Deirdre Daly

Deirdre is an experienced theatre director with a background in immersive theatre and large-scale outdoor productions. She is the founder and Artistic Director of Kaleidoscope, a community performing arts organisation.

More recently, she has begun to explore her own writing and is currently developing a play that examines the profound impact psychosis and schizophrenia can have on individuals and their families.

Alongside her theatre work, Deirdre is a carer representative for the Royal College of Psychiatrists.

Drawing on her lived experience as the mother of a daughter with serious mental illness, she is committed to using both theatre and advocacy to help drive change within the mental health system.