We shouldn't be this sick, right?
Across Ireland, thousands of people are living with a chronic, complex, multi-systemic disease that keeps one in four confined to their homes- often without answers or treatment.
‘What about M.E.?’ is a collection of four-short plays written about and by people living with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) & Long-Covid- exploring what it's like living on pause in a world obsessed with moving forward.
Credits:
'You're Looking Well'
Written & Performed by Aoife Delany Reade
Music by: Ciara Finan, Alison Graham, Donal McConnon
Art by: Elena Juzgado
'A conversation with a narcissist from my death bed'
Written by & Art by Áine O'Hara
Directed by: Jacinta Fay
Performed by: Rena Bryson, Al Cunningham & Sinéad Hackett
'How's The Bod'
Written by Amelian Donegan & Cáit Dwyer
Performed by: Amelian Donegan & Aoife Delany Reade
Music by: Amelian Donegan
'This Body Can't Dance'
Written & Directed by Jacinta Fay
Performed by: Rena Bryson, Al Cunningham & Sinéad Hackett
Lighting/Sound Operator: Emily White
Videography: Samuel Burns
Cameras: Samuel Burns, Oscar Allkin, Ryan Keane
A Culture Night 2026 event
In partnership with Arts in Action, University of Galway
Kindly supported by Galway City Council
With special thanks to; Marianne Ní Chinnéide, Mike O'Halloran, Aoife King & Sharon Flynn
