Derry Girls star back treading the boards in her native Cork

She stole the show in ‘Derry Girls’ as Sister Michael. Now Siobhán McSweeney returns to her native Cork to reprise her role as May in Kevin Barry’s dark comedy ‘Autumn Royal’ at the Everyman Theatre, writes Aileen Lee.

Last year was a big year for Siobhán McSweeney — the Cork woman kicked off 2017 playing the female role, May, in Autumn Royal, the debut play by award-winning writer Kevin Barry. She then got a part in the Channel 4 comedy, Derry Girls, playing Sr Michael, the principal of the main characters’ secondary school. Once that wrapped up, she was straight into rehearsal for Katie Roche, which saw her take her first spin on the Abbey Theatre stage.