Photo: Declan Clarke. ETB HAPPY DAYS
Mary is a Theatre-Maker, Creative Writing Facilitator and a twice-published, five-times produced Playwright.
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Mary is currently Artist-in-Residence at
The Paul-Drude Institut
in Berlin. PDI perform basic and applied research at the nexus of materials science, condensed matter physics, and device engineering. Mary has been awarded the delight of immersing herself in the Nanoworld as a Theatre-Maker and the unique pleasure to respond accordingly.


PUBLISHED PLAYS

'Unravelling the Ribbon by Mary Kelly and Maureen White is an extraordinary piece of theatre. It leaves one shaken to the core in its wicked observation, profound anger and virulently defiant humour.' Emer O'Kelly Irish Independent
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“It is hard not to be struck by the raw emotion generated by Mary Kelly and Noni Stapleton’s outstanding work – Two for a Girl…. this is theatre stripped down to its basics and it works.”
Sunday Business Post. Five Stars *****

Photo: Stefania Migliorati. Production: Happy Days
"Beckett's Happy Days at English Theatre Berlin is Absurdly Brilliant" "Kelly shines as Winnie" **** The Berliner. Full Review here
“Mary Kelly's Creative Writing course has been the highlight of my year so far. Mary's course is by far the best course that I've done. I found her exercises stimulated me to produce astounding results.”
[Patricia Devlin, Retired Public Servant, Monasterevin, Kildare, Ireland]
Testimonials
"Mary's writing sessions were a highlight of the week. She created a simple structure and timeframe to begin and get stuff done in a very short period of time.
Stimulating, fun and rewarding."
Conan Sweeny, Actor, Ireland
"I found it so invigorating to approach writing from such a playful and spontaneous perspective."
Adina Istrate, Writer and Film Director, London
"Mary is a gifted teacher. Her capacity to give immediate, insightful feedback to her students is truly amazing."
Patricia Devlin, Retired Public Servant, Monasterevin, Kildare, Ireland