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Dublin Theatre Festival

OVERVIEW

    Address

    12 Essex Street East, Temple Bar, Dublin 2, Dublin

    Email

    info@dublintheatrefestival.ie

    Website

    www.dublintheatrefestival.ie

    Phone

    +353 (0)1 677 8439

    General Manager

    Dee Patton

    Development Executive

    Grace Byrne

    Festival Administrator

    Louise McGrath

    Programme Coordinator

    Jennifer Aust

    Artistic Director & Chief Executive

    Willie White

    Director of Programmes

    Stephen McManus

    Head of Marketing & Development

    Derval Mellett

    Audience Development & Sales Manager

    Sharon White

  • Programming Policy

    Established in 1957, Dublin Theatre Festival is an annual event that brings together artists, theatre-makers and audiences from Ireland and around the world. The festival currently takes place over 18 days from the final Thursday in September to the second Saturday in October. At the heart of the festival is the city of Dublin – its people and its stories – and a commitment to contributing to the vibrant social and cultural life of our capital. The spirit of the festival lies in the people who engage with us as dedicated friends or curious spectators, and we welcome and value the participation of all our artists, audiences and guests. We aim to present a festival that captures the imagination of Dublin’s citizens and nurtures a sense of connection and community in the city. We support Irish theatre artists in creating work of high quality, bringing world-class theatre to Dublin audiences and provide a platform to showcase the best of Irish theatre to the world. Through our work and the work of our presenting companies and partners we continue to grow Dublin Theatre Festival’s reputation as one of the world’s greatest theatre festivals. Throughout the festival performances take place in venues and locations across the city. Our programme incorporates theatre, music, dance and family events as well as artist talks, public discussions and artist development programmes. We present classic drama by celebrated companies and artists alongside work by exciting, emerging theatre-makers from home and abroad.

PLAYS

Play Title Playwright
An Triail Máiréad Ní Ghráda
Gaeilgeoirí Antoine Ó Flatharta
Saol i mBás Pháidí Joe Mícheál Mac Cárthaigh
Imeachtaí na Saoirse Antoine Ó Flatharta
Lon Rinn an Chairn Seán Ó Broin
Daoine ar an Dart Seán Ó Broin
Tomás na bPúcaí Maria Ní Mhurchú
A View From the Obelisk Hugh Leonard
Ah Well, It Won't Be Long Now! Mary Manning (1)
All Gods Die on Friday Michael McDonnell
And Then Came Jonathan Michael Judge
Bedbound Enda Walsh
Beds Anne Hartigan
Blinded by the Night Patrick David Nolan
Blowfish Veronica Coburn
Boomtown Arthur Riordan Declan Hughes Pom Boyd
Breakdown Eugene McCabe
Campobasso G.P. Gallivan
Carrie Wesley Burrowes Michael Coffey
Children of the Wolf John Peacock
City Mission Antoine Ó Flatharta
Crooked in the Car Seat Brian Lynch
Dionysia Hugh Carr
Doesn't Anyone Remember Murphy John Quinn(3)
Dorothy Graham Reid
Gilly and the Bogeys Joe O'Donnell
Gone Tomorrow Tom Coffey
Guess Who's Coming for the Dinner Roddy Doyle
Halcyon Days Deirdre Kinahan
Improbable Frequency Arthur Riordan Bell Helicopter
A musical with Book and Lyrics by Arthur Riordan, and Musical Composition and Sound Design by Bell Helicopter.
Kill Hugh Leonard
King of the Castle Eugene McCabe
Lady Spider Donagh MacDonagh
Ladybag Frank McGuinness
Laurette Stanley Young
Based on the biography "Laurette" by Marguerite Courtney.
Legs 11 Bernard Farrell
Devised by Moving Theatre Company, scripted by Bernard Farrell.
Mick and Mick Hugh Leonard
Mr. Handel's Visit to Dublin Maurice Davin-Power
No More in Dust John B. Keane
Nora Barnacle Maureen Charlton
Not With A Bang Kevin Casey
Partly Furnished Barry L Hillman
Penelope Maciek Reszczynski
Philadelphia, Here I Come! Brian Friel
Pizzazz Hugh Leonard
Please Break the Glass Gently Michael Judge
Removed Fionnuala Kennedy

The playwright gathered interviews with Voice Of Young People, a group of people with care experience campaigning for changes to the system in Northern Ireland. 

Revival! Tom Gallacher
Sir Buccaneer G.P. Gallivan
Spokesong Stewart Parker
Stag Party Leonard Webb
Strongbow Maurice Davin-Power
Testament Colm Tóibín
The Au Pair Man Hugh Leonard
The Boathouse Jim Nolan
The Bull Michael Keegan-Dolan
With additional devising and writing by Fabulous Beast Dance Theatre. A modern version of the Táin Bó Cúailnge.
The Death and Resurrection of Mr. Roche Thomas Kilroy
The Devil's Own People Patrick Galvin
The Fabulous Journey of Mac Con Glin Peter O'Shaughnessy Anthony Blinco
The Game Alun Owen
The Goose Alun Owen
The Ha'penny Place Jim Sheridan
The Hand Donal O'Kelly
The Ice Goddess James Douglas
The Noon-Day Devil Maurice Davin-Power
The Orphans Tom Murphy (1)
The Parrot Mary Elizabeth Burke-Kennedy
The Patrick Pearse Motel Hugh Leonard
The Poker Session Hugh Leonard
The Rock and Roll Show Peter Sheridan
The Talk of the Town Emma Donoghue
Tom and Vera Christine Molloy Joe Lawlor
Watershed G.P. Gallivan
What Did I Miss? Shaun Dunne
Yesterday's Lovers Hugh Carr
Zoz Joe O'Donnell

Adaptations/Translations

Play Title Adapter/Translator
Lig Sinn i gCathú Macdara Ó Fátharta
Athchóiriú ar an úrscéal 'Lig Sinn i gCathú'.
Barbaric Comedies Frank McGuinness
A version of the original plays by Ramón María del Vallé-Inclán.
Cemented With Love Tomás Mac Anna
Adapted from Thompson's teleplay of the same name which was first broadcast on the BBC in 1965.
Chekhov's First Play Bush Moukarzel
Adapted from Laurence Senelick's translation of Chekhov's untitled play commonly known as "Platonov".
Dublin One Hugh Leonard
Based on Short Stories by James Joyce
Dubliners Michael West Annie Ryan
Giselle Michael Keegan-Dolan

A radical retelling of the Giselle legend.

God's Gift John Banville
a new version of Heinrich von Kleist's Amphitryon
Inquiry at Lisieux Adrian Vale Chloe Gibson
Tranlsated and adapted from The original by Marcelle Maurette.
Roman Fever Hugh Leonard
Adapted from the original short story by Edith Wharton.
Swan Lake/Loch na hEala Michael Keegan-Dolan
The Apricot Season Terence Butler
A translation of the Italian play 'La Stagione Delle Albicocche' by Aldo Nicolaj.
The Barracks Hugh Leonard
The Idiots Stephanie Kate Burgarth
The Informer Tom Murphy (1)
Adapted from the original novel by Liam O'Flaherty.
The Liar Micheál Mac Liammóir
Translated by the author from the Irish.
The Mullingar Recruits Dominic Roche
The Saints go Cycling In Hugh Leonard
The Temptation of Mr. O Cyril Cusack

An adaptation of 'The Trial' by Franz Kafka.

The Third Policeman Eamon Morrissey
Torchlight and Laserbeams Michael Scott (2) Christopher Nolan
Adapted from the writings of Christopher Nolan.