Theatre in Dublin this Week – 07-05-19

There are a few new productions around Dublin this week with Showstopper! The Improvised Musical at the Bord Gais and The Comedy About A Band Robbery at the Gaiety. The Dublin Dance Festival is in full swing and runs from 1st to the 19th of May. The International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival runs from the 6th to the 19th of May. 

Our Top Five Theatre Picks – 

1. The Glass Menagerie – The Gate
2. Session – Abbey Theatre
3. Showstopper! The Improvised Musical – Bord Gais Theatre
4. Phoenix – Project Arts Centre
5. Trad – Abbey (Peacock)

Theatre – Next Week – From 7-05-19

Abbey – Trad – 30 April – 11 May
Session – 10 – 11 May
La Natura Delle Cose – 14 – 15 May
BAOITE – 17 – 25 May 2019
Rosas danst Rosas – 18 – 19 May 2019

Bord Gais Energy Theatre – Rupaul’s Drag Race: Werq the World – 8 May 2019 – 18 May
Showstopper! The Improvised Musical – 9 May 2019 – 11 May 2019

Gaiety Theatre – The Comedy About A Bank Robbery – 7th May. – 11th May.

Smock Alley – Writers In The Stars – 6 – 11 May
From The Plains – The Story of John Devoy – 9 May
Sight Unseen – The Future of Irish Theatre – 11 May
Pumpgirl – 12 May

Project Arts Centre – Dublin Dance Festival 2019 – 01 May – 19 May

New Theatre – James Connolly Festival – 8th May – 11th May

Bewley’s Cafe Theatre – They Float Up – May 06 – 25

Viking Theatre – Joxer Daly Esq. – Apr 29 – May 11

The Gate – The Glass Menagerie – 25th April – 1st June

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 14-05-19

Abbey – La Natura Delle Cose – 14 – 15 May
BAOITE – 17 – 25 May 2019
Rosas danst Rosas – 18 – 19 May 2019

Bord Gais Energy Theatre – Rupaul’s Drag Race: Werq the World – 8th May 2019 & 18th May
The King and I – 21 May – 1 June

Gaiety Theatre – Avenue Q – 13th May. – 18th May.

Smock Alley – Normal – 14 + 15 May
American College Dublin Musical Theatre Final Year Showcase – Thu 16 May
American College Dublin Musical Performance – Fri 17 May
International Literature Festival Dublin – Sat 18 + Sun 19 May

Project Arts Centre – Dublin Dance Festival 2019 – 01 May – 19 May

New Theatre – The Belly Button Girlby Tom Moran – 14th May – 18th May

Bewley’s Cafe Theatre – They Float Up – May 06 – 25

Viking Theatre – The Morning After The Life Before – May 13-25

The Gate – The Glass Menagerie – 25th April – 1st June