Route 66, a 16 piece Big Band and singers, bring their fabulous ‘Live in Concert’ show back to Pavilion Theatre, taking the audience on a magical musical tour from the 40s right up to date with numbers made famous by Count Basie, Frank Sinatra, Tom Jones, Adele, Joe Dolan and many more, all played with a fabulous big band sound.
Encore Screening
Verdi’s masterpiece – compelling, blood-curdling and beautiful – will delight audiences with a powerhouse combination of entertainment and emotional intensity from the spectacular shore of Lake Constance, Austria.
A warm, human drama about the adoption system in France and the people it touches.
As part of Dublin Theatre Festival.
Fishamble’s A Play for Ireland asks, “what if Ireland was still part of the United Kingdom?” The year is 2019 and it is the eve of the Referendum. The final debate is set to begin at BBC Dublin: Should Ireland leave the UK?
★★★★★ The Washington Post
★★★★ The Guardian
Based on Justin Torres’s semi-autobiographical novel, this coming-of-age drama follows the youngest of three brothers as he awakens to a world beyond that of his volatile family.
Exhibition on Screen
Filmed at an exclusive National Gallery exhibition in London as well as the US and the Netherlands, this documentary guides us through Vermeer’s life story and displays his paintings - including Girl with a Pearl Earring - in glorious HD.
★★★★ The Stage
Back due to phenomenal demand, the Mistress of Cabaret will perform an array of irreverent songs, funny and bittersweet, with Michael Roulston on piano.
Blindboy Boatclub invites you to a live edition of The Blindboy Podcast, in conversation with a soon-to-be-announced guest.
Outspoken, informed and empathetic, Blindboy engages his audience with an unusual touch of realism, tackling mental health issues, gun laws, feminism, racism or a bit of history. Expect the unexpected.
Festival favourite Glasshouse present their highly acclaimed arrangement of Bon Iver’s exemplary albums For Emma, Forever Ago and Bon Iver, in what will be an uproarious evening, with rousing performances of these very special songs.
Join wildlife filmmaker and BBC star Colin Stafford-Johnson on a journey of discovery along the western seaboard of Ireland as he takes you on his Wild Atlantic journey.
Bosco is Bosco, not a boy, not a girl, just a Bosco: a cheeky, lovely, funny, slightly-cracked, irrepressible, eternal five-year-old who lives in a box and who loves nothing more than to just be Bosco and meet all the boys and girls.
Don’t miss the opportunity to see Bosco live!
For one very special night, the legendary Plácido Domingo (The Three Tenors) returns to the breathtaking Arena di Verona amphitheatre for this anniversary gala evening, 50 years after his debut, revisiting three of his greatest ever roles in Verdi’s Nabucco, Simon Boccanegra and Macbeth.
★★★★★ The AV Club
★★★★ Slant
Winner of Best Film at Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival 2019, this gripping thriller is a bold contemporary re-imagining of Anna Seghers’ WWII novel about a man escaping fascism under a false identity.
★★★★★ The Guardian
★★★★★ The Telegraph
Following sell-out runs at Edinburgh Festival Fringe and London’s National Theatre, this multi-award-winning production comes to Pavilion Theatre as part of Dublin Theatre Festival.
★★★★ The Guardian
After fleeting their war-torn homeland, a Central African family struggles to make ends meet in Paris as they seek political asylum. A tender yet stark portrait of how bureaucracy and humanity can collide.
An evening of songs and melodies we all love and remember, including Que Sera Sera, Hungarian Dance No 5, Russia’s Kalinka, Jewish dance Hava Nagila, Danny Boy, Those Were The Days and many more
Celebrate the power of women in blues history, from the gospel roots of the 1920s through to vaudeville, jazz & 1960s blues-rock, focusing on women and their stories in the evolution of blues music, from Ella Fitzgerald, Nina Simone Janis Joplin and more.
★★★★★ The Irish Examiner
★★★★★ The Sunday Business Post
★★★★ The Scotsman
The story of an ordinary man who embarked upon an extraordinary adventure is brought to life in this multi-award winning, dramatic and humorous one-man show.
DAFF is delighted to be returning to Pavilion Theatre for its 9th festival, including a mystery feature film, short films and the DAFF Awards.
Sisters Suni and Mae dream about journeying far beyond our solar system, discovering the secrets of space. Using magical illusions and a state of the art digital LED wall, embark on an interactive journey across the galaxy exploring the wonders of the cosmos using key ideas in science and technology.
