FEBRUARY 08 - MAY 02
DANCE

PRICE: INFORMATION ONLY TIME: 11:00am

Expandance Workshop for the over 50's

Alicia Christofi-Walshe of expandance is back leading our over 50s dance group, Re Orga, in a series of dance classes and new choreographies. These popular sessions.... More.

FEBRUARY 09
THEATRE

PRICE: €7 incl. tea/coffee TIME: 1:15pm

Carlow Lunctime Storytellers

Enjoy the flavour of local music, story and song at lunchtime with Carlow Storytellers Group and friends.

Join the audience of the Carlow community, their neighbours and.... More.

FEBRUARY 10
MUSIC

PRICE: €20 / €18 conc. TIME: 8:00pm

Frankie Gavin & De Dannan

Frankie Gavin is known as the world's greatest Irish fiddle player and holds the 'Guinness World Record' as the 'Fastest Fiddle Player in the World'.

Frankie and his band have.... More.

FEBRUARY 11
THEATRE

PRICE: €15 / €12 conc. TIME: 8:00pm

Beckett x3

1)Rough for Theatre 2: 2 observers who may or may not be officials discuss a man contemplating suicide.

2)That Time: An Irish labourer after years in Britain looks back on his earlier.... More.

FEBRUARY 12
FILM

PRICE: €7 / €5.50 conc. TIME: 8:00pm

We Need To Talk About Kevin - Film

This cinematic masterpiece sees Tilda Swinton give a truly breathtaking performance as a mother torn apart by the conflicting emotions she feels for her son and his irredeemable.... More.

FEBRUARY 16
MUSIC

PRICE: €30 TIME: 8:00pm

Tommy Fleming - SHOW SOLD OUT!

SHOW SOLD OUT Tommy Fleming is now recognised throughout his homeland of Ireland and across the world as one of the finest singers of his generation.

Appealing to a.... More.

FEBRUARY 18
MUSIC

PRICE: €20 / €18 conc. TIME: 8:00pm

The Magic Flute by Mozart

Enchanting and evocative, Mozart's final operatic masterpiece The Magic Flute, is a lyrical love story, set against an atmospheric backdrop of fantasy and mischief.

Presented.... More.

FEBRUARY 19
OTHER

PRICE: €5 TIME: 3:00pm

LithoSphere

Eileen MacDonagh discusses her exhibition at VISUAL Eileen MacDonagh discusses LithoSphere, encompassing new and older work; this large scale exhibition surveys the artist's career to date.

This.... More.

FEBRUARY 25
MUSIC

PRICE: €18 / €15 conc. TIME: 8:00pm

Gemma Hayes

Gemma Hayes is performing a set of special acoustic shows this spring in support of her latest LP, Let it Break. This album, her fourth, is an evolution of Gemma's unique style of music, combining prog.... More.

FEBRUARY 26
FILM

PRICE: €7 / €5.50 conc. TIME: 8:00pm

Midnight in Paris - Film

Two young Americans, who have been together since their school days and are to be married in the fall, head for a few days to Paris where Gil's fiancée's father has a business.... More.

MARCH 01
THEATRE

PRICE: €7 incl. tea/coffee TIME: 1:15pm

Carlow Lunctime Storytellers

Enjoy the flavour of local music, story and song at lunchtime with Carlow Storytellers Group and friends.

Join the audience of the Carlow community, their neighbours and.... More.

MARCH 02
MUSIC

PRICE: €30 / €25 conc. TIME: 8:00pm

Katia and Marielle Labeque - Piano - Barrow River Arts Festival

VENUE: Duiske Abbey, Graiguenamanagh, Co. Kilkenny.

For many years Katia and Marielle Labeque have formed one of the most widely.... More.

MARCH 02 - MARCH 04
OTHER

PRICE: €100 / €80 TIME: 12:00am

WEEKEND PASS - BARROW RIVER ARTS FESTIVAL

Friday 2nd March

Katia and Marielle Labeque

Venue: Duiske Abbey / Time: 8.00pm

Saturday 3rd March

Calmus Ensemble

Venue:.... More.

MARCH 02
MUSIC

PRICE: €15 / €10 conc. TIME: 8:00pm

Christy Leahy, Seamie O'Dowd, Ger Wolfe & Caoimhín Vallely

Four of Ireland's finest traditional musicians combine their individual talents in a refreshing performance of music and song. Bringing.... More.

MARCH 03
MUSIC

PRICE: €20 / €15 conc. TIME: 4:30pm

Calmus Ensemble - Barrow River Arts Festival

VENUE: Borris House, Borris, Co. Carlow.

Sacred and Profane. If you heard the Calmus Ensemble on their extensive Music Network tour of Ireland early.... More.

MARCH 03
MUSIC

PRICE: €20 / €15 conc. TIME: 8:30pm

The AURORA Trio - Barrow River Arts Festival

VENUE: Borris House, Borris, Co. Carlow.

Compositions and Improvisations. The works performed by the duo of Agusti Fernandez and Barry Guy at last.... More.

MARCH 03
OTHER

PRICE: €40 / €35 TIME: 12:00am

DAY PASS (SATURDAY) - Barrow River Arts Festival

Saturday 3rd March

Calmus Ensemble

Venue: Borris House / Time: 4:30pm

Tapas Supper

Venue: Borris House.... More.

MARCH 03
OTHER

PRICE: INFORMATION ONLY TIME: 2:00pm

Opening of Albert Irvin Exhibition - BARROW RIVER ARTS FESTIVAL

Free Event. Information Only.

Venue: Borris House, Borris, Co. Carlow.

Opening of Albert Irvin Exhibition Evan Parker.... More.

MARCH 03
THEATRE

PRICE: €20 / €18 conc. TIME: 8:00pm

Tom Crean Antarctic Explorer

Experience Aidan Dooley's award winning one-man play as it tells the heroic tale of Tom Crean, the intrepid, Irish Antarctic explorer.

Crean's thirty-six mile solitary trek.... More.

MARCH 04
OTHER

PRICE: €10 / €5 conc. TIME: 2:30pm

Eddie Lenihan, Irish Story Telling - Barrow River Arts Festival

VENUE: Borris House, Borris, Co. Carlow.

If you have no magic in your life, you're in a sad place - so says leading Irish story-teller.... More.

MARCH 04
LITERATURE

PRICE: €20 / €15 conc. TIME: 4:30pm

Women in Joyce & Beckett - Barrow River Arts Festival

VENUE: Borris House, Borris, Co. Carlow.

Women in Joyce and Beckett Marcella Riordan, well known for her portrayal of Molly Bloom on the awar.... More.

MARCH 04
MUSIC

PRICE: €20 / €15 conc. TIME: 7:00pm

Calmus Ensemble Camerata Kilkenny - Barrow River Arts Festival

VENUE: Borris House, Borris, Co. Carlow.

Ich Habe Genug (BWV 82a) is among Bach's best loved cantatas. Originally for bass and oboe.... More.

MARCH 04
OTHER

PRICE: €40 / €35 TIME: 12:00am

DAY PASS (SUNDAY) - Barrow River Arts Festival

Sunday 4th March

Eddie Lenihan - Irish Story Telling

Venue: Borris House / Time: 2:30pm

Women in Joyce & Beckett

Venue:.... More.

MARCH 06
FILM

PRICE: €5 TIME: 10:30am

Catfish - IFI, Film Screening for Transition Years

Filmmakers Ariel Schulman and Henry Joost sense a story unfolding as they begin to film the life of Ariel's brother, Nev.

They have no idea that their.... More.

MARCH 07
LITERATURE

PRICE: €5 TIME: 8:00pm

Peregrine Reading Series

The Irish Writers' Centre is delighted to announce a series of prose readings.

The purpose of the series is to develop an audience for prose readings and to cultivate and encourage.... More.

MARCH 11
FILM

PRICE: €7 / €5.50 conc TIME: 8:00pm

Take Shelter - Film

Take Shelter is a riveting blend of domestic drama and supernatural thriller featuring an outstanding central performance by Michael Shannon, rapidly emerging as one of the best American.... More.

MARCH 15
THEATRE

PRICE: €18 / €16 conc. TIME: 8:00pm

Showstopper! The Improvised Musical

A brand new musical is created from scratch at each performance of this award-winning production, which has played sell-out seasons in London's West End and at the Edinburgh.... More.

MARCH 17
FILM

PRICE: €7 / €5.50 conc. TIME: 8:00pm

Muide Eire - Film

Muide Eire is a documentary film on the history of Ireland on Screen. From the horse drawn carriages of Dublin's yesteryear to the latest summer blockbuster, the project takes an intimate.... More.

MARCH 18
FILM

PRICE: €7 / €5.50 conc. TIME: 2:30pm

The Runway - Film

Paco Thomas and his mother live in Dromoleen, a remote country village, where the local factory has closed, inflicting misery on the town's inhabitants. Young Paco spends his evenings lear.... More.

MARCH 22
THEATRE

PRICE: €10 TIME: 10:00am

A Murder of Crows

Barnstorm Theatre Company presents A Murder of Crows by Mike Kenny, in collaboration with Barnstorm Theatre Company.

A Murder of Crows is a dynamic and theatrically exciting work.... More.

MARCH 22
THEATRE

PRICE: €10 TIME: 12:15pm

A Murder of Crows

Barnstorm Theatre Company presents A Murder of Crows by Mike Kenny, in collaboration with Barnstorm Theatre Company.

A Murder of Crows is a dynamic and theatrically exciting work.... More.

MARCH 23
THEATRE

PRICE: €10 TIME: 10:00am

A Murder of Crows

Barnstorm Theatre Company presents A Murder of Crows by Mike Kenny, in collaboration with Barnstorm Theatre Company.

A Murder of Crows is a dynamic and theatrically exciting work.... More.

MARCH 23
THEATRE

PRICE: €10 TIME: 12:15pm

A Murder of Crows

Barnstorm Theatre Company presents A Murder of Crows by Mike Kenny, in collaboration with Barnstorm Theatre Company.

A Murder of Crows is a dynamic and theatrically exciting work.... More.

MARCH 23
MUSIC

PRICE: €12 / €10 conc. TIME: 8:30pm

The Shaw Sessions with Rusty McCarthy & his Trio

Rusty McCarthy - Singer, songwriter, producer, engineer, and one of the finest Blues and Jazz guitarist on the scene today, with a career spanning three deca.... More.

MARCH 24
OTHER

PRICE: €5 TIME: 3:00pm

Sculpture in the Landscape

Artist Talk: Eileen MacDonagh - Sculpture in the Landscape - Making Large Scale work.

Artist Eileen MacDonagh has worked in large scale sculpture for over 20 years in w.... More.

MARCH 25
FILM

PRICE: €7 / €5.50 conc. TIME: 8:00pm

The Deep Blue Sea - Film

As the wife of wealthy judge William Collyer, the beautiful Hester lives a privileged but unfulfilled life. For solace she turns to William's younger friend Freddie, a former pilot.
.... More.

MARCH 30
DANCE

PRICE: €12 / €8 conc. TIME: 8:00pm

Children of the Revolution

Children of the Revolution is the premier show for Carlow's top dance venue Dance Republic Studios.

Having recent successes such as dancing at Poptober with Jedward, appearances.... More.

MARCH 31
DANCE

PRICE: €12 / €8 conc. TIME: 8:00pm

Children of the Revolution

Children of the Revolution is the premier show for Carlow's top dance venue Dance Republic Studios.

Having recent successes such as dancing at Poptober with Jedward, appearances.... More.

APRIL 01
DANCE

PRICE: €12 / €8 conc. TIME: 8:00pm

Children of the Revolution

Children of the Revolution is the premier show for Carlow's top dance venue Dance Republic Studios.

Having recent successes such as dancing at Poptober with Jedward, appearances.... More.

APRIL 05
THEATRE

PRICE: €7 incl. tea/coffee TIME: 1:15pm

Carlow Lunctime Storytellers

Enjoy the flavour of local music, story and song at lunchtime with Carlow Storytellers Group and friends.

Join the audience of the Carlow community, their neighbours and.... More.

APRIL 06
THEATRE

PRICE: €14 / €12 conc. TIME: 8:00pm

The Wheelchair on My Face

Presented by Fishamble: The new Play Company. Written and performed by Sonya Kelly, Directed by Gina Moxley, Produced by Marketa Dowling.

'I got my first pair of glasses when.... More.

APRIL 08
FILM

PRICE: €7 / €5.50 conc. TIME: 8:00pm

Coriolanus - Film

As director and star, Ralph Fiennes brings William Shakespeare's visceral history play to the big screen for the first time.

Coriolanus is a drama for the ages, a commentary on the.... More.

APRIL 21
MUSIC

PRICE: €15 / €12 conc. TIME: 7:30pm

Redmond O'Toole

Following the success of the Michael O'Toole concert in the Link Gallery last year, we are delighted to present Redmond O'Toole (no relation) who has been described as one of the most innovative.... More.

APRIL 25
THEATRE

PRICE: €15 / €12 conc. TIME: 8:00pm

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is probably best known as the Oscar winning film, starring Jack Nicholson. It is based on the novel written by Ken Kesey, and adapted into.... More.

APRIL 26
THEATRE

PRICE: €15 / €12 conc. TIME: 8:00pm

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is probably best known as the Oscar winning film, starring Jack Nicholson. It is based on the novel written by Ken Kesey, and adapted into.... More.

APRIL 27
THEATRE

PRICE: €15 / €12 conc. TIME: 8:00pm

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is probably best known as the Oscar winning film, starring Jack Nicholson. It is based on the novel written by Ken Kesey, and adapted into.... More.

APRIL 28
THEATRE

PRICE: €15 / €12 conc. TIME: 8:00pm

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is probably best known as the Oscar winning film, starring Jack Nicholson. It is based on the novel written by Ken Kesey, and adapted into.... More.

APRIL 29
FILM

PRICE: €7 / €5.50 conc. TIME: 8:00pm

We Have a Pope - Film

After a pope dies the conclave meets in order that the cardinals may choose his successor. Several rounds of voting must take place before white smoke over the Sistine Chapel finally.... More.

MAY 04
MUSIC

PRICE: €18 / €15 conc. TIME: 8:00pm

Vladimir's Classical Twist Tour

Vladimir Jablokov returns to Carlow for one night only. Playing pieces from his wonderful debut CD Classical Twist: The Album, Vladimir along with his peerless band of exemplary.... More.

DECEMBER 31
OTHER

PRICE: GIFT VOUCHER €50 TIME: 12:00am

Gift Voucher - €50 euro

Surprise a loved one with a Gift Voucher for VISUAL Centre for Contemporary Art & The George Bernard Shaw Theatre. A Gift Voucher will allow friends & family to choose from a va.... More.

DECEMBER 31
OTHER

PRICE: GIFT VOUCHER €30 TIME: 12:00am

Gift Voucher - €30 euro

Surprise a loved one with a Gift Voucher for VISUAL Centre for Contemporary Art & The George Bernard Shaw Theatre. A Gift Voucher will allow friends & family to choose from a va.... More.