Venue: Pavilion Theatre
Meet Complete Aislings Sarah Breen and Emer McLysaght whose entirely authentic voices elicit a proper snort on every page in the sequel to their best-selling Oh My God What a Complete Aisling.
Venue: Pavilion Theatre
In this unmissable event, Conor O’Clery, former Russian correspondent with The Irish Times, discusses Riot Days with Maria Alyokhina which tells the story of her iconoclastic balaclava-clad performance in a Moscow cathedral after which she and two of her collaborators were arrested and sentenced to two years in a prison in the Urals.
Venue: Pavilion Theatre
Dervla Murphy is one of the world’s first women solo adventurers; she continues to travel the globe and remains passionate about politics, conservation, bicycling, and human rights.
Venue: Pavilion Theatre
As an ex-Marine Girl, singer in Everything But the Girl and intermittent solo artist, Thorn has enjoyed a long and successful career though her fear of performing live means she hasn’t stepped on stage in 15 years.
Venue: Pavilion Theatre
Seamus Heaney’s last great project was his translation of Virgil’s Aeneid Book VI, which tells the haunting story of Aeneas’ descent into the Underworld to look for his father.
Venue: Pavilion Theatre
Colm O’Regan departs from his Irish Mammy series to write about a fictional Irish Mammy on his first outing as a novelist.
Venue: Pavilion Theatre
Sally Rooney in conversation about her Man Booker Prize shortlisted novel Normal People, an exquisite love story about how one person can change another person’s life and how difficult it can be to talk about how we feel.
Venue: Pavilion Theatre
The border between the Irish Republic and Northern Ireland has been a topic of dispute for over a century, first in Dublin, Belfast and Westminster and now, post Brexit referendum, in Brussels.
Venue: Pavilion Theatre
From one of our best loved and most admired literary journalists and broadcasters, Constellations is Sinéad Gleeson’s first collection of essays. For our closing event in 2019, we celebrate Sinéad’s writing.
★★★★★ The Financial Times
★★★★★ BBC
An outrageous 18th-Century period comedy with an all-star ensemble cast - nominated for ten awards at Oscars 2019.
One of Ireland’s most recognisable folk musicians, having played as part of The Dubliners for nearly 50 years, John Sheahan celebrates his 80th Birthday with two very special concerts featuring some very special guests.
★★★★ The Guardian
A hilarious, absurd and poignant tale of a 100-year-old Irishman… and his father! Written by Mark Doherty and directed by award-winning actor Aaron Monaghan.
Raphaela Gromes is an exceptional young cellist who has quickly garnered a slew of rave reviews for the incredible intimacy of her playing, her musical imagination, and thrilling virtuosity. Add to this her symbiotic duets with partner Julian Riem and you’re set for a truly inspiring evening.
★★★★★ The Telegraph
★★★★★ The Irish Times
A powerful Lebenese drama chronicling the beleaguered life of 12-year-old Zain, who sues his own parents for giving birth to him.
Everyone has a story to tell…but there’s a time and a place.
Follow Charlie, the queen of self-sabotage as she tries desperately - for once in her life – to keep her mouth shut long enough to make it count.
The school which is based in Blackrock is delighted to be celebrating its 30th Anniversary this year.
Returning with a brand new show for 2019, David Meade will blow your mind as he performs the impossible, live on stage, delivering his funniest and most incredible show yet!
★★★★★ Time Out London
★★★★★ The Film Stage
A Cannes favourite following a carefree young farm worker’s travails in rural Italy, depicted in Alice Rohrwacher’s signature magical realist style.
A powerful new play by Colin Murphy (Haughey|Gregory, Bailed Out!) based on the events that lead up to the 2015 Marriage Equality Referendum.
Proceeds will go to Pieta House.
James Stewart plays Scottie Ferguson, a retired detective with a crippling fear of heights in Alfred Hitchcock’s 1958 masterpiece.
