Benjamin Reilly

DANNY RYAN. Every gay had one.

“Whos that!? He’s so fine! Me-oh-my, its DANNY RYAN!”
MARK FITZ IS HAVING A FREE GAFF!!! And you’re invited. So throw on your Rihanna t-shirt, spray on your super skinny jeans and whip and nae nae with us all the way back to 2015. Oh and P.S. Didn’t you hear? DANNY RYAN JUST KINDA RSVP’d!!!

Growing up gay can rob you of your formative romances, but Mark’s on a mission. He’s been in love with Danny since Stonerock Secondary! Everyone’s in college now, the marriage ref totes just passed, and being gay is finally chic… right?

DANNY RYAN is the love letter that every little gay boy never got to send in school. It takes us on a heartfelt first-hand rollercoaster ride through teen angst, junior cup rugby, first loves and… Spin Disco?

Age Suitability: 13+

WRITTEN & PERFORMED BY Benjamin Reilly
DIRECTED BY TKB

PREVIEW TICKETS €16

TICKETS €18 | €16 (CONCESSION)

RUNNING TIME 50 mins

ABOUT THE COMPANY
Benjamin Reilly is a Dublin-based actor and writer and a graduate of The Gaiety School of Acting. He has performed with many of Ireland’s leading theatres, with notable roles including Sam in The Long Christmas Dinner (The Abbey Theatre), Tom in Philadelphia, Here I Come! (Cork Opera House), Bassanio in The Merchant of Venice (The Mill), and Glen in The Wind that Shakes the Wig (Cork Midsummer Festival). On screen, he stars as Sam in the upcoming feature film The Horrors (Sourface Pictures), opposite Calum Maxwell.

As a writer, Benjamin is a former Oscar Wilde Fellow at The Little Museum of Dublin. DANNY RYAN is his debut play, originally developed at Scene + Heard with TKB. His second play, Mortal Sin, directed by Lee Coffey and co-starring Isolde Fenton, premieres at Bewley’s Café Theatre from August 18–September 6.