Author: hk

Mar chuid den fhéile Bronntanas, chuir HK an seó Biongó na nEachtrán ar siúl i Leabharlann na Cúlóige agus sa Lexicon i nDún Laoghaire. Léiriúchán idirghníomhach do pháistí agus do dhaoine fásta faoi eachtrán a thuirlingíonn go hÉirinn tar éis dó Béarla a fhoghlaim. Go tapaidh, tuigeann sé gur gá teanga na nGael a foghlaim… Continue reading Féile Bronntanas

When a medieval chalice is unearthed on an Irish farm, three characters clash over its ownership. An American tracing her lineage insists it’s part of her family legacy but the son of the landowners sees it as his to keep. Tensions spike when a government worker, an immigrant to Ireland, asserts that the state has… Continue reading The Chalice – Dublin Fringe

In the year 2198, two lesbian astronauts are kidnapped by an Alien Overlord who forces them to perform on loop a musical revue of the entirety of world history. As they spend their days in captivity doing cabaret, the lesbians are forced to consider what became of our humanity and what we the people may… Continue reading The Lesbian Revue of World History

A farcical tale of hope and resilience, Beards by HK Ní Shioradáin, with book by Ultan Pringle, is a rollicking new musical comedy premiering this October at The New Theatre and taking us all the way back to the Middle Ages. “It’s an absolute breath of fresh air and a hoot from start to finish” — The Irish… Continue reading Beards

As part of Dublin Fringe Festival 2024, Bewley’s Café Theatre presents Bitch by Marty Breen, running from the 11th – 15th September. Winner of Radical Spirit and Best Performer Awards An explosive drag cabaret about whether bad things happen because you’re a bad person, or if it’s the other way round. Writer, Composer, Performer: Marty… Continue reading Dublin Fringe Festival – Bitch

LemonSoap Productions presents Boyfriends at Project Arts Centre and An Grianán Theatre. Following a three month affair between two anonymous men, Boyfriends, charts the ups and downs and roundabouts of a modern situationship. As they swing through four million one hundred and ninety one thousand possibilities of what they might mean to one another, through… Continue reading Boyfriends

With Graffiti Theatre Company as part of Cork Midsummer Festival, a new play for young people and families, Grace tells the story of a girl who has a relationship with her father where no words are needed. In fact, Grace doesn’t use words to speak at all. When her father dies suddenly, Grace needs to… Continue reading Grace

As part of Cork Midsummer Festival, this ambitious disability-led production, which features creatively-embedded access including Audio Description, Captioning, Irish Sign Language Interpretation, and Relaxed Performances, is a collaboration with director Al Bellamy and playwright Jody O’Neill, and marks 10 years of Suisha Inclusive Arts/Cope Foundation. In Cork, in a not-so-distant future, a group of artists… Continue reading Home Sweet Home

Leave of Heaven, a new single by HK available on all streaming platforms. Leave of Heaven explores the spirituality of living and the core of our existence we have forgotten to embark on our journey here. This is a new project by HK culminating in a series of gigs this summer to be announced in… Continue reading Leave of Heaven

The Irish Premiere of Magali Mougel’s modern day classic is an unflinching and darkly comic story of a woman who rebels against the life she didn’t choose, running in Smock Alley Boys School 10-13th April. WRITTEN BY Magali MougelTRANSLATED BY Chris CampbellDIRECTED BY Ursula McGinnLIGHTING DESIGN BY Pedro PachecoSET DESIGN BY Freya GillespieCOSTUME DESIGN BY… Continue reading Suzy Storck