THEATRE | 23 – 27 Jun
Tesco Ninjas Written by Darren Murphy – Grad Play 2026
Gaiety School of Acting
Main Space
On the outskirts of the M50 a secret and nocturnal army is at work. Every last one with a story to tell.
Crypto-Mario plots the end of the world, Harry and Connor cook up a dancefloor banger, Lily foretells the future, and the wraith-like Citizen hauls her treasure up Ballyfermot Road. The hopes, visions, and hallucinations of the self-stackers of a supermarket play out over one long night shift.
WORKSHOP / READING | 30 Jun
The Deafening Bloom
Brian Martin | Supported by Dublin Municipal Theatre
Main Space
Join us for a special workshop sharing of a new play in development written by Brian Martin and directed by Tom Creed. The Deafening Bloom explores family, grief, forgiveness and the lingering tensions surrounding queer identity in contemporary Ireland.
THEATRE | 30 Jun – 4 Jul
Fanatical
No Drama Theatre
Boys’ School
How Far Would You Go to Save Your Favourite Franchise?
In this world premiere production of Fanatical, two die-hard fans, Gina and Stanley, take extreme measures to stop the ruin of their beloved sci-fi universe by kidnapping their idol, and Space Corps creator, Bruce Glover. However, their plan unravels into a wild, dark comedic tale of obsession, power, and unintended chaos.
COMEDY | 3 Jul
Big Grande with support from Tiny
Mark Cantan
Main Space
Big Grande are one of the best and biggest improv groups in LA and they’re here to do their first ever show in Ireland. Together they make the hugely popular podcast The Teacher’s Lounge, as well as many individual appearances on Comedy Bang Bang and their separate podcasts: You’re the Man Now Dog and The Brett DeMott Show.
Tiny are one of Ireland’s premiere improv groups. They’re delighted to be playing support to improv legends Big Grande.
DANCE | 5 Jul
Irish Youth Dance Festival 2026
Dublin Youth Dance Company
Main Space
The Irish Youth Dance Festival (IYDF), produced by Dublin Youth Dance Company, offers a national platform to showcase young emerging dancers performing works of leading national and international choreographers. This unique ensemble-based, performance-centred festival brings together dancers under the age of 25 with established and emerging choreographers, composers, film makers and teachers.
THEATRE / COMEDY / IMPROVISATION | 13 Jul
Impro Jackpot
Grand Stretch
Main Space
It Could Be You! Potluck theatre that brings the audience into play. A lottery of improv games. Spontaneous performances. And a prize to be won! Once you’ve booked your ticket, you’re already in it to win it!
Hosted by Darren Yorke—award-winning theatre-maker, creative facilitator, and the playmaker behind Grand Stretch. Impro Jackpot can be beginners’ luck. No experience necessary. Just pure, unadulterated play, where risk meets reward in a room full of people willing to take a chance on us. It’s all to play for.
CABARET | 18 Jul
THE EGGS FACTOR
EGG CABARET
Main Space
Have you got the EGGS FACTOR? Welcome to the only reality tv talent show turned dazzling cabaret eggstravaganza. Featuring the finest cabaret stars and special guests in Dublin- no, the WORLD. You better believe you’re in for a night of pure camp feral FUN. It’s a yes from us! It’s giving glitz, it’s giving sob stories, it’s giving DJ Cheryl Cole on the decks.
DANCE | 18 Jul
Cycles
Bare.Feet Bellydance Company
Boys’ School
Every woman. Every phase. Every cycle.
Through powerful ensemble work and expressive storytelling, Bare.Feet Belly Dance Company navigates the spaces between departure and return, stillness and motion, loss and renewal. A performance that invites reflection while leaving room for interpretation.
THEATRE | 25 Jul
Apocalypse How?
The Doomslayers (Annie Queeries, Donna Fella & Laylah Beattie)
Main Space
After a sold out run at Dublin Fringe Festival 2025, Apocalypse How makes its triumphant return to Smock Alley.
Come along, release your inhibitions, feel the (acid) rain on your skin and follow our unlikely Queeroes on a journey of self-discovery as they realise that maybe they do have what it takes to survive, thrive and energetically jive their way through Doomsday.
THEATRE | 28 Jul – 1 Aug
Making A Show of Myself
Mary Kate O Flanagan
Boys’ School
Fresh from a critically acclaimed sellout run off-Broadway, nominated for Best Solo Performance by The New York Critics Outer Circle Awards, this is pure distilled theatre. Mary Kate O Flanagan tells six of the tales that made her a Grand Slam Champion Storyteller at The Moth on two continents, while making a case for why understanding how storytelling works will change your life.
THEATRE | 7 + 8 Aug
Underdog: The Other Other Brontë
Bridging the Gap
Boys’ School
You know their books but do you know the sisters? The fights and friction, the love and loss. Follow Charlotte Brontë as she navigates the rise to fame and glory for her and the Brontë sisters whilst juggling family, ambition and loss.
MUSIC / COMEDY / SPOKEN WORD | 6 + 7 Nov
Thrum
Daniel Kitson
Main Space
There’s a duty to act and there’s a resistance to growth and there’s a new place up the road and there’s a completely redundant volume control. There’s a toilet in Hong Kong and a coffee shop in Melbourne and the passage of light through a building and deliberately making things much more difficult than they actually need to be.
And.
There’s music, more or less throughout, at least two funny voices and upwards of three jokes.