classic story tells the tale of Ebenezer Scrooge as he is visited by three spirits who each have a lesson to teach him. However, this time another visitor is determined to put her own Twist on the tale! Featuring music from Oliver! this fresh take on a festive favourite is sure to be fun for all the family!

16/10/2025

𝗡𝗲𝗶𝗹 𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗲
𝗥𝗲𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝗶𝗹

Saturday 6 December, 8pm
Tickets €30
Book: https://riverbank.ticketsolve.com/shows/873656589/events

Our comedic adventurer returns with a brand new stand-up show, packed to the brim of tall tales and hilarious stories.

Join the star of the Blame Game, Live at the Apollo, QI and Celebrity Chase as he ponders the eternal question, if it ain't broke should he fix it?

“A wryly brilliant live performer” ***** - Sunday Times

"No TV camera could accurately measure the lightning speed of Delamere’s wit… breezily elicits belly laughs from each and every exchange” - The Irish Times

16/10/2025

𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗶-𝗞 - 𝗔𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗴

Thursday 30 October, 5:30pm
Workshop only ticket - €10
Workshop & gig ticket - €25
Book: https://riverbank.ticketsolve.com/shows/873657166/events

Join Inni-K (Eithne Ní Chatháin) for an engaging singing workshop, where she will teach both a traditional sean-nós song and one of her own compositions from her new album, which she will be launching later the same evening. You’ll even have the opportunity to join Inni-K and band on stage later that evening as backing singers for one of her songs from the new album — if you’d like! Presented in Eithne's characteristic informal, welcoming, and informative style, this workshop is open to everyone. No previous singing experience is required.

Fáilte roimh gach éinne / Everyone welcome

Photo credit: Antonia Kenny
Duration: 90 mins

This event is part of Newbridge Samhain Festival 2025.

16/10/2025

𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀

Saturday 22 November, 2pm
Tickets €4
Book: https://riverbank.ticketsolve.com/shows/873657630/events

At the edge of Borneo’s lush rainforest, Kéria rescues a baby orangutan from the palm oil plantation where her father works. When her young cousin Selaï arrives—seeking refuge from the clash between his Indigenous community and encroaching loggers—the three form a powerful bond. Together, they discover the joys and dangers of this threatened world.

Directed by Claude Barras | 85 mins | Cert PG | English language

Screenings are presented in association with access > CINEMA and Europa Cinemas.

15/10/2025

𝗖𝗮𝗼𝗶𝗺𝗵𝗶́𝗻 𝗢’𝗥𝗮𝗴𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗴𝗵 & 𝗦𝗲𝗮́𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗰 𝗘𝗿𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲

Friday 7 November, 8pm
Tickets €20/€18
Book: https://riverbank.ticketsolve.com/shows/873656784/events

Two of Ireland’s most captivating contemporary folk artists, Caoimhín O'Raghallaigh and Seán Mac Erlaine, come to Riverbank as they release their new duo album Jeu de Plomb.

This will be an unforgettable evening as these genre-defying musicians blend traditional roots with innovative soundscapes. O'Raghallaigh, renowned for his hauntingly beautiful ten-string hardanger d’amore, and Mac Erlaine, master of woodwinds and live electronics, come together to create a rich sonic tapestry that transcends convention. Their music is both deeply Irish and daringly experimental, a testament to the evolving voice of modern folk.

This performance promises to transport audiences through an intimate journey of sound, weaving ancient tradition with ambient textures and improvisational brilliance.

Don’t miss this rare opportunity to experience two of Ireland’s most original musical voices in an extraordinary collaboration.

15/10/2025

𝗡𝗲𝘄𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗗𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗮 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗞𝗶𝗹𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗥𝗼𝗮𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗝𝗶𝗺𝗺𝘆 𝗠𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗵𝘆

Wednesday 12-Saturday 15 November, 8pm
Tickets €18/€15
Book: https://riverbank.ticketsolve.com/shows/873656922/events

In the early 1970’s six young working men immigrated to London. Their aim was to stay a short while and return home successful men having made their fortunes. Twenty something years later and they’ve spent their lives in manual labour jobs in construction and the only one going home is their friend in the coffin. When they meet up for the wake secrets are revealed and lies uncovered.

15/10/2025

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆

Monday 20 October, 8pm
Tickets €7 (early bird) / €9 (on door) / €5 (student)
Book: https://riverbank.ticketsolve.com/shows/873657248/events

An emotional and hilarious story with a life-affirming message, THE LAST JOURNEY is a cinematic experience that explores a loving son’s attempts to coax his aging father into reengaging with life by embarking on a joyous, heartfelt road trip through the South of France.

Directed by Filip Hammar and Fredrik Wikingsson | 90 mins | Cert PG | Swedish with English subtitles

Screenings are presented in association with access > CINEMA and Europa Cinemas

15/10/2025

We're very excited share that A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings is off to Malta next month for ŻiguŻajg Festival 2025!

Posted • Puppets 🎭 Music 🎶 Live video 📽️ A magical story for kids and families! ✨

Find out what happens when two storytellers meet A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings

Inspired by Gabriel García Márquez’s iconic story, the reaction of the curious’ villagers to this mysterious man teach us important lessons about judgement, belief and humanity.

Don’t miss this one-of-a-kind performance❕

🧒Ages 8+
📍Sala San Duminiku
📆 14 - 23 November 2025
🌐 ziguzajg.org
🤝 ŻiguŻajg Festival 2025 is produced by Fondazzjoni Kreattività in collaboration with Spazju Kreattiv, Arts Council Malta, the Ministry for Gozo and Planning, the Cultural Heritage Directorate, and the Gozo Region, and in partnership with Benna, Tal-Linja, and Inkontru

14/10/2025

𝗔𝗻 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗪𝗲𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝗹

Thursday 20 November, 8pm
Tickets €16/€14
Book: https://riverbank.ticketsolve.com/shows/873657047/events

Don't miss the return of the award-winning hit show, An Evening With Wee Daniel, for their Kildare premiere!

Experience the magic of Daniel O'Donnell live in concert... almost!

Join Aoife Sweeney O'Connor for an absurdist autobiographical cabaret as they celebrate quare identity, growing up in Donegal, and their unironic obsession with wee Daniel. From their first meeting with Daniel as a baby, to his surprise appearance at their mother's funeral.

This is not a p**s take, it's a rapturous love letter to the rural q***r non-binary experience, to mammies and to our Daniel.

You'll laugh, you'll cry, and g'wan, you'll have a cup of tea.

Developed at FRINGE LAB. Supported by An Grianán Theatre, XNTHONY LTD. and Stoke Improv.

Duration: 60 mins
Trigger warning: mentions of grief and loss.

14/10/2025

𝗞𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗟𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸𝘀 + 𝗤&𝗔

Tuesday 18 November, 7pm
Free event, advanced booking advised
Book: https://riverbank.ticketsolve.com/shows/873657382/events

Join us for a lively evening as artists featured in Pattern Recognition: Architectures of Seeing each take the stage to present themselves in any form they choose—be it performance, storytelling, or slideshow. This fast-paced, engaging format offers a glimpse into the minds behind the work, revealing the diverse voices that have impacted County Kildare’s visual arts landscape over the past fifteen years. The presentations will be followed by an open Q&A, inviting the audience to delve deeper into the ideas, processes, and inspirations behind the artists’ practices. A celebration of creativity, connection, and conversation—don’t miss this unique opportunity to meet the artists.

Image:
Denis Kelly
Untitled (Grey Brown White)
2018
Oil and ink on canvas

This event is part of the exhibition Pattern Recognition: Architectures of Seeing which runs in the McKenna Gallery 1 November-23 December.