Monkeyshine Theatre

Monkeyshine Theatre Trickster (formerly Monkeyshine) We're joyful rebels, igniting creativity through art, kinship, and slow media.

The Guardians are coming!Our very first Guardian came to life in Callan yesterday. Brought into being by the children wh...
23/05/2026

The Guardians are coming!

Our very first Guardian came to life in Callan yesterday. Brought into being by the children who helped create her.

We sang a song filled with their words, told a story made of their ideas and held a celebration full of their energy and voices.

Callan now has its very own Earth Guardian!

Thanks to Callan Open Doors for having us as part of your wonderful weekend of events.

We couldn’t do this with out the creative collaboration of our amazing team

Gratitude to the who’s funding makers this work possible.

Keep an eye out for more Guardians appearing soon!

Over the next few weeks, we will be working with the children from our local area. Through storytelling and collective ...
13/05/2026

Over the next few weeks, we will be working with the children from our local area. Through storytelling and collective imagination, they will uncover the Guardian of their place.

Together we will create a celebration of the land we live on.
The Guardian will come to life for you all with a live promenade, performance with story and song.

Living local mythology - made by this community, for this community.

The NomadA long-held dream is finally taking shape.For years, we've dreamed of creating our own nomadic arts space - a p...
07/05/2026

The Nomad

A long-held dream is finally taking shape.

For years, we've dreamed of creating our own nomadic arts space - a place to make art, share art, and gather around what moves us. Like all good dreams, this one has been a journey.

The Nomad is becoming its own story and the next chapter is taking shape…

A space for conversation, creativity, and collaboration. A meeting place where culture, ecology, and spirituality intersect, and where we can come together to celebrate our interdependent relationship with the more-than-human world.

We can't wait to share what's next.

Trickster makes joyful, rebellious art for a living world - rooted in folk traditions and animistic ways of knowing.Thro...
29/04/2026

Trickster makes joyful, rebellious art for a living world - rooted in folk traditions and animistic ways of knowing.

Through projects like Create the Future, we open up space to step out of default thinking and rehearse new ways of being together.

During 2022, the Ministry For All Beings came to life. And oh what a joy it was, and to look back on.

Onwards.

Gathering bits and pieces, materials, stories and all that we need to bring a workshop to life after the winter, and to ...
24/04/2026

Gathering bits and pieces, materials, stories and all that we need to bring a workshop to life after the winter, and to shape an experience with you...

Jim has been busy. Gathering

Gather (v.): to come together. To collect. To bring in what is ready.There's something that happens when people slow dow...
22/04/2026

Gather (v.): to come together. To collect. To bring in what is ready.

There's something that happens when people slow down together in a place. They start to notice things. Remember things. Imagine things they couldn't have imagined alone. Or they gather things, in a ritual, with care…

We've been thinking about this a lot. About what it means to gather - not just in a room, but around a story. Around a place. Around each other.

Morning musings - the books in our hands. The Art of Gathering by is remarkable and has been a great inspiration as we ...
20/04/2026

Morning musings - the books in our hands.

The Art of Gathering by is remarkable and has been a great inspiration as we plan to‘Gather’.

The Village Effect by Susan Pinker - Why Face to Face Contact Matters

Who knows what's coming. But we love being in person with you, and we are excited for the months ahead and all tje play they'll bring.

We spent a beautiful evening with the Kilkenny Storytelling Circle, sharing our spring Crankie story and listening to wo...
11/02/2026

We spent a beautiful evening with the Kilkenny Storytelling Circle, sharing our spring Crankie story and listening to wonderful stories, poetry and music.

Thanks to for holding the space and sharing your stories and to for your photography and your stories! and to all the other welcoming tellers and listeners.

Kilkenny Storytellers circle takes place every second Monday of the month in The Hole in The Wall.
Bring a story to share!



Music by Crankie made by performed by

Trickster is supported by the

Such a pleasure to join all the generous tellers and listeners the Storytelling Circle Kilkenny last night!
10/02/2026

Such a pleasure to join all the generous tellers and listeners the Storytelling Circle Kilkenny last night!

You can find the Imbolg episode of the Cave of Stories in our bio. Cosy up and listen to the story of Brigid and the Cai...
01/02/2026

You can find the Imbolg episode of the Cave of Stories in our bio.
Cosy up and listen to the story of Brigid and the Cailleach.

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