'Romantic burnout’ is a phrase that can be applied to love, life or our passion for the arts, including theatre, right? However, one millisecond into a patently impassioned conversation with the artistic director of the Barabbas Theatre Company, Raymond Keane, speaking about their new production, one senses that the opposite is true of this guy.

Circus opens at the Project Arts Centre October 30. Call 01 881 96134/5 for more info.