THEATRE | 23 Mar – 2 Apr
Macbeth
Volta Theatre Company
Main Space
Critically-acclaimed VOLTA THEATRE COMPANY returns to Smock Alley with a new production of Shakespeare’s gripping tale of murder, totalitarianism and how a person loses their soul.
A timeless story about the horrors that lie in wait beyond societal breakdown has non-stop action, suspense, terror, and some of the mightiest language ever penned.
Staged Reading / Musical | 2 Apr
Who Broke The Moon?
Celine Carroll and Arthur Riordan
Boys’ School
After a long and garlanded stage career in the States, Jack has come back to Dublin, to the little theatre where it all began. He’s going to put on the show of his life, if his receding faculties will let him. But first he must confront the past, some of which he’s never forgotten, some he wishes he had.
THEATRE | 7 – 11 Apr
A Grain of Sand
Good Chance Theatre
Main Space
Renad, a young Gazan girl, embarks on a dangerous journey. Carrying only the echoes of her grandmother’s tales and the spark of her own imagination, she searches for her family and the ‘Anqaa’ – the mythical Palestinian Phoenix.
A Grain of Sand is a one-woman show that takes an intimate look at war and loss through the eyes of a child, blending Palestinian folklore with real-life testimonies from children in contemporary Gaza. Renad’s story is one of resilience, hope and the right of children to be children.
TALK | 9 Apr
Sliver Salon: Sarah Schulman, The Fantasy and Necessity of Solidarity
Sliver
Boys’ School
Dublin’s independent queer press, Sliver, is thrilled to welcome Sarah Schulman to Dublin for an evening discussing her latest book, The Fantasy and Necessity of Solidarity. This is a very special edition of Sliver Salon, Sliver’s live author talk series. A lesbian icon, and one of the finest minds writing, working, and thinking today, Schulman’s work, writing, and activism, has and continues to leave an indelible imprint on American and global queer culture.
THEATRE | 14 – 18 Apr
Of Mornington
Ad Personam Cultural Events LTD and Gary Lydon Productions
Main Space
Internationally acclaimed playwright and author Billy Roche (Handful Of Stars, Poor Beast In The Rain, Belfry) and renowned Irish Actor Gary Lydon (The Banshees of Inisherin, The Guard, Calvary, Brooklyn, War Horse, The Clinic) continue their 40-year creative alliance to present OF MORNINGTON; a raw, unsentimental drama set in a rundown café where three lost souls collide, revealing broken dreams, quiet devastation, and the myths we cling to when the applause is gone.
THEATRE | 21 Apr – 3 May
Adelphi ’63
Dublin Municipal Theatre & Muirenn Lyons
Main Space
Adelphi ’63 is a fictional celebration of real events – the Beatles only performances in Dublin and the subsequent riot that occurred on Abbey Street. Blending new writing, history and music, this comedic two-person play journeys back in time to honour the resilience of joy amongst teenagers in 1960’s Catholic Ireland.
THEATRE | 28 Apr – 9 May
Sorry You Felt That Way
Well Played
Boys’ School
Emma met Adam in a Tesco at a strange time in her life. After six months of romance and joy she decides to move out of her mouldy box room and into his apartment. Things are looking up for Emma.
But on her first night in her new home Adam’s ex-girlfriend is waiting for her in the sitting room and she no longer feels safe.
THEATRE | 15 May
Toxic Relationships
Armagh Theatre Group
Main Space
Based on the research of Dr. Micha Ruhl from iCRAG Research Ireland Centre for Applied Geosciences, in Toxic Relationships, writer Byddi Lee turns extinction into entertainment—until it’s not. From a prehistoric parody starring self-important T-rexes, to a cosmic conflict between Earth and Moon, to a scathing trial where Big Oil, Industry, Farmer and Consumer face off with Youth and Poverty, this play mixes science with satire in a way that’s as hilarious as it is horrifying.
Music | 16 May
Entr’Acte Summer Concert
Entr’acte Musical Theatre and Drama Society
Main Space
Entr’acte is delighted to present their fourth annual summer concert, staging this show in Smock Alley for the first time. The evening will feature a programme of musical theatre and other favourites performed by the Entr’acte choirs and orchestra.
Theatre | 21 May
Shock Therapy
Laylah Beattie
Main Space
After Laylah had spent her whole life defying those who told her her existence was wrong, she was shocked to develop severe depression at age 18. Ending up in a psychiatric hospital 4 times in a short space of time, she had to process the damage that growing up visibly queer had afflicted on her.
TALK | 22 May
Murder: Staged
Crime Viral
Main Space
Did you know that 90% of people believe they can get away with murder – are you one of them? There will be a live psychopath test to find out!
THEATRE | 23 May
Na Drini Cuprija
Antonella Hamilton
Main Space
On the banks of the timeless Drina River, where cultures meet and histories collide, stands a bridge that has witnessed centuries of love, loss, and survival.
Spanning generations, this powerful story follows the lives of those who pass over it—lovers separated by war, families torn between identities, and strangers bound by fate. As the world changes around them, the bridge remains, silently holding the memories of everything that came before.
THEATRE | 28 – 30 May
The Fit Prince (who gets switched on the square in the frosty castle the night before (insert public holiday here))
Awkward Productions & King’s Head Theatre Productions, in association with Daddy’s Money
Main Space
In New York City, baker Aaron Butcher is butchering his career as a family baker. Maybe a commission in the non-location-specific country of Swedonia will fix his problems… Following the sold-out, award-winning shows Gwyneth Goes Skiing and Diana: The Untold and Untrue Story, Awkward Productions are back with a brand new show, bringing all their Hallmarks together in the signature awkwardprods way – queer, chaotic, comedic and heartfelt.
THEATRE / COMEDY | 31 May – 2 Jun
Diana: The Untold and Untrue Story
Awkward Productions
Main Space
After a sold-out run in The Boys’ School, Awkward Prods are bringing Diana BACK to Smock Alley Theatre due to exceptional demand, and this time the multi-award-winning, Edinburgh Fringe sell-out show takes the main stage.
Do you know the story of Diana? Probably. But do you know this story of Diana? We very much doubt it. Join Diana in heaven as she shares the untold and untrue tale of her extraordinary life.