Nora Kelly Lester

Take a trip down the rabbit hole with Bunny. Men, money, motherhood, sex, politics, competition, the world. What’s it all about? Poor Bunny, she doesn’t know whether she’s coming or going… or does she know exactly what she’s doing?

A riotous and absurd romantic nightmare comedy filled with piggy banks, ex-lovers, their new lovers and songs about hotel soap.

“Masterful clowning shows us a woman struggling with life in a way that will be all too familiar to many: full of humour and pathos, as all clowns should be.” ★★★★ Everything Theatre

“A rollicking comedy that never forgets its endearing heart” ★★★★ London Pub Theatres

Developed at the Scene + Heard Festival

WRITTEN + PERFORMED BY Nora Kelly Lester
DIRECTED BY Nessa Matthews
PRODUCED BY Elysia McMullen
SET + COSUME DESIGN BY Ellen Kirk
LIGHTING DESIGN BY Conor Byrne
SOUND DESIGN BY Luc Schouten
GRAPHIC DESIGN BY Lloyd Collins
PHOTOGRAPHY BY Graeme C. Photography

TICKETS €17 | €15 concession
RUNNING TIME: 55 mins
Age suitability 14+

About the artists:

Nora Kelly Lester is a writer, actor, director from Dublin. She has trained in multiple forms of physical theatre including Clown Through Mask with internationally acclaimed clown expert Sue Morrison. Most recently she created and performed in her first solo clown theatre show ‘Bunny Bunny’ to great critical acclaim. Nora has toured and worked extensively with theatre company Dead Centre on their productions of Lippy, Chekhov’s First Play and Hamnet.

She has also created work as Catalyst artist in residence with Dublin Circus Project and Dance Ireland, as well as LIFT artist in residence with Wexford Arts Centre and as director in residence at The New Theatre, Dublin.

Nessa Matthews is an independent artist based in Dublin. She works as an actor, theatre-maker, director and writer.
Recent acting credits include: The Tourist (BBC),Mr. Burns: A Post Electric Play (Rough Magic), Will I See You There? (Murmuration), Fair City (RTÉ), Inspector Jury (ZDF/IJ FOUR Productions LTD.), Hen (Janna Kemperman). She is a graduate of LAMDA and is represented by Feast Management.
As a maker/writer, she most recently created/performed the award-winning INFINITY for stage (co-created with director Eoghan Carrick and company in association with Corn Exchange Theatre Company, Dublin Fringe Festival 2018, First Fortnight 2019, VAULT Festival 2019). It won the First Fortnight and Best Design Dublin Fringe Awards alongside a nomination for Best Performer.

As a director, most recent credits include Lisagriffin (Aoife Fitzpatrick), IN LOCO PARENTIS (Wren Dennehy, Smock Alley), KINDER EGG SPIRITS (Hazel Clifford and Finbarr Doyle, Project Arts Centre 2024) and MADE FROM PAPER (recipient of the DTF Futures Fund 2021 and supported by the Arts Council and Fringe Lab).

Elysia McMullen is a freelance artist/producer working over 10 years within the dance/circus/street arts sector. She graduated from (FHK) Tilburg, (NL) in 2016 with a Dance Bachelors Degree. In 2023 Elysia completed the producers training program ran by Promenade, Kath Gorman & Kevin Wratten on behalf of Fidget Feet, NCFI & Looseysmokes. Her interests of work lies within curating/production/producing for festivals & events. She is apart of the LGBTQ + community, inclusivity & diversity is a strong belief of hers. She has a wide range of national & international connections, being an artist herself she understands the struggle!! She’s interested in helping artists produce new work or helping them tour new/old work. Elysia has been producing her own company Bill and Fred Productions since 2020 and has worked with Cian Kinsella, The National Circus Festival of Ireland, Darragh Mc Gloughlin and Aisling Ni Cheallaigh.