Six in the Attic (SITA) and Six in the Virtual Attic is Irish Theatre Institute (ITI)’s key artist development programme. This year-long programme provides playwrights and theatre makers with the space and resources to develop your practice and build a community of peers. The programme changes every year as it responds to the needs of the specific group.
2024/25 marks the second time the programme has included strategic local authority partners to ensure the virtual programme reaches the entire country.
This year the nine partners include: Cork County Council Arts Office, Fingal Arts Office, Galway City Arts Office, Galway County Arts Office, Kilkenny Arts Office, Kildare County Arts Office, Tipperary Arts Office, Waterford County Arts Office, and Wicklow County Arts Office. These sectoral collaborators are supporting ITI to identify artists across the country to ensure they avail and participate in the programme. There will be twelve artists selected in total (both Virtual and In Person), with a minimum of six spaces held for artists living in the local authorities listed above.
Six in the Attic was established in 2011, focusing on supporting a community of playwrights and theatre makers to engage, explore, develop, debate, and collaborate on their projects. Since the foundation of the programme, Six in the Attic alumni have gone on to great successes – creating new works, winning awards, and founding theatre companies, amongst many more accolades and achievements.
WHO CAN APPLY:
Artists who:
- Have ambitious creative plans for the period December 2024 to November 2025.
- Are seeking mentoring and peer support alongside provision of space, time, and practical resources to create over a 12-month period.
- Are resident on the island of Ireland.
- Have an established theatre practice and track record of 1 full-length production produced or programmed by an established production company, festival, theatre venue or independent producer.
ONLINE INFORMATION SESSION, 22 OCTOBER:
If you are interested in the programme, but you are not sure if you are eligible to apply, please don’t assume you’re not. They will be hosting a session on Zoom on the 22nd October at 1pm to answer any questions you might have.
Register for the session here. If you can’t attend and have a question to ask, please get in touch by emailing Katherine Murphy, Programme Manager, kmurphy@irishtheatreinstitute.ie.
Deadline for applications 12th November, 4.00pmÂ