Bealtaine Festival, an initiative of Age & Opportunity, is proudly funded by the Arts Council and the HSE, with the support of communities nationwide and a vast network of accomplished local and national bodies.  Ireland’s national celebration of the arts and creativity as we age, marks three decades of vibrant, fun, and contemporary festivities in 2025. This milestone edition will unfold across Ireland throughout the month of May, offering an expansive lineup of performances and activities that champion generational interdependence and diversity. From beautiful poetry to comedy showca

Direct from London’s West End and the four-time smash-hit at the Edinburgh Fringe, Myra’s Story tells the unforgettable tale of a middle-aged homeless alcoholic struggling to survive on the streets of Dublin as she begs from passers-by on the famous Ha’penny Bridge. Written by Irish playwright Brian Foster and starring acclaimed actor Fíonna Hewitt-Twamley in her “vivid, virtuoso performance” (WhatsOnStage) as Myra who through her gripping performance plays a variety of larger-than-life Dublin characters, this turbulent piece explores the hilarious, tragic, and heart-wrenching ev

The Dublin Gay Theatre Festival is an annual event, celebrating contribution of gay people to 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 gay 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 theatrical works. The Festival’s criteria for inclusion into the pr

Jim has lost everyone and everything he ever loved - his daughter, his mother, his wife. On the streets with nothing and nobody. They’ve not spoken to him in over twenty years, due to a horrific and violent act. He drifts through the world, accepting and forgetting the past, but today, the past comes to say hello. What happened to leave him isolated and alone? As a young man he had a caring wife, beautiful daughter and loving mother. But the shadow of his father’s influence will haunt and shape his life. Can you run from what was in your blood all along? One man. Two lives. The past

Phizzfest is a voluntary arts organisation, placing arts and community at the heart of what it means to live in Phibsborough. Our purpose is to create space for people to connect through arts and cultural engagement. Phizzfest was established in 2009 as a local community response to the recession, with the aim of uniting the community through the creative arts and restoring pride of place in Phibsborough, an area that had been neglected for years. It is an award-winning festival that has been staging arts and community events in Phibsborough since 2010. Reimagining Phibsborough is a strand

For three decades, the Irish National Youth Ballet (INYB) has been a beacon of passion, dedication and artistic excellence, nurturing the talents of young dancers across Ireland. This year, we are thrilled to celebrate our 30th Anniversary, and we would be honoured to you have you and your students join us for this momentous occasion! We invite you to experience the culmination of months of hard work and artistic development in our spectacular anniversary performance. This production will see, for the first time, an INYB alumna choreographing a piece on the whole company as a celebratory piece