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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

Starring, in one of her final roles, three time Oscar nominee, Emmy award winner and Hollywood star Piper Laurie, this intimate audio drama seeks to explore the ties that bind us and the joys of finally getting close to someone who really, if life was right, you would’ve always known anyway.  Pistachio tells the story… Continue reading Pistachio

Deirfiúr – 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. Composer/Sound Designer & Spoken Word Performance: HK Ní Shioradáin Director: Orlaith Ní Chearra Producer: Juley-Ann Collins Harpist: Martha Fitzgerald Dramaturgy: Martha Fitzgerald and Lindsey Woods Laced – Carmel Stephens… Continue reading Scene and Heard

Murmuration Studios and Resonate Film & Theatre present The Good Father by Christian O’Reilly in Smock Alley Boy School, 6 – 10th February 2024, and Riverside Studios London, March 2024. “The sound by HK Ní Shioradáin too is good – with nicely balanced sound effects of what’s happening just out of sight.” – The Reviews… Continue reading The Good Father