Visual art EXHIBITION
Triumvirate
Jordan Cassidy | Ró Dennis | Peter Smyth
Thu 15 Feb – Sat 2 Mar | Banquet Hall
Jordan Cassidy
Jordan Cassidy is a freelance artist from Meath with a keen interest in portraiture. His practice focuses on camp subjects painted in an abstract realism manner, often pulling from his experience in fields such as queer nightlife and club photography. Jordan recently graduated with a BA Honours in Fine Art from IADT and has since been working across a range of mediums such as paint, graphic design and freelance production. As a founder of Thrust Collective, an arts and music collective in Dublin, Jordan frequently works in collaboration with various young Irish creatives to produce music and art events, recently curating his first exhibition alongside the Thrust team named ‘Lughnasagh’.
Instagram: @jordanpcassidy
Ró Dennis
Ró Dennis is a filmmaker and photographer based in Dublin, Ireland. Ró’s work primarily deals with themes of cultural identity, femininity and our natural world. After studying film in Trinity, Ró graduated with a masters degree from the University of Galway in Film Production and Directing and has since gone on to do a postgrad in Digital and Analog Photography from Parsons School of Design, New York. She was given the Agility Award 23’ from the Arts Council which allowed her to continue her practice in Los Angeles and New York. Website: roisindennis.com
Peter Smyth
Peter Smyth is an Abstract Painter based in North Kildare. He received his BFA in Painting and Visual Culture in 2017 from the National College of Art & Design before completing his Postgraduate studies in Cultural Policy & Arts Management in 2019 in UCD. His work is primarily centred around the convergence of Digital Art & Painting, their ontological differences and their collaborative potential. On another level the work draws inspiration from the likes of fungal networks and plants which specialise in sophisticated adaptation as a point of departure. He was also a beneficiary of the Arts Council Agility Award 2023 to further develop his practice, leading to exhibiting work in Denmark at the end of last year. www.petersmythartist.com
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theatre
Compos Mentis
Are you merely just a character?
Tue 27 + Wed 28 Feb | 6:30pm | Main Space
Brendan Phillips
A Exploring existentialism, a lens through that uncomfortable recognition that your life may not be your own. Could another play your role? Does it ever end?
Written + Performed by: Brendan Phillips
Running Time : 15 mins
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physical theatre
Les Picker Pockets
The silent movie era is back!
Tue 27 + Wed 28 Feb | 6:30pm | Main Space
Novereinas
They just want to pick a pocket, but some jobs aren’t that easy. A comedy about revenge and intrigue, with good ol’ fashion music.
Written by: Ciarán Treanor
Directed + Music by: Catalina Dechia
Cast: Alejandro Niklison, Caleb Ballantine, Gráinne Gallagher, Hannah Lemass, Kate Cosgrave
Running Time : 20 mins
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aerial / dance / theatre
From Fear to Freedom
Sometimes Darkness reveals more than Light
Tue 27 + Wed 28 Feb | 6:45pm | Boys’ School
GIULIA GRIGOLI
A journey of self-discovery and self-acceptance through Aerial dance and music. What are your self-limiting beliefs? What’s keeping you stuck? How can you free yourself?
Created + Performed by: Giulia Grigoli
Co-Producer: Ceres Chung
Stage Advisors + Props: Luisa Thiella + Conor Cahill
Image by: Shinu John Photography
Running Time : 15 mins
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theatre
Máirtín agus Jenny from the Block
Tar linn síos poll coinín digiteach
Tue 27 + Wed 28 Feb | 6:45pm | Boys’ School
MuiceanachIdirDháCéard?
Seo scéal grá. Faoi cheirnín. Tar ar aistear físe agus fuaime ó litríocht na Gaeilge go hip hap Laidineach. Agus aimsigh brí na beatha.
Scríbhneoir + Aisteoir: Eoin P. Ó Murchú
Fuaim: Emma Ní Chearúil
Fís: Cúán de Búrca
Running Time : 20 mins
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dance / theatre
da.da.da
a heap of broken images
Tue 27 + Wed 28 Feb | 8pm | Main Space
The Avani Collective
A performance of loss and hope inspired by Eliot’s The Wasteland, offering a peek into the future that uncomfortably grasps with transition and tradition.
Choreography: Karen Watts, Parvathi Jayaram, Subhashini Goda
Performers: Karen Watts, Leah Mullen, Parvathi Jayaram, Subhashini Goda
Soundscape: Leah Mullen
Direction: Eftychia Spyridaki
Production and Costume/Stage Design: Emily Van Ruijssevelt
Running Time : 20 mins
Warnings: Mentions of grief & loss, loud scream at one moment
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theatre
Doomscroller
TFW there are no unnecessary journeys
Tue 27 + Wed 28 Feb | 8pm | Main Space
Nessa Matthews
A weather woman goes viral. A kid asks Siri if it’s going to be okay. Google: “inspirational anthropocene meme” – let’s doomscroll live together.
Producer: Aoife McCollum
Creator: Nessa Matthews
Running Time : 25 mins
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theatre
Borscht
a hot dish to kill for
Tue 27 at 8:15pm + Thu 29 Feb at 6:45pm | Boys’ School
Polina Cosgrave
You are what you eat: the path to a crime scene lies through the dark secrets of national cuisine. Would you like a taste?
WRITTEN BY: Polina Cosgrave
DIRECTED BY: Maud Hendricks
PRODUCED BY: Oonagh Wall
CAST: Peter Murphy, Polina Cosgrave
MUSIC BY: Alexander Arzhaev
PHOTOGRAPHY: Stas Azarov
Running Time : 20 mins
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theatre
HEAT
It’s Wet, Hot, Heavy Work
Tue 27 at 8:15pm + Thu 29 Feb at 6:45pm | Boys’ School
DÁNA
Do you sweat? How does it feel when it slides down your skin? People get warm in tight spaces. Can you handle the heat…
Anika Kidd – Producer
Caelinn Ní Bhroin – Dramaturg
Cameron Brady – Director
Daniel Lordan – Set Designer
Ethan Forbes Roe – Composer and sound designer
Freddy Mckinley – Costume Designer
Grace Doyle Flaherty – Publicist
Jess Fitzsimons Kane – Lighting Designer
Shauna Anne Lynch – Stage Manager
Tadgh Snodgrass – Production Manager
Performed by Amy Scollard
Running Time : 25 mins
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improv
Happen/Chance
Honestly. Live. Theatre.
Tue 27 + Wed 28 Feb | 9:30pm | Main Space
Blown Together/John O’Hagan
Come spin the wheel of archetype, put stuff in our hands, and decide our first and last words. What happens from there…nobody knows!
Created and Performed by: Anna Nugent, Charlie Kranz, John O’Hagan, Paul Nugent Produced by: Emer O’Neill
Running Time : 25 mins
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stand-up comedy
John Spillanes CGI Comedy SPECTACULAR!! IN 3D!!
Stand up comedy… in 3D!!
Tue 27 + Wed 28 Feb | 9:30pm | Main Space
John Spillane
John Spillane is taking stand-up comedy into the 21st century with his 100% improvised CGI comedy thrill-ride extravaganza… in 3-D!!
Performed by: John Spillane
Produced by: Kate Moylan
Running Time : 25 mins
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aerial / theatre
Stop Generating
Tech’s twist. Human mist. Fate’s fist.
Tue 27 + Wed 28 Feb | 9:45pm | Boys’ School
Sean McIver
Ambition and AI transform friendship into rivalry. Experience acrobatics and technology collide. A thought-provoking, innovative journey. Perfect for those intrigued by tech’s impact on art.
Written and Directed by: Sean McIver
Performed by: Sean McIver and Adela Marchis
Cast: Adela Marchis Sean McIver
Running Time : 15 mins
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staged reading
Grouchy Letters
Japanese letter-writing is not dead.
Tue 27 + Wed 28 Feb | 9:45pm | Boys’ School
Co-Motion Media
Writing letters is easy? Beware, it may reveal something lurking deep down inside you. A dark comedy reflecting Japanese society. And maybe yours too!
Written by: Mizuho Yamaki
Directed by: Joe O’Byrne
Produced by: Lia Capotorto
Music by: Brian Keegan
Poster designer by: Ai Tsumuraya
Cast: Maki Mutai & Others
Running Time : 25 mins
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physical theatre
LYF101
This course takes approximately 15 minutes
Wed 28 + Thu 29 Feb | 8:15pm | Boys’ School
Jill Srigley
Being a good human can be tricky – but what if there was some eLearning to help? Hang with Jill as she untangles life.
Written + Performed by: Jill Srigley
Creative Direction by: Lisa Walsh
Sound and Music by: Brian Dillon
Lighting by: Gavan O Huanachain
Running Time : 15 mins
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theatre
Mr. Bergmann Of Deadman’s Point
Leave no trace or legacy obsessed?
Wed 28 + Thu 29 Feb | 8:15pm | Boys’ School
Nth Degree Productions/Ronan Dempsey
It’s a typical day for undertaker Ger ‘Balmy’ Corrigan until Irelands most famous mystery man arrives on his slab and tests his every sensibility!
Written + Performed by: Ronan Dempsey
Produced by: Rachel Stout
Music by: Martin Corcoran
Running Time : 25 mins
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theatre
A Dance of Two Halves
A dance between bodies and souls.
Thu 29 Feb + Fri 1 Mar | 6:30pm | Main Space
Clara Raventós Mulhall
X and O are attracted to each other. Together, they explore the origin of their desire, and their relationship towards sex and intimacy.
Written + Directed by: Clara Raventós Mulhall
Produced by: Clara Cronin
Performed by: Amy Scollard and Tom Brennan
Stage Managed by: Shauna Anne Lynch
Designed by: Daire Kelly
Running Time : 20 mins
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theatre
Kālā Pānī
Two freedom fighters, one prison cell.
Thu 29 Feb + Fri 1 Mar | 6:30pm | Main Space
shaéirah
Opposing worlds forced to birth a bond of survival, human connection and companionship. For those searching for freedom – within, without and beyond…
Written + Performed by: Ayesha Syeddah + Subhashini Goda
Directed by: Ayesha Syeddah
Produced by: Sinéad Gallagher
Image Credit: Mandalena Miltiadi
Running Time : 25 mins
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spoken word
The Hole.
A commentary on men’s mental health
Thu 29 Feb + Fri 1 Mar | 8pm | Main Space
Daragh Fleming
The highly-commended poetry pamphlet, The Hole, as a live-performance by author and poet Daragh Fleming.
Written + Performed by Daragh Fleming
Running Time : 20 mins
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comedy
Brian Garvan’s Last-Minute Body
The foolproof anxiety-based workout plan.
Thu 29 Feb + Fri 1 Mar | 8pm | Main Space
Brian Garvan
Brian Garvan has discovered the best way to lose weight and get in shape fast: anxiety, over-committing, fear, impossible goals and unrealistic deadlines.
Written + Performed by: Brian Garvan
Directed by: Kori Schagunn
Produced by: Jim Dawson
Running Time : 25 mins
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comedy
Civil Servant
A One-Woman Sketch Comedy Show
Thu 29 Feb 9:30pm + Sat 2 Mar 8pm | Main Space
Erin McGathy
It’s Friday and Dee, the Civil Servant is having an existential crisis… TGIF!
Written + Performed by: Erin McGathy
Produced by: Sarah Ahern
Running Time : 20 mins
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stand-up comedy / clown
What if he’s normal?
Extremely normal and regular comedy show.
Thu 29 Feb 9:30pm + Sat 2 Mar 8pm | Main Space
Francis Breen
Francis is sick of being a niche comedian. No more! Henceforth he’s going to be really normal… No funny business*
*there will be funny business
Written + Performed by Francis Breen
Produced by Jo Heffernan
Running Time : 25 mins
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rehearsed reading
A Proud, Ill-Natured Bi
Queer riff on ‘Pride and Prejudice’
Thu 29 Feb | 9.45pm | Boys’ School
Annie Keegan
Fresher Darcy hates everything about college. When she falls for the popular Liza, Darcy’s botched attempts at seduction force her to question everything about herself.
Written by: Annie Keegan
Directed by: Emily Foran
Performed by: Gráinne Holmes Blumenthal
Running Time : 60 mins
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dance / theatre / spoken word
Deirfiúr
A multidisciplinary exploration of sisterhood
Fri 1 + Sat 2 Mar | 6:45pm | Boys’ School
Fizz & Chips
What is Sisterhood? Has its meaning changed over time? How does it feel, and how can we capture it? A physical, musical, and textual experiment.
DIRECTED BY: Orlaith Ní Chearra
PRODUCED BY: Juley-Ann Collins
SOUND DESIGN: HK Ní Shioradáin
MUSIC PERFORMANCE: Martha Fitzgerald
DRAMATURGY BY: Martha Fitzgerald and Lindsey Woods
Running Time : 25 mins
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theatre
The Doll’s Hospital
Two sisters. One Doll’s Hospital. Playtime.
Fri 1 + Sat 2 Mar | 6:45pm | Boys’ School
Eve O’Mahony
Two middle-aged sisters manage a doll’s hospital in a dilapidated pub in rural Tipperary. Contented enough until their peace is threatened by a handsome stranger.
Written by: Eve O’Mahony
Produced by: Meg Ahearne
Cast: Rachael Dowling, Emma O’Grady, Eve O’Mahony
Running Time : 15 mins
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aerial / dance / theatre
MAKOSH
a surreal dreamscape: the human psyche
Fri 1 + Sat 2 Mar | 8:15pm | Boys’ School
Polina Shapkina
Follow Psyche down the MAKOSH rabbit hole of spellbinding visions and primordial entities. An intrinsic age old quest for meaning in a world of disillusion.
Performed by: Polina Shapkina( aerialist, actor)
Rosie Stebbing (dance, actor, aerialist)
Ruairi O’Sea (musician, actor)
Written by: Polina Shapkina
Directed by: Polina Shapkina
Sound Design by: Sean Doyle, Ruari O’Sea
Costume by: Niamh Byrne
Set Design by: Polina Shapkina
Outside eye: Chantal McCormick, Sasha Krohn
Running Time : 20 mins
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music / theatre / spoken word
Cleanup On Aisle Masculinity
For sale: tear ducts, never used
Fri 1 + Sat 2 Mar | 8:15pm | Boys’ School
Andrew Galvin
“I laughed, I cried, I sang along. I’ll never look at masculinity the same way again.” —Genghis Khan
Written + Performed by: Andrew Galvin
Produced by: Taryn de Vere
Running Time : 20 mins
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theatre / drag
Who Robbed Annie Queeries?
A Real Life Dragatha Christie Mystery
Fri 1 Mar | 9:30pm | Main Space
GoblinsGoblinsGoblins + Sasha Shame
Electric Picnic 2023. Five queens. Five suspects. One makeup bag. In this true crime, drag comedy, we dare you to ask… Who robbed Annie Queeries?
Written + Directed by: Connie Henry + Niall Keane
Produced by: Daniel Culleton
Cast: Emma Finegan, Emily Bradley, Jules James, Kevin Johnston, Luke Duffy, Praise Titus Lighting by: Amy Dunne
Sound: Ultan Stanley
Set: Jack Donoghue
Props and Makeup: Diane Dethier
Running Time : 40 mins
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musical theatre / drag
Safety In Sequins
Exploring the power of drag
Fri 1 + Sat 2 Mar | 9:45pm | Boys’ School
Rob Murphy Productions
A piece of autobiographcial musical theatre that invesigates drag artistry as a multifaceted and creative vehicle for self-expression.
Written, Directed + Produced by: Rob Murphy
Performed by: Morgan Crowley
Original music composition by: Sean Gilligan
LX + Sound Design by: Paddy Farrelly
Running Time : 20 mins
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stand-up
Platonic Love
Let’s show platonic love more love
Fri 1 + Sat 2 Mar | 9:45pm | Boys’ School
Kate Feeney
Platonic love has been under-loved in society, and by Kate. Stand-up comedy meets social science in this exploration of pal-ygomy (loving your pals more intentionally).
Written + Performed by: Kate Feeney
Produced by: Tara Calihman
Running Time : 25 mins
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rehearsed reading
Rose + Bud
Real or Ideal? Be your selves.
Sat 2 Mar | 1pm | Boys’ School
Commedia of Errors
What if who you wish you were, met who you wish you weren’t?
A comedy about transition and life inside the mind of Rose Coogan.
Written + Performed by: Rose Coogan
Directed by: Benjamin Gould
Assistant Director: Pea Dineen
Produced by: Clare McMahon
Running Time : 70 mins
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rehearsed reading
Fingers Crossed
A chance meeting has life-changing consequences
Sat 2 Mar | 2pm | Main Space
Home You Go Productions
Two very different couples with two very different fertility journeys meet in the waiting room of a fertility clinic with life changing consequences
Written By: Colette Cullen
Directed By: Maya Shimmin
Cast: Emma Dargan-Reid, Jed Murray, Lesley Conroy, Eilish McLaughlin
Produced By: RC Bates
Supported by The Arts Council, The New Theatre and dlr Mill Theatre Dundrum.
Running Time : 70 mins
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rehearsed reading
Glass Places
A fish tank tragedy
Sat 2 Mar | 3pm | Boys’ School
bluehouse theatre
In Berlin, the world’s largest free-standing cylindrical aquarium bursts.
In Meath, a holy well floods.
A demi-opera about foyers, friendship and fish.
Devised by: bluehouse theatre
Performed by: Caoimhe Coburn Gray + Ellen Finnerty
Composed by: Sam Killian
Written by: Iseult Deane
Produced by: Jack Delaney
Lighting Design by: Owen Clarke
Running Time : 60 mins
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rehearsed reading
SUCKIN DIESEL
A fever dream in Tallaght Hospital.
Sat 2 Mar | 4pm | Main Space
Holly Furey
A woman is trapped in a fever dream/snow storm the day she is due to be released from Tallaght hospital. A surreal comedy of memories.
Written by: Holly Furey
Directed by: Ursula McGinn
Running Time : 50 mins
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theatre
Kathy Comes Home
Unforeseen homecoming forces adult siblings together.
Sat 2 Mar | 6:30pm | Main Space
Olivia Morahan
After twenty years living abroad, a Dublin woman finds herself dealing with changed circumstances, spending time with her younger brother in their family home.
Written by: Olivia Morahan
Directed by: Kathleen Warner Yeates
Produced by: Yvonne Ussher
Script Supervisor: Siobhan Mannion
ASM/Props: Amelie Noonan
Image by: Martin Dunne
Running Time : 40 mins
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musical theatre
Space Deli: The Musical
A new-wave comedy musical in space!
Sat 2 Mar | 9:30pm | Main Space
Pay Attention! Collective
Work is normally boring for best friends Thordan and Fourdee, until a new co-worker shakes things up at Ralph’s Space Deli!
Written & Directed by Rob Keogh and Kat Clinch
Produced by Pay Attention! Collective!
Choreography by Kat Clinch
Songs by cast and writers
Sound design by James Ireland
Lighting Design and Programming by Konstantinos Papagiannis
Performances by: Sofi Sabbatini as Zelknor Bastilax
Richard Neville as Thordan Dronax
Esther Kleise as Fourdee
Sean Roper-Nolan as Ralph the manager
Gráinne Holmes Blumenthal as Space Margaret
Helena Geoghegan, Bláthnaid Daly And Gráinne Holmes-Blumenthal as The Space Cadets.
Band: Mitch Hamilton, James Ireland and Mic Newell
Running Time : 40 mins
