“Virtual Reroutings”: Performing Ireland's Social Revolution

This chapter considers how in the 2010s Irish performance venues became sites of radical enquiry for performative direct action. Through an analysis of how social media served as an extension of their tangible performances, this chapter considers how social movements such as the “Pantigate” scandal, the #WakingTheFeminists campaign for equality and equity in Irish theatre, and the removal of Maser's Repeal mural (created as part of the campaign to repeal the Eighth Amendment) gained momentum online and engaged with and utilised Irish theatre venues to perform Ireland's recent “social revolution”. This chapter highlights how the developing relationship that tangible moments of performance now share with online social media platforms can blossom into internationally significant events, contributing to a diverse outward performance of Ireland internationally.