LIVE at 1st Irish Festival, Act I: Labhaoise Magee & Crissy O'Donovan, Theatre Makers

After Origin Theatre’s artistic director Mick Mellamphy welcomes our paying (!) audience to the 1st Irish Festival’s first live podcast event, we introduce theatre makers, Derry’s own Labhaoise Magee of Fair Play Productions and Big Telly Theatre’s Crissy O" Donovan who was raised in Dublin, worked in GB, and is now based in Northern Ireland. Fair Play brought Sinéad O"Brien"s "storytelling masterclass" No One is Coming to Origin 1st Irish this year, while Big Telly staged the immersive Granny Jackson’s Dead. Labhaoise and Crissy talk about their theatrical journeys, how storytelling can process collective memory, how theater can promote democratic culture in post-conflict Northern Ireland, and the transformative power of dramatic arts in fostering connections and understanding. Join us Upstairs at Ryan’s Daughter for our first live podcast recording, made possible by the support of the Northern Ireland Bureau. Links Labhaoise MageeIMDb Fair Play ProductionsWebsiteInstagramX Crissy O" DonovanLinkedIn Big Telly TheatreWebsiteYouTubeX Origin TheatreWebsite The Northern Ireland BureauWebsite Episode Details: Season 7, Episode 14; Total Episode Count: 117