What's on
at smock alley theatre
23 - 26 Oct
Stitch
Sinister, unsettling and unrelentingly atmospheric, this play is not for the faint-hearted. For those who dare, Stitch promises an unforgettable theatrical experience. A homage to Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, Stitch explores our capacity to be both monster and maker and what happens when the lines between them blur.
As part of Bram Stoker Festival
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.
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history
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.
