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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 empathy, truth, love and a deep exploration of fear and how it might fester.  To have the play written to tour feels incredibly fitting.  I have worked with so many of these Theatres over the years and thank them so much for this opportunity.” Deirdre

Bio
Deirdre Kinahan 2024 Deirdre Kinahan is an award-winning playwright. She is a member of Aosdána, Ireland!s elected affiliation of outstanding artists. Deirdre collaborates with artists and theatres all over the world, is literary associate to Meath County Council and has a large canon of regularly produced plays to her credit. Deirdre is published by Nick Hern Books.

Best Known Plays include: The Saviour, The Unmanageable Sisters, Rathmines Road, Moment, Halcyon Days, Bogboy, Hue & Cry, Spinning and her Irish Revolutionary Trilogy Wild Sky, Embargo and Outrage.

Deirdre works predominantly with the Abbey Theatre, Landmark Productions and Fishamble Theatre Company in Ireland but also collaborates with theatres in the UK, Europe and America. Recent works include The Saviour for Landmark Productions & Irish Repertory Theatre NYC 2023, An Old Song Half Forgotten for the Abbey Theatre & Sofft productions 2023, TEMPESTA Glassmask Theatre 2023, In the Middle of the Fields for So-las Nua Washington DC 2021, The Visit for Draiocht & Dublin Theatre Festival 2021/22, Bloody Yesterday 2022 for Glassmask Theatre.

Deirdre has a number of new Theatre and Screen projects in development, currently under commission to Stat Theatre Maintz in Germany and Fishamble in Dublin. She also has years of experience as a producer and enjoys curating or participating in multi-genre artistic projects for Meath County Council and other national festivals/events. March 2023.
Representation: Emily Hickman at The Agency London.

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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. (eg mentorship, development week, rehearsed reading etc).

The NOMAD network aims to support a future presentation of the work in the following ways:
– Guarantees and substantial in-kind support from each network partner
– The NOMAD network can act as lead applicant, or offer network support on an application under the Arts Council’s touring or Project Funding scheme to fund the costs of the production and tour to all NOMAD partner venues.

Eligibility:

– We are seeking applications from professional practicing theatre/dance artists or companies – emerging or established. Applications from artists who haven’t toured with the NOMAD network previously are welcome.
– Applicants need to be based/resident in Ireland, north or south.
– We are seeking proposals for a new full length production which will be suitable (at a future point) to tour to all NOMAD partner venues.

How to Apply: please fill out this online form before the APPLICATION DEADLINE: 5pm on 31 May 2024

Selection Process:
-Applications will be assessed by all eight NOMAD venue directors.
-We are seeking proposals for productions which are ambitious, engaging and entertaining to maximise the potential for audience development.
-Successful applicant(s) will be notified by 10th June 2024

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NOMAD Network is supported by The Arts Council