​ABOUT BOMBINATE

Bombinate Theatre is an award-winning collective of emerging theatre makers, creating work for families and young audiences.

'​Bombinate' means to make a humming or a buzzing noise. We encourage children to make noise, to ask big questions and to stay on their own buzz. We endeavour to inspire children to get creative and to engage with the arts in all its forms.
Photography by Aoife Leonard.
Bombinate Theatre's debut production Half Light was winner of the First Fortnight Award at Dublin Fringe 2016, and toured nationally in 2018. Half Light is published in the compendium Fresh Cuts: Plays from Dublin Fringe 2015 & 2016. Bombinate's second production, Susie and the Story Shredder, premiered at Dublin Fringe 2018 to great critical acclaim.

Bombinate Theatre has received support from The Arts Council, Dublin City Council, dlr County Council, Dublin Fringe Festival and FRINGE LAB, Baboró GROW: Pathways to Production, MAKE Development Programme, D-Light Studios, and The Pavilion Theatre Patron Donation Award.
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​BOMBINATE AIMS
  • ​To produce engaging, high-quality theatre and workshops for families and young audiences.
  • To approach big questions and encourage an appetite for wonder.
  • To create work which is accessible to young people and families with varying needs and interests.
  • To foster a creative process which prioritizes collaboration and dialogue between artists and audiences alike.


​​WHO WE ARE

​Mollie Molumby, Co-Founder and Artistic Director

Mollie is a theatre director, writer and producer based in Dublin. She studied Drama at Trinity College Dublin, and trained in Drama Facilitation at Artstrain (Youth Theatre Ireland). Mollie is passionate about making theatre for all ages. She directed Bombinate Theatre's debut production, Half Light (Dublin Fringe 2016, First Fortnight 2017, National Tour 2018), which she devised with the ensemble and creative team. Mollie is the director and co-writer of Bombinate's second production Susie and the Story Shredder (Dublin Fringe 2018). Other directing credits include Disney World (Abbey Theatre, 24 Hour Plays) and Vaudeville! (Dublin Youth Theatre, Teacher's Club 2018). Credits as an assistant director include The Snapper (Gate Theatre 2018 and 2019) and Peep (Bewley's Cafe Theatre 2018).  Mollie is supported by The Artist's Office at FRINGE LAB initiative (2018- 2019) and is a member of Dublin City Council's Artist Panel.

​​Ellen Gorman, Co-Founder

Ellen graduated from the Samuel Beckett Centre in 2016, and now works as a freelance lighting designer and stage manager.
Lighting design credits include Displaced Family Project (Talking Shop Ensemble, WIP at Mermaid Arts Centre 2017); At Swim, Two Boys (Forty Feet, Samuel Beckett Theatre 2016); The Dumb Waiter (Aoife Meagher, Samuel Beckett Theatre 2015). Lighting assistant credits include The Eurydice Project (White Label, Space Upstairs 2017); The Snow Queen (Smock Alley Theatre 2016); Mother You (Louise White, Dublin Fringe 2015).
Stage management credits include Reason in Madness (Run of the Mill Theatre, Draíocht Arts Centre 2016); PINK_MILK (The Virgin Eclectic, The New Theatre 2016); Bob & Judy (Fast Intent, Theatre Upstairs 2015); Advocacy (Talking Shop Ensemble, Dublin Fringe 2014); Way Back Home (ASM, Louise White, Dublin Fringe 2013).
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​Ursula McGinn, Co-Founder

​Ursula is a theatre-maker working as a director, designer and stage manager. Her directing credits include Macbeth (Playacting Youth Theatre, 2018); Luna (in development, Bombinate Theatre); To Be A Bird (Dublin Youth Theatre, 2018). Ursula was associate director on infinity (Winner of the First Fortnight Award at Dublin Fringe 2018, Vaults Festival 2019) and Summertime (Dublin Fringe 2018). She was assistant director on blackcatfishmuskeeter (Camden People’s Theatre, 2018). She is co-writer, assistant director, set and costume designer on Susie and the Story Shredder (Dublin Fringe 2018). Devising and development credits include Half Light (Winner of The First Fortnight Award at Dublin Fringe 2016); Efficacy 84 (Dublin Fringe Festival, 2017); Briseis After the Black (Tiger Dublin Fringe, 2016). Design credits include Electric (Theatre Upstairs 2018, National Tour 2019); Peep (Bewley’s Cafe Theatre, 2018); Half Light (Dublin Fringe 2016,  National Tour 2018); King Lear (Gaiety School of Acting, 2017).
Ursula is an alumna of Dublin Youth Theatre, and holds a BA in Drama and Theatre Studies from Trinity College.

​Tilly Taylor, Co-Founder

Tilly Taylor is a freelance creative producer, with a focus on collaborative work. She graduated from Trinity College Dublin in 2016, specialising in theatre management and facilitation for devised performance.
Tilly recently interned at New York Live Arts, home to the Bill T. Jones / Arnie Zane Dance Company. Other recent credits include Fully Automated Luxury Gender Oasis (Trans Live Art Salon, winners of the Spirit of Dublin Fringe Award); Outlying Islands (Sugarglass Theatre); Talk Real Fine, Just Like a Lady (Amanda Coogan and Live Collision). Prior assistant producer positions include posts at Create (National Development Agency for Collaborative Arts) and Live Collision. Tilly has also worked as a freelance stage manager and festival coordinator.