Theatre
Young Audiences

TenderWRITE Shorts & Big Plays

TenderWRITE
A diverse group of people on stage

To be TENDER, to show care. 

WRITE, to mark, on a surface, typically paper, with a pen, pencil or similar implement. 

This series of readings shine a light on new and fresh stories from exciting new playwrights, all aged 16-24. Come experience life through the eyes of our youngest artists. There is love and desire, anxiety and fear, and a great ability to laugh despite the fact that the world is heating up to a point of explosion. 

TenderWRITE is a young artist development programme in The Civic Theatre, Tallaght. Two plays developed as part of TenderWRITE feature in the 2025 Dublin Fringe Programme: AMSTERDAM by David Rawle and That’s Sooo Povo co-written by Sophie O’Toole of D’Girlos Theatre.

Information

For young adult audiences, 13+.
Also suitable for adult audiences.

TenderWRITE Shorts 
Project Arts Centre – Cube 
8 Sept, 11:00 & 14:00, Free but ticketed 
Duration: 75 mins 

The three shorts are: 
Feel Shit by David Rawle 
Scat by Aidan Kelly 
Fear Food by Blaithín Seville 



TenderWRITE Big Plays: 
No Esc by Cal Ó Muirí  
Smock Alley Theatre – 1662 16 Sept, 12:00, Free but ticketed 
Duration: 90 mins 

Forbidden Fruit by Susannah Al Fraihat 
Smock Alley Theatre – 1662 16 Sept, 16:30, Free but ticketed 
Duration: 100 mins 

Venue

Project Arts Centre - Cube
Smock Alley Theatre – 1662