DUBLIN 2026: Review: THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING IN CONCERT, 3Arena
Over two hundred musicians assemble at Dublin's 3Arena to bring Howard Shore's epic score to visceral life alongside Peter Jackson's fantasy masterpiece.…
Civic Theatre
Articles
DUBLIN THEATRE FESTIVAL 2026: Review: TESTAMENT, The Gaiety Theatre
Irish National Opera delivers a striking, thought-provoking chamber opera that strips away centuries of myth to lay bare the quiet truth of maternal loss.…
DUBLIN 2026: Review: ALL MY FRIENDS ARE IN AUSTRALIA, Mill Theatre
LEGROOM Collective's interactive two-hander captures a quintessential modern Irish dilemma, but thin characterisation and disjointed pacing keep its emotional weight out of reach.…
DUBLIN 2026: Review: ANIMALS, Abbey Theatre
A surreal and beautifully acted adaptation of Blindboyboatclub's short stories at the Abbey Theatre that shines with theatrical ambition despite a taxing runtime.…
DUBLIN 2026: Interview: Fíonna Hewitt-Twamley On Bringing MYRA'S STORY Home
Star Fíonna Hewitt-Twamley reflects on eight years of performing Brian Foster's acclaimed solo play, humanizing street life, and taking the stage at Dublin's Gaiety Theatre.…
DUBLIN THEATRE FESTIVAL 2026: Review: LET ME IN, Smock Alley Theatre
A smartly written, tense, and painfully relevant examination of belonging, identity, and the quiet frictions beneath Irish welcome.…
DUBLIN THEATRE FESTIVAL 2026: Review: A MOON FOR THE MISBEGOTTEN, Gaiety Theatre
Eileen Walsh and Marty Rea deliver towering performances in Druid's striking production of Eugene O’Neill's final play at the Dublin Theatre Festival.…
DUBLIN THEATRE FESTIVAL 2026: Review: LOURDES! THE MUSICAL, Civic Theatre
An overstuffed narrative and unrefined musical score leave Xnthony's world-premiere pilgrimage musical struggling to deliver emotional resonance or consistent comedy.…
DUBLIN THEATRE FESTIVAL 2026: Review: REFUGE, Pavilion Theatre
Fishamble's dual-timeline migration drama is handsome and full of noble intent, but a static staging keeps its emotional urgency at arm's length.…
DUBLIN THEATRE FESTIVAL 2026: Review: MEREDITH, Gate Theatre
Erica Murray’s witty, grounded world premiere at the Gate Theatre balances laugh-out-loud humor with deeply recognizable domestic tension.…
Past Shows
28 total · showing 1–10
Lean On Me
‘Lean on Me’ a heartwarming, funny and hard hitting play centering around five participants and Paula the facilitator of a weekly support group for people dealing with various mental health issues. Laugh and cry alongside Rachel, Fiachra, John and Breda as they welcome new...
20 Seconds
This two man comedy starring Kenneth Doran and Liam Wilson Smyth, is the debut production of Class Act Theatre company. The play explores the human condition and when the outside world seems a million miles away what will two men do to cope with this strange situation they’ve...
From Under the Bed
Seamus O’Rourke teams up with director Bairbre Ni Chaoimh and actor Arthur Riordan in this beautiful glance at rural Irish life in 1979. Two aging, bachelor brothers arrive at a point in their lives, where decisions have to be made about certain things... It’s funny and pathetic...
The Good Father
It’s New Year’s Eve; a house party like any other in a suburb like any other. Two very different strangers meet, each looking for a new start and to shake off the disappointments of the past. But champagne, cheap lager and their chance encounter leads to an unplanned pregnancy...
Spring Awakening
‘Spring Awakening’ is a rock musical that tells the story of teenagers discovering the inner and outer tumultuous emotions of teenage sexuality. The musical follows the students as they navigate teenage self-discovery and coming of age anxiety in a powerful celebration of youth...
Tryst
Matt and Steph are hungover. Their wedding is in a week. Things are under control. Mostly. But when their best friend Rachel arrives unannounced, she reveals a secret that threatens to unravel everything. Now they must deal with the consequences of their messy nights and bad...
What About Us?
Writer and Director Sean Ronan through his new play What About Us? is trying to bring home to his audience the effects of alcohol on family life today in Dublin and how ALCOHOL has been so accepted into the family home. The play revolves around the Grant family, it will bring on...
Faulty Towers - The Dining Experience
First produced over 20 years ago in Australia, this globetrotting show has sold out in places like Edinburgh Fringe Festival and Sydney Opera House.The show returns to the Civic, where it made its Irish Premiere in June 2009. This show is always a sell out so early booking is...
Shush
This summer the Abbey Theatre presents a new play from Elaine Murphy, the award winning writer of Little Gem. It’s Breda’s birthday but life’s not been going according to plan of late. She’s in no mood to celebrate. Her friends however have other ideas. Homemade birthday cake...
These Halcyon Days
Seán sits alone in a nursing-home, abandoned to his memories, when in storms Patricia, a feisty woman with a zest for life and handsome men in wheelchairs. This wonderfully funny, life-affirming play by the writer of Moment and Bogboy is infused with Deirdre Kinahan’s hallmark...
