Eithne Carson as Eilís in the Aisling Ghéar theatre company's production Pygmalion 26 which opens its Irish run at Mullingar Arts Centre on October 27.

Aisling Ghéar Theatre to bring George Bernard Shaw 'as Gaeilge' to Mullingar Arts Centre

Published: Tue 27 Oct 2026, 4:59 PM

Belfast-based Aisling Ghéar Theatre Company take a major new Irish-language adaptation of George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion 26, on tour this autumn, at seven venues including Mullingar.

The performance will visit Mullingar Arts Centre on Tuesday 27 October.

The production will see a revisiting of My Fair Lady as a modern-day Irish language production based in a modern Belfast. Pygmalion 26 will explore how language, accent and cultural belonging shape identity, asking urgent questions about who can claim ownership of the Irish language in modern society.

Set in Belfast during Oireachtas na Samhna 2026, the autumn tour will also visit Cork, Galway, Waterford, Belfast, Donegal and Dublin during October and November.

Commenting on the showing of Pygmalion in Mullingar Arts Centre, artistic director for Aisling Ghéar, Bríd Ó Gallchóir, said: "We are so excited to bring Pygmalion 26 to audiences across Ireland, including the wonderful town of Mullingar, where we will be visiting Mullingar Arts Centre on October 27."

Ms Ó Gallchóir said the show brings together a wealth of talent and excellence across acting and the Irish language, in a beautiful production which reimagines Pygmalion in the context of contemporary Irish language and identity.

"This show is a mirror on a significant moment for Irish-language arts here, and further afield, as audiences increasingly seek contemporary, culturally resonant storytelling.

"This production positions Pygmalion 26 not only as a theatre event, but as a wider cultural conversation connecting language, identity and modern Irish life, and we are really excited to open in Mullingar, and see the cast bring the show, which is directed by the wonderful Nuala Ní Neill, to life." Bríd added.