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ABBEY THEATRE

1 Pool Bank Street
Nuneaton, CV11 5DB

Presenting with Impact
1/22 - 2/24/2026


A professional development programme focused on communication and presentation skills....

Women Take Centre Stage
1/8 - 2/26/2026


A curated series highlighting women-led performances and perspectives....

Fair Deal
2/11 - 3/28/2026


A contemporary play examining social contracts, responsibility, and care....

The Plough and the Stars
2/27 - 4/30/2026


The Plough and the Stars returns following its huge success on the Abbey stage in 2010. Set in a tenement house, against the backdrop of ...

Do You Come From Gomorrah?
4/10 - 5/9/2026


A provocative new work exploring identity, morality, and social conflict....

The Whiteheaded Boy
6/3 - 7/18/2026


This Irish comedy by Lennox Robinson is considered his masterpiece. Full of twists and turns, ups and downs, and families fighting each other and one ...

Mirandolina
8/28 - 9/5/2026


Goldoni’s classic comedy of wit and romance centered on a clever innkeeper....



Could Saoirse Ronan and Andrew Scott Be Next for the Abbey Theatre Stage?


by Rialto Chatter - May 04, 2025

With Paul Mescal officially set to star in a 2027 production of A Whistle in the Dark—a co-production between London’s National Theatre and Dublin’s Abbey Theatre—industry chatter suggests the Abbey is now eyeing two more major Irish stars: Saoirse Ronan and Andrew Scott....

Malaprop Theatre to Present Irish Tour of HOTHOUSE


by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 25, 2025

Malaprop Theatre will present an Irish Tour of their award-winning production, HOTHOUSE. This is a fast-paced, poignant story of love, loss, and legacy. Learn more! ...

Abbey Theatre Eyes A Bright Future With Launch Of Strategy 2025-2030


by A.A. Cristi - December 12, 2024

Responding to the profound shift in audience expectation and experience is at the heart of the Abbey's Theatre's new Strategy 2025-2030....

Abbey Theatre Will Mark 120 Years With Special Event


by Stephi Wild - November 18, 2024

The Abbey Theatre has announced details of Spreading the News, a special event to mark 120 years of the National Theatre of Ireland, taking place next month....

Cast Set for EMMA Reimagining at The Abbey Theatre


by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 14, 2024

The Abbey Theatre has revealed the cast for EMMA, a reimagining of Jane Austen's classic for the 'brat' Bridgerton era. The production runs from November 2024 to January 2025 on the Abbey Stage....

Past Shows


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

Dublin Gothic
11/22 - 1/31/2026


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....

National Theatre Tours
6/7 - 12/30/2025


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

Emma
11/22 - 1/25/2025


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
10/28 - 11/10/2024


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
9/21 - 10/26/2024


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 ...

Hamnet
Hamnet
9/26 - 10/7/2017


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 ...

Jimmy's Hall
Jimmy's Hall
7/29 - 8/19/2017


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

Crestfall
Crestfall
8/1 - 8/12/2017


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 ...

Room
Room
6/24 - 7/22/2017


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

Postscript
Postscript
6/14 - 6/24/2017


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 ...

No's Knife
No's Knife
6/10 - 6/17/2017


‘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
7/31 - 9/21/2013


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 ...

Shush
6/6 - 7/20/2013


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 ...

Stravinsky Evening
5/14 - 5/15/2013


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 ...

Drum Belly
4/5 - 5/11/2013


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 ...

Richard II
4/17 - 5/4/2013


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 ...

I, Malvolio
3/5 - 3/23/2013


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 ...

King Lear
2/6 - 3/23/2013


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. ...

I, Peaseblossom
3/5 - 3/22/2013


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 ...

Home
2/26 - 2/27/2013


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 ...

I ? Alice ? I
I ? Alice ? I
1/30 - 2/18/2012


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 ...

The Government Inspector
The Government Inspector
1/5 - 1/28/2012


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, ...

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