Moat’s Art Hub
The Moat Theatre hosts a vast range of community and arts based programmes. Many are weekly events, others slightly less frequent.
Please keep an eye out for new additions to our programmes, and please, if in doubt, ring or email to confirm
See What’s On.
Tuesday
Adult Art Classes
Improve your skills in a relaxed and friendly environment, under the guidance of Fidelma Barton and Sarah Gallagher.
Every Tuesday from 10.00am at the Moat Theatre.
Paint for pleasure ! All levels welcome!
For more information, please contact Fidelma Barton 0872301310 or Sarah Gallagher 0876618505.
Humpty Dumpty Baby and Toddler Playgroup
Every second Tuesday 10am – 11.30am
Some free play and meet local parents and guardians for a chat and a coffee.
More information: Jean Rowan 0872992751 or by Facebook (Cuidiú Naas)
Creative Journalling Club
12.00pm – 1.00pm
Every Tuesday from 12-1pm at the Moat Theatre. Relax and take time out with like minded people while you make art or write in your journal or bring along your own craft and create together. Suitable for beginners.
If journaling is not your thing and you are working on some other creative project, please come along and create alongside us. If you don’t want to create at all join us for the chat.
This is a welcome space for all 
Mary Power Cooney’s Theatrics
From 3.15pm
Mary Power-Cooney’s Theatrics is based at Naas’s fantastic Moat Theatre.
The theatre group was set up in 2001 to introduce young children to poetry and play-acting. Over the years, it has metamorphosed into a theatrical tour de force. Thousands of children have been stage struck as a result of the opportunities they have been given to take to the boards and perform in their town’s beautiful theatre.
After-school drama workshops are held weekly on Tuesday afternoons in the Moat Theatre as follows:
Tuesday
- 3.15pm-4.15pm : Junior, Senior & 1st Class students
- 4.20-5.20pm: 2nd, 3rd and 4th Class students
- 5.30-6.30pm: 5th and 6th Class and 1st and 2nd Year students
These workshops explore drama in a fun way using a proven mix of improvisation, theatre games, scripted scenes, process drama, song and dance. Yes, everyone is catered for! And yes, the performance is a highlight of every year.
Mary is excited to offer another season of drama and musical theatre summer camps at The Moat Theatre in July! For more details and to register, visit Mary’s website.
Wednesday
Messy Play
10.30am – 12.00pm
Only when the weather is too bad to be outside
Rediscover the Power of Play!
Educational, sensory & wooden Toys for all ages.
When DISCOVERY PLAYTIME was born in 2017, founder, Mireia (Mia) was running workshops for babies, toddlers and children with autism with the idea of promoting learning through play experiences where kids could learn and improve basic life skills while parents get to spend quality time with their kids and socialise in a safe and fun environment.
Join our Messy Play session in The Moat Theatre, Naas on Wednesdays. Suitable for babies and toddlers before they start preschool.
Arrive at 10.00am. and don’t forget to bring spare clothes in case they get wet or very messy!
The Moat Writers
11.00am
The Moat Writers is a writing collective based in Naas, County Kildare. We meet at The Moat Theatre or via Zoom.
The Moat Writers used the months of Lock Down to compile their first anthology. The resulting book, called The Voices, was launched in The Moat Theatre by renowned Kildare author John MacKenna.
The Voices is a collection of work written since the formation of the group in November 2019. The writers, frequent guests with Clem Ryan on KFM, have selected their personal favourites — short stories to intrigue and grip, poems and verses to make the reader laugh and cry, and proses pieces for reflection and meditation.
Thursday
Cuidiú
10.00am – 12.00pm
The Irish name Cuidiú means care and support for all parents with bumps or babes, tots or teens. We are a parent-to-parent support charity run by volunteer parents.
Cuidiúʼs motto is education and support for parenthood. Our aim is to provide information to parents which allows them to make informed choices about pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding and to provide a supportive background to empower parents to act upon their decisions.
We help thousands of families each year through pregnancy, birth, early days of parenthood and beyond. We offer antenatal and postnatal courses, local support and reliable information to help all parents.
We meet at The Moat Theatre every Thursday at 10.00am.
Ginger’s BBQ
10.30am – 7.00pm
We combine innovation and expertise to guarantee a gourmet sensation that never fails to delight. Nathan Dimond has 25 years of experience in the hospitality industry as a classically trained professional chef. He has cooked in and managed kitchens in five-star hotels, Michelin-starred restaurants, presidential households, and private clients’ homes. Nathan has applied his accumulated expertise and passion for excellent food to create Ginger’s Event Catering, a unique and versatile solution that promises to provide an exceptional dining experience, whatever your needs.
Ginger’s BBQ food truck offers exciting street food-style menus developed based on Nathan’s love of BBQ and slow cooking. He has explored Asian and South American flavours to guarantee a delicious gourmet experience. Ginger’s food truck can be found at the Moat Theatre every Thursday from 10.30am – 7.00pm
Friday
Naas Country Market
9.45am- 12.15pm
Naas Country Market established in 1952. Has run successfully in different locations in Naas town. It supplies a large range of products, produced locally. Fresh vegetables as they come in season, free range eggs, crafts, plants and fresh flowers, and home baking savoury and sweet e.g. pizza, quiches, salad produce, cakes, gluten free products, jams and sauces.
Local produce, veg, eggs, flowers, plants, jams, chutneys, honey, breads, cakes, savouries and crafts, 9.45am- 12.15pm every Friday
Saturday
Ceola
10.00am – 11.40am
A music school providing one-to-one private lessons in a number of musical instruments and singing, as well as group classes for parents and young children, and choir training.
At Ceola, our ethos is to inspire the love of music and performance. The thriving music community at Ceola is made up of over 150 students of all ages, from novice to advanced. Based in the heart of Sallins, Ceola is a modern building and provides separate teaching rooms for all our students. We also provide one to one private education in Piano, Cello, Violin, Ukulele, Guitar, Singing, Harp, and Music Therapy.
Join us in the Auditorium from 10.00am – 11.40am
Monthly
Naas Craft Market
Occasional
Yoga
10.00am – 11.30am – Sunday’s
We are both delighted and excited to welcome you to the MOAT Theatre in Naas, Co. Kildare for a 90 minute Yoga Class – “Hatha then Chill”. This class will begin with some basic breathwork, and then move through a strong steady flow challenging both body and mind until we meet our two peak poses. We will then slow down, focus on longer holds, relax the heart and finish the class with a revitalising meditation. It will be the perfect combination of work and chill and you will leave feeling refreshed, revitalised and ready for the day.
The Cafe will be open in the Moat Theatre afterwards and there will be a few from class hanging around for a cup of tea after if you wish to join. Open invite – all welcome.
Places are limited by the space so reserve early.
Sip and Paint with Sharon
Naas Record Fair
