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Geoff O’Keeffe is a theatre director, visual artist, and drama adjudicator. His recent credits as a director include, The Gallant John-Joe at dlr Mill Theatre and Town Hall Theatre, Cavan. Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice, Othello, Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, King Lear, and Macbeth. Roald Dahl's, The Twits, Fantastic Mr Fox and James And The Giant Peach . Yasmina Reza's God Of Carnage, Tennessee William's Talk To Me Like The Rain And Let Me Listen, Frank Pig Says Hello by Pat McCabe, and Dicken's A Christmas Carol. He has also written and directed thirteen highly successful Christmas shows for young audiences all at dlr Mill Theatre Dundrum.

Other work as a director includes Cock by Mike Bartlett for Blue Heart Theatre Company (The New Theatre), The Astonished Heart for Behind The Moon Productions (Players Theatre), At The Black Pig's Dyke for Cavan Culture Theatre Project and Lost Weekend by Gillian Grattan, Evil Little Genius Productions (Axis Theatre).

He has facilitated workshops for drama groups all over the country as well as tutoring at the DLI Summer School at The University of Limerick. He holds an MA in Theatre Studies from DCU.

Recent notable engagements include:

• The All Ireland One Act Finals, Roscommon Arts Centre, 2013
• The All Ireland Confined Finals, Claremorris, 2014
• The RTE All Ireland Drama Festival Finals, Athlone, 2017
• All Ireland One Act Drama Finals, Glor Theatre, Ennis, 2021
• All Ireland Confined Finals, Glenamaddy, 2023

Future engagements include:

• Cork and Ballymahon One Act Drama Festivals, 2025
• Mountmellick and Tipperary Drama Festivals, 2026
• Mullagh and West Cork One Act Drama Festivals, 2026
• The RTE All Ireland Drama Festival, Athlone, 2027
• Enniskillen and Wexford Drama Festivals, 2028
• South Leinster and Portadown Festivals, 2029
• West Clare and South Wicklow Drama Festivals, 2030
• West Cork and Mid-Ulster Drama Festivals, 2031
• Roscommon and Rathangan Drama Festivals, 2032