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Smock Alley Theatre @smockalley.bsky.social · 8h

Let Me In previews tomorrow ⚡ As we set the stage for its World Premiere, take a look into the rehearsal room for this new play by Esosa Ighodaro as part of @dublintheatrefestival It's a comedy. It's a romance. It's a fairy tale. It's a tragedy. 🎭 Let Me In 📅 2 - 10 Oct 🎫 Link in bio

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Smock Alley Theatre @smockalley.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Back by popular demand this December Fresh from a critically acclaimed sellout run off-Broadway, Mary Kate O Flanagan tells six of the tales that made her a Grand Slam Champion Storyteller, while making a case for why understanding how storytelling works will change your life. 📖

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Smock Alley Theatre @smockalley.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Let Me In starts previews this Friday! ✨ A new play by Esosa Ighodaro set in contemporary Ireland – where welcome is offered but belonging is negotiated daily. Told through warmth and humour, with a creeping sense of inevitability. Co-Produced by Dublin Theatre Festival & Dublin Municipal Theatre.

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Smock Alley Theatre @smockalley.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Here ye, Queer ye! The Beards are BACK! A farcical tale of hope and resilience, Beards by LemonSoap Productions brings audiences back to the Middle Ages! After a sold out initial run and rave critical acclaim, don’t miss this limited run this Winter 🎭 Beards 📆 29 Oct - 7 Nov 🎟 smockalley.com/beards

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A farcical tale of hope and resilience, Beards by LemonSoap Productions, is a rollicking new musical comedy, bringing Smock Alley audiences all the way back to the Middle Ages! After our sold out run ...

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Smock Alley Theatre @smockalley.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The artists with the audience, upend and reimagine the conventions of theatre anew. In this Performance Symposium we will collapse the borders between the internal human experience and the external lived experience — the unconscious and the embodied intellectual.

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Smock Alley Theatre @smockalley.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

🚨SHOW ANNOUNCEMENT🚨 THE SEAGULL By Anton Chekhov, in a version by Simon Stephens Cathal Cleary Theatre Company and Dublin Municipal Theatre in association with Once Off Productions present The Seagull “I want fame. Real proper fame. A thunderstorm of fame.”

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Smock Alley Theatre @smockalley.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

The Rachel Baptiste Programme is a script development initiative supporting Black Irish theatre makers and writers. This First Look event offers audiences an early encounter with new work in progress. 🎭 The Rachel Baptiste Programme: First Look 📅 9 Oct @ 3pm 🎫 Link in bio - Free, booking required

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Smock Alley Theatre @smockalley.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Remember That Time? is an uplifting one-woman musical about loss, change and resilience. After a breakup, a heartbroken musician returns to her native Dublin after 25 years away to reclaim her identity and passion for life.

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Smock Alley Theatre @smockalley.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

End of a brilliant third week of rehearsals for Let Me In - our co-production with Dublin Theatre Festival. We popped over to chat to the director/writer and cast about how it's going 🎭 Let Me In 📅 2 - 10 Oct 🎟️ Link in bio 🔵 ISL Interpreted / post-show discussion: Thu 8 Oct

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Smock Alley Theatre @smockalley.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Green Shoot Productions presents The Man Who Swallowed a Dictionary, a powerful one-man drama about the life, language and legacy of David Ervine. 🎭 The Man Who Swallowed the Dictionary 📅 13 – 17, 19 – 24 Oct 2026 🎫 Link in bio - Free event but booking required

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Smock Alley Theatre @smockalley.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

What do cult classics, family favourites and action-packed thrillers have in common? They all need a John Spillane makeover. Join this epic (and satisfyingly silly) celebration of movies, all 100% improvised, 100% chaotic and 99% likely to infringe on some kind of copyright.

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Smock Alley Theatre @smockalley.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Join Ryan Carrick as he sacrifices his pride to make you laugh. A fast-paced hour of brutal honesty, bad decisions, and big laughs, proving that real life is often stranger—and funnier—than fiction. Part of Dublin Fringe Festival

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Smock Alley Theatre @smockalley.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

This Autumn, Entracte take on Brian Friel’s classic play, Dancing at Lughnasa. love letter to memory, bringing us into the lives of the five Mundy sisters the summer that everything changes. 🎭 Dancing at Lughnasa 🌾 📅 29 Oct - 1 Nov 🎟️ Link in bio

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Colette Carroll ♑️ 💙 @carrcole.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

First night out at the fringe. Daddy Issues, hilarious, at @smockalley.bsky.social - more madness incoming in the next 10 days. She takes a deep breath, she girds her loins, she takes on September! Come at me, month!

Cover of the 2026 Dublin Fringe Festival programme

Page in the Dublin Fringe Festival programme with details of the play Daddy Issues.

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Smock Alley Theatre @smockalley.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Meet the cast of Let Me In 🔥 Developed through the Rachel Baptiste Programme for Black Irish writers, Let Me In is a Dublin Municipal Theatre and Dublin Theatre Festival Co-Production. 🎭 Let Me In 📅 2 - 10 Oct 🎟️ Link in bio 🔵 ISL Interpreted Performance / Post-show discussion Thu 8 Oct

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Smock Alley Theatre @smockalley.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

SCHEDULE UPDATE: SUPLEX⁠ Due to an unavoidable venue issue, tonight’s 18:45 performance of Jaxbanded's SUPLEX will no longer go ahead. ⁠⁠ ⁠ The good news is that we’ve added an extra performance on Thursday 10 September at 18:45.⁠ Book your tickets now at Fringefest.com⁠

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Smock Alley Theatre @smockalley.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Mam is worried her son is spending too much time alone. So worried in fact, she hasn’t left the house in 6 weeks either. A tender, funny play about family change in a changing city, love, grief and the strange ways people try to pull each other back into the world. Part of Dublin Fringe Festival

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Smock Alley Theatre @smockalley.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Meet Danu, a trans woman who picked a terrible name, as she traverses the sissy, cissy world of wrestling, confronts shadows from her past, & tries to excel in the sport she absolutely loves, despite it not loving her back. Dublin Fringe Festival '26 🎭 SUPLEX 📆 6 - 9, 11 Sep 🎟 tinyurl.com/yve379f5

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Smock Alley Theatre @smockalley.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

A twisted, darkly comedic two-hander about toxic love and our fear of ending up alone, this sharp, warped and hilarious play asks: how far will we go to feel wanted? As part of Dublin Fringe Festival 2026 🎭 MERCURIAL 📆 Dates 6 + 7, 9 - 11 Sep 🎟 tinyurl.com/2rxmkx23

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Smock Alley Theatre @smockalley.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

The Catalpalyst celebrates the 150th anniversary of the 1876 Catalpa whaleship rescue of six Irish prisoners from Fremantle. It comes to Smock Alley 30 years after Donal O’Kelly’s much-travelled show Catalpa won a Fringe First award in Edinburgh 🎭 The Catalpalyst 📆 25 - 29 Aug 🎟 tinyurl.com/eyeww9fa

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Smock Alley Theatre @smockalley.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

The Gaiety School of Acting and DMT at Smock Alley are deeply saddened by the death of Patrick Sutton. We are enormously grateful for all he gave to us, and we will miss him very deeply. Our love and thoughts are with Mo, Rebeccah, Sam, and all Patrick’s family, friends and loved ones.

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Smock Alley Theatre @smockalley.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

This week in Smock Alley Boy's School The Catalpalyst celebrates the 150th anniversary of the 1876 Catalpa whaleship rescue of six Irish prisoners from Fremantle. It comes to Smock Alley 30 years after Donal O’Kelly’s much-travelled show Catalpa won a Fringe First award in Edinburgh.

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Smock Alley Theatre @smockalley.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Molly Malone returns to Dublin centuries after her death, only to discover a city she hadn’t quite expected. She comes across struggling musician Sonny McNamara, who is tasked with playing seven gigs across Temple Bar on this raucous Paddy’s Day. 🍀 As seen in Scene + Heard.

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Smock Alley Theatre @smockalley.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Blending sharp observational comedy with personal storytelling, this show explores life as a Third Culture Kid and the quiet panic of trying to feel Irish enough. As part of Dublin Fringe Festival 2026 🎭 Not My Real Accent 📆 5 - 8, 11 + 12 Sep 🎟 tinyurl.com/5cz97997

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Smock Alley Theatre @smockalley.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Blending live music, movement, text and striking visual design, and created by artists living with chronic illness and unseen disability, this immersive performance reveals the hidden, often messy truth behind "I’m fine". 🎭 Chronically Hopeful 📆 6 - 9 Sep 🎟 tinyurl.com/3a39vmjy

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Smock Alley Theatre @smockalley.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Lola is a firefighter – in every part of her life. Let Me In is a new play by Esosa Ighodaro set in contemporary Ireland – where welcome is offered but belonging is negotiated daily. As part of @dublintheatrefest.bsky.social 🎭 Let Me In 📆2 - 4, 6 - 10 Oct 🎟 tinyurl.com/mvbyzdmd

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Smock Alley Theatre @smockalley.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Dublin Youth Theatre present The Watsons. Cut off by her rich aunt, Emma has no choice but to return to her sisters and the family home. The Watson sisters must marry, and fast. If not, they face poverty, spinsterhood, or worse; an eternity with their boorish brother and his awful wife.

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Smock Alley Theatre @smockalley.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

The Horse of Jenin tells a universal story of resilience and imagination. This show combines storytelling, mask and stand-up comedy to explore the everyday life of a boy growing up in Jenin in Occupied Palestine, who, like every child in the world, just wants to play and have fun.

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Smock Alley Theatre @smockalley.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

On one fateful Paddy’s Day, Molly Malone and St Patrick return to Dublin only to discover the city lost to Celtic chaos. They come across Sonny McNamara, the last standing musician in Temple Bar as he struggles to play seven gigs in one day to throngs of drunken tourists. 🎻🍀

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Smock Alley Theatre @smockalley.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

A space for creatives to flow. Open to everyone at every level. A dynamic Vinyasa flow class, designed to combine breath and mindful movement to aid and support a creative practice. Expect an energising flow to deepen your practice. 🧘 📅 8, 10, 12 + 15 Sep @ 11am 🎟️ shorturl.at/BE4kX

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Smock Alley Theatre @smockalley.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

✨ Dublin Fringe Festival 2026 is here ✨ With 17 different shows taking place across our stages, we are very excited here at Smock Alley to get this years Fringe Festival underway! Browse the programme now at smockalley.com or fringefest.com 🎟️🎟️🎟️

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Smock Alley Theatre @smockalley.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

The Catalpalyst celebrates the 150th anniversary of the 1876 Catalpa whaleship rescue of six Irish prisoners from Fremantle. It comes to Smock Alley 30 years after Donal O’Kelly’s much-travelled show Catalpa won a Fringe First award in Edinburgh. 🎭 The Catalpalyst 📆 25 - 29 Aug 🎟 Link in bio

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Smock Alley Theatre @smockalley.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

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Smock Alley Theatre @smockalley.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

💥 Final few tickets remaining 💥 You know their books but do you know the sisters? The fights and friction, the love and loss. Follow Charlotte Brontë as she navigates the rise to fame and glory for her and the Brontë sisters whilst juggling family, ambition and loss. 📖

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Smock Alley Theatre @smockalley.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

“Blending songwriting with elements of folk, pop, and rock, the duo’s sound carries a significant, soundtrack-like emotional weight.” – Hot Press 🎶 Singer-songwriter Cormac Looby and Galway producer Pádraig Hughes bring their horses EP launch tour to the Boys' School with support from Róisín Gowen.

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Smock Alley Theatre @smockalley.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

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Smock Alley Theatre @smockalley.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

General booking for Dublin Theatre Festival 2026 is now open! ⚡ We're thrilled to present at Smock Alley Let Me In by Esosa Ighodaro, The Horse of Jenin in association with the Palestine Comedy Club and this year's edition of the Rachel Baptiste Programme: First Look Readings.

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Smock Alley Theatre @smockalley.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

✨ OPENING TONIGHT ✨ Fresh from a critically acclaimed sellout run off-Broadway, Mary Kate O Flanagan tells six of the tales that made her a Grand Slam Champion Storyteller, while making a case for why understanding how storytelling works will change your life. 📖

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Smock Alley Theatre @smockalley.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Ever wonder why Charlotte is “the most quotable” Brontë? You know their books but do you know the sisters? The fights and friction, the love and loss. Follow Charlotte Brontë as she navigates the rise to fame and glory for her and the Brontë sisters whilst juggling family, ambition and loss. 📖✒️

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Smock Alley Theatre @smockalley.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

🪩 Tomorrow night 🪩 Join the Doomslayers in their hedonistic hideaway as they learn to cope with the conclusion of our earthly presence. Theres cabaret for your entertainment, plenty of provisions and a bunkerload of queer camaraderie in this ultimate guide through the doom of our dystopian present.

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Smock Alley Theatre @smockalley.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

What happens when the writer loses the plot? Emma Watson is 19 and new in town. She’s been cut off by her rich aunt and dumped back in the family home. Emma and her sisters must marry, fast. Presented by Dublin Youth Theatre ✨ 🎭 The Watsons 📅 19 - 22 Aug 🎟️ smockalley.com/the-watsons

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Smock Alley Theatre @smockalley.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Sometimes an EGG needs a little more time in the diva coop to fully form. So we here at Smock Alley are partnering with @cabaregg to present their first ever SOFT BOILED; an evening of DIY work-in-progress performances! A chance for wee yolks to incubate their cabaret dreams a little further. 🥚🪩🪭

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Smock Alley Theatre @smockalley.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Always the world's newest musical! Every line of dialogue, note on the piano and catchy chorus is fully improvised. Will our hero save the day? Find true love? Face their fears? Run away to join the circus? We don’t know either. 🎼🎤🎭 As seen in Scene and Heard.

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Smock Alley Theatre @smockalley.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

This September, make the city yours. We’re delighted to be a partner venue for Dublin Fringe Festival 2026. 🔥 The programme is now live - 16 days and nights of bold new performance, comedy, music, theatre, club nights, cabaret, conversation and unforgettable moments across the city.

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Smock Alley Theatre @smockalley.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

After a sold out run at Dublin Fringe Festival 2025, Apocalypse How? makes its triumphant return to Smock Alley. Come along, release your inhibitions, feel the (acid) rain on your skin and follow our unlikely Queeroes on a journey of self-discovery. 🎭 Apocalypse How? 📅 25 Jul 🎟️ shorturl.at/xDi9M

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Smock Alley Theatre @smockalley.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

The Catalpalyst, by Donal O'Kelly, is a theatrical quest that poses urgent questions for the 150th anniversary of the Catalpa humanitarian rescue of Irish prisoners from Fremantle. 🎭 The Catalpalyst 📆 25 - 29 Aug 🎟️ smockalley.com/the-catalpal...

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Smock Alley Theatre @smockalley.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Fresh from a wonderfully feral showing at Beyond The Pale, EGG is taking over Smock Alley Theatre for one night only. EGG presents: THE EGGS FACTOR. Stick around afterwards for the SMOCK ALLEY SUMMER SOIREE where we’ll dance into the wee hours!

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Smock Alley Theatre @smockalley.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Come along to the Irish Youth Dance Festival (IYDF); a unique ensemble-based, performance-centered festival that brings together dancers under the age of 25 with established & emerging choreographers, composers, film makers & teachers. 🎭 Irish Youth Dance Festival 📅 5 July 🎟️ tinyurl.com/3p6fbwu9

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Smock Alley Theatre @smockalley.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

You know their books but do you know the sisters? The fights and friction, the love and loss. Follow Charlotte Brontë as she navigates the rise to fame and glory for her and her sisters whilst juggling family, ambition and loss. 🎭Underdog: The Other Other Brontë 📆7+8 Aug 🎫https://shorturl.at/DJDmH

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Smock Alley Theatre @smockalley.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Hosted by Darren Yorke — award-winning theatre-maker, creative facilitator, and the playmaker behind Grand Stretch. Impro Jackpot can be beginners’ luck. Just pure, unadulterated play, where risk meets reward in a room full of people willing to take a chance on us. It’s all to play for.

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