We are looking forward to an Artistic Programme bursting with life and Limerick talent on the evening on Tuesday 27th May! The attendees will be split into two groups, one heading to The Belltable by Lumen Street Theatre, and other to The Gaff. The two groups will then swap venues, and end the night at Dolan’s Traditional Irish Pub.Â
The artistic programme was expertly curated by Gill NicConmara
(more information about Gill and all performers below)
Belltable Burlesque //
Join us in Belltable, the theatre at the heart of the city, for an evening of music, song and burlesque! Ms Lavelle, the mother of Limerick burlesque, hosts this one-night-only event with Breda Larkin (The Wild Geeze) and is joined by Limerick-made talents Stevie Storm and Virgo Moon to tantalise, tease and entertain you. Enjoy this celebration of the queer, the weird, the funny and the beautiful.
T.A. Narrative at The Gaff //
“Dynamic, immersive, intricate, authentic and creative” are just some of the words used to describe local pop superstars T.A. Narrative. Celebrate Limerick’s roaring independent music scene with a duo who, with their new label SASP, are at the heart of Limericks music scene, and have been special guests to the likes of Les Savy Fav, King Kong Company, Bush Tetras, and Le Boom. Get ready to dance at a live show that is both exciting and cathartic, using visuals created by local artists and music that “embodies the essence of freedom and connection”.
Lumen Street Theatre //
Lumen Street Theatre are Martin Shannon and Giordana Giache. Lumen works with communities and aims to revitalize the arts in local communities by engaging collectively to create street theatre through engagement programs, workshops and community participation to present scenes and performances that are visually spectacular, distinctive and inspiring.  With years of experience initiating programmes in schools and communities, Lumen are well-placed to deliver a high standard of training and professional engagement. Putting an emphasis on the practical as well as the theoretical, Lumen currently delivers a programme of work that gets immediate and exciting results from communities. Lumen provide workshops in schools; youth clubs, seasonal camps and within communities; these workshops facilitate making and creative thinking through arts, crafts, poetry, music, story and performance. Lumen members have created several Murals throughout the mid -west and pride themselves on delivering the spectacular.
Artistic Programme Curator
Gill NicConmara
Gill NicConmara is a company stage manager, producer, and artistic programmer. She specialises in stage management, company management, production coordination, and artistic curatorship. She holds a BA in Contemporary and Applied Theatre Studies from Mary Immaculate College.
Gill’s most recent productions include company stage management for Jilly Morgan’s Birthday Party (Lime Tree Theatre); stage management for The Summer I Robbed a Bank (The Everyman); The Bus (Barnstorm); Gatman (The Everyman and Dublin Fringe Festival); and Found (BrokenCrow and The Everyman, in association with Cork Midsummer Festival and Clonmel Junction Arts Festival).
Other credits include stage management and creative collaboration for The Crow’s Way (Moonfish Theatre / Dublin Theatre Festival / Baboró International Arts Festival for Children); company stage management for Red Army (Lime Tree Theatre); and stage management for Pucked (Up All Night / Cathal Ryan).
Beyond production work, Gill is the current Co Artistic Programme Coordinator for The Gathering with the Lime Tree Theatre, and a producer with Moonfish Theatre, overseeing the development of new work such as Why The Moon Travels. She is passionate about fostering collaborative and inclusive creative spaces and supporting the next generation of performing arts audiences and artists. She hopes you enjoy the Artistic Programme!
Artistic Programme Performers
Lumen Street Theatre
Lumen Street Theatre are Martin Shannon and Giordana Giache. Lumen works with communities and aims to revitalize the arts in local communities by engaging collectively to create street theatre through engagement programs, workshops and community participation to present scenes and performances that are visually spectacular, distinctive and inspiring.
With years of experience initiating programmes in schools and communities, Lumen are well-placed to deliver a high standard of training and professional engagement. Putting an emphasis on the practical as well as the theoretical, Lumen currently delivers a programme of work that gets immediate and exciting results from communities. Lumen provide workshops in schools; youth clubs, seasonal camps and within communities; these workshops facilitate making and creative thinking through arts, crafts, poetry, music, story and performance. Lumen members have created several Murals throughout the mid -west and pride themselves on delivering the spectacular.
The Wild Geeze
Remember those viral hits like “Any Oaks?” and “Leave Molly Malone alone”? The Wild Geeze are the queens of comedy cabaret, with gems like “The Hoes of Tralee.” If you crave wild Irish humor, enchanting harmonies, and a hint of rebellion against the agricultural patriarchy, The Wild Geeze are your ticket. Join farmer comedian Breda Larkin and the hilarious burlesque chanteuse Miss Lavelle for a chaotically charming cabaret experience that’s anything but ordinary.
These modern Irish women are a boldly unique duo that seamlessly blend queer politics with everything from earthworms, oak trees, grief, masturbation, mental health and Joe Dolan. Their cabaret defies expectations, combining fierce feminism, culchie empowerment with enchanting harmonies, vagina puppets and biting social commentary.
T.A. Narrative
“Dynamic, immersive, intricate, authentic and creative” are just some of the words used to describe local pop superstars T.A. Narrative.
Celebrate Limerick’s roaring independent music scene with a duo who, with their new label SASP, are at the heart of Limericks music scene, and have been special guests to the likes of Les Savy Fav, King Kong Company, Bush Tetras, and Le Boom.
Get ready to dance at a live show that is both exciting and cathartic, using visuals created by local artists and music that “embodies the essence of freedom and connection.