A Luke Casserly, Abbey Theatre and Solas Nua production
Created and Performed by Luke Casserly
A multi-sensory performance that transports audiences to the Irish bog landscape through scent
Following sold-out performances across Ireland, the US, and Canada, Distillation returns in 2026 for a brand new Irish tour.
Luke Casserly collaborated with renowned perfumer Joan Woods (Waters + Wild Organic Perfumery) to create a unique essence of the Midlands bog – the place where he grew up – as the starting point for an olfactory encounter exploring our relationship to place.
Created in direct response to the cessation of Ireland’s peat harvesting industry, Distillation is dedicated to the future of our broken landscapes – in the hope that by listening to them, we might be able to better understand them.
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2026 Tour Dates
12 – 14 Jun The Crypt at St Luke’s, Cork Midsummer Festival, Cork
25 Jun Dunamaise Arts Centre, Laois
29 – 30 Jun Ballina Arts Centre, Mayo
4 – 5 Jul Clonmel Junction Arts Festival, Tipperary
10 – 11 Jul Cairde Sligo Arts Festival, Sligo
14 – 15 Jul An Grianán Theatre, Earagail Arts Festival, Donegal
23 Jul Boyle Arts Festival, Roscommon
29 Jul The Dock, Leitrim
1 Aug Birr Vintage Week and Arts Festival, Offaly
4 Aug Ceadogán Studio, Wexford
10 – 11 Aug Kilkenny Arts Festival, Kilkenny
29 Aug St John’s Theatre, Listowel, Kerry
11 Sept Shorelines Arts Festival, Galway
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