week 1 : Thu 15 - Sun 18 Feb week 2 : Tue 20 - Sun 25 Feb week 3 : Tue 27 - Sat 2 Mar
Scene + Heard Week 1 : Thu 15 – Sun 18 Feb
block 1
SKETCH COMEDY
HUMAN // ROBOT
laugh_if_you_are_human
Thu 15 + Fri 16 Feb | 6:30pm | Main Space
Man Overboard
Join Man Overboard as they use the exacting science of sketch comedy to reveal who in the audience is human and who a robot.
Written + Performed by: Niall Johnson + Jamie Sykes
Produced by: Sarah Ahern
Running Time : 20 mins
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IMPROV
Just One Law …
An improvised future.
Thu 15 + Fri 16 Feb | 6:30pm | Main Space
Just One Law Improv
How much damage could just one law really do? Come, see the future for yourself, and find out. A dark improvised comedy.
Performers: Aidan O’Sullivan, Andrei Callanan, Emma Somers, Lisa Walsh, Michael Sullivan, Sonia Bishop
Directed by: Sonia Bishop
Acting Coach: Shane Robinson
Produced by: Katya Chapiro
Running Time : 25 mins
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THEATRE
A Shack on the Edge of the World
Words o’the Wise, Ceol o’the Soul.
Thu 15 + Fri 16 Feb | 6:45pm | Boys’ School
LéimLegs
A poetic encounter at a home, steeped in the Gaelic tradition of the Seanchaí and the Ceoltóir, on the edge of our world.
Writen by: Íosac Ó Cathasaigh
Produced by: Lucy Jones
Lighting Design by: Éimhín O’Connor
Performed by: Stewart Shields + Íosac Ó Cathasaigh
Running Time : 20 mins
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THEATRE
Men Eating Dinner
Take, eat; this is my body.
Thu 15 + Fri 16 Feb | 8pm | Main Space
Morghan Welt
Wine, bread, and a traitor among the 13 dinner guests. This adaptation of DaVinci’s “Last Supper” questions what it means to be a man.
Written + Directed by Morghan Welt
Composed by Saoirse Miller
Produced by Laura Shannon
Managed by Daire Kelly & Matthew Moran
Designed by Erica Smith, Niamh O’Farrell-Tyler & T Kokalj
Performed by Agostino Luisetti, Callum Byrne, Cameron Brady, Daire Ó Muirí, Danny O’Leary, Donnagh Mayock, Joe Barford, Kate Brosnan, Luan Rogers, Ryan McDonald, Samuel Ferrie, Saul Sherrard + Tadgh Snodgrass
Running Time : 20 mins
block 3
DANCE / PHYSICAL THEATRE
how do you remember me?
old friends, new love, broken hearts
Thu 15 + Fri 16 Feb | 8pm | Main Space
No Clú Collective
Exploring the intricate web of friendship, love, and growth, shifting perspectives unveil the complexities of human connection and the fragility of our own memories.
Conceptualised + Choreographed by Clara Sinclair
Produced by Louis Maxwell
Performed by Amy Cummins, Grace Doyle Flaherty, Lorna Fox, Meagan Hoare, Sophie Jo
Running Time : 20 mins
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THEATRE
TROUT
Francis… Francis… Francis…
Thu 15 + Fri 16 Feb | 8:15pm | Boys’ School
Hello Operator
The final years of Ireland’s greatest photographer, presented like never before.
Stage Management + Set Design by Anika Kidd
Produced by Blaise Robinson
Cast: Blaithin Ward + Fiachra Corkery
Script + Sound Design by Daniel O’Brien
Lighting Design by Eimear Conroy
Direction + Costume by Sarah Joan K
Please note this show contains brief discussions of institutional violence directed at children.
Running Time : 25 mins
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THEATRE / STAND-UP
The Letterboxder
Idiotic film critic in a warzone
Thu 15 + Fri 16 Feb | 8:15pm | Boys’ School
The Mess Around
The story of Giles Brody’s job as the film website Letterboxd’s first war zone correspondent. Featuring danger, sex, excitement & twee lists of favourite films.
Written and performed by Giles Brody
Directed by Ronan Carey
Lighting by Eimear Conroy
Running Time : 20 mins
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improv / musical theatre
Bum Notes: The Improvised Musical
A spot-on musical done on-the-spot
Thu 15 Feb | 9:30pm | Main Space
Bum Notes
Ever seen an improv show where everything is made up on the spot? Or a musical? NO!? Whelp, 2 birds, 1 stone, all that jazz.
Directed by: Ross Curran
Musical Direction by: Paul Prior
Produced by: Paul Meagher
Performed by: John Close, Padraig Dooney, Stephen Doughten, Áine Gallgher, Amy Hughes, Oisin Moran
Running Time : 45 mins
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stand-up
Starfighter
May the Force dimwit you.
Thu 15 + Fri 16 Feb | 9:45pm | Boys’ School
Becky Cheatle
Becky Cheatle hilariously examines her gender transition journey through the lens of her lifelong love of Star Wars.
Written + Performed by Becky Cheatle
Directed by Ally Ryan
Running Time : 20 mins
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stand-up
Unboxing
Life is buying 10,000 boxes.
Thu 15 + Fri 16 Feb | 9:45pm | Boys’ School
Stephen Colfer
Stephen Colfer reviews the boxes of his life to find out if the shiny packaging matches the sticky, broken insides.
Written + Performed by Stephen Colfer
Directed by Hannah O’Reilly
Produced by Nuala McHale
Running Time : 20 mins
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musical theatre
The Spiders
Old is the Web we Weave
Fri 16 + Sat 17 Feb | 9:30pm | Main Space
Dermot Doyle
The Spiders is a musical about large spiders. There have been no sightings for generations and their legacy has been resigned to folklore… until NOW!
Written by Dermot Doyle
Directed by Noel McDonough
Assistant Director Joe Cunningham
Creative Advisors Cónal Doyle, Cristiana Cattaneo + David Reynolds
Cast: Leah Treitlinger, Joe Cunningham, Georgia Snow, Conal Doyle, Chloe Conneely, Ryan McHugh
Running Time : 30 mins
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theatre / drag / comedy
Cornucopia Jones Wants You to Succeed!
Even You Could Have It All
Fri 16 + Sat 17 Feb | 9:30pm | Main Space
GoblinsGoblinsGoblins
You’ve payed thousands for this self-help odyssey, from a warm/shameless life coach.
Who wants to empower YOU!
With the elite secret of lying.
Written + Performed by GoblinsGoblinsGoblins
Running Time : 20 mins
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theatre / dance
BEASTS
A mixed-race guide to fucking up.
Sat 17 Feb | 1pm + 9:45pm | Boys’ School
Morgan Savidan & Sasha Carberry Sharma
“I hate Indians. They are beastly people. Beastly religion.” – Churchill
The Ramayana Epic is 7000 years old. Maybe Churchill should have read it.
Dick.
Written + Performed by Morgan Savidan + Sasha Carberry Sharma
Lighting Design by Jess Fitzsimmons Kane
Produced by Khanyisile Mbukwane
Movement Direction by Tobi Balogun
Running Time : 20 mins
block 8
theatre / stand-up / comedy
Bad Girl: A One Man Show
How bad? Terrible! So he quit.
Sat 17 Feb | 1pm + 9:45pm | Boys’ School
Felix O’Connor
Stand-up comedy about being in an all-girls school when you’re secretly, obliviously, not a girl at all.
Directed by Ellen Corby
Written + Performed by Felix O’Connor
Photography by Francis Breen
Running Time : 20 mins
block 9
music / stand-up / improv
20 Minutes of Deliberate Absurdity
One Idea And Off She Goes!
Sat 17 + Sun 18 Feb | 2pm | Main Space
BIRDWOMAN
Musician and Poet Birdwoman Invites you to join her in a fast paced performance at her sometimes profound, often absurd, song making factory.
Performer /Song Conjurer : Birdwoman, (Kellie Marie Reynolds)
Graphic Design and Visual Art by Frieda Freytag
Running Time : 20 mins
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stand-up
Chapter 40
Unearthed diaries and an unlikely reunion
Sat 17 + Sun 18 Feb | 2pm | Main Space
Diane O’Connor
Diane is trying to find where she left herself. After discovering old diaries she looks at what went funny before she turns 40.
Written + Performed by Diane O’Connor
Produced by Louise O’Toole
Production + Artistic Support: Georgina McKevitt
Content Warnings: References to sex, drinking alcohol
Running Time : 25 mins
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rehearsed reading
Kildare Street
Fire! (and the politics of fire)
Sat 17 Feb | 3pm | Boys’ School
Emma Finegan & Sam Killian
A child collects bonfire wood. A documentarian takes up smoking. A retired mother-of-two sets herself on fire outside Leinster House. The world keeps burning.
Written by Emma Finegan + Sam Killian
Running Time : 60 mins
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theatre
Mortal Sin
Challenging authority in 1960s rural Ireland.
Sat 17 + Sun 18 Feb | 4pm | Main Space
Benjamin Reilly
They get a day off school to mourn the Pope but not JFK? Colm and Peggy stick it to the man… well, Sister Asumpta anyway.
Written by Benjamin Reilly
Directed by Lee Coffey
Cast: Benjamin Reilly, Isolde Fenton
Running Time : 20 mins
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theatre
Nancy Blue
Unravel the mystery of Nancy’s misery!
Sat 17 + Sun 18 Feb | 4pm | Main Space
Anna Winifred
If John was the love of Nancy’s life, then why did he leave her? Just like her heart, this case is getting cracked wide open…
Written & Performed by: Anna Winifred
Directed by Mae Leahy
Stage Manager: Anika Kidd
Produced by Arianna Owens
Publicity & Set Design by Jordan Cassidy & Ben Harte
Sound Design by Luka Texier
Costume Design by Mazana Ronaldson
Assistant Costume Design by Niamh George
Running Time : 25 mins
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circus / visual art
The Lost Bride
A journey through heartbreak and grief.
Sat 17 + Sun 18 Feb | 6:30pm | Main Space
Aisling Ní Cheallaigh
Exploring the loss of identity that inevitably comes with the end of a relationship, this is for anyone whose ever had their heart broken.
Created + Performed by Aisling Ní Cheallaigh
Music by Alma Kelliher
Photography by: Olga Kuzmenko, Graeme Coughlan, Julia Dunnin, Aoife O’Sullliavan Produced by: Elysia McMullen
Framing by Image Framers
Running Time : 20 mins
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theatre
In Praise of Me, You, and All We’re Going Through
Wherever you go, there you are.
Sat 17 + Sun 18 Feb | 6:30pm | Main Space
Eruption Collective
A comedy about the transformative power of not having an iota as to what to do with yourself. Or something like that, probably.
Written by Conor Burke
Directed by Sorcha Harris
Produced by Joe Murphy
CAST: Conor Burke Savana B.Smyth
Light + Sound Design by Freya Blendell
Stage Management by Jennifer Kilmurry
Photography by Joan Doyle
Running Time : 25 mins
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music
Beneath the Currents
Dive beneath the currents and listen
Sat 17 + Sun 18 Feb | 6:45pm | Boys’ School
Ea
Explore a tapestry of folk music from around the world, intertwining original compositions with traditional melodies. Immerse yourself in the bewitching world of traditional music.
Written + Performed by Lily Brodie Hayes + Willow Brodie Hayes
Photo Credit: Cian Nolan + Lily Brodie Hayes
Running Time : 25 mins
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immersive installation
Rose
I can’t remember her voice.
Sat 17 + Sun 18 Feb | 6:45pm | Boys’ School
P.O.B.
Examining the concept of memory and loss, Rose is an audio visual exploration of old family holiday videos to find fragments of my Grandmothers voice.
Written + Directed by Peter O’ Brien
Produced by Rachel O’ Brien
Running Time : 10 mins
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theatre / comedy / clown
Vultureland
Ireland’s carcass is ripe for picking…
Sat 17 + Sun 18 Feb | 8pm | Main Space
Saorla Rodger
A General from a future war. A Canadian vulture avenging his children. And a 28 year old woman living with her parents… Can Ireland survive?
Written + Performed by Saorla Rodger
Produced by Lynda Smyth
Directed by Francis Breen
With special thanks to Eimear Hussey, Morgan Savidan + Sasha Carberry Sharma
Running Time : 20 mins
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comedy / music
Keep Walkin’
Music that makes you go ‘heh’
Sat 17 + Sun 18 Feb | 8pm | Main Space
Dan Eastwood
Dan has some kinda funny songs. But also some kinda deep songs. You’ll leave thinking, “Huh, that guy’s kinda funny. But also kinda deep. Interesting.”
Written + Performed by Dan Eastwood
Running Time : 20 mins
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musical theatre
Robbie Ross?
A wild(e) divulgence of Victorian indulgence.
Sat 17 + Sun 18 Feb | 8:15pm | Boys’ School
Ivan Cush
A contemporary hip-hop musical told through the eyes of the desperate Robbie Ross and focusing on the object of his adoration, the toxic Oscar Wilde.
Written by Ivan Cush
Directed by Niamh McGowan
Produced by Emma Thornton
Music by Brian Dalton
Please note this show contains strong language.
Running Time : 25 mins
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stand-up
Princess Melancholy
Is…is she ok?
Sat 17 + Sun 18 Feb | 8:15pm | Boys’ School
Sophia Cadogan
Mildly unhinged woman with a princess mentality is thwarted by her own mind while trying to perform stand-up. An effervescent performance or acute psychotic episode?
Written + Performed by: Sophia Cadogan
Produced by Anne Doyle
Music by Paddy Casey
Suitable for ages 16+. Please note this shows contains strong language.
Running Time : 20 mins
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clown / physical theatre
THE VOID
A Comedy Show with Consciousness
Sun 18 Feb | 1pm | Boys’ School
Theatre Amok
Our experienced spiritual practitioner will battle her ego, face the great emptiness and obtain enlightenment for a live audience. Join us in our meditation.
Created + Performed by: Annie Lockerbie Newton, Tone Nybø + Charlotte O’Reilly
Directed by Charlotte O’Reilly
Produced by Theatre Amok
Running Time : 40 mins
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music / workshop
Encoded Voices
Come chant with us!
Sun 18 Feb | 3pm | Boys’ School
Vetra Trinkunaite + Dovile Kraske
Venture into the mesmerizing world of Sutartinės, the ancient polyphonic vocal art, and immerse yourself in the spirit of Lithuanian folk music.
Performed by Vetra Trinkunaite, Dovile Kraske, Jolanta Marijosiute, Andra Vilimiene
Produced by Brenda Montemayor
Running Time : 40 mins
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rehearsed reading
The 3:30 at Cheltenham
When the fun stops, stop.
Sun 18 Feb | 4:30pm | Boys’ School
Kenneth Hudson
A thrill ride down into the depths of the dark side of gambling. A razor sharp story that will have you on the edge.
Written by Kenneth Hudson
Performed by Darragh Conway, Kenneth Hudson + Louise Bourke
Directed by Jonathan Quigley
Running Time : 50 mins
Age Suitability: 16+
Warnings: Strong language
