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Register your interest for #DTFSlingshot

DTF are excited to announce SLINGSHOT, a new space sharing initiative with 2 separate offerings

👉Slingshot Desk Space
Individuals or groups working in performing arts and related fields can avail of one or more desks in Festival House at 12 Essex Street East in Temple Bar at a subsidised rate of €25 per desk per week, inclusive of utilities (heating, wifi, etc).

👉Slingshot Residency
Theatre makers who are working on projects with an ambition for European co-production and touring for periods of two to eight weeks are invited to use the ground floor studio space at 12 Essex Street East free of charge for periods of two to eight weeks. Structured mentoring will be available from the DTF team

✨We are currently inviting expressions of interest for Desk Space and Residencies so, if this sounds like something you would like to avail of, get in touch by 1 Dec at 12 noon.

👀For more information and to express interest, follow the link below
https://dublintheatrefestival.ie/dtf-news/slingshot/

Help us spread the word by sharing this to your story.

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Register your interest for #DTFSlingshot

DTF are excited to announce SLINGSHOT, a new space sharing initiative with 2 separate offerings

👉Slingshot Desk Space
Individuals or groups working in performing arts and related fields can avail of one or more desks in Festival House at 12 Essex Street East in Temple Bar at a subsidised rate of €25 per desk per week, inclusive of utilities (heating, wifi, etc).

👉Slingshot Residency
Theatre makers who are working on projects with an ambition for European co-production and touring for periods of two to eight weeks are invited to use the ground floor studio space at 12 Essex Street East free of charge for periods of two to eight weeks. Structured mentoring will be available from the DTF team

✨We are currently inviting expressions of interest for Desk Space and Residencies so, if this sounds like something you would like to avail of, get in touch by 1 Dec at 12 noon.

👀For more information and to express interest, follow the link below
https://dublintheatrefestival.ie/dtf-news/slingshot/

Help us spread the word by sharing this to your story.

Today is #GivingTuesday ✨ Why not consider giving a loved one the gift that supports Irish theatre.

You can buy a Gift Voucher or a Friend membership for your loved one.

🎟️Gift vouchers can be used to purchase tickets to any event in our programme or to Become a Friend of the Festival.
🧑‍🤝‍🧑Friends of the Festival enjoy free and discounted tickets, priority booking, year-round exclusive friends events and much more.

See our website for details and to make your purchase
https://dublintheatrefestival.ie/gift-vouchers/

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Today is #GivingTuesday ✨ Why not consider giving a loved one the gift that supports Irish theatre.

You can buy a Gift Voucher or a Friend membership for your loved one.

🎟️Gift vouchers can be used to purchase tickets to any event in our programme or to Become a Friend of the Festival.
🧑‍🤝‍🧑Friends of the Festival enjoy free and discounted tickets, priority booking, year-round exclusive friends events and much more.

See our website for details and to make your purchase
https://dublintheatrefestival.ie/gift-vouchers/

We congratulate David Nolan SC on his recent appointment as High Court judge and thank him sincerely for his adroit stewardship of the board during his tenure as Chair.

We are delighted that our new Chair is Úna Carmody. Úna has a wealth of producing, arts management and audience development experience and we look forward to her leadership of the board as the organisation sets out on a new phase of strategic development.

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We congratulate David Nolan SC on his recent appointment as High Court judge and thank him sincerely for his adroit stewardship of the board during his tenure as Chair.

We are delighted that our new Chair is Úna Carmody. Úna has a wealth of producing, arts management and audience development experience and we look forward to her leadership of the board as the organisation sets out on a new phase of strategic development.

We have space and we want to fill it! #DTFSlingshot

DTF are excited to announce SLINGSHOT, a new space sharing initiative with 2 separate offerings

👉Slingshot Desk Space
Individuals or groups working in performing arts and related fields can avail of one or more desks in Festival House at 12 Essex Street East in Temple Bar at a subsidised rate of €25 per desk per week, inclusive of utilities (heating, wifi, etc).

👉Slingshot Residency
Theatre makers who are working on projects with an ambition for European co-production and touring for periods of two to eight weeks are invited to use the ground floor studio space at 12 Essex Street East free of charge for periods of two to eight weeks. Structured mentoring will be available from the DTF team

✨We are currently inviting expressions of interest for Desk Space and Residencies so, if this sounds like something you would like to avail of, get in touch by 1 Dec at 12 noon.

👀For more information and to express interest, follow the link below
https://dublintheatrefestival.ie/dtf-news/slingshot/

Help us spread the word by sharing this to your story.

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We have space and we want to fill it! #DTFSlingshot

DTF are excited to announce SLINGSHOT, a new space sharing initiative with 2 separate offerings

👉Slingshot Desk Space
Individuals or groups working in performing arts and related fields can avail of one or more desks in Festival House at 12 Essex Street East in Temple Bar at a subsidised rate of €25 per desk per week, inclusive of utilities (heating, wifi, etc).

👉Slingshot Residency
Theatre makers who are working on projects with an ambition for European co-production and touring for periods of two to eight weeks are invited to use the ground floor studio space at 12 Essex Street East free of charge for periods of two to eight weeks. Structured mentoring will be available from the DTF team

✨We are currently inviting expressions of interest for Desk Space and Residencies so, if this sounds like something you would like to avail of, get in touch by 1 Dec at 12 noon.

👀For more information and to express interest, follow the link below
https://dublintheatrefestival.ie/dtf-news/slingshot/

Help us spread the word by sharing this to your story.

Bualadh Bos @thisispopbaby for lighting up the city with incredible hit show WAKE, returning to the National Stadium in March. A guaranteed incredible night out featuring some of our favourite festival circus, dance, cabaret and music performers. 👏

🎟️Tickets from €25 on sale now
https://thisispopbaby.com/shows/wake/

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Bualadh Bos @thisispopbaby for lighting up the city with incredible hit show WAKE, returning to the National Stadium in March. A guaranteed incredible night out featuring some of our favourite festival circus, dance, cabaret and music performers. 👏

🎟️Tickets from €25 on sale now
https://thisispopbaby.com/shows/wake/

Didn`t catch Somewhere Out There You or Ironbound during #DTF23? Good news! Both are running until November at @abbeytheatredublin ! 🙌

📸 @roskavanagh / @agatastoinska

https://www.abbeytheatre.ie/whats-on/?filter=all

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Didn't catch Somewhere Out There You or Ironbound during #DTF23? Good news! Both are running until November at @abbeytheatredublin ! 🙌

📸 @roskavanagh / @agatastoinska

https://www.abbeytheatre.ie/whats-on/?filter=all

To mark one week since the end of the festival, here’s a very special shout out and congratulations to the entire #DTF23 team on such a successful year (including those not pictured!) 🎉

Till next year 🫶

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To mark one week since the end of the festival, here’s a very special shout out and congratulations to the entire #DTF23 team on such a successful year (including those not pictured!) 🎉

Till next year 🫶

A huge thank you to our funders and partners, who make Dublin Theatre Festival possible each year 👏

Dublin Theatre Festival is principally funded by the Arts Council | An Chomhairle Ealaíon.

@artscouncilireland
@dublincitycouncil
@failteireland_intmedia
@theirelandfunds
@irishtimesnews
@rtenews
@blackwaterdistillary
@olytico
@dublinairport

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A huge thank you to our funders and partners, who make Dublin Theatre Festival possible each year 👏

Dublin Theatre Festival is principally funded by the Arts Council | An Chomhairle Ealaíon.

@artscouncilireland
@dublincitycouncil
@failteireland_intmedia
@theirelandfunds
@irishtimesnews
@rtenews
@blackwaterdistillary
@olytico
@dublinairport

Lost Lear returns!🎉👏

After its sell-out run as part of #DTF22, Lost Lear by @dangcolley is going on tour in venues across Ireland, and is returning to @projectartscentre on the 10-11 Nov.

Didn’t get to see it last year? Now’s your chance!

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A moving and darkly comic remix of Shakespeare’s play told from the point of view of Joy, a person with dementia, who is living in an old memory of rehearsing ‘King Lear’. Joy’s delicately maintained reality is upended by the arrival of her estranged son who, being cast as Cordelia, must find a way to speak his piece from within the limited role he’s given.

Using puppetry, projection and live video effects, the audience are landed in Joy’s world as layers of her past and present, fiction and reality, overlap and distort.

‘Lost Lear’ is a thought provoking meditation on theatre, artifice and the possibility of communicating across the chasms between us.

Tour co-produced with Riverbank and Mermaid Arts Centres and supported by the Arts Council.

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Lost Lear returns!🎉👏

After its sell-out run as part of #DTF22, Lost Lear by @dangcolley is going on tour in venues across Ireland, and is returning to @projectartscentre on the 10-11 Nov.

Didn’t get to see it last year? Now’s your chance!

—

A moving and darkly comic remix of Shakespeare’s play told from the point of view of Joy, a person with dementia, who is living in an old memory of rehearsing ‘King Lear’. Joy’s delicately maintained reality is upended by the arrival of her estranged son who, being cast as Cordelia, must find a way to speak his piece from within the limited role he’s given.

Using puppetry, projection and live video effects, the audience are landed in Joy’s world as layers of her past and present, fiction and reality, overlap and distort.

‘Lost Lear’ is a thought provoking meditation on theatre, artifice and the possibility of communicating across the chasms between us.

Tour co-produced with Riverbank and Mermaid Arts Centres and supported by the Arts Council.

The DTF website has been nominated for Best Digital Design at this years Irish Design Institute’s Awards 🥳

Congratulations to our amazing designers Rachel and Stina at @bureaubonanza and our fantastic website developer @albadly, the nomination is well deserved! 🎉👏

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The DTF website has been nominated for Best Digital Design at this years Irish Design Institute’s Awards 🥳

Congratulations to our amazing designers Rachel and Stina at @bureaubonanza and our fantastic website developer @albadly, the nomination is well deserved! 🎉👏

That’s a wrap on #DTF23! Can you believe it’s over?

We would like to thank the artists and theatre makers involved, it was a privilege to share your work in the festival this year 👏

A massive thank you to our wonderful audience, as well as our Friends, venues and volunteers for joining us once again ❤️

Thank you also to our principal funder, the @artscouncilireland

See you next year! 🎉

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That’s a wrap on #DTF23! Can you believe it’s over?

We would like to thank the artists and theatre makers involved, it was a privilege to share your work in the festival this year 👏

A massive thank you to our wonderful audience, as well as our Friends, venues and volunteers for joining us once again ❤️

Thank you also to our principal funder, the @artscouncilireland

See you next year! 🎉

A couple of tickets have become available for tonight`s performance of History Play @panpantheatre at 8pm @thedigitalhub 🎟️

All other performances of this are sold out, so grab them now 👇👀
https://dublintheatrefestival.ie/event/history-play/

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A couple of tickets have become available for tonight's performance of History Play @panpantheatre at 8pm @thedigitalhub 🎟️

All other performances of this are sold out, so grab them now 👇👀
https://dublintheatrefestival.ie/event/history-play/

Let`s celebrate the final weekend of #DTF23. Join us at the Festival Club @gatetheatredublin where @eimearkeating, who you may recognise from the cast of Somewhere Out There You, will be on the decks from 11.30pm-1.30am tonight! 🥂🎉

Join friends and fellow theatre-goers for drinks and dancing until late. You show your performance ticket or your artist pass at the door to enter.

Opening Times:
9.15pm – 1.30am Saturday

Gate Theatre
Cavendish Row, Parnell Square E
Rotunda, Dublin 1

If you have accessible needs please contact the Gate (boxoffice@gate-theatre.ie) in advance of your arrival.

*Numbers are limited, based on a first come first served basis. The Gate reserves the right to refuse admission.

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Let's celebrate the final weekend of #DTF23. Join us at the Festival Club @gatetheatredublin where @eimearkeating, who you may recognise from the cast of Somewhere Out There You, will be on the decks from 11.30pm-1.30am tonight! 🥂🎉

Join friends and fellow theatre-goers for drinks and dancing until late. You show your performance ticket or your artist pass at the door to enter.

Opening Times:
9.15pm – 1.30am Saturday

Gate Theatre
Cavendish Row, Parnell Square E
Rotunda, Dublin 1

If you have accessible needs please contact the Gate (boxoffice@gate-theatre.ie) in advance of your arrival.

*Numbers are limited, based on a first come first served basis. The Gate reserves the right to refuse admission.

Lake Life opens today at 4pm and 7pm in the Samuel Beckett Theatre, and runs until tomorrow.

Break a leg! 🎉🥳

🎟️Book your tickets at https://dublintheatrefestival.ie/event/lake-life/

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🎟️ Final Call €10 Tickets 🎟️

We have a handful of €10 tickets available for tonight`s show of ONE SONG: HISTOIRE(S) DU THÉATRE IV at 7:30pm in the @oreillytheatre

Tickets are available to book online at www.dublintheatrefestival.ie 👏

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🎟️ Final Call €10 Tickets 🎟️

We have a handful of €10 tickets available for tonight's show of ONE SONG: HISTOIRE(S) DU THÉATRE IV at 7:30pm in the @oreillytheatre

Tickets are available to book online at www.dublintheatrefestival.ie 👏

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