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The Next Stage
Next Stage is back for its 19th year.
Presented by Performing Arts Forum in partner...
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visions
“You are neither your former nor your future self, she thinks, you’re that little sliver of overlap.”
A historic ballroom in the city centre. A sparkling relic of the past threatens the launch of a modern start-up. Relationships fray, values are tested, and sec...
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Without Distinction of Sex
In 1922, Ireland’s first Constitution promised liberty “without distinction of sex.” Fifteen years later, Bunreacht na hÉireann betrayed that promise. Article 41 reduced women to domestic and reproductive roles, erasing unmarried, queer, trans and non-conforming live...
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ZINC
This is the story of something that came into existence by accident, was exploited, extracted from its place of origin, and sent to far off places. That something was a man called Joseph Rixen. This is also the story of zinc. Over the course of his life Rixen was a Neutral,...
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Bees
Join us for Bees, a free, 30-minute interactive outdoor theatre show for families at the National Botanic Gardens, Dublin. Bees by Polyglot Theatre is a joyful, interactive work in which children are welcomed into a world of community, communication, wonde...
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Pram People
A moment in time for children who ride in prams, and the adults who push them. A celebration of community, Pram People rolls out the red carpet for every pram, big or small. Pram users will assemble en masse, following curious and wonderful prompts through headphon...
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Festival Forum: Body Horror
“Horror is an intimate, eerie, terrifying thing, and when it’s done well it can unmake you, the viewer, the reader”
– Carmen Maria Machado
In recent years feminist body horror has emerged as a tool for metabolizing the complexities of contemporary femal...
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Festival Forum: Policy that Performs
How can we learn from our European neighbours and continue to spur on meaningful policy change that betters the lives of artists and arts workers, while simultaneously benefitting the exchequer? This talk will bring together speakers from across the EU with direct experienc...
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Festival Forum: On Bodies & Borders
“I didn’t know that the war was still inside you, that there was a war to begin with, that once it enters you it never leaves – but merely echoes, a sound forming the face of your own son.” – On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong
Borders...
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Festival Forum: (dis) Ordered Publics
As digital algorithms increasingly fracture our shared reality into isolated echo chambers and our attention is auctioned off to the highest bidder, the physical theatre remains one of our last collective civic spaces. This multi-disciplinary panel explores the rise of “d...
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Festival Forum: How was it for you?
As the festival draws to conclusion, we take a moment to pause and ask – How was it for you? To help us answer the question, we have invited some of the most exciting voices in theatre criticism to lead us in a discussion of what we have seen at this year’s festival. Na...
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Dublin’s Older Theatre History: A Walking Tour
Arran Henderson of Dublin Decoded Tours offers 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, of...
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Young Critics Panel
The Young Critics are back! One of Youth Theatre Ireland’s most popular and innovative programmes, the Young Critics recruits a panel of young people from youth theatres across the country to experience a selection of hand-picked productions at this year’s festival. Gui...
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In Development
A sneak peek at some new works in development for an industry audience, curated by Dublin Theatre Festival.
SISTER
In the early 1980’s, an all-female matriarchal cult moved from the UK to a small town in Ireland. What followed was two decades of fant...
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The Ark Anthology Launch
For three decades, The Ark has commissioned and produced new plays written for, by, with and about children from birth to twelve years old. Dream Big: New Plays from The Ark 2019–2025, published by New Island Books, brings together five playscripts by Kate Heffer...
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The Rachel Baptiste Programme: First Look
The Rachel Baptiste Programme is a script development initiative supporting Black Irish theatre makers and writers. This First Look event offers audiences an early encounter with new work in progress, featuring readings of excerpts by M.M. Coelho, Marcello Fidelis, Dafe Pes...
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Pan Pan International Mentorship Symposium Day
In 2026, Pan Pan welcomed Silvia Calderoni & Ilenia Caleo to mentor David Ferreira-Alves, Marta Mcilduff, Jilly McGrath and Renn Miano, after a competitive public callout. The Symposium Day is an informal event where the participants introduce and discuss some of the id...