An Nuadha Players

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An Nuadha Players Amateur Theatre group in Maynooth Co. Kildare. An Nuadha Players is a community based drama group in Maynooth, Co. We also take part in a summer production.

The group was first established in 2000 and has grown from strength to strength ever since. It is our aim to provide those in Maynooth and surrounding towns with the opportunity to take part in drama activities and a variety of shows. Each year An Nuadha Players perform a pantomime, written by our very own playwright Martin Higgins.

Less than ๐Ÿณ ๐—ช๐—˜๐—˜๐—ž๐—ฆ to go until opening night of Alice in Wonderland, Panto 2026!!Don't miss your opportunity to win a fam...
19/10/2026

Less than ๐Ÿณ ๐—ช๐—˜๐—˜๐—ž๐—ฆ to go until opening night of Alice in Wonderland, Panto 2026!!

Don't miss your opportunity to win a family ticket to our performance on Saturday 5th December at 2:30pm and enter our colouring competition by Sunday 15th November. Visit https://annuadhaplayers.ie/colouringcompetition.php for all information ๐Ÿ˜Š๐ŸŽญ๐Ÿซ–๐ŸŽฉ๐Ÿ‡

๐ŸŒŸ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ก๐—ผ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ž๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐ŸŒŸOpening night is finally here!! Break a leg to our fantastic cast & crew, and enjoy ...
14/10/2026

๐ŸŒŸ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ก๐—ผ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ž๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐ŸŒŸ

Opening night is finally here!! Break a leg to our fantastic cast & crew, and enjoy every minute.

All of our performances are FULLY BOOKED, and there will be no tickets available on the door.

For those of you joining us between this evening and Friday, street parking is available in front of the church and parking is also available in St Patrick's College. Permit parking is not enforced after 5pm on weekdays - pay and display parking may be enforced so please keep a close eye on the signs. Please ensure to be in your seats before 8pm.

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13/10/2026

๐Ÿญ ๐——๐—”๐—ฌ ๐—ง๐—ข ๐—š๐—ข

๐ŸŒŸ๐—๐—ผ๐—ต๐—ป ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ป | ๐˜ฟ๐™ž๐™ง๐™š๐™˜๐™ฉ๐™ค๐™ง๐ŸŒŸ

John has featured regularly in An Nuadha Playersโ€™ productions since 2002 when he played the Sheriff of Nottingham in Robin Hood. Other pantomime roles include Dandini in Cinderella, Abenazar in Aladdin and Charles Dickens in A Christmas Carol. He has played Joxer Daly in Juno and the Paycock, the title role in the Shaughran and the older Alan in the Lady in the Van. He played the role of Joseph Barry in Down at Heel Productions War of Independence podcast โ€˜Fracturedโ€™. He is a member of the North Kildare based chamber choir Canadh le Chรฉile. He is delighted to direct this collaborative revival of No Pastry for the King as part of the Maynooth 850 celebrations.

๐Ÿ—“ 14th - 16th October 2026
๐Ÿ“ St. Mary's Church of Ireland, Maynooth
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๐—ฆ๐—›๐—ข๐—ช ๐—ช๐—˜๐—˜๐—ž is upon us!!We're looking forward to seeing all of you lucky enough to get a ticket to No Pastry for the King ...
12/10/2026

๐—ฆ๐—›๐—ข๐—ช ๐—ช๐—˜๐—˜๐—ž is upon us!!

We're looking forward to seeing all of you lucky enough to get a ticket to No Pastry for the King later this week. The show is FULLY BOOKED so there will be no tickets available at the door, and only those who booked in advance or are on the guestlist will be admitted.

Doors open at 7:30pm with a w**e reception, and Maynooth Band and Castle Keep Art exhibitions, followed by No Pastry for the King at 8pm.

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12/10/2026

๐Ÿฎ ๐——๐—”๐—ฌ๐—ฆ ๐—ง๐—ข ๐—š๐—ข

๐ŸŒŸ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜€๐—ต ๐—–๐—ผ๐—น๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ | ๐™‹๐™ง๐™ค๐™™๐™ช๐™˜๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™๐™š๐™–๐™ข๐ŸŒŸ

Saoirse has been a member of An Nuadha Players since 2003, beginning in the childrenโ€™s chorus for Aladdin. She joined the core dancers the following year and has performed as a core dancer in every Christmas Pantomime since. This year is no different, and she is very excited to share the madness of Alice in Wonderland with everyone in December! Alongside performing, Saoirse has served on the committee for over 15 years as Marketing & Advertising Officer, managing our website, event design, online communications, and ticketing. She trained at the Peelo School of Dance in ballet, contemporary, hip hop, and jazz, danced with the NUI Maynooth Dance Society, and trained with Monica Loughman Elite Ballet. She also sings with Canadh le Chรฉile alongside several fellow members. Saoirse took on her first leading role in Twisted! A Wicked Fairytale in 2022, and this year performed in her first musical, Rock of Ages, with Dunboyne Musical Society (DMS), which received three AIMS nominations. She looks forward to joining DMS again next year for their 2027 musical, Sister Act. Saoirse is delighted to be part of the Production Team for this special collaboration with such a fantastic cast. Break a leg everyone!

๐Ÿ—“ 14th - 16th October 2026
๐Ÿ“ St. Mary's Church of Ireland, Maynooth
๐ŸŽŸ https://annuadhaplayers.ie/nopastry.php

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11/10/2026

๐Ÿฏ ๐——๐—”๐—ฌ๐—ฆ ๐—ง๐—ข ๐—š๐—ข

๐ŸŒŸ๐—”๐—บ๐˜† ๐——๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€ | ๐™‹๐™ง๐™ค๐™™๐™ช๐™˜๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™๐™š๐™–๐™ข๐ŸŒŸ

Amy joined An Nuadha Players in 2003 as an excited teenager. Since then sheโ€™s been involved on and off stage in many productions with An Nuadha Players. She has loved being a core dancer in many shows and thoroughly enjoyed playing a variety of characters over the years in both plays and pantos alike. Amy is passionate about community theatre and highly values the joy it brings to cast and audience members alike, particularly loving to see it within our very talented younger members who she knows will be the bright future of the group. Amy has been an active committee member with An Nuadha Players for 10 years, working as secretary and Chairperson in the past. Taking on the role of producer in recent years has been a positive experience that she has loved doing. Amy has thoroughly enjoyed working with such a dynamic, supportive production team for 'No Pastry for the Kingโ€™ and wishes the brilliant cast a fantastic run!

๐Ÿ—“ 14th - 16th October 2026
๐Ÿ“ St. Mary's Church of Ireland, Maynooth
๐ŸŽŸ https://annuadhaplayers.ie/nopastry.php

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In just ๐Ÿด ๐—ช๐—˜๐—˜๐—ž๐—ฆ, we will have finished our run of Alice in Wonderland, Panto 2026! Don't let the time slip by and make s...
11/10/2026

In just ๐Ÿด ๐—ช๐—˜๐—˜๐—ž๐—ฆ, we will have finished our run of Alice in Wonderland, Panto 2026! Don't let the time slip by and make sure to secure your tickets to this fantastic show now.

Visit https://annuadhaplayers.ie/Tickets.php or call into Maynooth Bookshop ๐Ÿ˜Š๐ŸŽญ๐Ÿซ–๐ŸŽฉ๐Ÿ‡

10/10/2026

๐Ÿฐ ๐——๐—”๐—ฌ๐—ฆ ๐—ง๐—ข ๐—š๐—ข

๐ŸŒŸ๐—”๐—ป๐—ป ๐—ž๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐˜† | ๐˜ผ๐™ง๐™ฉ๐™๐™ช๐™ง (๐™ฅ๐™ก๐™ช๐™จ ๐™ค๐™ฉ๐™๐™š๐™ง๐™จ)/๐™‹๐™ง๐™ค๐™™๐™ช๐™˜๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™๐™š๐™–๐™ข๐ŸŒŸ

Ann is one of the founding members of An Nuadha Players, helping to launch the group in 1999. Since then, as well as serving on the committee at various times, she has been involved in most of the shows An Nuadha Players have performed; she has either been in them, directed them (sometimes both at the same time), built sets, been part of the stage crew or helped on front of house. Ann was also a member of Thurles Drama Group for many years, she performed with the Irish Theatre Workshop in Munich, and has been involved in several productions with our neighbouring theatre group, Insight Theatre Celbridge. As a Maynooth native, Ann is delighted to be involved in this collaborative production with the Castle Keep Art Group, St. Mary's Brass and Reed Band and Maynooth 850.

๐Ÿ—“ 14th - 16th October 2026
๐Ÿ“ St. Mary's Church of Ireland, Maynooth
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09/10/2026

๐ŸŒŸ๐—™๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ต๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป | ๐˜ฟ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™–๐™ก (๐˜ฟ๐™–๐™ฃ) ๐˜ฝ๐™ช๐™˜๐™ ๐™ก๐™š๐™ฎ/๐™€๐™™๐™ฌ๐™–๐™ง๐™™ ๐™Šโ€™๐™๐™–๐™ง๐™ง๐™š๐™ก๐™ก (๐™ฅ๐™ก๐™ช๐™จ ๐™ค๐™ฉ๐™๐™š๐™ง๐™จ)๐ŸŒŸ

Finbarr was inducted into An Nuadha Players in 2007, with his โ€œDaughters #1, 2 and 3โ€, starting with the โ€œRobin Hoodโ€ pantomime. He has been involved in many pantos since, both onstage and backstage. He was also in โ€œThe Shaughranโ€, โ€œThe Hostageโ€, โ€œConquered Not Were Weโ€ and โ€œThe Lady in the Vanโ€, among others. Finbarrโ€™s credits with Insight Theatre, Celbridge include: โ€œAlone It Standsโ€, โ€œOur Townโ€, โ€œTarry Flynnโ€ and โ€œDublin by Lamplightโ€. With Lucan Drama, he was in โ€œWinnersโ€, โ€œThe Cat and the Moonโ€ and โ€œDonโ€™t Dress for Dinnerโ€. Finbarr is delighted to be involved in this community production and hopes the audience enjoy the story that it tells.

๐Ÿ—“ 14th - 16th October 2026
๐Ÿ“ St. Mary's Church of Ireland, Maynooth
๐ŸŽŸ https://annuadhaplayers.ie/nopastry.php

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09/10/2026

๐Ÿฑ ๐——๐—”๐—ฌ๐—ฆ ๐—ง๐—ข ๐—š๐—ข

๐ŸŒŸ๐— ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜€๐—ต | ๐™…๐™ค๐™š/๐™ˆ๐™–๐™ง๐™ฎ๐ŸŒŸ

Michelle has been a member of the group since 2004 initially as a pit singer. Her debut to the stage was in 2006's production of Sinbad, and last year took on her first leading role as Arthur's Mammy Mary in 2025's panto 'The Sword in the Stone'. She has been singing all her life. She represented her local GAA club in Scรณr na N'รณg in the solo and group categories for a number of her teenage years, went on to direct her local Folkgroup for many years before moving to Maynooth and joining several choirs and Folkgroups. She is presently a member of Straffan Sings (SUSO) choir and is loving it. This is the first time that Michelle has taken on a more 'serious' role in a one act play. She's enjoying the experience of working with the cast of No Pastry for the King and bringing her characters, Joe and Mary, to life.

๐Ÿ—“ 14th - 16th October 2026
๐Ÿ“ St. Mary's Church of Ireland, Maynooth
๐ŸŽŸ https://annuadhaplayers.ie/nopastry.php

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