Ultan Pringle

Ultan Pringle is an actor and writer from Done­gal. He is a grad­u­ate with first class hon­ours of Trin­ity Col­lege Dublin.

His lat­est play, Boyfriends, in which he also starred, pre­miered ear­lier this year at Project Arts Cen­tre, to crit­i­cal acclaim.

Praise for Boyfriends:

“Boyfriends is one of the best, if not the best, new plays of 2024.” — The Arts Review ★★★★★

“Smart, raw, and above all, hilarious…a thor­oughly enter­tain­ing and poignant expe­ri­ence.” — The Irish Times ★★★★

Beards, his new musi­cal with HK Ní Shio­radáin, recently pre­miered at the New Theatre.

Praise for Beards:

“It’s an absolute breath of fresh air and a hoot from start to fin­ish” — The Irish Independent

“Crack­ing songs, stir­ring per­for­mances and some first rate singing… hugely enter­tain­ing and irrev­er­ent”. — The Arts Review ★★★★

Ultan is a found­ing mem­ber of Lemon­Soap Pro­duc­tions with whom he was writ­ten and acted in var­i­ous pro­duc­tions includ­ing Mar­malade Row, It Is Good We Are Dream­ing, Piglet and the audio series Fruit, star­ring Aidan Gillen, Kathy Kiera Clarke, Linda Mar­tin, Mar­ion O’Dwyer and Michael Fry.

His audio drama Pis­ta­chio starred three time Oscar nom­i­nee and Hol­ly­wood leg­end Piper Laurie.

He was an Acti­vate Res­i­dency recip­i­ent at The Back­stage The­atre Long­ford to develop with HK Ní Shio­radáin their new musi­cal, The Fag­got Man­i­festo, which explores our mod­ern queer Dublin.

He is the cur­rent writer in res­i­dence at An Gri­anán Theatre.

 

 

• Playwright
• Writer
• Screenwriter
• Actor