What do cult classics, family favourites and action-packed thrillers have in common? They all need a John Spillane makeover. Dublin Fringe Festival award winner John Spillane is remaking his favourite films... and casting himself in the lead! Join this epic (and satisfyingly silly) celebration of movies, all 100% improvised, 100%...
A broken dancer’s body won’t move the way it used to. A boy’s limp threatens to end his dream of playing football for Ireland. A banjaxed clown has more bulging discs than a weightlifter. This trio find themselves trapped in a warped trauma dream, where the only way out is...
Danny Ryan is an award winning comedian from Limerick and he’s got a brand new show coming to Whelans and it’s “About Time”. Expect stories of a misspent youth, a chaotic prime and a messy slide into middle age from one of Ireland’s best joke writers. “Steals the show”- Irish...
For one night only, comedy legend David O’Doherty brings an evening of low-voltage song and chatter to the Abbey Stage. Join the increasingly dishevelled Lidl Bruno Mars for a new show from one of Ireland’s best-loved comedians. In addition to his comedy and not being Chris O’Dowd, David co-hosts the What...
One of Irish comedy’s rising stars, Sinéad Walsh, returns to Dublin with their hit show, “Bye Bye Baby”. This show is a hilarious and deeply honest exploration of addiction and recovery, uniquely framed as a heartbreaking romantic breakup after 13 years of daily use. Sinéad masterfully weaves the personal toll...
RADIO BETTE from The Goat Exchange is created in collaboration with Oscar and Tony-nominated actor Ruth Negga. Inspired by a rare rehearsal recording of a 1951 Bette Davis radio broadcast from the Lux Radio Theater, the piece unfolds live, as performers listen to the original recording and recreate it in real time. As...
“The law, Noel. Without it, all of us are animals in the jungle. Killing and eating and riding whatever we think we can get away with.” Prepare to suspend your disbelief. Then let it dissolve completely. Unstable realities resemble our wildest imagination in this absurdist spectacle – writ large and set loose...
The Horse of Jenin tells a universal story of resilience and imagination. This show combines storytelling, mask and stand-up comedy to explore the everyday life of a boy growing up in Jenin in Occupied Palestine, who, like every child in the world, just wants to play and have fun. Following...
Set against the backdrop of a single Sunday afternoon in County Meath, Meredith is a darkly comedic drama that peels back the layers of a family held together by secrets, shared history, and a stubborn refusal to age gracefully. Meredith is written by Erica Murray and directed by Annabelle Comyn as part of Dublin Theatre Festival. Meredith’s daughter, Noelle, attempts to manage her mother’s...
After entertaining millions of people online with his no-nonsense guides, wine expert, broadcaster, author and all-round decent bloke Tom Gilbey is hitting the road across the UK and Ireland, bringing his trademark energy, humour, producer Fred and some questionable bottles of plonk to theatres.
Northern Ireland’s favourite sly guy Dave Elliott is back on the road with a brand new stand-up show: OBSESSED. Everyone nowadays claims they’re “obsessed” with everything – a TV show, a coffee, their friend’s new haircut. But let’s be honest… they’re not. Dave, however, actually is. In this hilarious new...
After her sold-out run in Smock Alley’s Scene and Heard Festival, comedian Eve Darcy brings her sharp, funny and refreshingly honest stand-up show to the Town Hall Theatre, Galway. Married Without Children explores society’s (i.e. Eve’s mother’s) expectations that women will get married and have kids, or at least will...