monday night cinema
All is True
Mon 15 Jul, 5pm & 8pm
★★★★ The Guardian
Kenneth Branagh puts a fresh twists on the final days in the life of playwright William Shakespeare in this tender drama.
sold out
The Man in the Woman’s Shoes
Tue 16 - Thu 18 Jul, 8pm
★★★★ The Times
Mikel Murfi’s wildly successful solo play, which follows Pat Farnon as he walks to town and back again, returns once more to Pavilion Theatre!
selling fast
I Hear You and Rejoice
Fri 19 & Sat 20 Jul, 8pm
★★★★★ The Evening Standard
★★★★ The Times
I Hear You and Rejoice is the tender and joy-filled sequel to Mikel Murfi’s wildly popular play The Man in the Woman’s Shoes.
cinema
The Lehman Trilogy (Live Screening)
Thu 25 Jul, 7pm
National Theatre Live
★★★★★ The Times
The story of a family and an investment bank that changed the world, in an all-star production directed by Oscar-winner Sam Mendes (Skyfall).
Forgotten
Wed 11 Sep, 8pm
★★★★★ The Scotsman
★★★★★ The Herald
★★★★ Daily Mail
A unique collage of Kabuki dance and Irish storytelling, Fishamble’s Forgotten by Pat Kinevane has been a huge international success during the past decade. It is a captivating portrayal of four elderly characters living in retirement homes around Ireland.
Silent
Thu 12 Sep, 8pm
★★★★★ The Herald
★★★★ The Scotsman
Olivier Award Winner
Homeless McGoldrig has lost it all - including his mind. Dare to laugh at despair and gasp at redemption in this brave, bleak, beautiful production for which Fishamble and Pat Kinevane won an Olivier Award in 2016.
Underneath
Fri 13 Sep, 8pm
★★★★★ Scotsman
★★★★ Irish Times
★★★★ Sunday Business Post
Fishamble’s Underneath by Pat Kinevane is a blackly comic, rich and vivid tale of a life lived in secret, a testament to the people who live on the fringes, under the nose of everyday life.
Before
Sat 14 Sep, 8pm
★★★★ The Irish Times
★★★★ The Sunday Times
Before is a new play by Pat Kinevane (Forgotten, Silent, Underneath) with much music, set in Clery’s of Dublin, on the very day this iconic department store shuts - for good.
cinema
Rigoletto on the Lake (Encore Screening)
Sun 22 Sep, 3pm
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.
don’t miss
The Alternative
Tue 24 - Sun 29 Sep
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?
don’t miss
Us/Them
Tue 8 - Sun 13 Oct
★★★★★ The Stage
★★★★★ The Guardian
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.
Tom Crean - Antarctic Explorer
Thu 17 & Fri 18 Oct, 8pm
★★★★★ 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.
Griselda
Sat 26 & Sun 27 Oct, 7.30pm
Following the massive success of The Tales of Hoffmann and Orfeo ed Euridice, Irish National Opera returns to Dún Laoghaire with a stunning new production of Vivaldi’s political and romantic thriller, Griselda.
Woman Undone
Tue 29 Oct, 8pm
★★★★½ The Reviews Hub
A fusion of theatre, music and dance, Woman Undone is a reimagining of singer Mary Coughlan’s extraordinary life and her difficult childhood.
cinema
A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Encore Screening)
Sun 3 Nov, 7.30pm
National Theatre Live
Shakespeare’s most famous romantic comedy will be brought to life in an immersive staging where the theatre becomes a forest – a dream world of flying fairies, contagious fogs and moonlight revels, surrounded by a roving audience following the action on foot.
Directed by Nicholas Hytner and starring Gwendoline Christie (Game of Thrones).
sold out
Emigrants
Sat 9 Nov
Two of the most famous Bulgarian Artists, Asen Blatechki and Kalin Vrachanski, will perform Mrozek’s “Emigrants” for the first time in Ireland.
This show will be performed in Bulgarian.
Madhouse
Tue 19 & Wed 20 Nov, 8pm
★★★★★ Dublin Live
★★★★ The Irish Times
Based on the true life story of comedian PJ Gallagher, Madhouse is a touching and comic coming-of-age story.
CLASS
Thu 21 - Sat 23 Nov
★★★★★ The Sunday Times (Ireland)
★★★★ The Irish Times
A parent-teacher meeting goes very wrong in CLASS, the hit play about learning difficulties: in school, in life, wherever.
just announced
In the Window
Fri 29 Nov, 8pm
★★★★★ Broadway Baby
In her internationally-acclaimed, one-woman, comedy hit, Nuala McKeever delivers a poignant, hilarious, cocktail that has wowed audiences from the USA to India.
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Faulty Towers: The Dining Experience
Tue 10 & Wed 11 Dec, 8pm
Basil, Sybil and Manuel are back to serve up a feast of comic delights!
Plan ahead for your Christmas night out in style at Fitzpatrick Castle Hotel, with an evening of fine-dining and comedy theatre.