“What’s the worst first date you’ve ever had?” Following sold out runs in Cork and Waterford Red ‘n Blue Theatre Company present John Morton’s dark comedy TABOO There was a boy and a girl and somehow, they met. Lily doesn’t get out much. Tom finds it hard to meet new people. And now they’re having their first date. Lily cooks a three-course meal. Tom brings flowers and wine. On the surface, everything seems fine. But in the modern world, dating is a surprisingly complex thing with a lot of unwritten rules. There are certain things you shouldn’t do on a first date. A

James Joyce Tower Bloomsday Festival Programme 9 – 16 June 2025 TELEMACHUS Two performances a day from 9-16 June | 09:30 and 11:00 | 40 mins running time | James Joyce Tower | €20 | BOOK HERE Step inside the iconic Martello Tower in Sandycove, Dublin, and experience the opening episode of James Joyce’s Ulysses brought to life with this extraordinary production by VOLTA Theatre Company CYCLOPS Monday 9 June | 18:00 – 19:00 | Studio Theatre | DLR Lexicon Library | €20 | BOOK HERE Tuesday 10 June | 18:00 – 19:00 | Studio Theatre | DLR Lexicon Library | €20 | BOOK HER

Rex Ryan writes and stars in a one man show about the life and times of The Monk, Gerry Hutch. Gerard Hutch is a law unto himself. An ambiguous, mercurial and now, mythic figure of Irish modern history. “I done lotsa crimes. Some of them I got caught. Some I got away with…” Rex Ryan plays one of the most compelling and polarising figures in modern Irish history; Gerard The Monk Hutch. Centred around the trial at the special criminal court, join us in Glass Mask as we witness Gerry bear witness to a lifetime of alleged crimes, triumphs and misdemeanours… Early booking