Collaborators & Co-Conspirators

Collaborators, Co-Conspirators in Quarantine 2020

Lumen’s vision is to add to the vibrant artistic life of Limerick City and County. They collaborate with inspiring local communities to co-create new work that inspires pride and ownership of our cultural identity.

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Vignettes LYT: In the Time of Covid

Part 1 of LYT Samhain Festival Vignettes

Part 2 of LYT Samhain Festival Vignettes

Inspired by Hallowe'en, Limerick Youth Theatre members have responded by writing, directing and performing several vignettes to add their own creative offering to Samhain, Limerick’s Hallowe'en Festival, 2020. Mentored by John Hogan

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LSAD - Collaborating in Covid Quarantine

Sadhbh Baumann and Katrina Kennedy

Sam Bennett

Merel McEvoy and Jasmin Culleton

Laura Duggan and Taylor Foyle Doyle

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Inspired by Hallowe'en and the Samhain Parade

LSAD Fashion Textiles for Product & Costume Department created street performance costumes based on Hallowe'en and the Samhain Parade inspired by Michael Hogan’s poem Drunken Thady and the Bishops Lady and the theme of quarantine.

Samhain is a highlight of the year for us in Limerick. Lumen Street Theatre have created a special festival that Limerick people have utterly taken to their heart.

Cllr Elisa O’ Donovan

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Samhain: the Story so far

Listen to Martin Shannon, Artistic Director of Lumen Street Theatre, talk about the story of Samhain

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Mummers, Masks and Mischief
by Billy Mag Fhlionn

In Association With Ormston House. This talk will explore the traditional straw masks and costumes of Ireland. Who made them, when they were worn, and why? Masks give people license to misbehave. Join us on Saturday 31 October at 7.30pm on our Youtube channel for Mummers, Masks and Mischief, co-produced with Ormston House and Lumen Street Theatre for the Samhain Festival and part of Ollphéist.

Stellar talk, musical performance on homemade instrument and MASKS! Samhain lives through @lumensttheatre and Billy Mag Fhlionn

Tracy Fahey