OFFSITE: Recent Episodes
Eoin Winning
A Series of interviews with with theatremakers who work in unusual, site-specific, site responsive and non-traditional spaces. Supported by the Arts Council.
I talk to Writer, actor and performer John McCarthy about his work with Hammergrin and more recent escapades in podcasting formats.
HAMMERGRIN
With great power comes great responsibility. I chat to stage manager Caoimhe Regan about her work with Performance Corporation and ANU and learn why she once had the code to turn on Limerick's Christmas Lights in her phone. Contains strong language.
I talk to composer Tom Lane about his classical training, artistic interventions and how to make opera more accessible.
Tom Lane
Mel Mercier is a performer, composer and sound designer who plays and teaches around the world. I talk to him about his work with Corcadorca and his love of the javanese gamelan.
Interview about Peace Camp
I spoke to designer and director Medb Lambert to find out how to turn a concrete carpark into a theatre and what we can do as artists to include more people in our work.
Equinox Theatre Company
I interview Director Donal Gallagher about how to turn a whole town into a stage.
The radio documentary about Bridge Street will Be
ASYLUM
Maura is an independent producer who has worked on events and performances across Ireland and abroad. I talk to her about what a producer brings to a production and just how many projects one can work on at once.
Paul Keogan is a designer with a long track record of large-scale offsite work. I talk to him about his time in Project Arts Centre and his collaborations with Corcadorca.
Paul Keogan
I chat to designer and theatremaker SJ about nerdy lighting things and get an insight into her practice and approach to work. We also vow to eat lunch during get-ins.
SJ wanted to clarify that Paule Constable’s bike is a Brompton and the name of the horse in FARM was called Ralph!
Sarah Jane Shiels
I chat to Owen Boss about his work with ANU and his influences from film to visual art.
In this episode I'm joined by Pete Jordan to talk about the backstage requirements and Health and Safety implications of working offsite.
Warning- contains foul language.
In the first of the series, I sit down to talk to Thomas Conway, a director, educator, and dramaturg.