This is Not my Beautiful House

08 May 2025 - 09 May 2025

Shakespeare North Playhouse

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This Is Not My Beautiful House is a one-person play in the Irish language.

With English surtitles, the show revolves around an unnamed artist as they wait in their studio for their partner to come home so that they can reveal their secret and finally come out as non-binary.

As they wait, they begin to delve into their recent obsession with an old Irish legend about a bull that caused an all-island war many centuries before. When the bull comes alive, a battle of monologues begins, as they fiercely debate whether it is better to live as your true self and potentially be alone for it, or to exist only in other people’s expectations and remain a legend.

This is Not My Beautiful House is suitable for anyone interested in queer identity, Irish history, or theatre generally. This show has kindly been funded by the Galway Theatre Festival and Culture Ireland, and is presented by Cult Collective, an emerging company from Kilkenny, Ireland.