Theatre Forum is now Performing Arts Forum

2023

Mentors: Uta Lambertz, Benji Reid, Ragnheiður Skúladóttir
Working individually: Caitríona Daly, Éadaoin Fox, Aoife Kavanagh, Anthony Keigher, Brigid Leahy, Colm McCready, Cian Malin, Molly O’Cathain, Emma O’Grady,  Tilly Taylor
Working jointly: Gail Babb & Ray Young, Favour Odusola & Eftychia Spyridaki & Salamay

2022

Mentors: Gundega Laivina, Mojca Jug and Tom Creed.
Participants working individually: Alice Malseed, Andrea Williams, Candy Warhol, David McGovern, Gea Gojak, Grace Kiely, Hugh Farell, Jenni Nikinmaa, Maia Nunes, Sarah Devereux, Tom Moran.
Participants working jointly: Alessandra Azevedo and Angela Domingos Peres, Gina Donnelly and Seón Simpson.

2021

Mentors: Andy Field, Mojca Jug, Ragnheiður Skúladóttir
Participants: Luke Casserly, Cristian Cruceru, Erin Fornoff, Beth Hayden, Shiva R Joyce, Ciarán MacArtain, Cathal McGuire, Michelle O’Rourke, Mike Ryan, Joanne Ryan, Martin Sharry, Róisín Sheridan-Bryson, Fergus Wachala-Kelly and Louise White.

2020

Mentors: Andy Field, Mojca Jug, Ragnheiður Skúladóttir
Participants:
 Osaro Azams, Dan Colley, Cal Folger Day, Lauren Jones, Shirley Keane, Sinéad Keogh, Fiona Linnane, Liam McCarthy, Colm McCready, Duffy Mooney, Julie Morrissey, Chinedum Muotto, Ciara Ní Éanachain, Eva O’Connor, Triona Walsh, Darren Yorke

2019

Mentors: Ron Athey, Kim Bowers aka Busty Beatz, Lisa Fa’alafi, Gundega Laivina
Participants: Jane Deasy, Barry Fitzgerald, Gráinne Hallahan, Alan Howley, Anthony Keigher, John King, Fiona McGeown, Eadaoin O Donoghue, Áine O’Hara, Jennifer O’Malley, James Riordan, Anna Sheils-McNamee, Róisín Stack, Nicholas Tee, Cathy Walsh

2018

Mentors: Ragnheiður Skúladóttir, Maiko Yamamoto, Peaches
Participants: Sadhbh Barrett Coakley, Shanna May Breen, Karen Cogan, Al Dalton, Shaun Dunne, Lady K, Una Mullally, Ursula McGinn, Mollie Molumby, Ailís Ní Ríain, Zoe Ní Riordáin, Stephen Quinn, Ivo Silva (Portugal), Cátia Tomé (Portugal), Ricardo Teixeira (Portugal), Melanie Jame Wolf (Australia).

2017

Mentors: Francisco Frazão, Mariano Pensotti, Maiko Yamamoto.
Participants: Emma-Cecilia Ajanki (Sweden), Pétur Ármannsson (Iceland), Ira Brand (Germany), Caroline Campbell, Conor Clancy, Brogan Davison (Iceland), Breffni Holahan, Tracy Martin, John McIlduff, John Morton, Gina Moxley, Caitríona Ní Mhurchú, Liv O’Donoghue, Claire O’Reilly, Hanan Sheedy, Philip Stewart.

2016

Mentors: Ragnheiður Skúladóttir, Mark Storor, Maiko Yamamoto.
Participants: Eoghan Carrick, Chistopher Brett Bailey (Canada), Deirdre Dwyer, Veronica Dyas, Catherine Ireton, Sue MacLaine (UK), Fiona McGeown, Eadaoin O Donoghue, Emma O’Grady, Rosie O’Regan, Gemma Paintin (UK), Anne Rieger (Germany/UK), Martin Sharry, James Stenhouse (UK), Dick Walsh, Louise White

2015

Mentors: Brett Bailey, Justin Vivian Bond, Ragnheiður Skúladóttir.
Participants: Anthony Black (Canada), Robbie Blake, Doireann Coady, Micheal Gallen, Kate Guelke (N Ireland), Emmet Kirwan, Evan Lordan, Aoife McAtamney, Gavin McEntee, Conor Mitchell (N Ireland), Sophie Motley, Maud Ní Riordáin, Zoe Ní Riordáin, Peter Power, Hannah Sullivan (UK).

2014

Mentors: Annie Dorsen, Stuart Laing, Florian Malzacher
Participants: Emily Aoibheann, Amy Conroy, Vickey Curtis, Clare Daly, Ruairí Donovan, Shaun Dunne, Cathy Gordon (Canada), Sonya Kelly, Liz Kinoshita (Belgium), Stewart Legere (Canada), Fiona McGeown, Pat McGrath, Tassos Stevens (UK), Eleanor Tiernan, Greg Wohead (US).

2013

Mentors: Richard Gregory, Annie Dorsen, Florian Malzacher
Participants: Marc Atkinson, Jo Bannon (UK), Dan Colley, Abigail Conway (UK), Ruairi Donovan, Grace Dyas, Meadhbh Haiceid, Will Irvine, Aideen McDonald, Bush Moukarzel, Eszter Némethi, Yvonne O’Reilly, Fiona Sheil, Richard Walsh, Louise White.

2012

Mentors: Richard Gregory, Ruth Little, Florian Malzacher
Participants: Shane Byrne, Veronica Dyas, Friðgeir Einarsson (Iceland), Sorcha Kenny, Caitríona McLaughlin, Victoria Melody (UK), Duncan Molloy, Gina Moxley, Little John Nee, Deborah Pearson (UK), Stefanie Preissner, Megan Riordan.

2011

Mentors: Vivi Tellas, Jacob Wren, Gary Winters
Participants: Matt Ball (UK), Brian Bennett, Shane Byrne, Amy Conroy, Veronica Dyas, Franziska Gramss (Germany), Katie Holmes, Jose Miguel Jimenez, Oonagh Murphy, Alex Napier (Canada), Molly Naylor (UK), Ray Scannell, Niamh Shaw, Evan Webber (Canada), Louise White.

2010

Mentors: Vivi Tellas, Florian Malzacher, Ant Hampton
Participants: Maebh Cheasty, Doireann Coady, Thomas Conway, Derbhle Crotty, Ana Mendes (Portugal), Iseult Golden, Trevor Knight, Greg McClaren (UK), Una McKevitt, Lynnette Moran, Patrizia Paolini (Italy), Dee Roycroft, Noelia Ruiz, Gert-Jan Stam (The Netherlands), Melanie Wilson (UK).

2009

Mentors: Richard Gregory, Gerardo Naumann, Florian Malzacher

Participants: Jessica Almasy (USA), Dominic Campbell, Feidlim Cannon, Rachel Chavkin (USA), Tom Creed, Grace Dyas, Julien Fisera (France), Wayne Jordan, Gary Keegan, Una McKevitt, Layla O’Mara, Megan Riordan, Priscilla Robinson, Dylan Tighe.