Hello and welcome to today's episode of Voice Notes: The New Writing Podcast. Have a listen to this funny, inspiring and empowering conversation between Sarah and Kirsty as they explore all things dating, writing with music and female comedy while reflecting on the inspirations and process that went into creating the monologue play: The Diary of Attractive Men.

This is the final episode of series one and you can find all previous episodes on all major podcast platforms.

We are planning a second series of Voice Notes which promises to be bigger, bolder and brighter - and you could be part of it. Just contact us at our email [email protected] or on our social media platforms with @mactiretheatre.

That's all for now - See you all very soon!

Hello and welcome to Voice Notes, the new writing podcast. Today's episode features the work of Kirsty Murphy. The piece is a smart and witty observational monologue called "The Diary of Attractive Men."  Sit back, relax and enjoy today's episode of Voice Notes, the new writing podcast.

If you'd like to be featured on a future episode of the show, then send us an email at [email protected]. You can outline a proposal of your work with a short biography outlining your previous experience and writing credits. If you have any questions at all, feel free to drop us a line or message us on instagram.

Have a gorgeous day x

Join Kiah and Kirsty as they discuss all things poetic writing, self love and how we connect with our past and the world around us in this gorgeous discussion of Kiah's piece "ECDYSIS" which was featured on the last episode of Voicenotes. 

Kiah is a writer and costume designer based in Dublin. She had previously worked with Mac Tíre with their Sanctuary Project and Bedroom Plays alongside costume designing their Smock Alley “Scene + Heard” show “TIDAL”. In her writing, Kiah mainly focuses on the human condition and what it means to be human, often looking to nature to help explain how we function

If you'd like to be featured on a future episode of Voicenotes, The New Writing Podcast then send us an email at [email protected] with some information about your previous work as a writer and the piece you would to be featured on the show.

Have a gorgeous weekend from everyone on the Mac Tíre team x

Hello and welcome to Voice Notes, the New Writing Podcast! Today's episode features the gorgeous piece "ECDYSIS" written by Dublin based playwright and poet Kiah Ronaldson. The work is performed by Sarah O'Sullivan. 

ABOUT THE PIECE:

Ecdysis is a piece about remembering to be connected to yourself and to ensure you see yourself as a fully formed person because of your past, present, and who you can become.

ABOUT THE WRITER:

Kiah is a writer and costume designer based in Dublin. She had previously worked with Mac Tíre with their Sanctuary Project and Bedroom Plays alongside costume designing their Smock Alley “Scene + Heard” show “TIDAL”. In her writing, Kiah mainly focuses on the human condition and what it means to be human, often looking to nature to help explain how we function.

If you'd like to be featured on a future episode of the podcast as a writer then send us an email at [email protected] with a little information about your proposed piece, an artist bio and notes on previous works. Keep in touch by following Mac Tire Theatre on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter or check out our website www.mactiretheatre.com

LINK TO VISUAL TEXT: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1htOXTtCIJtpEGkeYGbZLAHFnlz0SLSaS/view?usp=sharing

Join Marcus and Kiah as they discuss the piece "Where Things Used to be" and explore what it means to return to a changed home, growing up LGBT in the countryside. gentrification, embracing the small details of life and how to write during an isolating pandemic. It's a fun and engaging conversation so get comfy, make yourself some tea or coffee and enjoy today's episode of Voice Notes, the new writing podcast!

If you'd like to be featured on a future episode of the podcast then send us an email at [email protected] with a little information about your previous work and what you currently writing.

ABOUT THE WRITER:

Marcus is an award-winning playwright and theatre director, based between Cork and Dublin. He is a graduate of BA Drama Studies and English Literature at Trinity College Dublin, where he was an active member of the Dublin University Players Society, working as the Festivals and Workshops Coordinator in 2018/19. He completed his research dissertation on “LGBT Subjectivities and Neoliberalism within Contemporary Irish Theatre” for which he received a First-Class Honours.

He is the Co-Director of Mac Tíre Theatre, which has showcased his writing and direction in The Samuel Beckett Centre, The Workman’s Club, Scene + Heard Festival and The International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival (IDGTF). These plays have included TIDAL, a devised physical theatre piece responding to the threat of flooding in Cork City, and Outlier, a queer testimonial monologue discussing consent and pink capitalism.

His play A Man of no Importance was awarded the IDGTF Larry Kramer Bursary and was published alongside his play Outlier in the LGBT Anthology The Plays Inside. He is a participant in the Dublin FringeLAB 50 programme in which he is developing work with the mentorship of Soho Theatre.

He has produced and written work online recently, organising writing projects including The Bedroom Plays and The Sanctuary Project which were shared by Mac Tíre Theatre. His writing has also been featured by Stoa Collective, an online artist collective of which he is the curator.  He is also the producer of a new writing podcast Voice Notes which features the work of up and coming writers.

Using mediums of theatre, poetry and prose, his work reflects on themes of contemporary queer identities, class, loneliness, and capitalism. He has also worked as an editor and writer for The University Times and GCN as well as a radio presenter for Juice FM.

Hello and welcome to today's episode of Voice Notes! This week's piece is a monologue entitled "Where Things Used to be" written and performed by Marcus Bateson. 

There are neat rows of trees. Tidy drawers. Scented candles and coffee table books. Nothing is how it used to be. “Where Things Used To Be” is a monologue about returning home to the countryside and grappling with the changes that have occurred since you left. As the piece takes us on a journey through a town now awash with flat whites and urban trends, it asks us how much can change before somewhere is no longer home.

If you'd like to be featured on a future episode of Voice Notes as a writer, then drop us an email at [email protected] with a little bit of information about your previous work and your proposal. 

Link to Written Piece: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-vKCT7gN5P1kZsxBdGl5MVJfb4mtd_9M/view?usp=sharing

Join Marcus and Maia on today's interview episode of Voice Notes, as they talk all things history, writing politically, Irish identity and favourite writers.  It's a really interesting conversation which is bound to inspire and intrigue so boil the kettle and settle in for this episode of Voice Notes!

Maia is a theatre-maker from Tipperary. She is currently pursuing her MA in Performance and Culture at Goldsmiths (though not physically AT Goldsmiths, thanks Covid.) In her research Maia focuses on interculturalism, Irish identity and post colonialism. Her writing explores the themes of hope and belief.

If you'd like to be featured on a future episode of the show, then drop us an email at [email protected] and tell us a little about you and your work!

Hello and welcome to Voice Notes, the new writing podcast. Today on the podcast we are incredibly excited to feature work by the wonderful Tipperary writer Maia Purdue. The piece is called Ordinary and is performed by Maia herself. Sit back, relax and enjoy!

About the Piece: There is comfort in knowing what is coming. In writing this piece, I wanted to avoid writing about the situation we find ourselves in, and instead focus on small certainties. The reliability of the seasons feels comforting to me this year, as so much of what is ordinary and expected is gone. I suppose this piece is a wish for (or perhaps an ode to) the thoughts which have kept me going.

If you would like to be featured on a future episode of the show, send us an email at [email protected] with a little information about you, you previous credits and the proposed work. 

Link to Printed Version: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MA7Eolv99j6el346DC3yfOh7Esp8i3kgnqyitkVT6dQ/edit?usp=sharing

Join Sarah and Maia in this first writing interview as they discuss Sarah's piece "Morning Routine" featured in Episode 1. Sit back and relax as they discuss everything from YouTube Influencer Culture, the pressures of mobile phones, getting creative in a pandemic and Frodo Baggins' real name. You're in for a treat!

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Happy Friday friends!