Music
Performed by Stewart D’Arrietta
Covering Waits terrain of tenderness to terror, and all the pathos in between. D’Arrietta’s characteristic gravel-voiced sensitivity brings out the shapes and shades of these legendary songs.
Music, Literary, Talks
The hit cabaret-style poetry, prose and music show hosted by Pulitzer Prize-winning Irish poet Paul Muldoon and his band Rogue Oliphant, featuring guests Roddy Doyle, Hugh Buckley, Ailbhe Ní Ghearbhuigh and Liz Nugent.
Cinema, Event Cinema
Cinema Screening
Two-time Oscar nominee and Shakespearian titan, Ian McKellen, stars in this thrilling and uniquely modern take on The Bard’s classic tragedy.
Local Arts
Brona is delighted to be back at Pavilion Theatre, this year with a special performance of Senior Students aged 14 to 20 years.
Cinema, Monday Night Cinema
3 Wins incl. Best European Actor, European Film Awards 2024
Mads Mikkelsen stars in this old-school Western with an 18th Century Danish twist, from BAFTA-nominated writer-director Nikolaj Arcel.
Cinema, Event Cinema
National Theatre Live: Encore
Andrew Scott brings multiple characters to life in Simon Stephens’ radical new version of Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya, filmed live during its sold-out West End run.
Comedy
The dishevelled prince of €10 eBay keyboards tries to make you feel alive with a new pageant of laughter, song and occasionally getting up from a chair.
Comedy
Back at It
The Cork man returns with his brand new show. After a dose of the real world (going back to being an electrician), something had to give and shur there’s no future in electricity anyway…
Local Arts
The young stars of Dizzyfeet take to the stage to present their end of year show.
Cinema, Monday Night Cinema
Queer Lion Nominee, Venice Film Festival 2022
Laure Calamy stars in this thoroughly enjoyable French thriller, with delectable comic moments and tour-de-force performances from the entire cast.
Cinema, Opera, Event Cinema
Royal Opera House (Encore Screening)
Aigul Akmetshina performs the title role in Damiano Michieletto’s sizzling new production of Bizet’s ever-popular opera.
Talks
A live recording with the bestselling author, screenwriter, musician and podcaster who seamlessly intertwines history, fiction, cultural critique and politics into a relaxing form that he calls “the podcast hug”.
Theatre
A new play by Peter Sheridan
Sheriff Street’s Philo and her boss at the convent, Sister Rosaleen, seem like polar opposites, but their cheerfulness in the face of adversity shines through in this heartwarming Dublin-set drama - with laughter and tears guaranteed.
Cinema, Monday Night Cinema
6 Nominations incl. Best British Film, BAFTA 2024
Irish stars Andrew Scott and Paul Mescal have won deserved plaudits for their emotionally candid performances in the latest heartbreaking and romantic feature from Andrew Haigh.
Theatre, Family
The Purrfect Family Treat!
Direct from the West End, the Olivier Award nominated smash hit show based on Judith Kerr’s beloved book comes to Dún Laoghaire.
Cinema, Event Cinema
National Theatre Live: Encore
Sam Mendes (The Lehman Trilogy) directs Mark Gatiss as John Gielgud and Johnny Flynn as Richard Burton in this fierce and funny new play where two generations of theatre collide.
Music, Cinema, Event Cinema
Concert Screening
Filmed by his son in late 2022, this is legendary Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto’s final performance. Career-spanning, intimate and immersive, OPUS is a fitting swansong for a one-of-a-kind musician.
Cinema, Monday Night Cinema
Palme d’Or Nominee, Cannes Film Festival 2023
Starring Josh O’Connor (The Crown), the new film from Alice Rohrwacher (Happy as Lazzaro) is a fresh, engrossing adventure film that’s simultaneously gritty and magical; sad and romantic; satisfying and unpredictable.
Cinema, Event Cinema
Exhibition on Screen
The stories of those who work at London’s National Gallery are used as a lens through which to explore the 200-year history of the gallery and what the future may hold for this spectacular space.
Music
These two giants of the Irish trad scene are uniting for an evening of great music: a mixture of traditional songs and originals composed by Andy. Their unique style of accompaniment is an ongoing influence in the wider world of Irish music.
