| Apr 2018 | Mind Games | USA Tour |
| Feb 2018 | Banjaxed | The Lyric Theatre Belfast |
| Apr 2017 | Mind Games | Gold Lion Arts, Sacramento USA |
| Sept 2016 | Mind Games | The Lyric Theatre Belfast |
| Oct 2015 | Diablo | Newfoundland Canada |
| Sept 2015 | Control Alt Delete | The Lyric Theatre Belfast |
| Nov 2014 | Read all about it | Northern Ireland Tour |
| May 2014 | Notorious | Brighton & Bath Festivals |
| Mar 2014 | re-tour Popping Candy | Northern Ireland Tour |
| Jan 2014 | Diablo house | Ireland Tour |
| Dec 2013 | re-tour Toxic | School Tour |
| Nov 2013 | The Voice within | School Tour |
| Nov 2013 | Think how you Drink | School Tour |
| Oct 2013 | Secret Door | Northern Ireland Tour |
| Aug 2013 | Diablo | Edinburgh Fringe |
| May 2013 | Diablo | Northern Ireland Tour |
| Nov 2012 | Diablo | The Lyric Theatre Belfast |
| Aug 2012 | Well Behaved Women... | Edinburgh Fringe |
| May 2012 | Toxic | Northern Ireland Tour |
| Mar 2012 | Re-tour Popping candy | Newly School Tour |
| Feb 2012 | Well behaved women... | The Lyric Theatre Belfast |
| Nov 2011 | Popping Candy | Northern Ireland Tour |
| Oct 2011 | Life Goes On | Northern Ireland Tour |
| Apr 2011 | The Games Children Play | Northern Ireland Tour |
| Nov 2010 | Beat It re-tour | Northern Ireland Tour |
| Aug 2010 | Bebo or not to bebo | Edinburgh and London |
| May 2010 | One Tribe | Northern Ireland Tour |
| Feb 2010 | Beat it | Northern Ireland Tour |
| Nov 2009 | Best before | Northern Ireland Tour |
| Oct 2009 | Who pays the price | Schools TOUR |
| Sept 2009 | Life Goes on | Northern Ireland Tour |
| Feb 2009 | Bebo or not to bebo | Schools tour |
| Nov 2008 | Bebo or not to Bebo | Northern Ireland Tour |
| May 2008 | Cuss the World | Re-Think tour |
| Feb 2008 | Cuss the World | School Tour |
| Nov 2007 | My Space | Omac Belfast |
| May 2007 | Cuss the world | Brighton fringe festival |
| Aug 2006 | Cuss the World | Edinburgh Fringe Festival |
| Dec 2005 | Cuss the World | OMAC, Belfast |
| Jun 2005 | Hello, Does Anyone Care? | Toured - Northern Ireland |
| Nov 2004 | Powerwalker | Waterfront Hall, Belfast |
| Mar 2004 | Let Us Have the Future | Toured - Northern Ireland |
| Jan 2004 | Never Say Never | Toured – Northern Ireland |
| May 2003 | We Can | Shankill Festival, Belfast |
| May 2003 | Stitch in Time | Shankill / Short Strand Youth Project |
| Apr 2003 | Agnes of God | Toured - Northern Ireland |
| May 2002 | Anna Weiss | Toured - Northern Ireland |
| Oct 2001 | Threads | Waterfront Hall, Belfast |
| Mar 2000 | Blueprints | OMAC, Belfast |
| Sept 2000 | Dancing at Lughnasa | Group Theatre, Belfast |
| Apr 2000 | Double Bill | Waterfront Hall, Belfast |
| Oct 1999 | Christening Spoon | Waterfront Hall, Belfast |
| Aug 1999 | Agnes of God | Riverside Theatre, Coleraine |
| Jan 1999 | Witchcraze | OMAC, Belfast |
| June 1997 | Expecting the Future | Lyric Theatre, Belfast |
Patricia Downey
Directing Credit
Acting Credits
| May 1998 | Marat-Sade | Lyric Theatre, Belfast (Dir. David Grant) |
| May 1997 | The Visit | Lyric Theatre, Belfast (Dir. David Grant) |
| Jun 1996 | Mime Road Safety | Bangor, Co Down |
Writing/devising credits
| Feb 2018 | Banjaxed | Spanner in the Works |
| Nov 2017 | Cuss the World 2018 | Spanner in the Works |
| Sept 2017 | Catch you on the Flipside | Spanner in the Works |
| Sept 2016 | Mind Games | Spanner in the Works |
| Sept 2015 | Control Alt Delete | Spanner in the Works |
| Nov 2014 | Read All About It | Spanner in the Works |
| Nov 2013 | Think How You Drink | Spanner in the Works |
| Oct 2013 | The Voice Within | Spanner in the Works |
| Sept 2013 | Secret Door | Spanner in the Works |
| Nov 2012 | Diablo | Spanner in the Works |
| June 2012 | Forget Me Not | Spanner in the Works |
| May 2012 | Toxic | Spanner in the Works |
| Feb 2012 | Well Behaved Women... | Spanner in the Works |
| Nov 2011 | Popping Candy | Spanner in the Works |
| Apr 2011 | The Games Children Play | Spanner in the Works |
| May 2010 | Airbus | Spanner in the Works |
| May 2010 | One Tribe | Spanner in the Works |
| Feb 2010 | Beat It | Spanner in the Works |
| Nov 2009 | Best Before | Spanner in the Works |
| Oct 2009 | Who Pays the Price? | Spanner in the Works |
| Sept 2009 | Life Goes On? | Spanner in the Works |
| Nov 2008 | Bebo or not to Bebo | Spanner in the Works |
| Nov 2007 | My Space | Spanner in the Works |
| Dec 2005 | Cuss the World | Spanner in the Works |
| June 2005 | Hello, Does Anyone Care? | Spanner in the Works |
| Nov 2004 | Powerwalker | Spanner in the Works |
| Sep 2004 | Trauma in the Community | Spanner in the Works |
| May 2000 | Blueprints | Spanner in the Works |
Drama Workshops
Patricia has extensive experience of facilitating drama workshop to a range of client groups, including youth groups, women’s groups & community organisation. Her experience includes working on both a cross-community & single identity basis.
| 2017 | Omagh High School, Together Women Omagh, Mid-Antrim Council. | |
| 2016 | Positive Lives, Charter Youth, Mind Wise Downpatrick, Youth Justice. | |
| 2015 | Castlewellen Fold, Newcastle Fold, Dunclug Youth Centre | |
| 2014 | Down City Council, Newry City Council, Ardglass Nursing Home | |
| 2013 | Waverley Youth Club Ballymena, Ballykeel Community Centre, Ballyhornan Community Centre | |
| 2012 | Special Olympic Downpatrick, New Horizon Antrim PCSP Dungannon | |
| 2011 | St Gerard’s Education resource centre, Lifestyle women’s group, Mind Wise Belfast and Downpatrick, Adapt NI Community Safety, Ardglass Youth Club | |
| 2010
| Respect Project North Belfast, Northern Ireland Office (NIO), Newry & Mourne District Council, Down District Council, Women’s Aid NI, Crushan Munia Traveller Group (South Armagh), South Armagh Child Consortium, Bluebell Arts (Derry), Carrickhill Youth Group (Belfast), Colin Glen Trust (Belfast). | |
| 2009 | Bressbrook Travellers women’s group, NIFRS, Newry fold | |
| 2008 | Carrickhill community centre, Rathcoole youth club, new mossley youth, Ballymurphy. | |
| 2007 | Cavan youth group, coleraine Simon community, Save the Children, St Aidans Primary School and Tandragee girl’s brigade. | |
| 2006 | Newhill youth group, Simon homeless community, Shankill forum, Market Youth group, Downpatrick flying horse youth group, Pyontpass CRC Conference, South Armagh women’s health project. | |
| 2005 | Rathcoole Youth Centre, Markets Community Centre, Oldpark Youth Centre, Glenvarna Christian Youth Group, Simon Community, Ballygawley Early Years Centre, Craigavon & Banbridge Divisional Youth Offices | |
| 2004 | Clondara Cross-Community Women’s Group, Trauma in the Community, Crossmaglen Women’s Group, Vine Centre, Short Strand Community Centre | |
| 2002 – 2004 | Shanty (Dublin) Women’s group & Shankill Women’s Group (Belfast) | |
| 2000 - 2003 | ‘Playing with Theatre, 1,2,3’ – a major 3-year drama workshop programme involving 10 community groups. The project involved creating a devised theatre piece with each group, culminating in a performance delivered in & for the local community. The groups involved were Springhill Centre, Crossmaglen Women’s Group, Shankill Youth Group, Omagh Forum, Shankill Women’s Centre, Downpatrick Women’s Forum, Kircubbin Youth Group, Ardoyne Teenagers Group, Greyabbey group & Short Strand Young Women’s Group |
Patricia
Qualifications & Training
| 2015/16 | Advanced Diploma in Mental Health & Wellbeing Coaching 2015/16 |
| 2011 | Adult Safeguarding - A Shared Responsibility |
| 2011 | Legal Highs; Mephedrone & Beyond |
| 2008 | Adolescents Engaged in Risk Taking Behaviours |
| 2007 | Disability Equality training |
| 2006 | Conflict management level 3 |
| 2006 | Conflict management level 2 |
| 2003 | Child protection training Community Relations training (Ulster People’s College) |
| 2002 | Creative writing (Fishamble, Dublin) |
| 2001 | Global Learning certificates Content included: Role of marketing, promotion & personal selling, developing a marketing strategy, HR management, MS Office, e-commerce, email, and internet & team management |
| 1996 – 1998 | Lyric Drama Studios, Belfast |
| 1997 – 1998 | BTEC Diploma in Performing Arts, BIFHE |
| 1996 | BTEC Acting Techniques, BIFHE |
| 1981 | Diploma in Business Studies |
Achievements
- Co-Founder & Artistic Director of Spanner in the Works Theatre Company (1998 – Present).
- 2018 Awarded residency in Croatia Writers Retreat.
- 2015 Awarded place on Hedge brook women’s writers’ retreat in Seattle
- 2014 Community Impact –Highly commended for Popping Candy from DCAL
- Nominated for Women in the arts Belfast Telegraph 2012
- Awarded “Woman in Arts in the Community 2004” by Training for Women Network (TWN).
- Awarded “Best Director” for Agnes of God with Spanner in the Works Theatre Company at North South Community Festival, Golden Thread Theatre, Belfast (1999).
- Qualified and experienced drama workshop facilitator with reputation for writing and devising plays exploring hard-hitting contemporary social issues.
Memberships
- Equity
- Writers' Guild of Great Britain (WGGB)
- Northern Ireland Theatre Association (NITA).