One of the talented cast members to appear in Everything Falls, a show that premiered at the Dublin Theatre Festival, Dublin actor Lauren Larkin has built a career centred on her love of the arts.
The last thing I saw and loved is… Hamilton at the Bord Gais Energy theatre.
The book I keep coming back to is… Atomic Habits by James Clear.
I find inspiration in… my friends, family and community – their stories and experiences of the world, their achievements and failures, their heartbreak and joy.
My favourite film is… Manchester By The Sea by Kenneth Lonergan.
My career highlight is… writing and acting in my short film One More Round – currently screening at film festivals nationally and internationally. The whole experience from start to finish was a huge journey and a whirlwind experience that I’m really proud of.
The song I listen to to get in the zone is… “Almighty Love” by Damian Dempsey. I love to listen to Damian’s music. It helps ground me.
The last piece of work I recommended is… Free Falling, a show written and performed by Georgina Miller Herring, produced by Rough Magic Theatre Company at The Dublin Theatre Festival. It’s an incredible story, beautifully performed and directed with some magical aerial dance in there!
I never leave the house without… my phone – that’s how I pay for things now as well!
The film I still think about is… Triangle of Sadness, a film I stumbled upon on Netflix a while ago. It’s a really clever, grotesque and thought-provoking film that will make you question every political ideology.
The best advice I’ve ever gotten is… ‘Doing something is better than nothing. Aim for consistency over perfection.’ This piece of advice has helped me lose my all-or-nothing mentality in a lot of aspects of my life.
The art that means the most to me is… a show I performed in 14 years ago called Heroin at The Dublin Fringe Festival. It looked at the heroin epidemic in Dublin from the 1960s until the present day. It was a hugely formative experience for me and influenced me as a performer and theatremaker. It toured nationally and internationally for years and it still holds a special place in my heart.
My favourite moment in Everything Falls is… a lovely dance number I have with, dancer, Charlie Hogan.
The most challenging thing about working in theatre is… managing the precarious nature of a life in the arts and the intensity of the work when you are in the throes of a production!
After a show, I like to… go home and make myself a cup of tea or a gin and tonic and watch something mind-numbing on TV for a while to wind down before I go to bed.
If I wasn’t an artist, I would be… a youth worker.
The magic of theatre to me is… the relationship between the audience and the performers. Knowing that the performance you either witness as an audience member or experience as a performer onstage is a unique moment in time. Unlike film, the audience and performers share an energy and vibe that makes the show magical and unique – even if the action is the same for each performance.
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