Blackwater Valley Fit Up | 24th Jan - 18th Feb 2024

About Us

Our Vision

Is that everyone has the opportunity to access professional theatre. 

Our Mission

To  provide affordable access to high quality professional theatre in rural communities. 

About the Fit-up

The Fit-up Theatre Festival series began with the West Cork Fit-up in the summer of 2009 and tours theatre for four weeks annualy.  2016 marked the inaugural Blackwater Valley Fit-up Theatre Festival which is now a three week event which takes place in late January and early February.  2017 saw the introduction of the West Waterford Fit-up Theatre Festival which tours during May.

The core essence of the Fit-up Theatre Festival nods to the tradition of Fit-up theatre of the 1950s, when professional companies travelled the length and breadth of Ireland reaching a wide variety of towns, villages and rural areas bringing all members of the community together through the act of theatre.

Meet the Team

Geoff-Gould-Headshot-CROPGeoff Gould
Artistic Director


Billy-HeadshotBilly Connolly
Production Manager


Conor McCoy 
Technical Officer


Tomasz-headshotTomasz Rola
Light Technician