Commission Announcement
Due to a phenomenal response to our Call Out for 2024, the Nomad Venue Network has selected two recipients of the 2024 Nomad Commission Award: Deirdre Kinahan About the project: “I am absolutely thrilled to take this Commission from NOMAD to write a play exploring the current response of Irish society to immigration. This is a national conversation of great importance and I believe Theatre can engage as a place of… Read More
Open Call
Update: Please note this Call Out is now closed NOMAD Network invites proposals from theatre/dance artists and companies for: -A new theatre/dance work OR -A re-imagined play/production for a future tour supported by the eight network venue partners. The NOMAD network will offer the successful applicant: – A commissioning fee (up to €10,000) to develop the work – An opportunity to develop the work with the support of the NOMAD partner venues…. Read More
Bailegangaire Official Trailer 4 – audience feedback
Hear what audience members had to say about the opening performance of Bailegangaire at the Backstage Theatre (starts at 1.03 minutes into the trailer).
Bailegangaire is one of The Ticket’s Highlights of the Week
“few dramas come with as much power or urgency as Bailegangaire” Bailegangaire opens tonight (9 Sept) at the Backstage Theatre, Longford.
Trailer: Bailegangaire opens at the Backstage Theatre on Fri 9 Sept
Here is the trailer for Bailegangaire. The Irish tour opens on Fri 9 and Sat 10 September 2016 at the Backstage Theatre, Longford before embarking on a nationwide tour. Tour dates Backstage Theatre, Longford Friday 9 – Saturday 10 September 2016 8:00pm Ticket Prices: €18/€16 Phone: 0433347888 www.backstage.ie Civic Theatre, Tallaght Wednesday 14 – Thursday 15 September 2016 8:00pm Ticket Prices: €18/€16 Phone: 01 4627477 www.civictheatre.ie Roscommon Arts Centre Friday 16 – Saturday 17 September 2016… Read More
Bailegangaire’s director Padraic McIntyre on Tom Murphy: “Maybe it was the culchies in us.”
Padraic McIntyre recently wrote about his history with Tom Murphy on the Civic Theatre’s blog: “Some years ago I had the privilege of directing ‘Conversations on a Homecoming’, by Tom Murphy for NOMAD/Livin Dred and sat with Tom in his study discussing the play. My Theatrical hero, my playwriting idol, sitting before me. And Tom like his plays didn’t disappoint. He was funny, witty, intelligent, sharp, abrasive, contrary and very very generous. A couple… Read More
