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#DTF23 is almost here! Here, @ness.oconnell tells you where to catch ISL interpreted performances of the following shows;

⭐We were promised honey! on 4 Oct as 7.45 pm in @projectartscentre
⭐Quake on 6 Oct at 7.30pm in Beckett Theatre TCD
⭐This Solution 13 Oct at 7.30pm in @projectartscentre
⭐Truths a Dog Must to Kennel on 12 Oct at 7.30pm in @smockalleytheatre
⭐No Woman is an Island on 14th October at 7.45 pm in @projectartscentre

For more info on these productions visit dublintheatrefestival.ie

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#DTF23 is almost here! Here, @ness.oconnell tells you where to catch ISL interpreted performances of the following shows;

⭐We were promised honey! on 4 Oct as 7.45 pm in @projectartscentre
⭐Quake on 6 Oct at 7.30pm in Beckett Theatre TCD
⭐This Solution 13 Oct at 7.30pm in @projectartscentre
⭐Truths a Dog Must to Kennel on 12 Oct at 7.30pm in @smockalleytheatre
⭐No Woman is an Island on 14th October at 7.45 pm in @projectartscentre

For more info on these productions visit dublintheatrefestival.ie

Did you catch these #DTF23 mentions last week? 👀

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐@theirishexaminer gives five stars to Volcano by Luke Murphy in their recent review

🎟️@branar`s Marc Mac Lochlainn chats to @theirishtimesnews about children`s show Rothar

👀@theirishtimesnews Gloss Magazines highlights some DTF shows to catch this year, including Somewhere Out There You, Rothar, Hermit, and the Boy Who Talked to Dogs.

Grab your tickets in our bio.

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Did you catch these #DTF23 mentions last week? 👀

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐@theirishexaminer gives five stars to Volcano by Luke Murphy in their recent review

🎟️@branar's Marc Mac Lochlainn chats to @theirishtimesnews about children's show Rothar

👀@theirishtimesnews Gloss Magazines highlights some DTF shows to catch this year, including Somewhere Out There You, Rothar, Hermit, and the Boy Who Talked to Dogs.

Grab your tickets in our bio.

Good news 👉 1. It`s almost the weekend 2. There are now more tickets available for To Be A Machine (Version 2.0) by @deadcentretheatre 🎟️

Get yours before they`re gone 👇👀
https://dublintheatrefestival.ie/event/to-be-a-machine-version-2-0/

A note for all ticketholders 👉To confirm your booking, the company requires you to upload a passport style photo by 20 Sept.

We encourage you to upload this as soon as possible to avoid any technical issues. You will find the link to the upload form in your booking confirmation email. Without this photograph, you will not be able to attend the performance.

If you are having issues with this please get in touch with our Box Office
✉️boxoffice@dublintheatrefestival`.ie

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Good news 👉 1. It's almost the weekend 2. There are now more tickets available for To Be A Machine (Version 2.0) by @deadcentretheatre 🎟️

Get yours before they're gone 👇👀
https://dublintheatrefestival.ie/event/to-be-a-machine-version-2-0/

A note for all ticketholders 👉To confirm your booking, the company requires you to upload a passport style photo by 20 Sept.

We encourage you to upload this as soon as possible to avoid any technical issues. You will find the link to the upload form in your booking confirmation email. Without this photograph, you will not be able to attend the performance.

If you are having issues with this please get in touch with our Box Office
✉️boxoffice@dublintheatrefestival'.ie

🔊Tune in to the @rte_arena #DTF23 Arena Special tomorrow at 7pm to catch interviews with creatives from the following shows:

⭐Truth`s a Dog Must to Kennel`s Tim Crouch
⭐Falling to Earth - My Summer With Bowie`s Eugene O`Brien
⭐Zona Franca`s Alice Ripoll
⭐History Play`s Anton Ovchinnikov and Faith Jones
⭐Breathwork`s Ena Brennan

Tickets available in our bio.
#DTF23

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🔊Tune in to the @rte_arena #DTF23 Arena Special tomorrow at 7pm to catch interviews with creatives from the following shows:

⭐Truth's a Dog Must to Kennel's Tim Crouch
⭐Falling to Earth - My Summer With Bowie's Eugene O'Brien
⭐Zona Franca's Alice Ripoll
⭐History Play's Anton Ovchinnikov and Faith Jones
⭐Breathwork's Ena Brennan

Tickets available in our bio.
#DTF23

Registration for 10 FOR 10 closes today at 5pm.

10% of tickets for selected festival productions will be available for €10 to under 30s, unwaged, freelance artists and arts workers.

Register via the link in our bio.

#DTF23 #10FOR10

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Registration for 10 FOR 10 closes today at 5pm.

10% of tickets for selected festival productions will be available for €10 to under 30s, unwaged, freelance artists and arts workers.

Register via the link in our bio.

#DTF23 #10FOR10

As the festival draws near, our #DTF23 branding is popping up all across the city! Our beautiful designs have once again been created by Stina and Rachel @BureauBonanza.

You may have noticed our brand new website too, created by @albadly (alexbradley.ie) in collaboration with @BureauBonanza

A big thank you is due to them for their fantastic work and we are lucky to have them as extended members of the DTF team.

🎟️Our brochures are available to collect from our Box Office and select venues, and you can book tickets through our website at the link in our bio.

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⭐COMPETITION TIME ⭐

We have teamed up with @maldronparnell to offer one lucky winner 1 night B&B for 2 people AND 2 tickets for Warrior by @karenegandiva on Sat 7 Oct at @SmockAlley as part of #DTF23 🛏️ 🎟️

We are running this competition across Instagram, Facebook and Twitter

To be in with a chance of winning simply
✔️Like this post (share to your story for a bonus entry)
✔️Comment a friend you would bring with you
✔️Make sure you are following @dublintheatrefestival_

📆Competition closes 22 Sept. The winner will be announced across our social media channels

GOOD LUCK 🤞

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⭐COMPETITION TIME ⭐

We have teamed up with @maldronparnell to offer one lucky winner 1 night B&B for 2 people AND 2 tickets for Warrior by @karenegandiva on Sat 7 Oct at @SmockAlley as part of #DTF23 🛏️ 🎟️

We are running this competition across Instagram, Facebook and Twitter

To be in with a chance of winning simply
✔️Like this post (share to your story for a bonus entry)
✔️Comment a friend you would bring with you
✔️Make sure you are following @dublintheatrefestival_

📆Competition closes 22 Sept. The winner will be announced across our social media channels

GOOD LUCK 🤞

Some good news on this sunny day 👉 There are now more tickets available for all performances of Volcano by @attic_projects 🎟️

Get yours before they`re gone 👇👀
https://dublintheatrefestival.ie/event/volcano/

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Some good news on this sunny day 👉 There are now more tickets available for all performances of Volcano by @attic_projects 🎟️

Get yours before they're gone 👇👀
https://dublintheatrefestival.ie/event/volcano/

Check out the trailer for This Solution by Shaun Dunne.

A porn set.
A private dance class.
A perpetual agreement.
Cash in hand.

Based on a true story, This Solution is a new documentary theatre hybrid from Shaun Dunne that fuses revelatory testimony with new writing, dance, and original music. Inspired by a young Irish man’s experience of the gay porn industry, this genre-bending new work looks at consent and contracts, regret and rebirth, uniting a compelling team of contemporary artists.

Cast: Adam John Richardson, Jessie Thompson, Adam O’Reilly, Michael McEvoy, & Anderson de Souza.

This production is funded by the Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon, with support from Project Arts Centre, Mermaid Arts Centre, Dublin Theatre Festival and field:arts.

📹 Luca Trufarelli
📆10-15 Oct
📍Project Arts Centre (Space Upstairs)
🎟️€20-30

#DTF23

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Check out the trailer for This Solution by Shaun Dunne.

A porn set.
A private dance class.
A perpetual agreement.
Cash in hand.

Based on a true story, This Solution is a new documentary theatre hybrid from Shaun Dunne that fuses revelatory testimony with new writing, dance, and original music. Inspired by a young Irish man’s experience of the gay porn industry, this genre-bending new work looks at consent and contracts, regret and rebirth, uniting a compelling team of contemporary artists.

Cast: Adam John Richardson, Jessie Thompson, Adam O’Reilly, Michael McEvoy, & Anderson de Souza.

This production is funded by the Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon, with support from Project Arts Centre, Mermaid Arts Centre, Dublin Theatre Festival and field:arts.

📹 Luca Trufarelli
📆10-15 Oct
📍Project Arts Centre (Space Upstairs)
🎟️€20-30

#DTF23

Theatre for Children in partnership with @thearkdublin at #DTF23
Take a look below and see what`s on 👇👀

Hermit 👉 @simonedejongcompany
📆5 – 8 Oct

Fall and Float 👉 @monicamunozdance
📆12 – 15 Oct

Rothar 👉 @branarteatar
📆27 Sep – 1 Oct

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Theatre for Children in partnership with @thearkdublin at #DTF23
Take a look below and see what's on 👇👀

Hermit 👉 @simonedejongcompany
📆5 – 8 Oct

Fall and Float 👉 @monicamunozdance
📆12 – 15 Oct

Rothar 👉 @branarteatar
📆27 Sep – 1 Oct

Scut Kelly feels like an alien in his hometown. Single, loveless and carer to a Dad who never cared much for him. His only solace, the music of Ziggy/ The Thin White Duke/ The Man Who Fell To Earth and his Spiders From Mars. Now he is about to have the most extraordinary summer of his life where fantasy becomes reality… Fate conspires to grant him face to face time with his idol, the living legend.

Can Scut handle this new planet and all its possibilities or will he fall to earth with a bang?

📆27 Sep – 15 Oct
📍@Civictheatretallaght
🎟️€15 – €20
👀 dublintheatrefestival.ie
#DTF23

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Scut Kelly feels like an alien in his hometown. Single, loveless and carer to a Dad who never cared much for him. His only solace, the music of Ziggy/ The Thin White Duke/ The Man Who Fell To Earth and his Spiders From Mars. Now he is about to have the most extraordinary summer of his life where fantasy becomes reality… Fate conspires to grant him face to face time with his idol, the living legend.

Can Scut handle this new planet and all its possibilities or will he fall to earth with a bang?

📆27 Sep – 15 Oct
📍@Civictheatretallaght
🎟️€15 – €20
👀 dublintheatrefestival.ie
#DTF23

Isla at #DTF23

Roger needs company and he doesn’t want a dog. When his daughter Erin buys him the latest Isla digital assistant, an unexpected relationship between man and technology emerges. But who’s really in control?

A touching and troubling inquiry into our relationship with AI...

A dark comedy about a widower and a talking device. Featuring Mark Lambert, who is reprising the role he created in 2021, Tina Kellegher and Sarah Madigan.

📆28 Sep – 7 Oct
📍@civictheatretallaght
🎟️€18 – €26
👀 dublintheatrefestival.ie
#DTF23

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Isla at #DTF23

Roger needs company and he doesn’t want a dog. When his daughter Erin buys him the latest Isla digital assistant, an unexpected relationship between man and technology emerges. But who’s really in control?

A touching and troubling inquiry into our relationship with AI...

A dark comedy about a widower and a talking device. Featuring Mark Lambert, who is reprising the role he created in 2021, Tina Kellegher and Sarah Madigan.

📆28 Sep – 7 Oct
📍@civictheatretallaght
🎟️€18 – €26
👀 dublintheatrefestival.ie
#DTF23

DEPOIS DO SILENCIO (After the silence) #DTF23

Loosely adapted from the best-selling novel Torto Arado by Itamar Vieira Junior (2019) and the iconic film Cabramarcado para morrer by Eduardo Coutinho (1984), After the Silence follows the struggle of three women for their community, their land, their freedom and their culture.

📆29 – 30 Sept
📍@ProjectArtsCentre (Space Upstairs)
🎟️€30
👀 dublintheatrefestival.ie
#DTF23

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DEPOIS DO SILENCIO (After the silence) #DTF23

Loosely adapted from the best-selling novel Torto Arado by Itamar Vieira Junior (2019) and the iconic film Cabramarcado para morrer by Eduardo Coutinho (1984), After the Silence follows the struggle of three women for their community, their land, their freedom and their culture.

📆29 – 30 Sept
📍@ProjectArtsCentre (Space Upstairs)
🎟️€30
👀 dublintheatrefestival.ie
#DTF23

Beware! The well is poisoned. The sea is infected. Everything has been consumed. Lamentation is too late. Guilt has no positive outcome. An opera about a dystopian world affected by some form of destructive force.

The world premiere of this intimate new opera by Éna Brennan is a statement of horror and protest in response to the destruction of our environment. @irishnationaopera

Ticket availability is limited
📆28 – 30 Sept
📍@ProjectArtsCentre (Cube)
🎟️€15
👀 dublintheatrefestival.ie
#DTF23

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Beware! The well is poisoned. The sea is infected. Everything has been consumed. Lamentation is too late. Guilt has no positive outcome. An opera about a dystopian world affected by some form of destructive force.

The world premiere of this intimate new opera by Éna Brennan is a statement of horror and protest in response to the destruction of our environment. @irishnationaopera

Ticket availability is limited
📆28 – 30 Sept
📍@ProjectArtsCentre (Cube)
🎟️€15
👀 dublintheatrefestival.ie
#DTF23

“We are gathered at the dead house. Such a morbid name, I mean, there is still another person alive in that place, my granny. My grandfather’s cold and lifeless body is laid out so that we can all have a final moment to say goodbye. “Goodbye grandad”, as if he can even hear us.”

Patrick is an Irish Traveller who hasn’t been home in 10 years but returns from self-exile for his grandfather’s funeral.

Comedian and writer @martinbeanz `s debut play is a powerful and moving dark comedy that explores complex themes of family, tradition, and self- acceptance.

📆28 Sept-8 Oct
📍@thenewtheatre
🎟️€15-€20
👀 https://dublintheatrefestival.ie/event/the-dead-house/

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“We are gathered at the dead house. Such a morbid name, I mean, there is still another person alive in that place, my granny. My grandfather’s cold and lifeless body is laid out so that we can all have a final moment to say goodbye. “Goodbye grandad”, as if he can even hear us.”

Patrick is an Irish Traveller who hasn’t been home in 10 years but returns from self-exile for his grandfather’s funeral.

Comedian and writer @martinbeanz 's debut play is a powerful and moving dark comedy that explores complex themes of family, tradition, and self- acceptance.

📆28 Sept-8 Oct
📍@thenewtheatre
🎟️€15-€20
👀 https://dublintheatrefestival.ie/event/the-dead-house/

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