The Moat Club
At the heart of Naas since 1954
The Moat Club is an amateur drama club, part of the fabric of Naas. Our home is the Moat Theatre.
We have a busy schedule of five productions a year and we compete on the amateur drama circuits for one-act and full-length plays. There are always opportunities for new members to get involved, both off-stage and on.
Now Showing/In Rehearsal
Emmett Marsh
October Full Length Play TBA
13th - 18th October 2026
Culture Night - Friday 18th September 2026
For one night a year doors are flung open all over the country to welcome everyone to a night of culture, in its many and varied forms. Whether it’s live music from our talented local performers or a theatrical performance with a difference, there will be something interesting happening on Culture Night in ‘the Moat’.
The Moat Club Pantomime
Nov/Dec 2026
It’s panto time again …oh yes it is!
This is Naas’s longest-running panto!
Bring the whole family to this colourful show, full of music, special effects and laugh-out-loud moments, in fact all the ingredients of a classic Christmas panto.
Check back to see which fairytale will get the Moat Club treatment in 2026, and specific dates for the run.
Each October we stage a full-length play. Stay tuned for news of this year's production
October Full Length Play TBA
13th - 18th October 2026
Each October we stage a full-length play. Stay tuned for news of this year's production
A (Brief) History!
The Moat Club was established in 1954 as a table tennis and drama club. In 1959, the Club purchased the recently vacated Christian Brothers school at the North Moat and converted the upper rooms into a hall for table tennis and the lower rooms into a 125-seat theatre known as the Moat Hall, opening in 1963. The building was transformed in the early 2000s with funding from the Department of Arts, Sports and Tourism and Naas Town Council, re-opening in 2003 as the Moat Theatre, an accessible, 200-seat theatre.
The Moat Theatre, while receiving a wide variety of productions, from comedy to dance, continues to be the home of the Moat Club.
Open for Members
Join the Moat Club at any time! If being on stage is not your thing, that is not a problem, because it takes a team to create a production. We need directors, production managers, technical crew (sound and lighting), backstage crew, set designers, costume makers, and more. No experience required!
Annual membership rates (September to September):
Student (aged 16-18): €20; Adult €40
To join or find out more, email moatsecretary@gmail.com.
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