DUBLIN FRINGE FESTIVAL | 7 – 12 Sep
Little Squirt
Darby James & Quiet RIOT
Boys’ School
Join Australian musical comedian Darby James for his multi-award-winning cabaret about sperm donation.
Darby’s original songs guide you through his hilarious and heartfelt voyage, sparked by a Facebook ad.
DUBLIN FRINGE FESTIVAL | 7 – 11 + 13 Sep
Anthem for Dissatisfaction
Brassneck Theatre & SkelpieLimmer Productions
Patrick Sutton Studio
Belfast-born ‘Irish Twins’ Sarah and Jamie are about to hit 30. But before they do, they’re reliving their greatest hits: ‘Credit Crunch’, ‘Austerity,’ and ‘Free School Meals’… Benefits Britain never sounded so good!
DUBLIN FRINGE FESTIVAL | 8 – 11, 13 – 15 Sep
Malignant Humour
Hannah Gumbrielle
Boys’ School
Hannah found a lump.
It’s nothing to worry about… right?
Join her for every blood test and biopsy in this combination of trapeze and theatre that explores the death-defying circus act that is chemotherapy.
DUBLIN FRINGE FESTIVAL | 8 – 14 Sep
SUCKIN DIESEL
Holly Furey & Ursula McGinn
Patrick Sutton Studio
GOOD GURL is being kept on a ward in Tallaght hospital against her will. During her stay in this well-lit hell, GOOD GURL comes to terms with her personal failings and the crimes against the State that landed her there. But GOOD GURL isn’t alone.
DUBLIN FRINGE FESTIVAL | 10 – 15 Sep
Dreamgun Film Reads: Anthology
Dreamgun
Main Space
The definitive director’s cut of their best Film Reads with new updated material for new updated times.
Movies you love, rewritten with jokes and performed by unprepared comedians who never rehearse but have seen the films at least once.
DUBLIN FRINGE FESTIVAL | 11 – 14 Sep
I’ve always liked the name Marcus
Matthew Sharpe & Tinderbox Theatre Company
Patrick Sutton Studio
Meet Marcus, your typical Northern Irish lad; with a twist – he’s got a knack for trying on stereotypes like they’re snapbacks.
When a surprise encounter turns his world upside down, Marcus finds himself sorting through a puzzle of race, identity, and multiple hilarious versions of himself, leaving him to face the ultimate question: who am I, really?
DUBLIN FRINGE FESTIVAL | 11 + 12 + 14 Sep
Who Robbed Annie Queeries?
Play Not Funny: Constance Henry (Sasha Shame) & Niall Keane (GoblinsGoblinsGoblins)
Main Space
September 2nd. 2023, Electric Picnic.
The crime of the century was committed against one of Ireland’s most beautiful Drag Queens – Annie Queeries.
This show aims to answer a question few dare to ask… who robbed Annie Queeries?
DUBLIN FRINGE FESTIVAL | 12 – 15 Sep
MAKOSH
Polina Shapkina
Boys’ School
Follow PSYCHE into a surreal dreamscape: the MAKOSH universe.
An invigorating blend of aerial dance and experimental theatre. Witness a visually breathtaking expression of the sub-conscious human experience through emotive symbolism. Prepare to be spellbound by a kaleidoscope of Slav-core aesthetics and juicy surrealism.
DUBLIN FRINGE FESTIVAL | 13 + 14 Sep
B.S. Incorporated: We’re Serving Climate
Broad Strokes Improv
Main Space
The world is on fire. And so are the hearts of Dublin’s most infamous, improvising female start- up, B.S. Incorporated.
Based on your suggestions and powerpoint slides they’ve never seen, Broad Strokes will perform an entirely improvised presentation solving the biggest baddest booboo they’ve only just heard about: the climate crisis.
DUBLIN FRINGE FESTIVAL | 15 – 17 Sep
SKETCHERELLA
Erin McGathy
Main Space
Poor, poor, Sketcherella…
Once upon a Sketch Comedy Show… in the rat infested basement of the land’s only TV Network… DEE dreams of one-day being a Professional Comedy Writer.
When Dee gets the chance to make her dream come true: will she make the deadline before the clock strikes 5pm??
DUBLIN FRINGE FESTIVAL | 17 – 21 Sep
What a P*ssy
Eibhleann Caffrey
Main Space
Marie has mastered adulthood with a perfect gym, dream job, and meal prep delivered to her brand-new apartment. There’s one hitch: the P*ssy Pillow.
Supposedly the cure-all self-care for her life-long struggles, except she can’t quite bond with her new companion. As she hits breaking point, the P*ssy Pillow chimes in with its own hot takes.
DUBLIN FRINGE FESTIVAL | 17 – 21 Sep
BEASTS.
Morgan Savidan & Sasha Carberry Sharma
Patrick Sutton Studio
Sam and Max are trying to navigate the world as mixed-race girls. But they’re haunted by the very faces they call their own. They’re angry, they’re pissed and they’re about to go on a ‘trip.’
DUBLIN FRINGE FESTIVAL | 17 – 21 Sep
Shame Show
Colm McCready & Fergus Wachala-Kelly
Boys’ School
Have you been mis-sold big gay shame? Have you been blamed for that category five shame storm raging outside? Again? Then you could be owed compen-shame-tion!
For your safety, please follow this pair of prancing poofs to SHAME SHOW – a lip-syncing, talent- searching, Joe McElderry-ing comedy of catastrophic proportions. Quickly. Before it’s too late. And that’d be a shame right?
DUBLIN FRINGE FESTIVAL | 18 – 21 Sep
Cortisol
Megan Haly & Shannon Haly
Patrick Sutton Studio
A queer coming of age rollercoaster ride through growing up in Ireland. From childhood nostalgia to present day chaos, Sam has been through the highs of first love and the heartbreak of grief. She’s flown the nest, and crash landed back into it.
She doesn’t know quite where she is meant to be but maybe that’s ok…
DUBLIN FRINGE FESTIVAL | 18 + 19 + 21 Sep
Notice Box
Simon Hennessy
Main Space
Musical sketch comedian Simon Hennessy has over 360k followers and 30 million likes on social media, where viral characters like Remy and Adam from Bumble have made him an internet sensation. As a result, he’s chronically online. Be honest, so are you.
DUBLIN FRINGE FESTIVAL | 20 + 21 Sep
You: The Improvised Musical
Bum Notes
Main Space
Ever fantasized about your life breaking into song and dance?
Well, hold onto your top hat, because for one magical night, it’s showtime! Experience a fully improvised Broadway-style musical where music, lyrics, and narrative collide.