Scene + Heard 2026 Week Two
(Tue 17 – Sun 22 Feb)
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theatre
SWAN SONG
Best go out with a bang!
Tue 17 + Wed 18 Feb | 6:30pm | Main Space
Jilted Bride Productions
When a disgraced director launches a show to secure his return to the spotlight, he will spill the secrets of some powerful people he ought not to f*** with. Boasting divas, deceit and Sarah-Jessica-from-HR, SWAN SONG bristles with comedic absurdity!
Warnings: Strong language
WRITTEN + DIRECTED BY: John Clarke
PRODUCED BY: Ciara Kavanagh
STAGE MANAGED BY: Alexandra Ayvazova
CAST: Ciara Kavanagh, Clíodhna McNelis, John Clarke, Lilith Rose Kenny, Niall O’Reilly, Sarah Joy McDermott, Sheridan Morrow
Running Time: 30 mins
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theatre
Waiting At The Gate
Being dead is the worst! Evidently.
Tue 17 + Wed 18 Feb | 6:30pm | Main Space
Andy Hourihan
Join us at Elysium Airlines for an unforgettable trip to the afterlife! Ranked first in customer satisfaction over the past three millennia, we pride ourselves on flight efficiency and frequency! While you wait, please enjoy our amenities at the Gate!
Warnings: Use of bad language and adult themes, not suitable for children. Dark comedy. Frequent discussion surrounding death.
WRITTEN + PERFORMED BY: Andy Hourihan
PRODUCED BY: Mícheál Ó’Fearraigh
DIRECTED BY: Daragh Fitzgerald
PERFORMED BY: Emily Healy + Oliver Flitcroft
LIGHTING + SOUND BY: Thiago Raggi
Running Time: 15 mins
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music / theatre
Healing through Hip-Hop
Pieces of shit turned into fertilizer
Tue 17 + Wed 18 Feb | 6:45pm | Boys’ School
Thought Brownie
Life threw pieces of shit at a writer. He sought refuge in hip-hop, turned said pieces of shit into fertilizer to make beautiful things bloom. For fans of Socrates, Simone Weil, Shakespeare, Hamilton, Hadestown, Ted Lasso, and Oxford commas.
Warnings: Emotional nudity
WRITTEN, PERFORMED + DIRECTED BY: Thought Brownie
PRODUCED BY: Luke Newman (Raise the Bar)
MUSIC + PERFORMED BY: Lobepine
Running Time: 25 mins
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SKETCH COMEDY
Big Feelings
Sketches about people getting it wrong
Tue 17 + Wed 18 Feb | 6:45pm | Boys’ School
Camille Lucy Ross
Big Feelings is a sketch show about adults with emotions too big for their bodies. People try very hard to be good, in control and self-aware, while quietly failing. Dysfunctional families, codependent friendships and coping mechanisms gone wrong. Please clap.
WRITTEN + PERFORMED by Camille Lucy Ross
Emotional Support people & Creative consultants: Rory Dow, Genevieve Hulme Beaman, Kelly Shatter, Ciara Elizabeth Smyth
Running Time: 20 mins
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DANCE / THEATRE / MUSIC
Fused: Past Forward
Something Completely Different through Dance
Tue 17 + Wed 18 Feb | 8pm | Main Space
LA Feeney
The audience embarks on a journey through generations and genres, each revealing a story shaped by its era. Blending narration, movement and iconic sounds, we honour music’s past and future through how it inspires us to dance, feel and move.
Warnings: Strobe lighting
PRODUCED, PERFORMED + CHOREOGRAPHED BY: LA Feeney
ASSISTANT PRODUCED + SOCIAL MEDIA BY: Conor Devlin
SOUND OPERATED BY: Sari Nuwayhid
CAST: Luke Brady + Mollyanna Ennis
Running Time: 20 mins
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STAND-UP COMEDY
Milestones!
Celebrate the Uncelebrated, Reclaim Your Milestones!
Tue 17 + Wed 18 Feb | 8pm | Main Space
Raissa Masket
An interactive, fast-paced comedy about a thirty-something woman reclaiming milestones society skips over. After years of weddings (7 bridesmaid dresses later) and baby-showers, she celebrates airport breakups, pandemics abroad, egg-freezing consultations and misadventures, reminding audiences to freely celebrate their own milestones.
WRITTEN + PERFORMED BY: Raissa Masket
PRODUCED BY: Ruth McCormack
Running Time: 20 mins
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THEATRE
IVF: What The F?!
Aoibheann’s personal struggle through infertility
Tue 17 + Wed 18 Feb | 8:15pm | Boys’ School
Aoibheann McCaul
One woman’s painful, chaotic journey through infertility, revealing the stigmatised and secret truth of trying to conceive in modern Ireland. A gripping, relatable story — a reality faced by one in six couples. Sure, if you didn’t laugh, you’d cry.
Warnings: Mentions of miscarriage
WRITTEN + PERFORMED BY: Aoibheann McCaul
MENTORED BY: Clare Monnelly
PRODUCED BY: Clodagh Mooney Duggan
Running Time: 20 mins
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THEATRE
UNGYUN
Storytelling through identity, comedy and grief
Tue 17 + Wed 18 Feb | 8:15pm | Boys’ School
Zac Lee
UNGYUN is a play that addresses identity, language and the things people swallow instead of saying. Zac Lee stars opposite a silent psychologist and small ensemble unpacking memories that blend storytelling, comedy and grief.
Warnings: Mentions of suicide
WRITTEN BY: Zac Lee
DIRECTED BY: Jack Dolan
CAST: Zac Lee, Jack Dolan, Aisling Greene, Amy La Grue + Others
ARTWORK BY: Aisling Greene
Running Time: 20 mins
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stand-up comedy
From Mumbai To Cork-Bai
Cork’s First & Finest (Legally!!) Brown Comic
Tue 17 + Wed 18 Feb | 9:30pm | Main Space
Maanadh
8 years ago, he left India and moved to Cork, to find himself…. and he’s still there!! He’s trying to embrace the culture, but will the culture embrace him back? Find out!! Credits: All Together Now ’24
Warnings: Includes mild swearing and occasional sexual references, Not suitable for Children
WRITTEN + PERFORMED BY: Maanadh
DIRECTED + PRODUCED BY: Kevin O’Connell
CO-DIRECTED BY: Micheál Roche
Running Time: 20 mins
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theatre
Potato Republic
Céad MÍle Fáilte go 51st State!
Tue 17 + Wed 18 Feb | 9:30pm | Main Space
Aon Scéal Productions
It is 2032. Ireland is the 51st United State. This is the mission of the Super Secret Special Branch. To find Tír na nÓg, defeat Communism and show their Dad they’re not a failure.
Warnings: Not Suitable for Children
CAST: Constance Henry, Eva MacCartney, Jack Donoghue, John Maher, Luke Duffy
WRITTEN, DIRECTED + SOUND DESIGN BY: Joshua McNutt
PRODUCED BY: Luka Simić
SET DESIGNED BY: Jack Donoghue
SET ASSOCIATED BY: Levi Stacey
HAIR, MAKE-UP & COSTUME BY: Luke Duffy
LIGHTING DESINGN BY: Harris Gazder
Running Time: 20 mins
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stand-up comedy
Army Brat
She’s saving the Irish Army.
Tue 17 + Wed 18 Feb | 9:45pm | Boys’ School
Claire Roche
Claire, daughter of Lt. Col. Raymond Roche and a proud Army Brat, shares tales of her father’s UN missions from the Congo to Gaza. Her stories remind us why supporting our defence forces and peacekeeping missions matters. Do your duty.
WRITTEN + PERFORMED BY: Claire Roche
PRODUCED BY: Louise O’Toole
Running Time: 20 mins
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stand-up comedy
Insubordinate and Churlish
Is Black Comedy Still Punching Up?
Tue 17 + Wed 18 Feb | 9:45pm | Boys’ School
Neil Green
Black Comedy has always been inspiring and uplifting to a disenfranchised community. Or has it? A brief, comical look at the history of Black Sitcoms, Stand Up and Sketch Shows and some of the empowering and problematic people involved.
WRITTEN + PERFORMED BY: Neil Green
Running Time: 20 mins
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PHYSICAL THEATRE / VERBATIM THEATRE
BODY COUNT
50 voices, 1 body
Thur 19 + Fri 20 Feb | 6:30pm | Main Space
Hidden & Forbidden Theatre
Verbatim testimony collides with dance to examine the term “body count” from its origins in the Vietnam War to its contemporary use within modern dating culture. One Woman on stage probes desire, shame and the secret tallies we keep.
Warnings: Not suitable for children / Discusses themes of sexual nature / Discussion of physical/sexual violence, mentions of death and strong language
CONCEIVED, CHOREOGRAPHED + PERFORMED BY: Siún O’Kane
DIRECTED BY: Erin Boswell
LIGHTING DESIGN BY: Eimear Conroy
SOUND DESIGN BY: Ultan de Stáinleigh
PRODUCED BY: Anna Buchmueller
PHOTOGRAPHY BY: Em Kelleher
Running Time: 20 mins
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THEATRE
The Ninefold Spiral
A career rising. Relationships in freefall.
Thur 19 + Fri 20 Feb | 6:30pm | Main Space
Parallax Theatre Collective
A struggling actor’s rise and fall unfolds through the nine emotions of the Natyashastra, as he learns that both success and failure transform his art, his relationships and the truths he carries within.
Warnings: Strobe lighting, Brief discussion of sex, Suitable for 13+
CONCEPT, CO-WRITTEN + PERFORMED BY: Ankit Raj Mathur
CO-WRITTEN + DIRECTED BY: Leah Flowers
CAST: Elaine Gallagher, Isphreet Singh Kalra, Keith Kelly, Ralph Sweetman Sutton + Subhashini Goda
Running Time: 25 mins
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DANCE / PHYSICAL THEATRE
Bedrott
Are you living the dream yet?
Thur 19 + Fri 20 Feb | 6:45pm | Boys’ School
Jess Carew
Cracking open the private chaos of a wandering mind, a visceral dive into existential bullshit. Bedrott turns anxiety into choreography, following one exhausted human unravelling in real-time. Intrusive thoughts, quiet grief of unmet potential – the glorious mess of being alive.
Warnings: Flashing lights / Haze / Partial nudity / Strong language
CREATED + PERFORMED BY: Jess Carew
PRODUCED BY: Emily Bradley
LIGHTING DESIGN BY: Ash Dawes
SOUND DESIGN BY: Jack Foster
Running Time: 20 mins
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THEATRE
CyberSex
Tech has never been so sexy.
Thur 19 + Fri 20 Feb | 6:45pm | Boys’ School
Kate Devaney
Meet Sally, the latest in-house artificially intelligent companion who can do anything you ask her: cook, clean – even bend over!
Before now, Cherie and Brian were perfect for each other; but one man’s dream is another woman’s nightmare…
Warnings: Sexual references
WRITTEN BY: Kate Devaney
DIRECTED BY: Jodie Sweeney
PERFORMED BY: Lauren O’Leary + Laura McAleenan
PRODUCED BY: Jack Hughes
SOUND + LIGHTING DESIGN BY: Avram Rosewood
COSTUME DESIGN BY: Alexandra Maria Sofroni
Running Time: 25 mins
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THEATRE
DOGWHISTLE
A message to the right people
Thur 19 + Fri 20 Feb | 8pm | Main Space
TeoChroí Productions & Muirenn Lyons
THE SHOW THAT EVERYONE’S TALKING ABOUT.
Get ready for a night of eye-opening entertainment. The Cabaret presents ‘The Algorithm’ – a night that is just right for you! Sit back, relax and let us find your best self.
Warnings: Strong language
DIRECTED BY: Úna Ní Nualláin
PRODUCED BY: Muirenn Lyons
PRODUCTION DESIGN BY: Jodie Doyle
LIGHTING DESIGN BY: Colin Doran
SOUND DESIGN BY: Ultan de Stáinleigh
MOVEMENT DIRECTION BY: Anderson de Souza
GRAPHIC DESIGN BY: Izzy Hamilton
MENTOR/DRAMATURGY BY: Louise Lowe
CAST: Caroline Roddy, Christopher O’Shaughnessy, Molly Duffy, Sorcha Kennedy
Running Time: 20 mins
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THEATRE
FEEL SHIT!
A Digital Detox from Hell.
Thur 19 + Fri 20 Feb | 8pm | Main Space
Made Up Productions
Breaking up with a friend is hard. But breaking up with the internet? That’s going to prove a lot more difficult—and for Rhys, it’s gonna get messy. A dark comedy about how your phone just wants you to feel shit!
WRITTEN BY: David Rawle
DIRECTED BY: Ash Dawes
PRODUCED BY: Sophia Mitchell
Running Time: 20 mins
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THEATRE
Dole Bots
For rent: Bathroom, No lease.
Thur 19 + Fri 20 Feb | 8:15pm | Boys’ School
Maria Cunningham
Ex-lovers Ró and Em are addicted to everything. Including each other. Directionless, dissociated and compulsively impulsive, they have just about everything they could ever need, living together in their landlords shared, 8 by 10 foot bathroom. Just about everything…
Warnings: Partial Nudity, Adult themes, Flashing lights
WRITTEN + PERFORMED BY: Maria Cunningham and Cast
PRODUCED BY: Gemma Robotham
POSTER IMAGE BY: Blaise Robinson
SET BY: Fiachra Davoren
LIGHTING BY: Fiachra Ó Laigheanáin
SOUND + TECH BY: Michael Brady
Running Time: 20 mins
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THEATRE
Not All Men
Dating is a dangerous game.
Thur 19 + Fri 20 Feb | 8:15pm | Boys’ School
Grá Mór Theatre
An awkward first date between a lonely woman and her ‘C List’ celebrity crush unravels into chaos, exposing Saoirse’s most unflattering qualities. An absurd comedy about dating culture and moral ambiguity.
Warnings: Contains language relating to and insinuating sexual assault
WRITTEN + DIRECTED BY: Chloé Kelly
PRODUCED BY: Naoise McFarland
CAST: Chloé Kelly, Alan Markey, Ciarán Palmer
PHOTOGRAPHY + ILLUSTRATIONS BY: Brian Brennan
Running Time: 20 mins
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THEATRE
Waiting with the gal (a lot)
What happens while nothing happens.
Thur 19 + Fri 20 Feb | 9:30pm | Main Space
Natalia Oroz
A backstage staff member steps in front of the curtain. Things unravel into something strange, personal and unexpectedly magical. A tragicomedy love letter to theatre, tangents and the absurd joy of cracking open.
WRITTEN + PERFORMED BY: Natalia Oroz
Running Time: 20 mins
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THEATRE
The Bad One
Is Chloe making bad things happen?
Thur 19 + Fri 20 Feb | 9:30pm | Main Space
Lost Train Theatre
Adrian is the reluctant host of an increasingly unhinged dinner party. Festivities are interrupted by an overfamiliar neighbour, a ringing telephone and an estranged step-sister with a penchant for the supernatural. Keep the lines clear!
CAST: Aisling Flynn, Ciara Gleeson, Donagh Ruane + Lewis Quigley
WRITTEN BY: Aisling Flynn
SOUND DESIGN BY: Kevin Cleary
LIGHTING DESIGN BY: Liam Schmidt
ASSISTANT DIRECTED BY: Niall Lane
PRODUCED BY: Róisín O’Gara
STAGE MANAGED BY: Ryan Fishwick
DIRECTED BY: Ryan Gillespie
Running Time: 25 mins
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STAND-UP COMEDY
To Be Young, Black And Genius
Shawn shows you himself… he shouldn’t.
Thur 19 + Fri 20 Feb | 9:45pm | Boys’ School
Shawn Uyosa
To Be Young, Black and Genius is a spoken word/comedy show. The show is filled with raunchy jokes, hilarious moments and comedic spoken word pieces. Expect a big surprise Shawn was told not to do…
WRITTEN + PERFORMED BY: Sean Ogedegbe
Running Time: 20 mins
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STAND-UP COMEDY
Me, Myself and Ireland
A Comedy about David versus Goliath
Thur 19 + Fri 20 Feb | 9:45pm | Boys’ School
Ailish McCarthy
Ailish is an absolute lick for the rules. When the grapevine told Ailish that Ireland doesnt fund comedy, Ailish wanted to find out more. Follow her on her journey on what it takes to make an artform in Ireland.
Strictly over 18s.
WRITTEN + PERFORMED BY: Ailish McCarthy
PRODUCED BY: James White
PHOTOS BY: Carol Cummins
Running Time: 25 mins
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MUSIC PERFORMANCE / DANCE / AERIAL THEATRE
DUST
What lies beneath the settled dust?
Sat 21 + Sun 22 Feb | 1pm | Boys’ School
Hannah Scully
An attic-like world filled with cells of the past that overtime are forgotten, placed under-wraps, saved for moments that never arrive. Looking at humanity’s obsession with holding onto things, this show peers behind preservation of objects through intricate aerial choreography.
CHOREOGRAPHY+ PERFORMED BY: Hannah Scully
MUSIC+ PERFORMED BY: Louis Younge
PRODUCED BY: Róisín Harten
OUTSIDE EYE: Rosie Stebbing + Róisín Harten
MENTORED BY: Lee Harry Clayden, Lindsey Butcher, Carolina Cabanas + Chantal McCormack
RESEARCH DOCUMENTATION BY: Jym Daly
Supported by The Irish Aerial Creation Centre 10th Anniversary awarded by Dublin Fringe Festival and Circusful Belfast.
Running Time: 20 mins
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MUSIC / THEATRE
This Is Not a Place of Honour
Your essence has been extracted
Sat 21 + Sun 22 Feb | 1pm | Boys’ School
Teatro Nua
Bray, 2060. A coffee shop entombed with a hidden truth. A dark comedy with added macroplastics.
WRITTEN + PERFORMED BY: Sophie Merry
DIRECTED, ORIGINAL MUSIC + SOUND DESIGN BY: Padraig Dooney
SOUND BY: Michael Brady
VOICEOVER BY: Sorcha Maguire
PRODUCED BY: Bernie Bourke
Running Time: 20 mins
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REHEARSED READING
Tripartite
Three women, two betrayals, one will
Sat 21 Feb | 2pm | Main Space
Emily Daniel Hilliard
One neglected wife, one mistress and one sex worker unwillingly brought together for a mutual dead lovers will reading. One conclusion must be made before time and patience runs out. Revelations emerge and nothing is as it seems. Be prepared.
Warnings: Mentions of drug use, sexual content and grooming. Not suitable for children.
WRITTEN + DIRECTED BY: Emily Daniel Hilliard
PRODUCED BY: Kyle Laing
CAST: Holly Byrne, Juliet Hill, Keelin Sheppard, Rachel Reid + Ralph Sweetman Sutton
Running Time: 60 mins
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REHEARSED READING
A Labour of Love
Where does imagination end & reality begin?
Sat 21 Feb | 3pm | Boys’ School
Mel Zhu
A dementia diagnosis comes on the cusp of a painter’s chance to re-enter the public eye. When figures from her past re-emerge, everything is fragile. A new play inspired by Euripides’ Medea that asks: what are the limits of empathy?
WRITTEN + DIRECTED BY: Mel Zhu
PERFORMED By: Fiona Bell, Simon Coury, Eavan Gaffney, Aidan Clancy
DRAMATURGY By: Gavin Kostick
Running Time: 60 mins
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theatre / music
All The Things I Thought Were Not Enough
Ravenous for Art! At What Cost?
Sat 21 Feb | 4pm | Main Space
Kellie Marie Reynolds
A demand avoidant creative genius in a madcap showdown between her wild ambition, her neurotype and internalised capitalism. Is she completely unravelling? Or a canary in the coalmines of late stage capitalism, chirping wildly about outdated systems that normalise disfunction?
Warnings: Ages 14+. Contains some emotional scenes and possibly the occasional F Bomb.
WRITTEN + PERFORMED BY: Kellie Marie Reynolds
DIRECTED BY: Paula McGlinchey
Running Time: 40 mins
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DANCE
|| nrityā sṛṅgara ||
A Kathak odyssey celebrating India’s heritage
Sat 21 + Sun 22 Feb | 6:30pm | Main Space
rāas kathak company
A Kathak piece set to an iconic heritage melody, performed by six dancers. A princess blushes as she awaits her beau, while her friends adorn and tease her. Silks swirl, ghungroos echo and we experience the timeless grace of Kathak
DIRECTED BY: Saloni Jain
PERFORMED BY: Saloni Jain, Shraddha Gurav, Saakshi Thakur, Varsha Varlekar, Kalyani Pawar, AarohiPingalkar, House of Kathak Nritya Dublin
Running Time: 15 mins
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STORYTELLING
A Border Cure
Tell me. What ails ya?
Sat 21 + Sun 22 Feb | 6:30pm | Main Space
Sarah McKenna Dunne
Having spent two years researching traditional cures in the border region, Sarah has a story to tell about what it means to be from a landscape where cures are practiced, but what is the cure of Ireland’s mental health epidemic?
WRITTEN + PERFORMED BY: Sarah McKenna Dunne
DIRECTED BY: Charlie McGuinness
PRODUCED BY: Leanne Bickerdike
DRAMATURGY BY: Sinead O’Brien
MUSIC DIRECTED BY: Shauna McKenna Dunne
VISUAL DESIGNER BY: Jo Morrigan Black
MUSICIANS: Shauna McKenna Dunne. Ailsa Dixon
Running Time: 25 mins
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THEATRE
BUTCH
Those big old dirty lezzers.
Sat 21 + Sun 22 Feb | 6:45pm | Boys’ School
Crithir Productions
What is a ‘butch lesbian’? What do they look like? Why do they like Subarus so much? YD will answer all in her latest video essay; tracking the history of butch culture from female husband husbands to Leslie Feinberg.
Warnings: Mentions of sexual assault, use of homophobic slurs
PRODUCED BY: Annabelle Comer-Halliwell
WRITTEN + DIRECTED BY: Hannah Bevan
PERFORMED BY: Niamhie Mullarkey
TECH BY: Rebecca Walsh
Running Time: 20 mins
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THEATRE
Mother Bunker!
Stuck in a bunker with you
Sat 21 + Sun 22 Feb | 6:45pm | Boys’ School
Rock Bottom Saloon
For two years, Tina and her son Timm have lived in a cramped bunker to avoid a green mist that turns people into foetuses. When Millie enters their lives, the instability of their routine is exposed. A post-apocalyptic dark comedy.
Warnings: Contains references to violence
PRESENTED BY: Rock Bottom Saloon
CO-WRITTEN + PRODUCED BY: David Monaghan
CO-WRITTEN BY: Fionn Cleary
CO-PRODUCED BY: Eoin Mason
DIRECTED BY: Ferelith Kingston
PROP DESIGN + CO-PRODUCED BY: Niall Keane (GoblinsGoblinsGoblins)
LIGHTING + STAGE DESIGN BY: Conor McGowan
MUSIC + SOUND DESIGN BY: Tobias Barry
CAST: Denny Redmond, Meghan Reid + Sorcha Dawson
POSTER DESIGN BY: Brian Wallace (@bjornism_)
CONCEPT ART BY: Moira Malone
Running Time: 25 mins
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AERIAL THEATRE
Heart Follows Drum
Follow your Heart. Follow the Drum.
Sat 21 + Sun 22 Feb | 8pm | Main Space
Aliza Ali & Carly Wayt
This experimental movement piece is a blend of folklore, costumery, modern dance and aerial arts to explore what’s lost when we hide behind social masks; craving yet missing connection. What does our authentic JOY attract when we shed the mask?
DIRECTED BY: Carly Wayt
CHOREOGRAPHY BY: Aliza Ali
SOUND DESIGN BY: Mark Leahy
LIGHTING DESIGN BY: Owen Eglinton
Running Time: 20 mins
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PHYSICAL THEATRE
Everything Makes A Sound
…but sometimes Mommy just wants silence.
Sat 21 + Sun 22 Feb | 8pm | Main Space
Visceral Impact
Follow a day in the life of a mother and her toddler (a puppet made from household items). Witness the joy, rage, delightful curiosity and unconditional love of motherhood.
CREATED, PRODUCED + PERFORMED BY: Ashley Steed
SOUND DESIGN BY: Aoife Kavanagh
VOICE OVER BY: Kathleen Warner Yeates
PRODUCED BY: Yvonne Ussher
Running Time: 20 mins
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THEATRE
Solas / Solace
Nostalgia is fine, just in moderation.
Sat 21 + Sun 22 Feb | 8:15pm | Boys’ School
Matt McGowan
Matt sits alone in a lighthouse. Repetitive thoughts & memories flood the room in fragments; discovering what he owes to the past, seeking a place of solace and trying to put a story of loss to rest once and for all.
Warnings: Flashing lights.
WRITTEN, PERFORMED + LIGHTING BY: Matt McGowan
PRODUCED BY: Sarah Wiley
DIRECTED BY: Síofra Brogan
SET DESIGN BY: Ben Moore
SOUND DESIGN BY: Eoin Hannaway
VOICE WORK PROVIDED BY: Terry Keely + Mícheál ó Fearraigh
Running Time: 20 mins
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clown
Harvey Darko
Donnie makes a new (imaginary) friend.
Sat 21 + Sun 22 Feb | 8:15pm | Boys’ School
Francis Breen & Mícheál Ó Fearraigh
Donnie meets Harvey, a six foot rabbit that only he can see, who warns him of the coming end of the world. He has 25 minutes to save the world and maybe he’ll make some new friends along the way!
WRITTEN + PERFORMED BY: Francis Breen + Mícheál Ó Fearraigh
DIRECTED BY: Charee Monroy
PRODUCED BY: Michael Shannon
TECH BY: Michael Brady
IMAGE BY: Aidan Connolly
Running Time: 20 mins
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theatre
stripped
You’re on in five minutes…
Sat 21 Feb | 9:30pm | Main Space
Jade Pepper
“Where’s my other glove? My pasties are not staying on! I haven’t eaten since twelve!”
All is not well backstage at the burlesque show. These artists are “kind-of-a-big-deal”, baring all for their art!
Warnings: Not suitable for children / profanity / sexual references / partial nudity/ themes of sexual violence
WRITTEN, DIRECTED + PERFORMED BY: Jade Pepper
PRODUCED BY: Ian Lynam
CAST: Emily Bradley, Lórcan Strain + Sparkling Spitfire
POSTER BY: Enya Özcçelik Photography
Running Time: 45 mins
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musical theatre
Moonshine: A prohibition musical
Crime, ‘shine and syncopated time
Sat 21 Feb | 9:45pm | Boys’ School
Penance Theatre
Behind the false ‘pharmacy’ door of the Mute Rooster speakeasy, Frankie and Tom find music, mobsters and a connection they never expected. A jazz-infused story of bootlegging, love and loyalty, under the watchful glow of a city’s unforgiving moon.
DIRECTED BY: Malcolm Bolton
WRITTEN BY: Oisin Cluskey
MUSIC DIRECTED BY: Oisin Cluskey
PRODUCED BY: Geeske Juilfs
CHOREOGRAPHY BY: Saorla O’Dowd + Kate Conneely
CAST: Míde Power, Matt Ryder, Andrei Callana, Malcolm Bolton, Saorla O’Dowd, Kieran Leen, Martin Gallagher, Michaela Arampatzi, Jacqueline Carroll, Michaela Arampatzi
Running Time: 40 mins
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rehearsed reading
A Fight to Remember
He met death. It was awkward.
Sun 22 Feb | 2pm | Main Space
Khaled Sultan
Journeyman boxer Percival, spitting teeth and shattered dreams, is deep in a post-KO existential funk. Too bad for him, Lady Death has a backlog of souls to snatch.. A dark comedy, where one man’s demise is another’s bureaucratic scheduling nightmare.
WRITTEN BY: Khaled Sultan
PRODUCED BY: Ailbhe Kelly
DIRECTED BY: Eftychia Spyridaki
CAST: Gabriel Adewusi, Lea Maas + Ralph Sweetman Sutton
IMAGE BY: Sawsan Sultan
Running Time: 50 mins
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rehearsed reading
As We Drift
Waiting for Godot… but sleep.
Sun 22 Feb | 3pm | Boys’ School
Heather Martin
Set inside the brain of someone trying to fall asleep, As We Drift is an absurdist comedy that explores insomnia and all the thoughts that run through our mind as we lie awake at night.
Warnings: Coarse language.
WRITTEN BY: Heather Martin
DIRECTED BY: Wilson McDowell
PERFORMED BY: Grace Cunningham + Jack Elmore
PRODUCED BY: Belfast Playwrights
Running Time: 50 mins
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theatre
INFINITE MATERIAL ANALYSIS
SEVEN EIGHT NINE SIX STOP CHANGE
Sun 22 Feb | 4pm | Main Space
Michael Lucey
Inspired by John Cage’s use of the Visionary I Ching, the many possible voices and events of INFINITE MATERIAL ANALYSIS are stochastically determined by random chance processes. No control. No agency. No blame. Seven. Eight. Nine. Six. Stop. Change.
WRITTEN + DIRECTED BY: Michael Lucey
DESIGNED BY: Olivia Byrne
STAGE MANAGED BY: Alice Hennessey
SOUND DESIGN BY: Alice Gogarty
CAST: Aoibhe Beaumont-Walsh, Molly Hazzard, Jack Healy, Loulou MacHale + Elliot Nolan
Running Time: 45 mins
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rehearsed reading
lady on the rock
lady, lady, quite contrary, how does –
Sun 22 Feb | 4:30pm | Boys’ School
Jack Maguire
Rehearsed reading of lady on the rock, a fly on the wall tragicomic tale narrated by the iconic Dublin statue. Blending humour with gothic surrealism, the play presents vignettes from Maureen’s life, as observed from her windowsill.
Warnings: Violence, Strong Language, Distressing Scenes
WRITTEN + PRODUCED BY: Jack Maguire
DIRECTED BY Nessa Matthews
PERFORMED BY: Jack Maguire + Liath Hannon
ASSISTANT DIRECTED, CO-PRODUCED + STAGE MANAGED BY: Kennedy Fiorella
LIGHTING, AV + TECH BY: Avram Rosewood
MUSIC BY: Mark Leahy (A Dog Named Cú)
MAKE-UP BY: Aisling Doyle
Running Time: 70 mins
Visual art EXHIBITION
DECENT SKINS X TWISTED MELON
Thu 12 Feb – Sat 28 Feb | Banquet Hall
The Story: Stephen began a documentary project as part of his studies called ‘Decent Skins’ about the skinhead subculture in Dublin. Along the way he met with Glenn, who introduced him to the Dublin Skins Community. Work began with photoshoots at the events and bars where the community meet and socialise. The project consists of Environmental and Studio portraits, along with candid images from social events and still life portraiture of the fashion and music involved within the skinhead scene.
Glenn Brown / Twisted Melon: Glenn is a Dubliner, who works in Painting Gouache and mixed media. He started out as an advertising illustrator in marketing. His move into portraits is a personal project. His recent work has included a series on Locals (Local customers in the Foggy Dew Pub). Glenn’s interest in people, his keen eye for detail formed the kernel of Twisted Melon. Find More of Glenn’s work on Instagram: @twisted_melon
Stephen Mc Quinn – Stephen is a Dublin based photographer and visual artist who works predominantly in Street Photography, Portrait and Documentary Photography. Stephen is currently studying Advanced Photography (Level 6) in Pearse College Crumlin. Find more of Stephens work on Instagram: @blacknwhite_dubliner
