The Shakes Autumn production will be Antony and Cleopatra to be directed by James M O’Connor. This will be James’ directorial debut for the Shakes and his production will be a first for the society as, according to our records, we have never staged it before! The first round of auditions for the production will be […]
Auditions for the Rehearsed Reading of ‘She Stoops to Conquer’ by Oliver Goldsmith, directed by Emma Hurley, will take place on Wednesday 13th December at 7pm in The Teachers’ Club, Parnell Square. Performance of the reading will be on Saturday 27th January at 7:30pm in The Teachers’ Club. If you are interested in auditioning, please […]
Competent, experienced instrumentalists (bass, keyboards, percussion) required for “house band” for The Capulets and The Montagues, our upcoming Spring Production. (See details HERE) Ideally, you should be able to read music or play by ear to a high standard. If interested, please submit brief musical CV to Eileen Sheridan elizsheridan@gmail. com and you will be contacted re […]
The story goes that a Dublin theatre proprietor by the name of Richard Daly made a bet that he could, within forty-eight hours, make a nonsense word known throughout the city, and that the public would supply a meaning for it. After a performance one evening, he gave his staff cards with the word ‘quiz’ written on them, and […]
Video by Mr. Steve Curran
Auditions for a rehearsed reading of “The Weaver’s Grave” adapted by Micheál Ó hAodha from the short story by Seumas O’Kelly, and directed by Breege Fahy, will be held next Wednesday 25th April @ 7.30pm in The Teachers’ Club. The performance of the reading will take place on Saturday 26th May. If you are interested […]
The Autumn Production will be: ‘THE MALFI’ THE DUCHESS OF MALFI REDUX (Loosely based on the tragedy ‘The Duchess of Malfi’ by John Webster) Club ‘Malfi’ is hiring. You don’t have to be crazy but it helps! Set sometime in the not too distant past, in the run down, late night MALFI […]
A series of three workshops that aim to introduce and develop actors to red nose clown, that will form the basis of the Shakes production of Cyrano in the Autumn of 2019. The workshops will also be used to adapt some sections of the play and will form the basis for the selection of the […]
The theme for our Rehearsed Reading this year is: “As You Like It” Relevant Dates for your diary Saturday January 18th 2020 Nannie’s Night Out by Sean O’Casey, directed by Eilish Kelly NIGHTLY AT 7:30PM No prior booking for rehearsed readings. Patrons are advised to arrive early to avoid disappointment.
This beautiful stained glass window, the property of the Dublin Shakespeare Society(DSS) will be installed in the Teachers’ Club in the next few months. It was originally thought to have been a Harry Clarke window but it was later determined that it came from the “Harry Clarke School”. It was mounted in the wall of […]
