ABBEY THEATRE

A high-energy theatre event where plays are written, rehearsed, and performed in 24 hours....

A gothic-inspired theatrical production exploring dark themes and atmosphere....

A live conversation and performance event with musician Declan O'Rourke and comedian Deirdre O'Kane....

Guided tours offering behind-the-scenes access to Ireland's national theatre....

The Abbey Theatre presents a bold reimagining of Jane Austen's Emma, adapted by Kate Hamill and directed by Claire O’Reilly. This contemporary interpretation blends a ...

SAFE HOUSE is a new work by Enda Walsh, presented by the Abbey Theatre. This production combines elements of a song cycle and a memory ...

Grania, a play by Lady Gregory, makes its Abbey Theatre debut as part of the Dublin Theatre Festival. Directed by Caitríona McLaughlin, this contemporary reimagining ...

William Shakespeare had one son. He named him Hamnet. He then left home to pursue his career in the theatre, effectively abandoning his family. In ...

A new stage adaptation of the critically acclaimed Ken Loach film, Jimmy’s Hall....

Olive, Alison and Tilly tear through a landscape of sex, drugs and violence in an unstoppable stream of poetic verse. Their stories converge in one ...

A new stage adaptation of Emma Donoghue’s international bestselling novel, Room, with a haunting score by Kathryn Joseph and Cora Bissett....

Actor and playwright Noelle Brown was born in a mother and baby home in Cork in the 1960s and adopted at eight weeks old. Postscript ...

‘Where would I go, if I could go, who would I be, if I could be, what would I say, if I had a voice, ...

Major Barbara probes the undercurrents of a firebrand Salvation Army major’s relationship with her arms-manufacturing, millionaire father. On a mission to save, Major Barbara must ...

Breda is newly separated, facing retirement and feeling a bit invisible, she doesn’t want a birthday party! But her friends are determined to cheer her ...

25 years on, the revival of this essential, gripping work comes to the Abbey stage for three nights only. A theatrical score by Thierry de ...

HUNT is Saarinen’s heart-stopping solo set to Rite of Spring, in which he is both the hunter and the hunted. The unstoppable rhythm of the ...

Hold tight as you are thrown into New York City’s deep and dark underworld, in this exciting new play on the Abbey stage. Man has ...

The Abbey Theatre is proud to present Ouroboros Theatre Company with Richard II, as part of the company’s exploration of Shakespeare’s history plays. A timely ...

Both children and adults will take delight in this story of lost dignity, prudery, practical jokes and bullying, Malvolio draws his audience into the madness ...

For the first time in over 80 years the Abbey Theatre presents King Lear. King Lear is determined to transfer power to his three daughters. ...

As part of our Shakespeare season at the Abbey we are delighted to introduce the work of The Bard to our young audiences. This one ...

For the sixth year running, the Abbey Theatre has commissioned exciting playwrights to write 20 minute plays for two actors. Following on from the previous ...

As part of our Short Play Season, and for 10 nights only, the Peacock stage plays host to two 20 minute plays about love, life ...

Alice and Alice are coming out. Finally. Two exceptional, opinionated women were spotted winking at each other in Crumlin Shopping Centre. Now they’re in a ...

This Christmas Roddy Doyle returns to the Abbey Theatre with his version of Nikolai Gogol’s satirical comedy, The Government Inspector. ‘Ah now. Let’s just say, ...