Grow your own drama initiative
THE expansion of the Theatre Development Centre (TDC) is a boon to theatre in Cork City. Established at Triskel by Corcadorca Theatre Company in 2011, the TDC is offering three-week residencies to theatre companies, in addition to the week-long residencies that are a fixture on the city’s cultural calendar and that culminate in public readings of plays-in-development on Friday evenings.
Artistic director of Corcadorca, Pat Kiernan, says: “When there’s an audience coming in to the TDC on Fridays at 6pm, there’s a mindset to show something. By Wednesday, the Friday performance is quite imminent. We’re giving companies a little bit longer if they need more time to work with their material.”
