Tenderfoot

08/01/2025

Tenderfoot 2024/2025!

TENDERFOOT, The Civic Theatre’s apprentice theatre programme for transition year students, supports the development of new theatrical voices. The Tenderfoot Showcase presents a programme of plays by 16 year old playwrights, plays reflecting their lives, their world, plays exploring their fears, th...

05/02/2020

ATTENTION ALL TENDERFOOT WRITERS!

A couple of fantastic opportunities that you might be interested in.
MOLI, The Museum of Literature Ireland, are running a residential programme, The Edna O'Brien Young Writers Bursay, for talented 15 - 17 year old writers this summer. The residential runs from 6 - 10 July in UCD and all travel & accommodation costs, including meals, are provided. It's a great opportunity. If you're interested check it out on the museum's website - moli.ie

And for any past Tenderfoot writers who would like an opportunity to explore writing for the stage more Youth Theatre Ireland will be running a pilot national playwriting group this year for young playwrights aged 18 - 25. You do need to be affiliated to a youth theatre so if you're interested in applying chat to us in The Civic about joining our resident youth theatre. See Youth Theatre Ireland's website for details - www.youththeatre.ie

Youth Theatre Ireland is the national development organisation for youth theatre.

13/08/2019

Lots of our Tenderfoot alumni feature so why not come along and support.
Giant Wolf Theatre Company our Youth Theatre in residence at The Civic.
Tickets €10
https://www.civictheatre.ie/whats-on/eggplant/

24/01/2019

Some rehearsal images from this years' showcase.
Have a blast everyone!

Photos By Martin Nagle
Original plays, written by 15/16 year old playwrights are being performed in The Civic over the next few days. These plays provide a unique glimpse into the world of our young people articulating their experience and their reality.
TENDERFOOT, meaning neophyte, newbie, greenhorn, is The Civic Theatre’s apprentice theatre programme for transition year students.
Participating schools: Assumption Secondary School/Walkinstown, Coláiste Cois Life/Lucan, Collinstown Park Community College/Clondalkin, Holy Family Community School/Rathcoole, Lucan Community College/Lucan, Moyle Park College/Clondalkin, Old Bawn Community School/Tallaght and Tallaght Community School/Tallaght.
Find out more in our blog here:
https://www.civictheatre.ie/blog/original-plays-written-by-15-16-year-old-playwrights-as-part-of-out-tenderfoot-programme/

16/01/2019

Age 14-17?
We have a NEW Youth Theatre strating at The Civic.
Come along to our FREE opening evening Monday 28th Jan...

See below to find out more, we'd love to see you!

🔹🔸NEW YOUTH THEATRE
Come to our FREE open night & find out more! Ages 14-17
Mon. 28th Jan 5-7pm
In partnership with Giant Wolf Theatre Company
➡️click here to register your interest
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1z5CcfOvz2kmjEQF06tXuSp7_YwRcC0peNOIwimn9Q3M/
This is an exciting opportunity for training, experimentation, play and of course loads and loads of fun!
You'll get the chance to hear all about what we have planned.
South Dublin Community & Voluntary Forum
South Dublin County PPN
South Dublin County Council
South Dublin County Arts Office
Jigsaw Tallaght
Jigsaw Clondalkin
Foróige Tallaght

10/01/2019

Interested in Youth Theatre? Find out more here:

YOUTH THEATRE IN RESIDENCE: GIANT WOLF In partnership with Giant Wolf Theatre, we’re opening our doors to local teenagers between the ages of 14 and 17 with a weekly opportunity to come to The Civic and explore the craft of theatre making with mentorship and support provided by the professional te...

27/11/2018

See you all in January!

Our Tenderfoot students have been busy writing new plays that will be staged 24 - 26 Jan.

is the Civic's apprentice theatre programme for TY students in South Dublin County Council.

Participating schools: Assumption Secondary School/Walkinstown, Coláiste Cois Life/Lucan, Collinstown Park Community College/Clondalkin, Holy Family Community School/Rathcoole, Lucan Community College/Lucan, Moyle Park College/Clondalkin, Old Bawn Community School/Tallaght and Tallaght Community School/Tallaght.

Programme Director: Veronica Coburn
Tenderfoot mentors:
Core: Davey Kelleher and Gavin Kostick
Stage Management: Stephanie Ryan and Martina Kavanagh
Costume Design: Deirdre Dwyer
Film for Theatre: José Miguel Jiminez
Music & sound design: Sinéad Diskin

13/08/2018

Some of you may be interested in this!
Exciting opportunity.

Theatre Workshop for 13-18 Year Olds FREE this Weds. 15th August The Bold Step is a story about girls who grew up in Ireland in the early 2000s. After conversations with the women who raised them, Freshly Ground Theatre creates a light-hearted, nostalgic exploration of the nature of memory, and the....

18/06/2018

This week... come and support Freshly Ground Theatre as they present their play 'Curve' which reflects on the state of the exam system in Ireland.
Tickets €5 for Tenderfoot
Call 01 4627477

Rehearsals well under way for Curve from Freshly Ground Theatre.
Curve was developed after workshops and conversations with senior cycle students, and reflects the state of the Irish examination system today.
Please come and support this young Theatre Company from 20 -23 June
https://www.civictheatre.ie/whats-on/curve/

11/04/2018

Hi all,
Free training opportunity in Early Years drama with the amazing Anna Newell.
Find out more here:

Interested in finding out more about creating theatre for the very young? Irish-based artist Anna Newell has made work for under 5’s that has been seen on three continents, her youngest audience member ever was 4 days old and last year she created the hugely successful I AM BABA in association wit...

26/01/2018

Loads of great images and the performances were amazing! Enjoy your final 2 shows and after-party!

Tenderfoot is a Transition Year Apprentice Theatre Programme Students from 8 schools in South Dublin are mentored through a programme of theatre development A Civic Theatre initiative with Support from South Dublin County Council and The Arts Council

26/01/2018

The class of 2017/ 2018
Can you spot yourself? Please tag away!
Photo By: ROCSHOT