The Performance Corporation

The Performance Corporation Creative organisation specialising in theatre, site-specific, immersive tech, residencies & curation

⚡ MEET THE CAST OF PRETTY VACANT ⚡We’re back in the rehearsal room on Monday, getting ready to unleash at Dublin Fring...
28/08/2026

⚡ MEET THE CAST OF PRETTY VACANT ⚡

We’re back in the rehearsal room on Monday, getting ready to unleash at Dublin Fringe.

Cast includes: Alan Howley , Emmet Kirwan emmetkirwan, Matthew Malone Matthew Malone, Ruth McGill Ruth McGill, Aisling O'Mara Aisling O'Mara and Camille Lucy Ross Camille Lucy Ross.

Featuring Anthony Freeman O'Brien Anthony Freeman O'brien

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The Performance Corporation The Performance Corporation returns to Dublin Fringe with a riotous new site-specific musical that takes aim at gentrification, power and who gets to shape the future of our cities.

When a Eurovision star turned property shark tries to sell her "visionary" regeneration plan for the Liberties, things quickly get out of hand in this biting musical satire about greed, gentrification, and the battle for Dublin's soul.

📍 Tailors' Hall, Dublin 8
📅 15–20 September 2026

Written by Tom Swift Tom Swift
Music by Daragh Dukes Daragh Dukes
Directed by Jo Mangan Jo Mangan
Movement Direction by Nanette Kincaid Nanette Kincaid.
Set & Costume Design by Sinéad Lawlor. Lighting Design by Sarah Jane Shiels SJ Shiels.
Video & Projection Design by Jane Cassidy Jane Cassidy
Video & Voices from the Liberties by richiepow / chatsintheflats
Graphic design by enortondesign

🎟 Tickets and more information via the link in our bio.

Funded by The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon.

Supported by Dublin City Council, An Taisce, The Liberties Community Project, Liberties Festival and Kildare County Council

Presented as part of Dublin Fringe.

Bus. Turas timpeall Bhéal an Mhuirthead, agus scéal á insint ar an mbealach.I , taistealóidh an lucht féachana le chéil...
20/08/2026

Bus. Turas timpeall Bhéal an Mhuirthead, agus scéal á insint ar an mbealach.

I , taistealóidh an lucht féachana le chéile ar an mbus ó áit go háit, agus an léiriú ag bogadh tríd an bhaile agus an tírdhreach i .

Greannmhar, spraíúil, agus lán d’eilimintí uathúla, is leath turas agus leath eispéireas amharclainne é Tír an Traonaigh - a thógfaidh tú ó chaibidil go caibidil, le hamharclannaíocht, ceol, gluaiseacht, agus an tírdhreach é féin ag teacht le chéile timpeall ort.

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A bus. A journey around Béal an Mhuirthead. And a story that unfolds along the way.

In , the audience travels together by bus from place to place, as the performance moves through the town and the extraordinary landscape of .

Funny, playful and full of surprises, it’s part journey, part performance — carrying you from one chapter of the story to the next, as theatre, music, movement, digital art and the landscape itself come together around you.

📍 Béal an Mhuirthead
📅 19 - 23 Lúnasa / August
⏰ 14:30, 16:30 & 18:30
🎟️ antaibhdhearc.ie or 091 357 011

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Maoinithe ag/Funded by:
Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht

Galway City Council
Rethink Ireland
mayocountycouncil Kildare Arts Service



Photos: Shane Ó Ceallaigh

14/08/2026

Tá muid ag tnúth go mór le ‘Tír an Traonaigh’ a léiriú i lár an aonaigh sa Ghaeltacht i mBéal an Mhuirthead, ag úsáid Gaeilge Mhaigh Eo.

Greannmhar, spraíúil agus uaillmhianach, meascann Tír an Traonaigh amharclannaíocht, ceol, gluaiseacht agus an tírdhreach féin le chéile chun eispéireas amharclainne nach bhfuil a leithéid ann a chruthú.

We’re excited to present in Béal an Mhuirthead, using Mayo Irish.

Funny, playful & visually ambitious, Tír an Traonaigh blends theatre, music, movement and extraordinary landscapes into a theatrical experience unlike any other.

📍 Béal an Mhuirthead
📅 19 - 23 Lúnasa / August
⏰ 14:30, 16:30 & 18:30
🎟️ antaibhdhearc.ie nó 091 357 011

Bus, turas agus éan ar iarraidh. Ní tharlódh a leithéid ach i mBéal an Mhuirthead!Tá rud difriúil ag teacht i mí Lúnasa…...
07/08/2026

Bus, turas agus éan ar iarraidh. Ní tharlódh a leithéid ach i mBéal an Mhuirthead!

Tá rud difriúil ag teacht i mí Lúnasa…

Ar aghaidh leat ar bord an bhus do ‘Tír an Traonaigh’ - turas amharclainne trí Bhéal an Muirthead. Téann beirt deirfiúracha ar thuras gan chiall chun achrann faoi thalamh, an dúlra agus éan beag torannach a réiteach.

Bí ag súil le hamharclannaíocht, ceol, gluaiseacht, radharcanna áille, turas ar bhus agus roinnt iontas!

Tá ár bhfoireann i mBéal an Mhuirthead, ag tógáil an tseit agus ag cleachtadh, agus táimid ag ullmhú don chéad léiriú ar an 19 Lúnasa.

Agus ná bí buartha mura bhfuil Gaeilge líofa agat, beidh rochtain teanga ar fáil.

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A bus. A journey. A disappearing bird. A story that could only happen here on the Mullet peninsula!

Something a little different is coming to Béal an Mhuirthead this August…

Climb aboard and join us for Tír an Traonaigh / Land of the Corncrake – a theatrical adventure through the Mullet Peninsula, where two feuding sisters, a noisy little bird and a battle over the future of the land are about to collide.

Expect theatre, music, movement, beautiful locations, a bus ride – and a few surprises along the way.

Our team is in Béal an Mhuirthead, the sets are being built, rehearsals are underway and we're getting ready to open on 19 August.

And don't worry about your cúpla focal! Tír an Traonaigh is for everyone – the performance is in Irish, with English translation available throughout.

📍 Béal an Mhuirthead
📅 19 - 23 Lúnasa / August
⏰ 14:30, 16:30 & 18:30 i.n (pm)
🎟️ antaibhdhearc.ie nó 091 357 011

Tar linn! Come along for the ride

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Maoinithe ag/Funded by:
Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht

Galway City Council
Rethink Ireland
mayocountycouncil Kildare Arts Service



Maeve McGrath Caitriona Ni Mhurchu Stephanie Dufresne Tom Swift Jo Mangan Daragh Dukes
Jane Cassidy Marie Hegarty Cliodhna Hallissey Fionnuala Conway Seoirsín

Tá muid go domhain sna cleachtaí do . Is sa seomra cleachtaidh a thosaíonn sé. Déantar tástáil ar smaointe, agus glacan...
05/08/2026

Tá muid go domhain sna cleachtaí do .

Is sa seomra cleachtaidh a thosaíonn sé. Déantar tástáil ar smaointe, agus glacann radhairc cruth.

Céad stad eile: Béal an Mhuirthead, áit a mbíonn an tírdhreach mar chuid den léiriúcháin

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We're deep in rehearsals for , exploring, playing, discovering...

The rehearsal room is where it all begins. Ideas are tested, scenes take shape...

Next stop: Béal an Mhuirthead, where the landscape itself becomes part of the performance. We can't wait!

TÍR AN TRAONAIGH
(Land of the Corncrakes)

📅 19–23 Lúnasa / August
📍 Béal an Mhuirthead / Belmullet, Co. Mayo
🎟️ Ticéid ar fáil anois ag an nasc inár mbio - Tickets available now via the -

English language translation available

Comhléiriú idir agus

Maoinithe ag/Funded by:
Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht

Galway City Council
Rethink Ireland Ealaín na Gaeltachta
mayocountycouncil Kildare Arts Service



Maeve McGrath Caitriona Ni Mhurchu Stephanie Dufresne Tom Swift Jo Mangan Daragh Dukes
Jane Cassidy Marie Hegarty Cliodhna Hallissey Fionnuala Conway Seoirsín

Pictures by Allen Kiely

Casaigí leis na healaíontóirí taobh thiar de . An Lúnasa seo, bígí linn do thuras amharclainne nach ndéanfar dearmad ch...
29/07/2026

Casaigí leis na healaíontóirí taobh thiar de .

An Lúnasa seo, bígí linn do thuras amharclainne nach ndéanfar dearmad choíche air trí thírdhreach Thuaisceart Mhaigh Eo, áit a cheiliúrann na traonaigh, a chuireann beocht sna scéalta, agus a dhéanann an gnáthrud neamhghnách.

Coimisiúnaithe ag An Taibhdhearc agus cruthaithe ag scríbhneoir Tom Swift agus stiúrthóir Jo Mangan, is mórléiriú nua suíomhoiriúnaithe Gaeilge é Tír an Traonaigh (Land of the Corncrakes). Measctar an amharclannaíocht, ceol, gluaiseacht agus tírdhreacha neamhghnácha in eispéireas amharclainne atá iomlán difriúil le haon cheann eile.

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Meet the artists bringing to life.

This August, join us for a theatrical journey through the wild landscapes of North Mayo, where corncrakes call, stories take flight, and the ordinary becomes extraordinary.

Commissioned by An Taibhdhearc and created by writer Tom Swift and director Jo Mangan, Tír an Traonaigh (Land of the Corncrakes) is a new site-specific Irish-language production that blends theatre, music, movement and visual storytelling into a one-of-a-kind audience experience.
We're delighted to introduce the brilliant cast and creative team behind the adventure.

TÍR AN TRAONAIGH
(Land of the Corncrakes)

📅 19–23 Lúnasa / August
📍 Béal an Mhuirthead / Belmullet, Co. Mayo
🎟️ Tickets available now via the link in our bio - Ticéid ar fáil anois ag an nasc inár mbio

English language translation available

Comhléiriú idir agus

Maoinithe ag/Funded by:
Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht

Galway City Council
Rethink Ireland
mayocountycouncil Kildare Arts Service



Maeve McGrath Caitriona Ni Mhurchu Stephanie Dufresne Tom Swift Jo Mangan Daragh Dukes
Jane Cassidy Marie Hegarty Cliodhna Hallissey Fionnuala Conway Seoirsín

We're delighted to be part of this conversation as part of The Liberties Festival tomorrow evening.The Performance Corpo...
23/07/2026

We're delighted to be part of this conversation as part of The Liberties Festival tomorrow evening.

The Performance Corporation's Tom Swift , writer of , and Anthony Freeman O'brien join RICHIE POWER of chatsintheflats and Anita Reilly for a discussion about creative responses within the community, the changing Liberties, and the issues that matter to the people who live here.

Over the past two years, **Pretty Vacant** has been developed with the support of The Liberties Community Project and The Liberties Festival, and we're looking forward to bringing the finished production to Tailors' Hall this September as part of Dublin Fringe.

**Pretty Vacant** is a biting new musical satire in which a Eurovision star turned property shark attempts to sell her "visionary" regeneration plan for the Liberties. What begins as a polished sales pitch quickly unravels into a sharp, funny and provocative look at greed, gentrification and the battle for Dublin's soul.

Anthony has been part of the development of the project and also performs in the production, while Richie's will film stories from the Liberties that will feature within the show.

We're especially proud to present the production in partnership with An Taisce , including a free Culture Night | Oíche Chultúir / Culture Night Dublin performance and post-show conversation on **18 September**, alongside the Dublin Fringe Festival run. Free tickets for this event will be available to book from **18 August**. Tickets for the rest of the run are available now via the link in our bio.

If you're around tomorrow evening, we'd love to see you there.

🎟️ Tomorrow night's event:
https://takeyourseats.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/873688513

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PRETTY VACANT at
📍 Tailors' Hall, Dublin 8
📅 15–20 September 2026

Written by Tom Swift
Music by Daragh Dukes
Directed by Jo Mangan

Cast:
• emmetkirwan • Matthew Malone • Ruth McGill • Aisling O'Mara • Camille Lucy Ross

Featuring Anthony Freeman O'brien

🎟 Tickets and more information via the link in our bio.

Funded by The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon.

Supported by Dublin City Council, An Taisce, The Liberties Community Project, The Liberties Festival and Kildare Arts Service

🚧 PRETTY VACANT 🚧Just announced as part of Dublin Fringe Festival.The Performance Corporation returns to Dublin Fringe F...
08/07/2026

🚧 PRETTY VACANT 🚧

Just announced as part of Dublin Fringe Festival.

The Performance Corporation returns to Dublin Fringe Festival with a riotous new site-specific musical that takes aim at gentrification, power and who gets to shape the future of our cities.

When a Eurovision star turned property shark tries to sell her "visionary" regeneration plan for the Liberties, things quickly get out of hand in this biting musical satire about greed, gentrification, and the battle for Dublin's soul.

📍 Tailors' Hall, Dublin 8
📅 15–20 September 2026

Written by Tom Swift
Music by Daragh Dukes
Directed by Jo Mangan

Cast includes: Alan Howley, Emmet Kirwan, Matthew Malone, Ruth McGill, Aisling O'Mara and Camille Lucy Ross.

Featuring Anthony Freeman O'Brien

🎟 Tickets and more information via https://theperformancecorporation.com/prettyvacant/

Funded by The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon.

Supported by Dublin City Council, An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland, The Liberties Community Project, The Liberties Festival and Kildare County Council

Presented as part of Dublin Fringe Festival.

Movement Direction by Nanette Kincaid
Set & Costume Design by Sinéad Lawlor.
Lighting Design by Sarah Jane Shiels
Video & Projection Design by Jane Cassidy

Image by enortondesign

📢 FÓGRA!Tá ríméad ar An Taibhdhearc, Amharclann Náisiúnta na Gaeilge, agus ar The Performance Corporation Tír an Traonai...
06/07/2026

📢 FÓGRA!

Tá ríméad ar An Taibhdhearc, Amharclann Náisiúnta na Gaeilge, agus ar The Performance Corporation Tír an Traonaigh a chur i láthair.

Is mór-léiriú nua suíomhshonrach Gaeilge é Tír an Traonaigh, scríofa ag Tom Swift agus faoi stiúir Jo Mangan.

An Lúnasa seo, tabharfar lucht féachana ar bord bus ar thuras amharclainne dodhearmadta trí thírdhreach iontach Ghaeltacht Mhaigh Eo, áit a dtagann an teaghlach, an bhithéagsúlacht agus todhchaí na Gaeilge le chéile.

Greannmhar, spraíúil agus uaillmhianach, cuireann Tír an Traonaigh amharclann, ceol, gluaiseacht agus an tírdhreach féin le chéile chun eispéireas amharclainne nach bhfuil a leithéid ann a chruthú.

Le Caitriona Ni Mhurchu, Maeve McGrath, Seamus Moran agus Stephanie Dufresne, nascann an taibhléiriú beo seo, ceol, teilgean agus an tírdhreach le chéile chun eispéireas dodhearmadta a chruthú.

📍Béal an Mhuirthead, Co. Mhaigh Eo
📅19–23 Lúnasa 2026
🚌 Turas amharclainne suíomhshonrach ar bord bhus trí Ghaeltacht Mhaigh Eo
🎟️ Ticéid ar díol anois – nasc sa mbio

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📢 ANNOUNCEMENT!

An Taibhdhearc, Ireland's National Irish Language Theatre & The Performance Corporation are proud to announce Tír an Traonaigh.

Written by Tom Swift & directed by Jo Mangan, Tír an Traonaigh is a major new Irish-language, site-specific production.

This August, audiences are invited aboard a bus for an unforgettable theatrical journey through the spectacular landscape of the North Mayo Gaeltacht, where family, biodiversity and the future of the Irish language collide.

Funny, playful & visually ambitious, Tír an Traonaigh blends theatre, music, movement and extraordinary landscapes into a theatrical experience unlike any other.

The production features Caitríona Ní Mhurchú, Maeve McGrath, Seamus Moran and Stephanie Dufresne, combining live performance, music, projection and the landscape itself to create an unforgettable theatrical experience.

📍Belmullet, Co. Mayo
📅19–23 August 2026
🚌 A theatrical journey aboard a bus through the Mayo Gaeltacht
🎟️ Tickets via https://theperformancecorporation.com/tirantraonaigh/

Maoinithe ag/Funded by:
Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht, The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon, Galway City Council, Rethink Ireland, Mayo Arts Office Mayo County Council
Arts in Co Kildare Kildare County Council

First research trip of the SPACE Programme 2026.A brilliant day at Studio Ulster in Belfast exploring immersive technolo...
20/05/2026

First research trip of the SPACE Programme 2026.

A brilliant day at Studio Ulster in Belfast exploring immersive technologies, virtual production and future-facing creative practice with artists, technologists and collaborators from across disciplines.

Pictured at Studio Ulster, from right: Richard Campbell (Ulster University at Coleraine), Caroline Harken (Ulster University), Fionnuala Conway (SPACE artist), Fiona Kilkelly (Ulster University), Jo Mangan (The Performance Corporation), Tamsin Snow (SPACE artist), Dafydd Hall Williams (Holoedge Digital), Sarah Halpin (Irish National Opera), Conan McIvor (SPACE artist), Karen Fleming (Ulster University), and Frank Lyons (Ulster University).

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