BACKSTAGE THEATRE

Crowman is Dan Lonergan’s account of the hilarious characters that inhabit his life on a daily basis and a love story that never was. By ...

The 1950's are out and change is in the air! Hairspray, winner of 8 Tony Awards including Best Musical, is a family-friendly musical piled bouffant ...

In an attic, in a house, with only letters for company, a woman takes a precarious step into the vibrancy of her imagination. Exploring intimacy ...

A nostalgic comedy based on a very Irish hijacking of the 1981 Aer Lingus plane by an ex-Trappist monk with a bottle of water as ...

See the work of Dog Kennel Hill Project, Theo Clinkard and Ederson Rodrigues Xavier; by turns surreal, witty, playful, physical and deeply affecting performed by ...

The Addams Family is the kooky tale of a ghoulish American family with an affinity for all things macabre! Disaster strikes when Wednesday Addams, the ...

For the first time ever, the much loved Fairy-tale comes to the stage in an unforgettable live stage production of song and laughter. Goldilocks and ...

“The Cripple of Inishmaan” is a dark comedy set on the small Aran Islands community of Inishmaan off the Western Coast of Ireland in 1934. ...

Dance Explosion is performed by the pupils of the Peelo School of Dance, Longford. The teachers along with the pupils are looking forward to performing ...

We are delighted to welcome back opera’s newest star and recent winner of the International Maria Callas Award Claudia Boyle who will join The Irish ...

The most thrilling family show is about to be witnessed by you. Tyrone born master magician Ed Masters embarks on a national tour conjuring marvel, ...

Edward M. Haberdasher has crafted very peculiar earmuffs for his very particular daughter Cecilia Maria. (The earmuffs come with three settings: Snowflake, Tinkly Bells and, ...

In the mid- 1970s a group of young men left their homes in the West of Ireland, took the boat out of Dublin Bay and ...

Dominic Kirwan, one of Ireland’s top entertainers is back with a new concert show for 2016.The “Here For A Good Time” tour will feature Dominic’s ...

Ireland’s No One Country Star, Jimmy Buckley comes to Backstage with his great band and very special guest, John Hogan. Jimmy Buckley is recognised as ...

The ever popular Beezneez return with a cracking production of Michael Carey’s hit, Thy Will Be Done. This is the story of two brothers, Jack ...

After their electric, sold out, gig in January White Chalk have been busy cementing their names in the music industry. They’ve just returned from a ...

A new play by & starring Seamus O’Rourke Presented by Big Guerilla productions in association with the Corn Mill Theatre A simple, tough story full ...

When a boy discovers a single-propeller airplane in his closet, he does what any young adventurer would do: he flies into outer space! Millions of ...

The Man In The Woman’s Shoes follows Pat Farnon as he walks the five miles from his white cottage to town and back again. He ...

Celebrating the memory and music of a true Irish musical legend. Luke Kelly has left an indelible mark as being the greatest folk artist of ...

Celebrating his 80th birthday this year, one of Ireland’s most renowned actors and performers, Des Keogh, gets to fulfil a life-long ambition to play legendary ...

Winner of Best New Play at the Irish Times Theatre Awards and the sell-out success of Dublin Fringe Festival, Rise Productions returns with The Games ...

We’re 20 years young this year and to celebrate we’re going to fly high with our favourite flying friends and we want you to join ...

Not long now until the cast take to the stage for what promises to be another spectacular production from St. Mel’s. Tickets are moving fast ...

When Ulster Protestant, Kenneth McCallister finds himself on the football terraces for a crucial Northern Ireland v Republic of Ireland World Cup qualifying match, little ...

Now in his 27th year of unparalleled success, Mick Flavin, a robust vocalist, has never sounded better according to his legion of fans. Mick and ...

The pupils along with their teachers, Aimie Duignan and Triona Mulryan, are looking forward to performing in this wonderful show, where they can showcase their ...

Live music to light up your family’s day! Exciting, informal and informative concert for all ages performed by the WhistleBlast Quartet. Saint-Saen’s Danse Macabre, well ...

There’s more to the truth than facts. Belfast is a place where things need to be said. Jimmy and Ian are meeting tonight for the ...

St Mel’s Musical Society is back with Lionel Bart’s highly acclaimed Oliver, one of the best loved shows in the history of musical theatre. This ...

Following his sold out performance last year Neil Delamere returns with a brilliant new show. “Smartbomb” sees the star of BBC’s The Blame Game and ...

Legends of Irish music & song The FUREYS & Davey Arthur, renowned for their hit songs ‘I will love you’, ‘When you were sweet 16’, ...

Is it really that simple? Come to BYT’s latest panto and meet a host of your favourite fairy tale and cartoon characters including Sleeping Beauty ...

The Nightmare Before Christmas tells the story of Jack Skellington, the pumpkin king of Halloween Town, who is bored with doing the same thing every ...

This year’s gala features Christopher White from Naul, Co. Dublin. Christopher is an award winning floral artist, having won awards at Chelsea Flower Show and ...

Internationally acclaimed soprano Virginia Kerr introduces members of Opera Theatre Company’s talented Young Artist’s Programme for this celebration of seasonal songs. The OTC touring band ...

An Ordinary Man, written and directed by John McDwyer, features Gerry Farrell in the lead role, playing a myriad of characters from missionary priests to ...

The Cavalcaders by Billy Roche explores the lives and loves of a community of characters in small-town Ireland. A rousing, comic play set in an ...

Leonard Cohen explores every aspect of human nature. Characteristics and influences come together in songs to - the Jewish mysticism, the tart commentary on politics, ...

The play explores friendship through a day in the life of Henry and Bucket, two friends who live in a bockety world of discarded objects....

They grew up together, dreamed together and emigrated together from the Cork town of Brandon in the late eighties. America didn’t quite fulfil their dreams ...

Set to Bizet’s passionate score, ‘Carmen’ follows the story of a young, naïve soldier Jose, who is bewitched by the beautiful and fiery gypsy, Carmen. ...

What happens when the class clown graduates and is no longer funny? We drink, we smoke, we dance, we eat, we book online and pack ...

The band Equinox is a collective of ?ve like minded musicians who share the desire to celebrate a common sense of balance; that between tension ...

As part of their 25th Anniversary celebrations, BTG presents OUR TOWN by Thornton Wilder. A charming and beautiful telling of the everyday lives of the ...

John O Grady, best known for his role as Joe Dolan in The Night Joe Dolans Car Broke Down returns for one night only to ...

The company who brought you A Skull in Connemara earlier this year bring you Eugene O’Briens award winning play ‘Eden’ which brings to life a ...

Local hero Beamish Mac Coul, on the run from the English constabularies, has secretly made his way back into the country to win the heart ...

Winner of Best Production at the Irish Times Theatre Awards, the theatrical highlight of 2012 is back! Hot on the heels of widespread international critical ...

A beautifully heart-warming journey into the world of a girl and her Granny. This magical story is exquisitely told with puppetry, music and a wonderful ...

Seamus O’Rourke takes to the boards in a cast of four in his brand new, jaw droppingly funny, comedy that is bound to leave audiences ...

Silent is currently wowing audiences on its extensive Irish touring and internationally in Europe and the USA. It follows McGoldrig, a homeless man who once ...

A NIGHT WITH THE BLUE & GOLD Celebrating the stars and memories as part of The Gathering...

Seamus O’Rourke takes to the boards in a cast of four in his brand new, jaw droppingly funny, comedy that is bound to leave audiences ...

Featuring songs such as “Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’”, (“I’m just a girl who) Can’t Say No” and of course the showstopper theme number “Oklahoma” ...

A beautiful and magnificent heartbreaking ghost story set in the midlands over a period of fifty years-a lament and a celebration of a way of ...

A day showcasing the best of modern dance and ballet from the aspiring student to the crème of international dancers. The Irish Dance Awards begins ...

BTG celebrate their silver jubilee by staging one of the great classics in Irish theatre. This play o?ers the perfect platform to showcase the spectrum ...

“The Lonesome West,” “The Cripple of Inishmann,” “The Beauty Queen of Leanann,” “In Bruge,” Martin McDonagh knows how to write brilliant black comedy and “A ...

After 5 weeks training with internationally acclaimed Fidget Feet Aerial Dance Theatre Company, students from Ardscoil Phadraig, Elphin Community College and Templemichael College showcase their ...

Currently one of the biggest names on the Irish comedy scene, Neil Delamere returns to Backstage with his highly anticipated brand new show, DeleMere Mortal. ...

Following it’s success at the 2012 Dublin Dance Festival, Body and Forgetting will be performed at The Abbey Theatre on the Peacock stage prior to ...

The Rodgers and Hammerstein classic featuring the well-known songs “You’ll Never Walk Alone”, “If I Loved You” and “June Is Bustin’ Out All Over”. CAROUSEL ...

After an outragously funny evening at Backstage last summer Basil, Sybil and Manuel return to serve you dinner and a feast of comic delights, some ...

An exciting full day and evening programme of dance events at Backstage...