Green Shoot Productions

18/05/2026

Another great workshop this week at THE McGURK'S BAR WORKSHOPS in The Duncairn Arts Centre.

Anyone from the Greater New Lodge area who would like to join the workshops please send us a private message. Places are filling up.

07/05/2026

THE McGURK'S BAR WORKSHOPS
As some of you might know, Green Shoot Productions has been running training workshops for people from the New Lodge, Carrick Hill, Newington and Lr Antrim Rd. who want to take part in the new play THE McGURK'S BAR TRAGEDY, by leading Playwright, Martin Lynch.
The workshop this week had over 20 participants, including prominent New Lodgers, Paddy McCooey, Joe Doherty, Eileen O'Halloran and the great Louis Small, DJ. We also had Finlay McAuley's young grandaughter, Leila who, from her first outing, shows great promise.
Some scenes from Martin's script were enacted, directed by Matthew McElhinney, Billie Mills and Emiear Bailie and everybody agreed the scenes were powerful. It was particularly poignant to have George McLaughlin there, the son of Thomas McLaughlin - who was one of the victims of the bomb - acting in scenes that involved his father's story. Anyone from the area who would like to join the workshops can contact Martin at 07851 122 254. Places are filling up. Regular workshop leader, the brilliant Rhiann Jeffries will be back next week to the lead the workshop.

23/04/2026

Last night, we brought our Community Theatre group and Ashton Community Trust Seniors group together to see ‘Cuckoo-land’ by Kabosh Theatre Company at The MAC starring our wonderful Drama facilitator Christina Nelson .

Theatre visits are an important part of Green Shoot Production’s current New Lodge Community Theatre Residency Programme, showing the community what professional theatre can offer and inspiring individuals to take part in our upcoming large scale community play - sometimes with the added bonus of watching your very own workshop facilitator in the show!!

If you or your community group in the New Lodge area are interested in getting involved, please email [email protected]

Thank you to our funders Irish Foreign Ministry for supporting an incredible evening where these individuals could attend this engaging and important piece of theatre.

09/04/2026

We are deeply saddened to hear of actor and playwright Michael Patrick’s passing.

On behalf of the entire team at Green Shoot, we would like to express our sincere condolences to all of his family and friends.

Michael Campbell, also known as Michael Patrick, died on Tuesday at NI Hospice.

08/04/2026

Meet our wonderful participant, Chloe Flood, and find out what brought them here and what they enjoyed over the last six weeks 😊

These workshops were kindly supported by

07/04/2026

It has been a privilege to work with these young people for the last six weeks.

If you are aged 14-18, live in the Greater New Lodge area and would like to get involved in theatre that supports social change, send us a DM!

📸 Jack McGuire

These workshops were kindly supported by

03/04/2026

Meet our wonderful participant, Jordan Burns, and find out what brought them here and what they are enjoying 😊

Kindly supported by

02/04/2026

Last night, we gave our Community Theatre group the opportunity to attend ‘Des’ by Brassneck Theatre Company
at Roddy McCorley Heritage Centre
starring Jimmy Doran.

Theatre visits are an important part of Green Shoot Production’s current New Lodge Community Theatre Residency Programme, showing the community what professional theatre can offer and inspiring individuals to take part in our upcoming large scale community play.

If you or your community group in the New Lodge area are interested in getting involved, please email [email protected]

Thank you to our funders
for supporting an incredible evening where these individuals could attend this engaging and important piece of theatre.

31/03/2026

Meet our wonderful participant, Nicole Stewart, and find out what brought them here and what they are enjoying 😊

Kindly supported by