Trapped in a small room, two people pass the time by vividly inventing and performing the lives of an imagined town, using storytelling as a means of survival. As the games grow darker, they are forced to confront mortality, authorship, and the unspoken rule that one of them must remain....
Adapted and directed by Liam Hourican With live period music from two acclaimed musicians! Leopold Bloom finds himself in the proverbial lion’s den of Barney Kiernan’s, subjected to the simmering antisemitism of the blinkered Citizen and a jeering entourage. A toxic mix of heavy drinking, Dublin pub banter and political...
Murder comes to the countryside in the theatrical world premiere of the critically acclaimed television favourite Midsomer Murders. When well-loved spinster Emily Simpson is found dead in the picturesque village of Badger’s Drift, her friend Lucy Bellringer refuses to accept it was an accident. DCI Tom Barnaby and Sergeant Gavin Troy...
The New Theatre presents the Irish premier of “Lear’s Shadow, Colin Hurley’s one-man take on King Lear. A man in a dressing gown shuffles in, carrying a box. From the box he pulls the objects, people, mistakes, laughter and regrets that add up to a life. This is an old...
“ – Glory be to God! Is it notions she has? – Aye, notions. But they’re notions that cost me money!” The table is set for Denis, arriving home from Dublin where he’s studying Medicine at Trinity College – a source of enormous pride for his besotted mother and of...
tenderfire in association with The New Theatre presents: EPIPHANY – a bold reimaging of James Joyce’s masterpiece ‘The Dead’. In this solo show Gretta Conroy takes centre stage at the Misses Morkan’s annual supper party. Gretta has it all – a house on the Kingston line, a gentleman’s family and a romantic night in The Gresham planned...
Dive into the world of James Joyce with a fun and lively Bloomsday Festival theatre performance at the James Joyce Centre. “O’Neill does a terrific job…. comic ironies abound…” Irish Independent ‘O’Neill brings considerable energy and skill as the narrator’ Nomoreworkhorse The James Joyce Centre presents Grace by James Joyce as part of the Bloomsday Festival...
Back by popular demand, Volta’s critically-acclaimed Counterparts & A Little Cloud has been expanded to include adaptations of three stories from Joyce’s debut work — Two Gallants, A Little Cloud, and Counterparts — as part of the Bloomsday Festival. These three short stories are vivid “slices of life” from early...
This bold, homegrown production will bring the beloved musical to life in a fresh and exciting way, powered by the very best of Irish creative talent. Showcasing Irish creativity and craft on Ireland’s most prestigious stage, audiences can expect one rootin’-tootin’, show-stoppin’ good time! This Bord Gáis Energy Theatre production...
The year is 1913, but like a contemporary phone-addicted teenager, Jaymoney Shanahan spends his days up in the loft staring into his magic glasses, hearing strange music and seeing incredible visions. His distraught parents finally call in the fabled Morgan Quille, hoping he can cure this incurable of his wicked...
Lily Burke will do anything to be a real girl. Even if it kills her. After a decade living stealth, Lily is murdered by her long-suppressed subconscious, Lilith. Trapped in the purgatorial Dolldrums, she reflects on a life shaped by sex, lies, and self-sacrifice. The Dolldrums is a modern parable about the...
How Far Would You Go to Save Your Favourite Franchise? In this world premiere production of Fanatical, two die-hard fans, Gina and Stanley, take extreme measures to stop the ruin of their beloved sci-fi universe. However, their plan unravels into a wild, dark comedic tale of obsession, power, and unintended...