“Ní piseog ná scéal atá ann…”
An atmospheric, bilingual horror inspired by Sheridan Le Fanu’s novella, Carmilla (1872). Devised for the stage, this work reimagines Le Fanu’s seminal Gothic tale by twisting it through the lens of the folk and fairylore of his native country.
“Ireland. The mid 1800s - a society caught between science and superstition. Josephine, the daughter of the local landlord, lies weakened in a hushed room. Her father is a rational man, yet all his power cannot protect her from mysterious, devastating attacks.
The watchful servants are disinclined to share what they know. As Josephine's life drains away, these women are torn between saving a life and risking their livelihood to name what it is they fear: an ancient horror that haunts their home.”
lEAD Artist & Director: Conor Kennedy Burke
Co-Devisers: Conor Kennedy BUrke, Sam ó Fearraigh, Eilish McCarthy, Muireann Ní Raghallaigh, Orla Ní Thiobraide, Katie Reid, Hannah O’Reilly, Peter Shine.
Lead Writer: Sam Ó Fearraigh
Playscript: Conor Kennedy Burke, Sam Ó Fearraigh & Peter Shine
Cast: Eilish McCarthy, Muireann Ní Raghallaigh, Orla Ní Thiobraide, Katie Reid, Hannah O’Reilly, Peter Shine. (APRIL 2017)
Kori Kilduff & Elaine Nic an Bhaird (November 2017)
Stage Manager: Áine Cahalan
Sound Design & Score: Niall Clarke
Lighting Design: Susan Collins
Costume Design: Shannon Maguire
Costume Assistant: Clíodhna Hallissey
Gaeilge Consultants: Sam Ó Fearraigh & Muireann Ní Raghallaigh
Poster Artwork: Hannah Carleton
Additional Artwork: Hannah O’Reilly
Poster text design: Dara O’Donnell & M.J. Lopez
This work was presented as a work-in-progresS at Smock Alley: Scene+Heard festival of new work in February 2017.
The completed production premiered at
Galway Theatre Festival in April 2017.
The work was remounted at
An Taibhdhearc Theatre in November 2017.
Revisited as part of Dublin Theatre FEstival: SLINSHOT residency in 2024
