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What's on
at smock alley theatre
6 + 7, 9 - 11 Dec
Songs of Theys

Extravagant robes dripped in gold, sacramental wine and putting other people’s bodies in your mouth…Mass or a Gay Bar?

A queer mass with choral singing at the centre, readings from the gospel according to Lady Gaga and a menu that serves only the body ody ody of Christ, this is a service not to be missed.

19 - 21 Dec
Television

It was the first voice you heard in the morning, and the last image before bed. Grab the remote, it’s time to watch, Television! Flick through the channels of your psyche in this Live Cabaret Musical Performance. Check out the Catholic (Guilt) Channel, XXX After Dark, and The Real Housewives of Carlow Town, as SexyTadhg guides you through the universe of your mind.

4 Jan
Girl D*ck Energy

Fresh off her sold out Dublin Fringe run, Trans comedian Allie O’Rourke, is hitting the road with her new hour Girl D*ck Energy. Join her as she comedically slaloms through topics such as Trans cultchiedom, transition, intersectionality and her years as a whitewater kayaker.

4 - 6 Jan
Shame Show

First Fortnight in partnership with Skelpie Limmer Productions and Dublin Fringe Festival

Adam and Stevie are stuck inside. Storm Seamus is about to strike. Channel-hopping their way through programmes of poofy-past, the couple confront home, happiness and heteronormativity as they battle the storm and each other’s beliefs.

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Smock Alley Theatre lies in an unassuming part of Dublin city. Nestled on the banks of the River Liffey, you would be forgiven for thinking it a quiet little building. Originally built in 1662, The Theatre Royal at Smock Alley gave the world the plays of George Farquhar (The Recruiting Officer), Oliver Goldsmith (She Stoops to Conquer) and Richard Brinsley Sheridan (The Rivals). 300 people attended the theatre each night, seven days a week to be enthralled, entertained and enlightened by actors, acrobats, dancers, musicians and trapeze artists. Now, 350 years after it was first built, the theatre has been carefully and lovingly restored to become Dublin’s Oldest Newest Theatre. It is now once again a bustling hub of theatre, song, dance, art and creativity.

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