Pavilion Theatre Summer 2026 Brochure

SUMMER

2026

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Summer 2026 Wed 3 Jun

May Mon 4 May Tue 5 May Thu 7 May Fri 8 May

The Secret Agent Lúnasa Ciseach Power To the People: John & Yoko Live in NYC Take 2: Ease on Down The Road Midwinter Break Cally Beaton My Leonard Cohen

Sat 9 & Sun 10 May Mon 11 May Tue 12 May Wed 13 & Thu 14 May Fri 15 May Tom Waits for No Man Sat 16 May Junior Brother Sun 17 May Pulman and Stilgoe:

Hooray for Hollywood Mon 18 May Sirat Tue 19 May Nora Brown &

Stephanie Coleman Fri 22 May Mary Coughlan Sat 23 May Lyngo Theatre: HAY! Sat 23 May Ardal O’Hanlon Sun 24 May Belle Chen Mon 25 May My Father’s Shadow Thu 28 May Tony Cantwell Fri 29 May Celine Byrne Sat 30 & Dizzyfeet: Razzle Dazzle Sun 31 May

Sun 31 May National Theatre Live: All My Sons by Arthur Miller

June Mon 1 Jun Tue 2 Jun

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COLOUR GUIDE

Sound of Falling Briana Corrigan

THEATRE

MUSIC

DANCE

Arclight Theatre Company: Beauty and the Beast The Classic Beatles

Thu 4 & Fri 5 Jun Sun 7 Jun Seán Ronayne: Untold Sounds Sat 6 Jun Dance the Day Away

with Hannah May Mon 8 Jun If I Had Legs I’d Kick You Tue 9 Jun Vladimir Jablokov Wed 10 Jun Finghin Collins Thu 11 Jun Stop Making Sense Fri 12 & Eric Bibb Sat 13 Jun Sun 14 Jun The Story of The Cure Sun 14 Jun Exhibition on Screen: Frida Kahlo Mon 15 Jun All That’s Left of You Tue 16 Jun Strolling Through Ulysses Wed 17 Jun Poppy Ackroyd Thu 18 Jun Dance the Day Away with Hannah May Fri 19 Jun Leslie & Flo: Natural Women Sat 20 Jun Enya Martin Sun 21 Jun Aurora in Concert Mon 22 Jun The President’s Cake Tues 23 Bog Witch by Bryony Wed 24 Jun Kimmings Thu 25 Jun David O’Doherty Fri 26 My Real Life by Eoin Sat 27 Jun Colfer Sun 28 Jun Seán Ronayne: Untold Sounds Tue 30 Jun The Lion Inside Thu 2 Jul Tue 30 Jun Exhibition on Screen: Turner & Constable

CINEMA

LITERARY

COMEDY

Calendar of Events Fri 4 & Sat 5 Sep Sun 6 Sep

July Wed 1 Jul

National Theatre Live: The Audience Aoife Dunne David O’Doherty Donovan

Thu 2 Jul Fri 3 Jul Sat 4 & Sun 5 Jul Mon 6 Jul Tue 7 Fri 10 Jul Tue 7 Jul Wed 8 Jul Thu 9 Jul Fri 10 Jul Sat 11 Jul Mon 13 Jul Tue 14 Jul Wed 15 Jul

Thu 16 Sun 19 Jul Mon 20 Jul Wed 22 Sun 26 Jul

Two Prosecutors The Tiger Who Came to Tea Exhibition on Screen: Frida Kahlo A Quiet Love EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert David Nihill David O’Doherty Twinless It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley National Theatre Live: The Playboy of the Western World The Homecoming of Joseph Grace

by Deirdre Kinahan La Grazia Fishamble: For Dolores

by Eva O’Connor

Autumn/Winter 2026 Thu 27 Aug Sun 30 Aug Tue 1 Sep Wed 2 Sep

TALKS

COMMUNITY

Julia Donaldson’s Tales from Acorn Wood John Spillane Wallis Bird

FAMILY/SCHOOLS

Wed 9 Sun 13 Sep Thu 17 Sep

Fri 25 Sun 27 Sep Wed 30 Sep Sun 11 Oct Wed 14 Sun 18 Oct Tue 20 & Wed 21 Oct Thu 22 Oct Tue 27 Oct Wed 28 Oct Sat 31 Oct Sun 1 Nov Tue 3 Nov Wed 4 Nov Thu 5 Nov Sun 15 Nov Thu 19 Nov Sat 28 Nov & Sat 5 Dec Sun 29 Nov Sat 12 Dec

OFFSITE

Jarlath Regan Aindrias de Staic: By the Light of the Silvery Moon Dún Laoghaire Folk Festival 2026 Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh, Pauline Scanlon, Tom Morrow & John Doyle Opera Collective Ireland: Mansfield Park Dublin Theatre Festival: REFUGE by Deirdre Kinahan Decadent Theatre Company: NUALA

by Hugo Hamilton Shawn Colvin Bill Laurance Daoirí Farrell Trio Martin Taylor Solve-Along-A-MurderShe-Wrote Kristin Hersh Unreconciled Claire Martin & Jim Mullen Group Andy Irvine & Quilty Desnuda Flamenco Sinéad Culbert An Evening with Fiachna Ó Braonáin, Tom Dunne & Alan Connor Andy Fairweather Low & the Low Riders Iarla Ó Lionáird with Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh & Cormac McCarthy

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Photo: Sus Blanco

Launched in July 2025, Pavilion Pulse Award supports daring ideas and champions work that has its finger on the pulse of today. Last year, there were 30 awardees working in theatre, music, dance, live podcasting, family and multidisciplinary work, based across all four provinces.

With the kind support of the Arts Council, a total of €70,000 in funding was used to develop ambitious new projects which we have been delighted to support.

So far, the artists have been writing scripts, hosting rehearsed readings, demoing songs, crafting pitches and even beginning rehearsals towards shows.They’ve also made use of our beautiful upstairs Gallery space to work on these projects. In January 2026, we hosted our first Pulse Gathering (photo above) for these artists to connect and share about their work over coffee and treats. Further Gatherings are planned for later this year.

Pavilion Pulse Award applications will open again in 2026. Whether you want to get your project rehearsal-ready, dive deeper into development or spark something entirely new, we’re looking for visionary, urgent projects that need to be developed now. Our website and social media channels are the best place to stay updated, and to find out more about the 2025/26 Pulse artists.

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First launched in 2015, Pavilion Patron Donation Award is a performance-based award that co-commissions and co-produces ambitious main stage works by established artists and organisations. The award is for both new work and revivals. We welcome unique offerings, collaborations and, ultimately, great art to engage with a wide audience.

In 2025, 10 awardees working across theatre, music and dance in all four provinces shared in a total fund of €140,000. These projects were selected from a highly competitive pool of nearly 60 applications, reflecting the exceptional quality and ambition of artists working today. We are proud to support these artists as they bring their work to life.

Pavilion Patron Donation Awardees 2025: 15th Oak, CoisCéim, Cormac Begley, Dead Centre, Decadent Theatre Company, Deirdre Kinahan, Fishamble: The New Play Company, Foggy Notions, Front and Centre, SkelpieLimmer Productions & An Grianán Theatre, Rosa Productions.

This is only possible because of you. Patron Donation Award is entirely funded through the generosity of Pavilion Theatre’s supporters. Every donation no matter the size directly enables artists to create, collaborate and present new work on our stage and beyond. When booking tickets online, you will have the option to add a donation at checkout. You can also donate at any time by visiting our Patron Donation Fund page. Your contribution goes directly towards future awards, helping sustain and grow Ireland’s vibrant arts community.

You can find out more about the artists and their projects on our website, including The House Must Win by Mick Flannery (April 2026), The Homecoming of Joseph Grace by Deirdre Kinahan (July 2026), Dún Laoghaire Folk Festival (September 2026) and NUALA by Hugo Hamilton (October 2026). Applications will open again in 2026; keep an eye on our website and social media channels to stay updated.

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MONDAY NIGHT CINEMA PRESENTS

Love film? Get a great deal with our MONDAY NIGHT CINEMA SEASON TICKET

MONDAY

For just €114 (incl. booking fee), this season ticket guarantees you entry to 12 weeks of Monday Night Cinema this season. That’s just €8.50 per film! For more information or to buy your season ticket, visit paviliontheatre.ie or call us on (01) 231 2929

NIGHT CINEMA

The Secret Agent

Please Note: season ticket available to purchase until Mon 18 May. Special screenings not included in season ticket. All screenings are subject to licence/change.

Mon 4 May, 4pm* & 7.30pm (note earlier start times)

(O Agente Secreto)

€10/9 (+ booking fee) | Season Ticket Available

4 Nominations incl. Best Picture, Oscars 2026

Portuguese | Cert: 15A | 2025 | 161mins

★★★★★ “Thrilling, bravura filmmaking” The Guardian

Featuring an outstanding, Oscar-nominated performance from lead Wagner Moura (I’m Still Here), this latest drama from veteran director Mendonça Filho (Aquarius, Bacurau) is a tense, vibrant thriller. Brazil 1977. Former university professor Marcelo is on the run from the country’s harsh military dictatorship. A resistance group puts him up in a Recife safehouse, but danger is never far away…

WITH SPECIAL THANKS TO DÚN LAOGHAIRE RATHDOWN COUNTY COUNCIL

Midwinter Break

Mon 11 May, 5pm* & 8pm

★★★★★ “Barnstorming drama” The Guardian ★★★★ “Grown-up storytelling” RTÉ

€10/9 (+ booking fee) | Season Ticket Available English | Cert: 12A | 2026 | 90mins

A city break to Amsterdam becomes a reckoning for a Northern Irish couple as they are forced to confront the past and the contradictions at the heart of their marriage.

Based on the novel by Bernard MacLaverty and led by two masterly performances from Ciarán Hinds (Belfast) and Lesley Manville (Phantom Thread), Midwinter Break is a moving drama about the unspoken rifts in long relationships.

Sirât

★★★★★ “Tense, original and extraordinary”

The Irish Times Best Sound & Best International Feature Nominee, Oscars 2026

Mon 18 May, 5pm* & 8pm €10/9 (+ booking fee) | Season Ticket Available Spanish, French, English, Arabic | Cert: 15A | 2025 | 114mins

When Luis arrives at an illegal desert rave in Morrocco searching for his missing daughter, he and his preteen son embark on a journey that will change their lives forever.

Galician director Oliver Laxe (Fire Will Come) has created a gripping, visceral thriller, a future cult classic which must be seen on the big screen for a truly immersive and visionary cinema experience.

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*Includes Open Captions for d/Deaf and hard-of-hearing audiences, displaying subtitled dialogue and other information not conveyed in speech.

Monday Night Cinema – Season Ticket Available

My Father’s Shadow

Mon 25 May, 5pm* & 8pm

★★★★ “Rich, heartfelt” The Guardian Outstanding British Debut, BAFTA Awards 2026

€10/9 (+ booking fee) | Season Ticket Available English & Yoruba | Cert: 12A | 2025 | 94mins

Drawing on his own experiences and co-written with his brother, Akinola Davies Jr.’s debut feature explores loss, memory, and identity. When their absent father unexpectedly returns, young brothers Remi and Akin join him on a trip to Lagos. What begins as excitement becomes a journey of discovery, deepening their bond and exposing them to Nigeria’s political unrest.

Sound of Falling

Mon 1 Jun, 4.30pm* (note earlier start time) & 8pm

(In die Sonne schauen)

€10/9 (+ booking fee) | Season Ticket Available

Palme d’Or Nominee, Cannes Film Festival 2025

German | Cert: 16 | 2025 | 155mins

★★★★★ “Breathtaking” The Times

Sound of Falling documents the lives of four girls linked to a farmhouse in Germany across the 20th Century and into the 21st. Director Mascha Schilinski elegantly weaves together disparate characters and eras of modern history into a work that is part ghost story, part intergenerational epic.

Told with impeccable craft and overflowing with an eerie atmosphere, Sound of Falling is ambitious and distinctive.

Content advisory: Strong sex, nudity, violence and mature themes. Scenes relating to suicide.

If I Had Legs I’d Kick You

Mon 8 Jun, 5pm* & 8pm

★★★★ “Breathless psychodrama” The Irish Times

€10/9 (+ booking fee) | Season Ticket Available

Best Actress Nominee, Oscars 2026

English | Cert: 15A | 2025 | 113mins

With her life crashing down around her, Linda (Rose Byrne, Bridesmaids) attempts to navigate her child’s mysterious illness, her absent husband, a missing person, and an increasingly hostile relationship with her therapist (Conan O’Brien). Sharply funny and deeply resonant, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You is an electrifying drama from filmmaker Mary Bronstein, anchored by a mesmerising central performance.

All That’s Left of You (‫)اللي باقي من‬

Mon 15 Jun, 4.45pm* (note earlier start time) & 8pm

Best Film Nom. Film Independent Spirit Awards 2026

Arabic, English, Hebrew | Cert: Club | 2025 | 146mins

★★★★ “Deeply moving” The Guardian

€10/9 (+ booking fee) | Season Ticket Available

In the Occupied West Bank of the 1980s, Palestinian teenager Noor is swept into a protest that changes the course of his family’s life. His mother, Hanan, shares the story that led to that fateful moment… Cherien Dabis (Only Murders in the Building, Ozark) directs and stars in this deeply moving epic chronicling the loves, hopes, losses and traumas of a Palestinian family over seven decades.

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Monday Night Cinema – Season Ticket Available

The President’s Cake (‫)مملكة القص‬

Mon 22 Jun, 5pm* & 8pm €10/9 (+ booking fee) | Season Ticket Available

★★★★ “Terrific charm and sweetness” The Guardian Caméra d’Or & Audience Award, Cannes Film Festival 2025 Info: Arabic | Cert: 12A | 2025 | 105mins

Hasan Hadi’s assured debut follows nine-year-old Lamia, chosen by lottery to bake a birthday cake for Saddam Hussein during 1990s Iraq, where sanctions have brought hunger and hardship. With her grandmother and pet rooster, she travels from their remote village to the city to source ingredients. Blending child’s-eye humour with quiet sorrow, The President’s Cake is a poignant, bittersweet portrait of life under oppression.

The Stranger (L’étranger)

★★★★★ “Superbly realised” The Guardian Best Supporting Actor, César Awards 2026

Mon 29 Jun, 5pm & 8pm €10/9 (+ booking fee) | Season Ticket Available French | Cert: Club | 2025 | 122mins

The latest film from acclaimed French director François Ozon (Summer of 85, Frantz) is a faithful adaptation of Albert Camus’ iconic novel, in which an unassuming young man kills an Arab acquaintance in 1930’s Algiers. Shot in pristine black and white, The Stranger picked up the Best Film, Best Actor and Best Cinematography prizes at France’s recent Lumière Awards.

Two Prosecutors

Mon 6 Jul, 5pm & 8pm

(Zwei Staatsanwälte)

€10/9 (+ booking fee) | Season Ticket Available

Palme d’Or Nominee, Cannes Film Festival 2025

Russian, Ukrainian, English | Cert: Club | 2025 | 118mins

★★★★★ “Haunting… gripping” The Guardian

The latest film from the great Ukrainian director Sergei Loznitsa (My Joy) is a scalpel-precise tale of the horrors of totalitarian bureaucracy. Soviet Union, 1937, the height of Stalin’s Great Terror. A letter from a falsely accused prisoner of the regime is smuggled out and lands on the desk of the newly appointed local prosecutor, Kornyev. He decides to investigate but encounters obstacles at every turn…

Twinless

★★★★★ ““Complex and hilarious” The Irish Times

Best Actor, Sundance Film Festival 2025

Mon 13 Jul, 5pm* & 8pm €10/9 (+ booking fee) | Season Ticket Available English | Cert: 15A | 2025 | 100mins

After meeting in a twin bereavement support group, Roman (Dylan O’Brien) and Dennis (James Sweeney) develop an unlikely bromance as they both search for solace and an identity without their better halves. They become inseparable, but old wounds soon reopen. Lauren Graham (Gilmore Girls) and Aisling Franciosi (The Nightingale) also star in this stirring, original dark comedy from director James Sweeney.

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Monday Night Cinema – Season Ticket Available

La Grazia

Mon 20 Jul, 5pm* & 8pm €10/9 (+ booking fee) | Season Ticket Available

★★★★★ “Compelling” The Irish Times 7 Wins incl. Best Actor, Venice Film Festival 2025 A FILM BY

THE AWARD-WINNING DIRECTOR OF THE GREAT BEAUTY AND THE HAND OF GOD

La Grazia

PAOLO SORRENTINO

Italian | Cert: 12A | 2025 | 132mins

From Oscar and BAFTA–winning filmmaker Paolo Sorrentino (The Great Beauty), La Grazia is a sweeping exploration of love, duty, and personal freedom. Toni Servillo stars as Italy’s outgoing president, Mariano De Santis, navigating moral and personal crossroads with the help of his confidante and daughter, Dorotea. With Sorrentino’s signature poetic vision and an evocative soundtrack, this is a heartfelt masterwork.

TONI SERVILLO ANNA FERZETTI

A president. A pardon. A legacy.

“STYLISH, RUMINATIVE AND ENIGMATIC”

“PAOLO SORRENTINO IS ON IRRESISTIBLE FORM”

“SORRENTINO HAS MADE SOME BEAUTIES IN HIS CAREER. THIS IS ONE OF HIS BEST”

“TONI SERVILLO IS MAGNIFICENT”

THE GUARDIAN

THE TIMES

THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER

DEADLINE

IN CINEMAS

MARCH 20

MUBI FREMANTLE PIPERFILM THE APARTMENT AND NUMERO 10 PRESENT “LA GRAZIA” A FILM BY PAOLO SORRENTINO STARRING TONI SERVILLO ANNA FERZETTI ORLANDO CINQUE MASSIMO VENTURIELLO MILVIA MARIGLIANO GIUSEPPE GAIANI GIOVANNA GUIDA ALESSIA GIULIANI ROBERTO ZIBETTI VASCO MIRANDOLA COSIMO “GUÈ” FINI SHABLO PHOTOGRAPHY DARIA D'ANTONIO (CCS, AFC) EDITING CRISTIANO TRAVAGLIOLI (A.M.C.) LINE PRODUCER CRISTINA TACCHINO CASTING ANNA MARIA SAMBUCCO U.I.C.D MASSIMO APPOLLONI U.I.C.D 1ST AD EDOARDO F. MARINI SOUND EMANUELE CECERE MIRKO PERRI GIULIO PREVI MICHELE MAZZUCCO GIULIO MARIA SERENO PRODUCED BY THE APARTMENT IN ASSOCIATION WITH NUMERO 10 IN ASSOCIATION WITH PIPERFILM INTERNATIONAL SALES THE MATCH FACTORY MUBI’S EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS EFE CAKAREL JASON ROPELL MICHAEL WEBER PRODUCED BY MASSIMILIANO ORFEI LUISA BORELLA AND DAVIDE NOVELLI FOR PIPERFILM PRODUCED BY ANDREA SCROSATI FOR FREMANTLE PRODUCED BY ANNAMARIA MORELLI PAOLO SORRENTINO WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY PAOLO SORRENTINO

MATINÉE LISTINGS

Do you prefer an earlier performance? We’ve got a great selection of matinées this season to brighten up your afternoons.

Pulman & Stilgoe: Hooray for Hollywood! with Liza Pulman of Fascinating Aïda & Joe Stilgoe

Once Off Productions

CINEMA MUSIC & MUSIC

Sun 17 May, 2.30pm €32 (+ booking fee) See page 14 for more information

LITERARY LITERARY & MUSIC

Fishamble & Staatstheater Mainz THEATRE

Sat 27 Jun, 2.30pm €28 (+ booking fee) See page 27 for more information

REFUGE by Deirdre Kinahan as part of Dublin Theatre Festival 2026

THEATRE

Sat 3 & 10 Oct, 2.30pm | Sun 4 & 11 Oct, 4pm €39 (+ booking fee) See page 42 for more information

Decadent Theatre Company

The Headline Agency

Sun 5 Jul, 3pm €38.50 (+ booking fee) See page 30 for more information

By the Light of the Silvery Moon

Sun 6 Sep, 3pm €26 (+ booking fee) See page 37 for more information

Four Rivers

Donovan

THEATRE

Aindrias de Staic TALKS & MUSIC

Sun 14 Jun, 2pm €23 (+ booking fee) See page 20 for more information

Starring Garret Lombard

For Dolores by Eva O’Connor

Sat 25 Jul 2.30pm & Sun 26 Jul, 4pm €34 (+ booking fee) See page 34 for more information

The Story of the Cure

My Real Life by Eoin Colfer

THEATRE

Fishamble: The New Play Company TALKS & LITERARY

Sun 7 & Sun 28 Jun, 2.30pm €25 (+ booking fee) See page 18 for more information

Simon Price in conversation with Paul McDermott

by Deirdre Kinahan

Sat 18 Jul 2.30pm & Sun 19 Jul, 4pm €30/28 (+ booking fee) See page 33 for more information

Seán Ronayne Untold Sounds

The Homecoming of Joseph Grace

MUSIC

NUALA by Hugo Hamilton

THEATRE

Sat 17 Oct, 2.30pm | Sun 18 Oct, 4pm €27 (+ booking fee) See page 43 for more information

*Includes Open Captions for d/Deaf and hard-of-hearing audiences, displaying subtitled dialogue and other information not conveyed in speech.

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EVENT CINEMA & SPECIAL SCREENINGS

In addition to our regular Monday Night Cinema, we also have a variety of special screenings and event cinema from the worlds of theatre, musicals, opera, ballet and art…

Concert Screening

Documentary Screening

Power to the People: John & Yoko Live in NYC

A Quiet Love

Fri 8 May, 8pm €16/14 (+ booking fee)

Wed 8 Jul, 8pm €13/11 (+ booking fee)

National Theatre Live: Encore

Concert Screening

All My Sons by Arthur Miller

EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert

Starring Bryan Cranston

Sun 31 May, 7.30pm €16/14 (+ booking fee)

Thu 9 Jul, 8pm €13/11 (+ booking fee)

Concert Screening

Documentary Screening

Stop Making Sense

It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley

40th Anniversary Restoration

Thu 11 Jun, 8pm €13/11 (+ booking fee)

Exhibition on Screen

Frida Kahlo Sun 14 Jun, 7pm & Tue 7 Jul, 8pm €13/11 (+ booking fee)

Exhibition on Screen

Turner & Constable Tue 30 Jun, 8pm €13/11 (+ booking fee)

National Theatre Live: Encore

The Audience Starring Helen Mirren

Wed 1 Jul, 7pm €16/14 (+ booking fee)

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Tue 14 Jul, 8pm €13/11 (+ booking fee)

National Theatre Live: Encore

The Playboy of the Western World

by JM Synge

Wed 15 Jul, 7.30pm €16/14 (+ booking fee)

Interactive Halloween Screening

Solve-Along-AMurder-SheWrote Sat 31 Oct, 2.30pm & 8pm €25 (+ booking fee)

Lúnasa Tue 5 May, 8pm | €34 (+ booking fee)

MUSIC

Named for an ancient Celtic harvest festival in honour of the Irish god Lugh, Lúnasa was formed in 1997. Their complex arrangements and unique sound have reshaped the boundaries of traditional music selling over a quarter of a million records, performing over 2,500 shows across 36 countries and winning multiple awards.

Their current lineup features Waterboys bassist Trevor Hutchinson, piper Cillian Vallely (Riverdance), flute player Kevin Crawford (Moving Cloud), fiddler Sean Smyth (of Dónal Lunny’s legendary Coolfin), accordionist Alan Kelly, fiddler Colin Farrell and guitarist Ed Boyd (Flook, Cara Dillon).

“Lúnasa have catapulted both themselves and the music onto another plane where creative juices reign supreme” The Irish Times “Lúnasa reigns as the new Celtic royalty” Boston Herald

Catherine Young Dance

Ciseach: An Embodied Manifesto

DANCE

Presented by Dublin Dance Festival & Pavilion Theatre in association with Backstage Theatre

Thu 7 May, 8pm | €25/23 (+ booking fee) Approx. Duration: 60mins (no interval)

We are in shambles.

Ciseach is a pulsating contemporary incantation weaving together a tapestry of dance, rhythm, live music and voice that seeks to rekindle our broken relationship with the land. Ciseach looks to the body, to the collective, in search of a new path as the ground beneath us yields. This stirring new work by Catherine Young Dance is an embodied manifesto – urging us to re-member, to re-connect with our past, with nature and with each other. Like Floating on a Dead Sea and State of Exception, Ciseach takes on the challenging stories of our time to deliver a thought-provoking experience that echoes long after the curtain draws.

“The dance is impressive and well choreographed... The live music really lifts the production to another level... A beautiful combination of sound and movement” No More Workhorse

Photo: Patricio Cassinoni

“The Kerry-based choreographer has bushwhacked an individual route to create inclusive, socially engaged works that give voice to those on the margins of society” The Irish Times [on Catherine Young] 11

Gag Reflex in association with Intertalent Comedy Ltd

Cally Beaton

COMEDY

Namaste Motherf*ckers Tue 12 May, 8pm | €26 (+ booking fee)

The new show from Sunday Times bestselling author and comedian Cally Beaton (QI, Live at the Apollo) - a quick-witted, unexpected and unapologetic insight into life in midlife.

Combining Cally’s comedic and storytelling prowess with extracts from her provocative, stereotype-busting book of the same name, the show has at its heart her own story of radical reinvention – taking her from meetings in boardrooms to treading the boards.

Includes a Q&A and meet-and-greet with Cally (Jeff the wonder-dog may even be there too). ★★★★ “Sprightly wit and considerable storytelling prowess” The Scotsman ★★★★ “Original and clever” The Arts Desk

“Exciting and hilarious talent… she’s got it” Time Out “Gripping, perceptive and uplifting” Chortle

Photo: Natasha Pszenicki

Pavilion Theatre presents

Junior Brother Sat 16 May, 8pm | €26 (+ booking fee)

MUSIC

Carefully pushing the boundaries of what modern Irish folk can look and sound like, Ronan Kealy, alias Junior Brother, is an idiosyncratic, challenging, and richly lyrical singer-songwriter from Co. Kerry.

He returns to Pavilion Theatre for an intimate performance celebrating his Choice Music Prizenominated third album album The End. Blending raw traditional textures with spectral, otherworldly elements, the album channels the uncanny folklore of Ireland’s Fairy Forts to mirror the disorientation of contemporary life. Driven by acclaimed singles including Take Guilt, Small Violence, and Old Bell, The End marks a defining, fearless step in Junior Brother’s artistry.

Expect a mesmerising live experience where instinct, folklore, and modern chaos collide; a journey through darkness, illumination, and the search for a way home.

“Unlike anything else, anywhere – stretching traditional Irish instruments into the beyond” Hot Press “Junior Brother’s songs are the real deal” The Irish Times

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Concert Screening

Power to the People: John & Yoko Live in NYC Fri 8 May, 8pm | €16/14 (+ booking fee) Duration: 81mins

CINEMA COMEDY & MUSIC

Experience two massive live shows by John Lennon & Yoko Ono at Madison Square Garden, New York City on 30 August 1972, newly restored, re-edited and remixed by the Lennons’ seven-time Grammywinning team. Plastic Ono Band with Elephant’s Memory performed these now-legendary concerts, raising millions for children with intellectual and developmental disabilities. They were the only full-length concerts John Lennon (with Yoko Ono) performed after leaving the Beatles, featuring hits like Come Together, Instant Karma! and Imagine plus special guests like Stevie Wonder.

Act One

My Leonard Cohen

MUSIC

Performed by Stewart D’Arrietta & his band Wed 13 & Thu 14 May, 8pm | €34 (+ booking fee) Following a sold-out 2024 show, Stewart D’Arrietta

returns to Pavilion Theatre with his rousing celebration of Leonard Cohen’s greatest music, poetry and life stories. D’Arrietta and his worldclass band deliver bold, imaginative arrangements powered by his raw vocals, playing to packed rooms at Sydney Opera House and Edinburgh Fringe, among others. Expect classics like Tower of Song, I’m Your Man and Hallelujah, plus new 2026 additions including In My Secret Life, Closing Time and The Future.

“A show not just for Cohen lovers, but for anyone with a true love of music, theatre and great musicianship” Stage Whispers ★★★★★ Fringe Review Act One

Tom Waits for No Man

MUSIC

Stewart D’Arrietta performs the songs of Tom Waits Fri 15 May, 8pm | €34 (+ booking fee)

Tom Waits wrote of the poor, the punks and the lost, but also crafted love songs that could shatter Cupid’s bow. Stewart D’Arrietta and his hand-picked band journey through this terrain of tenderness, terror and raw pathos, drawing on a two-decade relationship with Waits’ music. Named one of the 10 best shows at Edinburgh Fringe by the Sunday Times, D’Arrietta’s gravel-voiced sensitivity illuminates iconic songs like Invitation to the Blues, Martha and Tom Traubert’s Blues. ★★★★★ “The king of whiskey, smoke & late nights… exceptional” Broadway World 13

Highfield Productions

Pulman & Stilgoe: Hooray for Hollywood!

MUSIC

with Liza Pulman of Fascinating Aïda & Joe Stilgoe Sun 17 May, 2.30pm | €32 (+ booking fee) Approx. Duration: 130mins (incl. interval)

From The Wizard of Oz to Wicked, West Side Story to La La Land, and many more, Liza Pulman (Fascinating Aïda) and Joe Stilgoe (The Horne Section) bring some of the greatest movie-musical songs to life on the stage. The Hollywood musical feels like it’s been with us forever. Starting with The Jazz Singer in 1927, almost 100 years later audiences are still flocking to the box office to watch the big screen come alive with singing, dancing, comedy and romance. Pulman and Stilgoe’s combined love and exhaustive movie knowledge is on technicolour display here as they return to Dún Laoghaire with a brand-new show. No big screen, only big talents, great harmonies and lots of music and laughter. So, bring your popcorn as they bring you the magic of the movie musicals. ★★★★★ “Slick chemistry... sprinkled with sumptuous

harmonies” Theatre Weekly ★★★★ “Joe Stilgoe and Liza Pulman are show business royalty” LondonTheatre1 Singular Artists

Nora Brown & Stephanie Coleman Tue 19 May, 8pm | €25 (+ booking fee)

MUSIC

First brought together by Brooklyn’s tightknit old-time music community in 2017, Nora Brown and Stephanie Coleman share a rich musical partnership that belies their 20-year age difference. Nora is a banjo player, and has released 4 albums on Brooklyn based Jalopy Records.

Stephanie is a master old-time fiddler, having recorded and toured internationally over the last two decades. Nora and Stephanie first entered the studio together in 2019, and have since taken the show on the road. Most recently they performed together as a duo on NPR’s Tiny Desk and have released a new duo EP called Lady of the Lake.

“Exquisite banjo instrumentals” The New Yorker “[A] banjo prodigy” Songlines [on Brown] “Nora Brown is something of a sensation in the American traditional music world” Lonesome Highway “They play with consistent flair and an audible mastery of their instruments” KLOF “If you don’t know Nora Brown, your world is about to change” Robert Plant

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Lifeforce Artists by arrangement with MPI Artists

Mary Coughlan (SOLD OUT) Fri 22 May, 8pm | €32 (+ booking fee)

MUSIC

Mary Coughlan, often hailed as one of Ireland’s greatest female vocalists, stands proudly among the world’s finest jazz singers. Blending husky, whiskey-tinged vocals with the wit of Billie Holiday and the raw blues lineage of Bessie Smith, she delivers songs with an unmistakable Irish drawlsceptical, rueful, and ardent. For 40 years, she has created fearless, deeply personal and universal music about love and longing. Celebrate four decades since her debut Tired and Emotional with this iconic, uncompromising artist.

Join the waiting list on our website.

Lyngo Theatre

HAY!

Sat 23 May, 12pm & 2.30pm €12 (+ booking fee) | Family €44 (+ booking fee) Approx. Duration: 50mins (no interval) Age Guidance: 3yrs+

FAMILY

A story about growing up and discovering how to live your dreams, spread your wings and fly like the birds, from CBeebies’ Patrick Lynch (The Little Prince). “HAY!” is the only word in the show, but it means so much: the stuffing in Farmer Geenie’s scarecrow, the sound she makes when he comes to life, and his first word when he sees all the natural wonders of the world. Filled with puppetry, clowning, song and dance, HAY! is perfect for a younger age-group who will be giggling all the way through.

Storied Management

Ardal O’Hanlon

COMEDY

Not Himself

Sat 23 May, 8pm | €30 (+ booking fee) Age Guidance: Strictly 16yrs+

Oh, it’s all there! All the trademarks are in evidence in Ardal’s latest show. Beautifully crafted stand-up comedy? Yes. Celebrated use of language? Tick.

Lateral thinking, surreal flourishes, sharp observations?

Of course. As for the occasional profundity? Maybe.

With a highly developed sense of the ridiculous, and proper comedy bones, Not Himself is a testament to the healing power of humour. And the joy of jokes.

“So very entertaining” The Telegraph “Charm, intelligence and fabulous phrase-making” The Guardian “O’Hanlon is self-deprecating, incisive and, well, very funny” The Irish Times 15

Pavilion Theatre presents

Belle Chen

MUSIC

as part of WAVESeries Sun 24 May, 7.30pm | €25 (+ booking fee)

Belle Chen is an Australian-Taiwanese pianist and composer whose unique approach in blurring the lines between classical and electronic music has earned her an Australian Music Prize nomination as well as Top 20 positions on both the UK and Australian classical charts. Belle Chen‘s album Ravel in the Forest, released on the Platoon label, leads the listener through ancient woodland, quiet clearings and tropical canopies.

With the unmistakable influences of Maurice Ravel, Ryuichi Sakamoto and Joe Hisaishi, Belle blends sonic synth explorations, classical virtuosity, and free flowing improvisations that feel equally at home on jazz or experimental stages. This unmissable solo performance will include tunes from her Ravel in the Forest album and new material.

“Original and provocative... feels like the sense of discovery” Brian Eno “A true spectacle like no other” Village Underground “Reconnects audiences with nature, music and introspection” SheSaid.so 16

The Collaborations Agency

Tony Cantwell

COMEDY

You Cry Weird

Thu 28 May, 8pm | €26 (+ booking fee) Age Guidance: Strictly 16yrs+

If you didn’t laugh, he’d cry. Tony Cantwell has cried for some wild reasons over the years. They’re all part of the chaos that unfolds in You Cry Weird, his brandnew Fringe Award-nominated show. It’s got wildly personal stories, surreal perspectives and more tangents than a bronzed men’s beach. From the star of Amazon’s Last One Laughing, RTE’s Good Boy and co-host of the Young Hot Guys podcast alongside Killian Sundermann and Shane Daniel Byrne.

“One of the funniest things I’ve ever seen” Graham Norton

Celine Byrne (SOLD OUT)

MUSIC

Songs of Inspiration and Hope Fri 29 May, 8pm | €30 (+ booking fee)

Join world-renowned soprano Celine Byrne for a night of music from stage and screen with her new concert, Songs of Inspiration and Hope. She’ll be accompanied by her ensemble of David Munro on piano, Siobhán Lynch on cello and Nicole Hudson on violin.

Expect iconic songs including What a Wonderful World, You’ll Never Walk Alone, Climb Every Mountain and Dream the Impossible Dream, along with popular arias and Irish songs. A night not to be missed.

Join the waiting list on our website.

National Theatre Live: Encore

All My Sons by Arthur Miller Starring Bryan Cranston

Sun 31 May, 7.30pm | €16/14 (+ booking fee) Approx. Duration: 140mins

CINEMA & THEATRE

Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad) and Marianne Jean-Baptiste (Hard Truths) feature in a five-star, triumphantly acclaimed new production of Arthur Miller’s classic play, from visionary director Ivo Van Hove. One family, the heart of the American dream.

When wartime delivers profits for Joe, it comes at a price when his partner is charged with criminal manufacturing deals, and his eldest son goes missing in action. Will peacetime bring peace of mind, or will he be confronted by the consequence of his actions? ★★★★★ “Theatrical alchemy… superb” The Guardian ★★★★★ “Stupendously well-acted” Financial Times 17

Music Capital

Briana Corrigan

MUSIC

The Voice of The Beautiful South Tue 2 Jun, 8pm | €28.50 (+ booking fee) Approx. Duration: 120mins (incl. interval)

Briana Corrigan of the Beautiful South has returned to the stage after a 10-year hiatus with hugely successful sold-out tours throughout the UK and Ireland. Belfast-born Corrigan is best known for delivering Beautiful South’s most successful single, the chart topping, #1, BRIT Award-winning A Little Time where her unique vocal and Heaton’s brilliantly acerbic lyrics and catchy melody combined to create an unforgettable anthem to broken love.

As a songwriter in her own right, Corrigan has released 2 critically acclaimed solo albums. Expect Beautiful South classics, nestled among her own beautifully crafted songs and some unique takes on traditional favourites all combining to pack an intimate, heart-warming, emotional and joyous punch of connection.

“One of the most distinctive voices in pop” Time Out “Stupendous vocal[s]” NME “A songwriter of wit and elegance” Hot Press

Seán Ronayne Untold Sounds

Sun 7 & Sun 28 Jun, 2.30pm & 7.30pm €25 (+ booking fee) Approx. Duration: 120mins (incl. interval)

TALKS & LITERARY

Fresh off the back of a sellout 2025 Irish tour, Cork ornithologist Seán Ronayne returns with a fresh new talk - where he’ll delve into never-before-toldstories of Irish wildlife sound, as experienced by Seán on his never-ending ear-driven journeys through the wildest corners of our lands, and beyond.

Seán’s wildlife sound collection has surpassed 28,000 recordings, and covers birds, mammals, insects, whales, fish, plants, and just about everything you can (and can’t) imagine. In this talk, Seán will bring some of the most beautiful and unusual sounds from his archives, and weave them into his passion-fuelled storytelling. Bring your sharpest ears, and expect to leave with another view of the world around you.

“Ronayne’s approach is also an inspiring one, using the wonder of nature to activate a love for what we have and what we are losing.

His public talks often leave audiences moved to tears” The Irish Times “[An] unadulterated joy for nature” Sunday Independent

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The Classic Beatles

MUSIC

Revolver & More: 2026 Tour

Thu 4 & Fri 5 Jun, 8pm | €28 (+ booking fee)

The mighty Revolver is 60 years old. The Classic Beatles take on their biggest artistic challenge yet, tackling everything from Taxman to the monumental Tomorrow Never Knows. Those who have seen one of the Classic Beatles’ previous tours (e.g., Number 1s, Magical Mystery Tour, the 1965 Tour) will know that a splendid time is guaranteed for all. This year, join them in celebrating their favourite album Revolver, and much more from the Fabs’ catalogue.

“The vocal resemblance is uncanny” Sir George Martin

Vladimir Jablokov

MUSIC

Up Close

Tue 9 Jun, 8pm | €35/32 (+ booking fee) Approx. Duration: 120mins (incl. interval)

Following last year’s sold-out performance, internationally acclaimed violinist Vladimir Jablokov returns to Pavilion Theatre for one night only.

For this year’s concert, Vladimir will be joined by his sister, pianist Olga Jablokov. The programme features favourites such as Flight of the Bumblebee, Libertango, Danny Boy, My Way, and The Last Rose of Summer, alongside stories that reveal another side to the artist audiences have come to love. An exhilarating and heartfelt night of music not to be missed.

“One of the most successful classical artists on the Irish music scene” Irish Independent

Pavilion Theatre presents

Finghin Collins

MUSIC

Homage to Pleyel

Wed 10 Jun, 8pm | €27/25 (+ booking fee)

Acclaimed Irish pianist Finghin Collins makes a welcome return to Pavilion Theatre to perform works from his 2025 recording Hommage à Pleyel.

This varied and attractive programme of piano music, including music by Haydn, Chopin, Debussy, Pleyel and other composers, charts the fascinating history of the French piano maker Pleyel. Collins’ performances are known for their virtuosity, elegance and poetry and his spoken introductions add a personal touch.

“Music, instrument and player seemed in perfect concord” The Irish Times “A world-class pianist” The Arts Desk 19

Talking Heads / David Byrne Concert Screening

Stop Making Sense

CINEMA & MUSIC

40th Anniversary Restoration Thu 11 Jun, 8pm | €13/11 (+ booking fee) English | Cert: PG | 1984 | 88mins

Keep the party going after David Byrne’s Dublin show with the greatest concert film of all time – Talking Heads live in Hollywood, 1983, with Byrne, Tina Weymouth, Chris Frantz and Joey Harrison alongside an ecstatic ensemble of supporting musicians. Renowned filmmaker Jonathan Demme (The Silence of the Lambs) captures the band at their exhilarating best in this new and complete restoration for the film’s 40th anniversary. ★★★★★ “The pleasure of the music is overpowering” The

Guardian

★★★★★ “Everyone plays out of their skin but Byrne is the inspired star” The Times

The Story of The Cure

Simon Price in conversation with Paul McDermott Sun 14 Jun, 2pm | €23 (+ booking fee)

TALKS & MUSIC

Welsh journalist and biographer Simon Price’s book, Curepedia, described as an encyclopaedic homage to The Cure, was ranked by The Guardian as one of their music books of the year. Despite The Cure forming in 1978, songs like Boys Don’t Cry, Friday I’m in Love and many others still inspire a fervent brand of fandom in Ireland. Ahead of their Marlay Park show, come and enjoy this informative, funny and revealing discussion, followed by a Q&A, with signed books available. “[An] all-encompassing repository of Cure wisdom” Record Collector

Exhibition on Screen

Frida Kahlo Sun 14 Jun, 7pm & Tue 7 Jul, 8pm €13/11 (+ booking fee) | Duration: 90mins

CINEMA

Frida Kahlo’s extraordinary life and art return to cinemas in this definitive Exhibition on Screen film, featuring new material from the 2026 Tate Britain and MFA Houston exhibition Frida Kahlo: The Making of an Icon. Guided by Kahlo’s letters, the film explores her passions, struggles and symbolism, offering intimate access to her work, home and studio. Interviews, expert insights and stunning high-resolution imagery reveal the resilience, creativity and spirit that made Kahlo one of the world’s most beloved artistic icons.

“Strikes a fine balance between her life and work” The Guardian

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Singular Artists

Eric Bibb Fri 12 & Sat 13 Jun, 8pm | €40 (+ booking fee)

Photo: Jan Malmstrom

MUSIC

Three-time Grammy nominee and blues legend Eric Bibb returns to the stage in 2026 with his brand-new album, One Mississippi - his most musically adventurous and ambitious work to date. With an award-winning career spanning five decades, Bibb has become one of the most respected voices in roots and blues music.

On One Mississippi, Bibb continues his latecareer renaissance, blending blues, folk, soul, and Americana into songs that speak to our shared past and present. Eric will be joined by his exceptional band: Robbie McIntosh, Glen Scott (bass, keys, backing vocals), and Paul Robinson (drums). Prepare for an unforgettable evening of music - featuring both new songs and timeless favourites - delivered with the soul, warmth, and integrity that have made Eric Bibb an international treasure.

“The master of new world blues” BBC “One of the finest Black American exponents of acoustic blues” The Guardian

Lisa Richards

David O’Doherty

COMEDY

Highway to the David Zone

Thu 25 Jun, Fri 3 & Sat 11 Jul, 8pm €26 (+ booking fee) Age Guidance: Strictly 16yrs+

A new opus from the hairy Enya, the Ryanair Bublé, the nine nine-volt battery-powered Beethoven.

Talking, songs, talking during songs, talking while walking around - it’s got the lot. Born in Dublin in 1975, O’Doherty is a comedian and former under-14 triple jump bronze medallist. After failed ambitions in cycling and jazz, he tried stand-up in 1998, winning the 1999 So You Think You’re Funny? award.

He has created acclaimed shows, toured internationally, written children’s books and radio series, and collaborated with artists like Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement. As well as cohosting the What Did You Do Yesterday? podcast, he continues writing, performing, and cycling.

“An unexpected, cathartic set that leaves the audience in tears of laughter” The Irish Times “Utterly superb. The finest Irish comedian” Irish Independent “Lovely, daft entertainment” The Guardian 21

Bloomsday Event

Strolling Through Ulysses!

THEATRE & LITERARY

Written & performed by Robert Gogan

A one-man show that tells the fun-filled story of Bloomsday - June 16th 1904 - the iconic day Approx. Duration: 95mins (incl. interval) around which James Joyce’s Ulysses is based, Age Guidance: 16yrs+ (some sexual references) guiding you through the curious events and quirky characters of Ulysses - humorous, entertaining and revealing. Hold onto your hats as Robert Gogan takes you on a whistle-stop tour through the fun and laughter which is the backbone of James Joyce’s extraordinary novel.

Tue 16 Jun, 8pm | €25 (+ booking fee)

“A wonderfully bawdy experience” Irish Independent “Succeeds in making Joyce accessible even to those who have only the sketchiest context for the work” Sunday Business Post Leslie Dowdall & Flo McSweneey

Leslie & Flo: Natural Women

MUSIC

The Music of Carole King & Linda Ronstadt Fri 19 Jun, 8pm | €30 (+ booking fee)

After decades of friendship, Irish eighties rock icons Leslie Dowdall (In Tua Nua) and Flo McSweeney (Toy With Rhythm, Moving Hearts) are finally sharing the stage together for the very first time. Backed by an all-star band this uplifting and soulful performance pays homage to two of music’s greatest female voices: Linda Ronstadt and Carole King. Audiences can expect to hear unforgettable classics such as Up on the Roof, You’re No Good, I Feel the Earth Move and It’s Too Late.

“Irish rock icons” The Irish Times

Arena Lynx Events

Enya Martin

COMEDY CINEMA

Acting the Divil

Sat 20 Jun, 8pm | €29 (+ booking fee) Age Guidance: Strictly 16yrs+

The Giz a Laugh sensation reflects on growing up in the 90s on a council estate, eventually flying first class to Australia, the funny side of modern fitness culture, the quiet truth of a long-term, childless relationship, and much more in her new show.

Plus, her mother is still the punchline to most of her jokes! A funny, heartfelt hour about chasing success while staying true to the people who shaped you.

“Nearly as funny as her ma!” Jason Byrne “Enya is a comedic machine” Joanne McNally

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Pavilion Theatre presents

Poppy Ackroyd

MUSIC

as part of WAVESeries

Wed 17 Jun, 8pm | €28 (+ booking fee)

Poppy Ackroyd is an acclaimed pianist, violinist, composer and producer from London, currently based in Brighton. Her first visit to Dún Laoghaire coincides with the release of Liminal, her intimate fifth album released 12 June 2026 via One Little Independent Records.

As well as conventional playing styles she employs extended techniques, utilising the piano’s strings and frame as well as the keyboard, and the body of the violin as well as the strings.

By manipulating and multi-tracking recordings of these sounds, the resulting compositions build into a cohesive, expressive and unique sonic world.

Ackroyd’s music has featured in countless documentaries and dance productions, including with New York City Ballet and London’s National Theatre. Her commitment to her craft is felt clearly in her inimitable and intimate live shows.

“A bona fide innovator” The Irish Times “Wonderful” The New York Times “Poppy Ackroyd can conjure whole worlds of sound out of the barest essentials” Stereogum “On par with neo-classical giants Nils Frahm, Max Richter and Hauschka” MOJO

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Irish Premiere

Bog Witch by Bryony Kimmings

THEATRE

Tue 23 & Wed 24 Jun, 8pm | €36 (+ booking fee)

Following a hugely critically acclaimed London run for Soho Theatre Walthamstow’s debut season, legendary performance artist Bryony Kimmings (I’m a Phoenix, Bitch, Credible Likeable Superstar Role Model, Fake It Till You Make It) brings her hit show Bog Witch to Pavilion Theatre for a strictly limited run!

As with all her previous works, Bog Witch follows a part of Kimmings’ real-life story… this time the journey of uprooting her and her son’s life to live in a tumbledown cottage in the wilderness… to plug back into nature as a last-ditch attempt to be happy and sane. Bog Witch is about being the least likely eco-convert. The last person to let go of their capitalist trappings. This is the story not of dropping out… but of plugging back in, and one that changed absolutely everything for Kimmings.

“Haunting and hilarious... This is a climate reckoning of both cosmic and quotidian proportions – and a theatrical time capsule of the way we live now” The Guardian “Laced with a sense of primeval magic... no one else makes autobiographical theatre like this” The Stage “Instantly hilarious and unwaveringly entertaining” Broadway World “Beautifully wrought... a joy to have Kimmings back” Time Out 25 25

Aurora in Concert

COMMUNITY MUSIC & MUSIC

Voices of Midsummer

Sun 21 Jun, 7.30pm | €25 (+ booking fee)

Spend a wonderful midsummer’s evening in the company of Aurora as they treat you to a beautiful programme of choral singing, blending music by composers such as Christopher Tin and Elaine Hagenberg, alongside reimagined favourites from the Cranberries, Radiohead, and more. Founded in 2022 and based in Enniskerry, Aurora’s singers are all experienced choristers. Under the baton of Musical Director, Gloria Smith, Aurora’s Voices of Midsummer promises to be a musical highlight of the summer.

Exhibition on Screen

Turner & Constable Tue 30 Jun, 8pm | €13/11 (+ booking fee) Duration: 91mins

CINEMA

Fierce rivals born one year apart, British painters JMW Turner and John Constable used landscape to capture a rapidly changing world. Tate Britain’s major 2025–26 exhibition brings them together, revealing their art, stories, sketchbooks, and personal objects. Turner’s fiery, emotive visions and Constable’s serene realism once captivated the public in a “fire and water” clash. Experience these contrasting masters side-by-side on the big screen for the first time.

“Unmissable” The Times “A must-see” The Independent

National Theatre Live: Encore

The Audience

by Peter Morgan | Starring Helen Mirren Wed 1 Jul, 7pm | €16/14 (+ booking fee) Approx. Duration: 180mins (incl. interval)

CINEMA & THEATRE

Returning to cinemas for the first time in over a decade, Helen Mirren (The Queen, Thursday Murder Club), plays Queen Elizabeth II in the Olivier and Tony Award-winning hit production by Peter Morgan, directed by Stephen Daldry. For 60 years, Elizabeth met with each of her 12 prime ministers, from Churchill to Thatcher to Cameron, in a private weekly meeting. Witness the moments that shaped a monarch in the play that became Netflix’s The Crown, captured live from London’s West End in 2013. ★★★★★ “A magnificent performance [and a] marvellous play” The Telegraph

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Four Rivers

My Real Life by Eoin Colfer

THEATRE

Starring Garrett Lombard | Directed by Heather Hadrill Fri 26 Jun & Sat 27 Jun, 8pm | Matinée: Sat 27 Jun, 2.30pm | €28 (+ booking fee) Approx. Duration: 100mins (no interval)

Noel has two sides of an old cassette tape to record his very last words... My Real Life, Four Rivers’ return to the stage, is shot through with Eoin Colfer’s (Holy Mary, Artemis Fowl) trademark humour and compassion.

In this stunning one-man play directed by Heather Hadrill, Wexford man Noel records his thoughts for a friend to provide “a bit of a speech for the afters”. We soon learn the afters in question concern Noel’s own funeral. He has been diagnosed with MS and decides to spend what is possibly the last hour of his life re-living the highs and lows of the past forty years. But it is not all doom and gloom…

Garrett Lombard, one of Ireland’s leading actors, is a regular performer at the Abbey (Fair Deal) and a member of the Druid Ensemble with many celebrated television and film credits including Pure Mule, Quirke (with Gabriel Byrne) and Alexander.

“A surprisingly enthralling evening laden with as much humour as pathos” Irish Examiner “While it is impossible not to be moved, Eoin Colfer’s sharply written one-man play My Real Life is also filled with joy and laughter” British Theatre “Packs one hell of a punch” The Arts Review 27

Photo: Pamela Raith

Nicoll Entertainment presents a Rose Theatre, Curve, MAST Mayflower Studios, and Unicorn Theatre production

The Lion Inside

MUSIC

Based on the book by Rachel Bright & Jim Field Tue 30 Jun & Wed 1 Jul, 2pm* & 4.30pm | Thu 2 Jul, 11am & 2pm | | €21 (+ booking fee) Approx. Duration: 55mins (no interval) | Age Guidance: 3yrs+ | *Relaxed performance

“No matter your size, we all have a mouse and a lion inside” A heart-warming tale about confidence, self-esteem, and a shy little mouse who sets out on a journey to find his roar, from the creators of The Koala Who Could. Based on the best-selling story by Rachel Bright & Jim Field, this joyous new stage adaptation features puppetry, music and song.

In a dry dusty place where the sand sparkled gold, stood a mighty flat rock, all craggy and old.

And under that rock in a tinyful house, lived the littlest, quietest, meekest brown mouse. Fed up of being ignored and forgotten by the other animals, Mouse wishes he could roar like Lion. But, as he discovers, even the biggest, bossiest people are scared sometimes... and even the smallest creatures can have the heart of a lion! ★★★★★ “Magical from start to finish” Fairy Powered Productions ★★★★ “The king cat’s whiskers” The Stage ★★★★ “Very funny… inspirationally bonkers and cute” What’s On Stage

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The Collaborations Agency

Aoife Dunne

COMEDY

Good Grief

Thu 2 Jul, 8pm | €30 (+ booking fee) Age Guidance: Strictly 16yrs+

A rising force in Irish comedy and storytelling, Aoife blends humour, heartbreak and razor-sharp insight as she explores loss, finds connection and brings to life the strange and hilarious ways we survive what we never thought we’d face. Mixing stand-up, theatrical storytelling and moments of profound emotional truth, Good Grief has been praised by audiences and critics alike for its warmth, wit and knockout performance. ★★★★ “Hilarious... Her command of the stage is absolute” Chortle

★★★★ “Brutally honest and self-deprecating, with a killer joke around every hard-hitting corner” The Reviews Hub

Documentary Screening

A Quiet Love Wed 8 Jul, 8pm | €13/11 (+ booking fee) Irish Sign Language & English Cert: 12A | 2025 | 95mins

CINEMA & CINEMA MUSIC

A Quiet Love is Ireland’s first feature film in Irish Sign Language, produced by a Deaf and hearing team and directed by award-winning filmmaker Garry Keane (Gaza, In the Shadow of Beirut). The film captures the remarkable love stories of three Deaf couples through Irish Sign Language: a decades-long forbidden romance across a religious divide, a samesex couple navigating parenthood with Deaf and hearing children, and a Deaf boxer and his hearing partner facing a life-altering choice.

“Intimate and immersive… Will melt your heart” Irish Independent “Charming and deeply humane” The Irish Times

Concert Screening

EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert Thu 9 Jul, 8pm | €13/11 (+ booking fee) English | Cert: 12A | 2025 | 93mins

CINEMA & CINEMA MUSIC

Baz Luhrmann (Moulin Rouge!, Romeo + Juliet) invites audiences to hear Elvis sing and tell his story like never before in a new cinematic experience.

The film features long-lost footage from Presley’s legendary Las Vegas residency in the 1970s, woven together with rare 16mm footage from Elvis on Tour, and precious 8mm from the Graceland archive, plus recordings of Elvis telling his side of the story, rediscovered during Luhrmann’s research for his Best Picture Oscar-nominated 2022 film, Elvis. ★★★★ “Resurrects the King… Electrifying” The Telegraph ★★★★ “The King at his most charismatic” The Times 29

The Headline Agency

Donovan

MUSIC

The Tale of the Gael Tour Sat 4 Jul, 8pm | Sun 5 Jul, 3pm & 7.30pm €38.50 (+ booking fee)

Following two sold-out shows at Pavilion Theatre in 2023, the Headline Agency is proud to present Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame inductee, Ivor Novello winner and one of the most influential songwriters of all time live in concert. From his first single Catch the Wind in 1965, his music and poetic talents were welcomed by his Irish, Scottish and Welsh audiences, who recognised immediately his strong Gaelic roots, mesmerised by his mellifluous voice and unique guitar style.

Donovan will sing from his huge catalogue of consistently popular songs Sunshine Superman, Mellow Yellow, Hurdy Gurdy Man and Season Of The Witch, and especially he will sing from his early cult albums classics like Donna Donna, The Universal Soldier, The Little Tin Soldier and more. Come and be mesmerised.

“I really enjoyed the sessions I did with Donovan, he’s a very romantic writer” Jimmy Page “Listen, the man is a poet” John Lennon

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The Tiger Who Came to Tea A musical play adapted & directed by David Wood Based on the book by Judith Kerr

FAMILY

Tue 7 – Thu 9 Jul, 2pm & 4.30pm | Fri 10 Jul, 11am & 2pm | €21 (+ booking fee) Approx Duration: 55mins (no interval) | Age Guidance: 3yrs+ | Relaxed performance: Wed, 2pm

Direct from the West End, the Olivier Award-nominated smash hit show, The Tiger Who Came to Tea returns to Pavilion Theatre! The doorbell rings just as Sophie and her mummy are sitting down to tea. Who could it possibly be? What they certainly don’t expect to see at the door is a big, stripy tiger!

Join the tea-guzzling tiger in this delightful family show; packed with oodles of magic, sing-along songs and clumsy chaos. Don’t miss this stunning stage adaptation of Judith Kerr’s classic tale of teatime mayhem... expect to be surprised!

“Delightful” What’s On Stage “This Tiger is the cat’s meow” The Times “A rare and grreat achievement” Mail on Sunday “All the fun of the fur” Daily Express “Perfectly pitched” The Telegraph

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David Nihill

COMEDY

Taking Tangents

Fri 10 Jul, 8pm | €30 (+ booking fee) Age Guidance: Strictly 16yrs+

Leaving Dublin where he was born and raised until the age of 22, David Nihill got drunk on travel and never quite sobered up. His shows draw on his wide travels, cultural observations, attempts at language study and being a mildly confused immigrant. David has been featured on TED.com, The Late Late Show and NPR among others. His videos have also gone viral many times over with over one billion views and a social following of over 2 million people.

“Warm, affable and witty, an astute Irish sensibility and trademark tongue-in-cheek” Scenestr

Documentary Screening

It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley Tue 14 Jul, 8pm | €13/11 (+ booking fee) English | Cert: Club | 2025 | 107mins

CINEMA & MUSIC

Directed by Oscar-nominated filmmaker Amy Berg (Deliver Us from Evil, West of Memphis), It’s Never Over covers the life of Jeff Buckley - the rising young star with an otherworldly voice and boundary-pushing artistry, who died suddenly at age 30 after the release of his critically acclaimed debut album Grace (1994). Told through never-beforeseen footage from Buckley’s archives and intimate accounts from those who knew the Hallelujah singer best, this film illuminates one of modern music’s most influential and enigmatic figures.

“Does justice to his legacy” Rolling Stone

National Theatre Live: Encore

The Playboy of the Western World

by JM Synge | Directed by Caitríona McLaughlin Wed 15 Jul, 7.30pm | €16/14 (+ booking fee) Approx. Duration: 150mins (incl. interval)

Nicola Coughlan (Bridgerton) joins Éanna Hardwicke (Saipan) and Siobhán McSweeney (Derry Girls) in JM Synge’s riveting play of youth and self-discovery.

Pegeen Flaherty’s life is turned upside down when a young man walks into her pub claiming that he’s killed his father. Instead of being shunned, the killer becomes a local hero and begins to win hearts, that is until a second man unexpectedly arrives on the scene… Caitríona McLaughlin directs this darkly funny tale full to the brim with secrets.

“Gorgeously acted” Financial Times “Full of rich and elegant imagery” Evening Standard

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CINEMA & THEATRE

Photo: Patricio Cassinoni

Once Off Productions, Cork Midsummer Festival & Pavilion Theatre present

The Homecoming of Joseph Grace by Deirdre Kinahan

THEATRE

Directed by Louise Lowe | Performed by Michael Glenn Murphy Thu 16 – Sun 19 Jul | €30/28 (+ booking fee) Thu 16 – Sat 18 Jul, 8pm | Matinées: Sat 18 Jul, 2.30pm & Sun 19 Jul, 4pm A man sits by a body of water. His once good suit hangs loosely now on his bones. It is dawn. The early boat he has travelled on has just docked and his fellow bleary-eyed passengers disembark, swarming towards the city. In this near empty place he sits, unwilling or unable to set proper foot on Irish Soil.

Not just a play of what was, or what is, The Homecoming of Joseph Grace is a tender, disarming and unexpected new drama. Wrapped in longing and separation, this is a meticulous and devastatingly vivid portrayal of a life lived in extraordinary circumstance. A dance at life, it is a one-man play that takes the audience on an odyssey through otherness in deep rural Ireland, battle and imprisonment during World War I, the great cabarets of Weimar Berlin and on through to a tentative homecoming after fifty years of Exile. As we sit with Joseph in an Irish ferry terminal, we sit with every refugee and every citizen of the world who is forced to flee in search of peace, happiness, love, home.

Acclaimed playwright Deirdre Kinahan (The Saviour, Spinning, Rathmines Road, These Halcyon Days) reunites with leading theatre director Louise Lowe to explore the city’s cultural history as a port and place of departure in creating an evocation of place, memory and mind.

“Kinahan is one of Ireland’s major contemporary playwrights. She writes about issues that affect modern Ireland as well as the issues that have clouded its past. She is a masterful, poetic writer, with a way with a phrase that just dazzles” The Slotkin Letter Funded by the Arts Council and Meath County Council. Supported by Dublin Port.

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Image: Leo Byrne & Publicis

Fishamble: The New Play Company

in association with Lime Tree Theatre | Belltable, Galway International Arts Festival & Traverse Theatre

For Dolores by Eva O’Connor

THEATRE

Directed by Jim Culleton | Performed by Lara McDonnell & Catriona Faint Wed 22 – Sun 26 Jul | €34/32 (+ booking fee) Wed 22 – Sat 25 Jul, 8pm | Matinées: Sat 25 Jul, 2.30pm & Sun 26 Jul, 4pm

“When beautiful worlds collide” It’s a smash up. Mo (the Scottish one) and Réaltín (the Irish one) partied, played and blazed their way through the Edinburgh student dream. Set in Glasgow a couple of years later, For Dolores is about friendship, motherhood and coming to terms with your worst mistakes, from the writer of My Name is Saoirse, Mustard, Maz & Bricks and Chicken, and director Jim Culleton, whose productions for Fishamble have won Olivier, The Stage, Scotsman Fringe First, and Irish Times Best Director awards.

Like twin stars in obsessive orbit, it’s a friendship, a rivalry and an adventure. Risk is a delicious pleasure: until it all explodes in the blink of an eye. How far will they go for love?

“Fishamble [is] a global brand with international theatrical presence... an unswerving force for new writing” The Irish Times “Fishamble puts electricity into the National grid of dreams” Sebastian Barry 3434

Norwell Lapley Productions Ltd

Tales from Acorn Wood

FAMILY

Based on the favourite stories by Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler Thu 27 Aug, 3pm | Fri 28 Aug, 2pm* & 4.30pm | Sat 29 Aug, 11am, 2pm & 4.30pm | Sun 30 Aug, 11am & 2pm

€21 (+ booking fee) Family €72 (+ booking fee) Approx. Duration: 55mins (no interval) | Age Guidance: 2yrs+ | *Relaxed performance

Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s beloved Tales from Acorn Wood stories are brought to life on stage for the first time in an enchanting lift-the-flap experience.

Poor old Fox has lost his socks! Are they in the kitchen or inside the clock? And Rat-a-tat-tat!

Who’s that keeping tired Rabbit awake? You can also join in with Pig and Hen’s game of hideand-seek and discover the special surprise Postman Bear is planning for his friends.

Packed full of toe-tapping songs, puppetry, and all the friends from Acorn Wood, this beautiful show from the team that brought you Dear Zoo Live! promises to be the perfect treat for children of all ages. ★★★★★ “A magical adventure” What’s Good to Do “A delightful, fun show” The Reviews Hub “I am sure this production will delight children and families” Julia Donaldson 35 35

In Bloom Agency

John Spillane

MUSIC

Tue 1 Sep, 8pm | €30 (+ booking fee)

John Spillane is a musician, songwriter, performer, recording artist, storyteller, poet and dreamer.

Rooted in people, place and story, the Cork native’s music transports the listener, and his live performances captivate audiences around the world.

He has an extensive back catalogue beginning with The Wells of the World (1997), and his songs have been covered by Christy Moore, Sharon Shannon, Sean Keane and many others. John is inspired by and encapsulates Irish traditional music in its contemporary form; his music is a reflection of Ireland today. Spillane’s latest release, his most artistically ambitious work to date: Fíoruisce – The Legend of the Lough, won Best Album at the 2025 RTÉ Folk Awards.

“John Spillane, startlingly alive to the breath of nature, is among the last of the great bards” Hot Press

Photo: Claire Keogh

“World music for a new world” The Irish Times

Turning Pirate

Wallis Bird

MUSIC

Wed 2 Sep, 8pm | €30 (+ booking fee)

Wallis Bird has been enrapturing audiences for over a decade, playing over 1,000 shows in that time worldwide. She has won multiple international awards including two Irish Meteor Awards, and has also received a nomination for the Choice Music Prize. Her irrepressible energy on stage is one of her trademarks; even the Irish Times once noted it could “kickstart an entire economy”.

In her music, Bird turns the spotlight onto herself, raising issues that are sometimes hard to confront.

Among these are issues of trust, alcohol abuse, stagnation, self-censorship and self-improvement, some addressed through personal recollections of crucial moments accumulated over the last two years.

Each, however, is delivered by a voice uncommonly blessed with joy, ingenuity and empathy.

“It is her humour and bold honesty that makes Irish singersongwriter Bird so special” The Guardian

Photo: Gregor Hohenberg

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“Upbeat, assertive, unconventional and playful” Hot Press

Jarlath Regan

COMEDY

Gas Man

Fri 4 & Sat 5 Sep, 8pm | €33 (+ booking fee) Age Guidance: Strictly 16yrs+

Ireland’s favourite comedian/Mammy translator, Jarlath Regan returns to the stage with a brand new show for 2026. The world knows and loves him for his hilarious daily clips, now it’s time for you to see this Gas Man in person. Jarlath Regan’s brand new 2026 standup comedy show is packed to the gills with his unique brand of spot-on observational material and ridiculous stories.

We are all going to need a laugh in 2026 and Jarlath is here to deliver it. In this world of unending negativity, bleakness and cynicism there’s never been a better time to come and escape from it all for a night of quality laughs courtesy of “the jewel in Ireland’s comedy crown” (The Examiner).

“Downright hilarious… comedy genius” The Irish Times “A subtle yet sublime helping of observational wit” The Herald “I forgot what it felt like to cry in public, through laughter” The Irish Post

Aindrias de Staic

LITERARY MUSIC & MUSIC

Sun 6 Sep, 3pm | €26 (+ booking fee)

By The Light of the Silvery Moon is a special afternoon of Irish stories for grown-ups told through words, sounds and music in the bardic style. Aindrias de Staic has a unique style of storytelling; irreverent and bawdy, fast and furious.

By the Light of the Silvery Moon Age Guidance: 16yrs+

There is magic, myth and music as he interacts with the two brilliant musicians, percussionist Brian Fleming and harpist Aisling Lyons, who enhance each tale with a live sonic landscape. Their collaboration transforms the tales into an exhilarating and entertaining fusion of story and sound. Well known as a presenter on TG4, and for his comic turns on Hardy Bucks, and his recent interview on The Tommy Tiernan Show went viral.

“He breathes new life into the old tales – infusing them with musicality, rhythm and his unique insights on life” Manchán Magan “Our culture needs spirits like this, a wayward Irish fiddle playing dream talker” Tommy Tiernan Photo: Anthony O’Connor

“An experience you will never forget. Aindrias is a state of mind” The Scotsman 37

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Curator’s Note This is, in fact, the third edition of Dún Laoghaire Folk Festival, a project we started with the good people at Pavilion Theatre back in 2021 in the height of COVID when we were only allowed to have 50 people attend each show! Surreal times, but fond memories. We had a second edition in 2022, this time with full houses, and it’s great to be back after a 3-year gap supported by Pavilion Theatre’s Patron Donation Award. We’re greatly appreciative of the support they offer, not just to us, but to so many independent promoters, curators, performers and producers in this challenging climate for the arts.

The mood of this curation is one of psychic happenstance, the existential properties of gloomfolk, the authentic voice, and some boring practical reasons I won’t go into. But it was also partly influenced by the topography and elemental energy of Dún Laoghaire itself. I often feel like coastal towns are at the coalface of climate, the harbour a portal to the humours of the outside world; one day a horizon of gentle sun-glitter as far as the eye can see, the next a tempestuous dance of wind, rain and wave. Whatever the disposition of the seasonal forces, Dún Laoghaire makes for an inspirational environment for music and singing, whether these artists are channelling the oral tradition or writing a new chapter of their own.

It is with great gratitude we welcome overseas artists who have gone out of their way and routed their travel plans to visit our special little programme by the sea, including the great Bonnie “Prince” Billy whose songs we in Ireland hold great affection for. We also welcome back Destroyer’s Dan Bejar all the way from Vancouver, British Columbia, one of contemporary music’s great experimental storytellers for a rare solo set. Meanwhile, we will host Irish debuts for Dutch British songwriter Tessa Rose Jackson and the fascinating traditional music project Garefowl.

Very special thanks to Campbell Baum of the wonderful folk revival collective Broadside Hacks for offering us the opportunity to celebrate Lal & Mike Waterson’s landmark album. Music history is littered with documents that are somehow out of sync with popular judgement and it’s usually a very good sign. Bright Phoebus is no exception. I’ve been fascinated with the Watersons ever since I watched Derrick Knight’s wonderful 1966 BBC documentary Travelling for a Living portraying the life of the Hull vocal quartet on the thriving English folk club circuit. Bright Phoebus comes much later when Lal and Mike Waterson reunited to record their songs in 1972 with an all-star supporting cast of contemporaries, creating an album that simultaneously offended folk purists and confounded the pop world at the time of release but has since been lauded as a groundbreaking blueprint for so much cross-pollinating music to follow.

Our homegrown contingent draws from artists in various stages of their career. Andy Irvine needs no introduction to these parts, his legacy in folk music is unmatched. Brigid Mae Power is one of Ireland’s best kept songwriting secrets and a great interpreter of songs to boot. Cork born Dún Laoghaire resident Art Lorigan has quietly reinvented himself from a drummer of renown to a secret songwriter on the fringes of visibility. And it goes without saying, nothing excites us more than introducing new faces such as Roisín Gowen, Donegal’s Aongus and Cork’s Rua Rí.

We hope you enjoy this year’s roll-call of musical personalities. Additional thanks to Dan MacDonald for his excellent artwork. All going well, we’ll be back next year with a completely different programme and a completely different mood.

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Broadside Hacks presents Bright Phoebus Revisited

Featuring Marry Waterson, Eliza Carthy, Daragh Lynch (Lankum), Matt Deighton, Martyn Baker, Ben Nicholls

Thu 10 Sep Bright Phoebus Revisited celebrates Lal and Mike Waterson’s once-lost 1972 folk masterpiece and its innovative, genre-defying songs with performances from family members and special guests inspired by its enduring legacy.

Garefowl Fri 11 Sep Inspired by the remote Hebridean island of St Kilda, Garefowl combine instruments, vocals, field recordings, and eerie drones extracted from seabird bones to weave a uniquely evocative, immersive musical world.

Bonnie “Prince” Billy Fri 11 & Sat 12 Sep Bonnie last performed in Dún Laoghaire in 2014. Recorded in his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky, he describes new album We Are Together Again as ten songs of “love and friendship and fiasco.”

Andy Irvine

& special guests Tessa Rose Jackson & Roisín Gowen Sat 12 Sep Celebrated for his time in Sweeney’s Men, Planxty, Mozaik, Usher’s Island and many more, Irish folk legend Irvine is joined by emerging indie singer-songwriter Gowen and Dutch-British folk artist Jackson.

Brigid Mae Power Sat 12 Sep A purveyor of dreamier pop with folky leanings, Power’s sound is a unique marriage of traditional stylings and very modern melodies; a breathtaking soundtrack which underpins her gorgeous vocals.

Ellie O’Neill

& special guests Aongus & Rua Rí Sun 13 Sep The Co. Meath artist whose music weaves a rich, diverse and tender landscape, exploring intimacy, loss, friendship and queer identity, is joined by Donegal cellist Aongus and Cobh singer-songwriter Rua Rí.

Destroyer (solo)

& special guest Art Lorigan Sun 13 Sep

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A rare solo performance from Destroyer’s Dan Bejar from Vancouver, British Columbia, who started the indie project in the mid-90s which now boasts 14 albums. He is joined by Cork drummer-turned-artist Lorigan.

For further information and tickets visit paviliontheatre.ie

Photo: Patricio Cassinoni

Opera Collective Ireland

Mansfield Park

THEATRE MUSIC & MUSIC

Music by Jonathan Dove | Libretto by Alasdair Middleton

Fri 25 & Sat 26 Sep, 7.30pm | Matinée: Sun 27 Sep, 3pm | €33/30 (+ booking fee) Approx. Duration: 125mins (incl. interval)

Opera Collective Ireland presents Mansfield Park, reimagined for today’s audiences in a contemporary adaptation of Jane Austen’s novel. Fanny Price stands at the centre of a world shaped by privilege, desire and tension, navigating shifting loyalties as she finds her voice.

Ivor Novello winner Jonathan Dove’s sparkling score, with a libretto by Alasdair Middleton, features visionary direction by Patrick Mason and is conducted by David Parry. The opera is performed by a dazzling new generation of artists bringing a sharper energy to the stage. Bold designs by Catherine Fay and Paul Keogan create a visually compelling world.

Fresh, powerful and emotionally charged, this is Mansfield Park as you have not seen it before – direct and immediate, for Jane Austen readers, first-time opera goers, and those interested in contemporary theatre. OCI is grateful to the Arts Council of Ireland, Laidlaw Opera Trust, RTÉ Supporting the Arts and all those who support its work.

“A most charming contemporary opera” Bachtrack “Captures the spirit of the original while making the story fit for the medium of opera” MusicOMH “Dove’s sparkling score propels the action forward with great energy” Opera Today 41 41

Fishamble: The New Play Company & Staatstheater Mainz in assoc. with Pavilion Theatre & Lime Tree Theatre | Belltable

REFUGE by Deirdre Kinahan

THEATRE

as part of Dublin Theatre Festival 2026 | Directed by Jim Culleton Wed 30 Sep – Sun 11 Oct | €39/35 (+ booking fee) Evenings: Tue – Sat, 8pm | Matinées: Sat, 2.30pm & Sun, 4pm

“All war... it starts with stories, starts with lies” Fishamble and Staatstheater Mainz present the Dublin premiere of REFUGE by Deirdre Kinahan (The Saviour, Rathmines Road). Acclaimed director Jim Culleton (HEAVEN, On Blueberry Hill) leads this Irish/German co-production with an international cast that includes Mary Murray (Cosima, Holy Mary) and Aidan Kelly (Say Nothing, Killing Eve, Poor), with music by Steve Wickham (The Waterboys).

In 1710, a group of Palatines fled religious persecution in Germany and were offered refuge in Rathkeale, County Limerick. Blending theatre with live music and dance, REFUGE traces their journey and explores the enduring connections between displaced communities of the past and those seeking safety today. What messages would the settlers of the past be shouting to communities searching for refuge, safety and peace in our world now?

“Ireland’s leading new writing company” The Stage “Ireland’s terrific Fishamble” The Guardian 4242

Image: www.neuegestaltung.de

Decadent Theatre, Town Hall Theatre Galway & Pavilion Theatre present

NUALA by Hugo Hamilton

THEATRE

Dublin Premiere | Directed by Andrew Flynn Wed 14 – Sun 18 Oct | €27 (+ booking fee) Evenings: Wed – Sat, 8pm | Matinées: Sat, 2.30pm & Sun, 4pm

“I have friends and family, I am in this wonderful country, I have money, there is nothing much wrong with me except I am dying” NUALA, adapted from the novel Every Single Minute by Hugo Hamilton (The Speckled People), is an uplifting and heartbreaking account of Irish writer Nuala O’Faoláin’s (Are You Somebody?) trip to Berlin the month before she passed away from cancer.

Touring the city for the first and last time, Úna strives still to understand the tragic death of her younger brother. At a performance of the opera Don Carlo, she realises the true cost of letting memory dictate the course of her life. NUALA is the story of a candid friendship, full of affection, humour and reconciliation, hard-won at last.

“Hamilton’s story, a slightly fictionalised account of his 2008 trip to the city with the dying Nuala O’Faoláin, is a tender one. It takes the reader to the heart of things… Ordinary moments take on great significance in this tale, which is as much about living in the moment as it is about revisiting the past” Sunday Times “Hamilton’s warm attentiveness makes this a loving homage to an indomitable woman” Metro 43 43

Music Network

Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh, Pauline Scanlon, Tom Morrow & John Doyle Thu 17 Sep, 8pm | €27/25 (+ booking fee)

MUSIC

Join us for an evening celebrating the beauty, depth and spirit of Irish music. Marking Music Network’s 40th anniversary, this exceptional collaboration features Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh and Pauline Scanlon, whose rich, emotive voices blend seamlessly. They are joined by Dervish fiddle player Tom Morrow and acclaimed guitarist John Doyle. Together, they bring fresh interpretations to cherished traditions, weaving exquisite harmonies, vibrant instrumentals and captivating storytelling into a truly memorable live performance that honours Ireland’s musical heritage.

Old Flattop

Shawn Colvin

MUSIC

30 Years of A Few Small Repairs Tue 20 & Wed 21 Oct, 8pm | €39.50 (+ booking fee) Over the course of three decades, Shawn Colvin

has established herself as a captivating performer and a revered storyteller, well-deserving of the commendation of her peers and the devoted audiences who have been inspired by her artistry.

Celebrating 30 years of her classic album A Few Small Repairs, Shawn returns to the UK and Ireland for a rare tour. As she enters her third decade as a songwriter and performer, Shawn continues to reaffirm her status as a vital voice in music.

“Shawn Colvin’s musicianship, her immaculate singing and her eye for an acute lyric make her compelling company” The Times Music Network

Bill Laurance Thu 22 Oct, 8pm | €27/25 (+ booking fee)

MUSIC

Experience the electrifying sound world of Grammywinning pianist and composer Bill Laurance. A founding member of Snarky Puppy, he blends jazz, classical, electronica and groove into a distinctive musical voice. His latest album Lumen showcases rich, layered arrangements and expressive depth. Having collaborated with artists from David Crosby to Jacob Collier, Laurance brings dazzling virtuosity, soulful improvisation and boundless creativity to the stage in a truly unforgettable live performance this October.

“Intimacy and grandiosity in equal measures” The Irish Times

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Daoirí Farrell Trio Tue 27 Oct, 8pm | €26 (+ booking fee)

MUSIC

A product of Dublin’s famous club An Góilin Traditional Singers, singer and bouzouki player Daoirí Farrell has gone from strength to strength.

He can boast numerous honours from BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards and RTÉ Folk Award nominations to ALSR Celtic Music accolades. He has toured and played major folk festivals across the world, including at the National Folk Festival in Australia, in the USA as a guest singer for Lúnasa, and with Transatlantic Sessions across the UK. “The torch bearer for Irish folk song” The Irish Times

Kristin Hersh Sun 1 Nov, 7.30pm | €30 (+ booking fee)

MUSIC

Kristin Hersh’s prolific career has seen her heralded as queen of the alternative release.

The songwriter, guitarist and singer has released over 20 records to date with Throwing Muses, 50FOOTWAVE and as a solo artist. She is the author of an acclaimed memoir entitled Rat Girl (Paradoxical Undressing in the UK), which was named the eighth-greatest rock memoir of all time

by Rolling Stone. Here, she celebrates the release of a new solo album in Autumn 2026.

“One of indie rock’s most fascinating figures” The Guardian

Unreconciled by Jay Sefton & Mark Basquill

THEATRE

Performed by Jay Sefton

Tue 3 Nov, 8pm | €26 (+ booking fee) Approx. Duration: 80mins (no interval) | Age Guidance: 14yrs+

Following a critically acclaimed run as part of Belfast International Arts Festival 2025, US writer-performer Jay Sefton’s searing play comes to Dún Laoghaire. Set in suburban Philadephia, Unreconciled is based on the true story of an adolescent actor cast as Jesus in a school play directed by a parish priest. Told with raw honesty, vulnerability, and unexpected flashes of humour, this is a moving exploration of family, place, memory, and the elusive search for reconciliation. “[A] brilliant performance... what a powerful, affecting piece” BBC “Laden with powerful, heart-stopping moments” British Theatre Guide 45

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CINEMA & COMEDY

MUSIC

MUSIC

Martin Taylor

Solve-Along-AMurder-She-Wrote

Claire Martin & Jim Mullen Group

Wed 28 Oct, 8pm €29.50 (+ booking fee)

Sat 31 Oct, 2.30pm & 8pm €25 (+ booking fee)

Wed 4 Nov, 8pm €30 (+ booking fee)

MUSIC

DANCE

Andy Irvine & Quity

Desnuda Flamenco

Thu 5 Nov, 8pm €28 (+ booking fee)

Sun 15 Nov, 7.30pm €28 (+ booking fee)

MUSIC

COMEDY

Sinéad Culbert Thu 19 Nov, 8pm €25 (+ booking fee)

MUSIC

MUSIC

An Evening with Andy Fairweather Fiachna Ó Braonáin, Tom Low & the Low Riders Dunne & Alan Connor

Iarla Ó Lionáird with Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh & Cormac McCarthy

Sat 28 Nov & Sat 5 Dec, 8pm €35 (+ booking fee)

Sat 12 Dec, 8pm €33 (+ booking fee)

Sun 29 Nov, 7.30pm €35 (+ booking fee)

Performing Arts: Groups, Colleges & Schools

Dizzyfeet

COMMUNITY

Arclight Theatre Company

Razzle Dazzle

Beauty and the Beast

Dance the Day Away with Hannah May

Sat 30 & Sun 31 May

Wed 3 Jun

Sat 6 & Thu 18 Jun

The young stars of Dizzyfeet take to the stage to present their end-of-year show, showcasing their talents in song, dance and drama.

Loreto Dalkey Primary School are delighted to present drama teacher Paul Cullen’s 40th anniversary production – a vibrant, family-friendly pantomime.

A mixture of musical theatre, hip-hop and contemporary on the themes Battle of the Bands, Take the Spotlight, Movie Madness and Reeling in the years.

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Booking Information Box Office: (01) 231 2929, or visit our website: paviliontheatre.ie. Please note that a booking fee of €1 per ticket applies.

Keep in Touch Box Office opening hours are Mon-Sat, 2-5pm and 2 hours before all performances. All children must be accompanied by an adult.

Pavilion Bar Our theatre bar is open for pre-theatre drinks and snacks prior to every evening performance and select matinée performances. An interval order facility is available for certain shows, and we accept both cash and card payments. So if you fancy a cup of tea or a G&T, make sure to arrive early and relax.

Discounts Concession rates are available for select shows.

Bringing a group? We may be able to offer a group discount; please get in touch on (01) 231 2929 or boxoffice@paviliontheatre.ie Refunds/Exchanges & Latecomers • Tickets cannot be exchanged or refunded unless an event is cancelled by the venue.

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Latecomers are only admitted at the discretion of the theatre. Please note visiting companies will have differing policies in this regard.

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Accessibility If you have any questions about accessibility in the theatre, visit our website (paviliontheatre.ie/visit/accessibility) or call Box Office on (01) 231 2929 Getting Here On Foot/By Bike - We are located on the seafront in Dún Laoghaire, approximately 3 minutes’ walk from the bus stops and the DART station. There are three bike rails in close proximity to the theatre at street level. We do not have any bike rails on the upper podium.

Bus / Train - Dún Laoghaire DART station and bus terminus is located directly across the road from the theatre and accessed via bus numbers: E2, S8, L25, L27, 111. Other routes serving nearby stops: 7, 7a, 45a, 45b, 59.

Parking Options Park Rite Car Park – situated under Pavilion Theatre, entrance on Queen’s Road. dlr LexIcon Car Park – situated next to Park Rite, entrance on Queen’s Road.

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Pavilion Theatre is not liable for any parking facilities in Dún Laoghaire.

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