Tinderbox Theatre Company

Tinderbox Theatre Company Established in 1988, Tinderbox Theatre Company is a leading arts organisation specialising in contemporary theatre practice in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

We create live performances to challenge, provoke and inspire. We liberate the imagination to play through specialist contemporary theatre training at the Crescent Arts Centre. Since 2017, Tinderbox have provided creative training programmes to inspire, nurture and support 100 emerging artists and participants. We celebrate true collaboration with artists, communities and audiences. We will create

a living space for artists, communities, audiences to connect and share stories with each other. We will make events where these stories are shared and new voices are heard. We embody change and transformation as essential to our work and practice. We believe that we can use creativity as a force for positive change in the world and that through our work, we recognise creative potential in every individual.

We’re delighted to share that our Artistic Director, Patrick J O’Reilly, has been named Arts Personality of the Year at ...
04/09/2026

We’re delighted to share that our Artistic Director, Patrick J O’Reilly, has been named Arts Personality of the Year at the Ulster Tatler Awards!

A lovely recognition of Patrick’s work and contribution to theatre and the arts in Northern Ireland.

CASTING CALL: We are casting for a new production of Edgar Allen Poe’s short story classic The Tell-Tale Heart. ...
19/08/2026

CASTING CALL: We are casting for a new production of Edgar Allen Poe’s short story classic The Tell-Tale Heart.

Casting Brief:
We are creating a dark and atmospheric production inspired by the Grand Guignol tradition, combining horror, puppetry, mask work, and physical theatre. At the heart of the production is an Irish adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe’s classic tale, The Tell-Tale Heart.
We are looking for a female storyteller/performer - (playing age 30 - 50) who is confident working with mask and has a strong foundation in physical theatre and embodied storytelling.
We welcome performers from diverse backgrounds and are committed to an inclusive casting process.

Auditions will take place: 1st/2nd September

Production: The Tell-Tale Heart

Writer: Edgar Allen Poe
Company: Tinderbox Theatre Company
Directed by Patrick J O’Reilly
Produced by Ciaran Haggerty
Location: Belfast / Northern Ireland

Contracts are full time, paying Equity rates.

The Production will take place 9th-14th February 2027 in the Studio Theatre at the
MAC.

Rehearsals will take place from the 18th January to 5th February.
Rehearsals will take place in Belfast.
This is a five night limited run of the play.

Submissions should be made to [email protected]

Submissions should include link to Spotlight and Agent Contact.

Artists must be based in Northern Ireland.

Deadline for submissions 25th August

Before A Streetcar Named Desire. Before Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. There was The Glass Menagerie.Before Tennessee Williams w...
07/08/2026

Before A Streetcar Named Desire. Before Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. There was The Glass Menagerie.

Before Tennessee Williams wrote two of the most celebrated plays in theatre history, there was the play that changed everything.

The Glass Menagerie was Williams’ first great success—a groundbreaking masterpiece that introduced one of the greatest playwrights of the 20th century to the world. Nearly 80 years later, its story of memory, love and longing remains as powerful as ever.

This October, award winning Belfast theatre company Tinderbox brings this timeless classic to the MAC as part of Belfast International Arts Festival.

One of the greatest plays ever written. Right here on your doorstep.

20–27 October | The MAC, Belfast
Limited run. 9 performances only.

MEET THE CAST! We’re delighted to introduce the cast of The Glass Menagerie.Thomas Galashan as Tom WingfieldÚna Kavanagh...
31/07/2026

MEET THE CAST! We’re delighted to introduce the cast of The Glass Menagerie.

Thomas Galashan as Tom Wingfield
Úna Kavanagh as Amanda Wingfield
Louise Parker as Laura Wingfield
Jacob Baird as Jim O’Connor

Casting by Natalie Murphy-West

Tinderbox reimagines Tennessee Williams’ timeless masterpiece through a fragmented lens of memory and black and white cinema.

The Glass Menagerie runs at The MAC, Belfast from 20–27 October 2026.

Limited run. Only 9 performances.

Tickets via themaclive.com.

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27/07/2026

Step inside the world of The Glass Menagerie.

A family caught between the life they have and the life they desperately want.

Tennessee Williams’ timeless masterpiece returns to the stage in a bold new production from Tinderbox Theatre Company, reimagined through a fragmented lens of memory and cinema.

In a cramped apartment, Tom longs to escape. Laura retreats into her collection of glass animals. Amanda fights to hold her family together as the past, present and future begin to blur.

Tickets are now on sale for this strictly limited run.

Only 9 performances at The MAC, Belfast.

The Glass Menagerie is Tennessee Williams’ most autobiographical play.Photo 1: Williams with his mother, Edwina, who ins...
06/07/2026

The Glass Menagerie is Tennessee Williams’ most autobiographical play.

Photo 1: Williams with his mother, Edwina, who inspired Amanda Wingfield.

Photo 2: Williams with his beloved sister, Rose, whose life and struggles helped shape Laura.

Drawing on his own family, Williams transformed personal experience into one of the greatest dramas ever written, a story of memory, love, and the painful longing to escape the past.

Address

Crescent Arts Centre, 2-4 University Road
Belfast
BT71NH

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9:30am - 5pm
Wednesday 9:30am - 5pm
Thursday 9:30am - 5pm
Friday 9:30am - 5pm

Telephone

+442890439313

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