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A Knock On The Roof

A Knock On The Roof

Dublin Theatre Festival

What's on
at smock alley theatre
2, 5, 9, 12 October
The Rachel Baptiste Programme: First Look Readings

The Rachel Baptiste Programme is a paid and mentored script development programme for Black Irish theatre makers and writers of colour, named after the 18th century singer who performed to great acclaim at Smock Alley. These are work-in-progress readings from Tanya Bridgeman, Christie Kandiwa, Matthew Sharpe and Shannon Welby.

4 + 11 October
Guest Host Stranger Ghost

A mismatched trio rent a house owned by an elderly woman now living her last days in a nursing home. Unlikely housemates, they try to find a connection in the short time they’re here – and a space for themselves amongst the stuff of her entire life.

9 - 12 October
A Knock On The Roof

Mariam prepares for war. She knows that the army often drops small warning bombs on residential buildings in Gaza, giving tenants between 5 to 15 minutes to evacuate before a rocket demolishes their home. She decides to train for the possibility of this “Knock on the Roof”, frantically (and often humorously) practicing how far she can run in five minutes, and what she can carry to safety.

15 - 19 Oct
Poptart Lipstick

Harris has been released from prison. John has recently secured his first real job as a bus driver and is pursuing a new way of life.
The two men reunite on one fateful night where they must make the biggest decision of their lives… and eat some pop tarts.

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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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