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Dublin Theatre Festival and Theatre Forum are delighted to announce the Next Stage 2023 group: Mark Ball, Clare Barrett, Marty Breen, Choy-Ping Clarke-...

Late in his life, Pat Farnon, a cobbler and all-round contented man, embarks on a journey he had not quite planned and finds that every twist in the road can bring its own surprises.

Set in October 1978 (Pope John Paul I is not long dead), The Man in the Woman’s Shoes follows Pat Farnon as he walks to do "some business" in town and back again. It is a beautifully observed piece; utterly simple, funny, tender and at times downright daft.

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In a liminal space, a living room in disrepair, a room without a door, two exasperated characters recreate the greatest hits of old lives: a night at a rave, a favourite game show, an 80s music- video, passing the time or quietly clinging to distant memories of a life out of reach.

In a liminal space, a living room in disrepair, a room without a door, two exasperated characters recreate the greatest hits of old lives: a night at a rave, a favourite game show, an 80s music- video, passing the time or quietly clinging to distant memories of a life out of reach.

In a liminal space, a living room in disrepair, a room without a door, two exasperated characters recreate the greatest hits of old lives: a night at a rave, a favourite game show, an 80s music- video, passing the time or quietly clinging to distant memories of a life out of reach.

In a liminal space, a living room in disrepair, a room without a door, two exasperated characters recreate the greatest hits of old lives: a night at a rave, a favourite game show, an 80s music- video, passing the time or quietly clinging to distant memories of a life out of reach.

In a liminal space, a living room in disrepair, a room without a door, two exasperated characters recreate the greatest hits of old lives: a night at a rave, a favourite game show, an 80s music- video, passing the time or quietly clinging to distant memories of a life out of reach.

Warrior fuses original live music, comedy and drama in an entertaining and provocative way, presenting the idea of patient as both warrior and prey. In her parallel universe, Katherine explores the light and dark sides of what cancer can do to a family, and celebrates the warrior within us all.

Vibrantly political, Alice Ripoll’s latest offering echoes the aspirations of Brazilian youth at the point of transition between Presidents Bolsonaro and Lula. A fervent piece that tells of the hopes of a disinherited generation yearning to reinvent itself.

A Square World is an honest and quirky story of three friends and what happens when an unexpected change leaves one of them left out in the cold. This endearing and funny performance looks at the unfairness of being left out in a world designed for everyone else but yourself.

If performance designers could offer new possibilities for Irish theatre after the pandemic, what shapes and sounds, spaces and acoustics, structures and hierarchies might they propose?


Join some of Ireland’s leading designers for a film screening and live conversation about the role of design in the future of Irish theatre.

Irish Theatre Institute celebrates 30 years of the International Theatre eXchange (ITX), a key networking event that connects Irish theatre artists and companies with international presenters and programmers. Invited international presenters experience the festival programme, attend pitching sessions* and meet Irish artists and producers.

*Selection for pitching is through Open Call later this summer – see cultureireland.ie for details.

ITX is presented in partnership with Culture Ireland and supported by the Arts Council | An Chomhairle Ealaíon.

Presented in partnership with Theatre Forum, The
Next Stage is the artist development strand of Dublin
Theatre Festival. Participants are given access to an
array of artists, designers and makers in a curated
schedule of performances, talks, group time and
workshops. The Next Stage has been lauded as ‘a
rare amount of inspiration’ and ‘career changing’.

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Participation by application. Deadline 16 August.
See dublintheatrefestival.ie or theatreforum.ie.

A guided walk through Dublin’s long, rich theatre history. We will visit Dublin Castle and the sites of the Werburgh, Fishamble and Smock Alley theatres, exploring how drama and performance played key roles in the intense, often fatal politics of their era. We will also discuss some of the playwrights, actors and impresarios who graced the scene from the 1600s onward.

The young critics will watch a selection of productions over the course of the festival before presenting their views and opinions at The Young Critics Panel, chaired by Dr. Karen Fricker. Join us as we celebrate 20 years of The Young Critics Programme at this lively and
informative event.

Featuring some of Ireland’s leading designers in conversation about what matters for the future, as well as sonic and visual inserts created in response to the exhibition theme, this fi lm which was the centerpiece of Ireland’s representation at the 2023 Prague Quadrennial will be available to view in the foyer at Project Arts Centre.

Works in development by Caitríona Ní Mhurchú, Karl Quinn & Caoimhe Wandall- Brannigan using Motion Capture, Facial Recognition and Virtual Reality are directed by Jo Mangan.

When you watch a performance, what is it that you are looking for? Join the makers of Blast, a platform for conversations about theatre, where our panel of theatre critics will take a fresh perspective on this year’s Dublin Theatre Festival programme. This in- person forum considers performance from several angles and welcomes audience reflection and feedback.