Previous Work:
Everything is Grand, and I’m Completely Okay
(The Moat Theatre, The Hope Theatre, Smock Alley, 20th International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival.)
Malachy has just turned 25, and he has a few things to say about that. Dealing with the death of his younger brother, he is struggling to come to terms with all that he is, and everything that he’s not.
Working as a customer support advisor in a call centre at a bin disposal company and experiencing many different escapades with his best friend Pauline, Malachy is eager to take some time to reflect and move on with his life. He quickly comes to realise, however, that it’s not as easy as it seems on paper.
A new play about growing up, and the lessons we learn along the way.
Written/performed by Conor Burke and directed by IFTA nominee Lesley Conroy. Featuring light and sound design by Aidan Cooney and produced by Lisa Nally. Originally developed with the aid of Dublin Fringe Festival.
Sophie, Ben, and Other Problems. (Assembly Studios, The Tabard Theatre, The Lion & Unicorn, Smock Alley, Riverbank Arts Centre, The Moat Theatre.)
Sophie and Ben love each other a lot, but sometimes, they make that a bit too difficult for themselves.
Two twenty-somethings who are trying to find their way in the world, they guide us through their lives of low-key alcoholism, deeply rooted regret, and unfortunate sexual mishaps.
Join Sophie and Ben as they impart some words of wisdom on life, love, and modern day millennial relationships in a play that has been described by West-End Wilma as “quirky, wholesome, and desperately moving.”
Sophie, Ben, and Other Problems first opened in the Lion and Unicorn Theatre in London in 2017. In April 2018, the show transferred to the Tabard Theatre in Chiswick, before playing for a month long sold-out run at Assembly Studios as part of the Edinburgh Fringe.
The play made its Irish premiere at the Riverbank Arts Centre in September 2019, and was performed at Smock Alley Theatre in January 2020. Most recently, the show played for two performances in The Moat Theatre Naas, at a socially distanced capacity.
Leaving Narnia (2015, 2018.)
James Michael O' Sullivan is about to tell his parents that he is gay. Quite frankly, he is as terrified as a turkey in November.
Wondering how he ended up at this point in his life, he reflects on all of the situations he found himself in that triggered his decision to be honest with his family.
Join James on his funny and often touching journey of self discovery, self acceptance and most importantly, self defence as experienced through the words of his personal diary.
The show played in May 2015 as part of the International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival. In 2018, the show was revived as part of Plunge Festival in the Pinter Studio, London.
The Terms and Conditions of Me and My Ma (2019, Scene & Heard Festival, The Moat Theatre.)
Ireland. 2019. Geraldine has lost her job and Luke has lost his prospects. A mother and son who are stuck at a dead end in their lives, they are desperate to find their way out of the ailing circumstances that they find themselves in.
With a parent stuck in the past, and a son only looking to the future, can a happy ending ever be reached? And at what cost?
Written by Conor Burke, and produced by Eruption Collective, The Terms and Conditions of Me and My Ma explores parental relationships and the lengths we go to to make sure they don't fall apart.
The show played as part of Smock Alley's Scene and Heard Festival on Sunday 24th of February at 1PM and 7.45PM as a work-in-progress piece in 2019. In 2023, the piece was majorly reworked, and was staged at The Moat Theatre, Naas.