Davey Kelleher

Experience

Lir Academy Training

• MFA Theatre Directing - 2015

Other Experience

Davey is a director working across Theatre, Opera, Musical Theatre, and Arts Education.

He is a creator of new and reimagined artistic work. He is passionate about creative collaboration, and the support and development of artistic process and potential. As a maker, he has directed and produced award-winning work nationally and internationally, including with Dublin Theatre Festival, Dublin Fringe Festival, Cork Opera House, The Gate Theatre, The Abbey Theatre, Lyric Belfast, VAULT London, Edinburgh Festival, and the European Theatre Festival of Lebanon, Sydney and Melbourne Fringe Festivals, and the Irish Repertory Theatre, New York. He works regularly with Irish National Opera, and was a Director member of the INO ABL Aviation Studio (2020-2022). He works regularly with the Cork Opera House in their development of new work, musical theatre, and interdisciplinary outreach. He is an Associate Artist at the Civic Theatre, Dublin; a graduate of the Samuel Beckett Centre, Trinity College; and holds an M.F.A in Theatre Directing from The Lir Academy, Dublin.

He is a core mentor and production director with TENDERFOOT, an award winning arts apprenticeship programme for transition year students, run at the Civic Theatre, Tallaght. He is a member of the Dramaturgs Network of Ireland, and regularly mentors and supports the development of new work of practicing and emerging theatre artists. He has been the Artistic Director of Dublin Youth Theatre since 2022.

Representation: https://sovrancarey.com/creatives/davey-kellehe

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