The Last Céilí is a new 70 minute céilíplay for three women, led by internationally acclaimed Irish performer Lisa Lambe.

Part céilí and part play, it draws on historical accounts, archive voices, traditional songs and tunes, and is the latest in Lisa's Nightvisiting series of shows, first commissioned and performed at Ireland's National Famine Museum in 2022 .

Set in rural Ireland during Black ’47, the work follows the forces that drive people from home and out towards the sea, and the fight to survive beyond it. Performed by an actor/ singer, a fiddle player and a concertina player, it is shaped by the pulse of the céilí: songs and stories of loss and leaving break open into tunes, dances and moments of fierce, unruly joy.

The Last Céilí is in development for touring presentation, partnership and co production conversations.