Current Projects

A Holistic Guide To Hedonism (stage)

A Holistic Guide To Hedonism is a satirical exploration of where hedonism fits into society and the classism that  can surround it, enforcing how we view those who are involved and affected.

Using a pastiche of the TV chat show format, the show is a live staging of an episode of a fictional, surreal, other-worldly, TV chat show that celebrates and glorifies substance abuse and ‘The Art of pushing-yourself-to-the-limit’. The chat show host gained their fame from their bestselling, smash hit, life-saving book “How To Sesh: A Holistic Guide To Hedonism” and now hosts a chat show featuring ordinary people who have become 'hedonism heroes' as guests.

This show is built on and inspired by gathering first-hand accounts of experiences of substance abuse and is an attempt to bring these issues to the forefront of people’s minds.
The Same as it Ever Was
​(working title) (stage)
-working with Johnathon Parkins
(working as Co-Director)
Currently being developed, this devised performance looks into online communities and the media they create. The project attempts to shed light on and explore being at the end of the millennial generation.
Past Projects
Lewis Ames Talent (stage-2017)
-working with Ted Thorpe and Molly Hemsley
(Director)
Originally devised as part of the Excavations season at Rose Bruford College, Lewis Ames Talent is an interactive comedy that explores failure and the not-so-pleasant aspects of small, English towns.
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Lewis Ames Primary School are hosting their annual Talent Show. All preparations are going well until the kids don't turn up... Hoping the audience won't notice, the two teachers decide to fill in for the kids, and try not to strangle each other.
© Michael O'Reilly - www.oreillystudio.com​
Sugar and Slime (installation-2017)
-working with Abigail Screen
(Assistant Director)
Part participatory theatre, part solo performance art piece, Sugar and Slime explores ideas of self discovery and gender within domestic ritual and plays with autobiography and intimacy. Performed at Colab Factory.