LemonSoap Productions
LemonSoap Productions is a collective of young artists and makers invested in stories of depth, imagination, and character. With a focus on the mundane as epic, the everyday as extraordinary, and a theatre of aesthetic and ambition, LemonSoap seek to add a new chorus of voices to the Irish theatre landscape.
DADDY ISSUES
by Brigid Leahy
Abigail is carrying the cloned fetus of Abraham Lincoln. Joan is carrying the cloned fetus of Michael Collins.
They are making the future, making change, making...reality television. The cameras are rolling.
On a reality TV show where historical legacy, political ideology and pregnancy are packaged for public consumption, two women begin to question what they have really signed up for.
A dystopian dark comedy from Brigid Leahy and LemonSoap Productions about science, capitalism, control and the horrifying entertainment value of other people’s bodies.
Running from September 8th - 12th as part of Dublin Fringe Festival.
Beards
by HK Ní Shioradáin
Here ye, Queer ye! The Beards are BACK!
A farcical tale of hope and resilience, Beards by LemonSoap Productions, is a rollicking new musical comedy, bringing Smock Alley audiences all the way back to the Middle Ages! After our sold out run and rave critical acclaim, don’t miss this limited run this Winter.
To avoid being burnt at the stake for being gay, medieval siblings Daryl and Erika marry each other’s lovers. When one of the lesbians falls pregnant via immaculate conception, both couples must battle their own conflicting feelings as they soon find out that they are about to co-parent the second coming of Christ.
Running from October 29th - November 7th at Smock Alley
“One of the most exciting young companies in Ireland today.”
The Arts Review
Other Recent Projects
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Muicín
Insíonn Muicín scéal Mercy Munroe. Tá a saol tar éis titim as a chéile. Is aistriúchán le HK Ní Shioradáin é Muicín ar an dráma rathúil Piglet le hUltan Pringle
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Boyfriends
Following a three month affair between two anonymous men, Boyfriends, charts the ups and downs and roundabouts of a modern situationship.
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The Lesbian Revue of World History
Our Freshly Squeezed musical about kidnapped lesbians in space performing for the Alien Overlord
The Irish Independent
“An absolute breath of fresh air”
The Irish Times