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Watergate Theatre

Forbhreathnú

Seoladh

Parliament Street, Kilkenny, Co. Kilkenny

Ríomhphost

info@watergatetheatre.com

Suíomh Idirlín

http://www.watergatetheatre.com

Guthán

+353 (0)56 775 1605

Stiúrthóir Feidhmiúcháin

Joanna Cunningham

Bainisteoir Teicniúil

Bainisteoir Margaíochta

Emma O'Neill (2)

Administration and Accounts

Front of House Supervisor

Guthán

+ 353 (0)56 776 1674

Polasaí ealaíonta

The Watergate Theatre was converted from a cinema to a theatre in 1993. Its goal is to create a rich, diverse artistic programme for all age groups, backgrounds and budgets and to support the production and touring work of professional artists of all disciplines locally, nationally and internationally including theatre, music, comedy, traditional arts, schools’ performances.

New Irish Plays Produced By

Teideal an Dráma	Drámadóir
A Murder of Crows	Mike Kenny Written in collaboration with the the company.
Bananas in the Bread Bin	Maeve Ingoldsby
Digger, Doc and Dee Dee	Maeve Ingoldsby Adapted from the original play 'Bella, Boss and Bulli' by Volker Ludwig.
Easter Dues	John Waters
Kevin's Story	Maeve Ingoldsby
Little Light	Kareen Pennefather Based on the book, Lucia and the Light, by Phyllis Root.
Scaredy Cats	Maeve Ingoldsby
Silly Bits of Sky	Maeve Ingoldsby
Stuck in the Mud	James Butler
The Biggest Adventure in the World	Shaun Prendergast
The Bus	Philip Hardy Maeve Ingoldsby
The Ice Child	Mike Kenny Commissioned by Barnstorm.
The Leaving	Brendan Griffin
The Messenger	Mike Kenny
The Roaring Banshees	Peter McGann John Morton
Voyage	Kareen Pennefather

Athchóirithe / Aistriúcháin

Teideal an Dráma	Athchóiritheoir/Aistritheoir
Judas	Maciek Reszczynski Brendan Kennelly Adapted from The Book of Judas by Brendan Kennelly.
Little Light	Kareen Pennefather Phyllis Root Based on the book, Lucia and the Light, by Phyllis Root.
Solar Bones	Michael West Mike McCormack
The Book of Evidence	Alan Gilsenan John Banville Adapted from the original novel by John Banville.

Céad Léiriú I 2021

Tonic

What Did I Miss?

Straight to Video

Medicine

Into the Dark Woods

Premiered on this day

Gentrification

Premiered 22 Aug 2008

Drámadóir
Enda Walsh
Compántas
Druid

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Oifig Chláraithe: 17 Eustace Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2, D02 F293
Guthán: +353 1 670 4906

Uimhir Chlárúcháin na Carthanachta: CHY 20847
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