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Sep 23

Heroes of Tomorrow – Dublin & Galway

By News, Whats On

Brokentalkers present their latest production Heroes of Tomorrow at Dublin Theatre Festival and Black Box Theatre Galway

  • Dublin Theatre Festival, Project Arts Centre | Dublin | September 25 – October 4| Book Now 
  • Black Box Theatre | Galway | October 7th | Book Now 

Created by internationally renowned and award-winning Dublin-based company Brokentalkers in collaboration with acclaimed theatre-maker Andy Smith, HEROES OF TOMORROW is a new work for theatre that considers some of the complexities and contradictions of living in the world today, and asks questions around the purpose of art and what part it can play.

HEROES OF TOMORROW tells the story of celebrated artist Jan Hansen. Born in 1974 in Tromsø in Norway, along with his partner Caoimhe Keenan, Jan has been resident in Ireland since 2020. His 30-year career has seen him win awards, exhibiting work worldwide at prestigious venues. Jan Hansen is an artist who likes to explore what art is; ask questions of what it can do and where it can happen. Critics have written how his work recognises the human in a world of changing power and perception. 

There are rumours that Jan is involved in – or at least is a vocal supporter of – direct action and activism. We know that in 2008 he was present at protests opposing the construction of the Corrib gas field in Erris on the west coast of Ireland.

 Jan has recently been announced as the latest recipient of the BEYOND THE FUTURE commission. Sponsored by a consortium of three global tech companies, they set this up ‘to support art that reflects their principles, values and intentions’. Jan Hansen has announced that his work will be called THE END OF IT ALL. There are rumours that the work might be his last, but no-one wants to believe that.

 Considering art, power and protest, HEROES OF TOMORROW is a story of possibility, connection and corruption. An epic tale of oil, trade, weaponry, technology, colony and creativity. Of Vikings, empire, exploitation and extraction. It’s a story of how we got here: a world where things feel a bit fragile and fragmented. Where it feels like there is a gentle rumble underneath everything. 

And it’s hard to know what to do, right?

 

Feb 19

Bellow National Tour

By Whats On

Following its international success Bellow is going on tour to the following Irish venues in April 2026: 

  • Mermaid Arts Centre | Bray| April 3| Book Now 
  • Lime Tree Theatre | Limerick | April 9| Book Now 
  • Riverbank Arts Centre | Newbridge | April 11 | Book Now  
  • Cork Fit Ups | Cork| April 16 & 17 | Tickets on the door
  • Project Arts Centre| Dublin| April 21 – 25 | Book Now 
  • Town Hall Theatre | Galway | April 30th & May 1st | Book Now

Bellow tells the extraordinary real-life story of one of Ireland’s foremost accordionists, Danny O’Mahony, a man who has dedicated his life to the preservation of traditional Irish music and to the mastery of his craft. 

Bellow  takes the audience on a raw, intimate, deeply personal journey of self-reflection, passion, and the pursuit of artistic purpose. Bellow weaves together past and present as Danny revisits pivotal moments in his life, his first taste of music as a child, the mentors who shaped him  and the unrelenting pursuit of mastery that left room for little else. 

Alongside Danny’s sublime live playing, Bellow features an original electronic composition by Valgeir Sigurðsson, new writing and contemporary dance performed by Emily Kilkenny Roddy, heightening the tension between past and present.  

Bellow is a unique and astonishingly beautiful theatre performance exploring what it means to be an artist.

★★★★.5 

“Bellow succeeds in presenting a compelling hour and a half of story and theatre enhanced by great dance and some extraordinary music.” – Reviews Hub

“An ingenious odd couple. The pairing of a traditional musician with a maker of contemporary theatre…occupies a rarefied zone.” – The Irish Times

— The Irish Times“an inspiring production, exhibiting all the potential and magic of theatre in a thought provoking and emotive piece of work.” – Tripe + Drisheen

“Emotion becomes visible most powerfully by dancer Emily Kilkenny Roddy.” – Dance Enthusiast NYC

“Bellow, the direction of which is credited to Brokentalkers, rarely, if ever, puts a foot wrong.” – Lighting & Sound America NYC

“One of the best things I’ve ever seen.” – Staff Picks NYC

 

Bellow is funded by The Arts Council of Ireland.

Co-Produced by The Everyman, Droichead Arts Centre, Mermaid Arts Centre and Town Hall Theatre Galway.

Supported by Dublin Theatre Festivals Futures Award.