Theatre

47 Roses by Peter Sheridan

9th Jul 2012 (Mon) - 21st Jul 2012 (Sat) from 20:00 - 20:00

Viking Theatre at The Sheds
47 ROSES 9th July - 21st July(8pm) Directed by Maggie Byrne BACK BY POPULAR DEMANDFOR 2 WEEKS Peter conjures up the voices, sights and songs of his 1960′s childhood in Dublin, in a powerful coming-of-age story, peopled with deliciously eccentric characters and wonderful bizarre incidents.Peter conjures up the voices, sights and songs of his 1960's childhood. Brilliantly funny and intensely moving, this remarkable performance packs a considerable punch - a cultural gem 'Peter Sheridan has remade the lost world of sixties Dublin in this knock-out memoir, a gently powerful act of memory and love.' Sebastian Barry More

Cloudman

10th Jul 2012 (Tue) - 11th Jul 2012 (Wed)

The Hub, Clonmel
Cloudia has always had her head in the clouds. A cloud expert, she has dreamt all her life of seeing a Cloud Man - extremely rare creatures who live a quiet life high up in the sky.. More

Diet Of Worms

10th Jul 2012 (Tue) - 11th Jul 2012 (Wed) at 20:00

The New Theatre
Presented as part of the 10 Days in Dublin Festival 2012, running from July 5th to July 14th More

The Golden Dragon

10th Jul 2012 (Tue) - 12th Jul 2012 (Thu)

An Grianán Theatre
'a moving piece of theatre' **** The Guardian 'a delightfully surprising mix … fleet, skilful theatricality' **** The Independent More

Disco Pigs

10th Jul 2012 (Tue) - 12th Jul 2012 (Thu) at 20:30

The Pop Up Playhouse
Since it first exploded onto Cork stages and fast established its position as one of the key pieces in modern Irish theatre, this ferocious play leads us into a world which is at once hilarious, tragic, tender and violent. More

That's about the size of it

11th Jul 2012 (Wed) - 14th Jul 2012 (Sat) at 20:00

Project Arts Centre
What if? What If you could see every moment of your life? Every choice you did OR didn't make? What if you could change your life? Be happier? On the 10th Dimension, we can be anything we want to be. That's About The Size Of It is a part-lecture, part-biography, a 50-minute interactive performance about the science all around us. Somewhere between CERN, String Theory and the effect of choice, chance and coincidence on our lives, we all just want to be happy. "…it will stretch your interllect and your imagination" entertainment.ie More

The Cha & Miah Farewell Laughter Show

11th Jul 2012 (Wed) - 21st Jul 2012 (Sat) from 20:00 - 20:00

The Everyman
For over 30 years Cha and Miah have been synonymous with Cork. And not just within Cork city and county, but around the country also. With their long association with Frank Hall and Hall's Pictorial Weekly, their political and social satire was a hugely popular fixture on Irish television. With countless appearances in Summer Revels and extensive touring around the country, Cha and Miah became an Irish comedy institution. More

The Girl with the Iron Claws

12th Jul 2012 (Thu) - 14th Jul 2012 (Sat)

The White Tent, Mick Delahunty Square
Growing up isn't easy, especially when you're in love with a bear… More

Raccoon

12th Jul 2012 (Thu) - 14th Jul 2012 (Sat) at 19:00

Hickey's Bakery
'An intimate, perfectly pitched performance, spiced with whimsy and banter' Evening Herald More

Love All

12th Jul 2012 (Thu) from 20:00 - 21:00

Solstice Arts Centre
A comedy about love, murder and... tennis! From the Wimbledon finals to the hangman's noose - CherryWild present the terrible and true(ish) tale of Irish sporting legend Vere St. Leger Goold. This hour-long performance will be accompanied by a serving of strawberries and cream with a glass of Prosecco! More

Sparkplug

12th Jul 2012 (Thu) - 15th Jul 2012 (Sun)

An Grianán Theatre
Thursday 12th July - Dunfanaghy, Holy Trinity Parish Hall - 8pm €12/10 Friday 13th July - Ramelton Town Hall Theatre - 8pm €12/10 Sunday 15th July - Letterkenny, An Grianan - 8pm €12/10 More

Spurt

12th Jul 2012 (Thu) - 14th Jun 2012 (Thu) at 20:00

The New Theatre
Presented as part of the 10 Days in Dublin Festival 2012, running from July 5th - July 14th More

Silent

12th Jul 2012 (Thu) - 13th Jul 2012 (Fri) from 21:00 - 21:00

White Memorial Theatre
Pat Kinevane is one of Ireland's most sensitive and talented writers/ performers and his new show Silent is an important, powerful and moving piece of theatre. More

Love All directed by Donal Gallagher

13th Jul 2012 (Fri) from 07:00 - 22:00

Riverbank Arts Centre
Cheery Wild have starched their whites, re-stretched their racquets and are ready to serve a virtuoso volley of Victorian melodrama. LOVE ALL deliversa hilarious, rapid-fire, homicidal train ride from passion to pandemonium.... And if you're lucky you might even get strawberries and cream along the way! More

Féile Shoilse Thoraí

13th Jul 2012 (Fri) - 15th Jul 2012 (Sun) from 12:00 - 23:00

Tory Island
Féile Shoilse Thoraí More

Johnnies Britches

13th Jul 2012 (Fri) - 14th Jul 2012 (Sat) from 20:00 - 22:00

The Civic Theatre
MAIN AUDITORIUM Beezneez presents Johnnies Britches Beezneez, the popular company that brought you Tuesdays with Morrie and Don't Dress for Dinner return to the Civic with a lovely old Irish comedy, Johnnies Britches. A runaway, nationwide hit when first produced in the 1940's, Beezneez bring their distinctive production values to this gentle comedy of another time. Anxious to be rid of their accident-prone servant girl, Ned and Bridget are willing to allow her to be married to almost anybody, including Johnnie (britches notwithstanding). However an unexpected letter from America throws all plans into confusion and it is left to Johnnie himself to untangle the web of conundrums that ensue. More

Joyced

13th Jul 2012 (Fri) from 20:00 - 22:00

St. Johns Theatre & Arts Centre
Written by Donal O'Kelly and performed by his daughter Katie, the play is a whirlwind odyssey through James Joyce's crucial year, 1904 and the real life characters that shaped his life and most famous work Ulysses. More