Órla Mc Govern

Órla Mc Govern is an award-winning Storyteller, performer and writer based in Galway. She is Artistic Director of the Moth & Butterfly Festival of Storytelling & Improvisation in Galway, Ireland, she performs, tells stories and leads workshops at venues small and large around the world. Órla’s plays have been produced globally and she has written two books of stories ‘Dublin Folk Tales For Children’ & ‘Wild Waves & Wishing Wells’ (The History Press). She is a member of Galway collective Theatre 57 and of the Connemara Arts Collective Interface Inagh. As well as theatre performance, Órla also acts for film and TV. Some credits include ‘Stay’, ‘Lily’, Sanctuary, and ‘North Circular Road’. She is a member of Ohana, the European Collective of Improvisors, loves to swim in the sea, and delighted to be back in Oulu!