Putting Flesh on the Bones of History: A Conversation with Vincent Carmody
Vincent Carmody and Karen Trench bring North Kerry history to life through stories, research and song.
Listowel / Co. Kerry
North Kerry's home for theatre, music, film, conversation and contemporary arts.
Programme
Oct - Nov 2026Oct - Nov 2026
Putting Flesh on the Bones of History: A Conversation with Vincent Carmody
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Róisín Sheehy Gaelic Residency
We are delighted to welcome award-winning poet, playwright, and performing artist Róisín Sheehy for an exciting six-week Gaelic residency.
La Famille LeBlanc
An acclaimed Acadian family band bring Celtic and francophone folk, brilliant playing and high-energy step dancing.
La Famille LeBlanc
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Our Land: A Film by Orban Wallace
Examining access, custodianship and conservation, challenging centuries-old ideas of property that have shaped our relationship with the land for over a thousand years.
Our Land: A Film by Orban Wallace
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Maccana: The Unseen Growth of Winter
Composer Maccana presents 70 minutes of original piano music shaped by drama, documentary and the stillness of winter.
Maccana: The Unseen Growth of Winter
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Risteárd Cooper: Out of His Head
Risteárd Cooper brings impressions, sketches and absurd imaginings to a new solo comedy about the world around us.
Risteárd Cooper: Out of His Head
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Róisín Sheehy Gaelic Residency
We are delighted to welcome award-winning poet, playwright, and performing artist Róisín Sheehy for an exciting six-week Gaelic residency.
The Magic of Percy French
Ultan Conlon, Eleanor Shanley and Jimmy Higgins celebrate Percy French through poignant songs, wry humour and storytelling.
The Magic of Percy French
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WhistleBlast’s Musical Voyages Visual Magic
A family-friendly multimedia concert of orchestral favourites, visuals and video, followed by a short Q&A with the musicians.
WhistleBlast’s Musical Voyages Visual Magic
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A Personal History of Pyromania
Brendan Mac Evilly blends live reading, ceramics, projected media and sound in a darkly comic meditation on fire.
A Personal History of Pyromania
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Róisín Sheehy Gaelic Residency
We are delighted to welcome award-winning poet, playwright, and performing artist Róisín Sheehy for an exciting six-week Gaelic residency.
An Evening with Bryan Murphy
Join us for an intimate evening with Bryan Murphy, featuring powerful vocals, heartfelt songs and a live performance full of energy and atmosphere.
An Evening with Bryan Murphy
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Dark Side of the Silvery Moon
A Bardic Storytelling Show for Adults with Aindrias De Staic, Aisling Lyons and Brian Fleming
Dark Side of the Silvery Moon
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Shout Out Youth Theatre presents Dancing At Lughnasa
Shout Out Theatre presents Brian Friel's masterpiece of memory, music, and heartbreak in a vibrant new production of Dancing at Lughnasa.
Shout Out Youth Theatre presents Dancing At Lughnasa
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Happiness Then
Two estranged sisters meet after their mother's death in Elizabeth Moynihan's sharp, funny and deeply felt drama.
Happiness Then
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Róisín Sheehy Gaelic Residency
We are delighted to welcome award-winning poet, playwright, and performing artist Róisín Sheehy for an exciting six-week Gaelic residency.
Hocus Pocus
Get into the Hallowe'en spirit with a special screening of Hocus Pocus — kids welcome in costume!
Hocus Pocus
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Pirosmani Quartet
Mairéad Hickey leads musicians from Brazil, Ukraine and the USA in chamber music by Schumann, Jane O'Leary and Schubert.
Pirosmani Quartet
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Conversational Irish | Ciorcal Comhrá
Join us for a morning of coffee and conversational Irish. Bí linn don ócáid mhíosúil seo ar an chéad Aoine den mhí.
Róisín Sheehy Gaelic Residency
We are delighted to welcome award-winning poet, playwright, and performing artist Róisín Sheehy for an exciting six-week Gaelic residency.
The Howard / Hughes Project
Lisa Kay Howard-Hughes and Wally Hughes lead a five-piece American bluegrass band through high-octane picking and harmony.
The Reincarnation of Cornelius Agrippa
A new play reimagines Cornelius Agrippa's defence of a woman accused of witchcraft and its consequences across centuries.
Róisín Sheehy Gaelic Residency
We are delighted to welcome award-winning poet, playwright, and performing artist Róisín Sheehy for an exciting six-week Gaelic residency.
Dominic Kirwan in Concert
Dominic Kirwan brings country hits, Irish ballads, favourite songs and gospel-inflected vocals to an intimate Listowel show.
Gatehouse: Irish Trad
Gatehouse weave haunting melodies and rousing instrumentals with fiddle, flute, concertina, guitar and voice.
No Woman Is an Island
A theatremaker maps female solitude through cultural theory, domestic life and sharp humour in an intimate performance.
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Audience voices
Reviews on Google from visitors to St. John's Theatre & Arts Centre.
26 February 2023
A very intimate and historic venue. The old Saint John’s Church. We saw the John B. Keane play “The Hiker” here and we had a really fun night. It was a full house and the rest of the patrons were the most friendly, welcoming bunch you could ever hope to...
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18 October 2022
Small venue with a huge heart. If it’s your first time in Ireland and you’re in Listowel pop in and see a show. It’s a unique venue, you have to go there once.
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5 February 2019
A delightful place to put on a show. Wonderful light and sound booth. If your play has special lighting retirements, Joe Murphy can handle them with ease. Comfortable dressing room with it's own toilet.
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Guest: Caomhán Maccana
Caomhán Maccana: The Unseen Growth of Winter
Elizabeth Stack speaks with composer and producer Caomhán Maccana about music, memory and the courage to perform, ahead of The Unseen Growth of Winter at St John’s Theatre.
Guest: Niamh Strong
Niamh Strong: Songbird, Eva Cassidy and a Life in Music
Elizabeth Stack talks to Niamh Strong about growing up in one of Ireland’s best-known musical families, finding her own voice, and the enduring influence of Eva Cassidy ahead of Songbird: The Songs of Eva Cassidy at St John’s Theatre.
Guest: John Paul Reynolds of Peter Street
Peter Street: Tradition, Innovation and a New Album
Elizabeth Stack speaks with John Paul Reynolds of Peter Street about Irish traditional music, the band's formation and the ideas behind a new album.