We are proud to present, under licence with 'The Agency (London) Ltd., a production which dramatises two of McGahern's short stories. The experience of loss and yearning forms the core of both of these plays staged in the Theatre@36 in the Teachers Club, Dublin. 'A Slip Up' concerns a couple who have given up their […]
This exciting talk by Val O'Donnell takes place as 'Dublin : One City One Book' ,sponsored by Dublin UNESCO City of Literature. The book selected this year is ECHOLAND by Joe Joyce. It's a thriller set in Dublin in June 1940 and was selected because of its broad appeal to City readers. Val's talk will focus on […]
To mark the end of the Shakespeare 400 anniversary a ‘Shakes Wake’ will take place in Teachers’ Club (room TBC) on Saturday, 22nd April, 7.30 p.m The evening will follow a similar format to last year’s Yeats evening and will again be co-ordinated by Mary Dowling and Mary Howard. Members will present a favourite piece from Shakespeare’s canon […]
The theme for the Rehearsed Readings this year is: DIRECTOR’S CHOICE COMEDIES and the season kicks off with Tom O'Brien's "Monday Night in a Country Town" Monday Night In A Country Town is a moving parody of Oirish rural drama. When the neighbour’s husband dies, Old Mikey decides it’s high time that his son took […]
Under licence from The Agency London, Dublin Shakespeare Society proudly present this amateur production of By the Bog of Cats Marina Carr Directed by Geraldine Maguire Download A4 Poster Cast Mary Conlon Brian Murray Ciara Cochrane Martin O Connor Niamh Delany Peter Prior Timothy Telford Louis O Byrne Willie Morrisson Eimear SimmsKit GerathyBreege Fahy Julianna […]
Please note: SEATING IS UNRESERVED Please attend early to ensure you are admitted. No late admissions.
Major Autumn Production Auditions for the Shakes Autumn production of Antony and Cleopatra to be directed by James M. O'Connor have commenced and a rehearsal schedule will soon be drawn up. The show will run from 13th November for one week and it is expected that rehearsals will commence in September And there are rehearsed readings […]
It's a mash up....jokes, haikus, songs, satire, sketches, poems and monologues. Come along and enjoy an evening of helter skelter fun! Featuring a cast of 17 : Dermot Byrne, Paul McCorry, James Shannon, Jackie Corrigan, Dermot Corrigan, Mary Dermody, Martin O'Connor, Mary Conlon, Conor Lynch, Ray Murray, Maureen Collender, Peter Richardson, Neil McCourt, Mark Mckenna, […]
God of Carnage (originally in French Le Dieu du carnage) is a play by Yasmina Reza. It is about two sets of parents, one of whose child has hurt the other at a public park, who meet to discuss the matter in a civilized manner. However, as the evening goes on, the parents become increasingly childish, resulting in the […]
Geraldine Fitzgerald will deliver a talk to members on the historical background to Antony and Cleopatra, followed by a Question and Answer Session and refreshments. This is part of the society’s ongoing literary programme. The talk promises to be extremely interesting and will be an excellent precursor to the forthcoming production of the play.
Our Autumn Production Antony and Cleopatra Directed by James O'Connor and Presented by The Dublin Shakespeare Society, this epic production takes on one of Shakespeare's greatest- and often overlooked- tragedies. With tales of love, war, and betrayal, we take a look at this historic conflict through the eyes of the soldiers and soothsayers, politicians and […]
Pronounced by W.B. Yeats to be "one of the most inspired chronicles written in English", a Rehearsed Reading of Castle Rackrent by Maria Edgeworth, a version adapted and directed by Róisín Mee.