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12th to 16th June The New Theatre, Temple Bar

18th to 20th June dlr Mill Theatre, Dundrum

Hello I'm Lesley Conroy, IFTA nominated actor and artistic director of tenderfire, a newly founded theatre company with big plans to foreground the female voice in emotionally charged narratives for stage & screen.

tenderfire is launching this initiative with the World premiere of EPIPHANY - a reimagining of James Joyce’s classic short story ‘The Dead’ which places Gretta at the heart of the drama.

We are so excited to partner with Bloomsday Festival to present EPIPHANY in The New Theatre (Temple Bar - 11-16th June) & dlr Mill Theatre (Dundrum - 18-20th June).

Gretta Conroy takes centre stage at the Misses Morkan’s annual supper party – a night filled with music, dancing and genteel skirmishes.

She has it all, a house on the Kingston line, a gentleman's family and a romantic night in The Gresham planned with her dutiful husband Gabriel. But when a love song from her past unearths long buried memories, Gretta finds herself at a crossroads weighing up the choices that shaped her, and the path that lies ahead.

Themes of love, loss and longing are excavated under the ghost weight of the past.

This unique production expands the female voice in the Joyce canon beyond Molly Bloom, and Nora & Lucia Joyce. Epiphany will resonate with theatre going audiences, which are made up largely of women, because its themes relate to our lives.

Writing this solo show has been such a labour of love. An Agility Award & dlr Mountain to Sea Bursary provided mentorship from Mark O’Halloran, which led to a sold out rehearsed reading in dlr Mill Theatre, directed by Stewart Roche. Laois Arts Office & Cork Theatre Collective funded early stage showings.

A grant from dlr Arts Office has propelled us from development to production and covers rehearsal costs for myself and my fantastic director Fiana Toibin.

However, to bring this work to life we will need additional funding to reach the plays ambition. Funds raised through this GoFundMe will go directly toward production costs, set construction, costumes, lighting, and sound.

We are aiming to raise €3,000 and would be grateful for any support you can give.

Thank you for taking the time to read this and for supporting female-led independent Irish theatre, and please share it with your friends!

Lesley Conroy