Participants for MAKE 2026 announced

We are delighted to announce the 15 participants selected for this year’s MAKE artist development programme:

Bobbi Byrne, Shauna Carrick, Pea Dinneen, Nathan Ellis, Barry Fitzgerald, Subhashini Goda, Renn Miano, Kate Mitchell, Maighréad Ní Ghrásta, Trudy Nolan, Sophie O’Toole, Paul James Prior, Gareth Tomlinson, Sam Ward & Xnthony

The facilitators of this year’s MAKE are Mele Broomes, Francisco Frazão, and Brian Lobel.

MAKE is a residency initiative and artist development programme led by Cork Midsummer Festival, Dublin Fringe Festival, Project Arts Centre, and Performing Arts Forum. This year, it is taking place at The Tyrone Guthrie Centre, Annaghmakerrig, Co Monaghan Saturday 21 – Saturday 28 November 2026.

Open to artists at all career stages, MAKE supports the creation of new performance work outside the traditional writer-led model. Since its inception in 2009, MAKE has supported over 200 Irish and international artists through mentorship from renowned practitioners, fostering acclaimed works that have gone on to tour both in Ireland and internationally.

*A quick note on future MAKEs: Following the 2026 Residency, MAKE will take a planned fallow year in 2027. This pause will give the partner organisations time to reflect on the programme, consider its future, and explore how to best support artists moving forward.

For more information about MAKE, the participants and this year’s facilitators, click the link here.