Matthew Ralli - Artistic Director

Matthew is an actor, director and writer and the founder of Speckintime. For the company he has directed The Art of Wedlock (Chancery Lane); Deeds of Deceit (Chapel Royal, Dublin Castle); Temptress (Mermaid Arts Centre & The New Theatre), The Curse of the Button Accordion (Roscommon Arts Centre) and The Restoration of Hope (Mermaid Arts Centre & The New Theatre). More information.

Melissa Nolan - Producer/Event Manager/Theatre maker

Melissa produced The Art of Wedlock, Deeds of Deceit, Temptress, The Restoration of Hope and Dáil100 for Speckintime. As a theatre maker she researched and wrote exploratory text for I Am Mrs Daisy Bates, a development play based on the life of extraordinary Irishwoman Daisy Bates (*supported by The Arts Council of Ireland and Australia Council for the Arts). Melissa is currently developing Finding Love in an Abattoir with Director Matthew Ralli. Aside from her work with Speckintime, Melissa is the co-founder of internationally acclaimed theatre company Mouth on Fire and works as a freelance theatre producer.

Carl Kennedy - Sound Design

Carl Kennedy worked as Sound Consultant for The Art of Wedlock, composed the original music for Deeds of Deceit, and was the Sound Designer for Temptress and The Restoration of Hope. He also worked as the Sound Design Consultant for the development of I Am Mrs Daisy Bates. Carl trained at the Academy of Sound, Dublin. He has worked as a composer and sound designer on over 80 theatrical productions and also composes music and sound design for interactive video games. He is three times nominated for an Irish Times Theatre Award for Best Sound Design. More information.

Archive of actors who have worked with Speckintime

  • Sodiq Ajibola Abiola; Deji Adenuga

  • Alexandra Conlon; Dorothy Cotter; Donncha Crowley; Honi Cooke

  • Nick Devlin; Conor Donelan

  • Fionnuala Flaherty; Annette Flynn; Fionn Foley; Michael James Ford; Olwen Fouéré; Shadaan Felfeli

  • Karen Gleeson (Dancer)

  • Diane Jennings

  • Gerry Lee

  • Paul Kealyn; Anthony Kinahan

  • Marcus Lamb

  • Gordon Mahn; Sharon Mannion; Margaret McAuliffe; Michael McCabe; Ciaran McGlynn; Deirdre Monaghan

  • Bairbre Ní Chaoimh; Áine Ní Laoighaire; Áine Ní Mhuirí; Melissa Nolan

  • Colm O'Brien; Matthew O'Brien; Madi O'Carroll; Cillian O Donnachadha; Jody O'Neill; Shane O'Regan

  • Jim Roche; Fabiano Roggio

  • Noni Stapleton; Stephen Swift

  • Simon Toal

  • Toms Liepajnieks

  • Natasha Wanganeen


In memory of Rowena Cunningham - Costume and Set Designer, Artist and Friend.

It is with great sadness that we said goodbye to a dear friend and much loved and respected member of the Speckintime family, Rowena Cunningham in 2022.

Rowena was there for Speckintime’s inaugural production, designing costume and set for The Art of Wedlock in Chancery Lane. She went on to design costume for four other Speckintime premieres: Deeds of Deceit, Temptress, The Restoration of Hope and Daíl100. She was a delight to work with, always positive, ingenious problem solver and a wonderfully talented. Theatre has lost a treasure and we will miss her terribly.