SAOIRSE

An Taibhdhearc presents SAOIRSE from 10 - 26 July as part of the Galway International Arts Festival. Set in the Kerry Gaeltacht, SAOIRSE is a funny and heartwarming new musical which celebrates first loves and losses.  

The arrival of the first summer of freedom brings excitement to the air. Saoirse, Róisín and Aoife are grappling with life's big questions -  Who am I? Who’s stolen my hair straightener? What even is the Modh Coinníollach? 

SAOIRSE also explores contemporary issues facing Gaeltacht communities today; the impact of rising rents, second home ownership and potential closing of the College. Could this be the last Coláiste Samhraidh/summer college ever? 

• Dates: 10 - 26 July (Previews 10 & 11 July, Opening Night 13 July)

• Tickets: €20 - €25 + booking fee

• Duration: 2 hours approx. with interval 

• English Language Access available (closed captions) through the Sibrwd app 

• Irish Sign Language (ISL) is available on the 25th and 26th of July

Reviews: [Shauna Carrick Wants a Dog]:

“★★★★ Heartfelt and heart-warming” - The Reviews Hub 

“Obscene that one person should have this much talent…exceptional, funny” - The Arts Review

Aidan Byrne: Aodh

Lesley Conroy: Nuala

Ciara Cox: Saoirse

Juliette Crosbie: Múinteoir Tara

Ursula Earley: Siobhán

Síofra Ní Éilí: Aoife

Colm Mac Gearailt: Liam

Evanne Kilgallon: Róisín

Callum Maxwell: Séamus

Elliot Nolan: Caoimhín

Cast