Theater Companies in Ireland

Barnstorm Theatre Company - Kilkenny

Founded in Kilkenny in 1991, Barnstorm Theatre Company creates and presents quality theatre for, and with children, young people and adults. We engage the transformative potential of theatre for the benefit of our audiences and communities.

1 to 10 staff

Whirligig Theatre Company

Since 2008, Whirligig has staged a range of works by Irish Writers such as Tara Maria Lovett (The Cut and The Tide), George Fitzmaurice (The Magic Glasses and The Wonderful Wedding), Flann O’Brien (The Bother with the Brother) and A Titter of Wit, an entertaining taste of the works of great Irish dramatists, poets and humourists and staged at the Irish Writers Centre. In 2016/17 in a change from Irish writers, we had a great success with Canadian dramatist George F. Walker's comedy Risk Everything. This was performed at The New Theatre and The Viking in Clontarf. In 2019, we returned to the work of Tara Maria Lovett with our production of The Tide. Directed by Pat Nolan this was staged at the New Theatre, Temple Bar and subsequently at The Dolmen and Whale Theatres. The planned 2020 National Tour was postponed because of COVID. We hope to re-schedule this in the near future. In March 2022, thanks to Arts Council Project Funding, we developed and staged a Rehearsed Reading of a new play Susan, written by Ann Russell and directed by Gerard Lee. This play tells the story of Susan, an elderly woman who has been placed in a nursing home by her family. Susan is angry and resentful, she feels trapped, abandoned, powerless and ignored. She has a memory, elusive but persistent. Is it real or not? How can she be sure and what does she do with the rage it generates? Our wonderful cast, led by Helen Roche as Susan, brought this play to life and the lively and engaged after-show discussion showed how the theme of the play resonated with so many people. Sincere thanks to the Arts Council and the Irish Theatre Institute for their support for this project and to the Alzheimer's Society and Dr. Hannah Gogarty (RCSI) for their expert advice.

11 to 50 staff

Briery Gap Cultural Centre

The Briery Gap Cultural Centre CLG was established by Cork County Council in 1998 to provide a significant cultural facility to the Macroom Community and wider hinterland. Situated in the centre of Macroom, following a 7-year closure and a complete rebuild, it is due to reopen in the second quarter of 2024. It includes a 217 seat Theatre and Cinema facility incorporated with the town’s public library. As a shared facility it is the agreed aim of the Board and Council that the managements of both the Cultural Centre and Library will work closely together to optimise cooperation, use of facilities, and opportunities for creative community engagement.

1 to 10 staff

Rough Magic Theatre Company

Rough Magic is a multi-award winning national theatre company. Since 1984 we have produced over 140 productions - many of them Irish and world premieres. Independent, artist-led, and inherently collaborative, Rough Magic exists at an unexpected angle to the mainstream, providing an anchor for independent artists, and rich theatrical experiences for audiences across the country and the world.

1 to 10 staff

Fair Play Productions

1 to 10 staff

Enchanted Croi Theatre

Enchanted Croí Theatre is a rapidly-growing, highly sought-after women-led professional theatre company founded in 2019 by longtime theatre-maker Anne-Marie O'Sullivan, located in Strokestown, Co Roscommon. Enchanted Croi Theatre creates a range of theatrical productions, including musicals, site-specific theatre, and digital theatre. The company is a major provider of theatre education and workshop facilitation in schools and educational centres, and a trusted event supplier for the National Famine Museum at Strokestown Park and its parent organisation, the Irish Heritage Trust.

1 to 10 staff