Founded in 1985, Red Kettle was a Waterford-based professional company. In addition to productions in Waterford, Red Kettle was recognised as one of the leading touring theatre companies in Ireland. It re-emerged in 2019 under the eye of the original founding member Jim Nolan after a 5 year hiatus.
Another of the Waterford at 8 videos – this time featuring Red Kettle’s production of ‘The Lion The Witch And The Wardrobe’. The show programme for this is also in... Read More
Here is the show programme from Red Kettle’s 1993 production of ‘The Pope And The Witch’ by Dario Fo. Click below to have a browse. 1993 – The Pope And... Read More
This is the Show Programme from the world premier of Red Kettles production of ‘Kings Of The Kilburn High Road’ by Jimmy Murphy and directed by Jim Nolan. Click below... Read More
Here is the show programme from Red Kettles 1990 production of ‘Man, Beast and Virtue’ that was staged in Garter Lane Theatre. Click below to read. 1990 – Man, Beast... Read More
Here is the programme from Jim Nolans 1994 play ‘The Guernica Hotel’ , produced by Red Kettle in Garter Lane Theatre. Click below to peruse it. 1994 – The Guernica... Read More
Ahead of our exclusive screening of ‘The Red Iron’ , here is the Show Programme for the show for you to download and have for tomorrow night! Click below to... Read More
This is a nice piece of memorabilia to add to the archive – the show booklet from the 25th anniversary of Red Kettle. It features articles from Jim Nolan, Liam... Read More
I’m again grateful to Jim O’Meara for passing on these vintage photos to me from Red Kettle (The Black Pool, The Shaughran & The Gods Are Angry Miss Kerr) and... Read More
In 1989 Red Kettle produced the Tennessee Williams masterpiece ‘The Glass Menagerie’ in Garter Lane under the direction of Barry Cassin. Here is the show programme for a browse. 1989... Read More
Very few people in Waterford haven’t heard of Jim Nolan, and don’t know about all he does for Theatre in Waterford. Shows like ‘The Gods are Angry’, ‘The Salvage Shop’,... Read More
Delighted to have this programme from the production of the Salvage Shop that played at our the Gaiety Theatre in Dublin in 1998. The Salvage Shop was written by local... Read More
In 1996 Red Kettle produced ‘The Stomping Ground’ which was a new play by Loughlin Deegan. The show brochure is below. 1996 – The Stomping Ground – Show Programme... Read More
1991 saw Red Kettle producing another Jim Nolan play – this time ‘Moonshine’. Jim Nolan plays are always red letter dates in Waterford Theatre history. Have a browse of the... Read More
In 2000 Red Kettle produced ‘The Queen And The Peacock’ directed by Jim Nolan. Here is the show programme. Have a look. 2000 – The Queen And The Peacock –... Read More
In 1999 Red Kettle were presenting the curiously titled ‘Mackerel Sky’ by Hilary Fannin in Garter Lane. The show programme is below. 1999 – Mackerel Sky – Show Programme... Read More
1995 saw the wonderful Anna Manahan appear in Red Kettles production of Bernard Farrell’s ‘Happy Birthday Dear Alice’. Here is the show programme for a look. 1995 – Happy Birthday... Read More
Today’s show programme jumps back to 1995 and Donal O’Kelly’s one man play – Catalpha – The Movie that was produced by Red Kettle. 1995 – Catalpha – The Movie... Read More
Back to 2000 today and Red Kettle presented ‘All in The Head’ in the Forum theatre – written by Liam Meagher and directed by Ben Hennessy. I wonder did it... Read More
In 2000 Red Kettle paired the legendary Anna Manahan with the equally legendary Des Manahan along with a host of other national names with it’s Irish Premier of Brian Foster’s... Read More
In 1987 Red Kettle presented ‘Arms And the Man’ by George Bernard Shaw in the Theatre Royal. Here is the show programme with loads of reading in it with some... Read More
Nearly 30 years ago Red Kettle were on the boards of Garter Lane with ‘On The Razzle’, a show that Garter Lane produced again in later years – and you... Read More
Added today I have a programme from Red Kettle’s 1991 production of Brian Friel’s Translations. It played in Garter Lane in Waterford before embarking on a national tour. 1991 –... Read More
Today’s update sees programmes and press clippings from 1998 and 2002 as Red Kettle brought us Jim Nolan’s iconic play ‘The Salvage Shop’ and C.S. Lewis’s classic tale ‘The Lion,... Read More
2 programmes added here – Brighton Beach Memoirs and The Crucible – both 1996. 1996 – Brighton Beach Memoirs – Show Programme 1996 – The Crucible – Show Programme... Read More