School of Creative Arts

A unique Company SJ/Abbey Theatre production of Laethanta Sona/Happy Days at Galway International Arts Festival has been garnering rave reviews in advance of its October run in the Samuel Beckett Theatre as part of Dublin Theatre Festival. Produced by Tim Scott, directed by Assist. Prof. Sarah Jane Scaife and including costuming by Sinéad Cuthbert and associate production by Nathanael O'Leary, this unique staging on Inis Oirr with text translated into islander Irish dialect attracted a sold-out audience (including President Michael D. Higgins) and critical approval as a standard-bearer for productions of a play written by Samuel Beckett. While audience tickets for 15-17 October performances in the Samuel Beckett Theatre are difficult to get, students will be interacting with the minds who built this production throughout the upcoming academic year. A daring, bold vision, brilliantly realised - Irish Times. Photo credit: Cormac Coyne.

As part of Sonic Spaces, a series of discussions linked to Trinity's Creative Arts Practice Research theme hosted by Trinity Long Room Hub Arts and Humanities Research Institute and organised by Assist. Prof. Jennifer O'Meara, all are welcome to join in a panel discussion debating Culture on the Radio on Wednesday 8th September at 7pm. Join academic and practitioner experts in a wide-ranging discussion covering the poetics of listening, the challenges of how radio relates to that which is dead or dying and how to curate radio shows for national audiences to provide a guide to creativity in the world around us. Advance registration required.

In the context of the opening of the Olympic Games 2020 in Tokyo, Assoc. Prof. Ruth Barton asks whether Chariots of Fire is still the best Olympics' film ever or a quaint hangover from the age of empire. Currently serving as Head of School, School of Creative Arts, Assoc. Prof. Barton interrogates the enduring appeal of Chariots of Fire (1980) in an article published on RTÉ Brainstorm. RTÉ Brainstorm is a unique partnership between RTÉ and Irish third level institutions where the academic and research community contribute to public debate, reflect on what's happening in the world around us and communicate fresh thinking on a broad range of issues.

The School of Creative Arts heartily congratulates Lola Fleming, a current English Literature and Film Studies student who won Feature Film Script of the Year for Kindred Spirits at the 2021 National Student Media Awards (SMEDIAS). These annual awards, now in their 21st year, showcase student talent across 30+ media categories in Ireland. The Film Script of the Year category is supported by Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland. 6 Trinity students were nominated in the category Feature Film Script of the Year - Lola Fleming for Kindred Spirits (winner), Connor Howlett for Merry It Is, Mark McDonnell for The Legacy of Winthrope House, James McCleary for Teller, Grace Kenny for Coming of Haze and Markéta Ní Eithir for A Girl's Best Friend.