Taking up the challenge

Tom Creed promises an innovative but accessible programme for the 16th Cork Midsummer Festival, says Carl Dixon

TOM Creed is the first Corkonian to hold the position of director of Cork Midsummer Festival. His debut programme runs from Jun 21 to Jul 1.

Creed became involved in theatre while a student in UCC and has since worked primarily as a director. “I directed some small plays in college and started a company called Playgroup with friends,” he says. “My relationship with the Midsummer Festival began with a satirical work called Soap, which was based on a traditional soap opera. Strangely, people actually got quite hooked on it and would come back day after day. It brought home to me that innovative work, even on a limited budget, can really draw people in.”