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Hilarious hit one-woman show, No Woman is an Island comes to the Belltable for two shows only on Friday, September 4th

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Theatre-maker Róisín Stack sets out to investigate woman’s tireless pursuit of alone time with her hilarious hit one-woman show, No Woman is an Island

Theatre-maker Róisín Stack’s show No Woman is an Island is directed by Limerick woman, Ann Blake

No Woman is an Island, is a wry solo performance about woman’s tireless pursuit of alone time.
No Woman is an Island, is a wry solo performance about woman’s tireless pursuit of alone time

Theatre-maker Róisín Stack sets out to investigate woman’s tireless pursuit of alone time. Her hilarious hit one-woman show, No Woman is an Island, comes to Limerick this September, with sharp humour and quiet ferocity, this piece considers the relationship between productivity and identity.

No Woman is an Island, is a wry solo performance about woman’s tireless pursuit of alone time. Written and performed by Róisín Stack, the piece sold-out its previous runs in Galway and Dublin Theatre Festival in 2023 and is now returning as part of a national tour from August til December 2026. The show was also invited to run at Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh this November – Traverse is synonymous with championing creative talent by placing powerful and contemporary theatre at the heart of cultural life. As part of the show’s national tour it stages at the Belltable, Limerick for two shows in the one day, on September 4th.


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Three years ago, Stack set out to investigate a woman’s timeless alone-time pursuit via her show No Woman is an Island. The play chronicles the process of making a performance, intercut with scenes from a marriage and a chronology of solitude, and is directed by Limerick woman, Ann Blake. Ann Blake and Róisín Stack met while undertaking an MA in Drama and Theatre in University of Galway and this is their first professional collaboration outside of college-work.

In the show, Stack presents her findings, veering between texts from great female thinkers, banal thoughts about crockery and intimate vignettes from a marriage.

Written and performed by Róisín Stack, the piece sold-out its previous runs in Galway and Dublin Theatre Festival in 2023 and is now returning as part of a national tour from August til December 2026.
Written and performed by Róisín Stack, the piece sold-out its previous runs in Galway and Dublin Theatre Festival in 2023 and is now returning as part of a national tour from August til December 2026

Róisin Stack says, ‘It’s brilliant to be coming back to Limerick,’  –  ‘I brought a show, ‘Also for Roaring’, to Belltable in 2022, right as COVID restrictions were being lifted, and the reception from audiences was fantastic.’

With sharp humour and quiet ferocity, No Woman is an Island creates an intimate and thoughtful space for audiences to consider the relationship between productivity and identity.

It is a meditation on geographies of the Self – and maps the internal and external spaces in which we live our lives while walking a wonky line through cultural theories and histories of female solitude.

Part stand-up, part lecture, part confessional, the show is inspired by auto-fiction, in which theory is blended with personal narrative. No Woman is an Island gives a history of female solitude from a creative and spiritual perspective. This history is intercut with vignettes from a relationship, insights into the creative process, projected quotes from great women thinkers, and dance parties set to techno.

No Woman is an Island - After each performance there will be a post-show discussion on the theme of  Making Art as a Mother, with Róisín Stack with new panellists per venue along the touring venues
After each performance there will be a post-show discussion on the theme of  Making Art as a Mother, with Róisín Stack with new panellists per venue along the touring venues

The show also runs baby-friendly matinees for most of the national tour, open to carers and babies up to 18 months of age. Trialled during Dublin Theatre Festival, the baby-friendly matinee is specifically aimed at parents and carers for whom accessing evening shows is difficult or impossible. It is timed to take naps into account and facilitate those who have to do school pick-ups. Lighting and sound will be adjusted and capacity reduced to accommodate the matinee audience. After each performance there will be a post-show discussion on the theme of  Making Art as a Mother, with Róisín Stack with new panellists per venue along the touring venues.

Belltable, Limerick Friday 4 September @ 12:00pm + 8:00pm | €18-€20
Belltable Box Office – Tel: 061 953 400

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As part of the show's national tour it stages at the Belltable, Limerick for two shows in the one day, on September 4th
As part of the show’s national tour it stages at the Belltable, Limerick for two shows in the one day, on September 4th

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