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Veronica Coburn

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Author, performer and director, Veronica Coburn was a founder member of Barabbas Theatre Company. She is the author of Clown Through Mask –The Pioneering Work of Richard Pochinko As Practised By Sue Morrison, a book on the art of the red nose, written in collaboration with world-renowned teacher of Pochinko Clown Sue Morrison. Veronica was Artist in Residence in Draíocht Arts Centre for three years, 2012–2015. The focus of her residency was the building of Hallelujah! Draíocht’s Community Clown Choir. She is programme director of Tenderfoot, The Civic Theatre’s apprentice theatre programme for transition year students. A book, Tenderfoot–Plays By & For Young People, was published in 2015 in association with South Dublin Library. Work not listed on Playography includes: The Lehane Trilogy with Ruth Lehane (Best Female Performer, Dublin Fringe Festival 2012); Bernarda’s House (a red nose retelling of Lorca’s classic play, Dublin Fringe Festival 2014); this is a room… (Dublin Youth Theatre, in collaboration with Dylan Coburn Gray, Dublin Theatre Festival 2017); and Mayday (RTÉ Radio Drama, winner of Prix Europa/Radio France & Twentyseven).

Playwriting Credits

Play Title Playwright
Blowfish Veronica Coburn
Granuaile Pirate Queen Gabrielle Breathnach Veronica Coburn
Moby Dan Veronica Coburn

Adaptations

Play Title Playwright
Bernarda's House Veronica Coburn Federico García Lorca
Cyrano Veronica Coburn Edmond Rostand

Actor

Play Title Playwright
Callers Graham Reid
Come Down from the Mountain John Clown, John Clown
Half Eight Mass of a Tuesday
Hupnouse Charlie O'Neill
Melting Penguins Gerard Stembridge
Nightmare on Essex Street Gerard Stembridge
Out the Back Door
Wurawor A-Wishin'o Mary Murphy

Director

Play Title Playwright
Bernarda's House Veronica Coburn Federico García Lorca
Blowfish Veronica Coburn
Break Amy Conroy
Car Show 3 Various authors.
Cyrano Veronica Coburn Edmond Rostand
Eternal Rising of the Sun Amy Conroy
God's Gift John Banville Heinrich von Kleist
a new version of Heinrich von Kleist's Amphitryon
Granuaile Pirate Queen Gabrielle Breathnach Veronica Coburn
Hairdresser in the House Written by Barabbas (Raymond Keane and Veronica Coburn)
I'm not ADHD...I'm BOLD! Georgina McKevitt Jacinta Sheerin
Levin & Levin Aideen Wylde
Luca Luca was written and devised by Veronica Coburn and Raymond Keane with creative contribution from performers Eoin Lynch and Amy Conroy. The character Luca emerged during the devising process of …tanks a lot! with Raymond Keane and Judy Hegarty Lovett.
Maisy Daly's Rainbow Deirdre Kinahan
Melody Deirdre Kinahan
Moby Dan Veronica Coburn
Sick Dying Dead Buried Out Devised by Barabbas... the company
Sweet About Me Jacinta Sheerin

Dramaturg

Play Title Playwright
Break Amy Conroy
Seahorse Christiane O'Mahony
Sweet About Me Jacinta Sheerin

Artistic Director

Play Title Playwright
Home Theatre (Ireland) Sonya Kelly Tom Swift Louise Lewis Nancy Harris Elaine Murphy Little John Nee Natalya O'Flaherty Finbarr Doyle Paul Mercier John Morton Shaun Dunne Feli Speaks Marc Mac Lochlainn Eva O'Connor Sorcha Fox Gavin Kostick Sharon Mannion Fionn Foley Deirdre Kinahan Clare Barrett (1) Jody O'Neill Colin Murphy Jeda de Brí Carys D. Coburn Neil Watkins Fiona McGeown Roisin Ingle Bryan Burroughs Duke Special Robbie Blake

Based on an original idea by Marcus Vinicius Faustini (Brazil) and Kerry Kyriacos Michael (UK).

Devisor

Play Title Playwright
I'm not ADHD...I'm BOLD! Georgina McKevitt Jacinta Sheerin

Assistant Director

Play Title Playwright
Love-Child Gerard Stembridge