PASSING ON
Date/Time: 14 May(19:30) 15 May(19:30) 16 May(19:30) 17 May(19:30) 18 May(19:30) 19 May(16:00,19:30)
Venue: THE TEACHERS CLUB (STUDIO) Category: Drama
Brian and Tom, together for ten years, would like to have a child, to be as Tom says, “a proper family but with two dads”. When their friend, Jane, …
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MEMORIES WE LOST IN THE FIRE
Date/Time: 14 May(21:00) 15 May(21:00) 16 May(21:00) 17 May(21:00) 18 May(21:00) 19 May(14:30,21:00)
Venue: Momentum Acting Studio Category: Drama
Lies, sex and broken promises. We follow Charlie, a young person who finds himself in love with two people. His struggle to balance his feelings for …
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HIS GREATNESS
Date/Time: 14 May(19:30) 15 May(19:30) 16 May(19:30) 17 May(19:30) 18 May(19:30) 19 May(16:00,19:30)
Venue: PLAYERS THEATRE @ TRINITY COLLEGE Category: Drama
Three men – a great American playwright, his trusted and loyal assistant, and a young Canadian street hustler – find themselves together for two …
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GALA AWARDS NIGHT 2018
Date/Time: 20 May(19:30)
Venue: THE TEACHERS CLUB (MAIN) Category: Comedy, Music & Drama
The Gala Awards Night is the highlight of the Festival where we close the curtains on two packed weeks of theatre with a range of festival …
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ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT?
Date/Time: 14 May(21:00) 15 May(21:00) 16 May(21:00) 17 May(21:00) 18 May(21:00) 19 May(16:00,21:00)
Venue: THE TEACHERS CLUB (MAIN) Category: Drama
No life, no prospects, just a Granda to care for and longing to escape. Or at least someone to keep you company. Colin and his Granda are trying to …
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2 HIStories
Date/Time: 14 May(19:30) 15 May(19:30) 16 May(19:30) 17 May(19:30) 18 May(19:30) 19 May(14:30,19:30)
Venue: THE TEACHERS CLUB (MAIN) Category: Drama
The Second Miracle
Set in contemporary Dublin. Cardinal Newman, founder of UCD awaits his second miracle to be confirmed as Saint of the Catholic Church. On the eve of another Papal visit, Aunt Mary makes a shocking discovery about the Cardinal and his devoted companion.
Written & Directed by Brian Merriman
The Off Switch
A young man born in a time where it was better to ‘switch off’ than to hope for a relationship, considers what would LGBT rights campaigner Mark Ashton and his contemporaries make of this modern gay world they campaigned to liberate?
Written & Directed by Brian Merriman. Starring Shane English
DURATION: 60mins
SMASHES
Date/Time: 7 May(16:00,21:00) 8 May(21:00) 9 May(21:00) 10 May(21:00) 11 May(21:00) 12 May(16:00,21:00)
Venue: Momentum Acting Studio Category: Comedy Drama
Canadian comedian, storyteller and actor Franny McCabe-Bennett shares stories of growing up in the suburbs as a femme bisexual women …
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PROFESSIONAL BREAKUP ARTIST
Date/Time: 11 May(21:00) 12 May(16:00,21:00)
Venue: THE TEACHERS CLUB (STUDIO) Category: Comedy Drama
Share the highs, lows and downright hilarity of the eternal scramble to seek, find, and inevitably lose, the woman of your dreams. Be gently guided …
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LET ME LOOK AT YOU
Date/Time: 7 May(14:30,21:00) 8 May(21:00) 9 May(21:00) 10 May(21:00) 11 May(21:00) 12 May(14:30,21:00)
Venue: THE IRELAND INSTITUTE, 27 PEARSE ST Category: Comedy Drama
The latest performance piece from award-winning Starving Artists Theatre Company. Hilarious and touching. Stand-up meets solo theatre in …
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GINGER BEER
Date/Time: 7 May(14:30,21:00) 8 May(21:00) 9 May(21:00) 10 May(21:00) 11 May(21:00) 12 May(14:30,21:00)
Venue: THE TEACHERS CLUB (MAIN) Category: Drama
Grindr. Fisting. Drugs. All whilst staying fabulous. Being gay in 2018 isn’t easy. For Sammy and El it’s even harder, with an obsessive lad and a …
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ETHAN & EVAN & ALL THEY KNOW NOW
Date/Time: 11 May(19:30) 12 May(14:30,19:30)
Venue: THE TEACHERS CLUB (STUDIO) Category: Drama
Ethan and Evan are still trying to work things out, but honestly, they don’t seem to be getting anywhere. A young gay couple who don’t seem to …
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EASTER SUNDAY / THE CHRISTMAS DRILL
Date/Time: 14 May(21:00) 15 May(21:00) 16 May(21:00) 17 May(21:00) 18 May(21:00) 19 May(14:30,21:00)
Venue: THE TEACHERS CLUB (STUDIO) Category: Drama
Easter Sunday Easter Morning. 1960, New York. Del and Flora, a working-class butch-fem couple, are on their way home from service. Laughing and …
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BREDA’S WAY
Date/Time: 7 May(14:30,21:00) 8 May(21:00) 9 May(21:00) 10 May(21:00)
Venue: THE TEACHERS CLUB (STUDIO) Category: Comedy
During the summer of 1985, statues of the Virgin Mary were reported to move at different locations throughout Ireland. This had a profound effect …
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BLUE ISLAND 99
Date/Time: 7 May(16:00,19:30) 8 May(19:30) 9 May(19:30) 10 May(19:30)
Venue: THE TEACHERS CLUB (STUDIO) Category: Drama/Music
Blue Island 99 is a contemporary, exciting multimedia, poetic story performed in English, with lots of music. Giving a unique insight into Asian …
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BELOVED SINNER
Date/Time: 7 May(16:00,19:30) 8 May(19:30) 9 May(19:30) 10 May(19:30) 11 May(19:30) 12 May(16:00,19:30)
Venue: THE IRELAND INSTITUTE, 27 PEARSE ST Category: Drama
Seated at a table outside a café in Paris, Wilde explains what it was that led to his downfall. Very much alone he still clings to his great sense …
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