Familiar Touch: Film by Sarah Friedlander
Kathleen Chalfant stars as Ruth in Sarah Friedland's tender, award-winning drama about memory, identity and the humanity of care.
Listowel / Co. Kerry
North Kerry's home for theatre, music, film, conversation and contemporary arts.
Programme
Sept - Oct 2026Sept - Oct 2026
Songbird: The Songs of Eva Cassidy
Niamh Strong and her band bring Eva Cassidy's beloved songs to Listowel in a soulful evening of jazz, blues and memory.
National String Quartet Foundation: Kantos Quartet
Kantos Quartet pair Beethoven with Caroline Shaw, Swan Hennessy and Janáček in their vivid debut chamber programme.
Peig Unplugged - Retold by Nuala Hayes
Nuala Hayes brings Peig Sayers' wit and wisdom to the stage, with Rita Duffy's live digital drawings. Part of the StoryTelling Festival.
From Ascendancy to Brexit: Ireland and the EU
Dr Peter Moloney traces Ireland's journey in Europe, from accession in 1973 to Brexit and the Northern Ireland Protocol. Part of Culture Night so admission is free.
Casting Call - A New Operatic Play!
Enjoy this comedic take on opera singing actors auditioning for the same role. Part of Culture Night so admission is complimentary!
Visual Artists Listowel Exhibition Launch
Come explore the exhibition, enjoy a cup of coffee and meet the artists as they share the stories, ideas and inspiration that shape their creative practise.
Karen Underwood: The Songs of Nina Simone
Karen Underwood tells Nina Simone's remarkable story through narration and song, with a live band and timeless classics. Part of the Story Telling Festival.
The Burning: The Dromcollogher Cinema Fire 100 Years Later
Dromcollogher 26 launch a centenary book, remembering the 1926 cinema fire and its lasting local legacy.
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.
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.
La Famille LeBlanc
An acclaimed Acadian family band bring Celtic and francophone folk, brilliant playing and high-energy step dancing.
Maccana: The Unseen Growth of Winter
Composer Maccana presents 70 minutes of original piano music shaped by drama, documentary and the stillness of winter.
Risteárd Cooper: Out of His Head
Risteárd Cooper brings impressions, sketches and absurd imaginings to a new solo comedy about the world around us.
The Magic of Percy French
Ultan Conlon, Eleanor Shanley and Jimmy Higgins celebrate Percy French through poignant songs, wry humour and storytelling.
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.
A Personal History of Pyromania
Brendan Mac Evilly blends live reading, ceramics, projected media and sound in a darkly comic meditation on fire.
Happiness Then
Two estranged sisters meet after their mother's death in Elizabeth Moynihan's sharp, funny and deeply felt drama.
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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: 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.