DECIDE
What defines us more deeply: the choices we make to forgive or not, to speak or stay silent, to remember or to look away, to decide on a future? Through three distinctive projects, you are invited to confront the profound weight and consequence of human choice.
Two Sisters, created by director Kellie Hughes in collaboration with the Two Sisters ensemble, is a duo of powerfully evocative musical portraits, inspired by the enigmatic Gore Booth sisters, Constance and Eva. Featuring original compositions by Stephen Doherty and Michael Rooney and performed by a septet of exceptional musicians, and the hauntingly beautiful vocals of Niamh Farrell and Nichola MacEvilly, Two Sisters transcends genres and expectations in a groundbreaking fusion of new music with original texts, adapted for performance. Set in the beautiful surrounds of Juniper Barn, this unique experience is one you will not want to miss.
These two connected works can be enjoyed individually or as a pair. Choose one, or experience both with time between shows to relax, explore the venue and soak up the atmosphere.
In B O Y two Irish artists will present the heart of that nationally-significant story on stage for the first time: LEONARD BARRY, a renowned uileann piper resident in Sligo; and DAMIAN GORMAN, one of the country’s most respected poets and playwrights.
Damien's brother, GERARD GORMAN, is the person who named Malachy Finegan, the most prolific pedophile priest known about in the history of the Catholic Church in Ireland. In doing so, and in his subsequent struggle for justice for himself and others, he has inspired many men to come forward and speak their (difficult) truths.
Project Lighthouse
Lighting the way for a generation born after peace.What does peace mean when you didn’t fight for it, but you’re expected to live it?
Project Lighthouse brings together 30 young cultural champions — from Sligo, Derry~Londonderry, and Strabane — to explore identity, difference, and belonging through the creative power of theatre, storytelling, and lived experience.
Led by two cross-border artists and supported by Hawk’s Well Theatre, Millennium Forum Productions, Children in Crossfire and the John and Pat Hume Foundation, this bold new programme asks young people aged 18–27 to become beacons of empathy, not just by talking about peace — but by living it, creating it, and sharing it on stage and screen.
Through a powerful exchange of stories, art, and perspectives, Project Lighthouse will shape a new roadmap of understanding for a divided island — and a divided world.
Launching on the International Day of Peace 2025.
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