Dublin Dance Festival brings artists and audiences together, live and virtually, to create and share exceptional, provocative and relevant dance experiences. The Dublin Dance Festival believes in the power of dance to move, connect and inspire change. With so much of Ireland’s culture tied up in language and the past, dance has a unique power to explore and express what it is to be human, right now.

The Wilde Stages Festival (formerly the International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival) is an annual event, celebrating the contribution of LGBTQIA+ people to the theatre, past and present. The Festival was founded in 2004 to mark the 150th anniversary of the birth of Oscar Wilde, in his native city. With an emphasis on new or recent international and Irish works with a broadly LGBTQ+ theme or relevance, the Festival has grown to become the largest event of its type in the world. The Festival creates new opportunities for visibility and affirmation for existing and emerging gay artists and th

A riveting comedy drama delving into the relationship between two sisters, Bridget and Frances, who meet for the first time after their Mother’s death. Eternally at odds, they bicker as only sisters can over everything from the wine to the will! Exploring the fallout of being left behind, loves and losses are examined and re-examined with acerbic wit and delicious put downs. Can Bridget and Frances’ searching need for sisterly support help to mend their broken relationships, not only with each other but with their loved ones, before it’s too late?

After ten years together, Rhys walks out on Bishop. Seven weeks of silence later, Rhys returns for a midnight visit. They make a pact: a scientific experiment where they must tell absolute truth to each other, over a night of drinking, forcing the argument of them. Then it’s either a fresh start together or a clean break. No regrets. Hidden resentments and heartfelt longings are brought to the surface, but soon deeper secrets emerge threatening their very existence. How far can a couple descend into the unexplored realms of the heart to save their relationship? And can they survive it?

“Treat yourself to a slice of five-star musical pie” (The Times) as Carrie Hope Fletcher (Calamity Jane, Heathers, The Addams Family) stars as Jenna for 1 week only! Meet Jenna, a waitress and expert pie-maker who dreams of some happiness in her life. When a hot new doctor arrives in town, life gets complicated. With the support of her workmates Becky and Dawn, Jenna overcomes the challenges she faces and finds that laughter, love and friendship can provide the perfect recipe for happiness.  Brought to life by a ground-breaking, female-led creative team, this ‘warm, witty, wise a

This best-selling programme by Mystery Ensemble is coming back to Dublin! The Miyazaki Dreams concert is an immersion in the fabulous atmosphere of the films of the world-famous Japanese director and Oscar winner Hayao Miyazaki. Mystery Ensemble has collected magical music from his anime and compositions inspired by his creations. The evening programme includes renowned works composed by ingenious Joe Hisaishi, including My Neighbour Totoro, the legendary anime Spirited Away, Howl’s Moving Castle, Laputa: Castle in the Sky and others. The programme also includes works by other composer

Cait is an artist newly returned to Dublin, determined to get her life back on track and prove to her mother that she’s not a total fuck-up. Eoin, a proud Kerryman, is working in finance for his sins. He has very different plans- graft hard, retire early, and go home to run his parents’ farm in South Kerry. When they meet, Cait knows one thing: Eoin is absolutely not her type. He's obsessed with GAA (and his mother) and wouldn't know an easel from his elbow. Meanwhile Eoin can't decide if Cait is the woman of his dreams or an agent of chaos with notions. But despite themselves, th

ANU Productions and The National Archives of Ireland are proud to announce The Good Luck Club, a new off site theatre production marking the centenary of Ireland’s 1926 Census. Commissioned as part of the National Archives’ year-long commemorative programme to mark the release of the 1926 Census records, this intimate and immersive experience will be staged within the historic National Archives building on Bishop Street from 27th May 2026 to 14th June 2026 - the first time a theatrical production has ever been mounted in the historical building. Written and directed by Louise Lowe, with

After a sold-out run in The Boys’ School, Awkward Prods are bringing Diana BACK to Smock Alley Theatre due to exceptional demand, and this time the multi-award-winning, Edinburgh Fringe sell-out show takes the main stage. Do you know the story of Diana? Probably. But do you know this story of Diana? We very much doubt it. Join Diana in heaven as she shares the untold and untrue tale of her extraordinary life.  Combining drag, multimedia, audience interaction, puppetry, and a lot of queer joy, this unique celebration of the People’s Princess has won multiple awards and sold out venues