Two premiere pieces from local SoloSIRENs artists, a reading of ‘Moon Face’ by Michelle Henry and a performance of ‘It’s a Girl!’ by Neltah Chadamoyo. With humour, honesty and powerful, personal observation, these works ask what it means to be well in each body.
‘It’s a Girl!’
What happens when a woman finally comes face to face with the body part that has shaped her identity, but has always felt like a stranger?
Bold, intimate and wickedly funny, It’s a Girl! takes audiences on an unapologetic journey through vaginas, pleasure, power and the shame women are taught to carry. Moving between personal confession and social commentary, Neltah Chadamoyo questions why everyone talks about women’s bodies while so few women are encouraged to truly know their own.
Provocative, playful and deliciously uncomfortable, this solo performance breaks the silence surrounding the vagina and asks: who is really in charge, the woman, the vagina, or centuries of rules about what both should be?Come for the questions. Stay for the proposed Celebration of the Vagina!
Age guidance: 16+
Content warnings: Discussions of sexual themes, strong language
“Moon Face”
A Work in Progress Showing
You’re 20 years old. Your immune system has lost the plot. The only thing that’s hot about you is your joints.
Pain is all day, everyday and hospital appointments become your social life. Everyone feels the urge to tell you about the herb their Nana takes that fixed all her problems. You can’t walk in the heels you want to wear. Medication changes the shape of your face. Most people don’t expect to meet adulthood and chronic illness in the same year.
Moon Face is about rheumatoid arthritis, navigating a bombardment of medical jargon and trying to feel sexy when all this chronic bullshit keeps killing the mood.
Presented By: Michelle Henry
Performer/maker: Michelle Henry
Creative Team:
Sean Farrelly
Bronwen Barrett
Jenny Macdonald
Duration: 85 mins. One interval
Content warnings: Mild language
Age guidance: 16+
There will be a post-show discussion on both show nights.
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Presented as Part of The Being Well: SoloSIRENs Festival 2026
What do we as individuals, society, and a planet, need to be truly well?
Join us to explore community, connection, resilience and hope in SoloSIRENs third festival at the Civic. Over four weekends from October 29 to December 12, the festival presents performances, works-in-progress, conversations, installations and free workshops exploring festival shows and themes.
A space for artists and audiences to imagine how we can co-create ways of living better together.
SoloSIRENs Festival is funded by the Civic, Tallaght, The Arts Council, South Dublin County Council, Creative Ireland South Dublin and Creative Places Mac Uíllíam.
*Please note this show is in our studio space with unallocated seating. Please arrive early. Latecomers will not not be admitted.
This event runs on several dates — pick the one that suits you.
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Location: Civic Theatre, Dublin
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