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Calling all press and media: You are warmly invited to come and join us for the Official Press Launch of the 2012 Festival Programme! All the in’s and out’s of this year’s extremely diverse and wide-reaching programme will be revealed in the extremely central and lovely setting of The Arlington Hotel’s ‘Lower Bar’. Senator Katherine […]

DGTF is delighted to announce the return of the ever popular musical cabaret show Singing Out (7&8) Two nights only in Cobalt Cafe, North Great Georges Street 8.30pm Friday March 2nd and Saturday March 3rd 2012 Starring Brian Merriman, with special guests Ranae Von Meding and Eoin Cannon An evening music, nostalgia, comedy and romance

Be a single, couple or team at the 9th International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival Valentines Night Table Quiz Feb 14th ♥ 8pm ♥ Pantibar ♥ Capel Street The best Valentine’s date in town! Hosted by Panti Team of four €40 or €10 per person Reserve a table @ info@gaytheatre.ie All proceeds to the International Dublin

The 2011 Gala Awards Night took place in the Workman’s Club and was attended by actors and crew, guests, sponsors, volunteers and the Festival committee. Congratulations to all of the nominees and award-winners. As always the categories were very competitive. AWARDS & WINNERS The Patrick Murray Award for Outstanding Contribution to Irish Gay Theatre Winner:

Last update: May 13th @ 5pm Very limited availability ** Irish Theatre Shorts – Fri May 13th Selling fast * Irish Theatre Shorts – Saturday Amy Sings the Icons – Fri & Saturday Big In Germany – Fri & Saturday The Gala Awards & Wrap Party – Sunday [extra seats added due to demand] **

It is with great sadness that we learn of the sudden death of the renowned US gay playwright Doric Wilson. Doric was a pioneer of his craft and was rightly celebrated by the gay and arts community in New York for giving gay people a voice in times when no one wanted to hear. His

This week’s performances of ‘Lorca is Dead’ in the Back Loft have been cancelled. Unfortunately the production company involved is not in a position to travel to Dublin as planned. We apologise for any inconvenience caused. Note that we have 10 other productions starting from Monday May 9th and these are unaffected by this change.

Don’t miss our Saturday matinée shows at 2:30pm & 4:30pm with all tickets just €10. Remember: today is your last chance to catch the week 1 shows with all performances ending on Saturday evening from 7:30pm. Saturday Matinees Bette / Cavett – Bette Davis’ last ever TV interview lovingly recreated Project Arts Centre @ 2:30pm

Don’t miss our excellent value Bank Holiday Monday matinee preview shows.  All tickets €10 available online or at the venues.   Sticks and Stones – Theatre@Outhouse Cloaked – The Back Loft Mysterious Skin – The Teacher’s Club       The Screw You Revue – Theatre@Outhouse Let’s Pretend We’re Having Coffee..  – Pantibar The Adventures of Buttboy and

We have 14 shows running every night for the 2 weeks of the Festival with some Sunday events too. It is perfectly possible to combine two shows in a single evening (or even 4 shows on a Saturday or Bank Holiday Mondy) although please note the running times and venue locations. Note that the venue

You can sign up to our Festival newsletters on our homepage to hear about exclusive special offers, previews and competitions. Have you missed out on our 2011 newsletters so far? Click here to view the archive. 2011 Festival Preview 2011 Women’s Programme Preview 2011 ‘Icons and Stars’ Preview 2011 Comedy Preview and more… Note: We

The Minister for Arts, Heritage and Gaeltacht Affairs, Jimmy Deenihan T.D., officially launched the Eighth Dublin International Theatre Festival at Copper Alley, Arlington Hotel Temple Bar. This year the festival hosts worldwide entertainment from Ireland, the United Kingdom, Australia, the USA, Canada and Venezuela in seven city-centre venues around Dublin. This unique festival runs from

The 8th IDGTF will be launched on Wednesday April 6th by the Minister for Arts, Heritage and Gaeltacht, Jimmy Deenihan T.D. Online booking and the full 2011 programme will be available online on Thursday April 7th. Keep checking our site for more details or sign up to our newsletter from our homepage.

Interested in being part for the Eight International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival? Want to work backstage, front of house, on PR, marketing, box office and a range of other areas? Want to be part of a major community event but not sure where your skills fit in? Interested in an intership opportunity to gain valuable

Join us for a fundraising Table Quiz on Wednesday February 2nd, Pantibar @ 8pm. Hosted by RTÉ‘s Aengus MacGrainna there will be a range of prizes and spot prizes on the night. To pre-book a table email quiz@gaytheatre.ie. Tables are €40 / €10 per person. If you want to come but don’t have a full

We are currently seeking volunteers for Festival 2011. For more details visit our volunteers’ section Rachel Volunteer Coordinator

The award-winning hit cabaret drama of IDGTF 2010 returns for one night only at the Olympia on Sunday February 6th. Tickets €25.  For more see http://www.ticketmaster.ie.

The deadline for 2011 Submissions has passed. A big thank you to everyone who submitted from Ireland & all over the world! The submissions are now being considered. If you are still interested in participating or submitted and did not hear anything please contact us at info@gaytheatre.ie

‘The Room’, the latest novel by Festival Patron Emma Donoghue has been short-listed for the 2010 Man Booker Prize. All at the International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival would like to congratulate the playwright and novelist on her well-deserved success. Two of Emma Donoghue’s plays have featured in the International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival – Don’t

Sad news has arrived from South Africa that Fiona Coyne has died suddenly.  Fiona was both a popular TV presenter and a talented playwright who incorporated the International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival as a theme in her wonderful comedy ‘Careful’ which was a great hit of our 2009 festival programme. Fiona was nominated for her

We are currently seeking submissions for the Eight International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival, May 2011.  Be part of the world’s largest celebration of gay theatre which takes place each May in Dublin city centre. For an introduction to the click here >> For criteria for inclusion in the programme click here >>

Festival 2010 came to a close with our annual Gala & Awards Night, this year at the Complex in Smithfield. Patrick Murray Award – Contribution to Irish Gay Theatre The Spirit of the Festival: Cast and crew of Billy Redden InterCultural Dialogue Award sponsored by Dublin City Council Nominees: Kimberly Dark Dykeotomy (USA) Hearts and