https://ellenkirkdesign.com ellenkirkdesign Mon, 13 Apr 2026 17:34:57 +0000 https://ellenkirkdesign.com en https://ellenkirkdesign.com/What-s-Happening Tue, 01 Dec 2020 17:33:49 +0000 ellenkirkdesign https://ellenkirkdesign.com/What-s-Happening What’s Happening <img width="3500" height="1892" width_o="3500" height_o="1892" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b9510c3dacf2d43ead7ca6a0a6b2dac8d0bc08998dd48e46500002934ad9f2db/EDBE.jpg" data-mid="243706361" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b9510c3dacf2d43ead7ca6a0a6b2dac8d0bc08998dd48e46500002934ad9f2db/EDBE.jpg" />Everybody Digs Bill Evans wins Silver Bear for Best Director, Berlinale 2026&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <img width="1686" height="1062" width_o="1686" height_o="1062" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8729c58711af1be744261b6bebe267ba2b32567eefd64ba3e74c8c726ef6ced4/Screenshot-2026-01-21-at-13.22.08.png" data-mid="243715285" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8729c58711af1be744261b6bebe267ba2b32567eefd64ba3e74c8c726ef6ced4/Screenshot-2026-01-21-at-13.22.08.png" /> Ellen Kirk named in Irish Times 50 People to Watch in 2026&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <img width="3840" height="2160" width_o="3840" height_o="2160" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3bb86ad5edd8973eb68193b129023557990cacf33343611e61a5bda2c8f69a84/De-Selby-Part-2-still-12.jpg" data-mid="188350530" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3bb86ad5edd8973eb68193b129023557990cacf33343611e61a5bda2c8f69a84/De-Selby-Part-2-still-12.jpg" />Hozier - De Selby (Part 2)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Starring Domhnall Gleeson&nbsp; &nbsp; <img width="3579" height="5031" width_o="3579" height_o="5031" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3cfd7fd4d232bbba38e59fc096483f3d2b0f2be9e9b55e7757377e124e692786/MOSH_no_text_portrait_PRINT-1.jpg" data-mid="188354545" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3cfd7fd4d232bbba38e59fc096483f3d2b0f2be9e9b55e7757377e124e692786/MOSH_no_text_portrait_PRINT-1.jpg" />MOSH - Dublin Fringe Festival <img width="1708" height="2560" width_o="1708" height_o="2560" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/00cf13dd3b0d8f8451da9424f0d5b8a248b58a5ec5d4b92445a6b004485c16d6/THIS-SOLUTION-PRESS-scaled.jpeg" data-mid="188354522" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/00cf13dd3b0d8f8451da9424f0d5b8a248b58a5ec5d4b92445a6b004485c16d6/THIS-SOLUTION-PRESS-scaled.jpeg" /> This Solution - Dublin Theatre Festival 2023 <img width="718" height="900" width_o="718" height_o="900" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4316597aad46a954d9676d673d55099c616131636e134a0540ee5f0592bb17e2/a92a1dfd-e9dc-45c0-81ca-fd097d773d28-2.jpeg" data-mid="188352684" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/718/i/4316597aad46a954d9676d673d55099c616131636e134a0540ee5f0592bb17e2/a92a1dfd-e9dc-45c0-81ca-fd097d773d28-2.jpeg" />Soda Blonde - Bad Machine&nbsp; &nbsp; <img width="1166" height="1652" width_o="1166" height_o="1652" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a12f4aa033e32483be6a7817fd5657e708ccd4936bbcddbd14bf50fbe9aac90a/319797640_563033488988838_6412125743038744296_n.jpeg" data-mid="163872863" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a12f4aa033e32483be6a7817fd5657e708ccd4936bbcddbd14bf50fbe9aac90a/319797640_563033488988838_6412125743038744296_n.jpeg" />Dream Factory Work In Progress - Lords of Strut and Jennifer Jennings&nbsp; &nbsp; <img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/749bd7dd9f2aab5a6e257204b75460b7b555ff56c5a979dfc1953dcdba1e0fca/006-MAXINE-screams-Carolyn-Bracken_Screengrab.jpeg" data-mid="163687482" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/749bd7dd9f2aab5a6e257204b75460b7b555ff56c5a979dfc1953dcdba1e0fca/006-MAXINE-screams-Carolyn-Bracken_Screengrab.jpeg" />Balor Hall - Ríoghnach Ní Ghríoghair <img width="2362" height="3543" width_o="2362" height_o="3543" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bab7f83b796f94698127d1e7065082637d60a18267f8545d3c5f72f1b9785628/MV5BZmIyNmYxODctMDZjNS00OTUyLWEwZGItZmFkZDE1YTdjNDg1XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTU4MDQxMTI2._V1_.jpg" data-mid="163872591" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/bab7f83b796f94698127d1e7065082637d60a18267f8545d3c5f72f1b9785628/MV5BZmIyNmYxODctMDZjNS00OTUyLWEwZGItZmFkZDE1YTdjNDg1XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTU4MDQxMTI2._V1_.jpg" />Hard Rain - Rachel Donnelly, José Miguel Jiménez &amp; Liv O’Donoghue&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <img width="1440" height="1800" width_o="1440" height_o="1800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b5827f05746fab6a405235139e4001c1c34e8036b4777be65e8694c7aa557005/image-asset.jpeg" data-mid="163872316" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b5827f05746fab6a405235139e4001c1c34e8036b4777be65e8694c7aa557005/image-asset.jpeg" />An Encounter - Kelly Campbell <img width="1068" height="1600" width_o="1068" height_o="1600" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/016f65bb7639eb7d976d76a2080198d6acb2afbc7af7ae1e24a0722285be6bdc/PARTY-SCENE-241-LOW.jpg" data-mid="163874382" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/016f65bb7639eb7d976d76a2080198d6acb2afbc7af7ae1e24a0722285be6bdc/PARTY-SCENE-241-LOW.jpg" />Party Scene -&nbsp;Philip Connaughton &amp; Phillip McMahon&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<img width="656" height="377" width_o="656" height_o="377" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ae99560fd6d3f916eb6e61608e765a6122f745988e547f6eca5c376802705bc7/PrivilegeMainImage.png" data-mid="163894240" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/656/i/ae99560fd6d3f916eb6e61608e765a6122f745988e547f6eca5c376802705bc7/PrivilegeMainImage.png" /> Privilege: The Musical! - Louise White&nbsp; Privilege: The Musical! is a glittering, soul searching look at power and inequality, the most ambitious show to date from award-winning theatre maker Louise White. Starring a gender bending, intersectional, fire-cracking cast of Jade O’Connor, Venus Patel, Stephen Quinn, &amp; Ashley Xie, with musical composition from Matt Regan and cello performance by Lioba Petrie. <img width="2994" height="1436" width_o="2994" height_o="1436" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/24c77e0192cda7977aa5af1d0a890c2ab5ba66b2c74929cc0fda4e75a076c2b9/Screen-Shot-2022-03-08-at-20.41.06.png" data-mid="135702191" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/24c77e0192cda7977aa5af1d0a890c2ab5ba66b2c74929cc0fda4e75a076c2b9/Screen-Shot-2022-03-08-at-20.41.06.png" /> Dublin International Film Festival Aer Lingus Discovery Award Nominees&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; <img width="1324" height="1656" width_o="1324" height_o="1656" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/051535dcf5d45a0afe5a2df59774a73ce0ba68d730ed53c2bd1c011a23f844ce/Screen-Shot-2022-03-08-at-20.26.22.png" data-mid="135700516" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/051535dcf5d45a0afe5a2df59774a73ce0ba68d730ed53c2bd1c011a23f844ce/Screen-Shot-2022-03-08-at-20.26.22.png" /> Interview - District Magazine <img width="5616" height="3744" width_o="5616" height_o="3744" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/81386ac5850b0472415f027283c2c08f00b0eadd45f85cd52782cd3ac897c2cd/_MG_5784.JPG" data-mid="130044697" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/81386ac5850b0472415f027283c2c08f00b0eadd45f85cd52782cd3ac897c2cd/_MG_5784.JPG" /> Sauce - Ciara Elizabeth SmythA New Comedy from Award-Winning Playwright, Ciara Elizabeth SmythStarring Clodagh Mooney Duggan and Camille Lucy RossDirected by Jeda de BríMella is a compulsive liar.Maura is a kleptomaniac.Unsurprisingly, neither has any friends.Fresh out of controlling relationships, both women are thrust into uneasy freedom. Can they overcome their flaws and shed their inhibitions to avoid dying alone? Or will their compulsions engulf them in the end?A new dark comedy about monsters, condiments and dancing.Lots of dancing. <img width="720" height="1080" width_o="720" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e1b550f1132c3e9a242b7d553fa2f900dd5a323ce25882167c176fb4d990e2ce/a.e.social.media.full.credits-1.jpg" data-mid="130493061" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/720/i/e1b550f1132c3e9a242b7d553fa2f900dd5a323ce25882167c176fb4d990e2ce/a.e.social.media.full.credits-1.jpg" />An Encounter - Mark O’Halloran Directed by Kelly Campbell Produced by Claire Mc Cabe An Encounter follows Stephen and Jay (13), as they take a day mitching from school. They meet a stranger on the Irishtown shore. What unfolds with this man terrifies Stephen and will never be erased from his memory. Winner of the Academy Award qualifying Grand Prix at Cork International Film Festival 2021 and Best Irish Short at the Dublin International Film Festival <img width="2500" height="3704" width_o="2500" height_o="3704" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/98c4c73bc32121ab81f41e32c3fc81bca3001f219be247d1e8f82943436988aa/DGWICFY1.jpg" data-mid="130495813" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/98c4c73bc32121ab81f41e32c3fc81bca3001f219be247d1e8f82943436988aa/DGWICFY1.jpg" /> Don’t Go Where I Can’t Find You - Rioghnach Ní Ghrioghair&nbsp; &nbsp; <img width="4032" height="6048" width_o="4032" height_o="6048" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4753ab929006032c932b2c2b6eb11db25b198f88fa87185fb2d77ba90301367f/STV_0962.jpg" data-mid="124103086" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4753ab929006032c932b2c2b6eb11db25b198f88fa87185fb2d77ba90301367f/STV_0962.jpg" />Straight to Video - Emmet Kirwan A New Play by Emmet Kirwan Directed by Phillip Mc Mahon Set in the mid-90s, a turbulent period in Tallaght’s social history, against the backdrop of the Drugs Out marches, Straight to Video is a biting new comedy written by, and starring, Emmet Kirwan. A buzzing ensemble comedy with a huge heaving heart featuring a stellar cast, it promises to be a thought-provoking night full of belly laughs and a real tonic for audiences returning to live theatre. Presented by Landmark Productionsin association with The Civic and Project Arts Centre. Straight to Video is made possible through Landmark’s Arts Grant Funding from The Arts Council. <img width="960" height="768" width_o="960" height_o="768" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b2c096a8a14fadb760628a859c7a8be52c9687ba1c6adecb3e7a6917ef9ea280/masterclass.-image-carmine-covelli.jpg" data-mid="114611239" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/960/i/b2c096a8a14fadb760628a859c7a8be52c9687ba1c6adecb3e7a6917ef9ea280/masterclass.-image-carmine-covelli.jpg" /> Masterclass - Brokentalkers &amp; Adrienne Truscott&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; ‘No one enjoys being equal’ - David Mamet Blending the fearless and savagely comedic feminist discourse of Adrienne Truscott with the subversive and slippery dramaturgy of Brokentalkers to parody the “great male artist” to within an inch of his life. The show begins in the form of a cockamamie masterclass performed by fed up feminist Adrienne Truscott and all around good guy Feidlim Cannon. It’s fun. It’s familiar. There are wigs. But there is something more at play… Co-produced by Dublin Fringe Festival, Project Arts Centre &amp; Mermaid Arts Centre Funded by the Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon. Developed at FRINGE LAB <img width="1564" height="2078" width_o="1564" height_o="2078" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1a6bc2c6dd942651c38dc25034294e148e52d43018f6a7ef83cb97d1d78ee4fa/Screen-Shot-2021-07-25-at-14.44.44.png" data-mid="114611477" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1a6bc2c6dd942651c38dc25034294e148e52d43018f6a7ef83cb97d1d78ee4fa/Screen-Shot-2021-07-25-at-14.44.44.png" />You’re Still Here - MurmurationYou’re Still Here - Murmuration Murmuration returns with You’re Still Here, their third show after Will I See You There and Summertime. Created in collaboration across three countries, You’re Still Here uses an intimate, intricate textual score, to explore togetherness, estrangement and what we owe to one another. A Dublin Fringe Festival Commission. Co-presented by Dublin Fringe Festival and the Abbey Theatre Funded by the Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon. Supported by Dublin City Council. In conjunction with The Office of Public Works and Dublin Castle. Developed at FRINGE LAB, with support from St John’s Theatre &amp; Arts Centre <img width="3216" height="2062" width_o="3216" height_o="2062" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a2db6a6eb784f818b7e8910a18c8e9104bb0b0a87c64d002187a2e5018d7f42b/Screen-Shot-2021-07-25-at-14.27.57.png" data-mid="114610716" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a2db6a6eb784f818b7e8910a18c8e9104bb0b0a87c64d002187a2e5018d7f42b/Screen-Shot-2021-07-25-at-14.27.57.png" /> Rescue Annie - Lauren Shannon Jones &amp; Eoghan Carrick&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; A live show about a dead woman. Outside the Louvre in Paris, a woman’s face is taken without permission. It becomes more famous than she ever was. You’ve seen her without realising who she is. You might have even kissed her. This new live theatre performance explores the twin human obsessions of intimacy and autonomy in a show that begins in an intimacy coordination workshop and ends with an out-of-body experience. Part of DUETS, an artist support initiative made with the combined expertise of Irish Theatre Institute, Fishamble: The New Play Company and Dublin Fringe Festival. Funded by the Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon. Produced by Once Off Productions. Supported by The Digital Hub, Official Digital Partner of Dublin Fringe Festival <img width="1442" height="1041" width_o="1442" height_o="1041" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6d22c86b6debe8a28a734d2494257b34d51c6e7437f4d987dc941516d95bde45/EpCjjt2WMAA2RiC.jpeg" data-mid="92135768" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6d22c86b6debe8a28a734d2494257b34d51c6e7437f4d987dc941516d95bde45/EpCjjt2WMAA2RiC.jpeg" /> A Hard Rain Fell - Liv O’Donoghue&nbsp; &nbsp; A Hard Rain Fell is a new short film written by Rachel Donnelly and directed by Liv O’Donoghue. Excerpts from the film will be shown as part of Liz Roche Company’s&nbsp;Alternately Terrific and Gentle online December 13th 2020. The film will then premiere in 2021. &nbsp; <img width="3130" height="2075" width_o="3130" height_o="2075" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c45cd9c97c883cea1482bc822ef40ed19d8ece8eee3aea78ffb653934cc9e507/000140120031.JPG" data-mid="90941277" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c45cd9c97c883cea1482bc822ef40ed19d8ece8eee3aea78ffb653934cc9e507/000140120031.JPG" />So close I noticed my breath on the glass - Murmuration&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; so close i noticed my breath on the glass is an intimate audio show for a shopping centre as Christmas approaches. Audiences are invited to put on headphones and drown out the noise of the crowd around them as they follow in the footsteps of Dad and Sorcha from shop window to shop window. A show about imagination, shop mannequins and parents trying their best. Presented with support from Corcadorca and Bewley’s Café Theatre. https://ellenkirkdesign.com/About Tue, 01 Dec 2020 17:33:51 +0000 ellenkirkdesign https://ellenkirkdesign.com/About Ellen Kirk is an Irish scenographer and production designer working across film and screen-based projects, with a background in contemporary theatre and live performance. She works in close collaboration with directors and writers to shape the visual language of a project from its earliest stages. Her work is marked by rich and detailed world-building, striking imagery and distinctive dynamic moments. Her debut feature as production designer, Everybody Digs Bill Evans (dir. Grant Gee, Cowtown Pictures / Hot Property UK), premiered in competition at Berlinale 2026, where it received the Silver Bear for Best Director. Her recent film work also includes Room Taken (dir. TJ O’Grady Peyton), an Academy Award–shortlisted short which won over 20 international awards, and An Encounter (dir. Kelly Campbell), which won the Grand Prix Short at Cork International Film Festival and Best Irish Short at Dublin International Film Festival. Her screen work was previously recognised with a nomination and judges’ special mention for the Aer Lingus Discovery Award at Dublin International Film Festival. Alongside her narrative screen work, Ellen has production designed and art directed a wide range of music videos and short-form projects, including Hozier’s De Selby II, and multiple collaborations with Kojaque and Soft Boy Records. These projects span both stylised and narrative-driven work, and have involved close visual collaboration with musicians and directors to build distinctive worlds, often within compressed production timelines and budgets. Ellen has also built an extensive body of theatre work across Ireland and internationally, collaborating with many of the country’s leading contemporary theatre artists and companies. Recent stage projects include set and costume design for Konstantin (Dublin Theatre Festival), set design for 0800-CUPID (Dublin Theatre Festival and Soho Theatre, London), and frequent work with multi-award winning company Dead Centre, most recently designing Illness as Metaphor (Project Arts Centre, Dublin and Viernulvier Festival, Gent). She designed Brokentalkers’ Masterclass, which received a Scotsman Fringe First Award at Edinburgh and went on to tour extensively internationally, including performances at Sydney Opera House and Skirball NYC. Earlier collaborations include This Solution by Shaun Dunne and Party Scene with THISISPOPBABY. Across film, theatre, and music projects, Ellen is drawn to work with directors and artists with a strong authorial voice, approaching design as an integral narrative layer rather than a purely decorative one. She is co-founder of the Dublin performance collective Murmuration (Resident Artists at Project Arts Centre), an associate artist with THISISPOPBABY (2023, 2024), and was named one of The Irish Times’ “50 People to Watch in 2026.” CV and access document available on request. &nbsp; INSTAGRAM&nbsp; https://ellenkirkdesign.com/SUIT-TIE Mon, 13 Apr 2026 17:34:57 +0000 ellenkirkdesign https://ellenkirkdesign.com/SUIT-TIE Suit &amp; Tie SODA BLONDE Directed by Faye O’Rourke&nbsp;Cinematographer - Albert Hooi1st AC - Oisín Gallagher2nd AC - Javi BassidDrone Operator - Ross McEditor - Adam O’ReganProduction Design - Ellen KirkDesign Assistant - Anika KiddHorse Master - Andrew Thornton https://ellenkirkdesign.com/0800-Cupid Mon, 13 Apr 2026 16:47:29 +0000 ellenkirkdesign https://ellenkirkdesign.com/0800-Cupid 0800-CUPIDTHISISPOPBABY Text, Composition and Lyrics byEmer Dineen Directed and Developed by Phillip McMahon Co-Composer and Musical Director - Tom Beech Choreographer - Carl Harrison Performers:Emer Dineen, Isabel Adomakoh Young, Carl HarrisonTom Beech (keys), Michael McCarthy (drums), Osazee Aiguokhian (bass) Set Design - Ellen Kirk Lighting Design - Sarah Jane Shiels Music Producer - Elaine Mai Sound Design TeamTom Beech, Elaine Mai, Martha Knight, Lara Gallagher Sound Engineer - Jody Trehy Costume Design - Lambdog1066 Costume Supervisor - Therese McKeone Costume Trainee - Yue Yu Associate Director &amp; Dramaturg - John King Stage Managers - Barbara Hughes &amp; Emily Waters ASMs - Úna Nolan, Anika Kidd &amp; Lizzi Adams Production Managers - Seán Dennehy &amp; Molly McAvoy Marketing Manager - Jack O’Dea PR - Jodie Delany, Hive PR / Steph Pennells Graphic Design - Niall Sweeney, Pony Ltd. Bookkeeper - Gael Bradbury Producer - Carla RogersFunded by the Arts Council/An Chomhairle Ealaíon. London Tour made possible by Culture Ireland. Development supported by Cork Midsummer Festival and the Jane Anne Rothwell Award. https://ellenkirkdesign.com/The-Last-Harvest Mon, 13 Apr 2026 12:01:57 +0000 ellenkirkdesign https://ellenkirkdesign.com/The-Last-Harvest The Last Harvest Written by Maeve Stone &amp; Aoibhéann McCann Directed by Maeve Stone Produced by Marie-Thérèse Mackle Creative Producers Liv O’Donoghue and Aoibhéann McCann Cinematography by Evan Barry Production Design by Ellen Kirk Costume by Sailéog O’Halloran Edited by John Walters Score by Gareth Averill. Starring: Aoibhéann McCann, Liv O’Donoghue, Ebimie Anthony, Cynthia Garrido, Brandon Brownlee, Senan Jennings, Emmy Nolan, Asher De Silva and Lars Owens https://ellenkirkdesign.com/Illness-As-Metaphor Tue, 27 Jan 2026 12:29:21 +0000 ellenkirkdesign https://ellenkirkdesign.com/Illness-As-Metaphor Illness As MetaphorDead Centre&nbsp; Text by Dead Centre &amp; CastProducer Tilly TaylorDirectors Bush Moukarzel &amp; Ben Kidd Performed by Cabrini Cahill, Eamonn Doyle, James Ireland, Conor Lenehan, Una Mullally,&nbsp; Stage Design by Ellen KirkVideo Design by Kilian WatersLighting Design Stephen DoddSound Design and Composition by Kevin GleesonCostume Design Mae Leahy Production Manager Gavin KennedyStage Manager Sibeal Ní MhaoláinASM Ross SmithWardrobe Eimear HusseyDesign Assistant Anika KiddSound Engineer Eóin MurphyVideo technician Sebastian Pizarro OlivieraCamera Operator Eoin GleesonSet Technicians Damien Woods, Luke Jenkins, Jack Leitch, Peter CrightonWINNER Best Ensemble at Dublin Fringe Festival Awards 2024 “A clever, moving and genuinely new piece of theatre… The production has everything audiences have come to expect from Dead Centre - it explores deeply serious ideas with considerable wit… But its real achievement is in the way it presents the lived experience of long-term illness of the six remarkable performers. It’s theatre at its best.”★★★★★Irish Times https://ellenkirkdesign.com/Learners Wed, 21 Jan 2026 13:03:41 +0000 ellenkirkdesign https://ellenkirkdesign.com/Learners LearnersWritten by Emer Heatley &amp; Paul Testar Starring - Emer Heatley, Roger Allam and Jack GleesonDirector Paul TestarProducers: Tilly Taylor, Ben Jacob-Smith &amp; Emer HeatleyDOP - Trevor Murphy 1st AC - Joshua Dadson2nd AC - Jonathan Boyd2nd AC - Alice DegrassiGrip - Alex Tate Production &amp; Costume Designer - Ellen Kirk Art Director - Angela Mulhern Editor - Steven WorsleyColourist - Aidan Tobin at Time Based ArtsSound Design - Laura IredalePost Production - First Element 1st AD - Ari Risotti2nd AD - David Van WolvelareScript Supervisor - Maria-Laura HansonGaffer - Conrad Pastucha RussellSparks - Abi Jones &amp; Connor BaskervilleSound Recordist - Clement HarperStills Photographer - Luke RossHair and Makeup Design - Claire CampbellProduction Manager - Darren SinnottSupervising Location Manager: Andy WilliamsonLocation Manager - Pete GloverMusic Supervisor - Ben AsplinBody Double - Karl StrombergTracking Vehicle - Bickers Action VehiclesProduction Runners:Abdul-Kareem AdelekanShane David JosephElise Elston-ThompsonHeloise LoenthalCal SinnottCamera Kit: 24-7 DramaExecutive Producers: Jeannette Byrne &amp; Lance King https://ellenkirkdesign.com/Hard-Rain Wed, 21 Jan 2026 12:43:52 +0000 ellenkirkdesign https://ellenkirkdesign.com/Hard-Rain Hard Rain Directed by Liv O’Donoghue, Jose Miguel Jiminez and Rachel Donnelly&nbsp;Written by Liv O’Donoghue and Rachel Donnelly Starring Liv O’Donoghue Cinematographer &amp; Editor - Jose Miguel JiminezProduction and Costume designer - Ellen KirkComposer - Kevin Gleeson Gaffer - John Gunning Assistant to Ellen Kirk - Alice Murphy https://ellenkirkdesign.com/Everybody-Dig-Bill-Evans Wed, 21 Jan 2026 09:59:02 +0000 ellenkirkdesign https://ellenkirkdesign.com/Everybody-Dig-Bill-Evans Everybody Digs Bill Evans Directed by Grant Gee At the height of his career, legendary jazz pianist Bill Evans loses his bassist and musical soulmate in a tragic car crash. The film portrays the inner life of a musical genius as he struggles to learn that sometimes an intermission is part of the music. Everybody Digs Bill Evans premiered in competition at Berlinale 2026 and won the Silver Bear for Best Director. In cinemas 11th September, 2026 Production Design by Ellen Kirk Photo: Shane O’Connor https://ellenkirkdesign.com/Real-Life Tue, 02 Dec 2025 12:45:05 +0000 ellenkirkdesign https://ellenkirkdesign.com/Real-Life Real Life&nbsp; Run of the MillFeaturing &amp; Co-Created byEoghan Ashe, Conor Begley, Neil Coffey, Maurice Coll, Lucy Smith, John Egan, Wesley Fairbrother, Teresa Flood, Keith Foley, Derek McSweeney, Ella-Jane Moore, Jackie O’Hagan, Mark Smith, Lauren Larkin &amp; Fionnuala Gygax.Writer &amp; Director Aisling ByrneAssociate Director &amp; Co-Creator Sinéad Dunne FinneganAssistant Facilitator Naomi KidneyCompany Manager Rema HamidCreative Producer Killian CoyleSet &amp; Costume Design Ellen KirkLighting Design Suzie CumminsComposer &amp; Sound Design Jenny O’MalleyFilm Design Kilian Waters &amp; Dan Keane (Arcade Film)Movement Director &amp; Co-Creator Enda MoranDramaturg Shane O’Reilly Production Manager Eoin HannawayStage Manager Laura MurphyASMs Maeve Smyth &amp; Iain SynnottChief LX &amp; Op Archer BradshawSound Engineer Eoin MurphyAv Tech Eoin RobinsonChaperones Mary Squires &amp; Evelyn CareyPR Jenny SharifGraphic Design Sarah MoloneyPromo Photography &amp; Videography Pato CassinoniRehearsal &amp; Production Photography &amp; Videography Ste MurrayThis production is funded by the Arts Council of Ireland / An Chomhairle Ealaíon, with support from Project Arts Centre, Maynooth University and field:arts.