As part of the Shake it Up! program we present a selection of sketches, poems and performance using techniques and themes associated with Samuel Beckett. Cast Peter Prior, Eoin O'Séaghdha, Dáithí O Broin Edward Clinton, Brigid Sweeney, Anne McManus, Noelle Timmons, Aoife Kelly, Deaglan Page, Aiden Judd, Geraldine Maguire Directors Geraldine Maguire and Dermot Corrigan […]
The Shakes Red Nose Clowns make a journey through Shakespeares Forest, using anything they can along the way!
The Irish aristocrat Violet Gibson, 5-foot-1 with long greying hair, at fifty was an unlikely assassin. On April 7, 1926 she shot Italian dictator Benito Mussolini. She was the only would be assassin to actually hit the great man, grazing his nose with her bullet. Nobody knows if Gibson acted alone. Her ultimate fate is hauntingly sad. Together the director, writers and actors will explore the character of Violet through a synergetic process culminating in performance presenting Violet through the different stages of her life. The Debutante. The Assassin. The Madwoman. Underscored by a soundtrack which unveils her state of mind.
Auditions~ Comedy of Errors. This comedy is one of Shakespeare’s earlier works.
A farcical romp, its humour is based largely on cases of mistaken identity and the resulting confusion which follows.
An ensemble piece, its main characters are a set of twins, both named Antipholus and their servants, both named Dromio, also twins.
Many years previously, Egeon and his wife Adriana were travelling by boat, when they became separated from each other during a storm. The play sees Egeon in search of his long-lost family.
The Irish aristocrat Violet Gibson, 5-foot-1 with long greying hair, at fifty was an unlikely assassin. On April 7, 1926 she shot Italian dictator Benito Mussolini. She was the only would be assassin to actually hit the great man, grazing his nose with her bullet. Nobody knows if Gibson acted alone. Her ultimate fate is hauntingly sad. Together the director, writers and actors will explore the character of Violet through a synergetic process culminating in performance presenting Violet through the different stages of her life. The Debutante. The Assassin. The Madwoman. Underscored by a soundtrack which unveils her state of mind.
"The Comedy of Errors" is a comedic play written by William Shakespeare in the early 1590s. It is one of Shakespeare's earliest works and is often regarded as his most farcical comedy. This production is the first live Shakespearean play to be produced by The Shakes since COVID-19. A real treat and not to be missed.
ALL SHOWS NOW SOLD OUT!!! Cast * AIDAN JUDD * HILARY BOYLE * IAN PRENDERGAST * * SIOBHAN MOONEY * MARTIN O'CONNOR * BRENDAN O'DALY * * BILLY MULLIGAN * CLAIRE CARROLL * CATHAL O'RIORDAN * * DÁITHÍ O BRION * NEIL SHARPSON * DARRAGH BARRON * SARAH BYRNE * * MARIA MONTELEONE * MARCOS […]
Auditions will be held to to fill the roles for the array of characters that populate The Winter's Tale, which will be performed in the hall of the Teachers' Club, 36 Parnell Square West, from Tuesday April 1st to Saturday April 5th (including a matinee on Sat 5th), directed by Tim Casey.
If you are interested, please bring along a Shakespeare monologue (it doesn't have to be long). Those with musical abilities, (singing, musical instruments or both) feel free to give us an example of your skill(s).
Auditions are open to members and non-members - however, if cast as a non-member you are obliged to join the society with annual membership fee at €35 general, €20 student.
<!-- --> €20 Concessions available €18 A jealous husband, a wronged wife, a friendship sundered. Watch in horror as the Sicilian ruler Leontes spins out of control, wreaking destruction on his family, his kingdom and on himself. Find much needed relief as you are transported through time to a bucolic Bohemia of song and […]
The Dublin Shakespeare Society Presents FLESH & FANTASY Two One Act Plays. Bobby Gould In Hell by David Mamet and 27 Wagons Full of Cotton by Tennessee Williams. 27th to 28th March 2026.
In this adaptation—written and directed by George Carroll for the The Dublin Shakespeare Society, Oscar Wilde’s Lord Arthur Savile's Crime follows the seemingly fortunate Lord Arthur, a young aristocrat on the brink of a perfect marriage, whose life is abruptly unsettled by a chilling prediction. At a high-society gathering, a palm reader reveals that Arthur is destined to commit a terrible crime. What begins as an amusing curiosity quickly takes hold of his mind, transforming his engagement and future into something shadowed by inevitability and dread.
A modern retelling of William Shakespeare's "Macbeth", set in Dublin's inner-city underworld. The ‘Vault’ is a rundown rave club — the meeting place for our characters. Macbeth and his wife Amelia are an ambitious couple part of a dysfunctional family. Spurred on by dark forces, they commit murder to seize control of the operation. As guilt, paranoia and violence take hold, their bond unravels with devastating consequences.