On April 18th, 1949, the night that Ireland became a Republic, a nation was ready for a momentous change. We invite you to join us on a very personal journeythrough events that have formed and shaped us. The Party to End All Parties Streamed live | 8—10 Oct Details
In A Thousand Ways, you are the actor and you are the audience. Your words, actions, gestures, silence, thoughts, and willingness are the tools. You need no training. You are the expert. A Thousand Ways- A Phone Call By Phone | 24—27 Sept Details
Everything you ever wanted to know about the oldest surviving Greek tragedy, brought to life in a vibrant new Irish translation. Tune in daily from mid-festival to hear director Conor Hanratty shine a light on this new translation by one of Ireland’s foremost poets, Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill. Persians, The Podcast 24 Sept—11 Oct Details
To mark the publication of a new book of her costume drawings a private event will be held in the Abbey Theatre. Monica Frawley Costume 26 Sept Details
Jo Fong and Sonia Hughes have invited six people who live in Ireland for a one-to-one conversation. Each day a short film will be released of these fresh, unfettered conversations. To Tell You the Truth, Online | 28 Sept—3 Oct Details
Led by Irish writer Emma Dabiri, author of the bestselling Don’t Touch My Hair this conversation will gather together some of our freshest young black Irish talent for a lively and provocative discussion that mashes up contemporary movements like Black Lives Matter with the story of Irish liberation. A New Ireland Now Streamed live | 30 Sept Details
Adapted from the Wellcome Prize-winning book by Mark O’Connell, this event attempts to re-imagine theatre without the hindrance of the body. Featuring Jack Gleeson trying to be or not to be a machine. To Be a Machine (Version 1.0) Streamed live from Project Arts Centre | 30 Sept—10 Oct Details
Irish Theatre Institute (ITI), in partnershipwith Culture Ireland and DTF, will design and present a new digital version of its annual International Theatre eXchange (ITX) to meet the demands of networking and promoting Irish theatre in a changed world. INTERNATIONAL THEATRE eXchange 2020 – On Stream 2 Oct Details
Pavilion Theatre, Dún Laoghaire presents three new plays in rehearsed readings byestablished playwrights and directors. Developed with funding from Pavilion Theatre’s Patron Donation Award. New Plays @ Pavilion Theatre- Interventions Pavilion Theatre, Dún Laoghaire | 4 Oct Details
Award-winning theatre company Gúna Nua presents a live-streamed reading from Geoff Power’s potent new play Stronger, followed by a webinar on restorative justice. Stronger Smock Alley Theatre | 7 Oct Details
Axis Ballymun is delighted to commission and present an in-development showing of TKB's new play. Rearing is Sparing axis: Ballymun | 8—10 Oct Details
Join the makers of ‘Blast’, a platform for conversations about theatre, where our panel of Irish and international theatre critics will take a fresh perspective on this year’s Dublin Theatre Festival programme. Blast: International Critics’ Forum Streamed live | 9 Oct Details
Pavilion Theatre, Dún Laoghaire presents three new plays in rehearsed readings by established playwrights and directors. Developed with funding from Pavilion Theatre’s Patron Donation Award. New Plays @ Pavilion Theatre- Attachment Pavilion Theatre, Dún Laoghaire | 10 Oct Details
Unacknowledged Loss is a research residency led by Barbara Raes of Beyond the Spoken, Belgium. Seven artists worked individually on the topic of mourning and farewell rituals for today. Unacknowledged Loss Shared online | 10 Oct Details
Irish gender recognition laws lead the world in offering acceptance to Irish trans people, but what happens when your husband announces she’s a woman? Bang! Smock Alley Theatre | 11 Oct Details
D-Project is an R&D performance project that explores truth-seeking and politics from the local to the global. D-Project The Digital Hub | 11 Oct Details
EMBARGO is a muddy, complicated, poetic, bloody, and heroic tale of a politically motivated industrial action, in which three characters deal with a pivotal moment during the Irish War of Independence. EMBARGO 11 Oct Details
Pavilion Theatre, Dún Laoghaire presents three new plays in rehearsed readings by established playwrights and directors. Developed with funding from Pavilion Theatre’s Patron Donation Award. New Plays @ Pavilion Theatre- Striking Back Pavilion Theatre, Dún Laoghaire | 11 Oct Details
