For over two decades, our annual Gathering has been a landmark event in the performing arts calendar. This year, we’re on our way to The Lime Tree Theatre Limerick for two days of conversation, provocation, and inspiration.
Everything You Need To Know
Click this link to find out all you need to know about The Gathering, including venues, catering & travel
Who is coming?
Have a look at this year’s attendance list.
Networking at The Gathering PAF Finders
As this is going to be our largest ever Gathering, we want to make networking and connecting as easy as possible.
If you’re registered for PAF Finders, come to the bottom of the forum steps beside the Lime Tree Theatre at 13:00 on day one. Even if you didn’t get a chance to register, pop down as there will be plenty of us there to say hello.
We’re also adding stickers to the badges this year to aid networking, and the key is:

Don’t worry—there will be plenty of stickers on hand if you’d like to change or add more!
Your badge is not only your ticket into The Gathering but also into our evening dinner at Dolans (entrance for the meal and evening entertainment is by the side door on St Alphonsus Street).
Programme Curators

We are delighted to announce that Julie Kelleher will curate the Tuesday programme at The Gathering this year. Julie brings a wealth of expertise and a visionary approach to her work in the performing arts and we are excited to see how her creative vision will shape this year’s Gathering. More information about Julie can be found below.
More information about the Tuesday programme can be found here

We are thrilled that Gill NicConmara is expertly curating the The Artistic Programme at The Gathering this year. We are looking forward to an Artistic Programme bursting with life and Limerick talent on the evening of Tuesday 27th May. More information about Gill NicConmara can be found below.
More information about The Artistic Programme can be found here
Gathering Stage
Performing Arts Forum (PAF) and the Irish Society of Performance Designers (ISPD) have teamed up to reimagine the stage for this year’s Gathering!
Co-ordinated by Molly O’Cathain, designers Mar Parés Baraldés (set) and Conor McGowan (lighting) will create a stage that not only inspires us visually, but also brings the principles of the Theatre Green Book to life in practice. There will more on this in the coming weeks.
We can’t wait for you to see it!
Schedule Tuesday 27 May
Time | Session | Place |
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12:00 – 12:30 | Sidebar meeting on the Arts Council’s touring grant application and decision making process, hosted by PAF Arts Centres Working Group and PAF Producers Working Group. This short meeting is geared towards arts centres and producers/production companies actively involved in touring applications. | T208, TARA Building |
12:00 – 13:45 | Lunch & Registration | Slí, TARA Building |
13:00 | PAF Finders meet-up | Steps, TARA Building |
13:45 – 14:00 | Welcome | Lime Tree Theatre |
14:00 – 15:15 | A Case Study in Changemaking: 10 Years on from #WakingTheFeminists Chaired panel with Lian Bell, Sarah Durcan & Ayesha Syeddah looking back at the mechanics of this sea change in Irish theatre: the catalyst, organising for change, crafting a communal vision for change, and delivering it. |
Lime Tree Theatre |
15:15 – 15:45 | A Short Sharp Shock Karen Fricker & Andrew Keegan |
Lime Tree Theatre |
15:45 – 16:15 | Coffee Break | Slí, TARA Building |
16:15 – 17:45 | Panel: The All-Seeing WE Harnessing the power of the hivemind, the all-seeing WE, we’ve invited a range of colleagues – artists and arts workers – working in circus, dance, music and theatre all around the island of Ireland to outline a vision for their desired future of the performing arts.Panellists: Paula Clarke, Valentina Gambardella, Gabriel Graves, Georgina Miller, Choy-Ping Ní Chléirigh-Ng 吳彩萍, Zoe Ní Riordáin, Áine Stapleton, Fadi Zmorrod. |
Lime Tree Theatre |
18:00 – 19:30 | Artistic Programme curated by Gill NicConmara Gathering attendees will be split into two groups at The Lime Tree Theatre, one heading to Belltable and other to The Gaff. We will be joined by amazing performers Lumen Street Theatre, The Wild Geeze, Virgo Moon, Stevie Storm, and T.A. Narrative. Lots more info here. |
The Gaff & Belltable |
20:00 – 00:00 | Dinner & Dancing Join us at Dolan’s for evening food, a DJ, and chats. Please use the entrance on St Alphonsus Street. |
Dolans |
Wednesday 28 May
Time | Session | Place |
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Optional 9:20 – 10:50 | Aerial Creation Centre (IACC) Attendees are invited to a special morning visit to the Irish Aerial Creation Centre (IACC)—Ireland’s national home for aerial dance and home to its founding company, Fidget Feet Aerial Dance. Located in Corbally, Co. Clare, just a short journey from Limerick city, the IACC offers a unique insight into aerial arts in Ireland. Places are limited to 30. Sign-up here. |
Bus pick up at George Hotel will drop to Lime Tree |
Optional 09:30 – 09:40 | ‘Imaha’ Showing of Limerick Youth Theatre’s short film ‘Imaha’ which has just won ETB Excellence in Youth Services Award 2025. If you miss this showing you can also see it on this link. |
Lime Tree Theatre |
Optional 09:45 – 10:55 | Audience Insights 2024: What We’ve Learned – and What’s Next Over the past three years, Performing Arts Forum has worked closely with Heather Maitland and Katy Raines (Indigo) to develop a robust Audience Insights programme for the performing arts sector. In this Gathering session, we’ll share the key findings from our 2024 data – what it tells us about audience behaviours, attitudes, and trends across Ireland – and what this means for our sector. |
Lime Tree Theatre |
Optional 09:45 – 10:55 | Green by Design – Designing Stages with Environmental Intention Join us for a fast-paced session of ideas, reflections, and practical insights on how environmental thinking is reshaping stage design — from sets and costumes to lighting and direction. Hear from the Green Arts Initiative in Ireland, ISPD, and a selection of designers sharing their experiences and tools for more sustainable practice. Bring your questions, ideas, and challenges – there’ll be plenty of time for discussion and exchange |
T118 |
11:00 – 12:00 | Parallel Sessions Performing Arts Forum greatly values its working groups, which foster deeper connection, collaboration, and understanding across our membership and sector. At this point in the Gathering, we’ll break into these groups to continue the conversation in smaller, focused settings. These conversations will be followed by a coffee break, giving you time to continue connecting and talking. Independent Independent Artists & Arts Workers: T118 Arts Centres: Lime Tree Theatre Producer/Production Companies: T116 Festivals: T117 |
Lime Tree Theatre T116 T117 T118 |
12:00 – 12:20 | Coffee Break | Slí, TARA Building |
12:25 – 13:40 | Closing Plenary As The Gathering 2025 draws to a close, you’ll hear from the National Campaign for the Arts, Minding Creative Minds, the Green Arts Initiative in Ireland, and the Arts Coaching Collective, each offering insights and resources to support your practice and the wider sector. We’ll also share what’s coming up for Performing Arts Forum — including our evolving strategy and how you can get involved. Before we break for a well-earned lunch, we’ll open the floor to you, then wrap things up with our very own voxpop surprise! |
Lime Tree Theatre |
13:45 – 14:45 | Closing Lunch & Goodbye | Mary I canteen |
Our Gathering Venues
All plenary sessions will take place in the Lime Tree Theatre, located in the TARA Building at Mary Immaculate College. Our registration desk will be located right outside the theatre, and someone will be available at all times if you have any questions.
Breakout sessions will be held in lecture rooms close to the theatre.
Daytime catering on Day 1 will be provided in the large corridor beside the theatre (known as the Slí), and on Day 2, lunch will be served in the college canteen, a short five-minute walk away.
Our artistic programme will be presented at Belltable and The Gaff.
The evening dinner will take place at Dolans, and there is an optional trip to the Irish Aerial Creation Centre (IACC)— transport will be provided for this.
All other venues are within walking distance. However, if you would prefer to take a taxi at any point, the Free Now app is a convenient option or you can find a list of taxi numbers here.
Your Stay in Limerick
For more information on accommodation deals please see our list here
Accessibility
The Lime Tree Theatre, Belltable, and The Gaff are all fully accessible. You can find detailed accessibility information for each venue via the provided links. For our evening dinner at Dolans, please note that the ground floor bar and warehouse are accessible, but the rooftop area is only accessible via stairs.
- Stage managers and volunteers will be available to assist with access needs for the artistic programme upon arrival.
- We have two designated quiet spaces near the Lime Tree Theatre if you’d like take a break at any point.
- We are offering captioning for the sessions in the Lime Tree Theatre.
- Seating is unreserved in all our venues, so you’re free to sit where you like. If you need an accessible seat, let us know and we can reserve one for you.
If you have specific requirements that were not indicated when booking your ticket, please don’t hesitate to contact Paul at paul@performingartsforum.ie. We will do our best to accommodate additional needs where possible.
Accommodation For individual hotels accessibility facilities please see notes on our accommodation page here.
Bursaries for independent artists and arts workers
You can view the available list of bursaries on this link.
Getting There
We encourage attendees to use public transport where possible. However, for those who need to travel by car, we’ve set up a Gathering Carpool. where you can see if others are travelling to or from your area and arrange to share a lift if convenient.
All of the accommodations we have listed on our Gathering Page have an affiliation and discounted rate with car parks nearby.
There is general and disabled parking available beside the Tara Building on the Mary Immaculate College campus. Three accessible parking spaces are located just outside the main car park – these are free of charge and only a short walk from the building. There are also two additional accessible parking spaces within the main car park. Please note that parking within the car park costs €3, a fee set by the college.
By train: There are direct train services from Dublin (Heuston Station – change at Limerick Junction), Cork & Galway to Limerick: See Irish Rail for full details.
By bus: There are direct services to Limerick from Dublin, Cork, Galway, and Waterford:
See Bus Eireann for full details, as well as connecting travel nationwide.
By car: For those wishing to travel by car, we have set up a carpool for this event. Either log your interest in availing of a lift or that you have a car and willing to take passengers interested in attending
Parking: For individual hotel parking, please see hotel notes on accommodation page
For multi-connecting travel, over the border travel routes and directions try Rome2Rio website for options, pricings and booking.
Food
Your ticket includes lunch on both days, evening dinner and designated coffee breaks. We have worked with our caterers to offer a diverse range and where possible we have accommodated important dietary requirements.
- The food menu (with allergens) for the Lime Tree Theatre can be accessed here.
- The food menu (with allergens) for Dolan’s evening meal can be accessed here.
Coffee
We will be providing filter coffee and tea at the designated coffee breaks. If you’re picking up a coffee in town, we’d recommend: Belltable café, Rift coffee, Canteen but there are lots of lovely coffee shops. Also, there will be a coffee truck parked right outside the Lime Tree Theatre too for the duration.
Reuse, Recycle, Repurpose
In line with our Climate Action Policy, published earlier this year, we are committed to reducing the environmental impact of our events — from working with sustainable materials to partnering with venues and suppliers who share our ethos.
Our catering partners have committed to the following:
- No single-use plastics (glassware or durable, washable alternatives only); Paper straws; Ceramic plates; Stainless steel cutlery; Water stations available where possible for refills
As attendees, you can help us reduce waste and lower our environmental impact:
- Bring a refillable water bottle – there is a refill station just outside the theatre, and jugs of water will be available along the Slí where lunch will be served on Day 1
- Bring your own Keep Cup for tea and coffee
- Repurpose your old lanyards – we’ll have a supply of reused lanyards from previous years, along with new ones made from 100% rPET (recycled plastic). Please return your lanyard to us at the end for future use.
Programme Curators

Julie Kelleher
Julie is a Theatre Director and Producer. She holds a BA and an MA in Drama & Theatre Studies from UCC and was the 2022/23 Jerome Hynes Clore Leadership Fellow. Current projects include the redevelopment of Evening Train, a musical by Mick Flannery.
Directing credits include: Found by Aideen Wylde (BrokenCrow/Cork Midsummer Festival), The Lonesome West by Martin McDonagh (The Everyman), Bluetooth by Rachel Thornton (The Everyman), Autumn Royal by Kevin Barry (The Everyman, associate director for remount), Dancing At Lughnasa by Brian Friel (The Everyman), The Factory Girls by Frank McGuinness (The Everyman), The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart by David Greig (The Everyman), Lovers by Brian Friel (The Everyman), Mantle by Ronan FitzGibbon (BrokenCrow).
Producing credits include the world premiere of Mick Flannery’s Evening Train musical (2019), the world premiere of Asking for It by Louise O’Neill (Landmark Productions and The Everyman, 2018), the world premiere of Autumn Royal by Kevin Barry (The Everyman, 2017) and the Irish premiere of Futureproof by Lynda Radley (The Everyman, 2017), and The Scarlet Letter, devised by Conflicted Theatre Company after Nathaniel Hawthorne (2013).
She was Artistic Director/CEO at Mermaid Arts Centre, Bray from 2020 – 2024 and Artistic Director of The Everyman, Cork from 2014 to 2020. She has a professional background in performance (acting and singing) and worked as an actor, director & producer with numerous Irish arts organisations and companies, including Painted Bird, Conflicted, BrokenCrow, Kinsale Arts Week, Cork Midsummer Festival, Hammergrin, Corcadorca, Meridian, Dublin Theatre Festival, Fabulous Beast Dance Theatre, The Performance Corporation, Gare St. Lazare, Once Off Productions, Landmark Productions, and Siren Productions. Most recently, Julie completed MAKE an artist development programme presented by Cork Midsummer, Dublin Fringe Festival and Project Arts Centre.
Julie joined the board of Graffiti Theatre Company in September 2017 and is the current chair. She sits on the Irish Playography Panel at Irish Theatre Institute and served on the board of Theatre Forum from 2016 to 2022, taking on the role of Chair in the final three years of her term.

Gill NicConmara
Gill McNamara is a company stage manager, producer, and artistic programmer. She specialises in stage management, company management, production coordination, and artistic curatorship. She holds a BA in Contemporary and Applied Theatre Studies from Mary Immaculate College.
Gill’s most recent productions include company stage management for Jilly Morgan’s Birthday Party (Lime Tree Theatre); stage management for The Summer I Robbed a Bank (The Everyman); The Bus (Barnstorm); Gatman (The Everyman and Dublin Fringe Festival); and Found (BrokenCrow and The Everyman, in association with Cork Midsummer Festival and Clonmel Junction Arts Festival).
Other credits include stage management and creative collaboration for The Crow’s Way (Moonfish Theatre / Dublin Theatre Festival / Baboró International Arts Festival for Children); company stage management for Red Army (Lime Tree Theatre); and stage management for Pucked (Up All Night / Cathal Ryan).
Beyond production work, Gill is the current Co Artistic Programme Coordinator for The Gathering with the Lime Tree Theatre, and a producer with Moonfish Theatre, overseeing the development of new work such as Why The Moon Travels. She is passionate about fostering collaborative and inclusive creative spaces and supporting the next generation of performing arts audiences and artists. She hopes you enjoy the Artistic Programme!
Speakers & Performers

Lian Bell
Lian Bell is an artist working across artforms. With a background
in scenography, visual art, cultural project management, and social activism, she has worked for over 25 years with some of the most significant arts organisations and contemporary performance makers in Ireland.
She is interested in formally experimental contemporary performance, often collaborating on works that are devised and/or site specific. She brings together groups of artists and arts workers to foster solidarity and community across
geography and discipline. She advocates for mitching, slowing down, and travelling without flying, and designs ways to build community and create space for reflection.
Lian coaches artists and arts workers, and designs and facilitate artists’ programmes in collaboration with a number of different organisations. She was Campaign Director of #WakingTheFeminists, the grassroots campaign for equality for women that changed Irish theatre.
She studied at Trinity College Dublin, Central Saint Martins, and NCAD, and has received numerous awards for her work. Whether making material-based work, or shaping intangible encounters, all aspects of Lian’s practice overlap aesthetically and ethically.

Paula Clarke
Paula Clarke is Deaf artist, performer, theatre-maker,
Deaf consultant, and activist from Northern Ireland. A pioneer in accessible and inclusive arts, Paula is recognised as one of the most influential Deaf creatives working in the UK and internationally. Fluent in both British and Irish Sign Languages, she creates powerful, visually rich performances rooted in Deaf culture and lived experience.
Her work spans theatre, film, visual poetry, and live performance, with major appearances from Belfast to Bogotá, and collaborations with renowned artists including Amanda Coogan. Paula is the co-founder of the NI Deaf Arts Festival and a trusted Deaf Artist consultant for leading theatre companies and broadcasters. Her artistic mission is bold: to break barriers, elevate underrepresented voices, and prove that accessibility is an artform in itself. Through her company, AccessFab, Paula leads a new wave of creative, intersectional, and radically inclusive storytelling.

Annie Brown (Virgo Moon)
Virgo Moon is the rock and roll showgirl of your dreams, teasing since 2021 and showing no signs of stopping. She has performed at cabarets, competitions and club nights around Ireland and was recently crowned the 2024 Crowd Pleaser at Hell on Heels Awards. She’s classic but never classy, and she’s starting to get a bit of a name for making crowds of queers scream.

Lisa Collins (Stevie Storm)
⚡🔥 Stevie Storm is ready to brew up a storm 🔥⚡
The perfect blend of glam with classic rock charm, Stevie is an International Irish Burlesque Dancer now based in Malta. Bringing electrifying charisma & a touch of shock to every performance. Inspired by the bewitching allure of Stevie Nicks and the iconic glam of David Bowie. Stevie’s thunder rocks the stage, leaving an unforgettable mark and audiences screaming for an encore.
Stomp your feet, clap your hands, and get ready to rock. There’s a storm brewing…. This is STEVIE STORM!

Sarah Durcan
Sarah Durcan is CEO of Science Gallery International, a global network focused on art-science collaboration. Sarah was one of the lead organisers of the #WakingTheFeminists campaign for gender equality in Irish theatre. She has served on the boards of The Abbey Theatre, Theatre Forum, and GAZE Film Festival, and on the advisory panel of Dublin City Council’s Culture Company.
Sarah is the author with Lian Bell of WTF Happened:
#WakingTheFeminists and the movement that changed Irish theatre to be published by UCD Press later this year. She has also contributed to Five Years On – Gender in Irish
Theatre: An Interim View (2020) and Queering Science Communication (2023). She holds degrees in Communications (Dublin City University) and Cultural Policy & Arts Management (University College Dublin).

Karen Fricker
Karen Fricker is a critic, editor, and educator based in Toronto who focuses on sustaining theatre criticism and nurturing academic fields-in-formation, including circus studies and Eurovision Song Contest studies. She has written and broadcast about theatre for the Toronto Star, The Irish Times, The Guardian, Variety, RTÉ, the BBC, and the CBC; and is editorial advisor of Intermission Magazine (2022-present). She is co-leader on a number of projects around equitable theatre criticism including the free online course Youareacritic.com, developed with Nathaniel Hanula-James and Jose Solís; and the 2023 Intermission/Stratford Festival IBPOC Critics Lab. She is a member of the core team of Staging Better Futures/Mettre en scène de meilleurs avenirs, a nationwide partnership addressing systemic inequities in theatre higher education in Canada.

Valentina Gambardella
Originally from Sicily, Valentina is a costume designer and costume maker located in Ireland. She works across theatre, opera, dance, circus and with musicians.
Valentina believes designing for theatre is a collaborative act because working with others leads to original solutions, she has a hands-on approach and interacting directly with materials informs her final designs.
Costume designer credits include: Shades Through a Shade (Gare St. Lazare), Grace (Dublin Theatre Festival), A Summer I Robbed the Bank (The Everyman), Home Sweet Home (Suisha Arts), The Weight (Centre Cultural Irlandais), The Magic Flute
(Cork Opera House), Twelfth Night (Shakespeare Squared), The Glass Menagerie (Everyman Theatre), The Four Lovers (Circus Factory), (Un)Holy Blood (Live at St. Luke’s), ’La Bohème’ (Cork Opera House), Whale (Cork Opera House), A Safe Passage (Firkin Crane), Contact (Corcadorca), The Small Things (Corcadorca), Cosy
(Gaitkrash), How it is (Gare St.Lazare).
Valentina is a Lecturer of Costume and Makeup Design at the Munster University of Technology. She was awarded the MAKE residency at Annaghmakerrig in 2024, in 2022 she was granted an Agility Award to work with Macnas (Galway) and in 2017
was granted an Art Disability Award to mentor an artist with intellectual disabilities.
Valentina holds a First-Class Honours MA in Media Studies from Palermo University. She is a committee member of the Irish Society of Performance Designers.

Gabriel Graves
Gabriel Graves is a theatre maker born in Spain who spent most of his life in Argentina and is now rebuilding his career in Ireland.
He has premiered over 25 plays across independent,
official, and commercial circuits, receiving various awards for his work. He is a co-founder of La Polenta Teatro, a company that worked with migrant actors in Argentina for five years. He
also worked as a playwright for Malvado Colibrí, a company specializing in clown technique.
In Ireland, he was awarded an Agility Award, which led to a work-in-progress presentation of his play The Cure for Cancer, where he served as both writer and director. His first “Irish”
play, Anhedonia, received a Project Award for text development and was presented at Project Arts Centre, Dublin. Additionally, he was awarded the Bursary Award and the Listowel-New York Residency to develop new work.

Andrew Keegan
‘Andrew Keegan is a 2nd Year Student studying Theatre and Drama in Mary Immaculate College Limerick. He has been involved with theatre from a very young age and has been apart of a wide variety of performances, from plays, to musicals, to cabarets all over the country. Andrew was also a part of the Young Critics Programme in 2022 as well as the National Youth Theatre programme from 2022-2023. Andrew is delighted to be involved with the Performaning Arts Forum, and hopes you enjoy the event!

Lumen Street Theatre
Lumen Street Theatre are Martin Shannon and Giordana Giache. Lumen works with communities and aims to revitalize the arts in local communities by engaging collectively to create street theatre through engagement programs, workshops and community participation to present scenes and performances that are visually spectacular, distinctive and inspiring.
With years of experience initiating programmes in schools and communities, Lumen are well-placed to deliver a high standard of training and professional engagement. Putting an emphasis on the practical as well as the theoretical, Lumen currently delivers a programme of work that gets immediate and exciting results from communities. Lumen provide workshops in schools; youth clubs, seasonal camps and within communities; these workshops facilitate making and creative thinking through arts, crafts, poetry, music, story and performance. Lumen members have created several Murals throughout the mid -west and pride themselves on delivering the spectacular.

Georgina Miller
Georgina graduated from The Gaiety School of Acting and has worked as a freelance actor for twenty-two years. She was Belltable’s Artist in Residence in 2022. Her autobiographical
show Freefalling (co-produced by Rough Magic and Lime Tree/Belltable in association with Fidget Feet Aerial Dance Company) premiered at the Cork Midsummer Festival in 2023 and
played at the Dublin Theatre Festival in 2024. Some theatre credits include Jilly Morgan’s Birthday Party (Lime Tree/Belltable Production), Bread Not Profits (Gúna Nua), The Lighthouse Keeper (Amalgamotion), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Mouth on Fire for Dublin Castle), The Country Girls (Red Kettle), The Big House (Abbey Theatre), Unravelling the Ribbon (Guna Nua), The Well of the Saints (Big Telly) and The Snow Queen (Graffiti). Television credits include Pure Mule, Trouble in Paradise, The Clinic and Fair City. Georgina has narrated television documentaries, voiced international marketing campaigns and has performed in numerous radio dramas.

Choy-Ping Ní Chléirigh-Ng 吳彩萍
Choy-Ping Ní Chléirigh-Ng 吳彩萍 (°1997, they/she) is a Hong Kong-Irish writer, director and designer. They were born and raised in Enniskerry, Wicklow. Ping works across theatre, film, dance, music and opera. After graduating with an MA in Performance Design from Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, they won both a Linbury Prize and John Elvery Prize for their set, costume and video designs. They have worked at venues including the Abbey, Bristol Old Vic, Singapore Repertory Theatre and on the West End. Their most recent personal piece WINDOW A WORLD (2022) was co-produced by Dublin Theatre Festival and BUDA Belgium as part of the EU’s Be SpectACTive! project. Ping received the Arts Council of Ireland’s Next Generation Award (2022) and is currently part of Irish Theatre Institute’s Six in the Attic Programme. They are also supported by the three-year Propel Programme Award (2023) with Strollers Network.

Zoe Ní Riordáin
Zoe is an award-winning theatre, film, and music maker from Dublin. She is co-artistic director of One Two One Two, a multi-disciplinary production company founded in 2018 with
her sister Maud Lee. Zoe was selected for a Clore Fellowship in 2022, a tailored leadership programme in the UK. She makes experimental work that brings her practice as a musician
and songwriter into a theatrical context. Tá cuid dá cleachtadh déanta trí Ghaeilge. One Two One Two has made three award-winning films in Irish, their latest Éist liom (listen to me) will
screen at Fastnet Film Festival in Schull on May 22nd.
Since 2022, Zoe has collaborated with young people, directing ‘Horse Ape Bird’ a youth opera for Irish National Opera by
Carys Coburn and David Coonan, and Kabin Studio’s ‘Sound of The Northside’ a co-production with INO at the Everyman Theatre July 2024. One Two One Two wrote the Kabin Crew Christmas Special for RTÉ (broadcast on Christmas Eve 2024, Best Entertainment Award at Royal Television Society).

Áine Stapleton
Áine Stapleton is a dance and film artist from Wicklow. For the past decade, she has created dance films exploring the biographies of lesser-known female artists, particularly dancer Lucia Joyce – “A must-see” Film Ireland. Her work Horrible
Creature premiered at the Irish Film Institute, and her recent installation Somewhere in the Body premiered at Project Arts Centre and Dublin Dance Festival. Áine develops and presents her work through national and international partnerships, collaborating with arts organisations and Irish diplomatic missions abroad. Her current feature film in development, When Life is Silent, explores the dance history of Monte Verità in Switzerland and is funded by The Arts Council. Prior to working in film, she was co- director of Fitzgerald & Stapleton Dance Theatre with Emma Fitzgerald – “Touches deeper, stranger chords” The New Yorker. She is also a collaborator with Irish electronica band Everything Shook. Áine is a member of the NCFA Steering Committee and a recent MA graduate in Cultural Policy & Management.

Ayesha Syeddah
shaéirah, aka Ayesha, an adopted Dubliner of Punjabi-Pakistani-Swiss roots, is a multidisciplinary artivist, creative director and social justice advocate. As a 3CK, she is avidly curious about the themes of identity, belonging and migration. With her Sufi lineage and background in Sociology serving as her compass, shaéirah’s artistic practice shape shifts by the provocations around her. As a theatre maker, shaéirah examines intersectionality in non-conformist ways – she has created impactful work through the Dublin Fringe Festival (2023), Scene + Heard Festival (2024) and the #BlindianProject in New York, Berlin, London and beyond. shaéirah was awarded a place at the Summer School on Collaborative Practice and Social Change, by Create & Counterpoints Arts earlier this year. She holds the titles of Community Manager at GORM Media where community building and storytelling unite and Managing Editor of the #BlindianProject, where she focuses on positing decolonisation as an everyday practice for Black x Brown allyship.

T.A. Narrative
“Dynamic, immersive, intricate, authentic and creative” are just some of the words used to describe local pop superstars T.A. Narrative.
Celebrate Limerick’s roaring independent music scene with a duo who, with their new label SASP, are at the heart of Limericks music scene, and have been special guests to the likes of Les Savy Fav, King Kong Company, Bush Tetras, and Le Boom.
Get ready to dance at a live show that is both exciting and cathartic, using visuals created by local artists and music that “embodies the essence of freedom and connection.

Wild Geeze
Remember those viral hits like “Any Oaks?” and “Leave Molly Malone alone”? The Wild Geeze are the queens of comedy cabaret, with gems like “The Hoes of Tralee.” If you crave wild Irish humor, enchanting harmonies, and a hint of rebellion against the agricultural patriarchy, The Wild Geeze are your ticket. Join farmer comedian Breda Larkin and the hilarious burlesque chanteuse Miss Lavelle for a chaotically charming cabaret experience that’s anything but ordinary.
These modern Irish women are a boldly unique duo that seamlessly blend queer politics with everything from earthworms, oak trees, grief, masturbation, mental health and Joe Dolan. Their cabaret defies expectations, combining fierce feminism, culchie empowerment with enchanting harmonies, vagina puppets and biting social commentary.

Fadi Zmorrod
Fadi Zmorrod is a contemporary circus artist and director from Jerusalem, Palestine. He is currently Artistic Director of Doulab for Circus and Dance and of Rí Rá Festival of Children’s Arts.
He has been working in the field for almost 20 years, and is specialised as an artist in the Chinese pole, acrobatics, and more recently Cyr wheel. He graduated from Cirko Vertigo in
Italy, and spent the following years touring worldwide with companies like Cinque Blu, Circus Cirkör & Malmö Stadtsteater, Les Ballets C de la B & the Royal Flemish Theatre, Yaa Samar
Dance Theatre, Khashabi Theatre, as well as with his own award winning work. He also co-founded the Palestinian Circus School and has taught, mentored and trained professional artists and young people all over Palestine, Europe and globally. He is currently a recipient of the 2025 Arts & Inclusion Bursary from DLR County Council, and was the 2023/24 SEVN Bursary Awardee.