Dublin City Council Bram Stoker Festival & Mighty Oak Productions

Samhain night where spirits roam,
Something crawls into my bones…

Alice, in the basement for seven months…
Forgotten girl with her face all torn,
A shadow of shame and scorn.
On Samhain night, she is reborn.

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.

The critically-acclaimed hit at Cork Midsummer Festival in 2025, it won Best Site Specific Experience, Best Company and Best Tech Team in The Arts Review’s 2025 awards. Irene Kelleher’s performance was hailed as “a tour de force”. Praised by the Irish Examiner as “remarkable” and “truly heartrending”. Now, this celebrated production comes to Dublin for the first time.

From the team behind Gone Full Havisham (Irene Kelleher, Regina Crowley and Cormac O’Connor) and presented by Mighty Oak Productions, Stitch reveals the monster and maker in us all. Sharp, slick, utterly unmissable. A fever dream you won’t want to wake up from.

Stitch premiered at Cork Midsummer Festival in 2025 and was co-funded by Cork Midsummer Festival, Cork City Council, and Mighty Oak Productions.

Age Suitability: Strictly 18+
Warnings: Adult themes, horror
ISL Interpreted Performance: Sat 24 Oct @ 7pm

WRITTEN BY Irene Kelleher
DIRECTED BY Regina Crowley
LIGHTING & SOUND DESIGN BY Cormac O’Connor
SET DESIGN BY Jenny Whyte
COSTUME DESIGN BY Valentina Gambardella
PRODUCER/PRODUCTION MANAGER Michael Anthony Greene
LIGHTING TECHNICIAN Eoin Winning
STAGE MANAGER Abbie O’Halloran
ISL INTERPRETERS Alvean Jones and Bernadette Ferguson

CAST Irene Kelleher

TICKETS €20

RUNNING TIME 1 hr no interval

★★★★ “Irene Kelleher shines in dark tale” / “A remarkable performance….truly heartrending….ingenious use of rhyme” – Marjorie Brennan, Irish Examiner for Stitch at Cork Midsummer Arts Festival 2025
★★★★ “Kelleher’s wildest, bravest, most compelling performance to date.” – Chris O’Rourke, The Arts Review