By the Bog of Cats Workshop

By the Bog of Cats – workshops

Geraldine Maguire will be directing ‘By the Bog of Cats’ by Marina Carr to be performed in The Teacher’s club from Monday 12th June 2017 to Saturday 17th June.

In anticipation two Workshops will be held in The Teacher’s Club

By the Bog of Cats Workshop

By The Bog of Cats – Workshop Auditions

Actors’ and Directors’ Workshop Geraldine Maguire will be directing ‘By the Bog of Cats’ by Marina Carr to be performed in The Teacher’s club from Monday 12th June 2017 to Saturday 17th June. In anticipation: Two Workshops will be held in The Teacher’s Club as follows: 10am to 3pm, Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th February […]

Staging McGahern 2017

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 […]

By the Bog of Cats Workshop

By the Bog of Cats Auditions

Geraldine Maguire will be holding auditions for the Shakes’ summer production of ‘By the Bog of Cats‘ by Marina Carr. The dates and times for the auditions are as follows: Monday 13th March, 7:30pm Tuesday 14th March, 7:30pm Monday 20th March, 7:30pm Tuesday 21st March, 7:30pm Venue: Teachers’ Club, 36, Parnell Square (West) The production […]

Coming soon from Dublin Shakespeare Society

Planned Events

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 […]

Monday Night in a Country Town

Monday Night in a Country Town

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 […]

Dr Emilie Pine Special Guest

Bog of Cats – Special Guest

Wonderful news to add to this thrilling production: There will be a post show discussion of ‘By the Bog of Cats…’ on Wednesday 14th June, facilitated by Louis Byrne. Our special guest Dr Emilie Pine, Lecturer/Assistant Professor, School Of English, Drama & Film, University College Dublin will comment on the production which will then lead in to a […]

By the Bog of Cats

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 The scorn of Hester Swayne, a woman abandoned once and discarded later, threatens a whole community as she awaits her mother’s return to the Bog […]

DDS Orton Jim Martini

Entertaining Mr. Orton

Please note: SEATING IS UNRESERVED Please attend early to ensure you are admitted. No late admissions.

DSS Autumn Production

Shakes Autumn Production

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 […]