PlayActing Theatre

08/11/2025

This has been a really interesting project...giving voice and visibility to older women.

Delighted to be bringing it to Bantry library...

A unique ethnodrama exploring the realities of ageing, At Your Age?!, happening soon in Bantry

Cork Cultural Companions invites you to a special live read-through of At Your Age?!

Date: Saturday, 22nd November
Time: 2:00 PM
Venue: Bantry Library
Free admission

Co-written by Cork Cultural Companions members with Dr. Elaine Desmond of UCC, At Your Age?! is a script that draws directly from the lives of six women, capturing humour, resilience, and the challenges of ageing.

Directed by Karen Minihan of PlayActing Theatre and performed by the excellent SCHULL DRAMA GROUP this rehearsed reading offers a rare opportunity to experience theatre that is authentic, thought-provoking, and full of heart.

This project is generously supported by Cork County Council Arts Office and Age Friendly Office.

Email [email protected] for more information

07/11/2025

A great group of co-creators from
PlayActing and Schull Drama Group have been working on a script which takes a humorous look on Aging.

Delighted to be linking with Bantry Library for a reading and feedback session.


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02/05/2025

Delighted to be part of this project...

10 plays by 6 local writers, with lots of local actors... !

27/04/2025

We are delighted to show off our new logo. We worked with a local design company Mute Grab who realised our vision. As ever with a PlayActing project it all started with a moodboard that featured chairs, clowns, bright colours and fonts. We were looking for an updated design, that HAD to feature chairs, that it have a playful aspect but also look professional. We love it!

23/11/2024

If the online conversations around Black Friday and the escalating excess of the holiday season sometimes leave you feeling shut down, you're not alone.

It's a topic that troubles many thoughtful hearts at this time of year. How do you honour your beautiful impulses towards generosity while staying mindful about the impact of your choices?

There are no easy answers, which is why even the word "sustainability" can sometimes spark anxiety, especially in a season where we often feel a lot of pressure to be perfect.

The Green Friday movement is a gentle response to this tension. The idea is to nurture mindful shopping, so that every purchase creates ripples of positive impact in our communities and across the world.

Sometimes that looks like buying fewer gifts, but choosing items made to last for generations.

Sometimes it's a matter of discovering gifts made with sustainable materials, with ethical labour practices.

Sometimes it's as simple as supporting a local business, where every transaction supports local jobs.

This year, Green Friday will run concurrently with Black Friday from November 29th, and to thank all of you who care so much about the choices you make, we will be offering a 15% discount on our handmade and heartfelt jewellery. This offer will be available at enibas.com and in both our stores, in Schull and Kinsale. 💝

22/08/2024

Tomorrow ...or come to the earlier launch first at the Social Center and then wander up to the BHG...

Sadly this is the Last Exhibition of the Summer opening this Friday 23rd August at 11 am with a launch party between 6 - 8 pm that evening.

More on www,bluehousegalleryschull.com

16/08/2024

https://karenminihan.wordpress.com/2020/10/22/series-1-podcast-2-take-a-chair-talking-theatre-and-creativity/

Karen recorded a podcast in 2020 with Alyn Fenn. It's lovely to hear her voice, listen to her way of talking...episode 2.

Alyn's retrospective will open in the Blue House Gallery, Schull this day next week, Friday, 23rd August @ 6pm.

podcasts An informal chat with various artists, especially theatre-makers, about their creative practices and the influences on the development of their work. If you have enjoyed these podcasts and would like to hear more about the exploration of creativity and theatre-making, you can support the pr...

07/08/2024

Alyn Fenn: painter, writer, community worker, theatre-lover, administrator, mother and friend. Her early death in January 2024, following a short illness, rocked our small community. It is wonderful to celebrate her life and commitment to the broader West Cork community with two events on 23rd August. Firstly at 4pm, a launch at Schull Social Centre of a website where prints of her later paintings can be ordered to raise funds for Schull Community Care, to which Alyn devoted many years of work and volunteering. Following this, a launch of a retrospective entitled "A Life of Colour" will be held at the Blue House Gallery, Schull, 6-8pm, showcasing her wonderful and exuberantly colourful work as a painter.

All are welcome to these two events.

25/01/2024

🗺️ Cork County Council is embarking on the early stages of planning for the West Cork Greenways project.

🚶🚲 On completion, the project will connect people and places by providing greenway links between towns and villages in West Cork.

🗣️ The first public consultation for the West Cork Greenways project is now underway and you can submit your feedback online until Friday, 23rd of February via the project website by visiting: https://wcgskibbereen.ie/public-consultation-1/

Or join us at one of our in-person events:

📍 Schull Harbour Hotel, Schull
📅 Tuesday, 30th of January
🕐 2:00pm - 7:30pm

📍 The West Cork Hotel, Skibbereen
📅 Wednesday, 31st of January
🕐 2:00pm - 7:30pm

10/01/2024

We are devastated to announce that our friend, Alyn Fenn, the backbone of PlayActing Theatre projects, passed away peacefully on 9th January, following a short illness. As a talented artist and writer, community development contributor, administrator, advisor, and, especially for her beloved family, there was no truer, steadfast, straight-talking or loving friend. Not to mention a mischievous sense of humour and a burning desire to explore every kind of creativity!

We are sharing one of her poems here for you, "God She Hates a Mess"... See if you can read it without hearing her strong, beautiful voice.