About

The Devious Theatre Company (or Devious Theatre as we’re alternately known) was set up in 2006 by a bunch of Kilkenny theatre enthusiasts with a view to creating a program of fresh theatrical produce.

Devious Theatre wants to provide a theatrical alternative to the pubs, gigs and cinemas that are favoured for nights out. Our aim is to create, nurture, develop and produce a professional and dynamic program of theatre with an onus on performing new and little seen works. We want to create a theatre that’s not academic or precious or stuffy, just live performance delivered as live performance should be: immediate, energetic, engaging and always entertaining.

Gerry Moran, long time columnist with the Kilkenny People went as far as to write:

“This theatre group, this collection of youngsters, this collection if like-minded individuals, who love what they’re doing, who love theatre, will be around for a long time to come. Watch out for the Devious Theatre Company. They’re good. They’re very good. They’re the future of theatre in Kilkenny.”

We aw shucksed a little at that.

Today, the core of our fair theatre group spends our days drinking tea by the bucket load and discussing theatre. Our staff exists to drive The Devious Theatre Company in a forward direction, everyone working together to achieve our goals and aims both on and off the stage. There’s a large audience out there who hunger for theatre that can tell strong stories and can entertain. It is a pleasure and a privilege to be able to serve such an audience and for that we owe it to the people who have given us their support and kind words.

For all looking to contact us, be ye actors, writers, techies or general lovers of theatre, we can be reached quite easily and happily at info@devioustheatre.com