2010 will begin with Colin choreographing a new Abbey Theatre commission Christ Deliver Us.

Christ Deliver Us! is a new play by Thomas Kilroy. It is based on German dramatist Frank Wedekind’s daring play Spring Awakening and will be directed by Wayne Jordan.

16 February - 13 March 2010 Click dates for details.

Thomas Kilroy’s many awards include the Guardian Fiction Prize, the Heinemann Award for Literature, the AIB Literary Prize and an Irish PEN Award. He was honoured with a special Lifetime Achievement Award at the ESB/Irish Times Theatre Awards in 2004. You can hear an indepth discussion with Vincent Woods and Thomas Kilroy on his life and work, broadcast on RTÉ’s Arts Tonight.

Podcast is available if you click here – http://www.rte.ie/podcasts/2009/pc/pod-v-091109-44m37s-artstonightthomaskilroy.mp3