THE COMPANY

Artistic Director - Patricia Byrne
A writer, performer and Artistic Director of Sole Purpose Productions Patricia has written six plays for Sole Purpose. She wrote and performed Don't Say A Word which has been touring extensively throughout Ireland since 2004. It was staged at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2008 and was nominated for an Amnesty International Freedom of Expression Award. Other performance work includes The Peace Process Trilogy and The Recruiting Office by Dave Duggan. She has performed in New York and the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. She has a BA Hons in Theatre and Media Studies and an MA in Film and Television Management and Policy from the University of Ulster.

Company Administrator - Nicola Schnurr
Is an Arts Administrator with 14 years experience. Nicola has worked in a range of arts organisations in Edinburgh and in Derry Londonderry. She has an extensive knowledge of all areas of administration within an arts organisation. She has worked for the Scottish International Children's Festival in Edinburgh and the Foyle Film Festival.

Co-Founder - Dave Duggan
Dave Duggan was a founder member and co-artistic director of Sole Purpose Productions for eleven years. He wrote and directed seven plays and four sketches for the company. This work is available in Plays in a Peace Process (Guildhall Press, 2008). Film work includes Tumbleturns and the Academy Award nominated Dance Lexie Dance. He has written radio drama for RTÉ and BBC Radio 4. A novel, The Greening of Larry Mahon, is published by Guildhall Press. He recently won a Stewart Parker Trust/BBC Award for his play in Irish Gruagairí. Dave left the company in 2008 to focus on writing.