The Plough and the Stars was first performed at the Abbey Theatre in 1926. The audience rioted. Now regarded as a masterpiece, this provocative play is an essential part of our understanding of 1916. Recently performed during the centenary of the Easter Rising, Olivier Award-winning director Sean Holmes returns with this production of Sean O’Casey’s absorbing play. Set amid the tumult of the Easter Rising, The Plough and the Stars is the story of ordinary lives ripped apart by the idealism of the time. The residents of a Dublin tenement shelter from the violence that sweeps through t

The Five Lamps Arts Festival, located in the heart of the community in Dublin’s North East Inner City, was founded in 2007 by Roisin Lonergan, a former teacher from Marino College. Since its first edition, the Festival has grown to become a center for the creation and presentation of locally relevant, artistically ambitious works and is a highly regarded and much-loved part of the community. We believe that everyone should be able to experience and participate in arts and creativity.

Dublin, 1997. Two friends prepare to compete for the crown of Alternative Miss Ireland with their Princess Diana drag act, under the nose of their hardline nationalist families. As they race through the city towards competition night, Diana's death sparks the unravelling of their secret, their friendship and their plans to leave Ireland. A high-energy, fast-paced two-hander packed with comedy, courage and coming-of-age chaos. Don’t Tell Dad About Diana returns to Bewley’s Café Theatre following sell-out runs at the Edinburgh and Dublin Fringe Festivals. Named one of Rolling Stone Ma

“Ante Beckett” is written by Joel Smith. The first act centres around a neurotic, nihilistic Beckett type character in his mother’s womb despairing about his future in the outside world. In the second act the character is reincarnated alongside his more positive and overbearing twin. With elements of comedy and tragedy we watch these two characters as they develop, clash and fight desperately for life.

Lee Mead stars as the World's Greatest Showman in Barnum: The Circus Musical Step right up and enter the dazzling world of P.T. Barnum, where imagination and ambition know no bounds. Hand in hand with wife Charity, Barnum’s life and career twists and turns as he schemes and dreams his way to headier heights. West End favourite and TV star Lee Mead will take centre stage as the legendary 19th century showman P.T. Barnum. Lee shot to stardom with his breakout win on Any Dream Will Do and acclaimed performances in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Wicked, and Legally Blonde.

Kilmacud Musical Society is excited to bring “The SpongeBob Musical” to the dlr Mill Theatre stage for the very first time. When the town of Bikini Bottom faces total destruction, it’s up to the unlikeliest of heroes — SpongeBob SquarePants — to save the day. With his best friends by his side, SpongeBob embarks on an adventure that’s bursting with irresistible tunes, colour and comedy. Featuring incredible songs by artists such as David Bowie, Panic! At The Disco and Cyndi Lauper, “The SpongeBob Musical” made waves on Broadway with 12 Tony Award nominations. This family-

William Blake, a visionary artist and poet, was a defining force in Romanticism. His imaginative and unconventional works continue to inspire today. This exhibition, curated by Tate in partnership with the National Gallery of Ireland, presents a selection of Blake’s most iconic works of art, alongside paintings and drawings by his contemporaries. Blake’s world was one of fantasy, imagination, and the ancient past, filled with fantastical creatures and visions of the underworld, expressed through a wide variety of media. By placing him in context - among the artists he admired and those

Hundreds flock to see JFK in the Phoeno, the city mourns the dead of the collapsing tenements, housewives protest the Turnover-Tax and sexism is rife... but never mind all that. Mary Connors has just won two tickets to see The Beatles, THE BLEEDINʼ BEATLES! One catch – Mary’s ma insists she brings her cousin Brigid along. The girls set off at odds into a city that’s heaving with Beatlemania. A stolen bike, Brigidʼs burning secret and a riot on Abbey Street unites them with a new bond stronger than the love of any fellaʼs haircut. Adelphi '63 is a fictional celebration of rea

On board a luxurious cruise under the heat of the Egyptian sun, a couple’s idyllic honeymoon is cut short by a brutal murder. As secrets that have been buried in the sands of time finally resurface, can the world-famous detective, Hercule Poirot, untangle the web of lies and solve another crime? Following the sell-out tours of And Then There Were None and Murder on the Orient Express, Death on the Nile will feature star of stage and screen Mark Hadfield (Belfast; Outlander; Wallander) as Poirot. This production reunites writer Ken Ludwig, celebrated director Lucy Bailey (Witness for the P