Sharing traditional love songs and lullabies, Man & Board brings old traditions into a new place, a new time. At first Man & Board is an an unlikely pairing of Rob Heaslip’s moving body with a ritualised wooden board with which he sings, he dances, he wins and he loses. Dig deeper to find a solo, arguably a duet infused with autobiographical and queer undertones. An impassioned show about tradition, heritage, and masculinity where a gay father celebrates his own Irish cultural heritage as he passes it on to his adopted son. Man & Board premiered at the Edinburgh Fringe festival in 2024 and Roscommon Arts Centre is proud to host its Irish premiere.