Saoirse Anton is an Irish writer, performer and producer. She is also a feminist, optimist, enthusiast, opinionated scamp and human being.

As a poet, she has performed extensively in Ireland and the UK, including appearances at Dublin Book Festival, First Fortnight Festival, Big Love Festival, Green  Gathering, the London Irish Centre, Lost in Leith, TactileBosch, Cardiff Queer Fringe, the Clifton Street Festival, Waterstones Cardiff, Railway Gardens, Elysium Gallery Swansea, and the Circus Village Cabaret.

Her poems have been published in ‘Rise Up and Repeal’, an anthology from Sad Press Poetry, and in ‘Cardiff 75: Writings from the City’, an anthology from Parthian Books. She was commissioned by NoFit State Circus to write a poem for their 2022 Clifton Street Festival. She has been commissioned by Studio 9 animation studio and RTÉ (Ireland’s national broadcaster) to write two short poetry films for children, An Oíche is Speisíalta (2020) and Navigating the Rough Seas (2022).

As a theatre critic and writer, her work has appeared in a monthly column on takeyourseats.ie, in The Reviews Hub, The V&A’s TheatreVoice podcast, TN2 Magazine, and on her own website Sitting On The Fourth Wall. She has been invited to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe on several occasions as part of the Network of Independent Critics, has appeared at Bram Stoker Festival in Dublin, has represented Youth Theatre Ireland at On The Edge Festival in Birmingham, and has facilitated theatre criticism workshops for Youth Theatre Ireland and National Dance Company Wales.

When not writing, she performs with the Sparklettes Hula Hoop troop and works as a freelance producer.

When not doing that she can be found on her allotment or by the sea.