Stmichaelstheatre Newross 4.84

St. Michael’s Theatre is a community based Arts Centre serving the New Ross district and surrounding areas. The Arts Centre provides the following facilities:

– a 300 seat theatre
– a digital cinema
– The Gallery Bistro
– a bingo hall
– a 50 seat studio venue
-- 2 visual arts spaces
– a Shop with a selection of tea, coffee and hot chocolate during our afternoon Shows. With a bar during evening performances

There are approximately 300 events each year, comprising everything from drama to film to ballet to rock concerts and much more. However, St. Michael’s is more than just a venue, for example:

– we run a very successful Youth Arts Programme comprising of Ross Rock School and Reel New Ross. We started the first Rock School for teens outside of Dublin and young people learn how to make films here and then premiere them on our own screen.
– we are the only Arts Centre in the South East with a stage big enough to stage large ballet productions.

– we are the only Arts Centre in the South East with a stage big enough to stage large ballet productions.
we are the home to four amateur community based theatre companies:
St.Michael's Theatre Musical Society
New Ross Musical Society
New Ross Drama Workshop
New Ross Pantomime Society
we host Charity Coffee Mornings throughout the year.
we have the only professionally run Community Art Gallery in the South East.
the annual AIMS Choral Festival is held in the Theatre each year.
we run a programme of art house foreign language films for young people in conjunction with the IFC.
we also host special screenings of classics for those who can remember them the first time around, also in conjunction with the IFC.
we host exhibitions for the Active Retired whose members are voluntary stewards in the Theatre.
We also host Children's birthday parties. Ring the box-office 051-421255 for detail.

And on top of all that we have a team of friendly, enthusiastic and dedicated staff who are the envy of the arts world. St Michael’s is the only arts centre to be awarded the Excellence Through People Award for Customer Care and Human Resource Management.

Theatre Director: Tomas Kavanagh

Mon – Fri 10am – 6pm, Sat 2pm-5pm
All major credit cards are accepted.