we’re still here
development and readings
Donegal in drought.
In the churning of the Barnesmore Gap, Jessica Cairn finds herself back where she started: on rotten, stained ground, rooting through the same old shite.
Thirty-one years since he saw her last, Eli is drawn back up Jessica’s driveway.
Acorns bursary with an grianÁn theatre
Bursary from An Grianan Theatre in Donegal to develop ‘We’re Still Here’ using the landscape to inform the development of setting within the play. Alongside the bursary, I will also be availing of dramaturgical sessions and mentoring.
An Grianan Theatre
June 2026
lyric theatre development
The Lyric Theatre in Belfast hosted a development reading with Northern Irish actors Abigail McGibbon (Blue Lights BBC, David Ireland’s Sadie) and Charlie Bonner, which was directed by Emily Foran.
The Lyric Theatre
December 2025
dublin fringe festival
Written over the course of 16 weeks, an initial reading of We’re Still Here was originally staged at Dublin Fringe Festival in September 2025. With actors Claire Barrett and Ruari Conaghan, and directed by Emily Foran, the reading was a part of ‘Scripted’, where each Lir Academy MFA playwright had an excerpt of their work staged.
Dublin Fringe Festival
September 2025