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
The Odd Couple (Neil Simon)
16th - 20th June 2026
If you want to know me, come and live with me
It’s an old saying the truth of which becomes increasingly apparent to Olive and Florence, 2 friends of long standing and members of an all-girl group of Trivial Pursuit afficionados.
When Florence separates from her husband, her friends are concerned for her fragile state of mind. Olive generously issues an invite to stay with her in her apartment, and the two women embark on a voyage of discovering that what may seem endearing foibles from a distance can become unbearable torments at close quarters.
The women's slide into mutual loathing culminates in a disastrous date night with their neighbours, the hapless Costazuela brothers.
Neil Simon's brilliant reworking of his original play for a female cast is a feast of wit and wordplay with a heart of psychological truth.
Tickets €18 (€16)
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’.
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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