Dublin Theatre Festival brings world-class theatre to Dublin, supports artists in creating outstanding work and provides a platform to showcase the best of Irish theatre to the world. They bring world-class theatre to Dublin, support artists in creating outstanding work and provide a platform to showcase the best of Irish theatre to the world. At the heart of the festival is the city of Dublin – its people and its stories – and a commitment to contributing to the vibrant social and cultural life of our capital. Their mission is to present a programme of exceptional theatrical experienc

Bathroom salesman, Billy Boggins, dreams of the big league, but is perennially stuck in his downmarket family bathroom business. However, an encounter at an U12s football match unleashes a chain of events that could take Billy to dizzying new heights in the world of bathrooms or see him go down the plughole. When smooth talking tycoon, Edward Duffy, spots Billy’s latent genius and tries to prise him away from Boggins’ Bathrooms, a terrible family rift looms. RTE’s Aprés Match star, Gary Cooke, plays the title role in Billy Boggins: A Bathroom Story - a dark comic thriller, about f

A new play by Dermot Bolger, in association with The Civic, as part of Dublin Theatre Festival. After decades abroad, Shane returns to a multicultural Ireland he barely recognises. But he discovers surprising links: an unknown daughter, a black teenage grandson trying to define his identity, and gangland figures threatening the boy’s future. Can he protect this grandson who is unaware of his existence and can they both find ways to feel they truly belong here? Home, Boys, Home completes a unique trilogy that started with In High Germany in the 1990 Dublin Theatre Festival: three stand