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Noises Off presented by Carlow Little Theatre Society

Brimming with slapstick comedy, Noises Off is a delightful backstage farce, complete with slamming doors, falling trousers, and, of course, flying sardines!

Thursday 22nd - Sunday 25th May 2025

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Is Mise Éire Eile: I Am Another Ireland

The story of a community grappling with itself after the arrival of 100 international protection applicants.

Wednesday 11th June 2025

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CINEMA - The Last Showgirl

A celebration of a long-lost Las Vegas as a seasoned showgirl must reconcile with the decisions she has made in the past.

Thursday 12th June 2025

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Carlow Arts Festival 2025: THE LONG SHADOW OF ALOIS BRUNNER

The Long Shadow of Alois Brunner interrogates the true story of a notorious Nazi criminal who escaped sentencing and the lasting impact his horrendous legacy has had on the world.

Wednesday 4 June 2025

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Carlow Arts Festival 2025: H.O.M.E

H.O.M.E by Fidget Feet & Tobi Omoteso is Ireland's first aerial Hip H'Opera, a visceral and emotional exploration of society’s limitations through aerial, movement, Hip-Hop, spoken word, music, and opera.

Friday 6 June 2025

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Carlow Arts Festival 2025: AN ANT CALLED AMY

AN ANT CALLED AMY is a charming and moving story for children aged 5-8, that tells the tale of an ant who learns to slow down.

Sunday 8 June 2025

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The Lumpies

Erica Van Horn

Responding to Deirdre O'Mahoney's exhibition Between A Rock and A Hard Place, artist and writer Erica Van Horn presents a diaristic text reflecting upon landscape, infrastructure, and living in rural Ireland.

Kingdom

Irenosen Okojie

Written in response to Dominique White's exhibition Cinders of the Wreck, author Irenosen Okojie presents a specially-commissioned piece of speculative fiction, giving an powerful imagined history to the sculptural assemblages on show at VISUAL.

All this will feel impossible soon

Sophia Al-Maria

In this text, the artist, writer and filmmaker Sophia Al-Maria responds to Amie Siegel’s video installation Asterisms. The text is written in the style of a voiceover, taking its cue from Werner Herzog’s 1992 documentary on the burning oil fields of Kuwait, Lessons of Darkness.

News

Open Call: PROPEL Artist Development Programme 2025

Strollers Network invites applications for the PROPEL Artist Development Programme 2025. The closing date for receipt of stage 1 applications is Friday 2nd May 2025, 5pm.

Vacancy: Front of House Part Time 2025

VISUAL invites applications for a part-time position as part of the Front of House team. Deadline for applications is Tuesday 29 April 2025 at 5pm.

Vacancy: Venue Technician

VISUAL Carlow seeks a creative and motivated candidate for the position of Venue Technician. Deadline for applications is Thursday 17 April 2025 at 5pm.