Martha Knight is a theatre maker, director and sound designer.
Her work has a heavy focus on sound and music: she is interested in the overlaps and in-between spaces within the mediums of theatre, sound and sound technologies, music, and participation. She is a core artist with Tallaght-based collectives SoloSIRENs and Freshly Ground Theatre.
Her recent work as a theatre maker/director includes The King of All Birds (Dublin Fringe 2023, winner of George Fitzmaurice Award), co-directing Sióg (Freshly Ground Theatre at Tymon Park, 2023), The Big Blank (Dublin Youth Theatre 2023), Spear (Dublin Fringe 2022), Supermoon (work-in-progress showing, Centre Culturel Irlandais 2022), and As If By Chance (Tallaght Community Arts, 2022).
Martha is the current recipient of the Druid Theatre Marie Mullen bursary. Her recent sound design credits include design and composition for Freshly Ground Theatre’s This is a Blank Page and Livin’ Dred’s Tarry Flynn, associate sound design for Landmark’s Bedbound and Sibéal Davitt’s Minseach, sound concept design and composition for SoloSIRENs/Tallaght Community Arts’ participatory sound installation Cessair, and creating a bilingual sound installation as part of Company SJ/The Abbey’s Laethanta Sona/Happy Days, at Áras Éanna Arts Centre, Inis Oírr.
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1. The King of All Birds. Martha Knight in The King of All Birds, Written by Martha Knight and Directed by Joy Nesbitt, Produced by Ois O’Donoguhe at Dublin Fringe 2023. Photo credit: Simon Lazewski
2. The King of All Birds. Martha Knight in The King of All Birds, Written by Martha Knight and Directed by Joy Nesbitt, Produced by Ois O’Donoguhe at Dublin Fringe 2023. Photo credit: Killian Harrison
3. The King of All Birds. Martha Knight in The King of All Birds, Written by Martha Knight and Directed by Joy Nesbitt, Produced by Ois O’Donoguhe at Dublin Fringe 2023. Photo credit: Simon Lazewski
★★★★
It feels in one part a history of Ireland but also a heartfelt ode to a country fading into the history books
– The Irish Times (The King of All Birds)
★★★★
Experimental soundscapes, folk music & electrifying voice distortion fuse in a vivid portrayal of our imagination & innovation
– Fringe Biscuit (The King of All Birds)
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