Pádraicín
Created by Rodigo Pardo and James Riordan for Brú Theatre.
Pádraicín will premier at the Galway International Arts Festival on July 14th 2026.
Photo by Emilija Jefremova
Overview
Brú Theatre and Rodrigo Pargo present Brú Theatre’s newest show, returning to Galway International Arts Festival after Somnium (GIAF 2024) and Not A Word (2003)
A new site-responsive work inspired by the life of Galway writer Pádraic Ó Conaire, Pádraicín transforms the city into a living stage.
Audiences gather in Eyre Square and move alongside the performers through the streets to the Spanish Arch. The audience wear headphones as scenes unfold around them, Ó Conaire’s characters and ideas drifting into view.
Blending dance, music and text, past and present intertwine in an immersive theatrical experience.
Presented primarily in English, with some Irish.