Callaghan Theatre Productions

20/06/2024

13/05/2024

I will be returning to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this year under the auspices of AGAP with a new play that I'm also acting in. I hope you can join us.

Delighted to announce that AGAP Theatre will return to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and C venues this year from 19th-25th August with a brand new play based on the life of Antoni Gaudí, famous as the architect behind Barcelona's Sagrada Familia. Fringe tickets are on sale now and we hope to announce a tour dates in Glasgow and the surrounding areas. Book now: https://res.cthearts.com/event/34:4779/

Genius? Madman? Saint? As the 100th anniversary of the death of internationally renowned visionary architect Antoni Gaudí approaches, alongside the anticipated completion of his most famous work, Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia, AGAP Theatre returns to the Fringe with this vibrant new multimedia drama that tells his story, exploding with colour and creativity, encouraging us to make the most of every moment. Written and directed by Stephen Callaghan with the production team of their 2023 hit show Oggie! Oggie! Oggie!
Archdiocese of Glasgow Callaghan Theatre Productions

05/08/2023

This year's Fringe appearance will be under the auspices of AGAP. Thank you for your continued support of our work.

25/07/2023

An interview about my latest production...

The Confessions of Saint AugustineAre heading to the Edinburgh Fringe Hello Stephen, can you tell us where are you from & where are you living today?Hi there. I was born in Glasgow, the younges…

12/05/2023

Well, it's official - I'm off to the Fringe in August. Also, I have a pre-Fringe Summer Tour planned if anyone wants to catch it in Glasgow, Barrhead, Dumbarton, Dundee, Glenrothes or Culloden before it goes to Edinburgh. Details at www.oggieshow.co.uk This show will be under the auspices of AGAP - Archdiocese of Glasgow Arts Project

OGGIE! OGGIE! OGGIE! A New Modern Solo Play based upon the Confessions of Saint AugustineWritten & Performed by Stephen Callaghan Book Tickets Now It takes a touch of genius to summarize a complex theological text written 1600 years ago into an hour of spellbinding drama with a contemporary Scottish...

01/11/2022

On this All Saints Day, I'm reflecting on the number of plays I've written based upon the lives of the Saints. I don't do pious humdrum - that's not what the Saints are anyway - their lives weren't perfect; they were full of intrigue, passion and often danger. This was a book of 14 short plays on Missionary Saints for upper primary age kids that I was commissioned to write by Missio Scotland back in 2018. It was disseminated nationally around Catholic Schools. I learned that the research and structuring of a 20 minute play for 11 year old is just as time consuming as the epic plays I've written such as "The Martyrdom of Saint John Ogilvie" and "Mungo: Legend of Glasgow's Saint". I love getting a commission to tell the story of Saint! Happy feast of All Saints!

06/10/2022

In 2019, I was commissioned by the Vatican's Dicastery for Integral Human Development to write a play for the International Congress in Glasgow celebrating the Centenary of Stella Maris in 2020. Covid put paid to the production of the play that I had directed up to dress rehearsal but a very effective rehearsed reading of my play, "Star of the Sea" (directed by Rachel Ogilvy), was organised by Stella Maris for the Congress which took place this week. My wife, Rachel, and I were honoured to attend and received a Papal Blessing for us and our kids in gratitude for the work. Stella Maris (otherwise known as Apostleship of the Sea) ministers to the needs of seafarers of every kind all over the world and was founded in Glasgow in 1920. Playwrights' Studio, Scotland Scottish Society of Playwrights Apostleship of The Sea