Beards by HK Ní Shioradáin returns this October to Smock Alley’s Boys School, taking us all the way back to the Middle Ages. Running from the 29th October to the 7th November. Book here. “It’s an absolute breath of fresh air and a hoot from start to finish” — The Irish Independent To avoid being burnt at… Continue reading Beards Returns to Smock Alley
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Poguemahone – Livin Dred
Poguemahone by Patrick McCabe HK as Composer and Sound Designer Directed by Padraic McIntyre Poguemahone is a wild, shape-shifting epic from one of modern Ireland’s greatest writers. A wild, free-verse monologue steeped in music and folklore, crammed with characters, both real and imagined, on a scale Patrick McCabe has never attempted before. Touring 6 locations… Continue reading Poguemahone – Livin Dred
Daddy Issues
A new play by Brigid Leahy, sound designed by HK Ní Shioradáin as part of Dublin Fringe 2026 5 stars – The Arts Review 5 stars – The Review Hub 4 stars – The Irish Times A dystopian dark comedy from Brigid Leahy and LemonSoap Productions about science, capitalism, control and the horrifying entertainment value… Continue reading Daddy Issues
Scéim Cónaithe an Oireachtais
Roghnaíodh HK don scéim chónaitheach ‘I Láthair’ an Oireachtas i mbliana chun ocht seachtaine a chaitheamh sa Charn, Carn Tóchair mar ealaíontóir. Le linn na gcónaitheacht, beidh deis acu a gcleachtas ealaíne a fhorbairt, saothar nua a chruthú agus dul i gcomhpháirtíocht le pobail agus le hionaid ealaíon trí chlár gníomhaíochtaí rannpháirtíochta. HK was selected… Continue reading Scéim Cónaithe an Oireachtais
HouseWork at Midsummer
5 stars from the Irish Times A love letter to House and the women who shaped it. Beats, memory and resistance — Ireland’s club culture, remixed. Taking its cue from the DJ set—build, drop, rewind, repeat—the piece cuts between verbatim interviews and the pulse of Ireland’s 80s and 90s club scene. Live performance and driving… Continue reading HouseWork at Midsummer
DLR Performance Commission
HK was awarded the DLR Performing Arts Commission to develop a comedy piece for children called How Not To Grow A Turnip. It follows an ambitious yet green farmer in a comedy of errors as he tries to grow turnips for the first time. The performances will be in Ballyogan Library on the 27th June… Continue reading DLR Performance Commission
Arts Council Project Award
HK was awarded a Theatre Project Award from the Arts Council of Ireland to develop a musical as Gaeilge. The show follows three dinosaurs as the comet that kills them appears in the sky as they navigate their unfinished business.
Muicín
Is é Muicín an chéad léiriú Gaeilge ó LemonSoap Productions, atá ag teacht ar an stáitse sa Cube ar an 24ú-27ú Feabhra 2026. Is aistriúchán le HK Ní Shioradáin é Muicín ar an dráma rathúil Piglet le hUltan Pringle ó 2023. Insíonn Muicín scéal Mercy Munroe. Tá a saol tar éis titim as a chéile. Caitheann sí… Continue reading Muicín
Robin and Dawn
“This challenging story is complemented by the haunting sounds created by HK Ní Shioradáin. It adds to the sense of being alone, which both Dawn and Robin are experiencing.” -No More Workhorse ‘HK Ní Shioradáin’s sound design is realistic, making the performance even more enticing and aiding the spectators imagination in building this wide world.’ … Continue reading Robin and Dawn
Uncle Vanya
Smock Alley Theatre and Cathal Cleary Theatre Company in association with Once Off Productions presents Anton Chekhov’s classic play in the version by Brian Friel at Smock Alley Sonya and her Uncle Vanya grind through their days on a crumbling rural estate, their hopes shrinking with the land around them. When Sonya’s father, the Professor,… Continue reading Uncle Vanya