“Damn me, it’s hilarious.” —The Sunday Independent

Blending together the savagely comic discourse of Adrienne Truscott (2024 Spiegeltent emcee,Wild Bore, Asking For It) with the slick dramaturgy of the internationally renowned theatre company Brokentalkers (The Examination, Have I No Mouth, The Blue Boy), the award-winning Masterclass is a parody like no other—uncovering excruciating truths about privilege, gender, and power.

Taking shape as an interview, Masterclass doesn’t hold back. Performed by ‘fed-up feminist’ Adrienne Truscott and ‘all-around good guy’ Feidlim Cannon, Masterclass begins as a cockamamie masterclass between two familiar archetypes—the self-mythologizing male artist (Truscott) and a sycophantic interviewer (Cannon). It’s fun. It’s familiar. There are wigs. But there is something more at play.

This wickedly funny take-down of the macho artist has been performed to critical acclaim across the world, including the Sydney Opera House, Sydney Festival, RISING Melbourne, Southbank Centre London, Brighton Festival, Teatro do Bairro Alto Lisbon, and many more. Now it’s New York’s turn!

★★★★★ “Inspired interrogation of ‘the great male artist’” —The Stage

★★★★ “Scoring pertinent points about the abusiveness inherent in the genius cult” —The Guardian

Creative Team

Written & Created by: Feidlim Cannon, Gary Keegan, Adrienne Truscott
Movement Director: Eddie Kay
Creative Producer: Rachel Bergin
Costume Design: Sarah Foley
Lighting Design: Dara Hoban
Set Design: Ellen Kirk
Sound Design: Jennifer O’Malley 

Partners & Co-Producers

Masterclass is created with funding from Arts Council of Ireland and is a co-production with Project Arts Centre, Mermaid Arts Centre, and Dublin Fringe Festival. Kindly supported by Culture Ireland.

Masterclass premiered at Project Arts Centre as part of Dublin Fringe Festival 2021.