http://www.dublinshakespearesociety.ie/video/Tempest%20Promo%202%20010419.mp4 “Our revels now are ended. These our actors, As I foretold you, were all spirits and Are melted into air, into thin air: And, like the baseless fabric of this vision, The cloud-capp’d towers, the gorgeous palaces, The solemn temples, the great globe itself, Yea, all which it inherit, shall dissolve And, like this […]
The Dublin Shakespeare Society is holding a fundraising hill-walk followed by a rehearsed reading of JM Synge’s ‘In the Shadow of the Glen’ in Glenmalure on Sunday 18th of August (weather permitting). The walk, to be led by Louis O’Byrne, will start at 12.00 noon and last approximately one hour. It will include part of […]
Cyrano de Bergerac is in possession of a cadet-position in the French Army, a poet’s soul and a very, very large nose. He is also in love with Roxane, but believes himself too ugly to be loved by her in turn. When the handsome but unpoetic new cadet Christian de Neuvillette himself falls for the […]
A very rough edited version of 'As you like it' on Zoom Dates for your diary Episode 1 Thur 19thNov – Audience (Door) Zoom open 7.30 (Zoom Door close 8.00) Episode 2 Thur 3rd Dec – Audience (Door) Zoom open 7.30 (Zoom Door close 8.00 Both Performances start at 8.00 ( Approx 1 hour duration […]
A very rough edited version of 'As you like it' on Zoom Date for your diary Episode 2 Thur 3rd Dec – Audience (Door) Zoom open 7.30 (Zoom Door close 8.00 Both Performances start at 8.00 ( Approx 1 hour duration each). Booking required at info@ dublinshakespearesociety.ie Due to the constraints of the "Zoom" meeting […]
A group of residents seize control of the roof of their apartment block in 1950s Madrid. It’s a national holiday and they are at leisure to enjoy the freedom of the open air, normally denied them by their caretaker. Over the course of the day, and in the freedom of the open air, they reveal […]
An evening of poetry along with a sprinkling of drama, all penned by Irish women writers presented via Zoom. Rhyme (Poetry): We have selected a range of poetry from Irish women poets that you may like to explore and find one that resonates in your heart. Play (Drama): While the evening will present mostly poetry, […]
Dublin Shakespeare Society will present two short one act radio plays by Chekhov at 7.30pm, Saturday 27 April. In “Smoking is bad for you”, the hen-pecked Ivan Ivanovich Nyukin has been persuaded to deliver a public lecture by his wife. He doesn’t manage to stay on the topic… Nyukin is played by Padraig Denihan […]
Dublin Shakespeare Society - Zoom performance of " A Midsummer Night's Dream" Episode 1 Wednesday 9th June 2021 Login @7:30pm Performance @ 8:00pm (Episode 2 Friday 25th June 2021) Co - Directors George Carroll & Brendan O'Daly Cast Bottom Padraig Denihan Demetrius/Fairy Barry O’Connor Egeus Peter Prior Helena/Snug Niamh O’Brien Rihannon Hermia Niamh Delaney […]
Dublin Shakespeare Society - Zoom performance of " A Midsummer Night's Dream" Episode 2 Friday 25th June 2021 Login @7:30pm Performance @ 8:00pm Co - Directors George Carroll & Brendan O'Daly Cast Bottom Padraig Denihan Demetrius/Fairy Barry O’Connor Egeus Peter Prior Helena/Snug Niamh O’Brien Rihannon Hermia Niamh Delaney Hippolyta/Fairy Brigid Sweeney Lysander/Fairy Kevin […]
Render Unto Caesar is a radio play written by the late Patrick J. Power. About the author Patrick J Power, a "Raheny veteran" was born in 1929 and he died in March of this year (2021) - just three days before his 92nd birthday. The renowned storyteller was originally from Roscommon where his father was […]
This Forum Theatre event comprised two short pieces devised over six weekly workshops with Shakes members. Forum Theater, one of the major techniques within Theatre of the Oppressed, allows spectators to collaborate in the experience by becoming ‘spect-actors’ (the audiences who participate in the actual performance). Through a moderator (Joker) and a group of actively […]