A survey of contemporary Irish theatre practice indicates that an ever-growing number of theatre companies are using devised performance as they seek to develop new approaches to theatre-making and explore new theatrical forms. Within this mix is the work of Brokentalkers, ANU Productions and Una McKevitt. Not only do these companies and artists place devising at the centre of their performance practice but they share the stage with untrained performers. This chapter begins from the premise that while these approaches are becoming more widespread and visible, they are not new. Their origins, in fact, are deeply rooted in the field of community-engaged theatre. As Charlotte McIvor argues elsewhere in this collection, for example, the concept of devising as a politicised practice merging professional and non-professional artists has been in operation in community arts practice in Ireland since at least the 1970s.