Vardo, ANU Productions, Dublin Theatre Festival (Photo: Owen Boss)  

Creative Production Services – A Performing Arts Resource-Sharing Pilot Scheme

In its ten year strategy Making Great Art Work, the Arts Council is committed to leading the development of the Arts in Ireland. The pilot scheme aims to support independent theatre makers at all stages of their careers.

The three companies appointed for this two year pilot scheme are collaborating with all aspects of the existing infrastructure, optimising existing resources and promoting best practice in the development, production and dissemination of theatre across Ireland and beyond.

The pilot companies are:

• Field:Arts – www.fieldarts.ie, run by Lynnette Moran and Matt Smyth

• Once Off Productions – www.onceoffproductions.com, run by Maura O’Keeffe and Sara Cregan

• Meitheal Artist Support – https://branar.ie/en/meitheal, run by Branar

The theatre team looks forward to working together with the recipients and the broader theatre sector on the development of this strategic initiative.

Other useful organisations 

• Theatre Forum – www.theatreforum.ie, a knowledge, expertise and resource sharing forum, that offers mutual support to the sector

• Irish Theatre Institute  – www.irishtheatre.ie, a resource organisation for the professional Irish theatre sector

• Minding Creative Minds – www.mindingcreativeminds.ie,  Is an organisation established to offer a free 24/7/ wellbeing and support programme for the Irish Creative Sector.