Carlow Little Theatre Society

10/06/2026

𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝟯 – 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗖𝗥𝗨𝗖𝗜𝗕𝗟𝗘

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us for the second reading of Arthur Miller's The Crucible last night.

We were delighted with the turnout and the energy, enthusiasm and talent in the room. It was wonderful to welcome both returning participants and some new faces as we continued our exploration of this powerful and enduring drama.

We now look forward to our third and final script reading tomorrow evening.

𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝟯

𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲: 7.30pm to 9.30pm
𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲: Thursday 11th June 2026
𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Club D’Art, Pembroke, Carlow R93 EH9X

Set during the Salem witch trials of 1692, The Crucible explores themes of fear, hysteria, integrity and justice as a community is torn apart by accusation and suspicion.

New participants are still very welcome to attend and get involved.

𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗠𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘𝗦

𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀: 26th to 29th November 2026
𝗩𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗲: George Bernard Shaw Theatre, Visual Carlow

We look forward to seeing you there.

08/06/2026

𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝟮 – 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗖𝗥𝗨𝗖𝗜𝗕𝗟𝗘

Following a very successful first reading last week, we are looking forward to our second reading of Arthur Miller's acclaimed play The Crucible tomorrow evening.

𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝟮
𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲: 7.30pm to 9.30pm
𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲: Tuesday 9th June 2026
𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Club D’Art, Pembroke, Carlow R93 EH9X

𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀:
• Multiple male and female roles (18+)

We were delighted with the turnout, enthusiasm and talent on display at the first reading and look forward to welcoming both returning and new participants tomorrow evening.

Set during the Salem witch trials of 1692, The Crucible is one of Arthur Miller's most powerful and enduring dramas. Exploring themes of fear, hysteria, integrity and justice, the play follows a community torn apart by accusation and suspicion, as personal grievances and hidden desires erupt into collective panic.

𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝟯
𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲: 7.30pm to 9.30pm
𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲: Thursday 11th June 2026
𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Club D’Art, Pembroke, Carlow R93 EH9X

𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗠𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘𝗦
𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀: 26th to 29th November 2026
𝗩𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗲: George Bernard Shaw Theatre, Visual Carlow

New participants are very welcome to attend.

03/06/2026

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Carlow Little Theatre Society awards prizes for playwriting competition - News - Carlow Nationalist

27/05/2026

𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗖𝗥𝗨𝗖𝗜𝗕𝗟𝗘

We are delighted to be holding readings for our November 2026 full-length production of Arthur Miller’s acclaimed play The Crucible, as follows:

𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝟭

𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲: 7.30pm to 9.30pm
𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲: Thursday 4th June 2026
𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Club D’Art, Pembroke, Carlow R93 EH9X

𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝟮
𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲: 7.30pm to 9.30pm
𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲: Tuesday 9th June 2026
𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Club D’Art, Pembroke, Carlow R93 EH9X

𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝟯
𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲: 7.30pm to 9.30pm
𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲: Thursday 11th June 2026
𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Club D’Art, Pembroke, Carlow R93 EH9X

𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀: Multiple male and female roles (18+)

Set during the Salem witch trials of 1692, The Crucible is one of Arthur Miller’s most powerful and enduring dramas. Exploring themes of fear, hysteria, integrity and justice, the play follows a community torn apart by accusation and suspicion, as personal grievances and hidden desires erupt into collective panic.

The production will be performed in the George Bernard Shaw Theatre at Visual, Carlow from 26th to 29th November 2026.

20/05/2026

𝗕𝗜𝗚 𝗠𝗔𝗚𝗚𝗜𝗘 | 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗞 𝗬𝗢𝗨

Now that we have all taken the time to catch our breath, we would like to thank all of the wonderful audiences that came to see our production of 'Big Maggie' last week. We always appreciate your support. The show may be over, but we hope the memories will live on.

We look forward to announcing our next full length play shortly, which will take to the stage of the George Bernard Shaw Theatre in Visual this November. 🎭

📸: Martin Doyle

17/05/2026

𝗕𝗜𝗚 𝗠𝗔𝗚𝗚𝗜𝗘 | 𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗡𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧 𝗧𝗢𝗡𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧!

Our sincere thanks to all our lovely audiences that came to see our production of 'Big Maggie', and to the venue staff at VISUAL Carlow this week. Its really appreciated by all involved.

Tonight is your last chance to see the show before it wraps!

🗓 FINAL NIGHT, Sunday, 17th May
🕗 8pm
🎟 €23 | €21

Tickets can be purchased from the Box Office (enquiries via 059 917 2400 | [email protected]) via the link in our bio (Instagram) or on-line here:-

https://visualcarlow.ie/whats-on/carlow-little-theatre-presents-big-maggie

16/05/2026

𝗕𝗜𝗚 𝗠𝗔𝗚𝗚𝗜𝗘 | 𝗠𝗔𝗚𝗚𝗜𝗘 𝗣𝗢𝗟𝗣𝗜𝗡

The final cast member in our production of John B. Keane’s Big Maggie is Maggie Polpin, played by Audrey Cooper.

Maggie Polpin is the formidable heart of the play. Newly widowed, she seizes control of her shop, her family and her own future with a force that unsettles everyone around her. Sharp-tongued, practical and fiercely independent, Maggie refuses to be ruled by grief, convention or the expectations placed on women of her time. Her treatment of her children can be harsh, even cruel, but behind her iron will lies a woman shaped by years of sacrifice, disappointment and survival. Maggie is a complex protagonist: powerful, difficult, unsentimental and unforgettable.

Audrey first stepped onto the stage with Carlow Little Theatre in 2009 in a one-act play Sorry, Wrong Number directed by theatre stalwart Anne Gleeson, and has never looked back. Some of her most notable roles over the past 17 years include Diana - Lend Me A Tenor 2010, Cassie - Rumours 2016, Mrs Kilbride - By The Bog Of Cats 2017 and most recently, Belinda - Noises Off 2025.

Audrey has also enjoyed Musical Theatre roles with local theatre company Striking Productions where she embodied the evil roles of Wicked Stepmother - Cinderella, Queen Grimelda - Snow White, Maleficent - Sleeping Beauty, Mother Superior - Sister Act, amongst others. Assisting with costumes and props along the way, audrey believes that local community theatre is the heartbeat of Carlow and wishes to thank Carlow Little Theatre Society, director Marc Grogan and all her fellow cast and crew for a memorable run. She would also like to extend her thanks to her family, particularly her eldest son Scott, whom she has had the privileged opportunity to share the stage with in Big Maggie.

𝗪𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁 - 𝗥𝗮𝘆𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗹, 𝗟𝘂𝗰𝗮 𝗗𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝗥𝘂𝗶𝘇, 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗶𝘀𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗞𝗲𝗻𝗻𝘆.

Big Maggie is directed by Marc Grogan by arrangement with the DLI.

🗓 16th & 17th May
🕗 8pm
🎟 €23 | €21

https://visualcarlow.ie/whats-on/carlow-little-theatre-presents-big-maggie

15/05/2026

𝗕𝗜𝗚 𝗠𝗔𝗚𝗚𝗜𝗘 | 𝗠𝗜𝗖𝗞 𝗣𝗢𝗟𝗣𝗜𝗡

The next cast member from our production of John B. Keane’s dark and powerful play Big Maggie, is Mick Polpin, who played by Scott Cooper.

Mick Polpin is one of Maggie Polpin’s sons, a young man growing up in a house ruled by his mother’s fierce will and hard sense of survival. Like the other Polpin children, Mick is caught between family duty and the desire for a life of his own. His presence helps reveal the cost of Maggie’s control within the home: her strength may protect the family business and name, but it also leaves little room for warmth, freedom, or tenderness. Through Mick, Big Maggie shows how the next generation struggles under the weight of a parent determined to shape every future but her own.

This is Scott’s 5th full length production with CLTS, having previously taken part in productions such as Sive as Liam Scuab, 2022’s Juno and the Paycock as Johnny Boyle, 2023’s The Cripple of Inishmaan as Cripple Billy and most recently Da as Young Charlie, which he fondly remembers as his favourite play.

Earlier this year, he was a part of Bunclody / Kilmyshall’s festival circuit production of Da which took part in the All Ireland finals in Athlone.

Big Maggie brings a special occasion for him as he’s delighted to be acting along side his mother Audrey, as mother and son both on stage and off! Scott would like to thank fellow cast members for the hard work put into this year's production.

Big Maggie by John B. Keane is directed by Marc Grogan and presented by arrangement with the Drama League of Ireland (DLI).

🗓 CONTINUES, Fri 15th May and running until THIS Sun 17th May, 2026
🕗 8pm nightly
🎟 Tickets are selling fast! €23 | €21 (incl. booking fee) available from the Visual box office or via the link in bio:

https://visualcarlow.ie/whats-on/carlow-little-theatre-presents-big-maggie

15/05/2026

𝗕𝗜𝗚 𝗠𝗔𝗚𝗚𝗜𝗘 | 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗣𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗦𝗧

The next character from our production of John B. Keane’s dark and powerful play Big Maggie, is the Priest, who played by Harry Shorthose.

The Priest appears at the funeral of Walter Polpin at the beginning of Big Maggie, helping to establish the world of mourning, ritual and public respectability from which the drama emerges. His presence reflects the importance of religion and community observance in rural Ireland, where death, family reputation and social duty are closely bound together. Although his appearance is brief, he helps frame the opening atmosphere of the play, marking the passing of the old order before Maggie Polpin begins to assert her own authority over the family, the shop and the future.

Harry is no stranger to Carlow Little Theatre audiences. He made his debut in 2022 when he played Neuro in the One-Act play, A Little Box Of Oblivion, directed by Michael Somers. He later appeared as a British Army officer in Somers’ adaptation of The Steward Of Christendom the following autumn, making his full length debut. In 2023 he returned for Normal Schnormal, playing Dr Wilson. He then took the lead as Detective Justin Case in the society’s Murder Mystery to great reception. He also helped out with The Odd Couple and performed in First Light at Carlow Arts Festival. He played the Chief Policeman in Gaslight later that year, and is delighted to be involved in back-to-back productions for the first time. He also serves as journaller and photographer for this production.

Big Maggie by John B. Keane is directed by Marc Grogan and presented by arrangement with the Drama League of Ireland (DLI).

🗓 CONTINUES, Fri 15th May and running until THIS Sun 17th May, 2026
🕗 8pm nightly
🎟 Tickets are selling fast! €23 | €21 (incl. booking fee) available from the Visual box office or via the link in bio:

https://visualcarlow.ie/whats-on/carlow-little-theatre-presents-big-maggie
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