“A bravura of a performance, achieving poignancy and humour in equal measures. “

The Irish Times

“To leave the theatre after that with nothing but love and laughter in your heart is a testament to her skill as both a writer and performer.”

Plot Magazine

Gráinne Curistan is an actor, playwright and singer with over 15 years’ experience writing, producing, and performing theatre nationally and internationally. Originally from Donegal and living in Dublin she is a graduate of the MPhil in Theatre & Performance at Trinity College Dublin and the Founder and former Artistic Director of At Large Theatre Company, which operated from 2010–2020. Awarded Axis Assemble Artist in 2023 and Acorn Artist in 2025. Gráinne’s one woman show SAVING FOR A HELICOPTER, which she wrote and performed, won the Bewley’s Café Theatre Little Gem Award at Dublin Theatre Festival 2026 and was nominated for the Fishamble New Writing Award. Gráinne undertook part-time training at the Gaiety School of Acting, Bow Street Academy, The Lir and ran and participated in a two year programme of devising and physical theatre with At Large Theatre. Gráinne has been singing professionally with Discovery Gospel Choir and the Gospel Project for that last 4 years. As a singer with Discovery Gospel Choir She performed on the Late Late Show with Westlife and the Hot House Flowers & RTE’s NYE celebration, Songs of the Docklands at the Bord Gais, Africa Day in Royal Kilmainham Hospital & Electric Picnic.

Recent acting credits include SAVING FOR A HELICOPTER, premiered in An Grianán Theatre and performed in the Dublin Fringe Festival 2026. Lesley-Ann Reilly’s HER WAY performed in the Wilde Stages festival 2026. LIFE EXPECTANCY by Catherine Butterfield performed in the Teachers Club 2025, Ciaran Treanor’s ANIMAL FARM 2: THE MOOSICAL performed in Scene + Heard 2025, SHOW JUMPS by One Giant Leap Presents performed in Scene + Heard 2025, TIN DOOR TABERNACLE by Seán Walsh(Short film, 2025) MAN OF STRAW by Fergus Quinn (short film, 2024), BIRTH STORY devised piece performed as part of European Researchers Night 2023, A LITTLE HEART by Cillian O Donnachadha, performed in Scene + Heard 2019, and Daniel O’Brien’s NOWHERE NOW performed at Scene + Heard & Edinburgh Fringe 2017.