Project Lighthouse is a powerful exploration of what peace means to generation born after the Good Friday Agreement

Led by the Hawk’s Well Theatre in Sligo, in partnership with the Millennium Forum Theatre, and the John and Pat Hume Foundation, Project Lighthouse is a youth-led theatre and peacebuilding project

Hawk’s Well Theatre invites audiences to gather for Interactive performance and live Broadcast of Project Lighthouse, a powerful exploration of what peace means to the generation born after the Good Friday Agreement. Project Lighthouse is a youth-led theatre and peacebuilding project that brings young people together from Sligo and Derry to explore identity, community, conflict, and the future they want to create.

Project Lighthouse is taking place at the Hawk’s Well Theatre on Monday 21st September at 10am

Through an exchange of stories, lived experience, and creative collaboration, participants have worked with professional theatre artists Bob Kelly and Abby Oliveira to develop an original live performance that reflects their voices and perspectives. The result is a powerful, honest piece of theatre that explores connection, difference, understanding, and hope. Led by the Hawk’s Well Theatre, in partnership with the Millennium Forum Theatre, and the John and Pat Hume Foundation, Project Lighthouse creates space for dialogue, reflection, and shared experience across communities.

Project Lighthouse is a free educational event for students aged 16+, offering a unique opportunity to engage with themes of peace, identity, community, and belonging. Schools can take part either in person at the Hawk’s Well Theatre or through an interactive live broadcast, allowing students to connect and participate wherever they are.

Designed as an interactive three-part journey, Project Lighthouse places young people’s voices at its centre. The programme begins with a 45-minute interactive pre-show, followed by the live performance and concludes with a facilitated post-show discussion and reflection, giving students the opportunity to explore the themes raised and share their responses.

This is a Free event. Both formats require booking in advance.

Project Lighthouse is taking place at the Hawk’s Well Theatre on September 21 at 10am.

Project Lighthouse is supported by PEACEPLUS, a programme managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) and co-funded by the European Union and the United Kingdom Government. It promises to be a moving and thought-provoking evening, marking the International Day of Peace with a celebration of art, community, and the ongoing journey toward reconciliation.