Kilkenny based theatre and arts company Monkeyshine undertook a two-week residency in November 2024.

The Garden Studio was a base for engagement with community groups and local schools on a series of developmental workshops as part of a new participatory project called Home Sweet Home, exploring ideas of home in a changing world. Over the residency Monkeyshine worked with their team of artists, creatives and groups of participants young and old who brought many different perspectives on what Home means to them. This development work will inform a new show Home Bird touring nationally and premiering in The Watergate Theatre in 2025.

About Monkeyshine:

Monkeyshine makes theatre and arts experiences for adults and children. They are dedicated to exploring ways in which creativity, story and play can be used to investigate, acknowledge and celebrate what is fundamentally important: our connection to each other and our planet. For over twenty years Monkeyshine have been creating theatre, immersive worlds, and interactive experiences for adults and children. They work with a wide range of people including nationally and internationally renowned artists, musicians, makers and designers, scientists, researchers, educators, thinkers and doers as well as children, families and communities.