After two years of online and hybrid events, Scripts Ireland’s Playwriting Festival is back with a jam-packed programme from 7-10 July in Birr Co. Offaly.

This innovative playwriting festival features a host of exciting performances and workshops for lovers of theatre - those who want to create, perform, and watch live new theatre in the beautiful surroundings of a heritage town.

Live performances include Bloody Yesterday by Deirdre Kinehan, Wake by Irene Kelleher, Looking for América by Janet Moran and an exclusive new work called Promenade Performance created especially for the festival with Birr Stage Guild. Jay Ryan’s Living with a Fairy is also on the schedule for family audiences.