Theatre in Dublin this Week – 23-10-18

There are a few new shows in town this week, but the main event is the Bram Stoker Festival, with all sorts of events around the city. There is also Shrek The Musical in the Bord Gais Energy Theatre and Rent the Musical in Liberty Hall. Dracula opens at Smock Alley, which is topical if nothing else. Go get scared…

Our Top Five Theatre Festival Picks –

1. Rathmines Road- Peacock Stage (Abbey)
2. DruidShakespeare: Richard III – Abbey
3. Wringer- Bewley’s Cafe theatre
4. Dracula- Smock Alley
5. Hamlet – Gate Theatre

Theatre – Next Week – From 23-10-18

Bram Stoker Festival – 26th – 29th Oct
The Night of the Shifting Bog – Fri 26 Oct – Mon 29 Oct, 8.30pm & 10.00pm

Abbey – DruidShakespeare: Richard III – 3 – 27 Oct
Rathmines Road – 4 – 27 October 2018

Bord Gais Energy Theatre – Shrek The Musical – 23 Oct 2018 – 4 Nov 2018

Liberty Hall Theatre – RENT The Musical – 23-27 October

Gaiety Theatre – The Simon and Garfunkel Story – 29th Oct. – 3rd Nov.

Smock Alley – Dracula – 27 – 31 Oct
Little Hours Solo Acoustic – 25 + 26 Oct
Inside Danny’s Box – 24 Oct

Project Arts Centre – Sleeps

New Theatre – The Freedom Theatre – Oct 25th

Bewley’s Cafe Theatre – Wringer – Oct 15 – Nov 04, 2018

Viking Theatre – And Thank You – Oct 15 – 27

The Gate – Hamlet – 21 Sep 2018 – 27 Oct 2018

Other Theatres include –

Civic Theatre (Tallaght), The Complex (Little Mary Street), Mermaid Arts Centre (Wicklow), Helix (DCU), Dolmen (Cornelscourt), Pavilion Theatre (Dun Laoghaire), Teacher’s Club (Parnell Square), Beckett Theatre (Trinity College), O’Reilly Theatre (Denmark Street, Dublin 1), The Lir (Pearse Street), Mill Theatre (Dundrum), Theatre Upstairs (City Centre), Axis (Ballymun)…

Theatre – Next Week – From 30-10-18

Abbey – Double Cross – 31 October – 10 November 2018

Bord Gais Energy Theatre – Shrek The Musical – 23 Oct 2018 – 4 Nov 2018

Gaiety Theatre – The Simon and Garfunkel Story – 29th Oct. – 3rd Nov.

Smock Alley – Dracula – 27 – 31 Oct
Playground – Tue 30 Oct
Murder One Festival – 2 – 4 Nov

Project Arts Centre – Recovery – 08 – 10 Nov

New Theatre – Extremeties – Oct 29th – Nov 10th

Bewley’s Cafe Theatre – Wringer – Oct 15 – Nov 04, 2018

Viking Theatre – Brothers Of The Brush – Oct 29 – Nov 17

The Gate – The Great Gatsby – From 15th Nov

Other Theatres include –

Civic Theatre (Tallaght), The Complex (Little Mary Street), Mermaid Arts Centre (Wicklow), Helix (DCU), Dolmen (Cornelscourt), Pavilion Theatre (Dun Laoghaire), Teacher’s Club (Parnell Square), Beckett Theatre (Trinity College), O’Reilly Theatre (Denmark Street, Dublin 1), The Lir (Pearse Street), Mill Theatre (Dundrum), Theatre Upstairs (City Centre), Axis (Ballymun)…