COMEDY | 5 – 8, 11 + 12 Sep
Not My Real Accent
Sadhbh McLoughlin
Boys’ School
From Belgian chocolates to hot chicken rolls, after 10 years Sadhbh can finally pronounce her name right. Well, sort of…
THEATRE | 5 – 8, 10 + 12 Sep
Ratling
Genevieve Hulme-Beaman
Patrick Sutton Studio
Jacky keeps her house immaculate, her routine rigid and her diet exclusively Special K Red Berries. When something sinister scuttles its way into the safe haven of her Donegal home, she is rattled to her bones.
Dance / Interdisciplinary / Music | 6 – 9 Sep
Chronically Hopeful
Musici Ireland
Main Space
Blending live music, movement, text and striking visual design, and created by artists living with chronic illness and unseen disability, this immersive performance reveals the hidden, often messy truth behind “I’m fine”.
THEATRE | 6 + 7, 9 – 11 Sep
MERCURIAL
Rosaleen Cox, Serpentine Productions & 19th Street Productions
Boys’ School
Crocodiles. Colin Farrell’s eyebrows. Welcome to a one night stand gone full-on rogue.
A twisted, darkly comedic two-hander about toxic love and our fear of ending up alone, this sharp, warped and hilarious play asks: how far will we go to feel wanted?
Interdisciplinary / Theatre / Wrestling | 6 – 9, 11 Sep
SUPLEX
Jaxbanded Theatre
Patrick Sutton Studio
Meet Danu, a trans woman who picked a terrible name, as she traverses the sissy, cissy world of wrestling, confronts shadows from her past, and tries to excel in the sport she absolutely loves, despite it not loving her back.
THEATRE | 8 – 12 Sep
DADDY ISSUES
Brigid Leahy | Presented by LemonSoap Productions
Main Space
Abigail is carrying the cloned fetus of Abraham Lincoln.
Joan is carrying the cloned fetus of Michael Collins.
They are making the future, making change, making…reality television. The cameras are rolling.
THEATRE | 8 – 10, 12 + 13 Sep
Mam and Love and Woo
Liam McCarthy
Boys’ School
Mam is worried her son is spending too much time alone.
So worried in fact, she hasn’t left the house in six weeks either.
Coping with the death of a loved one, their quiet lives are upended when a well-meaning community volunteer barrels into their world.
THEATRE | 9 – 12 Sep
Dead In Here
Theatre Giovanni
Patrick Sutton Studio
The old world is dying… A group of friends escape to a countryside manor for the weekend.
They dance. They drink. They fight.
They do anything to distract themselves from the absolute state of the world.
But something is listening from below.
Community / Dance / Theatre | 10 – 12 Sep
The Boxes
Yves Lorrhan & Inner Man Community
Main Space
A raw and honest fusion of dance and physical theatre, directed by Yves Lorrhan, who also performs alongside members of the Inner Man community group. This group is dedicated to exploring male identity and social expectations, and this new work puts their lived experience centre stage.
Theatre / Play Reading / Young Audiences | 14 Sep
TenderWRITE
Tenderfoot: Plays By & For Young People
Main Space
TenderWRITE invites you to see the world through the eyes of our youngest artists, playwrights aged 16 – 24, illuminating the here and the bang up to now! Stories to shine light on what it’s like to try to hope for a future when the world all around is spinning. Spinning fast. Spinning furiously. Spinning dangerously out of control.
COMEDY | 14 – 16 Sep
This Genuinely Did Happen
Ryan Carrick
Main Space
Join Ryan Carrick as he sacrifices his pride to make you laugh. His debut show is packed with stories so hilarious, awkward and wild you’d think he’d made them up… but every word is true.
THEATRE | 15 – 19 Sep
Across The Fence
Thomas Collins
Boys’ School
Jimmy is a Traveller man, Aoife is a young settled girl. Through small conversations, silences and quiet moments, their relationship begins to challenge the divisions between them. As their worlds overlap, questions of prejudice, identity and trust come to the surface.
Dance / Interdisciplinary | 15 – 19 Sep
Please Break My Heart
NAF Dance
Patrick Sutton Studio
Taylor Swift. Shakespeare. Jane Austen. Bridget Jones. All made great art from love and heartbreak. So naturally, the next step is to get your heart broken on purpose for material.
Interdisciplinary / Lecture / Theatre | 16 – 19 Sep
BUTCH
Crithir Productions
Boys’ School
What is a butch lesbian? What do they look like? Why do they love Subarus so much?
Worry not, YD is here to answer all.
Watch her record her latest and greatest video essay, tracing the history of gender non-conformity and highlighting notable gender-benders of the past as she goes.
Music / Theatre / Spoken Word | 16 – 19 Sep
GRETEL
TAN & JWY
Patrick Sutton Studio
Hansel and Gretel, reimagined for the concrete jungle.
Homes don’t hold. Rules don’t always stick. A sofa appears. A bag must be carried. Two young people navigate a city where survival is learned and protection isn’t guaranteed. Bass travels, the story shifts and the audience begins to question what they believe in.
COMEDY | 17 – 19 Sep
Johnny Hollywood
John Spillane
Main Space
What do cult classics, family favourites and action-packed thrillers have in common? They all need a John Spillane makeover.
Dublin Fringe Festival award winner John Spillane is remaking his favourite films… and casting himself in the lead!
Dance / Interdisciplinary / Theatre | 17 – 19 Sep
Welcome to Traumatraum
Speckintime
Main Space
A broken dancer’s body won’t move the way it used to.
A boy’s limp threatens to end his dream of playing football for Ireland.
A banjaxed clown has more bulging discs than a weightlifter.
This trio find themselves trapped in a warped trauma dream, where the only way out is head on.