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The Seagull

20 Nov - 12 Dec
20 Nov - 12 Dec
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25 + 26 Oct
Diana: The Untold and Untrue Story

After sold-out performances earlier this year, Awkward Prods are bringing Diana BACK to Smock Alley Theatre due to exceptional demand, as the multi-award-winning, Edinburgh Fringe sell-out show takes the main stage.

29 Oct - 7 Nov
Beards

A farcical tale of hope and resilience, Beards by LemonSoap Productions, is a rollicking new musical comedy, bringing Smock Alley audiences all the way back to the Middle Ages! After our sold out run and rave critical acclaim, don’t miss this limited run this Winter.

4 Nov
Theatre Room: Food For Thought – A Daylight Performance Symposium

The artists, Fióna Bolger, Tara Bredemeier, James Hosty, David Ferreira Alves and Maud Hendricks, with the audience, upend and reimagine the conventions of theatre anew.

5 Nov
Landlover X Dublin Municipal Theatre at Smock Alley

The laws of hospitality in its purest form govern our approach to hosting guests at our table. This is a food experience which is driven by creativity, and real humans. In the surroundings of Dublin’s oldest theatre, you can expect BEAUTY in all its forms, at the table, and on the plate.

10 - 14 Nov
ROADKILL
This show is not about being hit by a car. This is a show about sex. This is a show about period sex. This is a show about working at Tesco. This is a show about living with your parents. This is a show about the Rocky Horror Picture Show. This is a show about trans euphoria, sexuality, and survival.
20 Nov - 12 Dec
The Seagull

Following the sell-out successes of Uncle Vanya in 2025 and A Streetcar Named Desire in 2024, Cathal Cleary returns to Smock Alley this Christmas with another unmissable classic. The Seagull gets a bold, contemporary reimagining from Simon Stephens, bringing Chekhov’s famously dysfunctional family vividly into the here and now.

4 + 5 Dec
Making a Show of Myself

Mary Kate O Flanagan tells six of the tales that made her a Grand Slam Champion Storyteller at The Moth on two continents, while making a case for why understanding how storytelling works will change your life. Story is Mary Kate’s religion and she’s on a mission to share the deep solace of storytelling and make you laugh while she’s at it.

17 - 19 Dec
EGGERELLA: THE CABARET PANTO

A glass slipper, a wicked stepmother, and a drag queen screaming out: diva, they’re behind you! All that and more at EGGERELLA: THE CABARET PANTO. Your queer fairy godparents are here to make your dreams come true. This December, you WILL go to the ball!

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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.

Dublin Municipal Theatre at Smock Alley

In 2025, Smock Alley Theatre became Dublin Municipal Theatre (DMT) at Smock Alley.

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