David Gilna

Award-winning Irish playwright & performer 🎭 A Bolt From D’Blue 🎭 Nancy & Michael 🎭 My Bedsit Window 🎬 The Letters 🎬 One For The Ditch ❤️ Amb. ILFA Ireland

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Thanks a thousand for all your support throughout the year. That’s a wrap for me on stage for 2025 ❤️

⭐ “Gilna has a sharp stage presence and a keen eye for the dramatic. Influenced by Malachy McCourt, his storytelling seeks the universal in the personal.” – The Independent

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From The Eyes of a Storyteller https://t.co/FybIAOhurI via @YouTube

[David Gilna @irishplaywright]

From The Eyes of a Storyteller https://t.co/a3lzWTLmvi via @YouTube

[David Gilna @irishplaywright]

From The Eyes of a Storyteller https://t.co/1Ink0EsiqT via @YouTube

[David Gilna @irishplaywright]

Season 2 Is Coming | 90 Seconds With Gilna | Where It All Began https://t.co/M3y9X0BShB via @YouTube

[David Gilna @irishplaywright]

Delighted to announce I’ll be launching Season 2 of 90 Seconds with Giln... https://t.co/F77PJCNNU3 via @YouTube

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When I see a robin, I feel close to my Nana’s again, a gentle way of saying I see you, carrying memory and hope.

From the eyes of a storyteller.

#fromtheeyesofastoryteller #robin

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[David Gilna @irishplaywright]

Thanks a thousand for all your support and sponsorship @SwordsExpress & @Eirebus

[David Gilna @irishplaywright]

Thanks a thousand for all your support throughout the year. That’s a wrap for me on stage for 2025 ❤️

⭐ “Gilna has a sharp stage presence and a keen eye for the dramatic. Influenced by Malachy McCourt, his storytelling seeks the universal in the personal.” – The Independent

[David Gilna @irishplaywright]

An Evening of Storytelling with David Gilna at The Lark Concert Hall https://t.co/t0iCM4itao via @YouTube

[David Gilna @irishplaywright]

Thanks a thousand for all your support throughout the year. That’s a wrap for me on stage for 2025 ❤️

⭐ “Gilna has a sharp stage presence and a keen eye for the dramatic. Influenced by Malachy McCourt, his storytelling seeks the universal in the personal.” – The Independent

[David Gilna @irishplaywright]

Total Entertainment Ep 8 - David Gilna https://t.co/6hc1seLJf3 via @YouTube

[David Gilna @irishplaywright]

Some audience reactions from Liverpool…

🎭“We laughed, we cried, and we left talking about it all the way home. What a storyteller!”

🎭“It felt like having a pint with an old friend who’s lived a thousand lives.”

[David Gilna @irishplaywright]

⭐ “A 75-minute theatrical cocktail blending the poignant and the hilarious.” – Tobar Na Rún

⭐ “An enthralling, intimate, emotional, and funny journey.” – Robbie Kane, Dublin Live

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⭐ “A gifted storyteller does not leave you as they found you… David will definitely move you and change you.” – Maria McHale

[David Gilna @irishplaywright]

⭐ “With his cheeky Northside timbre and Wildean joie de vivre, Gilna delivered an irresistible joy in New York. A vision of life beyond trauma, met with thunderous applause.” – The Irish Echo

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⭐ “A rare talent. Intimate, gripping, and uplifting — Gilna’s storytelling raises your spirits. A privilege to be in his company.” – No More Workhorse

[David Gilna @irishplaywright]

“Raw, funny, and full of heart, David Gilna reminds us why we love Irish storytelling.”

“You could hear a pin drop one minute and roars of laughter the next.”

“An unforgettable night of theatre.”

“A show that makes you proud to be Irish.”

[David Gilna @irishplaywright]

That’s a wrap on a full house at The Royal Court for The Liverpool Irish Festival 2025 🎭 Thanks a thousand for all your love , support & reviews 🎉

[David Gilna @irishplaywright]

Some audience reactions from Liverpool ❤️

“We laughed, we cried, and we left talking about it all the way home. What a storyteller!”

“It felt like having a pint with an old friend who’s lived a thousand lives.”