OVERVIEW

• Description

  PLEASE NOTE: THIS COMPANY IS NO LONGER IN OPERATION.

• History

  Since its inception in 1986, Storytellers Theatre Company brought a new dimension to Irish Theatre. The company created large and small scale pieces of theatre drawn from diverse literary sources. Storytellers was committed to touring theatre throughout Ireland and abroad. The company’s motivation was driven by the belief that the telling of stories is fundamental to the creation of theatre, by the desire to revisit and revitalise classic, neglected or forgotten texts, and by the need to create new stories from diverse literary sources. There were three main strands to the work of Storytellers Theatre Company: exploring stories in terms of fable, fiction and falsehood; incorporating skills drawn from contemporary international theatre practice; maintaining and developing a dialogue with both established and emerging theatre practitioners.

  Awards:

  2005 Irish Times/ESB Theatre Award nomination for Marcus Costello for Best Lighting for 'The Dream of a Summer Day'

  2004 Irish Times/ESB Theatre Award nomination for Liam Halligan as Best Director for 'Rashomon'

  2004 Irish Times/ESB Theatre Award nomination for Chisato Yoshimi as Best Costume Designer for 'Rashomon'

  The company ceased operations in 2009.

New Irish Plays Produced By Storytellers Theatre Company