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.
When Marlow mistakes Kate's house for an inn and treats her father like and inn-keeper, things are not going to go smoothly for him. With her brother causing mischief, her father insulted and her mother plotting a marriage nobody wants, it's no wonder Kate has to stoop to conquer. She Stoops to Conquer combines elements of […]
SOLD OUT A celebration of over 50 years of music from Nobel laureate Bob Dylan, From Mr Tambourine to Adele's Feel My Love, Dublin Shakespeare Society sing a collection of hits and lesser known gems from Bob's extensive repertoire. The musical career of this complex character chronicles his personal life and the world he […]
Paul Maher will be directing his own translation of ‘The Capulet’s and Montague’s or Romeo and Juliet: The Comedy’. The play will be staged in the Hall of Teachers’ Club, Parnell Square from 18 to 21 April this year in a cabaret style production with live music and dance. This production is particularly exciting because • […]
The first of the rehearsed readings for the 2018-2019 season is The Weaver's Grave by Seumas O'Kelly adapted by Micheal O hAodha directed by Breege Fahy The cast MEEHAUL LYNSKY, an old Nailer, played by Philip Gleeson. CAHIR BOWES, an old stonebreaker, played by Dáithí O Broin. THE WIDOW, played by Mary Conlon. 1st GRAVEDIGGER, […]
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 […]
This classic Southern gothic story details a wounded yankee soldier in the American civil war, who takes refuge in a ladies boarding school. The girls immediately fall under the spell of this charming stranger. But soon his presence unleashes something dark and dangerous in all of them. 'The Beguiled' adapted by Ben Shockley from the novel by Thomas Cullinan. Directed by Hilary […]
Have you ever walked into a bar and seen these signs that say, “You don’t have to be mad to work here but it helps” and then you're greeted by the dullest, mind-numbingly boring bar staff? Here in Club Malfi madness is an essential requirement. "Whether we fall by ambition, blood or lust, Like diamonds […]
All Shakes Members and Friends, What Joyce did for Dublin, Patrick Kavanagh’s poetry did for the strong grey soil of Monaghan, revealing the unsentimental truth of rural Irish Life and the mystic claims land makes upon the heart. A special evening of to commemorate the work of that great poet Patrick Kavanagh will take place […]