Watch the NEST Documentary & all 23 NEST Shows

On the 1st of March 2024 something extraordinary happened in Dublin 15 ... Draíocht's artists performed 23 brand new Music, Theatre, Spoken Word and Dance shows all over Blanchardstown, in the homes and schools of 23 Dublin 15 children who'd inspired these creations!

23 Brand New Shows.
Inspired by 23 young people or groups from Dublin 15, aged Under 1 year, to 22 years old.
Written, Performed & Directed by 39 professional Theatre Artists & Makers, with Artistic Director Veronica Coborn.
Performed simultaneously in 23 locations, 3 times each, totaling 69 Performances to school & family audiences of 2400 people on 1 Day, 1st of March 2024.
The 23 shows then returned to Draíocht for one week as part of the much anticipated Spréacha Soar Festival for Children & Young People, 11-16 March 2024.

Draíocht is delighted to release each of the 23 shows, here, and to our NEST Playlist on YouTube. Enjoy!

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Listed alphabetically by show title
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NEST - All Quiet In Coolmine - By Kwaku Fortune

All Quiet in Coolmine
A Show for Nilas
Created & Performed by Kwaku Fortune
Directed by Katie O’Halloran
Nilas is in 4th class. He loves history. Especially war history. His favourite film is “All Quiet on the Western Front.” This piece takes Nilas’s interest in war and brings it through the lens of play and imagination, whilst also exploring elements of the writer’s own childhood, and aims to discover what it’s like to be 10 years of age in modern day Ireland.

Nest - Another Live Stream - By Paul Mercier

Another Live Stream
A Show for Lee, Penny & Danila
Created By Paul Mercier
Performed by Kate Stanley Brennan
Directed by Joy Nesbitt
A student at the Technological University Dublin takes time out from her lectures to tell us how she has been getting on with the launching of her new music video.

NEST - Baking You Everything - By Choy-Ping Ní Chléirigh-Ng

BAKING YOU EVERYTHING!!
A Show for Kacey / 给方欣的表演
Created By Choy-Ping Ní Chléirigh-Ng
Performed by Hazel Clifford
Directed by Jim Culleton
Mandarin Chinese translation and audio performance by Michelle Chan Schmidt
Join bubbly chef Bea on a quest to fulfill a special order for a new customer. Will Bea make it in time for the birthday party? An enchanting tale filled with fun, friendship and a sprinkle of stardust. Featuring English, Irish and Mandarin Chinese

Nest - Bongo the Birdwatcher - By Samuel Yakura

NEST - Caveman - By Matt Szczerek

NEST - Cloud on a Thread - By Little John Nee

NEST - Feathers of Glory - By Luke Casserly

NEST - Freeze - By Jody O’Neill

Nest - Get On With It - By Clare Monnelly

Nest - Grub - By Stephen Marriott

Nest - I Start Here - By Terri Jade Donovan

Nest - Khadija's Song - By Farah Elle

Nest - Launch Day - By Amy Conroy

Nest - Life Is Ball - By CN Smith

NEST - Monaco - By Dafe Orugbo

NEST - R0be and Jo - By Darragh O’Donnell

NEST - Ruby - By John Doran

NEST - Scrambling - By Madi O’Carroll

NEST - Sketches - By Fionntán Larney

NEST - Skin and Blister - By Pippa Molony

NEST - Sunshine in Portmarnock - By Monica Munoz

NEST - Tales of the Inventor and the Pirate - By Eimear Hussey

NEST - The Abbie That Saved Football - By Brigid Leahy

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NEST was based on HOME THEATRE, an original idea by Marcus Vinicius Faustini (Brazil) and Kerry Kyriacos Michael (UK). Draíocht’s iteration, HOME THEATRE (Ireland), took place in 2018.

NEST was funded by ART: 2023, a Decade of Centenaries Collaboration between The Arts Council and the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media.

#DecadeOfCentenaries #Art2023 #NEST #SpreachaSoarFestival

Important Information

Read the Artist Biogs

Artistic Director: Veronica Coburn

With NEST Makers: Amy Conroy (lead artist), Little John Nee (lead artist), Luke Casserly, Terri Jade Donovan, John Doran, Farah El Neihum, Kwaku Fortune, Eimear Hussey, Fionntán Larney, Brigid Leahy, Stephen Marriott, Paul Mercier, Pippa Molony, Clare Monnelly, Monica Muñoz, Choy-Ping Ní Chléirigh-Ng, Madi O’Carroll, Darragh O’Donnell, Jody O’Neill, Dafe Orugbo, CN Smith, Matt Szczerek, Samuel Yakura.
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NEST Performers & Mentors: Hazel Clifford, Samuel Coyle, Emma Rose Creaner, Sorcha Curley, LA Feeney, Davey Kelleher, Callum Maxwell, Ryan McCann, Kate Stanley Brennan.
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NEST Directors: Jim Culleton, Wayne Jordan, Joy Nesbitt, Dominic O’Brien, Katie O’Halloran, Claire O’Reilly.