The New Irish Playbook
The New Irish Playbook is a series of short plays written by up & coming Irish Writers.
The playbook is a showcase of Irish writers, directors & actors. With five plays being performed over the course of the evening all of which are unique to themselves.
THE IRISH CREATIVE COLLECTIVE
The Irish Creative Collective was established in April 2022 to bring together, support and showcase Irish creatives in London.
We host an array of events showcasing Irish talent including but not limited to theatre, music, poetry and comedy. All of which are centred around our monthly Irish Creative Networking Night which takes place in venues across London and where all are welcome!
Doors 7.00pm, Starts 7.30pm
Tickets: £15/13
CAER by Kate Conboy-Fischer
Synopsis:
“Waking up after a one-night stand is never easy. Especially when you don’t remember where you are, who they are…and who you are.”
Director: Kate Bauer
Cast: Emma Langan, Daniel Keogh
Maybe, Baby by Terasa Nealon
Synopsis:
‘In the deep of the Leitrim countryside, Louise and Maura share wine and bury their secrets together.’
Cast: Olivia McAteer, Niamh Donnelly
So this is it by Joe O’Neill
Synopsis:
‘With not long left before the end of everything, two strangers find themselves trapped together as everything falls around them’
Director: Joe O’Neill
Cast: Sarah Hosford, Max Brennan
David Duchovneys Sperm by Aisling Corristine
Synopsis:
An emotionally vacant woman begs a bouncer to arrange a secret meeting with David Duchovny who is
playing a gig inside, basically so she can get a sample of his sperm…
Director: Joe O’Neill
Actors: Delaney Conway, Stewart Shields
Play on Words by Niall Carmody
Synopsis:
Play on Words tells the story of Harper and Collins, two lexicographers held captive by MW, a multinational organisation operating amid a dystopian future. The two women are tasked with rebuilding a resemblance of the English dictionary using their own unique processes. At intervals, they are given a quota of words to define as well as a parameter of time in which to define them: failure to complete this task will result in death at the hands of MW.
Director: Meghan Bartual Smyth
Cast: Lara McIvor & Dorothea Jones
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