Little bit late to the party! But thanks to @hollywoodshortsfest for screening our film The Last Word on April 19th. Didn’t get to make it but hopefully not our last Hollywood moment @roryhanrhan . It was wonderful to be featured among such incredibly talented filmmakers from all over the world!
Congrats to our Irish brethren @niamhbrys0n@_heatherosullivan@shivokelly
for winning the Best Comedy Short for Trasna na Líne (@acrossthelinefilm_ )
Can’t wait to see it!
#hollywoodshortsfest #shortfilmfestival #filmcommunity #losangeles #westhollywood
THE LAST WORD is heading to @fastnetfilmfestival . Wahoo! We’re so grateful to be part of Fastnet this May. Thanks to all the team for the opportunity, we’re really looking forward to screening with you and being part of this wonderful weekend.
Delighted that THE LAST WORD
will have a screening at the Chicago Irish Film Festival alongside some great Irish shorts. Sat February 28th - link in Bio.
Thanks to all the team at @chicagoirishff - we are delighted to be part of this festival!
LemonSoap Productions, presented as part of SOFT CAPITAL, Dublin Municipal Theatre’s residency programme, BallyBridgeWater at the Smock Alley Theatre @smockalleytheatre@lemonsoapproductions
Starring
🌟Clara FitzGerald (@clarafitzactor )
🌟Callum Maxwell (@calpmax )
Written by
🌟Ultan Pringle (@ultanpringle )
Set Concept & Video Design by
🌟Choy-Ping Ní Chléirigh-Ng 吳彩萍 (@choy.png )
Directed by Jeda DeBrí (@jedadebri )
#SovranCareyCreatives #SovranCareyTalent #BallyBridgeWater
🩵💙 A Walk & Talk on all things Dublin Gothic
During the tech rehearsal period of Dublin Gothic, we caught up with cast member Clara FitzGerald to get some insights into this monumental production and what it’s been like working on this glorious show with 18 others actors at Ireland’s national theatre.
✨DUBLIN GOTHIC runs on the Abbey Stage until 31 January 2026
#AbbeyTheatre #IrishTheatre #WinterInDublin
Meet the 2025 Filmmakers:
RORY HANRAHAN & CLARA FITZGERALD (The Last Word, Ireland) North America Premiere ✨
RORY HANRAHAN is a writer/director based in Dublin. After graduating from NYU’s prestigious Film program he worked as a cinematographer on several award-winning short films. Rory works as a commercial director in the US and Ireland, while continuing to write offbeat, personal drama and dark comedy scripts. Rory’s short film, Wife of the Future, won the James Flynn Award for Best First Short at the Galway Film Fleadh 2024. Wife of the Future was written and directed by Rory, and stars Philippa Dunne. His screenplay Parasites was shortlisted for the Sundance Screenwriters Lab. Rory is currently developing a TV series called Man With Van and feature script Your Mum.
CLARA FITZGERALD is a Dublin based actor. She is relatively new to the medium of film as she only took up acting in 2022. The Last Word is the first short she has written and produced. Clara is repped as an actor by Sovran Carey.
#nycshorts #nycshortfilmfestival #newyorkcityshortfilmfestival
📣 MEET THE CAST OF 𝓓𝓤𝓑𝓛𝓘𝓝 𝓖𝓞𝓣𝓗𝓘𝓒
Introducing Clara FitzGerald, Carolyn Donnelly and Kenneth Hudson - all making their Abbey Theatre debut!
💙 Clara’s previous film, TV and theatre work includes No Romance (Bewley’s Café Theatre); Global Desires (Outlandish Theare); The 24 Hour Plays: Dublin (Abbey Theatre); Performing Memory (CoisCéim); The Last Word (Clara FitzGerald and Mark Lynch); Father (Zoology Films); Christmassacre (The Lir Academy); Blackshore (Treasure Entertainment/BBC/RTÉ); and Tough Love (Sophie Lynch / IADT).
💚 Carolyn is a graduate of the Gaiety School of Acting, Bow Street Academy for screen acting, and the Royal Irish Academy of Music’s Access Programme, graduating with a distinction in vocal studies.
Previous theatre work includes Inside the GPO (Fishamble: The New Play Company) and Sweet Sensations (Teri Fitzgerald). Film and TV work includes Hope Street (BBC/Longstory TV); The Vanishing Triangle (Virgin Media TV/Park Films); Valhalla (MGM); As Luck Would Have It (Hallmark); Moonhaven (AMC Network); and Taken Down (RTÉ).
🩵 Kenneth is a graduate of ICFE Theatre Performance. Previous film, TV and theatre work includes The 3:30 at Cheltenham (Gúna Nua); Mauer 61 (DU Players); Extra Ordinary (Mind’s Eye Theatre Company); Sucking Dublin (Freshly Ground Theatre); Kin (RTÉ/Bron Studios); Brother (David Gilna Productions); It Goes On (Quiet Road Pictures); Nymph (IADT); and Hamster (IADT).
Full of wit and warmth, Dublin Gothic celebrates the spectacular glory and grime of Dublin over 100 years. Tickets now on sale at www.abbeytheatre.ie 🏠
📸 Johnny Savage
#DublinGothic #AbbeyTheatre #ChristmasShow #WinterinDublin #IrishTheatre
Thanks so much to the team @foylefilm and @nerve_centre for including THE LAST WORD in the 2025 Foyle Film Festival as part of the Light in Motion Competition. We’re absolutely delira!
Foyle is Northern Ireland’s only Oscar and BAFTA accredited film festival so we feel very grateful to be included in the line up. The festival runs from 19-30 November.
Congratulations to all the other films too and see ya there! X
My first Insta post...
I'm currently in Bewleys Cafe Theatre performing ‘No Romance: A Desperate Business’ until March 15th. Written by Nancy Harris, directed by Ellen Buckley, and starring John Cronin & Clara Fitzgerald.
Link in Bio!
#BewleysCafeTheatre #WhatsOnDublin #DublinTheatre
