The Irish Theatre Trust was established by Dublin Theatre Festival in 2001 and revived in 2010. The Trust funds projects and initiatives aimed at inspiring, cultivating and celebrating emerging and established artists and enhancing the vitality of Irish theatre.

The aims of the trust are:

• To support leading Irish theatre artists through a time of great financial uncertainty.
• To commission and support new writing
• To bring works of innovative and extraordinary merit to full production.
• To provide young writers and directors with the resources and expertise to develop ideas of exceptional promise.
• To provide emerging Irish theatre makers with access to the tools they need to develop sustainable careers in Irish Theatre.
• To strengthen the relationship between artists and the communities they serve.

In 2011 the Irish Theatre Trust is supporting Testament, The Maeve Brennan Project and The Next Stage.

The Maeve Brennan Project	Testament

We would like to thank the following donors for their generous support of the Trust.

Founding Patrons
Peter Crowley, FL Partners
Moya Doherty & John McColgan
Denis Desmond
Dermot Desmond
Denis O'Brien
Rosaleen O'Kane

Patrons
Declan Collier & Jan Winter
Gay Moloney

For more information on how to donate to the Irish Theatre Trust contact Chloë O'Connor, Development Manager on 01 677 8439 or chloe@dublintheatrefestival.com.