december 2014 - june 2015 events

The Moat Theatre Naas, Co. Kildare Booking: 045 88 30 30

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CALENDAR OF EVENTSDECEMBER 2014 – JUNE 2015

EVENTS AT A GLANCEDECEMBERCINDERELLA THE MOAT CLUBS ANNUAL PANTO! ............................................................................. 2A NIGHT OF CLASSIC CHILDRENS PLAYS ........................................................................................... 2THE GOLDEN DREAM (NAAS FILM CLUB) .......................................................................................... 2ABBA FOREVER - THE CHRISTMAS SHOW ........................................................................................ 3BUNOSCÍONN ...................................................................................................................................... 3THE CAHILLS ........................................................................................................................................ 3JACK L ................................................................................................................................................... 4PATRICK HYLAND TENOR CHRISTMAS CONCERT .............................................................................. 4RICKY GOES TO HOLLYWOOD.............................................................................................................. 4FRESH PRINCE OF DELAMERE ............................................................................................................ 5

JANUARY SMASH & GRAB AND THE 7 DWARFS ................................................................................................ 5MY BROTHER JOE SHOW ..................................................................................................................... 5FLASH HARRY ...................................................................................................................................... 6THE YEAR OLD MAN WHO CLIMBED OUT THE WINDOW & DISAPPEARED (FILM CLUB) ................ 2CONAL GALLEN – A BIT ON THE SIDE ................................................................................................. 6MAE LEANORD’S EVENING OF FUN, HUMOUR, PROSE & POETRY ................................................... 6THE GREAT HUNGER ........................................................................................................................... 7SEAN KEANE ........................................................................................................................................ 7A PETER PAN TALE ............................................................................................................................... 7

FEBRUARYTHE RAT PACK COLLECTION ................................................................................................................ 8CELTIC STYLE ....................................................................................................................................... 8HEDDA GABLER ................................................................................................................................... 8CAMILLE CLAUDEL 1915 (NAAS FILM CLUB) ..................................................................................... 2#DETENTION 2115 – HOLY FAMILY SCHOOL RATHCOOLE ................................................................ 9PAT SHORTT - SELFIE .......................................................................................................................... 9

MARCHNAAS MUSICAL SOCIETY: CRAZY FOR YOU ........................................................................................ 9THE CLASSICAL CONNECTION ........................................................................................................... 10THE 6 MARYS ..................................................................................................................................... 10REBECCA STORM ............................................................................................................................... 10THEATRICS END OF YEAR SHOW ...................................................................................................... 11STATIONS OF THE CROSS (NAAS FILM CLUB) .................................................................................... 2WEST SIDE STORY - BRIAN BRADY YOUTH THEATRE ...................................................................... 11

APRILJOESPH & HIS AMAZING TECNICOLOUR DREAMCOAT - BACKSTAGE .............................................. 11SOMEONE WHO’LL WATCH OVER ME ............................................................................................... 12BALLET BOYS (NAAS FILM CLUB) ....................................................................................................... 2TOM CREAN ....................................................................................................................................... 12

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MAY RTE ALL-IRELAND DRAMA PREVIEW .............................................................................................. 12LUCINDA SLY ...................................................................................................................................... 13WE REMEMBER WORLD WAR II ....................................................................................................... 13ZOE’S AUDITIONS .............................................................................................................................. 13WIZARD OF OZ – BRIAN BRADY YOUTH THEATRE .......................................................................... 14CHINESE PUZZLE (NAAS FILM CLUB) ................................................................................................. 2YOU’VE NO BUSINESS IN SHOWBUSINESS – BACKSTAGE .............................................................. 14COMPARISONS .................................................................................................................................. 14

JUNE WOMEN ON THE VERGE OF HRT ....................................................................................................... 15THE DEAD HEAT: MURDER MYSTERY AT THE RACES ...................................................................... 15SUMMER CAMPS .............................................................................................................................. 15

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The Moat Club Annual Christmas Pantomime

Cinderella Written by Eugene Delaney

Directed by Padraig Broe and Michael Broe

TICKETS NOW ON SALE!

It’s Panto time again …oh yes it is! Following the success of last year’s sell-out show, Sleeping Beauty, the Moat Club brings you the magical tale of Cinderella, but not quite as you know it. Will the Prince find his beautiful Cinderel-la and live happily ever after? Or will the nasty Ugly Sisters win out? And- hang on - what brings Bud and Stella back to Naas? Bring the whole family to this colourful show, full of music, special effects and laugh-out-loud moments, in fact all the ingredients of a classic Christmas Panto.

Some shows are already sold out so book now to avoid

disappointment.

Wednesday 3rd December - Sunday 7th December, Tuesday 9th December - Saturday 13th December, Tuesday - Friday at 8pm, Saturday - 2pm and 6pm, Sunday 6pm. Tickets: €15

NAAS FILM CLUB

Naas Film Club is a great crowd of people who meet, chat, have a drink and select the movies they want to see and show them in a

friendly club atmosphere. Why not join them?

Contact them at:[email protected]

Monday 15th December – Monday 26th May

Become a Memberof our Annual

Patron SchemeCall kathleen on

045 88 30 30

or 087 6468000

for further details

A Night of Classic Children’s

Plays Presented by Carol Gleeson School of Speech & Drama

Carol Gleeson School of Speech and Drama proudly presents a night of classic children’s plays including: Annie, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Cinderella, The Sound of Music and Grease, all performed by students of the school.

Sunday 14th December 8pmTickets: €9 Children: €6

The Year Old Man Who Climbed Out The Window & Disappeared19th Jan 2015 (Language: Swedish)

Camille Claudel 191523rd Feb 2015(Language: French)

Ballet Boys 27th April 2015(Language: Norwegian, English) (Documentary)

Chinese Puzzle18th May 2014(Language: French)

Stations of the Cross 23rd March 2015 (Language: German)

The Golden Dream15th Dec 2014Winner Golden Alexander - Thessaloniki Interna-tional Film Festival 2013

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ABBA FOREVER- The Christmas

Show ABBA FOREVER The Christmas Show returns to The Moat The-atre on Tuesday 16th December for another not to be missed cel-ebration. It’s always party time when ABBA is about, but when it’s the Christmas Show, then that’s a real excuse for a party!

It’s over 40 years since ABBA burst on to the world stage with their Eurovision win with Waterloo. This happy sing-a-long tribute, celebrates with a loud and proud fanfare! It’s the perfect way to start your Christmas season!

Their music is the most played on radio stations around the world and the musical based on their life is still packing the West End and Theatres from Waterloo (Pardon the pun!) to Timbuktu.

MAMMA MIA was a hugh cinema hit and ABBA still rolls on! It has played to full houses all over Ire-land during tours here for the past 6 years! And it packed everywhere on last year’s visit, when they received repeated standing ova-tions for what was one of the most memorable shows of the year!

Get your glad rags on, brush up on the lyrics, don the dancing boots and come to the best party in town! You’ll be rockin’ in the aisles!!!

BunoscíonnBunoscionn is a 5 piece Trad/Folk group that put an upsidedown twist on just about everything they do. This lively and individu-al band have been entertaining crowds for several years, with no-table success Nationally and In-ternationally such as Vantastival 2014, Greenfarm Munich 2014, supporting Damien Dempsey, Electric Picnic 2013, Spirit of Folk, Bardentreffen Nuremburg, St Patricks Day Parade main stage Munich and making the list for To-day FM’s best live sessions 2013.

Returning to The Moat this show will be a collection of music that has inspired the band, and a taste of their own original material, from ‘The Session’ to ‘The Stage’!!

With their fan base ever growing, and a string of bookings already in for 2015, this is a band to keep

your eye on in the future!!

Tuesday 16th December 8pm Tickets: €20

Wednesday 17th December 8pm Tickets: €10

THE CAHILLS IN CONCERT

The Cahills are a five piece family band from Newbridge, Co. Kildare. Each member of the band have been involved in separate/indi-vidual music projects/bands over the years and have recently decid-ed to collaborate and blend their unique talents together and join forces as a family group.

The Cahills would like you to join them for an evening of music and song where they will perform their own original songs and some of their favourite covers.

A night not to be missed!

Thursday 18th December 8pmTickets: €15


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JACK L RETURNS TO

NAAS! Jack L returns to The Moat Theatre with his stunning new, seasonal show and what a great Christmas Present a Jack L ticket would make! In this show, Songs of The Sea-son – Northern Lights, Jack will sing songs which take him back to winters of long ago and songs which conjure up the atmosphere of winters and Christmases of his childhood!Jack will also be dipping into his own repertoire giving a potted history of his stunning career to date and will be performing songs from his recent smash hit shows The 27Club and The Great Wall of China tours PLUS brand new material from his upcoming al-bum thrown in!As with all Jack L shows it prom-ises to surprise, excite, challenge and most of all, ENTERTAIN! He is Ireland’s treasure and the press have sung his praises for decades now.

“As with all great shows, it’s over too soon.”

Edinburgh Evening News “A gorgeous, versatile Baritone.”

The Washington Post “Jack L’s voice is an irresistible force of nature.” The Irish News

Friday 19th December 8pmTickets: €22.50 Concessions: €20

Christmas with Tenor

Patrick Hyland

Christmas concert of favourite melodies and popular opera classics. Special guest soprano

Rachel Croash.

Saturday 20th December 8pm Tickets: €25 Concessions: €20

Whiz Bang Wow andEpic 7 present their

2nd musical

RICKY GOES TO

HOLLYWOODBy Jesse Kisombe

Produced by Veronique Kisombe

Directed by Cliona Kenny

A musical set in the early 70’s about a boy in love and his pursuit of a young girl. Will he stay true to himself and his hippy ways or alter his persona and evolve with the times to impress his love interest?

Sunday 21st December 7pm Tickets: €7.50 Family of 4: €20

FRESH PRINCE OF DELAMERE

Following his two sold out shows last year Neil returns with a new show featuring the usual tales of mischief and mayhem.

Book early, as Neil isalways a Sell Out!

NEW YEAR’S EVE CONCERTNOW CANCELLED, PLEASE CONTACT THE BOX OFFICE

IF YOU HOLD TICKETS045 88 30 30

Sunday 28th December 8pmTickets: €20

Brian Brady Youth Theatre presents

SMASH & GRAB &

THE SEVEN DWARFS

After the phenomenal success of last year’s Panto – Smash& Grab and the Brian Brady Youth Theatre are back again! This year, Smash and Grab are joined by Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs! Fol-low the adventures and mischief of Smash and Grab as they try and save Snow White from the Evil Queen! A fun family show for everyone to enjoy!

(Fri 2nd 7pm, Saturday 3rd -3 & 7pm, Sunday 4th 3 & 7pm, Monday 5th 7pm, Thursday 8th 7pm, Friday 9th 7pm, Saturday 10th 7pm, Sunday 11th 3pm).Tickets: €10 Family of 4: €35

My Brother Joe – The Story of Joe DolanStarring Ben DolanJoe Dolan, one of Ireland’s greatest singers! Throughout his singing career his energetic and charismatic stage performances thrilled audiences throughout the world. This is the story of Joe Dolan in Words and Music from his first hit in 1964, The Answer To Everything, through the 70’s with hits such as I Need You and Sweet Little Rock ‘n’ Roller, the 80’s with More and More, It’s You, It’s You, It’s You and Goodbye Venice Goodbye, The 90’s with The Uni-versal and into the new century with O Holy Night. Hit after hit right through an amazing career.Joe’s brother Ben shared the stage with his younger brother for 47 fun-filled years. Who better than Ben to tell the stories behind Joe’s songs, and highlight Joe’s suc-cessful singing career. The Show features Ben’s daughter Sandra, sons Ray and Adrian with Karen and The Dolans, and The Origi-nal Joe Dolan Backing Band. No Show Like A Joe Show was the catchphrase used to describe Joe’s live shows and how they used to put people in a happy mood - MY BROTHER JOE hopes to do the same and have you singing along to all those famous hits!“Ben Dolan is a great storyteller… Who better to tell the story of the great Joe Dolan, than his brother Ben, who was by his side in show busi-ness for over 40 years” Eddie Rowley, Sunday World Newspaper

Friday 16th January 8pmTickets: €25 Concessions: €22.50


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David Hull Promotions presents

Flash Harry – The Music

of Queen Queen formed in 1971 and their music has rocked the world across every continent since then. When it comes to a night of rock defining entertainment, there is no better tribute than Flash Har-ry. The band have entertained audiences across Ireland, Britain and America for twenty years. They have played the largest ven-ues in Britain and Ireland, includ-ing three memorable sell outs at the Odyssey Arena, Belfast

For one night only Flash Harry recreate the magic of Queen at The Moat Theatre.

Party to classic tracks including Bohemian Rhapsody, I Want To Break Free, A Kind of Magic and Radio Ga Ga – a guaranteed good night out.

“The band, the movement, the attention to detail are uncanny” – Sunday World

Saturday 17th January 8pm Tickets: €20 CONAL

GALLENA BIT ON THE SIDE

It’s the show that has been selling out theatres all over Ireland! Conal Gallen is bringing his hilarious hit comedy play A Bit On The Side to The Moat Theatre for 1 night only on Sunday 2nd November. Come along and join Bridie, Willie, Dick and Cynthia for one of their final performances. Make sure to bring your tissues, you will be in tears of laughter from start to finish!

Written by Conal and his son Rory, it’s a love story unlike any other. Wandering eyes, wandering feet, wandering hands, it’s all here! The action takes place in the house-hold of Bridie and Willie Murphy, a couple who have fought the war of marriage for over 30 years. Throw in a sassy insurance saleswoman and a hapless TV repair man and it’s a recipe for comedy gold!

MAE LEONARD’S

Evening of Fun,

Humour, Prose & Poetry

Mae Leonard, Queen of Sunday morning’s Sunday Miscellaney presents an evening of Fun, Humour and Biting Comment in Prose and Poetry on her old home town Limerick and her new old town of Kildare where she has lived and worked for more years than she cares to remember.

With a surprising tale or two and some musical interludes its cer-tainly well worth venturing to The Moat to experience story telling at its best and Mae doing what she was born to do – tell her tale.

Wednesday 21st January 8pmTickets: €25

Thursday, 22nd January 8pmTickets: €12 Concessions: €10

If you hold tickets for the show postponed from

2nd November, they will be valid tonight.

SEAN KEANE IN CONCERT

Sean Keane is a singer and mul-ti-instrumentalist of skill, acclaim and flair. He is rooted firmly in Ireland with the Keane family tra-dition of sean-nós singing , but his music branches out gloriously from those roots pulling suste-nance from many genres.

Sean’s voice has untold depth, range and maturity; his skill on the flute, whistles and pipes with which he punctuates songs, make his work unforgettable

Sean has been a member of Shegui, Reel Union (with his sister Dolores) and Arcadia with such well known names as Johnny ‘Rin-go’ McDonagh, Sharon Shannon & Frances Black. He embarked on a solo career in 1993 and all of his solo albums are platinum sellers and remain in constant demand.

Sean continues to delight audi-ences all over the world with live performances and recorded work and we are delighted to welcome him back to The Moat Theatre.

THE GREAT HUNGER

Peter Duffy’s powerful theatrical performance of Patrick Kavan-agh’s poem The Great Hunger has been touring the country for the past year to popular and critical acclaim including per-formances in the Irish Cultural Centre in Paris and the Cathedral Quarter Festival in Belfast.

Generally considered to be Pat-rick Kavanagh’s finest work, The Great Hunger sharply delineates a life of economic and imagina-tive privation. A large part of the hunger the poem describes is sexual; its protagonist is bachelor farmer Patrick Maguire who has spent years at his mother’s beck and call. When she finally dies aged 91, he himself is 65 and has missed the boat in terms of find-ing a wife and having a family of his own, a source of acute sorrow and regret to him.

Peter Duffy himself grew up on a small Monaghan farm so has a ready affinity for Kavanagh’s ma-terial which informs and shines through his absorbing interpreta-tion of the work.

PANTO CLUB PRESENTS

A PETER PAN TALE

...featuringthe Crocadiddy

Crocodile...Avast me hearties!

Come join the fun with the chil-dren of Panto Club as they put their own hilarious spin on the tale of Peter Pan.

Who will win the day? Peter Pan? Captain Hook? Or will it be the Crocadiddy Crocodile himself?

Only one way to find out... Oh yes there is!

Friday 23rd January 8pmTickets: €15

Saturday 24th January 8pmTickets: €25

Thursday 29th, Friday 30th January 7pm & Saturday 31st January 6pm Tickets: €10


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THE RATPACK COLLECTIONSIMPLY STUNNING! - SIMPLY

MEMORABLE! - NOEL PORTER IS SIMPLY SINATRA!

Noel Porter is a Dublin based songwriter and performer whose distinguished career spans over 30 years. Performing as if he him-self was a member of The Rat Pack, Noel can convey all the ef-fortlessness of Sinatra while nev-er failing to impress the crowd with the true originality of his own unique voice. Noel has per-formed sell out runs of his Simply Sinatra Show in Dublin’s Bull & Castle and the famous Langton’s Hotel & Nightclub in Kilkenny. He sang at the P.A.T.S Entertainer of the year awards ceremony in the Burlington Hotel Dublin where he brought the house to its knees with his stunning passionate of the Cole Porter classics. With his three decades of performing at the top level in Ireland, Noel has the personality, versatility and vocal range to deliver a perfor-mance that is at once engaging and continually memorable.

Join Noel with The Eugene Mc Carthy Big Band for a night like

no other – Come Fly Lets Fly Away with The Rat Pack

Collection at The Moat Theatre

CELTIC STYLE

An Extravaganza of Traditional music, song and dance featuring Kildare musicians and dancers Supporting Barretstown.

Friday 6th February 8pmTickets: €20

Saturday 7th February 8pmTickets: €15

The Moat Club presents

HEDDA GABLER By Henrik Ibsen

The Moat Club Festival Play 2015

TV’s Desperate Housewives don’t have a patch on Hedda, the spoilt and manipulative heroine of Ibsen’s masterpiece Hedda Gabler. Psy-chotically bored newlywed Hedda stalks around her new home like an injured panther ready to pounce on those who care for her – Lady Macbeth doesn’t get a look in.

The limits placed on Hedda by a claustrophobic society are noth-ing compared to the limits she has placed on herself. Things suddenly get interesting when a shady char-acter from her past shows up. Is this Hedda’s chance to break free?

Sometimes described as the female Hamlet, Hedda is no cardboard cut-out femme fatale. Her complex-ity makes her a very real fictional character, and a challenge for any actress to play.

Hedda Gabler is the Moat Club’s entry in the full-length drama cir-cuit. Join us for a story of rivalry, lust, power and a woman’s search for freedom.

Tuesday 17th February – Saturday 21st February and Tuesday & Wednesday 24th & 25th February 8pmTickets: €15 Concessions: €12

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Holy Family Community School present

#DETENTION 2115

A group of students from HFCS have received the ultimate punish-ment for their crimes; detention, but where are the teachers?

Charting the story of the teenage inmates as they journey through their time, expect plenty of hilar-ity, tender moments, exhilarating dance moves and dynamic music.

The show is written and directed by Colette Phillips with musical direc-tion by Padraig Meredith.

Thursday 26th & Friday 27th February 8pm Tickets: €12

Pat Shortt- Selfie

Fresh from his critically acclaimed success with Daniel Radcliffe in Martin McDonagh’s comedy, The Cripple of Inishmaan in the West End and Broadway, Pat Shortt now brings you his hilarious new one man show. With a slant on Irish people that is the trade mark of Pat’s comedy, he assembles an entourage of new characters that will have you in tears.

“Pat Shortt is a master when it comes to lampooning the weird and wonderful characters of ru-ral Ireland” – Irish Independent

Saturday 28th February 8pmTickets: €28


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Naas Musical Society present

CRAZY FOR YOU By George and Ira Gershwin

Director: Colin HughesMusical Director: Michael Fay

Choreographer: Deirdre BrowneFollowing their very successful run with Calamity Jane last year Naas Musical Society are back with anoth-er cracker. Crazy For You, a musical comedy, set in the 1930s is the story of Bobby Child the rich son of a New York banking family whose dream in life is to dance on Broadway. His au-dition with Broadway impresario Bella Zangler does not go well and instead of getting into showbusiness, he finds himself being sent by his mother to foreclose on the run-down Gaiety Theatre in Deadrock, Nevada. Bobby meets and falls in love with the only woman left in this forlorn town, the feisty postmistress and daughter of the theatre owner, Polly Baker. To keep her affections Bobby decides that the theatre can be saved by put-ting on a show to pay off the debt. The trouble begins when Polly realis-es that Bobby is the banker come to close the theatre. Memorable Gersh-win tunes include Shall We Dance, Bidin’ My Time, I Got Rhythm, They Can’t Take That Away from Me, Nice Work if You Can Get It, Embraceable You and Someone to Watch Over Me. Described as a “firecracker of a show” CRAZY FOR YOU is a high energy, screw-ball comedy complete with mistaken identity, plot twists, hilarious dialogue, fabulous dance numbers and classic Gershwin music. Get your tickets early!

Saturday 7th – Friday 13th March 8pm (Sunday 8th 6.30pm) Tickets: €20 Concessions: €15 Tuesday night only. Family Ticket (2 adults, 2 children): €40 Sunday 8th 6.30pm only

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The Classical Connection

The Classical Connection brings to-gether the most loved songs of stage and screen. This show features three of Ireland’s premier performers from the world of Opera, Classical and Jazz. Hear virtuosic masterpieces, operatic favourites and songs from the silver screen. Introducing the performers: Niall O’Sullivan, Trumpet: Niall O’Sulli-van has firmly established himself as one of the finest trumpet players of his generation. His self - titled album of classical, jazz standards, contem-porary pop and traditional Irish songs entered the Classical iTunes chart at no. 1 in Europe and his second release “Ballads” went straight to no. 1 in the Jazz charts. Niall O’Sullivan is a per-forming artist for Schilke trumpets exclusively. “Beautiful piece of work” – Gay ByrneNorah King, Mezzo Soprano: “Out-standing” and “radiant”, Norah has enchanted audiences across Europe and Asia in both operatic roles and concert performances. From the National Concert Hall, Dublin to the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London to the Shanghai Hall Concert Hall, China, Norah has become one of the most exciting mezzo sopranos to emerge from Ireland in recent years.Denice Doyle, Violinist: A multi prize winning violinist, Denice has wowed audiences across Ireland and Europe with her dazzling performances. She has worked with artists including Josh Groban, Michael Buble and George Michael. Denice works regularly on RTE television and radio.

REBECCA STORM

in ConcertIn 2014 Rebecca celebrated 30 years in Musical Theatre by repris-ing her iconic role of Mrs. John-stone in the ever popular ‘Blood Brothers’. In a concert that takes you down Memory Lane but also brings you right back up to date, from Piaf through to ‘Let It Go’ from the film ‘Frozen’ and lots of gems in between, this intimate evening of Music, Drama & Com-edy appeals to 8 and 80 year olds alike. Accompanied by her hus-band & Musical Director Kenny Shearer and a wonderful band of world class musicians, Rebecca’s remarkable voice and engaging personality will leave you with a night you’ll never forget

Sunday 15th March 8pmTickets: €15

Friday 20th March 8pmTickets: €25 Concessions: €22THE SIX

MARYSWritten and presented

by Jean FarrellDirected by Joe McCarrickThis one-woman-show is a comical yet poignant look at life, from child-hood in the1950s, to the present day. It draws very much on the in-fluence of religion as taught by the nuns--preparing young Irish Catho-lic schoolgirls to imitate the virtues of the Virgin Mary. They were to be meek, humble and pure. How well did this help them cope with the huge social changes of the fol-lowing decades? Were the fanciful dreams of youth fulfilled? This jour-ney of self-discovery is interspersed with well-known hit songs from the various eras, sung by Catherine Gal-lagher. The Six Marys are fun-lov-ing girlfriends, who grow into prac-tical, everyday housewives. The light-hearted atmosphere helps us concentrate on their journeys through the decades-- delivering all kinds of sharp and comical ob-servations. Jean has plenty to say about the teenage pursuit of Mr Wonderful—followed by the reali-ty of married life, teenage children and growing waistlines. And, when our children grow up eventually and leave home, what lies ahead then—a big void or peace at last?“Really really funny-and SO true to life.” “Haven’t laughed so much in years-LOVED it” “I had forgotten all those things-WONDERFUL show.”

Thursday 19th March 8pmTickets: €12 Concessions: €10

THEATRICS End of Year Showcase from the tal-ented and hardworking students of Mary Power Cooney’s THEAT-RICS.

Each year this talented bunch of children delight us with their fully costumed performances from chil-drens’ classics.

Saturday 21st & Sunday 22nd March

Mary Power Cooney’sTHEATRICS

Drama & Musical Theatre(formerly Poetry n’ Motion)

Celebrating 12 years of Drama & ContemporaryMusical Theatre with the Youth of Naas

Proud of our association with the Moat Theatre.

Now enrolling for September ClassesClasses take place in Moat Theatre

Contact Mary on 087-7561994 or enquire at theatre box office

Classes take place in Moat Theatre

Contact Mary on 087 7561994or Pick up an Application Form

at Moat Theatre Box Office

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WEST SIDE STORY

The Senior class of Brian Brady Youth Theatre present West Side Story! – the award winning musical adaptation of the roman-tic tragedy ‘Romeo & Juliet’. The musical follows the love story between Tony and Maria who are from rival New York City gangs – but tensions between their re-spective friends builds towards tragedy. With classic songs such as Maria and I feel Pretty– this show is one not to be missed!

Wednesday 25th March – Saturday 28th March 7pm25th, 26th & 27th at 7pm, Saturday 28th 3pm & 8pmTickets: €10 Family of 4: €35


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BACKSTAGE ACADEMY OF PERFORMING ARTS

PRESENTSAN AMATEUR YOUTH GROUP PRODUCTION

JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING

TECHNICOLOUR DREAMCOAT

By Andrew Lloyd Webber & Tim Rice

The biblical saga of Joseph and The Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat comes to vibrant life in this delightful musical parable.

Set to an engaging cornucopia of musical styles from country and western and calypso to bub-ble gum pop and rock ‘n roll, this Old Testament tale emerges both timely and timeless.

Friday 3rd April 7.30pm & Saturday 4th April 3pmTickets: €12 Children: €8

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Someone Who’ll Watch

Over Meby Frank McGuinness

For an Englishman, an Irishman and an American working in the conflict-torn Beirut, the unthinka-ble happens. They are taken hos-tage and locked up together in a cell with no indication of when – or if – they will be released. Pawns in a political crisis much bigger than themselves, they can succumb to terror… or survive.

Thrown together in close quarters the men have to face up to some tough questions including the en-mity between England and Ireland and that old nugget, their relation-ships with their fathers.

Frank McGuinness’s play, direct-ed by All-Ireland winning director Barbara Sheridan, explores the dai-ly crisis endured by hostages and paints three complex individuals who, though tested to their limits, hang on to humour, wit and faith.

The 1992 Broadway production starred Stephen Rea (Edward), James McDaniel (Adam), and Alec McCowen and received Tony nomi-nations for Best Play and Best Actor (Rea). A 2005 West End production starred Jonny Lee Miller (Adam), Aidan Gillen (Edward) and David Threlfall (Michael).

Tuesday 14th to Saturday 18th April & Thursday 23rd to Saturday 25th April 8pmTickets: €15 Concessions: €12

Play On Words Theatre present

Tom Crean– Antarctic Explorer

Written and Performed by Aidan Dooley

Fringe First Award WinnerEdinburgh Fringe Festival 2006

Best Solo Performance Award WinnerNew York Int. Fringe Festival 2003

Tom Crean, the intrepid Antarctic ex-plorer and one of Ireland’s unsung he-roes, is brought to life in this dramatic and humorous solo performance by Aidan Dooley. Hear the riveting true stories of Crean’s Antarctic explorations as one of the few men to serve with both Scott and Shackleton and survive the three famous expeditions: Dis-covery, (1901 – 1904); Terra Nova (1910 – 1913); and Endurance (1914 - 1916). Crean’s story is a testament of human fortitude against all the elements of the Antarctic, his 36 mile, solitary trek to base camp during the Terra Nova ex-pedition to rescue his comrades Teddy Evans and William Lashly has been de-scribed by Antarctic historians as “the finest feat of individual heroism from the entire age of exploration”. He was subsequently awarded the Albert Medal for his bravery. This multi-award winning show has now played criti-cally acclaimed sell-out performances throughout Ireland, USA, Australia, Eu-rope and the UK. “A remarkable and uplifting piece of the-atre, gives everything and asks nothing.” Emer O’Kelly, Sunday Independent “This magnificent revelation of a fascinat-ing character simply compels a standing ovation” Gerry Colgan, The Irish Times“You will go to then end of the earth to find theatre this rewarding” Murray Bramwell, The Australian“An unparalleled portrayal” Gina Bellafante New York Times

Wednesday 29th April 8pmTickets: €18 Concessions: €15

Friday 30th April - Monday 4th May 8pm

RTE ALL-IRELAND

DRAMA PREVIEW

We invite you to save the date for an exciting pre-view of some of the RTE all-Ireland drama competi-tion finalists.

Tickets for the finals, which take place at the beginning of May at the Dean Crowe theatre, Ath-lone, are as difficult to se-cure as any GAA all-Ireland in Croke Park, so the Moat Club is hosting a mini fes-tival to give our local au-dience the chance to see some of the contenders at the peak of their perfor-mances just before they head to Athlone.

We can’t reveal the line-up just yet, as it depends on the results of the hectic circuit of qualifying dra-ma festivals in February and March. Keep an eye on www.moattheatre.com and www.facebook.com/MoatClub for details of the productions you will have the chance to see. Who knows - Hedda Gabler, the Moat Club’s festival entry, might just be one of them!

What is certain is that the cream of amateur drama in Ireland will be coming to Naas. Don’t miss it.

ZOE’S AUDITIONSWith Suzanna GeraghtyZoe’s Auditons, winner of New York’s Favourite solo show, The Audience Award. A heart-warm-ing comedy. Meet Zoe, a back stage worker who dreams of landing an acting job. Her senile agent sends her on a spree of in-appropriate auditions ranging from “Riverdance” to “Spiderman, to being shot out of a cannon for a touring circus. As she gets farther from her dream, Zoe just might be getting closer to herself … A heart-warming, comically up-lifting tale of self-realization. “Be yourself, everyone else is taken”, Quote Oscar Wilde. Also suitable for children 9 years and up. For more info www.auditionszoes.com

“Hilarious…Powerful... A serious investigation, told through com-edy, of, well, the meaning of life.”- Irish Examiner“The one to watch” - TV3“A real treat” - Women About Town“Exemplary...Exquisite dramatic talents” - BackstageA gifted physical comedienne” - New York TimesA sell-out in New York, Armagh

& Dublin. Book Now!

Saturday 9th May 8pmTickets: €17 Concessions: €15

WE REMEMBER – WORLD WAR II Come join us for night of magic in The Moat Theatre with a musical tribute like no other. It’s the 70th Anniversary of WWII VE Day (Victory in Europe) and some very talented young musicians, recent winners of the Feis Ceoil Ireland, Fleadh Cheoil Na hEireann as well as Internation-al Music Competitions winners, will perform music dedicated to this Anniversary. 70 years on from the War, the memory lives on in music, and you will be captured by that very music from Shostakovitch to Rachmaninov and popular music from the movies such as Schindler’s List. Naas Youth Orchestra will be entertaining you and we also have some very special performances on the night from musicians yet to be announced so keep your eyes firmly on The Moat for updates. The night will consist of inspiring pieces of poetry written by journalists who were fighting against the fascists as regular soldiers such as Konstantin Simonov from the Soviet Union. Irish citizens, who participated in the fight, will share their memories with you as you get drawn into the history by living historians of that era. A bit of unknown history will be revealed to the audience with members of the Moat Club acting together with the singers includ-ing Brendan McQuaill (March Away My Brothers). Soloists for the evening are winners of National and International Music Compe-titions, members of the National Youth Orchestra Ireland together with the students of the Naas Music School.

Friday 8th May 8pmTickets: €15 Family of 4: €40

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Mend & Makedo Theatre present

LUCINDA SLY

Written & Directed by John MacKenna

In March 1835, ten thousand peo-ple crammed the streets of Carlow to see the public hanging of Lu-cinda Sly and John Dempsey. It was to be the last public hanging of a woman in the town. Sly and Dempsey had been convicted of the murder of Lucinda’s husband, Walter. Lucinda was a Protestant, John a Catholic; Lucinda was a landowner, John her labourer; Lu-cinda was 58 years old, John was less than half her age. They were lovers. John MacKenna’s new play is a tale of love, lust, land and murder - a passionate and pow-erful play intended only for over-16s.

Thursday 7th May 8pmTickets: €18 Concessions: €15

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Porterhouse Players present

COMPARISONSBy Henry Madden

Following the huge success of this play at The Dunamaise Arts Centre, Kildare patrons are guar-anteed a most enjoyable event.

Set in Dublin in the late 60’s, the play compares and eventually ex-plains the lifestyles of two neigh-bouring families, the O’Rourke’s, whose standard of living is low, and The Harvey’s, whose stand-ard of living is the opposite.

Tuesday 26th & Wednesday 27th May 8pmTickets: €15 Concessions: €12

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BACKSTAGE ACADEMY OF PERFORMING ARTS

PRESENTS END OF YEAR STUDENT SHOWCASE

YOU’VE NO BUSINESS IN

SHOW BUSINESSLife at backstage can be hectic. Students attend Backstage every Saturday because they find it stimulating, energetic, adventur-ous and inspiring. At the end of another year of training, this pro-duction showcases the ability and work of the students.

If you are aged 7-18 and interested in joining the company for the 2015/16

season, this is an idealopportunity to come along

and see what they do.

Saturday 23rd May 8pmTickets: €15 Child/Student: €10


The Wizard of Oz

Join the Brian Brady Youth Thea-tre in their adaptation of the clas-sic tale of The Wizard Of Oz!

To get back to Kansas, Dorothy must follow the yellow brick road to the Emerald City and find the wonderfully mysterious Wizard of Oz. Follow Dorothy’s exciting journey with her companions the Tin Woodman, the Scarecrow and the Cowardly Lion as well as all the Munchkins of Munchkin City!

A fun family show for all!

Tuesday 13th May to Sunday 17th May Evening Performances 7pm, Matinees Saturday & Sunday 2.30pm Tickets: €10 Family Ticket (4): €35

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Women on the Verge

of HRTDirected by Conor O’Connell

The hilarious tale of two feisty women, an attractive young waiter, and heart-throb Daniel O’Donnell.

Best friends Vera and Anna are both on the wrong-ish side of for-ty. They share a love for singing sensation Daniel O’Donnell. Dur-ing a trip to Donegal to see their idol they confront the realities of life: loveless marriages, faith-less husbands and the prospect that life is rapidly passing them by. When a hunky waiter whisks them to an Irish cliff-top, will they see their futures in the stars?

Fantastically funny, you will rock with laughter. Two women of a certain age plus Donegal’s sing-ing sex icon – what’s not to love?

A must-see for every woman of whatever-age, who would dearly LOVE to behave badly!

Tuesday 9th June to Saturday 13th June & Wednesday 18th June to Friday 19th June 8pm Tickets: €15 Concessions: €12 The Moat Club presents

THE DEAD HEAT - A MURDER MYSTERY AT THE RACES

With reputations, livlihoods, re-lationships and of course billions of euro of bloodstock riding on the Lillywhite Cup, the stakes are high but the last thing anyone is expecting at the race meeting of the year is a murder.

The team that brought you Till Death Do Us Part invites you to partake in another fun and inter-active night out. Audience mem-bers are punters at the race day and amateur detectives. With the help of sleuth Shercock Homes and his trusted friend Dr What-son, the audience must weigh up what they have seen with their own eyes and decide who among the mad-cap line-up of runners and riders is odds on to be the culprit.

Combining a murder mystery drama and a race night,

The Dead Heat is sure to be an unforgettable night of

excitement and suspense.

Saturday 27th June 8pmTickets: €15


SUMMER CAMPS

2015All Summer Long

OLIVER with BRIAN BRADY

YOUTH THEATRE

6th – 10th JulyTHEATRICS WITH ART & COOKERY

13th – 17th JulyBACKSTAGE

ACADEMY OF PERFORMING ARTS

27th – 31st JulySTAR CAMP

August Date to be announced

BALLET IRELAND ANNUAL SUMMER

SCHOOL

december 2014 - june 2015 events

Documents

golden dream naas film

moat theatre naas

moat clubs annual panto

mae leanords evening

kildare booking

camille claudel

prose poetry

year old man