Úna McKevitt – Writer
1 April, 2023 - 30 June, 2023
Una McKevitt is a writer, playwright and stage director. As a Director she has worked with Rimini Protokoll (100% Project/2013 & 2015), Maeve Higgins (Moving City/2013), PJ Gallagher & Joanne McNally (Separated at Birth/2015), Joanne McNally (Bite Me/2016) and Tracy Martin (Once in a Lifetime/2022). Currently she is directing the 2023 Ireland and UK tour of ‘My Therapist Ghosted Me’ Podcast tour with Vogue Williams and Joanne McNally.
Original work for Theatre includes Singlehood (2012/Vicar Street&Olympia Theatre), Alien Documentary recipient of The Stewart Parker New Writing Award (2016/Dublin Theatre Festival) and Madhouse (National Tour/2019) co-written with PJ Gallagher. An Abbey Theatre Commission, her most recent play ‘One Good Turn’, premiered on the main stage in 2021 directed by Emma Jordan.
In 2022 Una was the Co Louth participant of ‘Platform 31’, a nationwide artist scheme by the 31 Local Authority Arts Offices, in collaboration with The Arts Council.
Úna will be in residence with us from April – June 2023