2016

#FeministsAwake! Powerful stories by women, about women at IDGTF

Amazing Women’s Theatre Happening Right Now For 14 years IDGTF has proudly provided a platform for women to perform their works, told the stories of women’s lives, celebrated outstanding women forgotten by history and supported female playwrights.   #WakingTheFeminists 2015: hundreds of women (and supporters) gathered at the Abbey to question the lack of representation

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Reviews: Botox Angels, Bellelen Helen of Troy, McKenna’s Fort, Word Play

Check out the reviews of some of our week 1 shows at TheOutMost.com including a 5-star review for Botox Angels.  Full reviews now here at www.gcn.ie. Botox Angels: ‘***** – Inspirational accessories are used to underline the performances, which go hand-in-hand with the dialogue, complete with elements of clowning, dancing and slapstick. The energy is

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Review 2016: Word Play

Festival review: Word Play This high speed zany comedy from Canada is infectious. Our two young attractive characters Jess and Nick are feckless, lazy and full of themselves – like a next generation ‘Will and Grace’ friendship. They hate their workplace an all night restaurant with a pretty gross clientele. They do a certain amount

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Launch of the 13th International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival – Press Release

For immediate release 2016 the year of our Heroes – Thirteenth International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival Launches The programme of the world’s largest Gay Theatre Festival was launched today by Minister of State for New Communities, Culture & Equality, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, celebrating a century of LGBT heroes. “We are delighted to once again host

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Celebrate Heroes at the 13th International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival – May 2nd to May 15th

Introduction from Festival Artistic Director, Brian Merriman: Welcome to the 13th Festival, where we will pass our 3,500th performance. It is an exciting year, not only will we commemorate the lesbian and gay heroes of 1916, but heroes of the present day too – our guests who bring their stories for the first time from

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Programme 2017 Out Now

Find out more here. Let’s celebrate you and me as we explore LGBT identity in all its forms. In 2017 we bring you the best gay-related theatre from Ireland and across the globe. Young LGBT people and questioning ‘straight’ men, artists and rent-boys, illegal immigrants and proud trans women, Mormons and boxers … join them

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