HouseWork

Beats, memory and resistance — Ireland’s club culture, remixed. 

Taking its cue from the DJ set—build, drop, rewind, repeat—the piece cuts between verbatim interviews and the pulse of Ireland’s 80s and 90s club scene.

Live performance and driving sound weave together the testimonies of female DJs, promoters and singers who carved out space on dancefloors and behind decks. While above ground the country shifted through divorce referenda, reproductive rights battles and the boom years of the Celtic Tiger.

A record of what we’ve been through – reaching out for a hand on the dancefloor.

HouseWork was developed through the Markievcz Award, Blas – an artist development programme run by the Town Hall Theatre, Galway Theatre Festival and theatre maker James Riordan.

Áine is a Cork-based theatre maker whose work explores participation, identity and collective dynamics across theatre and film. A recipient of the Markievicz Award and Druid Fuel alumnus. Her directorial debut The Scratcher was nominated for a Little Gem Award at Dublin Fringe 2023. As an actor, she has performed with the Abbey Theatre, Landmark Productions and The Everyman, and collaborated internationally across Europe.

Created and performed by Áine Ní Laoghaire 
Director Katie O’Halloran 
Composer/Sound design HK Ní Shioradáin 
Lighting Designer Suzie Cummins 
Producer Leigh Hussey