POOR 2026 Cast Announcement

The Gate Theatre is thrilled to announce the cast for the 2026 production of Katriona O’Sullivan’s POOR, adapted by Sonya Kelly and directed by Róisín McBrinn. We can’t wait to welcome the cast to the Gate Theatre.

MORE INFORMATION ON POOR 2026

CREATIVES

Director: Róisín McBrinn

Set Designer: Aedín Cosgrove

Costume Designer: Lara Campbell

Lighting Designer: Paul Keogan

Sound Designer and Composition: Sinéad Diskin

Musical Director: Padraig Dooney

Movement Director: Jess Williams

AV Designer and Programmer: Michael Dunne

Associate Sound Designer: Ultan De Stáinléigh

Assistant Movement Director: Ghaliah Conroy

Voice Director: Cathal Quinn

Resident Assistant Director: Emma Finnegan

ABOUT:

POOR charts Katriona O’Sullivan’s extraordinary journey as she emerges from her childhood in Coventry and Birmingham marked by poverty, addiction and homelessness. Moving to Dublin as a teenager, POOR follows O’Sullivan as she overcomes seemingly insurmountable obstacles to earn a PhD from Trinity College Dublin and inspire a generation through her writing, teaching and speaking. This unforgettable story is vividly and movingly portrayed through her close relationships with family and friends, and thrums with the music that has resonated through her life.

This Gate Theatre and Belgrade Theatre Coventry co-production is a beacon of hope, resilience and community, and will be a catalyst for discussion and change around the most critical social issues of our time.

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