A young Chinese Irish woman meets the man of her dreams at a foreign language film club. She discovers the next day through social media that he has died. Piecing together who he was through his online life, she begins to wonder what could have been. Falling for the Life of Alex Whelan will premier… Continue reading Falling for the Life of Alex Whelan
Author: hk
The Loved Ones
Rough Magic and The Gate Theatre as part of Dublin Theatre Festival The Gate: 29th September – 21 October 2023 The Limetree Theatre: 21 – 23rd September 2023 Director – Ronan Phelan Sound Designer – Tom Lane Sound Design Assistant – HK Ní Shioradáin In a remote renovated farmhouse, Nell prepares to scatter her son’s… Continue reading The Loved Ones
The Scratcher
‘A special shoutout has to be given to sound designer HK Ní Shioradáin, whose choices perfectly added to the chaos in a story where everything that could go wrong did.’ – Paste Magazine As part of Dublin Fringe Festival, Kelly Shatter stars in a sold out run of The Scratcher, a dark comedy about scratch… Continue reading The Scratcher
endings.
As part of Dublin Fringe Festival, Fionntán Larney writes and stars in ‘endings.’ in The Cube in Project Arts Centre from 8 – 16th September 2023. Nominated Best Sound Design Winner Fishamble New Writing Award Director – Joy NesbittProducer – Signe LuryComposition & Sound Design – Morgan Beausang and Ethan Forbes-RoeSound Design – HK Ní… Continue reading endings.
Migration Sonata
Irish Modern Dance Theatre // Kilkenny Arts Festival 11-12th August 2023 For this new piece, Migration Sonata, which has been workshopped in Kilkenny since October 2022, John Scott brings together members of the migrant community in Kilkenny, creating a profound and moving exploration of our similarities and differences through a rich blend of movement and song.… Continue reading Migration Sonata
Galway International Arts Festival
Fíbín sa Taibhdhearc and Galway International Arts Festival presents ‘Grindr, Saghdar agus Cher’. Three young LGBTQ+ characters. Three dramatic, interwoven stories. Three different perspectives on one fateful night. A country man takes his first step across the threshold of the city’s gaybar. A lesbian finds herself at a “Build a Willy” event at her cousin’s… Continue reading Galway International Arts Festival
Fruit
Telling the story of the flirtations, trials and tribulations of four LGBTQ+ gals in Dublin City today, Fruit brings fabulous new writing, emerging talent and some of Ireland’s biggest gay icons directly into your AirPods. Available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Creative Team Created by Ultan Pringle and Lisa Nally Written by Ultan Pringle, Hiram… Continue reading Fruit
More Than This American Premiere
More Than This, a new musical with lyrics and music composed by HK Ní Shioradáin and book by Jess Marie Timlin, had its American premiere in Bird in Hand, New York on April 10th 2023. The reading is produced by Liam Fitzpatrick, Timlin serves as director, and Kerianne Brennan as musical director. Cast include Jess… Continue reading More Than This American Premiere
Piglet
“There’s a lot brought to this production by the sound (HK Ní Shioradáin); clever sound effects mirror Hartin’s spiralling descriptions of the inner workings of her brain…the sound elevates it all” – The Reviews Hub, 4.5 stars “HK Ní Shioradáin’s excellently, neurotically nefarious sound design both set Mercy in the ambiguous, unnerving space of self-perception… Continue reading Piglet
Artist in the Community with AsIAm
As part of the Arts Council’s Artist in the Community Award, HK has been collaborating with AsIAm, Ireland’s National Autism Charity, to explore musical storytelling with the Autistic community over the past 6 weeks. This was delivered online to ensure accessibility, with each participant mailed a box of instruments (HK pictured packing these boxes). The… Continue reading Artist in the Community with AsIAm