Newly founded theatre company tenderfire in association with Bloomsday Festival, The New  Theatre & dlr Mill Theatre Dundrum present: 

The World Premiere of Epiphany written and performed by IFTA nominated actress Lesley Conroy (‘Bad Sisters’, ‘Maxine’, ‘Fair City’). 

In this bold reimagining of James Joyce’s ‘The Dead’, Gretta Conroy takes centre stage at the  Misses Morkan’s annual supper party. A night filled with music, dancing and genteel skirmishes.  

Gretta has it all, a house by the sea in South County Dublin, a gentleman’s family and a romantic  night in The Gresham planned with her dutiful husband Gabriel. But when a love song from her  past unearths long buried memories, Gretta is landed at a crossroads weighing up the choices  that shaped her, and the path that lies ahead.  

This unique production expands the female voice in the Joyce canon beyond Molly Bloom, and  Nora & Lucia Joyce. 

EPIPHANY plays The New Theatre (Tickets) for 5 shows only Fri 12^th, Sat 13^th, Mon 15^th & 16^th June Bloomsday! All shows at 7.30PM, with 3pm matinee on Sat 13^th. Tickets: €22.50 (€20 conc.) 

Transfers to dlr Mill Theatre, Dundrum (Tickets) on 18^th – 20^th June. 7.30PM, 2.30pm matinee on Sat 20^th June. Tickets: €22.50 (€20 conc.) 

EPIPHANY Tickets now on sale:

The New Theatre, Temple Bar 12th-16th June.

dlr Mill Theatre, Dundrum 18th-20th June.

tenderfire is a new initiative founded by Lesley Conroy that aims to amplify the female voice in  emotionally charged narratives for stage & screen. 

Epiphany is a joyful meditation on love, loss and longing. If  you are a fan of Joyce and ‘The Dead’ come and see the story as told from Gretta’s point of view.  Gretta gives voice to the preoccupations on mid-life, motherhood and marriage – the secrets you  share with your friends in the early hours of the morning. If you know what I mean … then this  play is for you.

Meet the team. 

Writer & performer – Lesley Conroy 

IFTA nominated actress & award winning emerging writer (Scripts Ireland 2020, Jane Anne  Rothwell Award 2021). She has played on many of Irelands’ main stages (inc. The Abbey,  Everyman, Galway Townhall). Inspired by self-authored solo performers Pat Kinevane & Mikel  Murfi, Lesley aims to produce ambitious, emotionally rich work celebrating female fortitude that  speaks to the soul of our time regardless of age or gender. Fresh from playing Lady Macbeth in  Volta’s production of ‘Macbeth’ in Wexford Opera House & Smock Alley she is excited to present  her unique depiction of Gretta in her debut full length production of ‘Epiphany’ in the 2026  Bloomsday Festival. 

Director – Fiana Toibin 

Award winning film and theatre director, actor and writer with decades of experience whose  career runs the gamut from working on Broadway with the legendary Vanessa Redgrave to  writing for the Greenlight Screenwriting Lab, writing and directing her own short films, comedy,  tragedy and everything in between. She is eager to forge a vibrant collaborative practice that is  sustainable and capable of growth and looks forward to kindling this flame with tenderfire. 

Assistant Director: Sinead O’Connor Ringwood, Lighting design: Cathy O’Carroll, Set & Costume:  Dara Gill, Sound: Brian Dillon, Music: Anne-Marie Papin Labazordière.