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

Nest - Another Live Stream - By Paul Mercier

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

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

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.

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