by Marina Carr, Stacey Gregg, Emmet Kirwan, Louise Lowe, Mark O’Rowe, Enda Walsh + six emerging writers; Iseult Deane, Susannah Al Fraihat, Aoibhéann McCann, Joy Nesbitt, Ois O’Donoghue and Aoife Delany Reade Landmark Productions and Octopus Theatricals

Part confessional, part peep-show booth, and completely visceral, 12 short 5-minute plays were performed by one actor for one audience member at a time in a purpose-built booth as part of Cork Midsummer Festival 2024.

Theatre for One: This Ireland featured the six original writers from the 2019 presentation at Cork Midsummer Festival (Marina Carr, Stacey Gregg, Emmet Kirwan, Louise Lowe, Mark O’Rowe and Enda Walsh), working with an electric line-up of new writers (Iseult Deane, Susannah Al Fraihat, Aoibhéann McCann, Joy Nesbitt, Ois O’Donoghue and Aoife Delany Reade), whose short plays were selected from a nationwide public call-out.

One booth, 12 voices and a uniquely intimate experience for every single audience member. 

Conceived and created by the Olivier and Tony Award-winning designer Christine Jones, and constructed by LOT-EK architects, each original 5-minute play is written specifically for this specially-designed, state-of-the-art theatre. 

Each of the six new writers, who were selected from the nationwide public call-out, were paired with one of the six leading playwrights and have received one-to-one mentorship as they worked on their plays.

Theatre for One: This Ireland  | 12 x 5-minute plays

Kate Gilmore in Queen of the Pyramids by Emmet Kirwan
Úna Kavanagh in Bait by Louise Lowe
Kathy Rose O’Brien in Brilliant by Stacey Gregg
Aisling O’Sullivan in The Spur by Mark O’Rowe
Anna Healy in Cygnum Canticum by Marina Carr
Peter Corboy in Cave by Enda Walsh
Grace Collender in Blue Heat by Iseult Deane (mentored by Marina Carr)
Liath Hannon in  Freeze by Ois O’Donoghue (mentored by Louise Lowe)
Aoibhéann McCann in Humanitarian by Aoibhéann McCann (mentored by Stacey Gregg)
Demi Isaac Oviawe in Dear Rosa by Joy Nesbitt (mentored by Enda Walsh)
Sarah Agha in Fruit for Thought by Susannah Al Fraihat (mentored by Emmet Kirwan)
Joan Sheehy in Moonrise by Aoife Delany Reade (mentored by Mark O’Rowe)

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In December 2020, during the Covid-19 pandemic, the Irish Government approved a limited run of Theatre for One, together with Theatre for One (and a Little One) at the Abbey Theatre from 18-23 December, 2020. Presented by the Abbey Theatre and Dublin Theatre Festival, it was supported by Accenture and Dublin City Council. 

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