BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.3//EN TZID:Europe/Dublin X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/Dublin BEGIN:VEVENT UID:60@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181201 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190121 DTSTAMP:20230721T132917Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/enchanting-escape/ SUMMARY:Enchanting Escape DESCRIPTION:A collection of illustrations of fairytales\, myths and legends from Ireland and around the world from book illustrator Olwyn Whelan. \nP ublishers she has worked with include Barefoot Books\, Pavillion books\, F rances Lincoln\, Quarto Publishing group\, Harper Collins\, Kingfisher boo ks\, Brimax publishing USA and Cricket magazine USA. She was shortlisted t wice for the prestigious CBI award. She has had her work exhibited and sol d in Europe and the USA. Olwyn works mainly in pen and ink and watercolour with touches of gold leaf.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/enchanting-escape-ex hibition-21July23.jpg CATEGORIES:Gallery Exhibition END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:59@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190207 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190531 DTSTAMP:20230721T132127Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/print-exhibition/ SUMMARY:Print Exhibition DESCRIPTION:Professional doodler extraordinaire\, Salty Philip was the brai n baby of Scottish born Lynn MacPherson BA (Hons).\nStarting out life as a little eco fashion design shop in Kreuzberg\, Berlin in 2009. Salty Phili p has grown and evolved into the swan like illustration creation it is tod ay. Now based back and forth between Scotland &\; Dublin\, Lynn creates highly detailed animal illustrations to enthral your eyes. Her mission in life is to bring a little joy and wonder to even the most sensible among us.\n\nIf you’d like to get in touch with the artist directly check out Salty Philip’s Instagram or Salty Philip’s Facebook. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/print-exhibition-21J uly23.jpg CATEGORIES:Gallery Exhibition END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:58@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190607 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190901 DTSTAMP:20230725T091552Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/between-the-sky-and-the-ground/ SUMMARY:Between the Sky and the Ground DESCRIPTION:Artist: Veronica Dooley\nArtist Statement: There is a feeling t hat I crave more and more.\nI think it comes from living in the city and n ot being able to see anything but buildings most of the time. I miss the s pace\, I miss the horizon – I miss seeing where the sky meets the ground . There’s a place in Wexford called Raven’s Point that I have been vis iting since I was a child. It’s where the edge of the forest is bound in place on the beach. Every time I go there I take a long walk to the fores t’s edge and sometimes I can just stand there for hours and soak in the view. I never get tired of it\, no matter what the weather is. It’s diff erent every time\, and each time I see something new. It recharges me\, it inspires me\, it makes me just want to be still\, it gives me space to co ntemplate. It’s this feeling that I wanted to capture in my work by crea ting an instinctual response to the landscape before me\, to explore conne ctions between the landscape and evoke a sense of belonging.\n\nMy practic e begins in the landscape with my camera and sketch-book\, observing the c hanging qualities of light and colour at different times of the day in all conditions. I have recently embraced the digital world allowing the manip ulation of my photography by incorporating textures and layers into the st ills\, creating a visual language that relates to my experience of presenc e within the landscape which often goes on to inform the direction of my p aintings.\n\nMy paintings are a reflection of my experience and intimate c onnection to this landscape. By using the texture and colours of the paint to explore and develop what I’m hoping to convey – being present and of the moment in this place. As the layers of the paintings build up they create a visual language that begins to reflect the subtle light and trans itional beauty of the surrounding landscape. Bringing my personal experien ce to the work and creating an evocative and immersive landscape that lure s the viewer into the piece.\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/between-the-sky-and- the-ground-exhibition-21July23.jpg CATEGORIES:Gallery Exhibition END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:57@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190907 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191114 DTSTAMP:20230721T121620Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/female-fragmented/ SUMMARY:Female Fragmented DESCRIPTION:Holly Ingram is an artist and illustrator living in Dublin.\nSh e works primarily in the medium of ballpoint pen\, her style combining ele ments of pop surrealism with classic portraiture. She has exhibited for Re peal\, Art Source\, and K Fest. Her artwork features strong females and me ntal health issues. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/female-fragmented-ex hibition-v2-21July23.jpg CATEGORIES:Gallery Exhibition END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:56@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191123 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200201 DTSTAMP:20230725T093532Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/eye-to-ear-a-visual-homage-to-music/ SUMMARY:Eye to Ear – A Visual Homage to Music DESCRIPTION:This is Jimmy Burns’ 10th solo exhibition and his fourth musi c-themed exhibition of paintings in which the musical instruments take on another life\, often humorous and always engaging.\nJimmy’s work is in t he Surrealist tradition\, closer in style to Magritte than to Dali. Subjec t matter and technique are important to him and Surrealism allows him the space to elucidate while simultaneously distorting his subject matter – in this case\, the world of Music. The works are painted mostly in oils bu t where he wants a specific finish\, Jimmy uses acrylics. Jimmy Burns stud ied Art in Croydon and Leeds in the UK\, and later at NCAD. He lives and t eaches art practice locally. Eye to Ear is Jimmy’s visual homage to Musi c and promises to be a visual treat for lovers of all music genres. These images will make you think about the profound connection that has always e xisted between art and music and\, indeed\, may cause you to reflect on wh ere this association is going in this digital age in a way you may not hav e thought of previously. Not to be missed! ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/eye-to-ear-exhibitio n-21July23.jpg CATEGORIES:Gallery Exhibition END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:55@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200207 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200416 DTSTAMP:20230721T135328Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/robbie-oleary-photography-exhibition / SUMMARY:Robbie O’Leary Photography Exhibition DESCRIPTION:What is this life if\, full of care\,\n\nWe have no time to sta nd and stare.\nThe words of poet WH Davies best explain the purpose of thi s exhibition: images of Irish butterflies. It offers a unique opportunity to come and admire the delicate beauty of these colourful native creature s and to wonder at the detailed and intricate patterns that set them apart as true symbols of the richness and fragility of our natural heritage. Sy mbols too of the Irish summer: short-lived and unpredictable but to be sa voured and appreciated\, many of our butterfly species are increasingly th reatened by climate change\, urbanisation and habitat destruction.\n\nRobb ie O’Leary\, AIPF\, is an award-winning photographer and teacher of phot ography. Specialising in nature and sports photography\, he has managed to capture a selection of superb high quality images that powerfully showcas e the rich diversity of these tiny\, fleeting insects. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/robbie-oleary-photog raphy-exhibition-21July23.jpg CATEGORIES:Gallery Exhibition END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:54@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200918 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210222 DTSTAMP:20230725T093244Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/in-transit-transition/ SUMMARY:In Transit: Transition DESCRIPTION:Artist: Bairbre Murray\nThis exhibition\, In Transit: Transitio n\, is about the artist's immediate urban environment experienced through walks in her locality.\nShe is particularly interested in the moments that go unnoticed because of their ordinariness. These paintings cover a perio d from late 2019 to mid 2020 and reflect both the change in her daily jour neys and her response to what she experienced.\n\nBairbre Murray is an eme rging artist who works mostly in oils. She likes to paint on canvas and on paper textured with gesso. Her paintings explore light and movement and o ften are presented in two or three parts\, the better to interrogate the r elationship between segments and how each part further explains or instiga tes reexamination of the image just seen\, thus taking the viewer on a jou rney back and forth. Currently she is interested in coastal landscapes/sea scapes and our relationship as an island people with the sea. This complim ents and extends her recent exploration of ideas around family history\, m emory and hereditary\, based around photographs and stories\, for which sh e received an Arts Council Agility Award. She is currently working toward a second solo exhibition around these themes.\n\nBairbre is a member of Ar tnet DLR and exhibits regularly as part of their group exhibitions. She ha s also exhibited recently in DLR Mill Theatre Gallery in 2022/23 as part o f their Christmas Exhibition ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/in-transit-exhibitio n-21July23.jpg CATEGORIES:Gallery Exhibition END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:53@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211015 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211023 DTSTAMP:20230721T135144Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/smashingtimes-exhibition-stat-na-mba n/ SUMMARY:SmashingTimes Exhibition Stat Na mBan DESCRIPTION:The exhibition features visual artworks in the gallery\, a film installation in the Studio and is accompanied by a series of compelling p oems in print form hung in the gallery.\nFramed by the Universal Declarati on of Human Rights and a reflection on themes of gender-based violence\, r acism\, migration\, colonialism\, feminism\, silence\, womanhood and women ’s rights as human rights\, this exhibition presents artworks from artis ts working with Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equal ity as part of State of the Art: The Nation state as both Violator and Pro tector of Human Rights\, supported by The Arts Council of Ireland. These w orks tell stories of hidden voices\, gender discrimination\, racism and fe ar intertwined with courage\, radical self-representation and love.\nOpen until Friday 22nd October\, 11am-3pm. Entrance Free ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/smashingtimes-exhibi tion-21July23.jpg CATEGORIES:Gallery Exhibition END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:52@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211029 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220204 DTSTAMP:20230725T093003Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/the-place-in-between/ SUMMARY:The Place in Between DESCRIPTION:The Place in Between- An exhibition of new paintings by Geoff O ’Keeffe\nArtist Statement: I always knew that at some stage I would find the time to return to painting. It was something I had fallen out of love with\, and the creative energy needed to make artwork was channelled into the collaborative process of theatre making. I knew that I would go back to painting one day\, but life would always get in the way. Little did I t hink that a pandemic would provide the time to reignite that passion. And so it was\, that with the shutdown of theatres\, I circled back and redisc overed the joy and frustrations to be found in making paintings.\n\nInitia lly trained in Fine Art Painting under the tutelage of the artists Sean Mc Sweeney and John O’Leary\, I became an art educator\, before making a f ulltime crossover to theatre. My training as a visual artist constantly in forms my work as a director and has helped to shape my theatre aesthetic. Both art practices tell stories\, and in the telling\, I strive to create atmospheres and fuse together forms\, textures\, images\, sights and sound s to find those moments of magic we all search for.\n\nA return to paintin g has been joyous\, exhilarating\, scary and frustrating\, hard work and r ewarding\, all in equal measure. The solo pursuit of painting can be lonel y\, but it can also be hugely satisfying and fulfilling. In this body of n ew work made between 2020 and 2021\, I have found new ways of making a mar k\, of telling a story. It is of the land\, but more than landscape. The w ork seeks to create atmospheres through distilling the memories and ‘fee l’ of a place. Filtering fleeting emotions\, sensory and guttural reacti ons\, and the creation of a strong sense of place resonate more with me th an the making of naturalistic renderings. The Place in Between reflects on the journeys made between here and there\; the scratched field under foot \, the haze of a winter morning or the other worlds to be found in the roc k shallows. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/the-place-in-between -exhibition-21July23.jpg CATEGORIES:Gallery Exhibition END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:51@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220211 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220424 DTSTAMP:20230721T135014Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/light-in-the-space/ SUMMARY:Light in the Space DESCRIPTION:Belfast born Fiona Rainey is an abstract landscape painter who has been practising for over 30 years.\nFollowing her graduation in the Un iversity of Ulster\, she has exhibited locally and abroad and has worked i n substantial private collections. As well as being a studio based artist Fiona has been facilitating art classes for adults with learning disabilit ies for a number of years.\n\nLight in the Space- This recently completed series of oil paintings as suggested in the title of the show\, examines p resence of light in areas of abstractly depicted earth and water\, light\, a symbol of hope. Visual clues suggest places\, there but not quite\, per haps actual but not necessarily? While creating this work\, Fiona was mind ful of the new physical location of the exhibition in County Dublin. South and East of her regular mooring\, thus influencing the composition within most of the work. Areas of land mass occupy the left-hand side on a selec tion of the paintings\, as represented on geographical maps.\n\nIlluminati on … key interest. Incandescence\, reflection\, iridescence\, in blurred space\, executed bright or inky hues. A pictorial gentle and ethereal per spective. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/light-in-the-space-e xhibition-21July23.jpg CATEGORIES:Gallery Exhibition END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:50@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220429 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220621 DTSTAMP:20230721T134914Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/second-thoughts-margaret-mcloughlin/ SUMMARY:Second Thoughts- Margaret McLoughlin DESCRIPTION:Second Thoughts- an exhibition of photographs\, and prints by Margaret McLoughlin inspired by #100daysofwalking.\nMargaret McLoughlin is an established Irish printmaker who has exhibited in the Royal Academy Su mmer show\, the Royal Hibernian academy as well as numerous group shows an d she has had several solo shows in the Original Print gallery\, Temple Ba r.\n\nThese prints and photographs sprang from the artists second look at her locality. They work together to encapsulate the artist’s new percept ion. They focus on previously unobserved beautiful details within her loca l coastal and urban environment contrasting with the chaos and upset of th e wider world in the last two years.\n\nLandscape has always been the driv ing inspiration McLoughlin’s work. Over the years she has explored the r ich Irish landscapes of Wicklow and Leitrim through painting and printmaki ng.\n\nIn January 2020 she began the 100 days of walking challenge A cruci al part of the exercise was taking a photograph on the daily walk of somet hing that sparked interest and posting it on Instagram using the hashtag # 100daysofwalking \, on McLoughlins instagram @mmcloughlinartist.\n\nAs Mar ch brought pandemic restrictions McLoughlin was no longer able to draw ins piration from her usual stamping ground\, she found myself walking daily i n her immediate urban and coastal environment. This was a rewarding exerci se\, in the midst of the pandemic – both contemplative and refreshing\, seeing the familiar places of my walks in different light and all weathers .\n\nShe noticed colours\, details\, that were suddenly glorious in their ordinariness. These split seconds of observance became a starting point in the creation of work that captures the atmosphere and essence of a landsc ape rather than a representation of a specific place.\n\nWith the Black C hurch print studio closed due to the pandemic she began drawings inspired by these walks. As society slowly started reopening she began using the ph otographs and drawings as inspiration\, using etching and carborundum in t he reopened Black Church Print Studio.\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/second-thoughts-exhi bition-21July23.jpg CATEGORIES:Gallery Exhibition END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:49@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220625 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220829 DTSTAMP:20230725T092608Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/maro-at-the-mill/ SUMMARY:Maro at the Mill DESCRIPTION:Mary Bartley\, “Maro” is an abstract expressionist painter living in Donnybrook\, Dublin and divides her time between the city and th e rural landscapes of Co.Leitrim.\nThe natural surroundings of both locati ons provide the inspiration for most of her work. Painting\, for Mary star ted quite recently in an attempt to distract herself from the constant chr onic pain resulting from MS\, several unsuccessful spinal surgeries and mo st recently\, breast cancer. A little over three years ago Mary started so mething she assumed would be a hobby but has transformed into an all consu ming passion. Painting has provided her with a refuge from the stress of c oping with long term illness.\n\nMary works almost exclusively in acrylic on canvas and although she finds painting very physically demanding she ha s learned to adapt her techniques and style to suit her ability on any giv en day. During the months of cancer treatment she continued to paint despi te the awful effects of chemotherapy\, surgery and finally radium treatmen t and whilst the colours may have darkened she demonstrated a stubborn det ermination to continue painting. Mary has been prolific in her output\, pe rhaps mindful of the fleeting nature of time and is of the firm belief tha t art has preserved her sanity on many an occasion!\n\nIn spite of all tha t has been set against her\, Mary’s work exudes vibrant colour and energ y\, she is both extremely nervous and very excited at the prospect of disp laying her work to the public for the very first time! To sum up in her wo rds “Painting has given me the opportunity to reimagine my future and th e chance to become known for something other than constant illness”\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/maro-at-the-mill-exh ibition-2-21July23.jpg CATEGORIES:Gallery Exhibition END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:48@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220920 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221029 DTSTAMP:20230720T084440Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/2022-arts-and-human-rights-festival- the-state-of-the-art/ SUMMARY:2022 Arts and Human Rights Festival - The State of the Art DESCRIPTION:Artist: Mary Moynihan &\; Amna Wayalat\n\n\nDublin Arts and Human Rights Festival \n\n14-23 October 2022\n\nIn Solidarity – A Celebr ation of Human Rights\n\n State of the Art: Transformative Memories in Po litical Violence\n\nVisual Art\, Photography and Poetry Exhibition \n\ndlr Mill Theatre Gallery\, Dundrum\n\n11am-4pm\, Tuesday to Saturday\, 13 Sep tember – 28 October\, 2022\n\nThe State of the Art: Transformative Memor ies in Political Violence exhibition is hosted at The Chocolate Factory\, Dublin 1\, and Gallery Space\, dlr Mill Theatre Dundrum for the 2022 Arts and Human Rights Festival presented by Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality and Front Line Defenders with a range of partne rs.  The chapter of the exhibition hosted at the dlr Mill Theatre gallery features the work of writer and artist Mary Moynihan and visual artist Am na Walayat responding creatively to themes of freedom\, change\, transform ation\, power and control.\n\nIn a series of visual art poetic visions con sisting of photography and poetry created under the title of The Feeling S oul: Paradise Lost and Found\, artist Mary Moynihan explores the internal journey of a person experiencing loss and crisis and the possibility of fi nding a way through.  Reflecting on ‘A Broken Heart\, Imperfections\, F inding My Way\, Dreamscape and Freedom’ the artist explores ways to hold on to the courage to carry on and let ourselves shine.\n\n The work of v isual artist Amna Walayat  is informed by Michel Foucault’s[1] ideas on power and Edward Said’s[2] work on Orientalism.  Using the medium of t raditional and neo-Indo-Persian miniature painting and the language of sym bolism\, Amna’s work expresses her hybrid cultural experiences with artw orks on display created under the titles of Migration and In the Name of S hame. The artist says ‘being female\, Asian\, and Muslim\, and a migrant \, mother and artist\, these are all the strands that are personal but als o provide me  with the opportunity to connect with global issues in gener al. My paintings are silent protests or performances against violence expe rienced by women and children\, particularly in various cultural contexts ’.\n\nPresented by Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality\, Ulster University\, the Transformative Memory International Net work\, the Smashing Times Arts and Human Rights Network\, University of Br itish Columbia\, Healing Through Remembering\, Conflict Textiles\, Justice and Reconciliation Project\, Uganda and National Museums NI. Supported by The Arts Council.\n\n[1] Michel Foucault (1926-1984) was a French philoso pher and historian.\n\n \;\n\n[1] Edward Said (1935-2003) was a Palest inian American academic\, political activist and literary critic.\n\n  \;\n\n Mary Moynihan \n\nArtist:              Mary Moynihan\n \nArtworks:        The Feeling Soul: Paradise Lost and Found\n\n A Broken Heart –poetry and photography by Mary Moynihan. 60 x 42cm\n Impe rfections – poetry and photography by Mary Moynihan. 60 x 42cm\n Findin g My Way – poetry and photography by Mary Moynihan. 60 x 42cm\n Dreamsc ape – poetry and photography by Mary Moynihan. 60 x 42cm\n Freedom – poetry and photography by Mary Moynihan. 60 x 42cm\n Totality of the Soul poetry artwork by Mary Moynihan.42 x 60cm\n\n \n\nMary Moynihan\, Artist Statement on The Feeling Soul: Paradise Lost and Found\n\nA Broken Heart\ , Imperfections\, Finding My Way\, Dreamscape\, Freedom\n\n‘If you’re always trying to be normal\, you’ll never know how amazing you can be’   Maya Angelou\n\nThe number five can signify freedom\, change and possib ility. In these five visual art poetic visions consisting of photography a nd poetry created under the title of The Feeling Soul: Paradise Lost and F ound\, I am exploring the internal journey of a person experiencing loss a nd crisis and the possibility of finding a way through.  A sixth artwork is the poem Totality of the Soul. Many of us fall on our journey through l ife. We fall and pick ourselves up. How do we hold on to the courage and m adness to carry on and let ourselves shine?\n\nArt is creativity\, imagina tion\, love\, courage\, freedom. Creativity requires vulnerability\, letti ng ourselves fall apart and pulling ourselves back together again.  Witho ut art\, the world would lack colour. In art we can be bold\, rebellious a nd curious. Art gives us a sideways glance at the unknown\, a way to rebel against what is normal. There is poetry and beauty all around us and in u s\, it is what we dream.\n\nIn relation to equality\, human rights and div ersity\, a key principle is to ensure that all people are treated equally and fairly with dignity and respect.  This journey begins with a sense of love and care for one’s self and then we can move out into the world to share that love and respect with others.\n\nMary Moynihan – Artist Biog raphy\n\n Mary Moynihan\, (she/her)\, MA\, is an award-winning writer\, d irector\, theatre and film-maker\, an interdisciplinary artist and one of Ireland’s most innovative arts and human rights artists creating work to promote the arts\, human rights\, climate justice\, gender equality\, div ersity and peace.\n\nMary is Artistic Director of Smashing Times Internati onal Centre for the Arts and Equality and works collaboratively with artis ts and over 50 organisations across Ireland\, Northern Ireland\, Europe an d internationally\, using the arts to promote rights and values for all.    Company patrons of Smashing Times are Sabina Coyne Higgins\, Senator Jo an Freeman\, founder of Pieta House\, Ger Ryan\, actor and Tim Pat Coogan\ , writer and historian. Founding patrons were writers Maeve Binchy and Bri an Friel.\n\nMary’s work has won a number of awards including the Allian z Business to Arts Awards\, a GSK Ireland Impact Award\, a Dublin Bus Comm unity Spirit Award\, a National Lottery Good Cause Award\, the internation al #ArtsAgainstCovid award\, an Arts Council Project Award and an Arts Cou ncil Agility Award.\n\nMary is Artistic Curator for the annual Dublin Arts and Human Rights festival implemented by Smashing Times and Front Line De fenders in partnership with Amnesty International\, Fighting Words\, ICCL\ ,  NWCI\, Irish Modern Dance Theatre\, Trócaire and Poetry Ireland\, fun ded by The Arts Council. The aim of the festival is to showcase and highli ght the extraordinary work of human rights defenders in Ireland and around the world\, past and present\, and the role of the arts and artists in pr omoting human rights today.\n\nMary’s artistic practice encompasses thea tre\, film\, literature\, poetry\, and curatorship. Mary’s work focuses on primal\, visceral and intuitive responses to vulnerability and conflict and an exploration of self and the other. Her work explores an interconne ctedness of the body\, voice and imagination\, revealing the inner life th rough physical and spiritual energies and intuitive engagements. Mary has a focus on using historical memory in her artistic practice as inspiration for the creation of original artworks across a range of mediums\, remembe ring stories of ordinary yet powerful people from history and today who st ood up for the rights of others.\n\n As a playwright\, Mary’s work incl udes the highly acclaimed The Woman is Present: Women’s Stories of WWII co-written with Paul Kennedy\, Fiona Thompson and Féilim James\;  A Beau ty that will Pass\; Constance and Her Friends – selected by President Mi chael D. Higgins for performance at Áras an Uachtaráin for Culture Night 2016\;  In One Breath from the award-winning Testimonies (co-written wit h Paul Kennedy)\; and Shadow of My Soul\, May Our Faces Haunt You and Sile nt Screams.\n\n Mary’s film work includes the hour-long documentary Sto ries from the Shadows\, the short film Tell Them Our Names\, inspired by w omen’s stories of WWII and selected for the London Eye International Fil m Festival and Kerry Film Festival\, the creative documentary Women in an Equal Europe and the short film Courageous Women inspired by powerful wome n’s stories from the 1916 to 1923 decade of commemorations period in Iri sh history.\n\nAmna Walayat\n\n Artist:              Amna Wal ayat\n\nArtworks:        Migration Series\n\n Fall-Nest series (201 8)\, Mixed media oil on paper\, 12 x 18 inches\n Fall-Nest series (2018)\ , Mixed media on paper\, 12 x 18 inches\n Slave (2020)\, Mixed Media on P aper\, 12 x 18 inches\n Slave Ship (2020)\, Mixed Media on Paper\, 12 x 1 8 inches\n\nArtworks: In the Name of Shame Self-Portrait (Lotus) Series\n\ n Self Portrait – Shame Series # 1 (2021)\, Neem Rung/ half tone and Go uache on wasli\, 8 x 12 inches\n Self Portrait – Shame Series # 2 (2021 )\, Neem Rung/half tone and Gouache on wasli\, 8 x 12 inches\n Self Portr ait – In the Name of Shame Lotus Series. Neem Rung/ half tone and Gouach e on wasli.\n Self Portrait – Shame Series # 3 (2021)\, Neem Rung/ half tone\, tea wash and Gouache on wasli\, 8 x 12 inches\n Self Portrait – Shame Series # 5 (2021)\, Neem Rung/ half tone and Gouache on wasli\, 8 x 12 inches\n Self Portrait – Shame Series # 4 (2021)\, Neem Rung/ half tone and Gouache on wasli\, 8 x 12 inches\n\n \;\n\nAmna Walayat\, Vis ual Artist  Artist Statement\n\n Power and control are  core themes tha t I aim to address in my work. These themed  can be found in all elements of life on this planet\,  amongst humans\, animals\, and even in the bot anical world. Power struggles\, particularly between genders\, and in poli tics\, race and slavery inspire me to address  related issue. My work is informed by Michel Foucault’s[3] ideas on power and Edward Said’s[4] w ork on Orientalism that I studied during my MA in University College Cork and my final dissertation was based on those ideas.\n\nUsing the medium of traditional and neo-Indo-Persian miniature painting and the language of s ymbolism\, my work expresses my hybrid cultural experiences. Being female\ , Asian\, and Muslim\, and a migrant\, mother and artist\, these are all t he strands that are personal but also provide me  with the opportunity to connect with global issues in general.  Violence against women and child ren\, particularly in various cultural contexts\,  are the themes I am co ntinuously addressing in my work.  Violence against women and children in Mother and Baby homes in Ireland resonates with me and with the theme of international human rights. Working as an artist activist my paintings are silent protests or performances against this violence.\n\nAmna Walayat – Artist Biography\n\nAmna Walayat is a Cork-based Pakistani-born emergi ng mixed media visual artist. Her current practice is based on traditional and neo-Indo-Persian Miniature painting\, expressing her hybrid cultural experiences and her position as migrant artist.  Recently\, she mounted h er first solo exhibition as a part of the Cork mid-summer festival under P luck Project (2022). Her work was exhibited in the yearlong exhibition The Narrow Gate of Here and Now at IMMA (2021-2022)\, 191 RHA (2021)\, Dublin Arts and Human Rights Festival in Chester Beatty and Mill Theatre (15-24 October 2021) and with a  two-person show at LHQ (March 2021).\n\nShe is interested in the promotion of South Asian Art and Culture in Ireland and Europe. She has worked as Creative Producer in Residence with Cork County Council for her community-based project ‘South Asia Community Museum in Ireland’.\n\nAmna has an MA in Modern and Contemporary Art History Theor y and Criticism from UCC\, and an MA in Fine Arts from Punjab University\, Lahore. She has worked as Programme Organiser with the Pakistan National Council of Arts and as a Curator with Alhambra Arts Council (2001-07). She has  worked with Cultural Action Europe as a MENA Cultural Agent for adv ising on policies (2021).  She is a member of Sample-Studios\, Backwater Artists\, Art Nomads\, Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts an d Equality and Visual Artists Ireland\, and is a recent recipient of The A rts Council Ireland’s Next Generation Award and Project Arts Centre Burs ary Award.\n\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n“In a world where human rights continue to be under attack\, Dublin Arts and Human Rights Festiva l 2021 sets out to celebrate the people who have stood up for them around the world and throughout history\, and highlight the role artists can play in promoting a more just society.”  – Kevin Courtney\, Irish Times\n \n Dublin Arts and Human Rights Festival 2022\n\nSmashing Times Internati onal Centre for the Arts and Equality and Front Line Defenders\, and a ran ge of partners\, present the fourth annual\, international Dublin Arts and Human Rights Festival from the 14 to 23 October 2022 featuring exciting a nd innovative events which promote equality\, human rights and diversity t hrough the arts. The aim of the festival is to showcase and highlight the extraordinary work of human rights defenders in Ireland and around the wor ld\, past and present\, and the role of the arts and artists in promoting human rights today. The theme of the 2022 festival is ‘In Solidarity: A Celebration of Human Rights’\, celebrating community connections and a w orld where all people are treated equal with dignity and respect.  The ar tistic curator for the festival is Mary Moynihan\, Artistic Director\, Sma shing Times and the human rights curator is Laura O’Leary\, Internationa l Events and Promotions Coordinator\, Front Line Defenders. The festival i s a hybrid programme delivered over 10 days and hosts an exciting blend of over 80 events happening in-person and online\, featuring Irish and and i nternational artists and guest speakers\, reaching audiences locally\, nat ionally\, and internationally. There will be something for everyone intere sted in the arts for equality\, human rights and diversity.\n\nFestival Pa rtners: The Dublin Arts and Human Rights Festival is an annual\, internati onal festival organised by Smashing Times International Centre for the Art s and Equality and Front Line Defenders\, a Dublin based international org anisation working to improve the security and protection of human rights d efenders at risk\, in partnership with Amnesty International\, Fighting Wo rds\, Irish Council for Civil Liberties\, National Women’s Council of Ir eland\, Trócaire\, Poetry Ireland\, and Irish PEN. Creative partners incl ude Irish Modern Dance Theatre\, dlr Mill Theatre Dundrum\, Art Nomads\, R athfarnham Castle\, Rua Red South Dublin Arts Centre\; and UNESCO Dublin C ity of Literature. Partners for the flagship event\, the State of the Art: Transformative Memories in Political Violence exhibition\, are Smashing T imes\, Ulster University\, the Transformative Memory International Network \, the Smashing Times Arts and Human Rights Network\, University of Britis h Columbia\, Healing Through Remembering\, Conflict Textiles\, Justice and Reconciliation Project\, Uganda and National Museums NI.\n\nFestival Supp orters: The annual Arts and Human Rights festival is supported by the Arts Council of Ireland\; Erasmus+\; Europe for Citizens\; Foras na Gaeilge\; Concern\; Irish Aid WorldWise Global Schools\; Reconciliation Fund\, Depar tment of Foreign Affairs\; Dublin Northwest Partnership\; HSE National Lot tery Funding\; Clár Innovation Measure\, Department of Rural and Communit y Development\; Aviva Stadium Grant Scheme\; NEIC Initiative\; Irish Resea rch Council New Foundations\; Rethink Ireland\; Dormant Accounts Pobal Kic kstart fund\; Department of Tourism\, Culture\, Arts\, Gaeltacht\, Sport a nd Media\, Ireland\; Mental Health Ireland\; Creative Europe and the Europ ean Commission.\n\nwww.smashingtimes.ie\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n \n[1] Michel Foucault (1926-1984) was a French philosopher and historian.\ n\n[2] Edward Said (1935-2003) was a Palestinian American academic\, polit ical activist and literary critic.\n\n[3] Michel Foucault (1926-1984) was a French philosopher and historian.\n\n[4] Edward Said (1935-2003) was a P alestinian American academic\, political activist and literary critic. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Mary-and-Amna-e16653 19848775-1024x433-1.png CATEGORIES:Gallery Exhibition END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:47@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221106 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230128 DTSTAMP:20230720T084506Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/group-exhibition/ SUMMARY:Group Exhibition DESCRIPTION:Delighted to welcome back 4 artists to exhibit with us who have all had successful solo shows in the past in Dlr Mill Gallery \n\nMARY BA RTLEY\n\nMary Bartley “Maro” is a Dublin based artist\, working almost exclusively in acrylic on canvas. Mary suffers from several long-term ill nesses\, most recently a battle with breast cancer\, she finds painting ve ry physically demanding and has learned to adapt her style and techniques to suit her ability on any given day. Despite all of this\, her work exude s vibrant colour and energy and she firmly believes that painting has help ed save her sanity during the darkest days of her cancer treatment.\n\nMAR GARET MCLOUGHLIN\n\nMargaret McLoughlin is an established Irish printmaker who has exhibited in the Royal Academy Summer show and the Royal Hibernia n Academy as well as numerous group shows.    She has had several solo shows in the Original Print Gallery\, Temple Bar and is a member of the Bl ack Church Print Studio.Landscape has always been the driving inspiration for McLoughlin’s work. Over the years she has explored the rich Irish la ndscapes of Wicklow and Leitrim through painting and printmaking.  In Jan uary 2020 she began the 100 days of walking challenge A crucial part of th e exercise was taking a photograph on the daily walk of something that spa rked interest and posting it on Instagram using the hashtag #100daysofwalk ing \, on Instagram @mmcloughlinartist. This has been the starting point o f Margarets more recent work in etching and carbarundum.\n\nBAIRBRE MURRAY \n\nBairbre Murray is an emerging artist who works mostly in oils.   She likes to paint on canvas and on paper textured with gesso.   Her curren t paintings explore light and movement in her immediate environment and of ten are presented in two or three segments\, the better to examine the rel ationship between images and how different complimentary or conflicting id eas flow through an image.   She is currently working on a project aroun d family memory and hereditary\, based around photographs and stories\, fo r which she received an Arts Council Agility Award.   Bairbre is also a member of Artnet DLR and exhibits with this group regularly.\n\nGEOFF O’ KEEFFE\n\nInitially trained in Fine Art Painting under the tutelage of the artists Sean Mc Sweeney and John O’Leary\, Geoff became an art educator \, before making a fulltime crossover to theatre. His training as a visual artist constantly informs his work as a director.    Both art practice s tell stories\, and in the telling\, strive to create atmosphere and fuse together forms\, textures\, images\, sights and sounds to find those mome nts of magic we all search for.  The work seeks to create atmosphere thro ugh distilling the memories and ‘feel’ of a place.  Filtering fleetin g emotions\, sensory and guttural reactions\, and the creation of a strong sense of place resonate more with Geoff than the making of naturalistic r enderings. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Group-show-Image-102 4x721-1.jpg CATEGORIES:Gallery Exhibition END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230205 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230410 DTSTAMP:20230214T181734Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/fragments-shabnam-vasisht/ SUMMARY:Fragments - Shabnam Vasisht DESCRIPTION:Indian-born designer\, visual artist and author\, Shabnam Vasis ht sees colour as her cultural inheritance and expresses emotion through i t.\nVasisht has lived in Ireland for over forty-five years and has held se veral solo exhibitions in Ireland and abroad – one of which was covered by RTE’s Arts Programme\, ‘Cursai’. Her pastel images were on perman ent display in Jury’s Hotel &\; Towers\, Ballsbridge\, until the hote l’s closure. In 2015\, she was on a panel that curated an exhibition of the Irish State’s Art Collection (in association with the Office of Publ ic Works) in the Municipal Gallery\, Lexicon\, Dun Laoghaire.\n\nSustainab ility is an important factor in Vasisht's art practice. A retired dress-de signer\, she often uses the medium of her trade to create two-dimensional images and soft sculptures. This manipulation of waste textiles also exten ds to other throwaway products\, combining diverse textures and colours by layering\, intertwining or juxta positioning into a composite mixed-media whole.\n\nIn 'FRAGMENTS' Vasisht uses textile waste to echo the storm of the Covid pandemic. From the loneliness and isolation of lockdown\, we sti ll managed to snatch comforting fragments of clear skies\, birdsong\, brig hter flowers and making Mycelium-like connections with one another. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/MillTheatre-fragment s.jpg CATEGORIES:Gallery Exhibition END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230208 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230330 DTSTAMP:20230215T091604Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/our-neighbourhood-company/ SUMMARY:Our Neighbourhood Company DESCRIPTION:Would you like to join our series of workshops\, meet the dlr M ill team\, step into a welcoming and creative space to work with a like-mi nded peer group?\nAt DLR Mill Theatre\, we believe that everyone is natura lly creative and seek to remove barriers to developing new skills at an ol der age. Our Neighbourhood Company offers people aged 55 and over in our l ocal area opportunities to connect and create. All activities are free to attend and are planned to take place in person on Wednesday mornings from 11am-1pm in the dlr Mill Theatre in Dundrum.\n\nThe workshops are designed to assist people to engage\, experience and participate in the arts. The content of the workshops will stimulate an existing interest or an emergin g interest in the theatre. Participants will be supported in engaging age- appropriate games specifically designed to inspire confidence and creativi ty.\n\nText Work – Established Works The content will encompass classic and contemporary theatre\, such as contrasting writers Lady Gregory and Hu gh Leonard. Investigating their work through play readings\, scene studies and workshopping select scenes.\n\nContext Work – Opening up New Worlds Inspired by the letter writing of Lady Gregory and the travel writing of Hugh Leonard. Exploring and improvising lesser-known work to stimulate ind ividual creativity and personal performance. We envision that each worksho p compliments each other to create an event or performance in the final wo rkshop. This event will be decided upon with the full collaboration of the participants.\n\nE mail info@milltheatre.ie to reserve your place  or ca ll us on 01 296 9340\n\nOpen to Age 55+\n\n\n\nThe workshops’ team will be Clare Maguire and Seamus Quinn:\nClare Maguire graduated from Rose Bruf ord College with a BA Hons in Acting &\; Theatre Studies. For over 20 y ears she has worked as a theatre practitioner and educator in both the UK and Ireland. For 10 years Clare was an actor based in London\, working in the UK and touring internationally. In the past 8 years she has worked as a theatre director in Dublin where she is now based. The majority of Clare ’s directing work has been predominantly with emerging artists\, directi ng and developing new work. www.clare-maguire.com  With a demonstrated hi story of working in the performing arts industry she is an effective commu nicator\, skilled in teaching and mentoring across a wide demographic from young people to older adults.  Clare has taught drama at college and uni versity level\, process drama in inner city schools and is a drama facilit ator at The Gaiety School of Acting on both the Young Gaiety and the Adult Part time programmes.\n\nSeamus Quinn has a diploma in Theatre and Perfor mance studies and a MA from NUIM. He is a Dramatherapist\, life &\; wel lbeing coach and workshop facilitator.  His main body of work with older adults has been as creative lead\, academic tutor and researcher on many E rasmus+\, European Commission based\, human rights and wellbeing projects.   These include ST.AGE (Sociodrama tackling ageism) www.combatingelderabu se.eu\, CREATYVE (Inter-generational volunteering programme) www.creatyv.e u &\; STORY 2 REMEMBER (creative drama and storytelling training progra mme for health and social care professionals) www.story2remember.eu  He h as worked extensively within the elderly and Alzheimer’s communities bot h as a Dramatherapist and a creative writing/drama facilitator.\n\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/MillTheatre-Neighbou rhood-Company.jpg CATEGORIES:Workshops END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:19@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230214 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230219 DTSTAMP:20230214T181745Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/a-view-from-the-bridge/ SUMMARY:A View From The Bridge DESCRIPTION:Eddie Carbone is devoted to his wife Beatrice and his niece Cat herine. When Beatrice’s cousins Marco and Rodolpho enter the US illegall y\, desperate to find work having fled the poverty of Sicily\, the pair ar e welcomed into the Carbone home but as Rodolpho and Catherine fall in lov e\, Eddie’s adoration of his niece is no longer couching\, but terrifyin g.\nSimmering with jealousy and obsession\, Italian-American immigrant lif e of 1950’s Brooklyn colours Miller’s searing drama of tragic proporti ons. The universal story of family\, immigration and justice cuts deeply i n this gripping production from the Rathmines and Rathgar MS Drama Group. Not to be missed. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/MillTheatre-view-fro m-bridge.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:17@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230223 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230311 DTSTAMP:20230214T181813Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/romeo-and-juliet/ SUMMARY:Romeo and Juliet DESCRIPTION:Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare\nDirected by Geoff O’ Keeffe\n\n“Did my heart love till now? Forswear it\, sight\, For I ne’ er saw true beauty till this night”\n\nTwo young people freefalling into a love beyond their wildest dreams\, bear the weight of a bitter family f eud. They sacrifice everything for love in a story that resonates as much now\, as it did when first written. An ensemble cast of talented actors br ing Shakespeare’s tragic tale of star-crossed lovers to life in a contem porary\, fast paced and insightful retelling.\n\n\n\nBOOKING SCHOOLS\nFor school bookings for week day performances at 10am and 1.30pm\, email info@ milltheatre.ie \n\nBooking opens from Tuesday 8th November at 11am.\n\n€ 15 per student. 1 teacher per every 20 students is free.\n\n\n\nBOOKING PU BLIC PERFORMANCE\nFor public performance on Thursday 2nd March at 7.30pm\, follow the booking link or call box office on 01 296 9340\n\n\n\nKindly s upported by the Arts Council. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/MillTheatre-Romeo-ju liet.jpg CATEGORIES:Mill Productions END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:18@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230223 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230224 DTSTAMP:20230214T181831Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/neil-delamere-delamerium/ SUMMARY:Neil Delamere – Delamerium DESCRIPTION:Neil Delamere is back with a brand new show\, Delamerium.\nExpe ct the usual hilarious stories\, wry observations and quick-witted improvi sation as our comedy hero tries to makes sense of the world around him.\n\ nSuitable for age 16+\nREVIEWS\n“No TV camera could accurately measure t he lightning speed of Delamere’s wit”\nThe Irish Times ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/MillTheatre-Neil-Del amere.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:16@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230304 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230305 DTSTAMP:20230214T181841Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/captain-splash/ SUMMARY:Captain Splash DESCRIPTION:Arrrrrr you ready to set sail to fun and imagination?! See Capt ain Splash make dreams become real. And\, if you believe in magic\, you ha ve a chance to take some home with you.\nAn amazing voyage where everyone becomes part of the crew. Plenty of outrageous water tricks\, funny magic\ , and tons of audience participation. A heartwarming tale about the magic that can happen when you believe in your dreams.\n\nEnjoy this wild\, wate r filled\, wonderful show. (Don’t worry\, the audience stays dry!)\n\nPe rformed by the creator of Jackula\, Jeff Keough. Jeff has performed at The White House\, toured with Ringling Brothers and Barnum &\; Bailey’s “Greatest show on Earth”\, and appeared on RTE numerous times. Jeff ha s performed to over 11 million people including his daughter’s Senior In fant Class.\n\nAimed at children aged 4+\nREVIEWS\n“Absolutely brilliant ”\nVirgin Media One\n\n“A national treasure”\nGag Recap\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/MillTheatre-CaptainS plash.jpg CATEGORIES:Children,Family END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:15@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230311 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230312 DTSTAMP:20230214T181908Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/freddie-white/ SUMMARY:Freddie White DESCRIPTION:The maestro of quality music. Freddie White has long been synon ymous with music of the highest quality. He has been part of the fabric of the live music scene in Ireland since the 1970’s and his albums continu e to sell well\, amongst his loyal and newfound fan base.\n\nBorn in Cobh\ , Co. Cork into a musical family\, by age 17 he was playing professionally . At 19\, he moved to London\, were he busked in subways\, and developed h is unique voice and guitar style.  His earliest recordings\, which were r e-mastered and re-released in 2004\, are still hugely popular among his lo yal fan base.\n\nIn 1974\, he was a founding member of ‘Scullion’\, to gether with Philip King and Sonny Condell. Later he formed ‘The Fake’\ , regarded as one of the seminal Irish bands of the late ‘70’s. Next c ame The Freddie White Band formed in 1978\, which toured with Eric Clapton that year.  His first album\, Live on Tour\, recorded by Nicky Ryan whil e touring with Clannad\, brought him national attention. His second album\ , Do You Do\, was the biggest selling Mulligan Label album of 1981. With t hese early albums\, Freddie introduced an eclectic repertoire of music\, w hich spanned musical genres and eras\, to an Irish audience.\n\nREVIEWS\n “The sparse and haunting ‘Live on Tour’ is still among the greatest Irish albums of all time.\n\n‘Do You Do’ swings and struts just as pro foundly. Imagine those two cuts of vinyl made decade ago\, they still stan d as perfection” \nIrish Times ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/MillTheatre-FreddieW hite.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:14@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230318 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230319 DTSTAMP:20230214T181946Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/jarlath-regan-jarzilla/ SUMMARY:Jarlath Regan - Jarzilla DESCRIPTION:Ireland’s Favourite Irishman Abroad Is Coming To Dundrum For One Very Special Performance Of His New Show Jarzilla!\n\nFollowing millio ns of views on Instagram\, Youtube &\; TikTok\, 10 years of podcasting greatness with the Irishman Abroad\, Jarlath Regan returns to The Mill wit h his biggest stand-up show to date\, Jarzilla! Join the man the Irish Tim es calls a “comedy genius”\, for a night of big laughs and stories fro m the last 3 years of madness.\n\nJarlath’s credits include Tonight at t he Palladium (ITV)\, Stand up Central (Comedy Central)  Russell Howard’ s Good News (BBC3) Comedy Central’s The World Stands Up (Comedy Central) \, Last Comic Standing (NBC)\, Live at The Stand Comedy Club (BBC Radio Sc otland)\, The Blame Game (BBC Radio Ulster) and The Apprentice You’re Fi red (TV3).\n\nSuitable for age 16+\nREVIEWS\n“A master at work”\nPatri ck Kielty\n\n“Deadly”\nHozier\n\n“Definitely one of the better ones ”\nArdal O’Hanlon\n\n“I love this man”\nJack Whitehall\n\n***** “A subtle yet sublime helping of observational wit”\nThe Independent ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/MillTheatre-Jarlath- Regan.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230321 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230326 DTSTAMP:20230919T131624Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/the-cripple-of-inishmaan/ SUMMARY:The Cripple of Inishmaan DESCRIPTION:‘Ireland mustn’t be such a bad place\, so\, if the Yanks wa nt to come here to do their filming’\nThe Cripple of Inishmaan is set in 1934\, the year a Hollywood film crew arrive on neighbouring Inishmore to film The Man of Aran. Cripple Billy\, an orphan living with the local sho pkeepers\, spinster sisters Kate and Eileen\, longs for something to happe n in his narrow\, restricted life.\n\nWhen Johnnypateenmike\, brings the e xciting news that the Director\, ‘a Yank be the name of Robert Flaherty ’ is searching for islanders to play parts in the film\, Billy sees this as a chance to escape.\n\nWith a cast of eccentrics who each have their ‘endearing’ characteristics\, the Cripple of Inishmaan is a darkly com ic masterpiece by the multi-talented Martin McDonagh (Movies: The Banshees of Inisherin\, Winner of three Golden Globe Awards 2023\, In Bruges\, Thr ee Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri\; Plays: The Beauty Queen of Leenane \, The Lonesome West\, The Lieutenant of Inishmore).\n\nSuitable for age 1 6+\n\nWarning: Contains strong language and adult humour.\n\nThe 2014 Broa dway production\, with Daniel Radcliffe as Cripple Billy\, received six To ny Award nominations.\n\nREVIEWS\nThe Cripple of Inishmaan may very well b e McDonagh’s finest play …. one of those rare and enchanted production s that will live in the memory of all who see it for years to come – Chi cago Sun Times\n\nA feckin’ fine production! ….. stellar ….. smart\, witty and brutal …..\nBroadway World\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/MillTheatre-Inismaan -1.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:13@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230328 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230402 DTSTAMP:20230214T182013Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/footloose-the-musical/ SUMMARY:Footloose The Musical DESCRIPTION:Glencullen Dundrum Musical &\; Dramatic Society are delighte d to bring you our production of Footloose the Musical.\nFootloose is the story of Ren McCormack\, a teenage boy from Chicago. He and his mother mov e to the small town of Bomont after his father abandons them. Upon arrivin g\, Ren finds himself at odds with most of the town\, including the Revere nd of Bomont.\n\nThe Reverend has convinced the town to outlaw dancing\, w hich Ren finds unbelievable. With the help of Ariel (the Reverend’s daug hter) and Willard (a country hick who becomes his best friend)\, Ren tries to convince the Reverend to let the teenagers dance\, and in the process helps the town to heal from a tragedy that affected them all. CATEGORIES:Musical END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:12@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230404 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230409 DTSTAMP:20230214T182034Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/anything-goes/ SUMMARY:Anything Goes DESCRIPTION:Join the members of Kilmacud Musical Society as they set sail o n the S.S. American this April. Anything Goes tells the story of Billy Cro cker\, a young Wall Street broker\, who stows away on the S.S. American on a quest to win the heart of his true love\, Hope Harcourt.\nAlong the way \, he encounters a host of interesting characters\, including exuberant ni ghtclub singer Reno Sweeney\, Hope’s fiancé\, the hapless English arist ocrat\, Lord Evelyn Oakleigh and gangster Moonface Martin.\n\nSong\, dance \, and comical antics ensue as Reno and Moonface endeavour to help Billy t o steal Hope’s affections. With a fantastic blend of witty humour and to e-tapping tunes this musical is guaranteed to leave audiences humming the catchy tunes and tapping their toes.\n\nAnything Goes\, with music and lyr ics by Cole Porter\, features crowd favourites such as ‘I Get A Kick Out of You’ and the title track ‘Anything Goes’. With its memorable sco re\, catchy lyrics\, and unforgettable characters\, “Anything Goes” is a must-see for fans of musical theatre. Get your tickets today!\n CATEGORIES:Musical END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:11@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230414 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230415 DTSTAMP:20230214T182053Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/ready-to-go/ SUMMARY:Ready To Go DESCRIPTION:Join Aon Scéal Theatre and friends for a night of musical thea tre at dlr Mill Theatre.\nFollowing the success of Tír na nÓg in June 20 22 and Shauna Carrick Wants A Dog at Smock Alley in February 2023\, Aon Sc éal are returning to the stage to celebrate under-represented voices in m usical theatre. Showcasing the work of female and non-binary composers and lyricists\, enjoy a night of songs from Waitress\, Anastasia\, Fun Home\, Seussical\, Legally Blonde\, Little Women and more! Ready To Go is the fi rst in a series of concerts kindly supported by dlr coco.\n\nHosted by Aon Scéal Theatre’s Artistic Director Shauna Carrick\, this evening is bou nd to leave you uplifted and singing all the way home. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/MillTheatre-readytog o.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama,Musical END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:39@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230416 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230605 DTSTAMP:20230719T132538Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/console-debut-exhibition/ SUMMARY:Console Debut Exhibition DESCRIPTION:Console grapples with the complex act of consolement: the coura ge it takes to offer it and the vulnerability involved in letting it happe n.\n\nCatherine Ding\nCatherine Ding was born in Hong Kong in 2000 and gre w up there. She is now based in Dublin\, studying English Literature and F ilm. She curated and took part in an exhibition when she was 18\, showcasi ng a selection of oil and acrylic dreamscapes and installations. Inspired by photographer Carrie Mae Weems’s photography\, which is located in the scopophilic female and the challenges of self-representation – Catherin e’s artwork invokes private\, sacred moments of intimacy and female subj ectivity. She has recently worked on a short film that won the award for T hird Annual Yale in Hollywood 2022 Best Experimental Short\, a feature fil m and a docu-series about emigration and national identities of expats in Hong Kong.\nCatherine’s work is a triptych of tender moments between two figures uniting and embracing\, set in a contained space which borders on being claustrophobic and undesirable. It concentrates on two lovers’ co nsoling each other through physical touch\; the pure\, unfettered expressi on of love balanced with nihilistic despair. How much are we able to conso le ourselves by surrendering our bodies to someone else\, and what gets le ft behind in the process?\nEve Smith\nEve Smith is a portrait artist from the East of England who studied classical life drawing at the Barcelona Ac ademy of Art in 2019 before moving to Dublin to study languages. There she has been involved in illustrating and designing for Trinity News and Trin ity Film Review. She has been selected to exhibit in The Tate Britain thro ugh the Tate Collective\, as well as Babylon Gallery\, and The Whitworth i n Manchester. She has a particular interest in using colour to express the inexpressible.\nFor her\, Console explores the gap between loss\, and fee ling understood\, which she experienced recovering from a major injury. Th e figures are alienated from their surroundings\, and her use of bright co lours highlights grief’s ability to act as both a weight you carry with you everywhere\, but also a force whose intensity on an individual level c an’t be seen.\nScarlet Short\nScarlet Short is a film student at Trinity College Dublin\, as well as this she is both a freelance photographer and filmmaker. She has worked closely with Dublin based musicians creating co llaborative content under the label GANZY\, this year she will be releasin g a documentary that she has filmed and edited for the collective. While w orking in America in 2022\, Scarlet supervised a multimedia team as they c reated both videographic and photographic content for the company’s webs ite and social media platforms. Scarlet’s photography has exhibited twic e with Dublin University Photography Association.\nConsole\, will be her f irst joint exhibition she has curated alongside Ding and Smith. Photograph y has offered Scarlet a lens with which she can control the narrative\, fo r Scarlet the act of creating has been a consistent and comforting process in her life. To be consoled is to find these moments of peace\, with some one or within yourself\, Scarlet finds this in artistry. The content she i s exhibiting goes beyond this individual awareness of the artist\, as she captures moments of refuge found from places and people.\n\n\n\nFor each a rtist Console offers a new perspective\; The loss of control one feels whe n negotiating intimate relationships\, the twofold nature of consolation: to console and to be consoled\, as well as its complexities and the soothi ng of oneself and others by capturing moments and experiencing these momen ts again through an altered perception. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/ConsoleGalleryExhibi tion-MillTheatre-1.jpg CATEGORIES:Gallery Exhibition END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:10@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230421 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230422 DTSTAMP:20230214T182247Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/pat-fagan/ SUMMARY:Pat Fagan DESCRIPTION:Performing in our Maureen O’Hara Studio\, Pat Fagan is an exp erienced singer songwriter from Ireland\, formerly founder member and lead singer and songwriter for the acoustic band The Mysterious Chords.\n\nHar rington Street was mixed at Peter Gabriel’s Real-World Studio in Bristol by Greg Freeman (Goldfrapp). Pat has also worked with mixing legend Chris Potter (Keane\, the Feeling\, the Verve\, U2\, Paul McCartney) on a numbe r of his songs at The Dairy Studio\, London.\n\nPat’s songs have been pl ayed on many radio stations including RTE (The Pat Kenny Show\, The Ronan Collins Show)\, Phantom FM\, Ocean City Radio and a number of BBC regional stations including BBC Berkshire\, BBC Devon\, BBC Somerset\, and Rivera FM and The Iain Anderson Show BBC Scotland.\n\nIn recent times Pat has had success on Amazon and Broadway’s Hot New Releases Charts with a number of his songs reaching the number one spot. This time the lead vocals were taken by the tenor and Young Brit nominee Thomas Cameron and Thomas is due to record another one of Pat’s songs for his forth coming album to be r eleased later this year and Pat was a special guest with Thomas for his co ncert at The National Concert Hall in Dublin last July.\n\nPat has perform ed in many iconic Irish venues including the National Concert Hall\, the B utton Factory. Vicar Street\, Whelan’s\, the Sugar Club and Airfield Hou se. He has recently released a number of music videos which has garnered u p to 100\,000 views. He is steadily building an international and local fa nbase and is due to release his first solo album in the coming year.\n\nHi s latest single “You Could Be Mine” was released on May 13th 2022\n\nH is first album with The Mysterious Chords – Harrington Street was receiv ed with rave reviews by the Irish music press.\n\nSuitable for age 13 +\nR EVIEWS\n“Densely melodic and built on a river of elaborate fluid guitar playing”\nHot Press\n\nThe interplay between the guitars is very attract ive and the vocal harmonies are really sweet making ‘The Mysterious Chor ds’ sound like an acoustic ‘Blue Oyster Cult’”\nMusician.ie\n\n“ The Dublin Band’s formula for success: enchanting melodies\, pitch perfe ct harmonies and beautiful acoustic guitars”\nThe Metro\n\n“Coming acr oss like a cheerier Elliott Smith”\nHot Press ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/MillTheatre-PatFagan .jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:22@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230427 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230507 DTSTAMP:20230412T095306Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/encore-showtime-2023/ SUMMARY:Encore! Showtime 2023 DESCRIPTION:Encore! School of Performing Arts presents SHOWTIME 2023! Every single Encore Kid from each centre around Dublin is taking to the stage t o perform in a fun-filled musical theatre medley of show excerpts\, songs and dances!\nJoe featured as the rebellious Father Damo in the classic Fat her Ted episode The Old Grey Whistle Theft\, leading Dougal astray with hi s earring\, cigarette smoking and bad-boy attitude.\n\nWe have music from Matilda\, Fame\, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang\, Honk\, and much more besides. W e can’t wait for our students from Sandyford\, Knocklyon\, Rathfarnham\, Taney and the dlr Mill Theatre to show off their new skills in drama\, si nging and dancing\, and once you see the show we know you will all agree t hat “Everyone is a Star at Encore!”\n\nRunning Time: 11am show on May 6th is 45 minutes with no interval. Remainder of shows are 2 hours 15 minu tes including the interval.\n\nSuitable for age 3+ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Encore-Event.jpg CATEGORIES:Children,Family END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:23@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230510 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230514 DTSTAMP:20230412T095004Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/balally-shorts/ SUMMARY:Balally Shorts DESCRIPTION:Join us for a night of variety in the dlr Mill Theatre studio a nd see six bite-sized plays in one marvellous theatrical evening. We are d elighted to present a diverse array of short plays for your enjoyment feat uring a glut of talent from all across the Balally Players.\nFrom drama to comedy and everything in between six directors\, and six wonderful casts will take to the stage to perform six short (15 minute) plays\, showcasing just what theatre is all about.\nJoin us for the six plays below!\nCanker Sores and Other Distractions by Christopher Durang\, directed by Barry O ’Connor.  A divorced couple meet by chance after ten years apart. Marti n hopes for a reconciliation\, and he and his ex-wife\, Prunella\, agree t o meet for lunch in a local restaurant. His best efforts are\, however\, f rustrated by the unique waitressing style of their server\, Midge…\n\nA Tale of Two Spectators by Peter Manos\, directed by Joanne Keane.  In a p ark\, a man and a woman secretly watch their respective spouses carry on a n affair. As time goes on we realise they have been meeting like this to w atch their spouses for quite some time and have even developed something o f a bond for each other\, despite their predicament.\n\n What Edward Did by Maeve Edwards\, directed by Brendan Dunne.  Two wedding guests meet at a wedding reception and strike up a conversation\, after which a third me mber of the wedding party joins them.\n\nRibbons by Elaine Murphy\, direct ed by Liam Borgström.  A mother and son come to grips with each other af ter being estranged for five years.\n\nSalad Days by Deirdre Kinahan\, dir ected by Jean Monahan.  A tender vulnerable play\, set in a nursing home. \n\nYou Will Never Outrun Your Past by Michael Manley\, directed by Mark C oen.  Four school friends meet up after 20 years\, only to have their reu nion interrupted by someone intent on getting even with all of them. A pie ce about revenge and revelations\, set in the present day.\n\nSuitable for age 16+ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/BalallyShorts-Event. jpg CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:24@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230511 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230512 DTSTAMP:20230413T092113Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/climate-worrier-colm-oregan/ SUMMARY:Climate Worrier - Colm O’Regan DESCRIPTION:Are you worried about All The Bad News On The Environment and l augh grimly at it all?\nAvoid despair and instead join Colm O’Regan in a n hour of stand up comedy\, memoir and even hope as he tries to grapple wi th Everything Being Broken and where he might start to help.\n\nAlong the way find out what Greta has in common with Irish aul lads\, how to harness the power of Liveline and a simple trick for the first step in Doing A Bi t.\nREVIEWS\n“It is a one-man plea against tribalism\, It made me laugh and think and feel a little lighter.”\nIrish Times ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/ClimateWorrier-Event .jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:25@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230512 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230513 DTSTAMP:20230412T095029Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/the-accidental-activist/ SUMMARY:The Accidental Activist DESCRIPTION:A stand-up comedian meets a climate activist and walks into a t heatre.\nDiane O’Connor didn’t grow up expecting to be an activist\, i t just sort of happened\, one minute she was holding a pint in the pub the next it was a placard at a protest.\n\nA quick-witted comedy show about a woman trying to find her place in the midst of this mess. The Accidental Activist doesn’t pull any punches but provides a consistent thread of ho pe and resilience for anyone worried\, angry or eager to do more about the climate crisis we’ve been thrown into.\n\nJoin Diane on this hilarious and provocative journey of feeling the fear and finding the hope. You’ll be laughing\, crying and perhaps grabbing a placard on the way out.\n\nSu itable for age 15+\n\nAs Seen on RTE\nFeatured on Ryan Tubridy ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/MillTheatre-inconven ient.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230513 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230514 DTSTAMP:20230214T182307Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/a-third-of-an-inch-per-second/ SUMMARY:A Third Of An Inch Per Second DESCRIPTION:‘a third of an inch per second’\nPerformed in our studio\, a company of Elders explore the entanglement and care between humans and t rees.\n\nA work in progress showing. This ecotheatre piece is created and performed by The Elders\, a group of older adults theatre makers directed by Andrea Scott. A theatrical response to our essential and declining inte rconnection with trees\, forests and each other. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/MillTheatre-thirdofi nch.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:26@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230513 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230514 DTSTAMP:20230412T095103Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/broke-to-woke/ SUMMARY:Broke to Woke DESCRIPTION:Broke to Woke details the emergence of the mobile phone and the birth of social media and how it has shaped Ireland. From Bebo to TikTok\ , Gaybo’s Late Late Show to ‘Tommy’\, a group of talented actors exa mine the big issues in this laugh a minute take on today.\nThe evolution o f dating is examined from the dance hall to Coppers to online apps. Is it easier to find someone? We explore\, you decide as a unique love story pla ys out through time.\n\nHousing\, and how we debate behind a screen is hig hlighted with true to life stories reflecting society. The show is sprinkl ed with catchy rap/spoken word throughout and simply asks\; are we better off today?\n\nNo Filters recently won Virgin TV /Screen Ireland’s Sharp Shorts with ‘One More’ available soon on the Virgin Media Player. They ’ve previously enjoyed sell out runs at Edinburgh Fringe with Coppers Un covered.\n\nSuitable for age 16+\nREVIEWS\n“Colin O’Donnell and the Co ppers Uncovered team are rising stars in their field.”\nEdinburgh Guide\ n\n“I absolutely loved #Dubactually by #ColinODonnell. Brilliant fun\, b rilliant characters and brilliant performance had me laughing all night. ”\nTheatre Addict\n\n“This version of it (Dublin) is certainly somethi ng you will want to see for yourself.”\nmeg.ie ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/MillTheatre-broke-to -woke.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:27@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230514 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230515 DTSTAMP:20230413T092042Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/dun-laoghaire-school-of-music-30th-a nniversary-show/ SUMMARY:Dun Laoghaire School of Music 30th Anniversary Show DESCRIPTION:Dun Laoghaire School of Music are delighted to present their an nual summer concert\, which will also mark their 30th year in Music Educat ion. \n\nThere will be a range of performances from students\, covering al l ages and abilities\, performing a variety of songs and instrumental piec es. There will be solo and group performances and something for everyone t o enjoy!\n\nSuitable for age 3+\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/MillTheatre-school-m usic.jpg CATEGORIES:Performing Arts School END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:40@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230514 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230515 DTSTAMP:20230418T084026Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/oliver-jr-audition-call-out/ SUMMARY:Oliver Jr - Audition Call Out! DESCRIPTION:dlr Mill Youth Musical Theatre Presents\, ‘Oliver Jr- The Mus ical’\nAugust 2023 at dlr Mill Theatre\nWe are looking for ANYONE aged 1 1-18 who loves theatre and who has guts\, determination\, integrity\, ambi tion\, energy\, authenticity\, generosity and a willingness to give it eve rything! You don’t need to have any prior experience whatsoever\; we are looking for potential!\n\nAudition Process:\nThe auditions will take plac e on Sunday 14th May. Email info@milltheatre.ie to register your interest by Thursday 27th April 2023\, giving your name\, age\, contact email and p hone number. We will then get back in touch to tell you the time\, place a nd the format of your audition.\nAbout the Production:\nRehearsals will ru n from Monday 7th to Friday 18th of August (excluding Sat &\; Sun) 10am -4pm. Performances will be week of Monday 21st- Sunday 27th August. You MU ST be available for ALL of the rehearsal and performance dates.\nFee:\nIf successful\, there is a course fee of €275. dlr Mill Theatre is a not-fo r-profit registered charity so our primary source for covering costs of th e production will come from course fees and ticket sales. The fee covers t he whole duration of the production\, including over 60 hours tuition from leading industry professionals\, costume hire\, stage makeup\, theatre hi re\, sound design and technical staff (the actual cost is far more). We ha ve a comprehensive bursary scheme if required. Please contact shona@millth eatre.ie to enquire.\n\nIf you have any questions about the auditions\, pl ease contact the team by email: info@milltheatre.ie ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/OliverCallout-Millth eatre.jpg CATEGORIES:Summer Camp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:8@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230517 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230519 DTSTAMP:20230412T094905Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/merrily-we-roll-along/ SUMMARY:Merrily We Roll Along DESCRIPTION:Merrily we Roll Along is a spirited and moving cautionary tale for anyone who has ever pursued a dream.\n\nThe authors of the landmark Co mpany reunite to turn the traditional showbiz musical on its head in this thrilling and compelling Broadway fable about friendship\, compromise and the high price of success.\n\nStephen Sondheim and George Furth expertly b lend the excitement and energy of the backstage musical with a poignant an d emotional contemporary story about the importance of staying true to one ’s ideals.\n\nMerrily we Roll Along begins in the present and moves back wards\, tracing the lives of wealthy\, jaded composer\, Franklin Shepard\, and his two estranged friends through each milestone of their personal an d professional lives (good and bad). The show ends with a touch of rueful irony\, as the three best friends at the start of their careers face a bri ght future: young\, talented and enthusiastic about the worlds waiting to be conquered.\n\nAmerican College Dublin Musical Theatre degree students a re thrilled to present one of Stephen Sondheim’s iconic Broadway shows p roviding the wit\, humour and intensity that embodies the spirit of New Yo rk City\, directed and choreographed by Mary MacDonagh\, musically directe d by David Wray and produced by Deirdre Masterson.\n\nMerrily we Roll Alon g is a spirited and moving cautionary tale for anyone who has ever pursued a dream.\n\nSuitable for age 13 +\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/MillTheatre-Merrily- We-Roll-Along.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy,Musical END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:28@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230519 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230522 DTSTAMP:20230412T095728Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/around-the-world-m2m/ SUMMARY:Around the World - M2M DESCRIPTION:After months of hard work\, prep and rehearsals\, Motion2Motion School of Dance are proud to present Around the World\, a variety of Hip Hop\, Commercial\, Ballet\, Contemporary and Cheerleading. Music and danci ng from different styles\, artists\, and cultures from around the world.\n \nThe M2M students cannot wait to get their dancing feet back on the beaut iful stage in the dlr Mill Theatre to show off all they have learned this year to family and friends.\n\nSuitable for age 3+\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/MillTheatre-around-w orld.jpg CATEGORIES:Dance,Performing Arts School END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:3@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230523 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230524 DTSTAMP:20230214T182505Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/a-celebration-of-father-ted-with-joe -rooney/ SUMMARY:A Celebration of Father Ted with Joe Rooney DESCRIPTION:Join us in celebrating one of the greatest sitcoms ever made\, as we welcome renowned stand-up Joe Rooney for a night of all things Fathe r Ted!\nJoe featured as the rebellious Father Damo in the classic Father T ed episode The Old Grey Whistle Theft\, leading Dougal astray with his ear ring\, cigarette smoking and bad-boy attitude.\n\nJoe will host a screenin g of the episode\, take you behind the scenes and set you a Craggy Island quiz ­– then prepare yourself for an all-inclusive ‘Lovely Girls Comp etition’: have you got the loveliest laugh\, the loveliest walk\, and ca n you make the loveliest sandwich?\n\nThere will also be a dancing priests competition\, plus appearances from a nursery-rhyme singing Ziggy Stardus t\, Nirvana\, Johnny Cash and many more – and the evening wouldn’t be complete without a sing-along to ‘My Lovely Horse’!\n\nCome and meet J oe and immerse yourself in the very silly delights of Father Ted.\n\nSuita ble for age 15+\nREVIEWS\n“A purveyor of choice gags\, a natural storyte ller\, guitar in hand\, Joe Rooney delights the room with his infectiously manic delivery.”\nArdal O’Hanlon ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/MillTheatre-FatherTe d-Joe-Rooney.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:43@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230524 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230525 DTSTAMP:20230511T144113Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/by-the-bog-of-cats/ SUMMARY:By the Bog of Cats DESCRIPTION:For one night only\, Dalkey Players present their RTE All Irela nd 2023 Winning Play\, 'By the Bog of Cats' by Marina Carr with kind permi ssion of The Agency.\n\nHester Swayne\, a woman abandoned once and discard ed later threatens a whole community as she awaits her mother’s return t o the Bog of Cats.\n\nForgiveness\, vengeance and disparate forces figure in the tangled history embodied in her own powerful drama as it makes its way through heartbreak and\, occasionally\, hilarity\, and the secrets of her tangled history are revealed.\n\nSuitable for age 16+\n\nDalkey Player s - RTÉ All Ireland Dram Festival 2023 Finalists ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/bogofcats.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:42@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230525 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230526 DTSTAMP:20230421T125901Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/darcy-dance-extravaganza/ SUMMARY:Darcy Dance Extravaganza DESCRIPTION:The story of the Princess and the Frog through a narrated balle t. This story embraces diversity\, love\, friendship and probes all ages to question their needs\, wants and dreams within the beauty of a fairy t ale with a twist. \n\nThe tale touches on personal struggles\, overcoming obstacles\, reflection and triumphing in the face of adversity. The stor y production by writer Sophie D’Arcy\, has been beautifully adapted for young stage performers and their audiences. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/darcy-dance.jpg CATEGORIES:Performing Arts School END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:29@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230526 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230529 DTSTAMP:20230412T101254Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/mel-ryan-school-show/ SUMMARY:Mel Ryan School Show DESCRIPTION:The Mel Ryan School offers a unique service by using the vehicl es of Music\, Drama\, Dance\, Public Speaking &\; Performance to teach life skills\, boost self-esteem\, develop social skills and to build inner resilience and strength of character.\nThis is done in a fun-filled\, non -competitive environment\, where each student is valued and treated equall y regardless of standard of performance. We have a full weekly timetable o f classes in six venues throughout South Dublin\; Carrickmines\, Mt. Merri on\, Booterstown\, Stillorgan and Mounttown for children aged 3-18yrs.\n\n Contact Mel: 086 8372364\nwww.melryanschool.ie\n\nSuitable for age 3+ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/MillTheatre-MelRyanS chool.jpg CATEGORIES:Family,Performing Arts School END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:30@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230603 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230604 DTSTAMP:20230412T101710Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/magical-memories/ SUMMARY:Magical Memories DESCRIPTION:Join us for an afternoon and evening of ballet\, encompassing t hemes from a variety of well known ballets\, musicals and films.\nCelebrat ing our school’s 12th anniversary year\, we will showcase a selection of our favourite show dances from over the years. From Sleeping Beauty to th e Jungle Book\, Harry Potter and Singing in the Rain\, this colourful and spectacular show will be enjoyed by all ages.\n\nAll our students from 4 y ears up to adults (from The Liffey Trust\, David Lloyd Clonskeagh and West wood Leopardstown) will perform in this showcase.\n\nSuitable for age 3+ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/MillTheatre-Magical- Memories.jpg CATEGORIES:Dance END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:44@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230608 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230618 DTSTAMP:20230511T144655Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/calendar-girls/ SUMMARY:Calendar Girls DESCRIPTION:Presented by a stellar community cast \, this production of Cal endar Girls is not to be missed! When Annie’s husband John dies of leuke mia\, she and her best friend Chris resolve to raise money for a new sette e in the local hospital waiting room. \n\nThey manage to persuade four fel low WI (Women’s Institute) members to pose nude with them for an “alte rnative” calendar\, with a little help from hospital porter and amateur photographer Lawrence. The news of the women’s charitable venture spread s like wildfire\, and hordes of press soon descend on the small village of Knapeley in the Yorkshire Dales. \n\nThe calendar is a success\, but Chri s and Annie’s friendship is put to the test under the strain of their ne w-found fame. Based on the true story of eleven WI members who\, in an eff ort to raise money for the Leukemia Research Fund\, posed nude for a calen dar.\n\n\nSuitable for age 12+\nREVIEWS\n“A purveyor of choice gags\, a natural storyteller\, guitar in hand\, Joe Rooney delights the room with h is infectiously manic delivery.”\nArdal O’Hanlon ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/CalendarGirls.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:31@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230617 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230618 DTSTAMP:20230412T102933Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/lunchtime-performance-by-the-society -of-recorder-players/ SUMMARY:Lunchtime performance by the Society of Recorder Players DESCRIPTION:The Society of Recorder Players [Ireland]is delighted to make i ts first appearance at the dlr Mill Theatre Maureen O’Hara Studio. Found ed in 1971 by recorder players and teachers\, the SRPI is an organisation (and a branch of the SRP [UK]) which aims to educate the public in the pra ctice of music\, particularly through the promotion of the recorder\, whil e also providing a social and musical network for players of all ages and abilities.\nThis performance will showcase the amazing amount of music tha t has been composed and/or arranged for recorder ensemble over the years. It will also demonstrate the various sizes of recorders in the Society (fr om the extremely small Sopranino to the very large Contra Bass!). Ranging from Renaissance and Classical music to Modern and Traditional Irish music \, there is something for everyone – we hope you will enjoy it!\n\nFollo w us on Facebook or take a look at our website » ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/MillTheatre-recorder s-ireland.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:21@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230622 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230624 DTSTAMP:20230412T095127Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/six-marys/ SUMMARY:Six Marys DESCRIPTION:Jean Farrell reads from diaries spanning six decades. These fol low the lives of herself and her friends - Mary Black\, Mary Brown\, Mary Green\, Mary White\, Mary Grey and Mary Golden.\nExcerpts from the diaries are interspersed with songs from the different eras. The audience is brou ght on a journey depicting the social history of the time. This journey of self-discovery is laced with one-liners guaranteed to make you laugh hear tily!\n\nWritten and narrated by Jean Farrell\, with supporting actress/si nger Catherine Gallagher.\n\nSuitable for age 18+\nREVIEWS\n“A truly joy ous and wryly subversive show\, Jean Farrell has tapped into some universa l truths here that resonate far beyond Catholic Ireland.”\nRoss McParlan d\, Whale Theatre ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Six-Marys-Event.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:4@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230624 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230625 DTSTAMP:20230215T092027Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/don-baker/ SUMMARY:Don Baker DESCRIPTION:Just turned a young 70 and 55 years on the road\, Don has had a n amazing career.\n\nHarmonica player\, singer-songwriter and actor he has headlines with Tom Jones and Van Morrison\, acted opposite Daniel Day-Lew is in the Oscar Nominated “In the Name of the Father” and been declare d by Bono as “The greatest harmonica player in the World!”\n\nIn Janua ry 2022 he released his first ever collection of harmonica instrumentals a s recorded by Don over the last 40 years while in February TG4 broadcast a documentary of Don’s life story through their award winning documentary series\, Finné.\n\nHowever\, it is the legendary performances by this co nsummate entertainer that have engaged\, enchanted and charmed audiences f or more than 55 years. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/MillTheatre-Don-Bake r-1.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:32@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230625 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230626 DTSTAMP:20230412T104154Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/elite-dance-academy-summer-show/ SUMMARY:Elite Dance Academy Summer Show DESCRIPTION:Elite Dance Academy is so excited to be back to the Mill Theatr e for our end of year summer show. Our superstars have worked really hard to put on a great show.\nPlease sit back &\; enjoy the sequins\, smiles &\; razzmatazz! ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/MillTheatre-elite.jp g CATEGORIES:Dance,Performing Arts School END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:33@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230703 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230708 DTSTAMP:20230412T105236Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/summer-camp-week-1-wicked-wizard-in- oz/ SUMMARY:Summer Camp Week 1 - Wicked Wizard in Oz DESCRIPTION:A mix of the Wizard of Oz and Wicked the musical – find out w hy the wicked witch of the north becomes ‘bad’ and what her life was l ike in witching school. Featuring music from the classic movie and the Bro adway hit show Wicked!\nThis exciting week-long camp will immerse students in a high-energy\, intensive\, day-long learning experience consisting of instruction in acting\, singing\, and dancing. By focusing on process and technique-based coaching by professionals\, students will experience the collaborative nature of theatre at its most thrilling. A culminating prese ntation of the material worked on will be presented on the Mill Theatre st age on Friday afternoon at 2pm for family and friends. (free of charge\, n o booking required)\n\n Discover the excitement of musical theatre!\n Al l day\, Monday – Friday (limit 30 students per age group) 10am – 3pm\n Ages 4-6yrs/ 7-9yrs/ 10-12yrs / 13-15yrs\n Price €130 per week\n 10% sibling discount / 10% multiple weeks discount.\n Please note that only one discount of 10% will apply per order\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/MillTheatre-SummerCa mp-week1.jpg CATEGORIES:Summer Camp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:34@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230710 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230715 DTSTAMP:20230412T105210Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/summer-camp-week-2-harry-potter/ SUMMARY:Summer Camp Week 2- Harry Potter DESCRIPTION:The adventures of Harry Potter will transform us into the wonde rful world of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry where teams Gryff indor\, Ravenclaw\, Hufflepuff and Slytherin will battle it out to see who really are the greatest wizards!\nThis exciting week-long camp will immer se students in a high-energy\, intensive\, day-long learning experience co nsisting of instruction in acting\, singing\, and dancing. By focusing on process and technique-based coaching by professionals\, students will expe rience the collaborative nature of theatre at its most thrilling. A culmin ating presentation of the material worked on will be presented on the Mill Theatre stage on Friday afternoon at 2pm for family and friends. (free of charge\, no booking required)\n\n Discover the excitement of musical the atre!\n All day\, Monday – Friday (limit 30 students per age group) 10a m – 3pm\n Ages 4-6yrs/ 7-9yrs/ 10-12yrs / 13-15yrs\n Price €130 per week\n 10% sibling discount / 10% multiple weeks discount.\n Please note that only one discount of 10% will apply per order\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/MillTheatre-SummerCa mp-week2.jpg CATEGORIES:Summer Camp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:9@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230715 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230716 DTSTAMP:20230214T182634Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/the-pension-plan/ SUMMARY:The Pension Plan DESCRIPTION:From the pen of John McDwyer (Unforgiven\, Turning Mammy\, An O rdinary Man }  comes a new\, rip\, roaring comedy about the bachelor Flan agan brothers who live a life of peaceful contentment on their hillside fa rm\, bothered only the persistent efforts of their spinster neighbour\, An n Catherine\, to marry either or both of them. \n\nTheir tranquil existen ce is disturbed by a visiting stranger who brings news that threatens to t urn their world upside down.  Salvation may come from an unlikely source but at what price? The author directs Barry Deignan\, Gerry Farrell\, Pat Feeley and Valerie Traynor in an evening of madcap fun. A guaranteed Beezn eez ‘Good Night Out’.\nSuitable for age 12+ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/MillTheatre-PensionP lan.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy,Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:36@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230717 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230722 DTSTAMP:20230412T105825Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/summer-camp-week-3-matilda-and-stran ger-things/ SUMMARY:Summer Camp Week 3 - Matilda and Stranger Things DESCRIPTION:For those under 10\, Matilda will follow the story of a young g irl whose intelligence and magical powers help all those around her. Featu ring music from the hit musical and Netflix movie Matilda The Musical!\n\n For age 10+ Step into the upside down looks at the hit TV series stranger things and follows the story of a group of young kids in the 80’s whose worlds becomes upside down. Featuring hit music from the 1980’s.\n\nThis exciting week-long camp will immerse students in a high-energy\, intensiv e\, day-long learning experience consisting of instruction in acting\, sin ging\, and dancing. By focusing on process and technique-based coaching by professionals\, students will experience the collaborative nature of thea tre at its most thrilling. A culminating presentation of the material work ed on will be presented on the Mill Theatre stage on Friday afternoon at 2 pm for family and friends. (free of charge\, no booking required)\n\n Dis cover the excitement of musical theatre!\n All day\, Monday – Friday (l imit 30 students per age group) 10am – 3pm\n Ages 4-6yrs/ 7-9yrs/ 10-12 yrs / 13-15yrs\n Price €130 per week\n 10% sibling discount / 10% mult iple weeks discount.\n Please note that only one discount of 10% will app ly per order\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/MillTheatre-SummerCa mp-week3.jpg CATEGORIES:Summer Camp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:35@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230724 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230729 DTSTAMP:20230412T105628Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/summer-camp-week-4-marvel-superheroe s/ SUMMARY:Summer Camp Week 4 - Marvel Superheroes DESCRIPTION:Marvel week – everyone’s favourite marvel character will co me to life in a super hero script where students will become superheroes a nd sing and dance to super hero tunes!\nThis exciting week-long camp will immerse students in a high-energy\, intensive\, day-long learning experien ce consisting of instruction in acting\, singing\, and dancing. By focusin g on process and technique-based coaching by professionals\, students will experience the collaborative nature of theatre at its most thrilling. A c ulminating presentation of the material worked on will be presented on the Mill Theatre stage on Friday afternoon at 2pm for family and friends. (fr ee of charge\, no booking required)\n\n Discover the excitement of musica l theatre!\n All day\, Monday – Friday (limit 30 students per age group ) 10am – 3pm\n Ages 4-6yrs/ 7-9yrs/ 10-12yrs / 13-15yrs\n Price €130 per week\n 10% sibling discount / 10% multiple weeks discount.\n Please note that only one discount of 10% will apply per order\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/MillTheatre-SummerCa mp-week4.jpg CATEGORIES:Summer Camp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:75@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230808 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231003 DTSTAMP:20231002T135821Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/line-in-landscape/ SUMMARY:Line in Landscape DESCRIPTION:Ann Kavanagh and Nancy Previs have long been inspired by urban Dublin and the convergence and co-existence of line in the city’s built and natural environments.\nLine in Landscape is a collection of work refle cting the artists’ engagement with architecture\, landscaped spaces\, an d the biodiversity thriving amidst and beside the built environment of Dub lin’s Grand Canal and surrounds.\n\n\n\nAbout the Artists\nAnn Kavanagh\ nIn Ann’s work\, aesthetics of structural manmade and natural forms fuse and clash with a type of fragmented sensitivity\, delicateness and refine ment\, the work presents a serene and solemn calm that comes out of and ab stracts into a carefully constructed chaos. This orderly chaos that she lo oks for reflects on the relationship between two seemingly opposing concep ts\, the wild and the urban landscape.\nAnn is a visual artist working acr oss the mediums of photography andprintmaking\, and is a member of Graphic Studio Dublin and Black Church Print Studio. Her work has been exhibited in Denmark\, the US\, Japan\, Ireland\, England\, France and China.\n\nakp rintmaker.com \n\nInstagram: @akprintmaker\nNancy Previs\nNancy observes a nd interprets nature’s forms\, textures and tones as found in the urban landscape. She is fascinated by subtleties in light and colour\, drawing i nspiration from nature’s ability to generate beauty from what seem spont aneous and random processes.\nConnecting with these processes – the life force of the landscape – and striving to reflect nature’s quiet yet s tartling beauty\, she makes works on paper and canvas.\n\nA visual artist based in Dublin\, Nancy is a member of Graphic Studio Dublin and Visual Ar tists Ireland.\n\nHer work has been exhibited in group shows in Ireland\, the US and the UK. She has had solo exhibitions in NYC\, Washington DC and Dublin.\n\nnancyprevisart.com\n\nInstagram: @nancyprevisart ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Galleryaugust.jpg CATEGORIES:Gallery Exhibition END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:61@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230823 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230828 DTSTAMP:20230724T134211Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/oliver-jnr/ SUMMARY:Oliver Jnr DESCRIPTION:The dlr Mill Youth Musical Theatre Group are proud to present t his Broadway Junior adaptation of the classic novel and award-winning musi cal which brings to life some of the most memorable characters and songs t o ever grace the stage. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/oliver-junior.jpg CATEGORIES:Family,Musical END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:62@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230901 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230902 DTSTAMP:20230724T134334Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/golfers-anonymous/ SUMMARY:Golfers Anonymous DESCRIPTION:Golfers Anonymous is a look into the life of golf obsessed Cono r O Malley and his frustrated wife Yvonne. Conor and his equally obsessed golf fanatical friends are forced to entertain the reality that their days on the course may be numbered! The women in their lives have had enough a nd are demanding change or else!\nYvonne eventually makes a decision to te st her own skills after Conor refuses at first to respond to her pleadings ! Could she actually discover what the attraction is in chasing a small wh ite ball around a field! The story concerns the extremes of both golf and addiction with entertaining results! Anyone with an interest in golf or an y obsessional behaviour will surely recognise themselves or a close acquai ntance in the characters portrayed and in their exchanges. Foreplay will n ever be the same again!\n\nSuitable for +16 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/golfers.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:37@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230902 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230904 DTSTAMP:20230412T120652Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/nursey-by-aoife-martyn/ SUMMARY:Nursey by Aoife Martyn DESCRIPTION:An overzealous young nurse from the West of Ireland leaves the loving embrace of her Mayo home to fulfil her destiny by healing the sick\ , the sad and the destitute of 1970s Dublin.\nShe is the BEST nurse in Ire land and is determined to prove herself to the city’s renowned Rotmund H ospital faculty\, but will she make the cut? Inspired by her hero Florence Nightingale\, Nursey will do whatever her vocation demands.\n\nThis hilar ious and heartfelt comedy written and performed by Aoife Martyn puts the d uality of the nursing profession under the microscope in all its catastrop hic and uplifting glory.\n\nWRITTEN BY Aoife Martyn/ DIRECTED BY Clare Mag uire/ PRODUCED BY Ali Fox\n\nSET DESIGN BY Sinead Purcell/ LIGHTING DESIGN BY Eoin Lennon/ SOUND DESIGN BY Shell Dooley\n\nCOMPANY TECHNICIAN Anto S eery/ VIDEOGRAPHY/PHOTOGRAPHY/POSTER DESIGN BY Sadhbh McLoughlin ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/MillTheatre-nursey.j pg CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:5@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230908 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230909 DTSTAMP:20230214T182707Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/mike-masse-in-concert-epic-acoustic- classic-rock/ SUMMARY:Mike Massé in Concert: Epic Acoustic Classic Rock DESCRIPTION:Don’t miss YouTube icon Mike Massé and his return to the dlr Mill Theatre to perform some of the best classic rock songs of all time a coustically: the Beatles\, Simon &\; Garfunkel\, U2\, Elton John\, Rush ….He has over 150 MILLION YouTube video views\, a really unique talent.\ n\nMike is an internationally acclaimed artist (from USA) whose arrangemen ts are praised for their originality and emotional impact. Legends of rock have expressed their love and gratitude for his renditions of their fines t works.\n\nThis is an opportunity for friends and families to bond over t imeless music. Whether you like to sing along or relax and enjoy\, this sh ow is for you. From the 60’s to the 90’s\, there will be something in the concert from each era of 20th century classic rock.\nREVIEWS\n“Toto ’s favorite cover of ‘Africa’”\nYahoo! Music\n\n“Terrific!”\nD ennis DeYoung Styx\n\n“Love this cover!”\nSarah McLachlan\n\n“Thank you very much! Beautiful. Great job!”\nGeddy Lee (Rush) ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/MillTheatre-Mike-Mas se.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230909 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230910 DTSTAMP:20230822T091123Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/anne-gildea-how-to-get-the-menopause -enjoy-it/ SUMMARY:Anne Gildea-How to Get the Menopause & Enjoy It DESCRIPTION:Anne Gildea is waxing her moustache\, slathering on the Oestrog el and boiling with excitement about returning to The Mill with her fabulo us hit show! It’s been packing in hot women – and interested fellas – all over Ireland since its sell-out launch last year.\nNow you have an other chance to join Anne on this hilarious\, informative rollercoaster th rough all thing’s menopause and womanly.\n\nWhy is so little known about this inevitable phase of lady-life? What is it? Why does it happen? Is th ere anything you can do about it? And why\, oh why was everything about ou r bodies always shrouded in such mystery? Anne answers all these questions and more\, as she brings TMI to a whole new level.\nREVIEWS\nThis is the funniest show I've ever been to and so well researched\, I learnt loads\; some of it was even a bit shocking. Anne is so talented at what she does. 10/10\nJune Caldwell\, Writer\n\n“This funny and taboo-busting work blas ts the lid right off…utterly punk.”\nKaty Hayes\, Irish Independent\n\ nWhat Audiences Are Saying\n\nFantastic show so funny\n\nAbsolutely hilari ous ~ almost choked laughing so much. Great night. Bravo ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Gildea-Monopause.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:63@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230912 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230917 DTSTAMP:20230829T130805Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/aladdin-jr/ SUMMARY:Aladdin Jr DESCRIPTION:Discover ‘A whole new world’ with this magical production o f the Academy Award winning Disney classic.\nThe R&\;R juniors return t o The dlr Mill Theatre in September\, after last year’s sold out product ion of ‘Matilda Jr’ to present the story of Aladdin\, Jasmine\, Genie and many more.\n\nThe story is based on Disney’s 1992 film\, about a ‘ diamond in the rough’ street urchin\, who learns that his true worth lie s deep within. Aladdin and his friends are down on their luck until they d iscover a magic lamp and a genie who can grant three wishes. What follows is a bumper story\, which even includes a magic carpet !\n\nFeaturing some of Alan Menken’s best songs\, this promises to be a ‘must see’ for all the family.\n\nBook early to avoid disappointment. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/aladdin-junior.jpg CATEGORIES:Musical END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:70@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230912 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230917 DTSTAMP:20230906T124456Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/an-ideal-husband/ SUMMARY:An Ideal Husband DESCRIPTION:TO BE PERFORMED IN MARLAY HOUSE\, MARLAY PARK\, RATHFARNHAM\nSa ndyford Little Theatre are delighted to bring this classic Oscar Wilde com edy to Marlay House\, Marlay Park\, Rathfarnham.\n\nREVIEWS\n“Hugely ent ertaining\, a curious mix of melodrama\, Wilde’s distinctive epigrammati c wit\, and sudden moments of deeper feeling.”\nDaily Telegraph\n\n“Th e Rolls Royce of English comedies.”\nNick Hern Books ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/idealhusband.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy,Off Site END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:71@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230913 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231012 DTSTAMP:20230913T091559Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/playground/ SUMMARY:Playground DESCRIPTION:Presented by dlr Mill Theatre in association 2023 with MAM Irel and – PLAYGROUND is a career development scheme for theatre artists with caring responsibilities. The 4 session programme running each Wednesday f rom 13 September to 11th October from 10am – 12.30pm\, will offer time a nd space for creatives who may have found themselves distanced from their practice due to the responsibilities of childcare and are taking steps to navigate a return to their creative practice.\nFacilitated by Lesley Conro y (performer &\; writer\, and MAM Ireland member). Established creative s Michelle Cahill\, Veronica Coburn\, Clare Monnelly and Johanne Webb will lead workshops and share their career trajectories as parenting artists.\ nOpen Call / Recruitment\nTheatre artists with caring responsibilities who have an interest in developing work for the stage are invited to apply by confirming full availability for the 4 workshops and a short paragraph de tailing their career in theatre to date (it is\, of course understood that gaps in CVs often go hand in hand with caring responsibilities)\, and why this opportunity would benefit them at this stage of their creative pract ice. Please send to lesleyconroy@gmail.com with ‘PLAYGROUND’ in the su bject line.\n\nOur open call is now closed. If you are interested in this Programme please reach out to us and we will keep you informed of future p rogrammes.  ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/MAM-Programme.jpg CATEGORIES:Workshops END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:67@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230915 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230917 DTSTAMP:20230822T091256Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/bloody-yesterday/ SUMMARY:Bloody Yesterday DESCRIPTION:Performing in our Maureen O’Hara Studio\, Bloody Yesterday is a new play by prolific writer Deirdre Kinahan.\nInspired by a true story\ , Bloody Yesterday delicately depicts the broken relationship between a Mo ther and Daughter exploring loss\, estrangement\, identity\, resilience an d motherhood. Haunted by a ‘nineties’ soundtrack Bloody Yesterday also charts the extraordinary influence of music on memory and the unshakeable bond of family\, love and blood.\n\nDirected by Rex Ryan\, Featuring Eliz abeth Moynihan and Sinéad May Keegan this unique drama asks some very big questions in a very small space.\nREVIEWS\n“Sensitively and intelligent ly delivered by Elizabet Moynihan and Sinéad Keegan.”\nEmer O’Kelly\, Sunday Independent\n\n“Kinahan shines…brilliantly astute detail.”\n Arts Review\n\n“Elizabeth Moynihan is marvellous.”\nArts Review\n\n“ Sinéad Keegan is a revelation.”\nArts Review ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/bloody-yesterday-eve nt-v2-16Aug23.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:68@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230921 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231001 DTSTAMP:20230921T191039Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/the-gallant-john-joe/ SUMMARY:The Gallant John-Joe DESCRIPTION:TICKETS ON SALE FROM AUGUST 1st AT 11am\nBy kind permission of the Jonathan Williams Literary Agency\nHailed as an exciting and original piece of theatre when it was first produced by Skehana Productions in 2001 \, ‘The Gallant John-Joe’ by Tom MacIntyre will open at dlr Mill Theat re this coming September with a transfer to Townhall\, Cavan. The original production starred the great Tom Hickey who garnered international recogn ition and critical acclaim for his performance as the incomparable John-Jo e.\nThe play won The Irish Times / ESB Irish Theatre Best New Play Award i n 2002. Playwright\, Tom MacIntyre\, a ground-breaking writer was widely r ecognised for his ability to push the boundaries for actors\, stage and au dience. This production of ‘The Gallant-John Joe’ will be the first si nce MacIntyre’s death in 2019. In returning to the newly refurbished Tow nhall Cavan\, this is a rare opportunity to see the play performed on home turf.\n\nThe play is the soliloquy of a Cavan widower grappling with incr easing physical and mental infirmity. In his stories he introduces us to t he characters in his life: Bossman\, his well-to-do patronising friend\; T he Hitmatist\; The Chinee\; John-Joe O’Reilly\, captain of the conquerin g Cavan team of the late 1940’s\; and Jacinta\, his teenage daughter. In this soaring work of great literary magic\, he recounts how his world unr avels through a rich and wonderfully singular voice\, where we can be cert ain of nothing as the lines blur between what has happened and what has no t. In its examination of the older Irish male\, its misogyny and xenophobi a\, the play reveals the deep scars of a man tottering on the edge of the abyss.\n\nRunning Time of 80 minutes.  Suitable for age 14+\n\nThis produ ction contains xenophobic language and deals with mental health issues.\n\ nPlease click below to view the programme:\n\nThe Gallant John-Joe Program me ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/TGJJ-featured-image- 16Aug23.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:72@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230922 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230923 DTSTAMP:20230829T075718Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/culture-night-mam-behind-the-mic/ SUMMARY:Culture Night - Mam Behind The Mic DESCRIPTION:Culture Night / Oíche Chultúir is brought to you by the Arts Council\; it is a national moment\, celebrating culture\, creativity and t he arts and seeks to actively promote the belief that this rich and varied culture is alive\, treasured and nurtured in people’s lives\, today and every day.\n“MAM\, like Waking the Feminists\, is tackling much broader issues through the prism of the theatre world.”\nUna Mullaly (Irish Tim es)\n\nAs part of Culture Night 2023 in our Maureen O’Hara Studio\, Moth ers Artists Makers present an informal evening of entertainment. With a va riety of performances from Theatre\, Music\, Comedy\, Spoken Word and More it promises to be a fantastic night out that will leave you inspired and entertained.\n\nMothers Artists Makers (MAM) are a movement of professiona l\, feminist theatre and arts practitioners who are mothers.\n\nMAM meet w eekly to create\, campaign\, discuss and support each other in being paren ting arts practitioners. We promote and campaign for family friendly arts practice and at all MAM events\, children of all ages and energy are alway s welcome. Since its birth in March 2016\, MAM has taken to the stage at t he ‘All Ireland Performing Arts Conference 2016’ in Galway\, performed ‘Observe the Mothers of Theatre Marching Towards the Stage’ at the Ab bey Theatre\, presented our vision at Waking the Feminists’ #OneMoreThin g event in November 2016 and devised and led a series of family friendly w orkshops in our ‘Playground’ initiative.\n\nAs always children of all ages and energy are welcome at MAM events\, however this event may contain adult themes.\n\n    \n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/CultureNightEvent.jp g CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:92@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231003 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231112 DTSTAMP:20231002T151943Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/the-art-of-changemakers/ SUMMARY:The Art of Changemakers DESCRIPTION:\n\nThe Art of Changemakers\n\nAn exhibition by Front Line Defe nders and Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality fe aturing photography\, poetry and story and is a visual and poetical refle ction on the stories of changemaker Human Rights Defenders today. The ex hibition celebrates the winners of the 2023 Award for Human Rights Defende rs at Risk. The five winners are Olivier Bahemuke Ndoole (Democratic Repub lic of the Congo)\, Africa\; Segundo Ordóñez (Ecuador)\, Americas\; Jean y ‘Rose’ Hayahay (Philippines)\, Asia and the Pacific\; Digital Securi ty Lab Ukraine\, represented by DSLU Executive Director Vita Volodovska (U kraine)\, Europe and Central Asia and Hala Ahed (Jordan)\, Middle East and North Africa.\n\nPhotography and poetry artworks are by Mary Moynihan.\n\ nThe exhibition is presented for States of Independence\, a major project celebrating the stories of change-makers from the Decade of Centenaries in Irish history linked to the stories of change-makers today working to mak e society a better place.\n\nPresented by Smashing Times International Cen tre for the Arts and Equality\nAs part of States of Independence – A Cel ebration of Change-Makers\n\nSupported by The Arts Council Open Call\nAs p art of ART: 2023 a Decade of Centenaries Collaboration between The Arts Co uncil and the Department of Tourism\, Culture\, Arts\, Gaeltacht\, Sport a nd Media.\n\nPresented for the annual international Arts and Human Rights Festival and Theatre in Palm.\n\nGallery opening hours:  Tuesday- Saturda y 11am- 4pm\n\n                \n\n   ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Smashing-Times-Exhib ition-stock-photo.jpg CATEGORIES:Gallery Exhibition END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:41@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231005 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231028 DTSTAMP:20231005T091235Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/hamlet/ SUMMARY:Hamlet DESCRIPTION:One of Shakespeare’s most well-known plays\, Hamlet tells the story of the eponymous young prince of Denmark\, who\, spurred on by his father’s ghost\, sets out to uncover and then avenge the murder of his p arent.\nDirected by Katie O’Halloran\, an ensemble cast of professional actors bring Shakespeare’s tragedy to life in an insightful retelling.\n \nRunning time: 2 hours 40 minutes including an interval\nSchool Performan ces\nSchool performances take place from Thursday October 5th – Friday O ctober 27th\, Monday – Friday at 10.00am and 1.30pm.\n\nFor school booki ngs\, please email info@milltheatre.ie or call us at Box Office on 01 -296 9340 during opening hours.\n\nPlease view the Hamlet Programme ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/hamlet-home.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:77@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231006 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231126 DTSTAMP:20230915T144642Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/juggernaut/ SUMMARY:Juggernaut DESCRIPTION:Decade of Centenaries - Performed readings of Juggernaut by Dav id Sears\nPlease note that this reading is taking place both in the dlr Mi ll Theatre and in the Halla Mór at St. Endas Museum on different dates. D o check you have the venue of your choice when booking.\nBalally Players T heatre Company is proud to announce their latest achievement – a compell ing play set against the turbulent backdrop of the War of Independence. Ti tled “Juggernaut\,” this thought-provoking drama explores the impact o f war on a middle-class family and their unexpected entanglement with an I rish rebel.\nIn this ninety-minute retelling of a play first staged in 192 9\, David Sears play dives into the emotional and ethical complexities exp erienced by the family as their once peaceful life is upended by the arriv al of a wounded gunman seeking refuge. The audience will be captivated as they witness the daughter of the household falling in love with a British Army officer\, only to realize that his life is in grave danger if the sto len secrets he possesses – a list of British operatives in Ireland – w ere to reach his superiors. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Juffernaut-event.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:38@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231015 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231016 DTSTAMP:20230412T122816Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/joe-daly/ SUMMARY:Joe Daly DESCRIPTION:Joe the Magician is back! Yes\, It’s Joe from RTÉjr’s ‘a braKIDabra’ and ‘Dizzy Deliveries’ returning to The Mill Theatre wit h his brand new show “It’s Magic!”\nAll new impossible magic and ill usion that will have children all all ages roaring laughing one minute and in complete awe the next. The show fuses magic\, music\, special effects and illusion that will bring kids (and grown ups) on an unforgettable jour ney. An audience member will levitate live on stage\, someone could win al l of Joe’s money… or his sock\, a risky stunt that could end up with J oe getting soaked! Oh\, and did we mention the live robot who thinks he’ s Joe the Magician? That’s just for starters! An afternoon of laughter\, suspense\, amazement and surprise awaits.\n\nAdvance booking is advised a s all of Joe’s previous shows have sold out. \n\nSuitable for age 3+\nR EVIEWS\n“Joe Daly is Ireland’s leading children’s magician.”\nIris h Times\n\n“The best magician I’ve ever seen.”\nJohn McColgan\, prod ucer/director of Riverdance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/MillTheatre-Joe-Daly .jpg CATEGORIES:Magic END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:90@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231018 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231020 DTSTAMP:20230928T184834Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/salome/ SUMMARY:Salome DESCRIPTION:Salome is Oscar Wilde’s twist on the biblical story of Herod\ , Herodias\, and Salome. The story tells of a lovely young girl Salome\, h er step-father Herod’s obsession with her\, and Salome’s infatuation w ith the prophet John the Baptist (Jokanaan).\n\n  ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/salome-one-act-1.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:65@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231020 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231021 DTSTAMP:20230724T140650Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/the-lyrics-the-thing/ SUMMARY:The Lyric’s The Thing DESCRIPTION:Paul\, accompanied by Graham \,will be performing a selection o f songs from the popular radio series ’The Lyric’s the Thing’.\nSpen d an evening exploring the stories behind some of the most popular songs i n music history.\n\nREVIEWS\n\n“Having set the stage with an explanation of the lyrics\, Paul takes the song\, makes it his own and wows the audie nce.”\nPat Kenny\n\nSuitable for age 15+ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/PAULHARRINGTON.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:99@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231020 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231021 DTSTAMP:20231020T153244Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/the-lyrics-the-thing-performed-by-pa ul-harrington-with-graham-murphy/ SUMMARY:‘The Lyric’s The Thing’ performed by Paul Harrington with Gra ham Murphy DESCRIPTION:The ‘Lyric’s The Thing’\n\nPerformed by PAUL HARRINGTON w ith Graham Murphy.\n\nPaul\,accompanied by Graham\,will be performing a se lection of songs from the popular radio series ’The Lyric’s the Thing ’. Spend the evening exploring the stories behind some of the most popul ar songs in music history.\n\n"Having set the stage with an explanation of the lyrics\, Paul takes the song\, makes it his own and wows the audience ." - Pat Kenny\n\nRunning time:  90 minutes with no interval ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/PAULHARRINGTON.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:84@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231024 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231029 DTSTAMP:20231002T131742Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/balally-players-one-acts/ SUMMARY:Balally Players One Acts DESCRIPTION:‘Autobahn’ by Neil Labute\n\nDirected by Brian Molloy\n\n  A provocative collection of 3 short plays\, each set within the confines o f the front seat of a car\, by world famous American playwright Neil LaBut e. Each vignette explores the ethos of perception and relationship. The re sult is an unsettling montage\, capturing the essence of middle America an d the myriad paths which cross its surface.\n\n‘Sitting in an automobile was where I first remember understanding how drama works...Hidden in the back seat of a sedan\, I quickly realized how deep the chasm or intense th e claustrophobia could be inside your average family car.’ Neil LaBute\n \n‘This play has an ability to get under your skin’ The Guardian\n\n  \n\n‘Dead Man’s Bells’ by Méabh de Brún\n\nDirected by Joanne Kean e\n\nThis dark comedy is a gothic\, rural tale of inheritance\, rivalry\, and misdeeds\, unreliably told by three sisters. Written by Máebh de Brú n\, award winning Irish playwright\, the play is laced with black humour a nd quick wit\, a worthy winner of the DLI/ADCI Playwriting Award.\n\n‘ ‘The foxglove bells\, with lolling tongue\,\nWill not reveal what peals were rung’\n\nMary Webb\n\n The play is a story of three sisters\, one brother\, and a farm that's up for grabs. The shared chorus of siblinghood \, and the weight of unspoken family secrets\, are explored with a balance of dark and the craic onstage in a journey of familial bickering and twis ting tales.’ Michelle Crean. There are misdeeds … there will be conseq uences! One not to miss!\n\nSuitable for age 16+.  Running Time:  2 hour s including interval ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Balally-One-Acts-Rev ised.png CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:69@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231028 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231029 DTSTAMP:20230829T075757Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/the-curious-case-of-albert-cashier-l incolns-lady-soldier/ SUMMARY:The Curious Case of Albert Cashier: Lincoln’s ‘Lady’ Soldier DESCRIPTION:Quintessence Theatre in association with Droichead Arts Centre present The Curious Case of Albert Cashier: Lincoln’s ‘Lady’ Soldier .\n“Lincoln wanted soldiers. I wanted excitement.”\n\nBelvidere\, Illi nois\, 1862: A young Irishman\, Albert D.J. Cashier\, enlists with the Uni on Army in the Civil War and becomes a decorated hero. But unknown to his comrades\, Private Cashier is waging an internal war all of his own. When he is fifty years a veteran an indiscreet doctor reveals to all of America that Cashier was assigned female at birth\, born under the name Jennie Ho dgers\, from Clogherhead\, Co. Louth\, Ireland.\n\nFrom that day on Albert ’s greatest battle truly begins: for identity\, selfhood\, and truth.\n\ nIn this original new play devised by the company\, Quintessence Theatre u se their innovative physical ensemble storytelling techniques mingled with multi-media of stunning projection and emotive music to dramatise the inc redible true story of the Clogherhead-born Transgender soldier. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/CuriousCaseEvent.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:79@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231029 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231030 DTSTAMP:20230915T145426Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/jackula/ SUMMARY:Jackula DESCRIPTION:Being a vampire sucks\, but being Dracula’s younger brother i s driving Jackula batty. Join Jackula on a spooktacular quest to step out of his older brother’s shadow and become the world’s first fun vampir e. Laugh as Jackula makes his pet ghost dance. Gasp as Jackula balances f ive glasses of water on his face. Smile as children help perform spellbind ing tricks.\n\nAn inspirational Halloween magic show about staying true to yourself.\n\nPerformed by Jeff Keough from “The Greatest Show on Earth ”. Jeff has entertained at The White House\, Leinster House\, on RTE\, a nd for his daughter’s Senior Infant Class.\n\nThe show is boooo-rilliant !\n\nSuitable for age 4-12\n\nREVIEWS\n“Family fun guaranteed.”\nThe I rish Independent\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/jackula-event-e17181 93204208.jpg CATEGORIES:Children,Family END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:74@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231102 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231105 DTSTAMP:20231024T184740Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/dundrum-one-act-festival/ SUMMARY:Dundrum One Act Festival DESCRIPTION:The Dundrum One Act Festival brings a feast of exciting and com pelling drama to the dlr Mill Auditorium in November.\n\nThis is a competi tion between the best amateur companies in the country to achieve first pl ace and an entry into the All Ireland One Act Drama Finals.  Each of the ten companies will bring their most challenging and entertaining drama\, t heir best actors and their most innovative directors to Dundrum.\n\nSo wha t do we offer - Three or four plays each evening followed by an engaging a nd enjoyable summing up by adjudicator Michael McCabe!  And there’s an Audience Award so you can have your favourite show on the platform too.\n\ nRunning order is as follows:\n\nTHURSDAY 2nd NOVEMBER 7:30pm\n\nThe Breff ni Players ‘BEING NORWEIGAN’ by David Greig\nMillrace Drama Group ‘A N AGREEMENT’ by Freda Donoghue\nCoolgreany A.D.S. ‘MY NARRATOR’ by N orm Foster\nLucan Drama ‘MIM’ by Mark Yeates\n\nFRIDAY 3rd NOVEMBER 7: 30pm\nCamross Drama Group ‘RAGMAN’ by Eileen Kavanagh\nBalally Players Theatre Company ‘SALOME’ by Oscar Wilde\nNavan Theatre Group ‘DOPE ’ by Ciara Cassoni\n\nSATURDAY 4th NOVEMBER 7:30pm\nKilmeen D. G. ‘HOM E TALK FROM ABROAD’ by Brendan Griffin\nNew Ross Drama Workshop ‘THE L OVER’ by Harold Pinter\nSkerries Theatre Group ‘GOING HOME’ by Neil Simon\n\nSuitable for age 16+  Strobe lighting will be used \n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/DundrumOneActFestiva l-MillTheatre.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:78@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231108 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231112 DTSTAMP:20230926T080947Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/the-snapper/ SUMMARY:The Snapper DESCRIPTION:Following on from our successful runs of ‘Goodnight Mr. Tom ’ And ‘ Footloose’ last year\, Glencullen Dundrum MDS are delighted to present ‘The Snapper’\, by Roddy Doyle.\nThe play is set in the lat e 1980’s. It is the story of one Sharon Rabbitte\, a 20 year old living with her parents who becomes pregnant after an encounter with a man she’ d rather forget. She refuses to tell anyone who the father is. She decides to keep the child and slowly starts to tell her family and friends. She q uickly becomes the talk of the town and there is much discussion on who th e identity of the father could be. That is until one unlikely candidate st arts to come to the fore.\n\nA guaranteed night of laughter\, book your ti ckets before they are snapped up!\n\n\nSuitable for 18+ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/the-snapper-event.jp g CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:80@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231110 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231111 DTSTAMP:20230919T140827Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/agnes-on-the-moon/ SUMMARY:Agnes on the Moon DESCRIPTION:A young woman with a vision. Privilege\, or shackles? In a town ravaged by the Great Famine\, science is her only solace\, but lately she ’s been feeling trapped. This Irish girl is about to change the course o f astronomy forever. She just doesn’t know it yet.\n\n \;\n\nTorn be tween what society demands\, and what’s really inside her heart\, she lo oks to the sky foranswers\, but her imagination brings comedy and chaos in the form of some new friends:\n\nA mischievous moon who would put Pulcine lla to shame. A dandy with a heart warmer than a thousand suns. A confidan te with caustic humour. And a diva from the North\, who enhances and entra nces all who dare to gaze upon her beauty.\n\nIs Agnes losing her mind? Or is she really speaking to the heavenly bodies?\n\nBe moved. Laugh ‘til your chairs grow legs. And be inspired by this Irish heroine. Agnes on the Moon\, is a riotous homage to women in science\, incorporating new writin g drama with visual art and circus. Inspired by Skibbereen astronomer Agne s Mary Clerke\, who\, as a woman in Victorian Ireland\, was often ignored by her community\, only gaining true recognition in recent years. This pla y celebrates her life\, in an exciting and contemporary context\, explorin g hope\, class\, desire\, gender roles\, and the power of self-belief.\n\n Agnes on the Moon was written by Tzarini Meyler\, who spent her childhood in Skibbereen\, where she first became fascinated with Agnes. In 2022\, sh e was awarded funding by DLR and the Arts Council Ireland for this play. T his reading was supported by DLR’s General Arts Grant.\n\nRunning time:   90 minutes with no interval.  Suitable for age 12 + ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Agnes-on-the-Moon.pn g CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:87@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231115 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231119 DTSTAMP:20231115T143705Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/harvey/ SUMMARY:Harvey DESCRIPTION:Rathfarnham Theatre Group are delighted to bring this wonderful light-hearted play to the dlr Mill Theatre from 15th to 18th November – to chase away those Winter blues!!\n\n‘Harvey’ is a Pulitzer Prize wi nning comedy by Mary Chase. It is the story of a sweet\, friendly gentlema n called Elwood P. Dowd and his best friend ‘Harvey’ – a Pooka who h appens to be a six-foot one and a half inch tall\, invisible rabbit.  Whi le Elwood is very happy with his new best friend and delights in introduci ng him to everyone he knows\, his sister Veta Louise and her daughter Myrt le Mae are embarrassed and\nfurious by turns. They feel he is making a sho w of them and ruining Myrtle Mae’s chances of finding a suitable husband . They determine to have Elwood committed to the local ‘Rest Home’ or sanitorium. However\, due to some ‘unfortunate mistakes’ their plans a re thwarted and\nmayhem ensues.\n\nThis is a light-hearted joyful comedy w ith a message about acceptance and family love! It will send you home smil ing!\n\nIn 1950\, James Stewart was nominated for an Academy Award for Bes t Actor in a Leading Role\, for his portrayal of Elwood\, while Josephine Hull won the supporting actress award for her portrayal of Veta Louise.\n\ nIn 2012 Jim Parsons (Sheldon in The Big Bang Theory) starred as Elwood in a Broadway production. ‘This gentle farce provides an ideal vehicle for the gifted Jim Parsons’ (TheHollywood Reporter).\n\nRunning time:  2ho urs 2o minutes including interval. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Rathfarnham-Harvey.j pg CATEGORIES:Comedy,Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:95@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231123 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231126 DTSTAMP:20231118T175739Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/shes-the-one/ SUMMARY:She’s the One! DESCRIPTION:"She's the One!" - A Tribute to Female Powerhouses in Musical T heatre\n\nKilmacud Musical Society is thrilled to announce its newest prod uction\, "She's the One!". This sensational musical variety show celebrate s and salutes the female forces that have shaped and elevated the world of musical theatre through the ages. From groundbreaking composers\, lyricis ts\, and performers to the iconic characters that have graced the stage\, "She's the One!" promises an unforgettable journey through the rich tapest ry of musical theatre\, shining a spotlight on its leading ladies\, both o ff and onstage.\n\nComing to the dlr Mill Theatre this November\, this sho w is not just a performance\; it's a homage to the fierce\, formidable\, a nd fabulous women who've contributed to the legacy of musical theatre.\n\n Whether you're a lifelong devotee of musical theatre or a newcomer\, "She' s the One!" promises a night of pure magic\, filled with classic hits\, he art-wrenching ballads\, lively dance numbers and powerful anthems brought to life by the members of Kilmacud Musical Society.\n\nBook your tickets t oday and don't miss out on this musical extravaganza!\n\n Amy Behan\, dir ector of the show\, says\, "With 'She's the One!'\, we wanted to showcase the transformative power of women in musical theatre. Their stories\, thei r songs\, their voices have been pivotal in making the world of musicals w hat it is today. This is our tribute to them."\n\nRunning time:  2 hours including an interval ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/KMS.png CATEGORIES:Musical END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:103@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231126 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231128 DTSTAMP:20231125T144130Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/one-two-one-two/ SUMMARY:One-two\, One-two DESCRIPTION:Performing in our Maureen O'Hara Studio\, the dlr Mill Youth Th eatre Group presents One-two\, One-two. A series of monologues and dialogu es (one or two person pieces\, hence the title One-two\, One-two) written and performed by members of our group\, along with dialogues and monologue s taken from films\, plays and even popular tv shows.\n\n \;\n\nOur co llective goal for the project was to get in touch with and immerse ourselv es into the craft of performing through delving into projects which have m ade us laugh\, cry and inspired us to become actors\, playwrights or even screenwriters ourselves.\n\n \;\n\nAudiences should expect a multidisc iplinary journey where scenes from contemporary films like Freaky Friday\, Mean Girls\, the Banshees of Inisherin are intertwined with classic plays like Hamlet\, Cabaret and surrealistic scenes written by aspiring new pla ywrights in our group.\n\n \;\n\nWe can’t wait to share our work wit h audiences on the 26th and 27th of November!\n\n \;\n\nRunning time:7 5 minutes including an interval\n\n \;\n\nProgram available to view:  one_two_program\n\n  ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Youth-Theatre.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama,Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:109@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231127 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231128 DTSTAMP:20231120T112413Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/salome-by-oscar-wilde-and-dead-mans- bells-by-meabh-de-brun/ SUMMARY:‘Salome’ by Oscar Wilde and ‘Dead Man’s Bells’ by Méabh de Brún DESCRIPTION:Back by popular demand following its success on the ADCI/DLI On e Act Drama Circuit Salome is playing for one night only in a double bill with Dead Man’s Bells. Don’t miss these two entertaining tales of reve nge! A great way to spend a Monday night!\n\n ‘Salome’ by Oscar Wilde   Directed by Gary Wall\n\nSalome is Oscar Wilde’s twist on the biblica l story of Herod\, Herodias and Salome\, This richly worded story with fla mboyant imagery\, tells of a lovely young girl Salome\, her step-father He rod’s obsession with her\, and Salome’s infatuation with the prophet J ohn the Baptist (Jokanaan). What price will Herod pay to watch the dance o f the seven veils?  Lusted after by one powerful man and rejected by anot her\, a young woman avenges herself … setting up a deadly chain of event s!\n\n ‘Dead Man’s Bells’ by Méabh de Brún  Directed by Joanne K eane\n\nThis dark comedy is a gothic\, rural tale of inheritance\, rivalry \, and misdeeds\, unreliably told by three sisters. Written by Máebh de B rún\, award winning Irish playwright\, the play is laced with black humou r and quick wit\, a worthy winner of the DLI/ADCI Playwriting Award. A sto ry of three sisters\, one brother\, and a farm that's up for grabs\, with a balance of dark and the craic onstage in a journey of familial bickering and twisting tales.’ Michelle Crean.\n\nThere are misdeeds … there wi ll be consequences!    \n\nRunning Time:  2 hours including interval.   Suitable for age 16+\n\n  ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Balally-Salome-27th- Nov.png CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:86@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231128 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231130 DTSTAMP:20230927T183938Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/six-marys-2/ SUMMARY:Six Marys DESCRIPTION:Jean Farrell reads from diaries spanning six decades. These fol low the lives of herself and her friends - Mary Black\, Mary Brown\, Mary Green\, Mary White\, Mary Grey and Mary Golden.\n\nExcerpts from the diari es are interspersed with songs from the different eras. The audience is br ought on a journey depicting the social history of the time. This journey of self-discovery is laced with one-liners guaranteed to make you laugh he artily!\n\nWritten and narrated by Jean Farrell\, with supporting actress/ singer Catherine Gallagher.\n\nReviews: 'A truly joyous and wryly subversi ve show\, Jean Farrell has tapped into some universal truths here that res onate far beyond Catholic Ireland. This is Father Ted from a female perspe ctive\, and\, like that much-loved sitcom\, manages to find the warmth in some chilling corners of living under the thumb of the church. Most import antly\, The Six Marys is very\, very funny which may explain seven full ho uses in The Whale Theatre.'  Ross McParland Director of The Whale Theatre \, Greystones\, Dublin.\n\n'I have come to see it six times in The Mill Th eatre\, in Dublin - and I laughed just as much last night as I did the fir st time!! I thought the lady beside me would explode with the laughter!! Y our script really hits the spot- it is the story of all our lives!! Congra tulations!!' Bernadette. Dundrum\n\n'It was the best show I ever saw – and I’ve seen plenty.' Woman in Clonmel.\n\n'Totally was so impressed. M um and I laughed the whole way through! Fantastic.'  Dawn\, Birr.\n\n'Jea n\, many many congrats on your play. So funny\, so observant of life and s o true’. Anne\, Cork.\n\nRunning Time:  1 hour with no interval ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Six-Marys-Event.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:108@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231128 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240211 DTSTAMP:20240106T145238Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/winter-exhibition/ SUMMARY:Winter Exhibition DESCRIPTION:Gallery opening hours are Tuesday - Saturday 11am-4pm\nOur Wint er Exhibition brings together the work of the following artists:\n\nAnn Ka vanagh\, a visual artist originally from Kilkenny.  Ann works across the mediums of photography and printmaking and is a studio member of Graphic and Black Church Print Studios. Ann has participated in residencies at oth er print studios and has exhibited nationally and internationally. In 2023 she received the Ceide Ladle award at the Ballinglen Arts Foundation Firs t Biennial Exhibition International Open. Kavanagh’s work is an abstrac t interpretation of her world including her emotions. Lines represent the constant pattern of her movement through the environment. She is fascinate d by what lines represent\, the significance of erasing a line is her actu al physical movement\, that forms an obscure image of place. The spaces sh e occupies or passes through are represented by blocks of monochromatic co lour\, reduced to contemporary abstract forms. The existence of compositio n and form is the basic framework of these structural prints.\n\nBairbre M urray is an emerging artist who works mostly in oils.   She likes to pai nt on canvas and on paper textured with gesso and recently she has begun u sing chalk pastels also.  The work in this exhibition is part of an ongo ing exploration of our identity as islanders and contains pieces in both media.   This in turn is part of an ongoing project around family mem ory and hereditary\, based on photographs and stories\, for which she rec eived an Arts Council Agility Award.   Bairbre is also a member of Artn et DLR and exhibits with this group regularly.\n\nMargaret McLoughlin is a Dublin based artist who finds inspiration in the landscape of Ireland. S he explores the Wicklow and Leitrim boglands and the seascape in Clontarf near her home. She works in etching\, photography and painting. She walks every day and loves to explore tiny moments of a change of light\, of a br anch swaying\, for the atmosphere of a place or weather\, observed in init ially drawing and then transformed into a print. McLoughlin is longtime me mber in the Black Church Print Studio. She has exhibited in the Royal Acad emy Summer Show\, London 2019\, the Royal Hibernian Academy and has had so lo shows in the Original Print Gallery\, Dublin. She is represented in the collections of the Arts Council\, the Ark\, the Contemporary Irish Art So ciety\, and the Office of Public Works. She won the Vocavio Print Award in 2019\, and is a past winner in the RDS Taylor award\, and in the first an d second Irish Mini print exhibitions. Commissions include The Radisson Ho tel\, The Ark and Vocavio.\n\nGeoff O’Keeffe initially trained in Fine A rt Painting under the tutelage of Sean Mc Sweeney and John O’Leary.  He has worked in Art Education both at second and third level settings and s ubsequently has worked as a theatre practitioner\, where he has directed f or theatre extensively\, facilitated theatre workshops for both actors and directors and adjudicated on the amateur drama circuit. His artistic prac tice from the mid-2000s to 2020 was chiefly devoted to theatre. The global pandemic allowed him the opportunity to return to making paintings. His p ractice as a visual artist is informed by his work as a theatre maker\, wh ere he is concerned with the telling of stories\, the creating of atmosphe res and capturing a sense of place. In 2023\, he was one of the recipients of The John Richardson French Residency Award\, supported by Hambly and H ambly Gallery in association with Le Centre Culturel. His work is held in private and public collections in Ireland an internationally. He is a memb er of Visual Artists Ireland.\n\nNancy Previs is a visual artist whose pra ctice is informed by observation and interpretation of nature’s forms\, textures\, and tones as found in both rural and urban settings. Fascinate d by subtleties in light and colour\, and by nature’s unique movements a nd patterns\, she draws inspiration from nature’s ability to generate be auty from what seem spontaneous and random processes. Connecting with thes e processes – the life force of the landscape – and striving to reflec t nature’s quiet yet startling beauty\, she makes prints\, paintings\, a nd photographs on paper and textiles. Her mixed media works reflect intim ate observation and studied interpretation in response to nature’s proce ss of resilience and renewal.  Sustainability and environmental awareness are both integral to her practice. Nurturing a deep respect for and conne ction with the natural world\, she has adopted greener painting and printm aking techniques (including solarplate etching using sunlight\, linocut an d Mokuhanga). During residencies in the USA and Wales\, she expanded her knowledge in greener printmaking processes. Nancy is a member of Graphic Studio Dublin and Visual Artists Ireland. Her work has been exhibited in group shows in Ireland\, the USA and the UK. She has had solo exhibitions in NYC\, Washington DC and Dublin.\n\nScarlet Short is a visual artist\, w orking largely in the medium of photography and filmmaking. She is interes ted in experimental practices and has always incorporated a mixed media ap proach within her art. The work she has chosen to exhibit aligns with her experimental style\, which she has applied to the abstract presentation of her photography. Her exhibited work focuses on the body\, its relation to movement and stillness\, and how this can be captured on film. Her docume ntary Dancing with My Mother\, 2023 her most recent film featuring dancer\ , Claudine Short. The film embodies this idea of movement and stillness\, focusing on dancing as a process to create mental stillness. Scarlet’s p hotographic work has been exhibited twice with Dublin University Photograp hy Association as well as this Scarlet exhibited at Dlr Mill Theatre with Console in April of this year\, Scarlet's art has featured in literary and arts journals including Icarus and JoLT. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Image-for-Website.jp g CATEGORIES:Gallery Exhibition END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:101@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231128 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231129 DTSTAMP:20231021T181102Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/deevy-beckett-work-in-progress-readi ng/ SUMMARY:Deevy/Beckett Work in Progress Reading DESCRIPTION:To be performed in our Maureen O'Hara Studio.\nThe Elders have been developing responses to playwrights Teresa Deevy and Samuel Beckett. Taking these writers as inspiration for their own original work. This is a reading of some of the material they have been working on over the past f ew months. The group hope to go forward to develop this work further in 20 24 into full productions.\n\nFunded by Creative Ireland\, Create and suppo rted by dlr Mill Theatre\n\nRunning time: 40 minutes followed by audience discussion\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Elders-Life-Memos-Li stening-scaled.jpeg CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:96@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231201 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231203 DTSTAMP:20231013T131024Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/no-filters/ SUMMARY:No Filters DESCRIPTION:In a world where women are expected to have the patience of mot her Teresa\, the arse of Jennifer Lopez\, the social media profile of Kim Kardashian and the BMI of Elle McPherson the pressure is relentless.\n\nSi nead Culbert and Sue Collins - the comedy duo and Keeping Up with the Dirtbirds podcast sensation - present their hilarious show No Filters w hich takes a close look at the barrage of bull we are subjected to on a d aily basis and reminds us that despite what we’re told there is NO SUCH THING AS PERFECT... (except maybe Jamie Dornan’s arse in Fifty Shades D arker.)\n\nSo if you need answers to questions like:\n\n How do I have co nfidence when I feel lower than a snake’s arse?\n How do I learn to lov e my muffin top?\n When the kids wreck my head how do I stop myself from selling them on Done Deal?\n\n…then this is definitely the show for you. Perfect women not allowed in!\n\nRunning time: 2 hours including interval .  Suitable for age 16+ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/no-filters-1-e169720 3317743.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:105@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231201 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231203 DTSTAMP:20231115T213939Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/christmas-by-candlelight/ SUMMARY:Christmas By Candlelight DESCRIPTION:Glencullen Dundrum MDS are delighted to present ‘Christmas by Candlelight’ for two nights only on the 1st and 2nd of December. Join u s as we kickstart the festive season with songs old and new. Book your tic kets now\, sit back relax and enjoy a night brought to you by members and friends of the society. All profits made by the society from the two night s will be donated to charity.\n\n \;\n\nRunning time 1 hour 30 minutes including an interval\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Glencullen-Carols-th umbnail.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:107@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231206 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231210 DTSTAMP:20231115T210115Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/a-christmas-carol-live-radio-play/ SUMMARY:A Christmas Carol – Live Radio Play DESCRIPTION:In 1938\, Orson Welles produced\, directed and starred in a CBS radio production of 'A Christmas Carol' by Charles Dickens. This December \, Sandyford Little Theatre are proud to present a live re-enactment of t his famous Welles’ radio show\, which was part of The Campbell Playhous e series\, also incorporating sound effects and radio advertisements fr om the time.\n\nFor his show\, which was only a few months after his reno wned Halloween broadcast of War of the Worlds\, Welles was fortunate to b e able to secure Lionel Barrymore for the part of Ebenezer Scrooge\, a role that he had come to embody. “I seem to shrink and an unnatural mea nness of disposition comes over me\,” said Barrymore.\n\nOur ‘radio s how’ starts at 8pm\, and our actors will be playing all the parts from W elles to Barrymore (Scrooge) to the three Christmas ghosts. So come along and be transported back in time to the golden age of radio\, and learn the true meaning of Christmas with old Ebenezer himself!\n\nRunning Time:  9 0 minutes including an interval ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Final-Carol.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:73@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231207 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240108 DTSTAMP:20231205T162316Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/sleeping-beauty-pantomime/ SUMMARY:Sleeping Beauty Panto DESCRIPTION:Written and directed by Geoff O’Keeffe\n“Sleep my Beauty\, that’s what I decree. No pretty Princess will get the better of me.”\n Once upon a time in far\, far\, away land\, the beautiful Princess Aurora pricks her finger on a spinning wheel and is doomed to sleep for 100 years by the wicked Maleficent. Join Nanny Nelly and the gang in this spellbind ing tale of magical fairies\, dastardly deeds and a desperate attempt to b reak the curse. Did we mention that the charming Prince might need saving? \ndlr Mill Theatre’s one hour panto is packed with colourful costume\, s parkling songs\, dazzling dance routines and enough laughs to keep the who le family buzzing.\n\nSo\, set your alarms\, don’t hit the snooze button and get your beauty sleep.\n\nGet your tickets before they are gone!\n\nC lick here to view Sleeping Beauty Programme\n\nSchool Shows\nFor School Sh ows on weekdays from 7th December – 15th December at 9.45am and 11.30am\ , please email Box Office to book at info@milltheatre.ie  or call 01 296 9340. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/SleepingBeauty-MillT heatre-panto.jpg CATEGORIES:Children,Family END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:81@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231208 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231209 DTSTAMP:20231002T140214Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/the-magic-and-music-of-christmas-202 3/ SUMMARY:The Magic and Music Of Christmas 2023 DESCRIPTION:A wonderfully produced programme for 2023.  Ireland’s premie r concert opera company invite you on a magical tour of popular opera and modern Christmas classics.\n\nA humorous and thoroughly entertaining eveni ng\, including festive carol sections which will provide family and friend s an opportunity to get together and enjoy a great night’s entertainment .\n\n \;\n\nCome and join the festive atmosphere with some of Ireland ’s finest singers:\n\nLiz Ryan (Mezzo Soprano) Paul Linehan (Tenor) Mary Flaherty (Soprano) Brendan Collins (Baritone) Andrew Synnott (Piano)\n\nR unning Time: 2 hours plus interval ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Magix-of-Xmas-Landsc ape-e1695218489561.jpg CATEGORIES:Christmas END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:89@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231211 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231212 DTSTAMP:20231202T214006Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/snow-white-and-seven-dwarfs/ SUMMARY:Snow White and Seven Dwarfs DESCRIPTION:\nSteptacular Performing Arts Presents Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Panto Starring the Kids from Steptacular Performing Arts - \nCome and join the wonderfully talented students of Steptacular Performing Arts and our favourite Dame Mr Rob Black for an evening of dance\, song\, lots of drama and a lot of laughs too.\n\n \;\n\nExiled into the dangerous forest by her wicked stepmother\, a princess is rescued by seven dwarf mi ners who make her part of their household.\n\nThe beautiful and kindhearte d princess Snow White charms every creature in the kingdom except one - he r jealous stepmother\, the Queen. When the Magic Mirror proclaims Snow Whi te the fairest one of all\, she must flee into the forest\, where she befr iends the lovable seven dwarfs - Doc\, Sneezy\, Grumpy\, Happy\, Bashful\, Sleepy\, and Dopey. But when the Queen tricks Snow White with a poisoned apple and falling into a deep sleep\, only the magic of true love's kiss c an awaken her. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Steptacular-Snow-Whi te-scaled.jpg CATEGORIES:Performing Arts School END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:94@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231213 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231217 DTSTAMP:20231031T154317Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/a-christmas-visit/ SUMMARY:A Christmas Visit DESCRIPTION:Sparks fly in this heartwarming story about two people who miss ed an opportunity – about the one who got away – about how some of us can move on while some of us stay in place. ‘A Christmas Visit’ charts the journey of two lost souls trying to find their place in the world…a nd rediscovering one another along the way. The Corps Ensemble returns to the stage with a funny and tender new play by award-winning writer Stewart Roche.\n\nWritten &\; Directed by Stewart Roche\n\nStarring Lesley Con roy\, Jed Murray &\; Helen McGrath\n\nPresented in association with dlr Mill Theatre\n\nRunning Time:  65 minutes with no interval.  Suitable f or age 14+\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/A-Christmas-Visit_14 00x800_New-imagery.png CATEGORIES:Comedy,Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:110@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231214 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231217 DTSTAMP:20231123T161202Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/balally-christmas-show-in-marlay-hou se-rathfarnham/ SUMMARY:Balally Christmas Show In Dom Marmion House\, Dundrum DESCRIPTION:A beloved Christmas tradition is back again this year. The Bala lly Players ask you to join them to celebrate the festive season with an e vening of song\, spectacle\, and comedy as they entertain you with a tradi tional Christmas variety show.\n\nThis show is perfect for all the family\ , and is certain to create gorgeous memories for many Christmases to come. \n\nRunning time: 2 hours including an interval ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Ellarged-Balally.png CATEGORIES:Christmas END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:93@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240114 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240115 DTSTAMP:20231012T085727Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/jarlath-regan-work-in-progress/ SUMMARY:Jarlath Regan - Work In Progress DESCRIPTION:Jarlath Regan blew up across social media in 2023. His classic standup routines earned him millions of downloads and follows on Instagram \, TikTok and Youtube. If you were tagged under one of his videos this yea r\, now is your chance to see him in person in the intimate setting of DLR Mill Theatre Dundrum. In this very special show Jarlath explores his newe st material and fine tunes the jokes and stories that will appear in his n ext standup special. Come and see the brand new jokes before it’s all fi lmed in the Olympia later in the year.\n\n \n\n“Absolutely deadly” - Hozier\n\n “A master at work” - Patrick Kielty\n\n “Downright hila rious...his own brand of comedy genius” - The Irish Times\n\n“More lau ghs in the first 15 minutes than most comedians can muster in a whole hour ”  - Metro\n\n “Skilfully seeded stand-up that confirms Regan’s ab ilities to move with belly laughs and tears in a single routine” ★★ ★★ Jay Richardson\, The Scotsman\n\n “Regan is an expert storytelle r and this is a beautifully constructed show that I could have happily lis tened to for twice its length.” ★★★★ The Arts Desk\n\nRunning ti me:  1 hour 50 minutes.  Suitable for age 16+ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Jarlath-sized-thumbn ail.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:76@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240120 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240121 DTSTAMP:20240120T120302Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/faux-pa/ SUMMARY:Faux Pa DESCRIPTION:Award winning comedian Seán Begley (Comedy Cellar\, Edinburgh Fringe\, Electric Picnic) brings his new solo show ‘Faux Pa’ to our Ma ureen O’Hara studio stage.\nAfter a sold-out tour of his acclaimed debut show\, ‘Tragic’\, Seán returns to Dundrum with a reflection on the m any blunders and challenges he has experienced over the course of the past 4 decades. In general\, life’s interactions can often be awkward\, divi sive\, and incredibly embarrassing\, but each one can been a learning expe rience. ‘Faux Pa’ is about embracing inadequacy\, learning from one’ s errors and ultimately trying to be a better person.\n\nSuitable for age 16+\nREVIEWS\n“Seán is a great man for a joke. Or two. Or three. I can count on him to make me laugh almost every week.”\nDave Moore:  Today F M. \n\n“A great up and coming Irish comic and a seriously prolific joke writer.”\nThe Comedy Crunch \n\n“Funny\, authentic and not afraid to take his craft into uncharted territory.”\nHardy Har Comedy Club \n\n “An act full of promise\, a show full of heart\, a room full of laughter .”\nBray Comedy Festival \n\n“Seán is a natural storyteller with a g reat sense of comedic timing and an open\, honest and engaging stage prese nce.”\nWhale Theatre \n\n“Big laughs…. excellent”\nmumblecomedy.n et \n\n“Funny yet thought provoking\, Seán had the audience with him o n every step of his journey as they laughed and sometimes held back a tear . A great performance.”\ndlr Mill Theatre Dundrum\n\n“A huge hit…an amazing evening’s entertainment.”\nIndependent.ie  ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/faux-pa-event.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:111@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240120 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240121 DTSTAMP:20231221T130630Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/shadows-and-light-songs-and-stories- of-joni-mitchell/ SUMMARY:Shadows and Light - Songs and Stories of Joni Mitchell DESCRIPTION:Shadows and Light have been captivating audiences with their in timate show about music\, life and loves of the iconic Joni Mitchell.\n\nT heir stunning interpretations of her music are performed by vocalist Maura Vambeck\, Dave Mulligan on guitar\, Dave McCune on percussion and Paul En right on keyboard.\n\nThe show features songs from all across Joni’s hug e repertoire\, including classics from the landmark Blue album\, along wit h numbers like Hejira\, Secret Place\, Chinese Cafe\, and many more from J oni’s rock and jazz-influenced phases.\n\nShadows and Light’s hypnotic performance of the lyrics and music of Joni is truly special\, bringing y ou Joan Anderson\, the poet\, artist and mother.\n\nIf you like Joni\, you will love this.\n\n“An unquestionable highlight of this year’s Out to Lunch was the performance of Joni Mitchell’s material by Dublin based S hadows and Light. A sold out Black Box was held enthralled for over two ho urs by Joni Mitchell’s wonderful songs and the audience rose to their fe et at the end in appreciation.” – Sean Kelly\, Director of the Out to Lunch Festival\, Belfast\n\n“If you are a Joni Mitchell fan\, you will l ove Shadows and Light\, but if you don’t know much about Mitchell\, you will soon be a fan due to this band’s passionate and informative take on her music combined with great musicianship and vocals to die for!” – Damien Murray – Belfast Telegraph\, U105 and Belfast 89FM\n\nRunning Tim e:  2 hours 15 minutes including an interval ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Joni-Poster-1-1.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:112@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240130 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240204 DTSTAMP:20240130T170415Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/prickly/ SUMMARY:Prickly DESCRIPTION:Dublin’s best Debt Collector\, Shauna\, is struggling to cont rol the challenging thoughts in her head. Usually\, speaking to her Cacti is enough to keep her worries at bay. But now her best (and only) friend h as had a baby - Shauna's mind is in overdrive. When she finds an unexpecte d companion during a routine debt collection\, she is forced to tap into h er softer side and face the prickly thoughts in her head once and for all. \n\nBut in the cut-throat world of Debt Collecting\, can she care for this creature and still come out on top?\n\nPrickly is a new comedy from actor and writer Caoimhe O’Malley.\n\nProduced by dlr Mill Theatre\, in assoc iation with Backstage Theatre and Droichead Arts Centre.  Starring Caoimh e O’Malley with Genevieve Hulme-Beauman and directed by Maisie Lee.\n\nP rickly is a surreal\, absurd comedy about the care we give to ourselves an d others.\n\nRunning time:  80 minutes with no interval.\n\nSuitable for age 16+\n\nPlease note that strobe lighting effects will be used during th is performance.\n\nCreative Team:\n\nWriter/Actor: Caoimhe O’Malley\n\nA ctor: Genevieve Hulme-Beauman\n\nDirector: Maisie Lee\n\nDramaturg: Pamela McQueen\n\nLighting Design: Zia Bergin-Holly\n\nSound Design: Fiona Sheil \n\nSet &\; Costume Design: Ellen Kirk\n\nPlease view the programme her e:  Prickly Programme\n\n \;\n\n \n    ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/PRICKLY_1400x800.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy,Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:102@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240202 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240203 DTSTAMP:20231031T163620Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/albert-niland/ SUMMARY:Albert Niland DESCRIPTION:Raw edgy lyrics with explosive acoustic guitar work\, steeped i n the flamenco and folk rock tradition\, Albert Niland has created his uni que sound\, unlike any other.\n\n"This is refreshing\, spirit-shocking mus ic" THE IRISH TIMES\n\n"...high class solo performance..boundary-breaking guitar-work..from rock to flamenco\, with powerful vocal lines built from his Irish roots" HET PAROOL\,NETHERLANDS\n\n"Few have the impact of Niland " HOT PRESS\n\n"A voice that could make the coldest heart sing  "In DUBLI N Magazine\n\nAlthough best known for his acoustic version of "Wuthering H eights" on Irish Radio in 2006\, Albert has worked with the cream of Irish musical talent. In 2003\, he released his debut album--Dirty Day--\, and has since gone on to record nine solo albums and build a loyal fanbase thr oughout Europe.\n\nIn a recent article\, the SUNDAY TIMES said .."Albert h as yet to achieve the widespread recognition his talent merits.."\n\nRunni ng time:  2 hours including interval ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Albert-Niland-scaled -e1698770157338.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:116@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240206 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240211 DTSTAMP:20240124T181713Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/dancing-at-lughnasa/ SUMMARY:Dancing at Lughnasa DESCRIPTION:It is Harvest time in Donegal and the Mundy sisters are teeteri ng on the edge of catastrophe.\n\nFunny and heartbreaking\, Dancing at Lug hnasa is about five courageous women battling poverty and shifting values in a changing Ireland.\n\nThis award-winning play looks at memory - indivi dual and collective - and the impact of change in a small village in 1930 ’s Ireland.\n\nWill extraordinary resilience be enough for these sisters to fight their fate?\n\nThe R&\;R return to the dlr Mill Theatre with Brian Friel’s Dancing at Lughnasa from 6th to 10th February 2024\, direc ted by Garry Mountaine.\n\nAll student tickets on Tuesday 6th February are €15.  Automatic discount will occur in payment section of order. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/RR-Dancing-at-Lughna sa-WITH-TEXT.png CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:106@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240209 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240210 DTSTAMP:20231111T154201Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/martin-angolo-live-comedian/ SUMMARY:Martin Angolo: Live Comedian DESCRIPTION:Break out stand up star Martin Angolo extends his tour of Irela ndand will be performing in our Maureen O'Hara Studio.  . Fresh from star ring in the Amazon series Last One Laughing with Graham Norton\, a hugely successful tour of 20 North American cities and a European tour Martin bri ngs his unique brand of intelligent one liners and stories home to Ireland . Well known for his stand up on Instagram and Tik Tok where he's gotten m illions of views. Martin has also appeared on RTE\, SKY\, BBC\, Amazon Pri me and Netflix. Come to this updated hour of stand up and bring a Brunch.\ n\n \n\n“Laser-sharp wit” - The Independent\n\n \n\n“Martin is hil arious and is an Irish national treasure” – Eric Andre\n\n \n\n“One of the city’s most exciting emerging comics” – Totally Dublin\n\n&n bsp\;\n\nRunning Time:  1 hour 55 minutes including an interval.  Suitab le for age 15+ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Martin-Angolo.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:117@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240214 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240218 DTSTAMP:20240110T165252Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/alone-it-stands/ SUMMARY:Alone It Stands DESCRIPTION:31st October 1978. Thomond Park\, Limerick. The mighty New Zeal and All Blacks\, on an Irish tour\, take on the none-too-mighty Munster te am - and\, to everyone's surprise\, they lose 12-0.\n\nFrom this piece of Irish sporting history John Breen has fashioned a funny\, lively play in w hich both teams\, plus fans\, children\, relatives and even a dog\, are po rtrayed by a cast of six\, with no props and only half-time change of shir t.\n\nRunning time:  1 hour 50 minutes including an interval ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Balally-Mill-Website -2.png CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:124@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240218 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240407 DTSTAMP:20240208T124558Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/this-land-in-colour/ SUMMARY:This Land In Colour DESCRIPTION: ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Image.jpg CATEGORIES:Gallery Exhibition END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:83@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240222 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240316 DTSTAMP:20240223T081420Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/merchant-of-venice/ SUMMARY:Merchant of Venice DESCRIPTION:A deal gone very wrong.\n\n“If you prick us\, do we not bleed ? . . .  If you poison us\, do we not die?           And if you wrong us\, shall we not revenge?\n\nIn Shakespeare’s uncompromising and problematic play\, the contempt hurled at the ‘other’\, festers and g rows. In a world where racial prejudices\, mistrust\, and the engrained be lief systems of two opposing traditions come to a boiling point.  Revenge is the currency used to right a wrong. Mercy is in short supply.\n\ndlr M ill Theatre bring an exciting\, contemporary\, and engaging abridged 90-mi nute production to our stage. A talented ensemble cast of 10 actors\, brea the new life into the text for both students and lovers of Shakespeare ali ke.\n\nDirected by Geoff O’Keeffe | Set Design by Ronan Duffy | Lighting Design by Kris Mooney | Costume Design by Lisa Krugel |Sound Design by De clan Brennan\n\nStarring:  Malcolm Adams\, Ethan Dillon\, Aaron Katambay\ , Karen Kelly\, Katie Killarney\, Ruairi Lenaghan\, Eilish Mc Laughlin\, A drian Muykanovich\, Colm O’Brien and Benjamin Reilly.\n\nRunning time: 9 0 minutes without an interval.\n\nSchool Weekday Performances 10am &\; 1.30pm.  Student tickets €15 with 1 teacher going free with every 20 s tudents booked.\n\nPublic Evening Performances Saturday 2nd  March &\; Saturday 9th March at 7.30pm.\n\nPlease view the programme here:  dlr Mi llTheatre Merchant of Venice Programme\n\n \;\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Web-Merchant-of-Veni ce-Whats-on-1400-x-800pix-x-202.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:98@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240222 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240223 DTSTAMP:20231019T152835Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/chris-kent-back-at-it/ SUMMARY:Chris Kent ‘Back at It’ DESCRIPTION:Cork man Chris Kent returns with his brand new show “Back At It”. After a dose of the real world (having gone back to the day job as an electrician)\, Chris found himself with two jobs and the ridiculous not ion of trying to buy a house. It turns out he did not have enough jobs.\n\ nSomething had to give and shur there’s no future in electricity anyway …\n\n \;\n\n“Chris is effortlessly hilarious\, an incredible story teller and one of my favourite comedians working anywhere today"JAMES ACAS TER\n\n“He really makes me laugh and I think his stuff is so smart\, he would be one of the best comics that I would have seen. He's fantastic"\n\ nTOMMY TIERNAN\n\n'Beautifully laid back style\, where the punchlines come at you out of the blue'  FOIL ARMS AND HOG\n\nThe Mirror ★★★★ ★\n\nEd Fest Magazine ★★★★\n\nBroadway Baby ★★★★\n\nTh ree Weeks ★★★★\n\nThe Wee Review ★★★★\n\n \;\n\nRun ning Time:  2 hours including interval.  Suitable for age 16+ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Chris-Kent-1-e169773 2886526.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:91@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240223 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240224 DTSTAMP:20231002T103119Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/freddie-white-2/ SUMMARY:Freddie White DESCRIPTION:Freddie White has long been synonymous with music of the highes t quality. He has been part of the fabric of the live music scene in Irela nd since the 1970’s and his albums continue to sell well\, amongst his l oyal and newfound fan base.  Born in Cobh\, Co. Cork into a musical famil y\, by age 17 he was playing professionally. At 19\, he moved to London\, were he busked in subways\, and developed his unique voice and guitar styl e.  His earliest recordings\, which were re-mastered and re-released in 2 004\, are still hugely popular among his loyal fan base.\n\n“The sparse and haunting ‘Live on Tour’ is still among the greatest Irish albums o f all time.\n\n‘Do You Do’ swings and struts just as profoundly. Imagi ne those two cuts of vinyl made decade ago\, they still stand as perfectio n” (Irish Times)\n\nIn 1974\, he was a founding member of ‘Scullion’ \, together with Philip King and Sonny Condell. Later he formed ‘The Fak e’\, regarded as one of the seminal Irish bands of the late ‘70’s. N ext came The Freddie White Band formed in 1978\, which toured with Eric Cl apton that year.\n\nHis first album\, Live on Tour\, recorded by Nicky Rya n while touring with Clannad\, brought him national attention. His second album\, Do You Do\, was the biggest selling Mulligan Label album of 1981. With these early albums\, Freddie introduced an eclectic repertoire of mus ic\, which spanned musical genres and eras\, to an Irish audience.\n\nLong Distance Runner was launched in 1985\, and it featured original songs suc h as ‘Goodbye This Time’\, ‘Down Without A Fight’\, and the hit si ngle ‘Frozen Heart’\, which was co-written with Johnny Duhan. His four th album\, ‘Close To You’ continued this trend\, with most of the song s self-penned. In 1994\, he released ‘Straight Up’\, a collection of f ourteen songs recorded live by DanDan Fitzgerald.\n\n‘My Country’ was released in Ireland in May 1999. A collection of eleven songs co-written w ith Ann O’Sullivan and based on the poetry of Don O’Sullivan. The albu m was co-produced by Freddie and Declan Sinnott\, renowned for his work as producer and arranger with Sinead Lohan\, Frances Black and Mary Black an d as lead guitarist with Horslips and Moving Hearts.\n\nIn May 2002 the 2- CD set Lost and Found was released\, comprising digitally re-mastered vers ions of two of Freddie's best-selling early albums\, albums\, namely\, Liv e on Tour and Do You Do\, under the watchful eye of original producer PJ C urtis. The re-release was warmly welcomed not only by the many whose origi nal vinyl copies had long since worn out\, but also by those who delighted in discovering these classic recordings.\n\nIn 2004\, Freddie White retur ned to Ireland after many years living in the USA and released an all-new studio album entitled Four Days in May. Recorded in Dublin with some of Ir eland's finest musicians over a four-day period\, it showcases Freddie's s ongwriting prowess and unerring choice of songs worthy of remarkable reint erpretation.\n\nSince then he has toured regularly and also dedicated hims elf to the development of his latest recording\, collaborating with songwr iters Jimmy MacCarthy and Jim Barrett.  Released in 2008\, ‘Stormy Lull aby’\, is a stunning collection of moody tracks in which Freddie White ’s musicianship and voice shine through. He has once again teamed up wit h his old cohort DanDan Fitzgerald to produce this gem. The album has an a coustic feel thanks to the input of a small\, tight group of musicians fro m his native Cork.\n\nSome tracks are newly written\, while others (not pr eviously recorded by Freddie) have proven their worth by becoming firm fav ourites with his live audiences.  It showcases what Freddie does best – that is ‘get inside’ and deliver heartrending\, troubled love songs i n a manner guaranteed to stop you in your tracks. It is often said of Fred die that he does not merely ‘cover’ great songs\; more often than not he improves on the originals. Indeed\, if this were not the case\, he woul d surely be more highly revered for his own songwriting accomplishments.\n \nHis keen ear for quality songs\, undisputed talent for interpretation an d exemplary songwriting skills\, stand out in his most intimate offering.   Freddie's album\, ‘Here With You’ released in April 2012 introduce d Trish Hickey and is a collection of songs from some of their favourite writers.\n\nThe next album was recorded in Ireland and Australia entitled “PRODIGAL SONGS” and is a collection of songs about the power of love\ , the power of music\, an observation on the history of Ireland over the l ast 100 years…  and one song about a certain dog\, and with a healthy i nclusion of some rare covers.  Freddie released his 14th album ‘One Hea rt Beating’ in 2018.\n\nFreddie moved to Sydney\, Australia in March 201 1 but continued to tour Ireland and the UK regularly.  He then resided in New York City for a few years and has now returned to Ireland.\n\nFreddie ’s performances will feature new songs along with his classics from his 40-year career as a principal in the orchestra of Irish folk and rock musi c.\n\n"There’s still nobody to match Freddie White at his best."  Siobh ain Long\, Irish Times\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGSJCMJGwik&\ ;feature=youtu.be\n\nRunning time: 2hours including interval ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Freddie-White-colour -e1696243851754.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:97@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240224 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240302 DTSTAMP:20240109T125042Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/david-odoherty-tiny-piano-man/ SUMMARY:David O’Doherty Tiny Piano Man DESCRIPTION:David O’Doherty: Tiny Piano Man\n\nThe disheveled prince of €10 eBay keyboards tries to make you feel alive with a new pageant of la ughter\, song and occasionally getting up from a chair. It’s gonna be a big one.\n\nStar of 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (Channel 4)\, Live At The Apollo (BBC) and Along For the Ride with David O’Doherty (Chan nel 4).\n\nRunning time:  2 hours including an interval.  Suitable for a ge 16 + ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/ODoherty-David_Tiny- Piano-Man-1-e1697732483296.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:113@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240226 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240303 DTSTAMP:20231212T132935Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/dirtbirds-work-in-progress/ SUMMARY:Dirtbirds 'work in progress' DESCRIPTION:After their hugely successful sell-out tour 'No Filters'\, the DirtBirds are back trying out new material for their 'Girls World Tour' 20 24 in our Maureen O'Hara Studio.\n\nSo come on down to their 'Work in Prog ress' where they'll be fine tuning new jokes and hilarious new sketches. I f it ain't funny\, it ain't in the show...you decide!\n\n Suitable for ag e 16+\n\nRunning time 2 hours including an interval. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Dirt-Birds-Work-in-P rogress-The-Mill-Theatre-Landscape-A2-FINAL-pdf.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:100@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240303 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240304 DTSTAMP:20231217T124729Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/captain-splash-2/ SUMMARY:Captain Splash DESCRIPTION:Set sail for fun and imagination with Captain Splash’s pira te magic show. Watch and laugh as children become part of the crew\, perfo rm magic tricks\, and hear tales of the high seas. See Captain Splash's a mazing sword magic\, laugh as wands go crazy\, and smile during a trip thr ough the Bermuda Triangle of Terror. This is a magic show with a story abo ut believing in your dreams and taking home a bit of magic with you. An in spirational tale that the whole family will treasure.\n\nWritten and perfo rmed by Jeff Keough\, the creator of the hit show\, "Jackula". Jeff toured with “The Greatest Show on Earth” and has performed at the White Hous e\, Leinster House\, and his daughter’s Senior Infant Class. Jeff is a C lown College Graduate and the most successful circus performer based in Ir eland.\n\n“An incredible journey into imagination delivered with a comic timing and a heartwarming ending.   Highly recommend" -  Ali Pearse\,   Spin 1038\n\nRunning Time:  60 minutes with no interval.  Suitable fo r age 3-10. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Captain-Splash-scale d.jpg CATEGORIES:Children,Family END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:114@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240308 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240309 DTSTAMP:20231219T094248Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/leading-ladies/ SUMMARY:Leading Ladies DESCRIPTION:Leading Ladies celebrates the great roles and great women of Mu sical Theatre\, with stars Aoife Mulholland &\; Abi Finley.\n\nFeaturin g hit songs from Broadway and Hollywood musicals Gypsy\, The Sound of Musi c\, Funny Girl\, Chicago\, Evita\, Cats\, Wicked\, and many\, many more.\n \nWest End leading ladies Aoife Mulholland and Abi Finley both shot to fam e on the hit BBC TV show How do you solve a problem like Maria?\, Andrew L loyd Webber’s search for the star of his new production of The Sound of Music at the London Palladium. Following their appearance on the show\, bo th Aoife and Abi performed lead roles in musicals Chicago\, The Sound of M usic\, Legally Blonde (Aoife) and Blondel\, Fame and Hair (Abi).\n\nHaving studied together at the Central School of Speech and Drama and been frien ds for years\, Aoife and Abi are excited to share the stage again in an un missable evening of glamour\, show stopping songs and Razzle Dazzle!\n\nRu nning time:  2 hours including an interval.  Suitable for age 14+ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Leading-Ladies-Aoife -Mulholland-Abi-Finley8973_sml-e1702649920382.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:82@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240314 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240315 DTSTAMP:20240206T162622Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/neil-by-mouth/ SUMMARY:Neil By Mouth DESCRIPTION:Catch the usual\, hilarious tall tales\, razor sharp observatio ns and quick-witted improvisation for which this awfully funny Offaly funn yman has become well known.\n\nAs seen on The Blame Game\, The Panel\, Co untdown\, Celebrity Mastermind\, The Celebrity Chase and Beat The Chaser s.\n\n"No TV camera could accurately measure the lightning speed of Delame re's wit."- The Irish Times\n\n"One lean\, mean\, comedy\, killing machine ."- The Herald\n\n"A wryly brilliant live performer."- The Sunday Times\n\ n"You’ll be hard pressed to find a more gifted comic."\n\nSupport act wi ll be Richie Bree . ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Neil_Delamere-2023_N eil_By_Mouth-Blank-Social_Card-Landscape.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:118@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240319 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240324 DTSTAMP:20240319T101530Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/fiddler-on-the-roof/ SUMMARY:Fiddler on the Roof DESCRIPTION:Following on from our successful runs of ‘Footloose’ last y ear and more recently ‘The Snapper’\, Glencullen Dundrum MDS are delig hted to present ‘Fiddler on the Roof’.\n\nFiddler on the Roof is a bel oved story of a small\, tradition-steeped town of Anatevka\, Russia\, wher e Jews and Russians live in delicate balance. During the course of the sho w\, the time-honoured traditions of Anatevka are both embraced and challen ged by Tevye and his community as they witness his daughters\, Tzeitel\, H odel and Chava\, grow up and fall in love in a time of extraordinary chang e.\n\nIt is a story that captures the essential human longings for love\, community\, success\, freedom\, family and meaning. Fiddler on the Roof fe atures such iconic songs as the beautiful “Sunrise Sunset”\, “If I w ere a Rich Man” and the classic “Matchmaker\, Matchmaker”.\n\n \ ;\n\nPlease note that strobe lighting will be used during this performance . ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Updated-Fiddler-Glen cullen.jpg CATEGORIES:Musical END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:121@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240326 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240331 DTSTAMP:20240328T220420Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/aristocrats/ SUMMARY:Aristocrats DESCRIPTION:Rathfarnham Theatre Group are proud to present Aristocrats by B rian Friel\n\nThe O’Donnell children have gathered for the pending weddi ng of the youngest daughter\, Claire\, while their father\, District Justi ce O’Donnell\, lies dying in his bedroom tended to by the eldest daughte r\, Judith. An air of decay and decline pervades the house and gardens.\n\ nFirst produced by the Abbey Theatre in 1979\, Brian Friel’s Aristocrats is a touching and harrowing play about the decline of a once prosperous C atholic family\, inhabiting the big house ‘Ballybeg Hall’ on a hill ov erlooking Ballybeg\, a fictional village in Donegal.\n\nThe house is crumb ling down as is the family. They are caught between two social and politic al worlds. It is the 1970s\, the time of the Troubles in Northern Ireland and Ballybeg is just 20 miles away from the Bogside!\n\n“An engrossing t ale of decaying culture and rocky relationships” Michael Billington\, Th e Guardian (Donmar Warehouse London Aug 2018).\n\n“The world captured by Friel is long gone but …our proclivity to create myths about ourselves\ , our families\, and our ‘origin’ stories is enduring. Juliet Hindell\ , Exunt NYC.com (Irish Repertory Theatre 2024).\n\nView the programme here :  Aristocrats Programme\n\n  ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/FINAL-WITH-TEXT-RATH FARNHAM-ARISTOCRATS.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:125@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240406 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240407 DTSTAMP:20240215T110043Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/the-bee-gees-story-nights-on-broadwa y/ SUMMARY:The Bee Gees Story – Nights on Broadway DESCRIPTION:Nights On Broadway present a unique tribute to the Bee Gees thr ough a fantastic live concert. “The Bee Gees’ Story” tells the story of the Bee Gees entirely through their music. The Bee Gees’ incredible songs\, from over four decades\, from the 60s to the 90s\, have been pains takingly recreated by a totally live performance from top musicians in the ir field. The audience experience is that of being at a Bee Gees concert\, with a unique blend of classic hits\, acoustic medleys and\, of course\, the magic of the songs from Saturday Night Fever. The total song writing v irtuosity of the Gibb Brothers is not neglected\, our wonderful female voc alist appears as some of the musical legends\, such as Barbara Streisand\, Celine Dion\, Dolly Parton and Diana Ross\, that recorded songs specially written for them by the Bee Gees.\n\nCostume changes throughout the show and a full video backdrop complete the production\, reflecting on the song s being performed.  No backing tracks are used which is extremely unusual for a Bee Gees Tribute show\, giving a fully adaptable live performance\, enhancing audience participation\, and of course total musical integrity. \n\nThe show has delighted audiences in Ireland\, the UK\, Mainland Europe and the Middle East for the past 15 years. Recently significant personnel changes have been made. A new Robin Gibb has been introduced\, played by a remarkably talented young man who has been wowing audiences with his voc al and guitar skills. A breathtaking female vocalist\, has also been intro duced adding to the vocal harmonies but also taking audiences by storm\, s inging the songs the Bee Gees wrote for Female artists\, particularly Barb ara Streisand and Celine Dion. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Bee-Gees.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:119@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240409 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240414 DTSTAMP:20240129T211330Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/sister-act/ SUMMARY:Sister Act DESCRIPTION:Following on from their sell out run of Anything Goes last year \, the members of Kilmacud Musical Society are delighted to be back in dlr Mill Theatre this April with SISTER ACT.\n\nSister Act is a musical that follows the story of Deloris Van Cartier\, an aspiring singer in Philadelp hia\, whose careers aspirations take a turn for the worst when she acciden tally witnesses a murder. With the murderers on the hunt for Doloris\, she is placed under protective custody in the most surprising of places– a convent!\n\nHilarity ensues as the larger-than-life diva tries to hide her light beneath a habit under the constant\, watchful eye of the convent’ s Mother Superior. While at the convent\, Deloris takes the struggling nun ’s choir under her wing and shows them the true power of music.\n\nJoin the members of KMS musical society as they Raise their Voices in this hila rious and entertaining musical.\n\nGroup Discount:   To avail of the gro up discount of €21 when booking 8 or more tickets\, please select the Gr oup 8+ price ticket option when you have selected your seats.\n\n \;\n \nMusic by ALAN MENKEN. Lyrics by GLENN SLATER.  Book by CHERI STEINKELLN ER &\; BILL STEINKELLNER.\n\nAdditional Book Material by DOUGLAS CARTER BEANE\n\nBased on the Touchstone Pictures Motion Picture “Sister Act” written by Joseph Howard\n\nThis amateur production is presented by arran gement with  Music Theatre International\n\nAll authorised performance ma terials are also supplied by MTI www.mtishows.co.uk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Sister-Act-1400x800_ with-title-01.jpg CATEGORIES:Musical END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:149@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240414 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240623 DTSTAMP:20240407T202948Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/5-fine-art-printmakers/ SUMMARY:5 Fine Art Printmakers DESCRIPTION:This exhibition is a collaboration between five artists who met each other though their membership of the Blackchurch Print Studio in Tem ple Bar\, Dublin.\n JOAN GLEESON-  Living near the sea\, the coastline p rovides an ever renewing source of inspiration and investigation. The ever changing coastal activity of wind and tidal motion\, and the impact of su ch activity on sand and dune provide the impetus of some of her work. Her work investigates shale delineated water lines\, bird imprints\, insect an d worm trails. All contribute their distinctive marks on the earth surface \, while flocks of birds move in lightening wave motion on earth shore. Wi thin the ethereal quality of light\, natural forms take on a new aspect\, a transparent quality\, in the context of light penetration.  The suggest ion therefore is that all original input\, creativity and creative action all inevitably contribute to the greater richness of the whole. Creative e xpression moves from time into timeless and limitless potential of endless unfolding life.  joanmgleeson@gmail.com\n\nANN GILLEECE-  The early ins piration for my work came directly from my involvement in the performing a rts – as a professional orchestral musician. The image of that first pri nt was of a cellist\, sitting behind his instrument.  I have spent a lot of time in Italy over the last many years\, so it’s not surprising that my work is influenced by Italian landscapes and cityscapes\, the Italian R enaissance (commedia dell’arte\, artists\, architecture) and famous Ital ian women from the past.  I use a variety of techniques in my print work\ , but my favourites are sugarlift\, aquatint and etching. The starting poi nt for many of my prints is a drawing or a photograph. After that the medi um often dictates over any technical choices I make.  Print-making repres ents my secret garden\, that place where I can find my inner self!  anngi lleece@hotmail.com\n\nGERHARDT GALLAGHER-  Drawing has always been part o f my life and my sketch books a permanent feature. These are the basis of my art which has developed over time\, from earlier hard-edged space and t ime themes in acrylics and oils to figurative stylised images and more rec ently figures on a landscape in paint and print\, the latter maybe inherit ed from my grandmother\, a painter and etcher of the north German landscap e. I came to printing some 20 years ago focussing mainly on acquaint etchi ng\, a somewhat painterly process\, which suits the light and shade of my   mainly natural world subject matter. This is inspired by the imagery of the west and south of Ireland seascapes and the Wicklow mountain region n ear where I live. gerhardtgallagher53@gmail.com\n\nBÉBHINN NIC LIAM-  I work in a variety of media\, predominantly printmaking in the last 10 or s o years. I am fascinated by the traces left behind by previous generations \, their work\, their utensils and other objects\, memories\, even the pat hs they walked.  bnicliam@gmail.com\n\nLINDA UHLEMANN-  Linda Uhlemann t rained at NCAD and graduated as a jewellery designer and maker. In later y ears she returned to IADT and graduated with a BA Hons in Visual Art Pract ice. She won the RDS student graduate Print prize and then was awarded a s cholarship to The Art Students League in New York. She is a member of the Black Church Print Studio and a fine art printmaker.  Through working as a contemporary jeweller for many years my print work has evolved using man y of the same techniques.  Drawing on the imagery of rivers\, mountains\, rocks and shorelines\, the plates are scored and marked like weathered an d eroded landscapes\, then printed in colour layers\, giving them a rich l uminosity and strength. My work is a means by which I express my love of a nd my communication with our increasingly fragile world.  lindauhlemann06 @gmail.com\n\nAbout printmaking:  These prints aren’t mechanical repro ductions but are fine art prints\, created using craft printing methods. E ach print is hand-produced\, one at a time. Metal plates\, of copper or al uminium\, are most commonly used. The image on each plate is created using a variety of techniques available to printmakers\, such as drypoint or et ching with acid. Each plate is then inked by hand before being put through a traditional press\, using high quality acid free paper. This produces a unique work of art with depth\, richness and character not found in elect ronically produced prints.\n\nThe resulting print is then allowed to dry u nder pressure. The artist will first create an Artist’s Proof (A/P) befo re deciding to edition the work or not. This is indicated by showing the n umber of the individual print and the total number available in that editi on. For example 1/10 is the first print of an edition of ten. Variation Pr ints (V/P) may also be made\, perhaps on a different colour or process. Al though the print you see may be sold\, if the artist has produced an editi on\, further hand made prints may be available.\n\nSometimes\, in the case of a mono-print\, only one print can be made from the plate and so is a u nique piece. Fine art prints are best hung out of direct sunlight and area s of condensation. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Blackchurch-image.jp g CATEGORIES:Gallery Exhibition END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:122@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240416 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240421 DTSTAMP:20240212T170909Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/agatha-christies-witness-for-the-pro secution/ SUMMARY:AGATHA CHRISTIE’s Witness for the Prosecution DESCRIPTION:Arrested for the murder of a wealthy older woman\, Leonard Vole is the principal suspect.  His wife\, an enigmatic chorus girl\, can tes tify to prove his innocence but will she take the stand as a witness for t he prosecution instead?\n\nAgatha Christie’s suspense filled courtroom p lay\, Witness for the Prosecution\, will celebrate Sandyford Little Theatr e 90th Anniversary.\n\nThe show has been thrilling audiences with its them es of justice and betrayal since its opening night in 1953.  Christie cla imed it was ‘the only first night I have enjoyed\,’ going on to say\, ‘I was happy\, radiantly happy\, and made even more so by the applause o f the audience.’ The play has often been credited as the favourite of al l her theatre work.  The first production then for 423 performances and i t is running in the London West End still.\n\nA 1957 film of the play\, di rected by Billy Wilder\, was nominated for several Academy Awards\, BAFTAs \, and Golden Globes (including best movie\, actress\, actor\, and directo r).\n\nREVIEWS\n\n“An ingenious and absorbing murder thriller with more than the usual share of comedy.’ (Daily Mail\, 1953)\n\n"Christie’s br avura twisty plotting is still second to none... it’s criminally enterta ining.” (Daily Telegraph\, 2023)\n\n"Agatha Christie is synonymous with ingenious plotting — a talent for wrong-footing even the shrewdest amate ur detective\, [and] Witness for the Prosecution is typically crafty." (Ev ening Standard\, 2017)\n\n"Few are as good as Christie\, her narratives ar e like spring traps" (Time Out 2022)\n\n"If this is tosh\, it’s terrific tosh: keeps you guessing happily throughout. An Agatha Christie classic " (The Times\, 2023) ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Sandyford-Witness-fo r-The-Prosecution.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy,Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:142@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240417 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240421 DTSTAMP:20240414T110055Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/studio-4-balally-shorts/ SUMMARY:Studio 4 - Balally Shorts DESCRIPTION:Balally Players Drama Group\, based in Dundrum\, presents ‘Ba lally Shorts’\, a selection of 4 very different short plays\; a mixture of drama and comedy\; for your delectation and delight. Two  of the plays are by American playwrights and two are by Irish playwrights.\n\nIt is ex citing to have in the programme the world premiere of ‘Handbag’ by Tom Byrne - who is well known on the drama circuit as director\, adjudicator and more recently - writer!\n\n‘Handbag’ by Tom Byrne. Directed by Phi lip Byrne. Dark Comedy - Philly and Gobbo are up to no good! They are off exploring an old abandoned factory at the edge of their town when they dis cover a handbag with more in it than they were hoping for!\n\n‘Ohio Impr omptu’ by Samuel Beckett. Directed by Niall Balfe. Postmodern drama - A n exploration of the poignant interdependency of two characters\, Reader a nd Listener who\, in reading and listening to the story of their relations hip\, echo the haunting quality of memory and nostalgia.\n\n‘DMV Tyrant ’ by Christopher Durang. Directed by Barry O’Connor. Comedy - A woman whose driver’s licence has expired must negotiate the bureaucracy and d isinterest of the New York Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). It does not go well!\n\n‘Judas Iscariot’s Day Off’ by David MacGregor. Directed by Sean Murphy. Absurd Comedy - Judas gets one day off every thousand ye ars\, and he’s using this one to lawyer up and get out of the 9th Circle of Hell for good.\n\nRunning time:  1 hour 20 mins including an interval .  Suitable for age 16+ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Balally-Shorts.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:127@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240425 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240506 DTSTAMP:20240212T184651Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/encore-showtime-2024/ SUMMARY:Encore! Showtime 2024 DESCRIPTION:TICKETS ON SALE ON 20th MARCH 2024 AT 1PM\nEncore! School of Pe rforming Arts presents SHOWTIME 2024!\n\nOur variety show contains extract s from Peter Pan\, Hairspray and Fiddler on the Roof\, along with songs an d dances from Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat and much more! \n\nEvery single one of our students aged from 4 years to 18 years from ou r centres in Taney\, Rathfarnham\, Knocklyon\, Sandyford and right here at dlr Mill Theatre has been working hard all year at our musical theatre cl asses.\n\nThey can’t wait to get back on the stage again this year to sh ow our audience that “Everyone is a star at Encore!”\n\nSuitable for a ge 3+\n\nParents please note: Each student performs in just one show! Plea se do double check that you have the correct day\, date and time for your child’s show.\n\nAlso due to the huge demand\, there is a 3 ticket limit per student during the initial booking phase.\n\nWe will release any rema ining tickets closer to showtime\, and will alert all parents if this is p ossible.\n\nPlease also note that all audience members under 12\, includin g babies\, must purchase a €14.50 child ticket.   Thank you! ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Encore-scaled.jpg CATEGORIES:Performing Arts School END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:126@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240509 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240512 DTSTAMP:20240215T110100Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/anything-goes-2/ SUMMARY:Anything Goes DESCRIPTION:Music\, dance\, laughs and the age-old tale of boy meets girl …\n\nAnything Goes is delightful\, delicious and de-lovely!\n\nWith numb ers such as I Get a Kick out of You\, Friendship\, Blow Gabriel Blow\, and the toe tapping theme song itself Anything Goes\, is sure to get audience s singing and swaying with the students from the American College on board the ocean liner S.S. American.\n\nPublic dress rehearsals on May 9th at 3 pm and 8pm.\n\n10% off bookings of 10 or more on May 10th and 11th. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Anything-Goes-Americ an-College.jpg CATEGORIES:Musical END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:146@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240511 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240512 DTSTAMP:20240415T105423Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/happen-chance/ SUMMARY:Happen/Chance DESCRIPTION:“Happen/Chance” is an improvisational theatre experience.\n \nHonestly. Live. Theatre.\n\nStep into the captivating world of "Happen/C hance" – an electrifying improvisational theatre experience that unfolds before your eyes with every spin of the "Wheel of Archetypes" and selecti on from the "Trunk of Materialistic Items." Each actor transforms on stage \, weaving a tapestry of characters fuelled by spontaneity and imagination .  Random lines of dialogue are thrown at each new character to include i n this new play that will be created before your eyes.\n\nBe part of the a ction as our seasoned actors – John O’Hagan\, Charlie Kranz\, Anna Nug ent\, and Paul Nugent – breathe life into this unscripted journey\, deli vering clever\, comic performances that will leave you spellbound.\n\nFoll owing their triumphant showcase at the "Scene and Heard" Festival\, in Smo ck Alley Theatre\, where audiences were left clamouring for mor.\n\n"Happe n/Chance" is thrilled to bring their unparalleled brand of Honestly\, Live \, Theatre to the prestigious Mill Theatre in Dundrum.\n\nJoin us for an e vening of creativity and comic entertainment\, where every line spoken is a revelation\, and every moment is an adventure.\n\nDon't miss out on this exhilarating theatrical experience – book your tickets now and prepare to be swept away by the magic of "Happen/Chance"!\n\n“…Incredible!’ ” “I loved it – so different. I’ll come back!”  “These artist s are amazing” \n\n“ it’s like ‘Who’s Line is it anyway’\, exc ept its live and way better! ”\n\n…some comments from audience members \n\nRunning Time:  1 Hour 40 minutes with an interval.  Suitable for age 12+\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Happen-Chance-Resize d.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy,Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:144@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240512 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240513 DTSTAMP:20240417T125459Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/elite-dance-academy-summer-2024/ SUMMARY:Elite Dance Academy Summer 2024 DESCRIPTION:Tickets On Sale Saturday April 13th at 11am\nElite Dance Academ y is so excited to be back to the DLR Mill Theatre for our end of year sum mer show.\nOur superstars have worked really hard to put on a great show.\ n\nPlease sit back &\; enjoy the sequins\, smiles &\; razzmatazz!\n\ nPlease also note that all audience members under 12\, including babies\, must purchase a €10 ticket.   Thank you!\n\nRunning time:  90 minutes including interval ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/MillTheatre-elite.jp g CATEGORIES:Performing Arts School END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:150@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240514 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240516 DTSTAMP:20240412T132517Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/waiting-for-elvis/ SUMMARY:Waiting for Elvis DESCRIPTION:Tickets on sale on Tuesday April 23rd at 11am\nRathfarnham Thea tre Group is delighted to present this heartwarming play by Eileen Gibbons .\n\n Waiting for Elvis is a poignant\, sharp comedy about the fragility of friendship and acceptance of human eccentricities.\n\nLisa Marie spends her time alone\, sitting on a park bench\, waiting for her hero - Elvis.   Her routine is disrupted one day with the arrival of Elizabeth who asks if she can sit down beside her.  Begrudgingly Lisa Marie agrees but only on the understanding that Elizabeth will get up when Elvis arrives.  Ove r time a delicate bond is formed and\, against all the odds\, these two ma rginalised women ultimately find friendship on a park bench.\n\n“ . . . an elegant depiction of unwavering companionship against a harsher world  . . .  such friendships don’t come along very often.” [Axis Ballymun ] Peter Crawley\, Irish Times\, 5 April 2013.\n\nRunning Time:  70 minute s with no interval.  Suitable for age 14+ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Waiting-For-Elvis-Ra thfarnham.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy,Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:139@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240516 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240520 DTSTAMP:20240327T144138Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/to-infinity-and-beyond/ SUMMARY:To Infinity and Beyond DESCRIPTION:Tickets On Sale On 24th April at 11am\nAfter months of hard wor k\, prep and rehearsals\, Motion2Motion School of Dance are proud to prese nt To Infinity and Beyond. A variety of Hip Hop\, Commercial\, Ballet and Contemporary Dance.\n\nFrom diving Under the Sea to hitting the Streets of New Orleans to then becoming Stars like Hercules. This show will have all ages wanting to join in. The M2M students cannot wait to get their dancin g feet back on the beautiful stage in the dlr Mill Theatre to show off all they have learned this year to their family and friends.\n\nPlease also n ote that all audience members under 12\, including babies\, must purchase a €15 child ticket.   Thank you!\n\n \;\n\nRunning Time:  1 hour 45 minutes including an interval\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/M2M-To-Infinity-and- Beyond.png CATEGORIES:Performing Arts School END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:140@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240524 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240527 DTSTAMP:20240327T144256Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/mel-ryan-school-show-2/ SUMMARY:Mel Ryan School Show DESCRIPTION:Tickets On Sale On Wednesday 1st May at 11am\nThe Mel Ryan Scho ol offers a unique service by using the vehicles of Music\, Drama\, Dance\ , Public Speaking &\; Performance to teach life skills\, boost self-est eem\, develop social skills and to build inner resilience and strength of character. This is done in a fun-filled\, non-competitive environment\, wh ere each student is valued and treated equally regardless of standard of p erformance. We have a full weekly timetable of classes in six venues throu ghout South Dublin\; Carrickmines\, Mt. Merrion\, Booterstown\, Stillorgan and Mouttown for children aged 3-18yrs. Contact Mel: 0868372364. www.melr yanschool.ie\n\nRunning time:  2 hours including interval\n\nPlease also note that all audience members under 12\, including babies\, must purchase a €16 child ticket.   Thank you! ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Mel-Ryan.png CATEGORIES:Performing Arts School END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:104@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240607 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240608 DTSTAMP:20231128T133427Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/sean-keane-tour-2024/ SUMMARY:Seán Keane Tour 2024 DESCRIPTION:“Seán Keane is a touchstone of great singing tradition. He i s the past\, the present and the future.” Shay Healy\, songwriter\, broa dcaster and journalist.\n\nSeán Keane was born in a small village called Caherlistrane near Tuam\, Co. Galway. He grew up in a family of singers an d musicians and learned the sean-nós style of singing from his mother and his aunts.\n\nSeán’s musical voice is unique\, and his songs encompass a mixture of traditional Irish folk music\, blues\, and country. While hi s roots are in old Ireland with the Keane family tradition of sean-nós si nging\, his voice lends itself beautifully to many different genres and hi s skill on the flute\, whistles and pipes with which he punctuates songs\, make his work unforgettable.\n\nSeán’s songs such as "Isle of Hope\, I sle of Tears"\, "Galway to Graceland" and "Home Away from Home" are enduri ngly popular as is his more recent material like "Paint me a picture of Ir eland"\, "Natures Little Symphony"\, and "One More Hour”\n\nIn 2020 he s tayed connected with audiences at home and the around the world with his w eekly Facebook Live performances\, The Carragh Sunday Sessions\n\nHe tours regularly with his band in Ireland\, the UK\, Austria\, Germany\, the US and Canada as well as appearing at major festivals world-wide and continue s to delight audiences all over the world with his live performances and a ll his recorded work. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/dlr-Mill-Theatre-Sea n-Keane-1400-x-610-px.png CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:129@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240609 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240610 DTSTAMP:20240609T114551Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/emma-madden-school-of-dance/ SUMMARY:Emma Madden School of Dance DESCRIPTION:Tickets On Sale On Wednesday 8th May at 11am\nEmma Madden Schoo l of Ballet will be performing a fusion of classical ballet and lyrical co ntemporary movements.\n\nPlease note that all tickets are €20.   If yo u wish to purchase a €15 ticket for a child aged 2 and under\, please ca ll box office on 01 296 9340.\n\nRunning time:  1 hour 15 minutes with no interval ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Emma-Madden-pdf-700x 499-1-e1712147209508.jpg CATEGORIES:Performing Arts School END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:162@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240612 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240616 DTSTAMP:20240612T093242Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/a-midsummer-nights-dream-shakespeare -in-the-park/ SUMMARY:A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Shakespeare in the Park DESCRIPTION:This production will be performed in Walled Garden\, St. Enda ’s Park\, Grange Road\, Rathfarnham D16 Y7Y5\nBalally Players Theatre Co mpany\, based in Dundrum\, presents one of Shakespeare’s most popular co medies ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ as their Summer Shakespeare in th e Park. It is performed in the enchanting surroundings of the Walled Garde n\, St. Enda’s Park\, under the direction of Gerard Bourke\, assisted by Joanne Keane.\n\nSeating is provided\, but bring a picnic and a blanket\, and go back in time to follow along the tale of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ - the preposterous play where “the course of true love never di d run smooth”!  On a night filled with Midsummer madness\, bewildered a ristocratic lovers find themselves lost in a dreamscape filled with supern atural beings\, comic actors rehearsing\, and mischievous elves spreading enchantment\, confusion\, and yearnings for true love.\n\nAttendees are as ked to dress for the weather and prepare for a wonderful evening of theatr e in a magical outdoors setting.\n\nBalally Players Theatre Company is del ighted to be back at the stunning venue of St. Enda’s Park\, Pearse Muse um\, Grange Road\, Rathfarnham\, Dublin 16\, D16 Y7Y5\, and hope you enjoy the production of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’.\n\nRunning Time:  2 hours 20 minutes including an interval\n\nPLEASE NOTE:  The ticket desk/ entrance is to the right of the Pearse Museum as you approach the front. Postcode D16 Y7Y5.   The main car park is on Sarah Curran Ave (off Grang e Road). There’s a smaller car park at the junction of Taylor’s Lane a nd Grange Road. There is also a pedestrian entrance from both car parks a nd on the Grange Road. All are a 5-10 min walk from the Walled Garden at S t. Enda’s Park.\n\n \;\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/AMND-web-banner-Mill -A-Whats-On-2-line-title-1400x800px.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:155@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240613 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240616 DTSTAMP:20240615T121821Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/cruinniu-na-nog-2024-songwriting-wor kshop-this-is-my-place/ SUMMARY:Cruinniú na nÓg 2024 Songwriting Workshop Performance: 'This Is My Place' DESCRIPTION:   \nThis project has been funded through Dún Laoghaire Rath down County Council’s Creative Ireland Cruinniú na nÓg and Night Time Economy Programme.\nThe two-day workshop will be held in dlr Mill Theatre on June 13th and 14th from 10am-3pm.  To reserve your place click on Thur sday 13th at 10am on booking page.\nParticipants must be available to atte nd both days of the workshop and both performance evenings. \nTo book for   public performances of the work composed on 14th and 15th June at 7.30p m\, click on your preferred date on the booking page. \nThis free two-day song writing workshops\, for 14 participants aged 14-18\, will centre on the theme of 'belonging\, identity and sense of place'. The song writing p rocess will incorporate a bilingual format\, this will include\, not just the Irish language\, but languages used by all the participants.  The par ticipants will learn about the entire songwriting process and have a fully composed song by the end of the two days.\n\nThe format of the workshops will be as follows:\n\n Choosing a song's theme and approach\n Structuri ng a song\n Putting together lyrics\, melody\, and rhythm\n Collaboratio n\n Transforming ideas into a fully composed song\n Performance and arra ngement of the song\n Public performances on 14th and 15th June at 7.30pm in the Maureen O’Hara Studio in dlr Mill Theatre\n\nShauna Carrick a D ublin-based Irish composer and writer will host the two-day song writing w orkshop.  Shauna’s passion for musical theatre and telling authentic Ir ish stories has led her to creating her own works in Dublin and overseas i n the UK and USA.  Her most recent production\, Shauna Carrick Wants A Do g\, written with Conor O'Rourke\, was presented at Scene + Heard 2023 in S mock Alley and debuted at the Dublin Fringe Festival 2023\, produced by Ao n Scéal Theatre\, supported by dlr Mill Theatre and directed by Mollie Mo lumby. The show was nominated for both Best Production and the First Fortn ight Award at the festival. Her previous work\, Tír na nÓg was showcase d at Scene + Heard 2019\, at The Other Palace in London's West End in Janu ary 2020\, and workshopped at dlr Mill Theatre in July 2021\, kindly suppo rted by the Arts Council of Ireland and dlr coco. This was followed by a f ull production directed by Katie O'Halloran at dlr Mill Theatre in June 20 22\, supported by the Department of Tourism\, Culture\, Arts\, Gaeltacht\, Sport &\; Media and is now available to stream on all major streaming platforms.\n\nShauna will be assisted by Lauryn Gaffney who is a multiface ted force in the world of music and theatre\, boasting an impressive array of talents. With a B.A. in Music and Human Development from Dublin City U niversity\, Lauryn has honed her craft through diverse avenues of study\, including vocal training at The Royal Irish Academy of Music and pop songw riting in Judy Stake's renowned course in NYC. As an internationally accla imed Musical Theatre composer and songwriter\, Lauryn has garnered recogni tion for her groundbreaking work. Her radio musical "I'm Here To Say Goodb ye\," supported by the Arts Council Of Ireland\, captivated audiences and earned praise from Hot Press magazine as 'Track Of The Day.' Described as 'an extraordinary piece that brings listeners on an emotional rollercoaste r in 15 minutes' by Broadway World\, it showcases Lauryn's innovative appr oach to the genre.\n\nAmong Lauryn's notable achievements is her original musical "Big Shot\," hailed as 'a theatrical storm worthy of a Tony gong' by the Irish Mirror. Following successful workshops and tours\, "Big Shot" enjoyed a sellout show at The Helix Theatre\, Dublin\, with Tony award-wi nning producer Ken Davenport in attendance. Its Off-Broadway run in New Yo rk City's 54 Below\, alongside Lauryn's solo debut\, marked another triump h\, drawing acclaim and affirming her as a rising star in the industry. Co ntinuing her trajectory of success\, "Big Shot" secured five Broadway Worl d Awards\, including 'Best Musical\,' and garnered glowing reviews from Sa n Diego to London\, Dublin to Mexico. Lauryn's dedication to fostering tal ent extends beyond her own projects\; she co-founded "The Grá Gaff\," a m anagement company and female music collective\, supporting emerging Irish female artists. Nominated as Hot Press' Songwriter of the Year in 2023\, L auryn's pop compositions have graced Irish\, U.K and U.S airwaves\, solidi fying her reputation as a versatile and sought-after songwriter.  Current ly\, Lauryn is channeling her creative energy into collaborating with este emed Irish pop artists and developing her newest original musical\, "Jilte d\,".\nTo participate in the workshops and to attend the performances is f ree but booking is essential.   \n \;\n\n \;\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Image-for-Shauna-Wor kshop-scaled.jpg CATEGORIES:Music,Workshops END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:152@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240615 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240616 DTSTAMP:20240418T135146Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/summer-showcase-2024/ SUMMARY:Summer Showcase 2024! DESCRIPTION:StageSchool Ireland students from Rathgar perform a sizzling\, summer showcase of selected scenes\, songs and dance from the world of mus ical theatre! This event is for family and friends and all proceeds on the day go to Unicef Ireland.\n\nFor more info please go to www.unicef.ie\n\n Running time:  1 hour.  Suitable for age 3+\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/STAGESCHOOL_IRELAND_ LOGO_LANDSCAPE-002-scaled.jpg CATEGORIES:Performing Arts School END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:138@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240616 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240617 DTSTAMP:20240611T124051Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/dollz-haus/ SUMMARY:Dollz Haus DESCRIPTION:Tickets on sale on Wednesday 15th May at 11am\nA variety show s tarring the talented kids from Steptacular Performing Arts. Lots of dancin g\, singing\, fun and of course\, lots of drama.\nSteptacular will take yo u on a journey through musical numbers of all things BARBIE!\n\nSuitable f or age 3+\n\nRunning time:  1 hour 15 minutes with no interval ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/New-date-Steptacular -Dollz-Haus.jpg CATEGORIES:Performing Arts School END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:128@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240618 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240622 DTSTAMP:20240611T111955Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/the-island/ SUMMARY:The Island DESCRIPTION:Set in the Autumn of 2022\, when four successful South Dublin s chool friends\, gather round a kitchen island to finally celebrate a win o ver a rival rugby school\, 45 years later.\n\nInspired by ongoing historic revelations of abuse by pupils who attended Ireland’s most prestigious\ , private schools.\n\nPresented and written by Tina Noonan and performed i n our Maureen O'Hara Studio \n\nDirected by Seamus Moran\n\nPerformed by Owen O'Gorman\,  Conor Donelan\, Laurence Lowry\, Padraig Murray and Ruai ri Nicholl.\n\nSuitable for age 14+\n\nRunning time 70 minutes with no int erval.\n\n‘Noonan’s play\, I believe\, is a work of such importance fo r Ireland\, a work of drama so powerfully close to the bone that several i n the audience felt immediately resentful (always a good sign) and began t o take up with reactionary complaints – too difficult\, too triggering\, too graphic for young ears.  The language is raw\, the subject matter su bstantial\, but all of it I think\, is necessary’.  Louise Roseingrave\ , Reporter/Journalist – IrishIndependent.ie\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n\n\ n\n\n\n\n \;\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/New-Island-Image.png CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:161@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240623 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240624 DTSTAMP:20240521T151036Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/sky-full-of-stars/ SUMMARY:Sky Full of Stars DESCRIPTION:St. Mary’s Youth Club Drama group are proud to present a Vari ety show to entertain all ages.\n\nA varied mix of song and dance. An amaz ing cast of children and young adults who have the confidence and self bel ief to take to the stage in front of live audiences.\n\nThis is a show to promote and encourage young people to believe in themselves and display th eir talents.  The show includes music and song’s from Encanto\, Dream G irl’s\, Barbie and many more.\n\nRunning time:  2 hours 10 minutes incl uding an interval\n\n \;\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/St-Marys.png CATEGORIES:Performing Arts School END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:88@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240628 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240629 DTSTAMP:20240522T112337Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/eleanor-mcevoy/ SUMMARY:Eleanor McEvoy DESCRIPTION:Acclaimed Irish singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist is set to captivate audiences worldwide in 2024 with an exhilarating tour spa nning Australia\, Ireland\, Germany and the UK. As anticipation builds for her tour\, McEvoy also promises a delightful holiday treat for her fans – a Christmas re-mix of her beloved song “South Anne Street” created by the Grammy Award winning sound engineer and music producer Ciaran Byrn e whose credits include Elvis Costello\, The Chieftains\, Metallica\, The Blue Nile and U2.\n\nMcEvoy’s tour promises an unforgettable live experi ence\, showcasing her exceptional talent\, heartfelt lyrics and iconic hit s. With a career spanning decades and a dedicated global fanbase\, Eleanor McEvoy continues to evolve her sound and connect with audiences on a prof ound level.\n\nHer critically acclaimed album “Gimme Some Wine” (Blue Dandelion Music) is available exclusively by mail order from Golden Discs has been celebrated for its lyrical depth and musical innovation and is a must-have for connoisseurs of McEvoy’s work.\n\n2024 TOUR DATES (…she ’s gonna need more wine…)  Stay tuned for more updates and informatio n on Eleanor McEvoy’s 2024 tour\, the Christmas remix of South Anne Stre et and an exciting theatre project in December 2023. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Eleanor-McEvoy-small -crop-scaled.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:165@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240630 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240916 DTSTAMP:20240606T103706Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/used-walls-lenore-collins/ SUMMARY:Used Walls- Lenore Collins DESCRIPTION:Lenore Collins has been interested in the decay of walls for a long time. She has  been photographing them at home and on her travels fo r years. Specifically\, she is  interested in peeling layers of posters\, weather and decay of old walls and graffiti.\n\nOver the last year she st arted a series of paintings to capture the feel of these walls. They are s o beautiful in their own right that it just inspired her to express it in her art. Since she is  an abstract artist specialising in mixed media thi s theme really resonated with her. It also brings out her graphic designer sensibilities so all bases are covered artistically for her!\n\nThis show will incorporate large and small paintings and photographs.\n\nLenore Col lins is an American graphic designer\, painter and photographer living in Ireland  for the last 25 years. She graduated from RISD (Rhode Island Sch ool of Design) in the US in 1985 with a bachelors degree in Graphic Design .\n\nColour and its various relationships are her main focus and she start ed out as a realist painter but now concentrates on abstract painting. It gives her a certain satisfaction in that it melds her graphic design and p ainter sensibilities while challenging her in every piece.\n\nShe has had solo shows\, been in many group shows and has had 4 solo shows. Her painti ngs hang in many homes in the area\, offices in town and in the US. Lenore received a commission from the Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Co. Council to do a painting and 22 art prints of it for the Tidy Towns Awards. She is a memb er of VAI (Visual Artists Ireland)\, The Dublin Painting and Sketching Clu b\, ArtNetdlr and The Dublin Art Society.\n\nShe can be contacted on 08794 22556 or at lenorecollins48@gmail.com.  www.lenorecollinsart.com\n\nGalle ry Opening Hours in July and August: Mon-Friday 11-4pm / September: Tues-S aturday 11-4pm. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Web-image.jpg CATEGORIES:Gallery Exhibition END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:133@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240701 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240706 DTSTAMP:20240324T093847Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/summer-camp-1st-5th-july-trolling-ou t-the-summer/ SUMMARY:Summer Camp 1st-5th July: Trolling Out The Summer DESCRIPTION:ON SALE ON WEDNESDAY 3rd APRIL AT 11AM\n1st-5th July is Troll w eek at the Mill Theatre. When Poppy discovers that Branch and his 4 brothe rs were once part of her favourite boy band she makes it her mission to re unite the brothers together again. The journey to find branch's brothers i s one of adventure and fun. Look out pop world as the band get back togeth er again. Any budding pop stars - you do not want to miss this week!\n\nTh is exciting week-long camp running  Monday to Friday from 10am to 2.30pm will immerse students in a high-energy\, intensive\, day-long learning exp erience consisting of instruction in acting\, singing\, and dancing. By fo cusing on process and technique-based coaching by professionals\, students will experience the collaborative nature of theatre at its most thrilling . A culminating presentation of the material worked on will be presented o n the Mill Theatre stage on Friday afternoon at 2pm for family and friends . (free of charge\, no booking required)\n\nAges: 4-6yrs/ 7-9yrs/ 10-12yrs / 13-15yrs\n\n10% discount for siblings and if booking more than 1 week.   Only one discount may apply per booking.\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/summer-camp-web24-14 00-x-800pix3.jpg CATEGORIES:Summer Camp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:134@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240708 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240713 DTSTAMP:20240324T093910Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/summer-camp-8th-12th-july-barbie/ SUMMARY:Summer Camp 8th-12th July: Barbie DESCRIPTION:ON SALE ON WEDNESDAY 3rd APRIL AT 11AM\nHi Barbie\, Hi Ken!\nJo in us 8th-12th July for a week of pink and blue Barbie fun! The Barbies ow n everything in toy world and the Ken's are on a mission to take over and rule Barbie land! This jam packed week will be filled of fun\, laughter\, songs\, and of course PINK!\n\nThis exciting week-long camp running  Mond ay to Friday from 10am to 2.30pm will immerse students in a high-energy\, intensive\, day-long learning experience consisting of instruction in acti ng\, singing\, and dancing. By focusing on process and technique-based coa ching by professionals\, students will experience the collaborative nature of theatre at its most thrilling. A culminating presentation of the mater ial worked on will be presented on the Mill Theatre stage on Friday aftern oon at 2pm for family and friends. (free of charge\, no booking required)\ n\nAges: 4-6yrs/ 7-9yrs/ 10-12yrs / 13-15yrs\n\n10% discount for siblings and if booking more than 1 week.  Only one discount may apply per booking .\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/summer-camp-web24-14 00-x-800pix4.jpg CATEGORIES:Summer Camp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:171@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240712 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240713 DTSTAMP:20240626T074238Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/the-shite-feminist/ SUMMARY:The Shite Feminist DESCRIPTION:Tickets on Sale on Friday 28th June at 11am\nDundrum Town Centr e is delighted to present TikTok superstar Rachel Galvo’s hit comedy sho w\, The Shite Feminist\, kicking off 5 days of fun-filled events as part o f Fundrum.\n\nIn her hilarious one-woman show\, Rachel reflects on the for ces that have shaped her – from an Irish Catholic upbringing to awkward sexual encounters – and the choices that threw her South Dublin life dra stically off-course.\n\nThe Shite Feminist is a form of radical self-love – a naughty\, thought-provoking and life-affirming performance from one of Ireland’s most exciting new talents.\n\nRachel will be performing a h ilarious extract from The Shite Feminist with two shows at the dlr Mill Th eatre on Friday 12th July at 7pm and 8:30pm.\n\nRunning Time:  40 minutes with no interval.  Suitable for age 18+\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/DD_FUNDRUM_MillTheat reWebsite_-1400x800_V2-.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:120@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240713 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240714 DTSTAMP:20240504T173620Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/pension-plan/ SUMMARY:Pension Plan DESCRIPTION:THE PENSION PLAN IS BACK !!\n\nMaybe you were away last year or maybe you just couldn’t get a ticket but\, cheer up\, because\, respond ing to demand\, Beezneez are back with John McDwyer’s rip roaring comedy about the bachelor Flanagan brothers who live a life of peaceful contentm ent on their hillside farm\, disturbed only by the persistent efforts of t heir spinster neighbour\, Ann Catherine\, to marry either or both of them.   Their tranquil existence is disturbed by a visiting stranger who brings news that threatens to turn their world upside down.  Salvation may come from an unlikely source but at what price? The author directs Barry Deign an\, Gerry Farrell\, Pat Feeley and Valerie Traynor in an evening of madca p fun. Don’t miss it this year and get booking now.\n\nRunning time:  2 hours including an interval ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Pension-Plan-Image-2 .jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy,Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:135@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240715 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240720 DTSTAMP:20240324T093931Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/summer-camp-15th-19th-july-wonka-man ia/ SUMMARY:Summer Camp 15th-19th July: Wonka Mania DESCRIPTION:ON SALE ON WEDNESDAY 3rd APRIL AT 11AM\nWonkamania - the week o f 15th-19th July will be filled with all things Wonka! How did Willy Wonka become a chocolatier ? Who will be lucky enough to get their hands on a G olden Ticket and where will that Golden Ticket lead everyone? This week wi ll take you on a world of full imagination with fun\, music and lots and l ots of drama!\n\nThis exciting week-long camp running  Monday to Friday f rom 10am to 2.30pm will immerse students in a high-energy\, intensive\, da y-long learning experience consisting of instruction in acting\, singing\, and dancing. By focusing on process and technique-based coaching by profe ssionals\, students will experience the collaborative nature of theatre at its most thrilling. A culminating presentation of the material worked on will be presented on the Mill Theatre stage on Friday afternoon at 2pm for family and friends. (free of charge\, no booking required)\n\nAges: 4-6yr s/ 7-9yrs/ 10-12yrs / 13-15yrs\n\n10% discount for siblings and if booking more than 1 week.  Only one discount may apply per booking.\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/summer-camp-web24-14 00-x-800pix5.jpg CATEGORIES:Summer Camp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:158@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240720 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240721 DTSTAMP:20240504T175832Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/the-craic-dealers-a-night-with-irela nds-best-comedians/ SUMMARY:‘The Craic Dealers – a night with Ireland’s best comedians’ DESCRIPTION:Keego Presents – The Craic Dealers!  A night with Ireland’ s best comedians in our Maureen O'Hara studio.\n\nHosted by Keego who has been dealing craic on stages all over the world. Recently spending 2 weeks in New York touring some of the most famous venues and basements the city has to offer. Keego will be your guide on the night and will be getting t o know you throughout.\n\nTonight’s comedians have performed all over th e country to standing ovations\, welcome to their opening night!\n\n \ ;\n\nOur headliner – EDWIN SAMMON- his unpredictable and immensely likea ble style saw audiences award him the Tedfest Golden Toilet Duck in 2011 f or best comedian. On TV screens he took over the news desk co-presenting a nd writing on Republic Of Telly and as Fr. Gabriel in the IFTA award-winni ng Bridget and Eamon which is available on the RTE Player. The Offaly nati ve has supported Jason Byrne\, Fred Cooke and Ardal O'Hanlon on their nati onwide tours and performed at every major festival and club in the country .\n\nALEX J BYRNE  is an incredibly unique and engaging comic with his hi larious blend of magic tricks and clean cut comedy\, having cut his teeth on the comedy circuit as well as many comedy festivals such as: the Edinbu rgh Fringe Festival\, Dublin International Comedy Film Festival and Glasgo w Comedy Festival among many others. He has toured\, performed and headlin ed around the world with his fun filled onstage persona that inevitably sp ills off stage! If Tommy Cooper and Brendan Grace had a baby\, then this b earded magic Jackeen would be it!\n\n \;\n\nJESS COLLINS is a performe r you will not forget in a hurry. Born and raised in Dublin\, Jess is hila rious\, authentic and unafraid of creating tension where there is none. Ov er the course of the past five years\, Jess has gone from paying to see he r favourite Irish comedians perform to sharing some of the biggest stages in the country with them.  Jess is a wildly popular comedian in the Irish scene and her CV includes appearances at Electric Picnic\, Galway Comedy Festivals\, the historical &\;amp\; well- known International Bar\, Whe lans of Dublin and the finals of Ireland’s national comedy competition\, Show Me The Funny. She is also a regular guest and MC at Tigh Heehee in t he famous Róisín Dubh\, Galway. The skill with which Jess engages her au dience through storytelling is remarkable. While she is on stage\, every s ingle person in the room feels like they’re at her kitchen table with a cup of tea in hand\, in the middle of the most entertaining catch-up you c an imagine. However\, for all the comfort her style brings\, her material will have you sore from laughing in no time. Jess’ observations on thing s such as dating\, Disney and growing old gracefully has won the hearts an d minds of audiences all over Ireland. Her journey to the stage took some time but make no mistake\; Jess is a comedian who’s career promises to b e a long and hugely successful one.\n\nEMILY BRADLEY is a stand-up comedia n from Dublin. They started their career as a backing singer for Susan Boy le and let’s face it it’s all been down hill since then. Emily also ho lds the (unverified) Guinness world record for the smallest stand up in Du blin. Emily is producing a show in scene and heard called Stand up- Smack down on the main stage 20th and 21st of February. Emily is the host of Bab y at Hysteria and Comedy Court. They also have performed at Nottingham and Leister comedy festival purely to get an unhealthy amount of Greg’s pas tries with no judgement.\n\nSTEPHEN ROBERT WALTERS is one of the longest names in Irish comedy. A voice actor by day\, a comedian by night\, Stephe n will do anything in his power to avoid an honest day's work. Having perf ormed throughout Ireland\, the UK and even the US\, Stephen has establishe d himself as one of the oldest newcomers on the scene.\n\nCAROLINE GORMAN is a comedy hurricane!  Caroline discusses her high energy antics and no holds barred stories. With her tongue firmly lodged in her cheek and somet imes with more details than we expected. Caroline Gorman will have you lau ghing so hard your sides and pants will be split.\n\nRunning Time:  90 mi nutes including an interval.  Suitable for age 16+ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/NEW-Keego-Presents-1 400-x-800-px.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:137@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240722 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240727 DTSTAMP:20240324T112850Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/summer-camp-22nd-26th-july-wicked-wi zard-in-oz/ SUMMARY:Summer Camp 22nd-26th July: Wicked Wizard In Oz DESCRIPTION:ON SALE ON WEDNESDAY 3rd APRIL AT 11AM\nFrom 22nd-26th July joi n The Wicked Wizard in Oz.... how did the wicked witch turn evil and why w as she green? Wicked will take you back in time to see the story of the wi cked witch in her school years\, and later In the land of Oz we meet Dorot hy\, Scarecrow\, Tinman\, Lion and of course the Wizard himself! A musical delight with almost your favourite wizard of Oz and Wicked songs!\n\nThis exciting week-long camp running  Monday to Friday from 10am to 2.30pm wi ll immerse students in a high-energy\, intensive\, day-long learning exper ience consisting of instruction in acting\, singing\, and dancing. By focu sing on process and technique-based coaching by professionals\, students w ill experience the collaborative nature of theatre at its most thrilling. A culminating presentation of the material worked on will be presented on the Mill Theatre stage on Friday afternoon at 2pm for family and friends. (free of charge\, no booking required)\n\nAges: 4-6yrs/ 7-9yrs/ 10-12yrs / 13-15yrs\n\n10% discount for siblings and if booking more than 1 week.  Only one discount may apply per booking.\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/summer-camp-web24-14 00-x-800pix6.jpg CATEGORIES:Summer Camp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:164@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20240803 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20240804 DTSTAMP:20240802T162301Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/content/ SUMMARY:Content DESCRIPTION:PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS PERFORMANCE IS AN OPEN DRESS REHEARSAL AN D IS FREE OF CHARGE BUT BOOKING IS ESSENTIAL\n15th Oak (Before Monsters We re Made and The Life and Sort of Death of Eric Argyle) make their dlr Mill Theatre debut with CONTENT: a new play written by Ross Dungan and directe d by Sara Joyce (The Last Return 2021)\nDuring the course of a routine shi ft on the content moderation floor of an unnamed social media company\, Al an and Alannah\, two moderators\, will have their lives forever altered wh en a particular video appears on their screens for deletion. A video that sends them on a pulsating search for answers.\n\nAlan and Alannah will jou rney through Arizona eulogies\, the comments section and parts of Naas onl y to unearth…even further questions.\n\nA propulsive new play that blend s multimedia\, movement and live illustration\, Content is the story of th e unseen people who are charged with scooping up the sum total of our dail y online toxic waste. Armed with a teaspoon.\n\nWarning: Play contains ref erences to suicide and issues concerning mental health.\n\nRunning Time:  2hours 25 minutes plus an interval.   Suitable for age 16+ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/CONTENT-Mill-Website -1400x800-1.png CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:141@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240817 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240818 DTSTAMP:20240520T080852Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/i-confuse-easy-a-1981-brain-in-the-n ew-world/ SUMMARY:I Confuse Easy (A 1981 brain in the new world) DESCRIPTION:Performing in our Maureen O'Hara studio.\n\nKeego is a bald hum an male\, from a faraway land known as 1981. A place pre internet\, pre so cial media and pre twerking on tiktok.\n\nA place where Ireland had only j ust discovered colour and each household had 5 teeth to share. Social medi a in the 80’s and 90’s was being told to go and play in the traffic!\n \nSo\, How does a 1981 brain work in 2024? Come along and find out\n\n'I c onfuse easy (A 1981 brain in the new world)' is a journey through the mind of a very confused Keego. Repeated attempts to navigate the world in 2024 has left him a confused mess of a human being. Come along and enjoy him t rying to talk his way out of what he said in the previous sentence.\n\nKee go is constantly wondering about things like 'what is the secret Victoria sells in her bra shops'\, 'what is the Irish kama sutra'\, 'what is snapch at really for' and what happens when role play in the bedroom...... goes v ery wrong. What makes a happy marriage and what is love?\n\nBaby don’t h urt me\, don’t hurt me\, don’t hurt me no more\n\n*if you sung that pa rt you must buy a ticket*\n\nHe confuses easy!\n\nOn the night we also hav e the world famous ‘Glass of anonymous confessions’ this is where the audience can write down their issues / problems / comments in a pint glass at the bar under total anonymity. The audience gets to alleviate their bu rdens while watching Keego give his advice\, and after you meet him\, you ’ll know you should take any advice he give.\n\n‘A trip through a mind that confuses to a level seldom seen. Funny\, interactive and makes the a udience feel better about themselves’ – Hot Press\n\n‘Charismatic\, intelligent and brave enough to be the butt of the joke. Keego commands th e stage like a general and even enjoys a heckle or 2’ – East Coast FM\ n\nSuitable for age 16+\n\nRunning time:  1 hour 25minutes including an i nterval\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/I-confuse-easy_Mill_ -1400-x-800-px.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:163@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240821 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240826 DTSTAMP:20240816T092922Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/charlie-and-the-chocolate-factory/ SUMMARY:Charlie and the Chocolate Factory DESCRIPTION:Tickets on sale on Tuesday 4th June at 11am\ndlr Mill Youth Mus ical Theatre are proud to take you into the world of 'Pure Imagination‘ with Roald Dahl’s CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY- THE MUSICAL.\n\nBas ed on the iconic story\, this spectacular stage show follows the hit West End and Broadway productions to combine the memorable songs from the origi nal 1970’s motion picture ( ‘The Candy Man’ and ‘Pure Imagination ’) with all new numbers from the multi award-winning songwriters of Hai rspray.\n\nWhen Charlie Bucket finds one of the five golden tickets to the Wonka Chocolate Factory\, Charlie and the other winners can’t wait to f east on the sweets of their dreams. But beyond the gates\, they discover m ore than just remarkable edible delights. As they embark on an extraordina ry journey through Willy Wonka’s marvellous mind\, they soon learn that nobody leaves the same way that they arrived…\n\nThis production will ce rtainly dazzle your senses and as every ticket is GOLDEN\, best book yours today!\n\nCharlie and the Chocolate Factory is a musical  based on the 1 964 children’s novel of the same name  by Roald Dahl\, with book by Dav id Greig\, music by Marc Shaiman and lyrics by Shaiman and Scott Wittman.   It is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre Internat ional (MTI).  All authorized performance materials are also supplied by M TI.  www.mtishows.com\n\nRunning time:  2 hours 15 minutes including an interval.\n\nCHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY PROGRAMME\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/web-1400-x-8002-scal ed.jpg CATEGORIES:Musical END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:179@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20240830 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20240901 DTSTAMP:20240816T074617Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/new-writings-one-act-comedies-no-pla ce-oh-be-joyful/ SUMMARY:New Writings – One Act Comedies - No Place / Oh\, Be Joyful DESCRIPTION:Sandyford Little Theatre are delighted to announce exciting new premiers – two new one-act comedies in the dlr Mill Theatre Studio.\n\n ‘No Place’\, written and directed  by Aoife Meagher\, tells the story of Alice\, searching for her first home - but the competition is fierce.   ‘Home’ can mean so many different things to so many different peopl e and\, while the estate agent tries to adapt to his diverse (and sometime s odd) customers\, does any true definition of ‘home’ shine through?\n \n‘Oh\, Be Joyful’\, written by Carl Lombard and directed by Barry O'C onnor\, takes place on the sidelines of an under-10 boys soccer match.  H ere we meet Jay and Gibsey\, the two managers of Kilbarrack Villa\, who ph ilosophise about the importance of winning\, losing and when we need to th ink inside and outside of ‘the box’. \n\nRunning time: 1 hour 35 minu tes including an interval.  Suitable for age 14+\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/One-Acts-Sandyford-M ill-240728w.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy,Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:170@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240901 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240902 DTSTAMP:20240620T081104Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/the-three-little-pigs-little-bo-peep -live/ SUMMARY:The Three Little Pigs & Little Bo Peep Live! DESCRIPTION:Come along and join the FairyTale StageShow as they present two shows for the price of one!\n\nIn the first half of the show\, help Littl e Bo Peep to find her lost sheep in this incredible interactive production .  The second half of this fun-filled show features the classic story of the Three Little Pigs alongside the 'Not Too Bad' Big Bad Wolf!\n\nPerfect for children aged 2-6 years old\, there are lots of sing-along songs\, ga mes and puzzles that is certain to create lasting memories.\n\nRunning Tim e:  1 hour plus an interval ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/little_bo_peep_lands cape.png CATEGORIES:Children,Family END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:172@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240905 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240907 DTSTAMP:20240625T110502Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/waiting-for-elvis-2/ SUMMARY:Waiting for Elvis DESCRIPTION:Rathfarnham Theatre Group is delighted to present this heartwar ming play by Eileen Gibbons in our Maureen O'Hara Studio.\n\n Waiting for Elvis is a poignant\, sharp comedy about the fragility of friendship and acceptance of human eccentricities.\n\nLisa Marie spends her time alone\, sitting on a park bench\, waiting for her hero - Elvis.  Her routine is d isrupted one day with the arrival of Elizabeth who asks if she can sit dow n beside her.  Begrudgingly Lisa Marie agrees but only on the understandi ng that Elizabeth will get up when Elvis arrives.  Over time a delicate b ond is formed and\, against all the odds\, these two marginalised women ul timately find friendship on a park bench.\n\n“ . . . an elegant depictio n of unwavering companionship against a harsher world  . . .  such frien dships don’t come along very often.” [Axis Ballymun] Peter Crawley\, I rish Times\, 5 April 2013.\n\nRunning Time:  1 hour 10 minutes with no in terval.  Suitable for age 14+\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Waiting-for-Elvis.jp g CATEGORIES:Comedy,Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:151@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240907 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240908 DTSTAMP:20240906T121330Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/dublin-animation-film-festival-2024- screenings-and-awards/ SUMMARY:Dublin Animation Film Festival 2024 – Screenings and Awards DESCRIPTION:Attention all Animation Fans!\n\nWe are delighted to be returni ng to the Mill Theatre with a programme of animated short films that will showcase the work from the rising stars of Irish Animation and shortlisted films from international animators.\n\nSince 2011\, Dublin Animation Film Festival’s mission statement has been ‘Film Festivals should be fun a nd for everyone' and has been proud to promote Irish animation both in Eur ope and the USA\n\nThe DAFF 2024 screenings of the shortlisted films for t his year’s DAFF awards will be followed by a ballot for the Audience Cho ice Award and the presentation of the awards including the Best Irish Shor t Film\, the Best Irish Student Short Film and the Social Recognition Awar d.\n\nDAFF 2024 will be our best year yet! Book your tickets now!\n\nNote: Admission is strictly aged 18+\n\n \;\n\nProgramme available to view here:  DAFF-2024-Programme\n\n \n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/daff_logo_2024_lands cape-1400x800-1.jpg CATEGORIES:Film END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:173@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20240910 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20240915 DTSTAMP:20240829T093422Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/the-collector-the-presence-of-absenc e/ SUMMARY:The Collector - The Presence of Absence DESCRIPTION:Be  part of the Dublin Fringe Festival 2024 by joining us for a dynamic circus and theatre show that invites the audience to discover a unique\, imaginative world. Directed by award-winning choreographer Eddie Kay\, this show blends circus performance\, physical theatre\, and strikin g visual effects to tell the story of a man who has retreated from society \, building his life from the discarded objects around him.The Collector i s a character who finds beauty and meaning in the overlooked\, creating a magical\, yet isolated\, world of his own. The performance explores themes of social isolation and mental health\, presented in a way that resonates with both children and adults. With a vibrant mix of acrobatics\, project ions\, and a specially crafted soundtrack\, this show offers a visually st unning and thought-provoking experience.\n\nBring your family to step into The Collector’s world\, where wonder is found in the most unexpected pl aces. This is an unforgettable experience that will spark conversations an d ignite imaginations long after the show ends.\n\nSuitable for ages 8+\n\ n\nPlease note: Contains references to mental health.\n\nSupported by The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon\, Centre Culturel Irlandais\, Garter Lane Arts Centre\, Circus Factory Cork\, Greywood Arts Centre and Nenagh Arts Centre.\n\nIMAGE: Marcin Lewandowski\n\n\n\n \;\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/The-Collector-The-Pr esence-of-Absence.jpg CATEGORIES:Children,Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:190@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20240917 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20241028 DTSTAMP:20240919T111101Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/the-art-of-changemakers-2/ SUMMARY:The Art of Changemakers DESCRIPTION:The Art of Changemakers\n\nMultidisciplinary Exhibition \n\nArt ist: Mary Moynihan \n\nThe Art of Changemakers multidisciplinary exhibit ion features photography\, poetry\, and storytelling and is a visual and poetical reflection on the stories of human rights defenders today. The Art of Changemakers highlights the stories of the five inspirational hum an rights defenders honoured in 2024 for the Front Line Defenders Annual A ward for Human Rights Defenders at Risk.  Artist Mary Moynihan has create d a series of poetry and ‘Universal Declaration of Human Rights’ state ments combining text and photographic imagery to accompany the stories of the five human rights defenders. The artistic work and stories are a celeb ration of the work of human rights defenders and a reflection on peace\, e quality and human rights. The exhibition is a collaboration between Front Line Defenders and Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Eq uality for the sixth annual international Dublin Arts and Human Rights Fes tival.\n\nView festival programme at www.smashingtimes.ie    Info: 087 2 214245\, info@smashingtimes.ie\n\nThe laureates for the 2024 Front Line De fenders Annual Award are:\n\n Gamito Dos Santos Carlos\, Executive Direct or of Ajopaz\, the youth association for peace and member of Kóxukhuro\, Mozambique\n Muñecas de Arcoíris (Rainbow Dolls)\, Trans Women Collecti ve\, represented by Jennifer Bexara Córdova\, Honduras\n Sammi Deen Balo ch\, General Secretary\, Voice for Baloch Missing Persons\, Balochistan pr ovince\, Pakistan\n\n\n Doros Polykarpou\, founding member of KISA - Move ment for Equality\, Support and Anti-Racism\, Cyprus\n We Are Not Numbers (WANN)\, Youth-Led Palestinian Storytelling Non-Profit Project\, Gaza\, P alestine\n\nThe Front Line Defenders Award for Human Rights Defenders at R isk was established in 2005 to honour the work of Human Rights Defenders ( HRD) who are courageously making outstanding contributions to the promotio n and protection of the human rights of others\, often at great personal r isk to themselves. The Award focuses international attention on the work and struggles of HRDs\, providing a greater national and international pla tform to speak about and advocate for the human rights issues they are def ending.\n\nLaureates are selected from among scores of candidates who are put forward in a secure\, public nomination process carried out towards th e end of each year and Award winners are announced on the day of the Award Ceremony in Dublin\, usually in May the following year. Laureates receive a modest financial prize\, a protection grant  and support from Front Li ne Defenders teams on digital and physical security\, advocacy\, visibili ty\, well-being and more.\n\n"All of these winners face tremendous person al risk because of their human rights work. At Front Line Defenders we are in awe at their courage and determination."\n\nAlan Glasgow\, Executive D irector\, 2024\n\nExhibition Credits\n\nMary Moynihan\, Artist\n\nAisha Ha mdulay and Conor Fortune\, Front Line Defenders\n\nCiara Hayes\, Producer\ , Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality\n\nExhibit ion Artworks\n\n Five art boards with stories of five Human Rights Defend ers honoured in 2024 for the Front Line Defenders Annual Award for Human R ights Defenders at Risk with photographic artworks\n Seven artworks combi ning photography and quotes inspired by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights\n Four artworks combining photography and poetry - On the Ledge o f Courage\, The Ship of Belonging\, Changemaker and Totality of My Soul\n\ nThe exhibition takes place from 17 September – 27 October 2024\, Tuesda y to Saturday from 11am – 4pm (closed for lunch 1.30pm – 2.30pm) at Dl r Mill Theatre Gallery\, Dundrum\, Dublin 16\, D16 C5X6. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Smashing-Times-Image .png CATEGORIES:Gallery Exhibition END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:178@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20240918 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20240922 DTSTAMP:20240726T083107Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/beauty-and-the-beast-jr/ SUMMARY:Beauty and the Beast\, Jr DESCRIPTION:R&\;R Juniors are excited to present Disney’s Beauty and t he Beast JR - a musical adaptation of a tale truly as old as time!\n\nThe classic story of Belle\, a young woman in a provincial town\, and the Beas t\, a young prince trapped under the spell of an enchantress. The Beast mu st learn to love and be loved or he and his household will be doomed for a ll eternity.\n\nThis romantic and beloved take on the classic fairytale is based on the original Broadway production that ran for over thirteen year s and was nominated for nine Tony Awards.\n\nDon’t miss your chance to h ear some of the most popular songs ever written by Alan Menken\, the late Howard Ashman and Tim Rice.\n\nCome say ‘Bonjour’ to Chip and Mrs Pott s\, and ‘Be Our Guest’ as Lumière welcomes you to the castle. You’l l find there’s ‘Something There’ for everyone to enjoy.\n\nFollowing dazzling performances with ‘Matilda’ and ‘Aladdin’\, the R&\;R Juniors return to the dlr Mill Theatre for five performances of Disney’ s Beauty and the Beast JR from Weds 18th to Sat 21st September 2024.\n\nBo ok now to avoid disappointment!\n\nThis amateur production is presented by arrangement with Music Theatre International. All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.MTIShows.co.uk\n\nRunning time: 90 minutes with no interval\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Beauty-The-Beast-R-R .png CATEGORIES:Musical END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:182@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20240920 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20240921 DTSTAMP:20240830T125125Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/culture-night-voice-workshop/ SUMMARY:Culture Night Voice Workshop DESCRIPTION:To celebrate Culture Night why not Join us for a 1 hour worksho p on the actor's voice\n\nWorkshop Overview\n\nThis 1 hour workshop will g ive you a taster on technique and exercises to maintain a healthy voice.  The workshop will focus on how your voice works\, the good habits to mai ntain vocal health and techniques to help you effectively engage your voic e when speaking texts. You'll learn techniques to develop posture\, breath \, voice and articulation\, and explore resonance\, range and tone as well as vocal variety of pitch\, pace and volume.\n\nThe workshop will be deli vered by our Artistic Director\, Kate Canning. Kate holds a higher diploma in Vocal Performance and Teaching and has spent the last 20 years working with  actors and singers in understanding technique and connecting voice to body.\n\nSuitable for age 18+\n\n      ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Auditorium-image-sca led.jpg CATEGORIES:Workshops END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:123@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240926 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241024 DTSTAMP:20240925T140307Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/king-lear-for-schools/ SUMMARY:King Lear DESCRIPTION:“O\, let me not be mad\, not mad\, sweet heaven                                                                                                                      \n\nKee p me in temper: I would not be mad!”     \n\nThe division of a Kingd om. The unravelling of the mind. A descent into madness. King Lear is rich in its exploration of the relationships between fathers and their childre n. A psychological drama that charts the catastrophic disintegration of a man and the destruction of his family. And like all great plays it is abou t the need to be loved.\n\ndlr Mill Theatre bring a gripping\, insightful and contemporary dress production to the stage. A talented ensemble cast o f 10 actors\, breathe new life into the text for both students and lovers of Shakespeare alike.\n\nDirected by Geoff O’Keeffe and Designed by Rona n Duffy\n\nSchool Performance Dates:  Weekdays from Thursday 26th Septemb er-Friday 18th October 2024\, subject to availability.\n\nSchool Performan ce Times: 10am and 1.30pm\n\nDuration: 2 hours and 30 minutes including a n interval\n\nTickets:  €22 (1 teacher per every 20 students goes free) .\n\nPublic Performances:\n\nPublic Performance Dates:  Saturday 5th and 12th October at 7.30pm\n\nPublic Performance Time:  7.30pm\n\nDuration:  2 hours and 30 minutes including an interval\n\nTickets :  €25/ €23\n \nProgramme can be viewed here:  King Lear 2024 programme\n\n \;\n\n& nbsp\; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/king-lear-web_-whats -on-banner-24-1400-x-800pix-scaled.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:169@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240927 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240928 DTSTAMP:20240924T154254Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/sinead-culbert-work-in-progress/ SUMMARY:Sinéad Culbert: Work In Progress DESCRIPTION:Performing in our Maureen O'Hara studio\, Sinéad Culbert \, on e half of the DirtBirds\, hones her new hilarious material in this work in progress show. Enter the world of an everyday woman and laugh at all the chaos and conundrums that seem to come with it.\n\nKeith Fox will be suppo rting  Sinéad.\n\nRunning time:  2 hours including an interval.\n\n&nbs p\;\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Sinead-Culbert-heads hot-scaled-e1718815344384.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:168@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241004 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241005 DTSTAMP:20241004T160911Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/jarlath-regan-life-is-a-work-in-prog ress/ SUMMARY:Jarlath Regan - Life Is A Work In Progress DESCRIPTION:Following his sell-out tour across Ireland\, the UK and America \, Jarlath Regan (“Yer Man” off Instagram) is bringing his brand new c ollection of jokes\, stories and hilarious tales to Dundrum this autumn. I n a world full of overwhelming bleakness and unrelenting negative news\, t ake a break and make space for laughter by coming to see the man The Exami ner calls the “The jewel in Ireland’s comedy crown”.\n\nYou’ve see n his viral standup comedy clips on Instagram\, TikTok and Youtube\, you ’ve shared them with your friends and family\; now it’s time to see hi m in person. Performing never before seen material from his up-coming tour show\, Life Is A Work In Progress will leave you howling. “I forgot wha t it felt like to cry in public\, through laughter” - The Irish Post. Hi s last tour show “Yer Man” sold out six consecutive nights at the 3Oly mpia. This is your opportunity to see his new show before anyone else in t he comfort of The Mill Theatre.\n\n“A master at work” - Patrick Kielty \n\n“Comedy genius” - The Irish Times\n\n“Universally enjoyable – 90 minutes of jaw-achingly funny anecdotes which spanned every topic imagi nable.” - The Post\n\nRunning Time:  2hours including an interval.\n\nJ arlath will be supported by Eve Darcy.\n\n \;\n\nhttps://youtu.be/4GZh uarbKQI\n\n \n\nhttps://youtu.be/-uLOQQAyt38\n\n \n\nhttps://youtu.be/36 dxcD9daIo\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Jarlath-Regan.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:115@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241009 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241011 DTSTAMP:20241008T122200Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/deirdre-okane-okaning-it/ SUMMARY:Deirdre O’Kane – O’Kaning It DESCRIPTION:Comedic fireball Deirdre O'Kane is mad for road\, mercilessly m ining hilarity from the human condition. Will she conquer the chaos or rev el in it? Tame the mayhem or "O'Kane it"? Either way you're in for a night of relentless laughs fuelled by warped personal insight.\n\nSuitable for age 18+\n\nDeirdre will be supported each night by Stephen Mullan.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Landscape-OKaning-It .jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:188@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20241015 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20241020 DTSTAMP:20240915T164703Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/balally-players-a-night-of-one-acts/ SUMMARY:Balally Players – A Night of One Acts in Maureen O'Hara Studio DESCRIPTION:Balally Players are delighted to present 2 One Act plays each e vening in the Maureen O'Hara Studio for your delectation and delight.\n\n ‘Willow’ by Catherine McKiernan.  Directed by Joanne Keane\n\nCast:   Sean Halligan: Sean Ahern/ Anna O’Farrell: Sinead Donovan/ Mags Hallig an: Muriel Caslin O’Hagan/ Andy Halligan: Peter Flood\n\nSynopsis:   ‘Willow’s is set in a small seaside town in the west of Ireland. A tal e of love\, loss and longing\, the entire day takes place in one day\, the year is 2019.\n\n‘Our truth may not always be the truth.’\n\nRunner-u p in the 2022 DLI/ADCI Playwriting Competition\, ‘Willow’ is a new pie ce of Irish writing and Balally Players are delighted to bring you its deb ut.\n\n \;\n\n‘Guess Who’s Coming For Coffee’ by Graham Donlon.   Directed by Aisling Ní Fhoghlú\n\nCast:  Paula: Una Twyford/ Harry: Barry O’Connor/ Marie: Aoibhín Ní Ghabhann/ Phil: Shane Griffin\n\nSy nopsis:  Finding love can be tricky in 2024\, for people of all ages … Set in a small Dublin café\, ‘Guess Who’s Coming For Coffee’ explo res the trials and tribulations that come with the exciting world of onlin e dating.\n\n \;\n\nRunning Time:  1 hour 50 minutes including an int erval\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/BalallyOneActs_Websi te_New.png CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:157@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241017 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241018 DTSTAMP:20241015T192620Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/bernard-oshea-desperate-house-husban d/ SUMMARY:Bernard O’Shea ‘Desperate House Husband’ DESCRIPTION:Bernard O'Shea\, the 'Desperate House Husband\,' invites you on a hilarious escapade into the stay-at-home parenting world. Brace yoursel f for comical tales of domestic appliances with sinister intentions\, year ning for a peaceful night's rest\, and even covert playground reconnaissan ce operations. It's a laugh-out-loud journey through the trials and tribul ations of modern family life!”\n\nBernard will be supported by Dermot Mc Morow.\n\nRunning time including interval:  2 hours.  Suitable for age 1 6+\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Bernard-OShea-photo- by-Myles-Shelley-e1714054525531.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:167@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241019 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241020 DTSTAMP:20240612T105515Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/jackula-2/ SUMMARY:Jackula DESCRIPTION:Being a vampire sucks but being Dracula’s younger brother is driving Jackula batty.\n\n \;\nJoin Jackula on a spooktacular quest to step out of his older brother’s shadow to become the world’s first fu n vampire. Laugh as Jackula makes his pet ghost dance. Gasp as Jackula bal ances a stack of five glasses of water on his face. Smile as children help perform spellbinding tricks.\n\n\nAn inspirational Halloween magic show a bout staying true to yourself. It’s not trick or treat. It’s trick and treat. After the show every child is invited to perform at trick with Jac kula and receive a treat. Great for photos and lets everyone be a part of the fun.\n\n\nPerformed by Jeff Keough who has entertained at The White Ho use\, Leinster House\, RTE\, and for his daughter’s Senior Infant Class. Jeff is a Clown College graduate who toured with Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey’s “Greatest Show on Earth”\, performed with French anarc hist Circ Archaos\, and has entertained over 10 million people.\n\nBook no w as Jackula regularly sells out. For children aged 3-10\n\n\nThe show is boooo-rilliant!\n\n\n“Family fun guaranteed.” -– The Irish Independe nt “Ireland’s greatest showman!” --- Ali Pearse\, Spin 1038 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/jackula-event-e17181 93204208.jpg CATEGORIES:Children,Family END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:189@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20241024 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20241027 DTSTAMP:20241007T094949Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/dundrum-festival/ SUMMARY:Dundrum Festival DESCRIPTION:The Dundrum One Act Festival has a great variety of stories of love and loss\,  murder and mayhem\, heroism and history\, to entertain!\ n\nThe festival is a way to embrace your love of theatre\, see plays and m eet the players from all over the country. We present actors and groups fr om Cork\, Galway\, Kildare\, Longford\, Meath and Wexford over the space o f three nights (Thursday to Saturday). Come along and enjoy three shows ea ch evening of brilliant comedy and poignant drama.\n\nIt's competitive - s o all to play for at the Dundrum Drama Festival!\n\nAdjudicator Anna Walke r (ADA) will give her assessment of the plays each night and her final adj udication on Saturday evening. Let’s see what you think of the plays!\n\ nList of plays and a synopsis on each can be found here: Festival-Plays-at -Dundrum (3)\n\nRunning Time:  3 hours 30 minutes including intervals ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Dundrum-Festival-Web site_New.png CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:184@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20241029 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20241103 DTSTAMP:20240828T134257Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/jane-austens-sense-and-sensibility/ SUMMARY:Jane Austen’s Sense And Sensibility DESCRIPTION:Balally Players are delighted to bring a playful new adaptation of Jane Austen’s beloved novel which follows the fortunes (and misfortu nes) of the Dashwood sisters—sensible Elinor and hypersensitive Marianne —after their father’s sudden death leaves them financially destitute a nd socially vulnerable. Set in gossipy late 18th-century England\, with a fresh female voice\, the play is full of humor\, emotional depth\, and bol d theatricality. SENSE AND SENSIBILITY examines our reactions\, both reaso nable and ridiculous\, to societal pressures. When reputation is everythin g\, how do you follow your heart?\n\nReviews: \n\n“…inventive\, faith ful\, clever and hilarious. Kate Hamill’s marvelous play is one of the f inest stage adaptations of a literary classic. Our Jane would have express ed her approval.” —Theater Scene.\n\n“…rowdy\, exuberant…thoroug hly modern yet not at all contemporized. Kate Hamill’s felicitous adapta tion gives us ageless emotions\, couched in the mores and locutions of the past\, yet timeless in their arduously suppressed intensity.” —Time O ut New York. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/SS-Mill-Whats-On-pag e-1400x800px-Balally-Sense-and-Sensib.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy,Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:197@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20241103 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250216 DTSTAMP:20250107T145441Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/winter-art-exhibition/ SUMMARY:Winter Art Exhibition DESCRIPTION:We are delighted to feature the work of the following artists i n our Winter Art Exhibition:\n\nMary Bartley: Mary Bartley is an abstract expressionist artist working in acrylics on canvas\, paper or whatever su rface presents itself. Mary divides her time between Dublin and her new an d larger studio in Dromod Co Leitrim.  She draws her inspiration from her garden in Donnybrook and the rugged and rolling landscape of Leitrim and Sligo as well as her lived experience.  Despite her many health issues sh e continues to paint in a constantly evolving style and has developed quit e an international and online following. Her work can be seen across the w orld\, Beijing\, Hong Kong\, New Zealand\, USA\, Sweden\, Germany and of c ourse Ireland and the UK.  Mary is delighted to take part in the 2024 win ter exhibition at the DLR Mill Theatre in Dundrum in the presence of three esteemed artists.  She hope that all will enjoy her submitted works.\n\n Joan Gleeson: Born in the West of Ireland\, Co Mayo\, Joan has always bee n fascinated by nature and the impact of the elements on natural phenomena .  Now living  in the coastal region of Dublin\, Howth and Dollymount pr ovide an ever-renewing source of inspiration and investigation against the backdrop of an ever-changing city. Water\, sands\, stones\, vegetation  are all a source of fascination and form part of an investigative journey \,ever renewing itself .\n\nEducated originally in the West of Ireland she studied in the National College of Art and Design 1968 – 1976 and  Uni versity College Dublin 1970 – 1973.   She joined The Black Church prin ting studio in 1993.  She specializes in etching\, sometimes combining a variety of techniques e.g. carborundum\, embossed paper\, chiné colleé\, photo etch and gold leaf \, to convey a sense of unfolding possibilities within an image.  She has exhibited nationally and internationally.\n\nMa rgaret McLoughin:  Mcloughlin ‘s work explores the textures and colours of the forest  and bog land landscape.  Her landscapes are based in the mountain landscapes of  Leitrim and Wicklow. She investigates the quiet beauty of a bog land edged by forest\, where trees fall and the earth cons tantly regenerates. These are quiet compelling landscapes that  capture t he sweep of time across the landscape acknowledging the power of wind \, m ist\, snow and rain on the untamed landscape. The footprint of man is ackn owledged in the broken fence\,  log piles and borders of trees.  The con stant regeneration of the land through wind rain and decay are here in the windswept world. Occasionally she explores the detail of a branch\, or st alks\, details in this vast landscape.  Mcloughlin uses drypoint carborun dum\, mixed media and etching to convey the rich colour and texture of the changing landscape.\n\nBairbre Murray: Bairbre Murray is an emerging art ist who works mostly in oils. She likes to paint on paper textured with ge sso. She also enjoys working in chalk pastel and is currently experimentin g combining this with other media.   Her images here explore the distanc e both emotional and physical experienced in our encounters as islanders w ith the coastal landscape/seascape.  This compliments and extends her ong oing exploration of ideas around family history\, memory and hereditary\, based around photographs and stories\, for which she received an Arts Coun cil Agility Award.  She is currently working toward a solo exhibition aro und these themes.  Bairbre is a member of Artnet DLR and exhibits regular ly as part of their group exhibitions. Recently she took part in their Cro sscurrents exhibition in the Lexicon Gallery\n\nGallery opening hours:  T uesday-Saturday 11-4pm.  Closed for lunch 1.30-2.30pm. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Website-Image-scaled .jpg CATEGORIES:Gallery Exhibition END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:181@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20241105 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20241110 DTSTAMP:20240807T145945Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/little-women/ SUMMARY:Little Women DESCRIPTION:Following on from last year’s successful production of The Sn apper\, Glencullen Dundrum MDS are back this year with Little Women\, base d on the novel by Louisa May Alcott.\n\nIn picturesque nineteenth-century New England\, tomboyish Jo\, beautiful Meg\, fragile Beth\, and romantic A my are responsible for keeping a home while their Father is off to war. At the same time\, they must come to terms with their individual personaliti es—and make the transition from girlhood to womanhood.\n\nRunning Time:   2 hours including an interval\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Glencullen-Little-Wo men.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:180@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20241112 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20241117 DTSTAMP:20241109T112655Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/pygmalion/ SUMMARY:Pygmalion DESCRIPTION:Rathfarnham Theatre Group are delighted to bring Pygmalion to t he dlr Mill Theatre Stage.\n\nWhen Professor Henry Higgins rises to the ch allenge of transforming a Cockney flower seller into a lady refined enough to be mistaken for a duchess\, he begins to realise that she has a mind o f her own and cannot be manipulated as he sees fit.  George Bernard Shaw ’s humorous and incisive commentary on language and appearance raises co mplex questions about societal and personal identity\, how they define us and how they shape our relationship with the society around us.\n\nPygmali on is a gloriously witty play\, which served as the inspiration for the fa mous musical “My Fair Lady” and has become a timeless classic which co ntinues to resonate with audiences over a century after it was first perfo rmed.\n\nReviews of the 2023 Production of Pygmalion in the Old Vic Theatr e\, London:\n\nThrilling – The Sunday Times\n\nHugely entertaining. Trem endous performances – London Theatre\n\nRunning Time:  2 hours 30 minut es including an interval.  Suitable for age 12+\n\n \;\n\nProgramme c an be viewed here:  Pygmalion Programme\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/NEW-Rathfarnham-bann er1400x800.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:186@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20241115 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20241116 DTSTAMP:20240913T140609Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/an-evening-of-music-with-pat-fagan-a nd-kieran-cox/ SUMMARY:An Evening of Music with Pat Fagan and Kieran Cox DESCRIPTION:An evening with Pat Fagan singer/songwriter featuring Kieran Co x.  Performing in our Maureen O Hara studio.\n\nPat Fagan is an experienc ed and renowned singer songwriter from Dublin\, formerly founder member an d lead singer and songwriter for the acoustic band\, The Mysterious Chords \n\nTheir album\, Harrington Street was mixed at Peter Gabriel’s Real-Wo rld studio in Bristol by Greg Freeman {Goldfrapp}. Pat has also worked wit h mixing legend\, Chris Potter {Keane\, The Feeling\, The Verve\, U2\, Pau l McCartney} on a number of his songs from his latest album at The Dairy s tudio in London.\n\nPat’s songs have been played on many radio stations including RTE {The Pat Kenny Show\, The Ronan Collins Show} Phantom FM\, O cean city radio and a number of the BBC regional stations including BBC Be rkshire\, BBC Devon\, BBC Somerset and Rivera FM and The Ian Anderson Show BBC Scotland.\n\nIn recent times Pat has had success on Amazon and Broadw ay’s hot new release's charts with a number of his songs reaching the nu mber one spot. This time the lead vocals were taken by the English tenor a nd young Brit nominee Thomas Cameron and Thomas {now named Cameron Mills} has just recorded another one of Pat's songs from his most recent album.\n \nPat was a special guest with Cameron for their shared concert at The Nat ional Concert Hall in July of this year. Pat has recently released a numbe r of music videos which have garnished over 100\,000 views. He is steadily building an international and local fanbase and has just released his fir st solo album “Strange Days”. His latest single “Miss You” was rel eased in July of this year.\n\nKieran Cox\n\nFor this event\, Pat is joine d by his long-standing colleague and former Mysterious Chord member Kieran Cox\, which promises to add a unique dimension to the show.\n\nPat and Ki eran have performed in many iconic venues\, including: The National Concer t Hall\, Vicar Street\, Whelans\, The Button Factory\, The Sugar Club and Airfield House.\n\nPat’s first album with The Mysterious Chords\, Harrin gton Street\, was received with rave reviews by the Irish music press.\n\n "Densely melodic and built on a river of elaborate fluid guitar playing"{H ot Press}\n\n"The interplay between the guitars is very attractive and the vocal harmonies are really sweet\, making The Mysterious Chords sound lik e an acoustic “Blue Oyster Cult” {Musician. Ie}\n\n"The Dublin bands f ormula for success:  enchanting melodies\, pitch perfect harmonies and be autiful acoustic guitars."   {The Metro}\n\nComing across like a cheerie r “Elliot Smith”  {Hot Press} ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Pat-Fagan.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:193@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20241121 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20241124 DTSTAMP:20241015T162247Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/behind-the-curtain/ SUMMARY:Behind the Curtain DESCRIPTION:Kilmacud Musical Society are delighted to bring an original scr ipted variety performance to the dlr Mill Theatre Stage\n\n‘Behind the C urtain’ is a heart-warming insight into the world of community theatre\, offering the audience a backstage look into the fun\, chaos and camarader ie of an enthusiastic musical society as they put on a show.\n\nJoin the m embers of the group as they journey through the season from script to stag e. Guided through the stories of its members\, experience the ups\, downs\ , divas\, jazz hands and other antics that comes with preparing for an upc oming performance.\n\nFrom the nerves of auditions to the energetic rehear sals\, witness how a group of strangers from all walks of life come togeth er in the community spirit of dedication\, passion and humour to create a musical masterpiece for all to enjoy. With every scene\, the cast reminds us why community theatre may be a labour of love but a joy for the heart.\ n\nPacked full of song and dance from musical classics to Disney greats\,   audiences are sure to be singing in the aisles and smiling from ear to ear\n\nSo come with us and see what really happens…….Behind the curtai n!\n\nRunning Time:  2 hours including an interval. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Behind-Curtain_1400x 800-v2.jpg CATEGORIES:Musical END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:160@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241126 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241201 DTSTAMP:20240514T210631Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/playboy-of-the-western-world/ SUMMARY:Playboy of the Western World DESCRIPTION:Tracing its origins back to the ‘fit-ups’\, that toured the country\, Sandyford Little Theatre proudly presents ‘Playboy of the Wes tern World’ as part of its 90th Anniversary celebrations.\n\nSynge’s g reat comic masterpiece tells the story of Christy Mahon\, who stumbles int o a public house in County Mayo claiming he has killed his father and so c apturing the romantic attention of the daughter of the house\, Pegeen Mike .\n\nExploring the fickle nature of fame\, this hilarious satire follows t he rise and fall of Christy as he goes from ‘hero to zero’ in matter o f hours.\n\nAn amazingly fresh play that skewers the mob mentality of ‘c elebrity worship’ and ‘cancel culture’ still prevalent today.\n\nRun ning Time:  2 hours 15 minutes including an interval\n\n  ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Playboy-1400x570-1.j pg CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:201@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20241128 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20241129 DTSTAMP:20241022T124324Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/women-in-technical-theatre-roadshow/ SUMMARY:Women in Technical Theatre Roadshow DESCRIPTION:The Women in Technical Theatre Roadshow aims to engage female p upils from secondary level schools throughout Ireland by presenting and fa cilitating workshops geared towards increasing awareness of technical thea tre\, stage management and the importance that these departments play in t he professional creation of live performance.\n\nThe workshops will be des igned and facilitated by industry professionals who lead technical departm ents at The Lir Academy and who forge the way for women to pursue careers in areas of technical production. They will use existing stage and equipme nt to create a ‘mini-tech’ as the basis for a hands-on experience or w orking in theatre.  The performance aspect of the work is led by an Abbey facilitator experienced with working with young people.\n\nMax 30 student s per workshop. Workshops are 2hours in length.  10-12pm and 1-3pm.  Fre e but booking required.\n\nTo book please email:   info@milltheatre.ie\n \n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Auditorium-image-sca led.jpg CATEGORIES:Workshops END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:199@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20241129 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20241201 DTSTAMP:20241114T162225Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/like-as-the-lute-delights/ SUMMARY:Like as the Lute Delights DESCRIPTION:Join us for a night of delicate and haunting music from the Ren aissance. After 400 years this music continues to thrive and inspire with its intricate interplaying lines\, poetic lyrics\, and a timbre all of its own.\n\nSoprano: Anastassia Rakitianskaia\n\nLute: Brian Payne\n\nViol: M alachy Robinson\n\nIn this entertaining and insightful programme\, the ens emble will walk you through the instruments and popular music of the era w ith music from John Dowland\, Robert Johnson\, and Thomas Campion\, along with a few surprises. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Updated-Mill-banner_ _LikeastheLute.png CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:191@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20241201 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20241202 DTSTAMP:20241114T154225Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/two-and-a-half-billion-seconds/ SUMMARY:Two and a half billion seconds DESCRIPTION:two and a half billion seconds\n\nJoin us for a Beckettian insp ired apocalyptic performance. The Elders\, a community of older adult thea tre makers inspired by Samuel Beckett’s work respond to his style and th emes in an original show by Floating World Productions in our Maureen O'Ha ra Studio.\n\nRunning time:  60 minutes with no interval.\n\nPlease note that audience members are to bring their phones and headphones and that a short part of the performance will be outdoors (5 minutes)\n\nSuitable for age 12+ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Updated-twoBillionSe condsLandscapeSmall.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:183@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20241205 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250106 DTSTAMP:20241210T121828Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/jack-and-the-beanstalk/ SUMMARY:Jack and the Beanstalk DESCRIPTION:  \ndlr Mill Theatre presents Jack and the Beanstalk .  Writ ten and directed by Geoff O’Keeffe\n\n“Fee\, fi\, fo\, fum!  I smell the blood of the kids in Dundrum.”\n\nIn this 1 hour panto with no inter val\, the Dundrum village dairy is feeling the pinch as rents have skyrock eted and Dame Trott\, determined to make ends meet\, has set herself up as a Personal Trainer. If posing on treadmills for Insta content was a sport \, she would be a winner.  Meanwhile\, her hapless son Jack\, is sent on a mission to sell their prize cow and bestie\, Winnie the Moo. What could possibly go wrong?\n\nJoin Jack and Jill\, the girl of his dreams\, in a z any adventure of magic beans and an enormous beanstalk\, as they go on a w hirlwind adventure high into the sky.  Watch them try to outwit the terri ble Stinky Mc Rinky and his side kick\, Nuggets the Chicken as the biggest and boldest Giant roars!  Packed full of song\, dance\, audience partici pation and wonderful characters\, the Mill Theatre’s One Hour Panto is t he perfect Christmas treat to light up the faces of all the ‘smallies’ and a festive introduction to the magic of theatre.\nSo\, hold tight\, ha ng on – there’s a tale to tell                                                                                                                                                                              Of me and the beans and the giant who fell.                                                                                                                                                                        Buckle up\, deep breaths\, let’s stop this talk.                                                                                                                                                                            This is the tale of Jack and the Beanstalk.\nRunning time:   One hour with no interval.\n\nView programme here:  Jack and the Beans talk programme\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/jack-in-beanstalk-th umbnail-NEW-294-pix-x-202.jpg CATEGORIES:Children,Family END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:185@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20241206 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20241207 DTSTAMP:20240830T133300Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/the-magic-and-music-of-christmas-202 4/ SUMMARY:The Magic and Music Of Christmas 2024 DESCRIPTION:A wonderfully produced programme for 2024 with some of Irelands finest singers.\n\nIreland’s premier concert opera company invite you o n a magical tour of popular opera and modern Christmas classics.  A humor ous and thoroughly entertaining performance awaits\, including festive car ol sections.   It promises to be an evening for family and friends to ge t together and enjoy a great night’s entertainment.\n\nCome and join the festive atmosphere along with:\n\nLiz Ryan (Mezzo Soprano)\; Paul Linehan (Tenor)\; Mary Flaherty (Soprano)\; Brendan Collins (Baritone) and Andrew Synnott (Piano)\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Magic-Music-XMAS-MIL L-WEBSITE-IMAGE.jpg-2024.jpg CATEGORIES:Christmas,Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:200@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20241206 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20241207 DTSTAMP:20241112T201859Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/the-craic-dealers-another-night-with -irelands-best-comedians/ SUMMARY:The Craic Dealers – A(nother) Night with Ireland’s Best Comedia ns DESCRIPTION:Keego Presents – The Craic Dealers\n\nA(nother) night with Ir eland’s best comedians n our Maureen O'Hara Studio.\n\nHosted by Keego w ho has been dealing craic on stages all over the world. Recently spending 2 weeks in New York touring some of the most famous venues and basements t he city has to offer. Keego will be your guide on the night and will be ge tting to know you throughout.\n\nTonight’s comedians have performed all over the country to standing ovations\, welcome to our opening night\n\nOu r headliner – Sophia Wren\n\n“So You Think You’re Funny”\, Edinbur gh finalist 2024.\n\nSophia Wren began performing stand-up just last year and within 12 months she has shared the bill with Deirdre O’Kane and Jus tine Stafford at Funny Women on Whelan’s main stage\, opened for Stephen Mullan (Ouch and Yeah\, Yeah\, Yeah)\, and performed as part of Dalkey co medy Festival.\n\nShe was the winner of “Show Me The Funny’ in 2024 an d was a finalist in Bray Comedy Festival’s ‘Best New Act’ competitio n\, as well as performing regularly in all of Dublin’s Comedy clubs.\n\n Most recently she performed a WIP of her debut solo show ‘Princess Melan choly’\, as part of Scene + Heard Festival of New Work 2024. Sophia plan s to develop this into a full hour which she can bring to Edinburgh Fringe and Dublin Fringe and beyond.\n\nClaire Roche\n\nIn 2022 Claire Roche s tood up one day in her kitchen and said to her husband and three little ch ildren - “That’s it\, I need to be on stage again\, make your own dinn ers”  and drove straight into Dublin City to her first open mic show. She has been on a roll since then on the shelf-like stages of the Irish Co medy scene.\n\n*Highlights include performing at The Mermaid Theatre in Br ay in 2024 along side Eric Lawlor and Hot Water Club in Liverpool.  Clai re is a regular at all the usual comedy clubs in Dublin city\, InStitches \, Hysteria\, Hardy Har at the Harbour Bar Bray\, Wicklow Pride Festival\, and a regular face in the Wexford and Kilkenny comedy scene. Claire als o performed on the main stage at the first Irish  FUNNY WOMEN event in W helans to an audience 180.\n\nFast-talking observational comedy with lots of movement on stage!  Listen up or you’ll miss out.\n\nJosh O’Connel l\n\nJosh started his comedy journey with his first gig at Good Craic Com edy Club in Bray last June.\n\nSince then\, he has performed at the presti gious "Show Me The Funny" competition in Galway\, supported his favourite local band\, Scustin\, on the Whelan's Main Stage\, was a runner up at "Th e Gong Show" in the Workman's Cellar and has performed at comedy clubs up and down the country.\n\nA talented Bray man and an average stand-up comed ian\, he has recently returned from competing at "So You Think You're Funn y" in London\, one of the UK and Ireland's biggest comedy competitions\n\n Patrick McLoughlin\n\nWinner of the Best New Act Competition 2023\, Bray C omedy Festival\, this guy’s in danger of becoming an icon.\n\nConsistent ly pleased with himself he took up comedy in 2019 and gigs regularly. Lond on\, New York\, Peking\, Mullingar\, he’s shared the stage with the best of them. Normally tethered to the hob of a Friday evening he’s been giv en a pass for tonight. The Marigolds are off\, the pink ruffles are on.\n\ nYou be the judge\; does he look like every guy your girlfriend tells you not to worry about? Come see the phenomenon for yourself!\n\nA Fantastic n ight of comedy in a beautiful venue is in store for the audience!  Come a long and meet your next favourite comedians\n\n \;\n\n‘Keego hosted up a storm and the acts were fantastic. A great night’ Dublin South FM\n \n \;\n\n‘Ireland’s comedy scene is booming\, The Craic Dealers sh ows are great craic’ Hotpress\n\n \;\n\nRunning time: 90 minutes inc luding an interval.  Suitable for age 16+ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/NEW-The-Craic-Dealer s-1400-x-800-px-1.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:159@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20241213 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20241214 DTSTAMP:20241002T121728Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/emma-doran-dilemma/ SUMMARY:Emma Doran- Dilemma DESCRIPTION:It’s the post-apocalyptic world. There’s only one contracep tive pill left. Do you give it to your 19-year-old daughter or keep it for yourself? Is it better to be a 40-year-old grandmother or a 40-year-old n ew Mum. These are the dilemmas facing Emma Doran aged 39 and 7/8’s\, eve n though the most obvious outcome is neither. If turning 40 is the start o f something new\, what is it the end of?  ... ah here\, where’s me vape ?\n\nEmma Doran is one of the most exciting stand-ups to emerge from these shores in years. She’s crammed so much into the last 20 years of her li fe that she is now officially the voice of 3 generations.\n\n“You’d be Mad to Miss Her” - Evening Standard.\n\n“Pleasing Streak of Wickednes s” - The Guardian.\n\nRunning Time: 1 hour 50 minutes including an inter val.  Suitable for age 14+ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Emma-Doran-Dilemma-e 1715165470109.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:145@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241216 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241217 DTSTAMP:20240401T204759Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/abba/ SUMMARY:Abba DESCRIPTION:ABBA FOREVER Are Back By Popular Demand!  It’s Christmas! It ’s Party Time! It’s Abba!\n\nTheir music is the most played on radio s tations around the world and the musical based on their life is still pack ing Theatres from Waterloo (Pardon the pun!) to Timbuktu\n\nBelieve it or not\, it is fifty years since they started and this terrific show celebrat es with a loud and proud fanfare!  It has played to full houses all over Ireland during their tours and they have received repeated standing ovatio ns for what has always been one of the most memorable shows of the year!\n \nExpect a dazzling\, fantastic performance including the most iconic hits \, Mamma Mia\, S.O.S\, Money\, Money Money\, The Winner Takes All\, Gimme Gimme\, Gimme and many MANY more!\n\nSo get your glad rags on\, brush up o n the lyrics\, don the dancing boots and come to the best party in town!\n \nYou’ll be rockin’ in the aisles!!! ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Abba-1920x1080-1-202 3-2023-2023-2023.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:195@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250110 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250111 DTSTAMP:20241017T123028Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/the-muddy-river-band/ SUMMARY:The Songs of Bob Dylan\, Neil Young and Tom Petty DESCRIPTION:Step back in time and experience the magic of three of music’ s greatest legends\; Neil Young\, Bob Dylan and Tom Petty\, performed by t he fantastic Muddy River Band.\n\nThis talented group of musicians bring t o life the unforgettable melodies\, poignant lyrics\, and electrifying per formances that have echoed through the lives of generations of music lover s.\n\nJoin the Muddy River Band for an unforgettable night of music that t ranscends time\, bringing together fans of all ages to celebrate the endur ing legacies of these true music icons: Neil Young\, Bob Dylan\, and Tom P etty.\n\nWhether you’re a lifelong fan or discovering these legends for the first time\, this show will leave you inspired and longing for more.\n \nRunning time:  2 hours 20 minutes including an interval.  Suitable for age 18+ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Muddy-River-Band-2.p ng CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:192@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250115 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250215 DTSTAMP:20250114T123602Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/merchant-of-venice-2/ SUMMARY:Merchant of Venice DESCRIPTION:School Performances:  Weekdays at 10am and 1.30pm.  Booking o pens Wednesday October 16th October by email only to info@milltheatre.ie\n \nPublic Performances: Saturday 25th January and 1st February at 7.30pm.  Booking opens online on Wednesday October 16th.\nA deal gone very wrong.\ n“If you prick us\, do we not bleed? . . .  If you poison us\, do we no t die?           And if you wrong us\, shall we not revenge?\n  In Shakespeare’s uncompromising and problematic play\, the contempt hurl ed at the ‘other’\, festers and grows. In a world where racial prejudi ces\, mistrust\, and the engrained belief systems of two opposing traditio ns come to a boiling point.  Revenge is the currency used to right a wron g. Mercy is in short supply.\ndlr Mill Theatre bring an exciting\, contemp orary\, and engaging abridged 90-minute production with no interval  to o ur stage. A talented ensemble cast of 10 actors\, breathe new life into th e text for both students and lovers of Shakespeare alike.\nDirected by Geo ff O’Keeffe\nView the programme here:  The Merchant of Venice Programme 2025\n\nPlease note- flashing lights are used in the performance.  \n\n  \;\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/New-Merchant-of-veni ce1400-x-800pix-scaled.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:208@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250118 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250119 DTSTAMP:20241222T130042Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/no-place-room-with-a-revue/ SUMMARY:No Place / Room with a Revue DESCRIPTION:Sandyford Little Theatre are proud to present this production i n the Maureen O'Hara studio.\n\n‘Home’ can mean so many different thin gs to so many different people.  Alice is searching for her first home\, but the competition is fierce.  While the estate agent (Donnacha) tries t o adapt to his diverse house viewers\, does any true definition of ‘home ’ shine through?\n\nNO PLACE is a new comedy\, written by Sandyford Litt le Theatre member\, Aoife Meagher\, which is about to go to both the Bray and Glenealy Drama Festivals in January ‘25.\n\n \;\n\nAccompanying this play will be a series of revue pieces\, arranged\, strained\, and per formed by Sandyford Little Theatre members – a modern day renaissance of the golden age of revue that once included The Marx Brothers\, Monty Pyth on\, Morecambe &\; Wise\, and the Hitchy-Koo of 1919.\n\nRunning time:   1 hour 40 minutes including an interval.  Suitable for age 12+ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Sandyford-NoPlace-25 -1w-mill.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy,Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:210@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250121 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250123 DTSTAMP:20250103T154216Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/willow/ SUMMARY:Willow DESCRIPTION:Back - for 2 nights only\, following a sold out run in October 2024\, Balally Players are delighted to revive ‘Willow’\, Directed by Joanne Keane\, a new One Act play\, for your delectation and delight.\n\nC ast: \n\n Sean Halligan: Peter Finnegan\n Anna O’Farrell: Sinead Donov an\n Mags Halligan: Muriel Caslin O’Hagan\n Andy Halligan: Peter Flood \n\nSynopsis\n\n‘Willow is set in a small seaside town in the west of Ir eland. A tale of love\, loss and longing\, the entire day takes place in o ne day\, the year is 2019.\n\n‘Our truth may not always be the truth.’ \n\nRunner-up in the 2022 DLI/ADCI Playwriting Competition\, ‘Willow’ is a new piece of Irish writing and Balally Players can’t wait to bring this modern drama to life once more.\n\nSuitable for age 12+ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Balally-Willow.MillS tudio.21.22Jan25-1400-x-800-px.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:198@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250124 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250125 DTSTAMP:20250124T151355Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/shane-daniel-byrne-trouble-denim/ SUMMARY:Shane Daniel Byrne: Trouble Denim DESCRIPTION:This performance on Friday 24th January will take place as adve rtised.\n \;\n\nThis Irish fella is back after BURSTING onto the Irish scene in 2024. This comic is on fire\, fresh from sellout touring in Irel and\, UK and Australia.\n\nPop in and join him for his spicey new show abo ut Jeans\, Jackets and Jesus Christ. Expect honey-sweet and coffee-bitter from this Award Winning Comedian.\n\n“My favourite new Irish comedian fo r many years.”  David O’ Doherty\n\n“Shane Daniel Byrne is my favou rite”  Irish Examiner\n\n⭐⭐⭐⭐  “Shane Daniel Byrne is very\, very funny.”  Broadway World\n\n⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐  “Superb as always ”  GCN Magazine ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Website-Shane_Daniel _Byrne-2024_Trouble_Denim-Blank-Square-scaled-e1729163119932.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:203@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250124 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250202 DTSTAMP:20250124T151503Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/the-somewhat-imagined-partly-histori cal-true-story-of-the-forgotten-irish-playwright-teresa-deevy/ SUMMARY:The Somewhat Imagined\, Partly Historical\, True Story of the Forgo tten Irish Playwright TERESA DEEVY DESCRIPTION:The performance on Friday 24th January will take place as adver tised.\nThe Elders have been fascinated with forgotten playwright Teresa D eevy for many years. Now with the support of Create and dlr Mill Theatre w e have created an original biopic of her life and work with playwright Mic helle Read and theatre maker Andrea Scott which will be performed in the M aureen O'Hara Studio. The Elders\, a group of 15 community theatre artists will engage you in the incredible journey of Deevy’s life and work\, a life in which she was a female deaf playwright writing strong female chara cters in a male world. A woman who never stopped rising above challenges t o keep creating\, who fought to remain visible in her lifetime. This origi nal piece will continue to keep her a visible and valuable voice.\n\nSuita ble for age 12+\n\nPlease note:  The performance on January 31st will  b e sign language interpreted by Amanda Coogan and filmed.  There will also   be a post show discussion with a panel of Deevy experts.\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Elders-Deevy-No-info .jpg CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:175@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250131 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250201 DTSTAMP:20250104T150237Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/anne-gildea-further-adventures-in-wo maning/ SUMMARY:Anne Gildea – Further Adventures in Womaning DESCRIPTION:From Anne Gildea\, the woman who taught you How to Get The Meno pause and Enjoy It\, comes a brand-new show: Further Adventures in WOMANIN G. And what an hilarious adventure it’s going to be!\n\nJoin us as Anne explores the world of the feminine\, the mammy\, the twerky dancer: From 1 8-hour girdles and Housewives of The Year\, to ripped influencer grannies pumping iron on Insta\, from the Sunday drive to the spa break\, from Ange l Delight to Ozempic and back to the chiffon scarf test\, Anne weaves a pa nt-wetting path through a changing half century of womany stuff -\n\nAnd t hat’s just the tip of the Anneburg!\n\nSuitable for age 18+\n\nPraise fo r How to Get The Menopause and Enjoy It\n\n“Hilarious …utterly punk. ” Irish Independent\n\n“Side-splittingly funny… voice worthy of a We st End Musical.” ****Reviews Hub\n\nPraise for previous work\n\n‘Talen ted\, confident and phenomenally quick-witted. **** ’ Chortle\, UK\n\n ‘Wackily original…must see!’ New York Time\n\n‘Genius. Kill to get a ticket.’ *****Scotsman\n\n‘A world class act’ Sunday Times\, UK\n \n'Feckin’ great.' Village Voice\, NY\n\n'You will be smitten.' - What's On\, London. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Ann-Gildea-Image.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:176@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250206 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250207 DTSTAMP:20240722T145103Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/achilles-neil/ SUMMARY:Achilles Neil DESCRIPTION:Our comedy hero is back on the road with a brand new epic stand up show.\n\nJoin one of Ireland's favourite comics as he takes on life's a bsurdities in his own inimitable way. A celebration of the altogether too frequent weaknesses that make us human.\n\nDon't miss the hilarious Achill es Neil.\n\n*Does not contain any actual Greek mythology\n\n"No TV camera could accurately measure the lightning speed of Delamere’s wit"- The Ir ish Times\n\n“One lean\, mean\, comedy\, killing machine’ ***** - The Herald\n\nSuitable for age 16+\n\n \;\n\n  ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Neil_Delamere-2024_A chilles_Neil-Twitter_Safe.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:209@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250207 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250208 DTSTAMP:20241223T144712Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/freddie-white-3/ SUMMARY:Freddie White DESCRIPTION:Freddie White is a masterful guitar player\, singer-songwriter and interpreter of songs who has captivated audiences in Ireland and beyon d with his emotive performances. With a career spanning five decades\, Fre ddie continues to be a luminary in the music industry\, leaving an indelib le mark on those who have the pleasure of experiencing his live shows.\n\n A founding member of 'Scullion' and 'The Fake'\, Freddie's career skyrocke ted touring alongside Eric Clapton. With timeless albums like "Live on Tou r" and "Do You Do"\, Freddie's eclectic repertoire and the magnetic energy of his live shows resonates with fans old and new.\n\nRunning Time:  2 h ours including an interval. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Freddie-White-scaled -e1734956505268.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:166@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250208 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250210 DTSTAMP:20240614T134105Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/joe-the-magician-live/ SUMMARY:Joe the Magician - Live DESCRIPTION:It’s Joe the Magician from RTÉjr! And he’s bringing his sp ectacular children’s comedy magic and illusion show BACK to the Mill The atre….but this time for a weekend of 4 shows!\n\nJoe’s show fuses laug h out loud comedy magic with absolutely jaw dropping spectacular illusions live on stage. It’s a rollercoaster theatrical ride that reinvents chil dren’s entertainment.\n\nFlying tables\, magical ghosts\, a live snowsto rm\, an audience member floating on stage\, are just a hint of what you ca n expect!\n\nAlthough it’s a kids magic show the grown ups love it just as much!\n\nJoe’s hugely popular TV show ‘Dizzy Deliveries’ is the m ost watched show on RTÉjr AND the most streamed show on the RTÉ Player! Where Joe plays a magical delivery man who uses Làmh sign.\n\nEarly booki ng is advised as all of Joe’s previous tour dates have sold out in Irela nd and the U.K. including the 3Olympia and the Everyman Cork.\n\n“Joe Da ly is Ireland’s leading children’s magician” The Irish Times\n\n“J oe Daly is absolutely brilliant” John McColgan …producer/director of R iverdance.\n\nYouTube promo:  https://youtu.be/12cOob4WZ4o?si=aHZfJZlz-v9 A85cl\n\nRunning Time: 70 minutes with no interval ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Joe-Daly-scaled-e171 8120549671.jpg CATEGORIES:Children,Family END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:177@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250215 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250216 DTSTAMP:20241219T143719Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/the-bee-gees-story-nights-on-broadwa y-2/ SUMMARY:The Bee Gees Story\, Nights on Broadway DESCRIPTION:Nights On Broadway present a unique tribute to the Bee Gees thr ough a fantastic live concert.\n\n“The Bee Gees’ Story” tells the st ory of the Bee Gees entirely through their music. The Bee Gees’ incredib le songs\, from over four decades\, from the 60s to the 90s\, have been pa instakingly recreated by a totally live performance from top musicians in their field. The audience experience is that of being at a Bee Gees concer t\, with a unique blend of classic hits\, acoustic medleys and\, of course \, the magic of the songs from Saturday Night Fever.\n\nThe total song wri ting virtuosity of the Gibb Brothers is not neglected\, our wonderful fema le vocalist appears as some of the musical legends\, such as Barbara Strei sand\, Celine Dion\, Dolly Parton and Diana Ross\, that recorded songs spe cially written for them by the Bee Gees.\n\nCostume changes throughout the show and a full video backdrop complete the production\, reflecting on th e songs being performed. No backing tracks are used which is extremely unu sual for a Bee Gees Tribute show\, giving a fully adaptable live performan ce\, enhancing audience participation\, and of course total musical integr ity.\n\nThe show has delighted audiences in Ireland\, the UK\, Mainland Eu rope and the Middle East for the past 15 years.\n\nRunning Time:  2 hours 15 minutes including interval. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/bee-gees-scaled-e172 1984921763.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:212@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250218 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250223 DTSTAMP:20250110T121321Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/the-snapper-2/ SUMMARY:The Snapper DESCRIPTION:The R&\;R are proud to return to The Mill Theatre with ‘Th e Snapper’\, following the successful runs of ‘Dancing at Lughnasa’ and ‘Beauty and The Beast Jr’ in 2024.\n\n‘The Snapper’\nWhen 20 y ear old Sharon announces her pregnancy\, she refuses to disclose the fathe r's identity\, sparking curiosity and gossip among her family\, friends\, and neighbours.\n\nThe play delves into themes of family\, community\, and resilience\, showcasing the ups and downs of Sharon’s journey. Doyle's sharp wit and knack for capturing authentic Dublin dialogue infuses the st ory with humour and heart.\n\nThrough its exploration of the Rabbitte fami ly's relationships and the broader community's reactions.  The Snapper of fers a touching and funny portrait of Irish life\, highlighting the enduri ng strength of family bonds.\n\nRunning Time:  2hours 20 minutes includin g an interval.  Suitable for age 18+ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Updated-snapper-2-14 00x800png.png CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:217@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250221 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250222 DTSTAMP:20250131T134438Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/older-bolder-wiser/ SUMMARY:Older\, Bolder\, Wiser DESCRIPTION:Older\, Bolder\, Wiser’ is writer and broadcaster\, Barbara S cully’s first one woman show.\n\nIt is a lively\, rollercoaster journey of storytelling and stand-up comedy as Barbara muses on some of the absurd ities of being a woman (magic knickers and smear tests feature) along with the joy of getting older. Barbara says that once you stop paying attentio n to the messages about anti-ageing and other nonsense around how women sh ould be in the world\, getting older is great.\n\n“Once you are through the menopause\, you arrive at a wonderful time\, full of freedoms and the opportunity to do things that you have not been able to in earlier decades . The problem is that no one tells you about it\,” she says. Barbara thi nks this is bloody ridiculous and is on a mission to tell women to embrace getting older and to use the freedom of being older to do whatever they l ike. “Men need to hear this message too\,” she says\, “’cos when t he post menopausal women start to realise their power…. Well… it’s g onna get interesting.”\n\nRunning time:  1 hour 15minutes with no inter val.  Suitable for age 18+ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Barbara-Scully-e1738 324640658.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:211@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250226 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250302 DTSTAMP:20250107T164600Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/ulster-american/ SUMMARY:Ulster American DESCRIPTION:Balally Players present\,  'Ulster American’ by David Irelan d.  A contemporary black comedy that features an Oscar-winning Hollywood actor\, an English west-end theatre director and an up-and-coming female p laywright who meet up on the eve of rehearsals of her new career-transform ing ‘Irish’ play\, due to premiere in London's West End.  But when it turns out that they’re not on the same page\, the night threatens to sp iral out of control.\n\nExploring abuses of power\, the confusion of cultu ral identity and the silencing of the female voice\, ‘Ulster American ’ is confrontational and brutally funny – not for the faint of heart. \n\n* Contains very strong\, offensive language throughout.  Suitable for age 18+\n\nRunning Time:  90 minutes with no interval. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Balally-Ulster-Ameri ca.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:196@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250227 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250301 DTSTAMP:20241015T183720Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/happen-chance-2/ SUMMARY:Happen/ Chance DESCRIPTION:This is a show not to be missed in our Maureen O'Hara studio! " Happen/Chance" –is an improvisational theatre experience that unfolds be fore your eyes. With every spin of the "Wheel of Archetypes" and selection from the "Trunk of Materialistic Identifiers" each actor transforms on st age\, weaving a story of characters fuelled by spontaneity and imagination .  Random lines of dialogue are thrown at each new character to include i n this new play that will be created before your eyes. Each night two bran d new plays!\n\nBe part of the action as our seasoned actors – John O’ Hagan\, Charlie Kranz\, Anna Nugent\, and Paul Nugent – breathe life int o this unscripted journey\, delivering clever\, comic performances that wi ll leave you spellbound.\n\nFollowing their hugely successful performances at the "Scene and Heard" Festival\, in Smock Alley Theatre (Feb 2024)\, M ill Theatre (May 2024) and Tallaght Theatre (June 2024)\, the  "Happen/Ch ance" Team are thrilled bring their unparalleled brand of Honestly\, Live\ , Theatre BACK AGAIN  to the  Mill Theatre in Dundrum.\n\nJoin us for an evening of comic entertainment\, where every line spoken is a revelation\ , and every moment is a brand new and always comic!\n\nDon't miss out on t his exhilarating theatrical experience – book your tickets now and prepa re to be swept away by the magic of "Happen/Chance"!\n\n“ I felt privile ged to be entertained by such a group”.        “…….a really fantastic show!”                 “..so entertaining ”        “…Incredible!”    “I loved it – so differen t. I’ll be come back!”                  “These arti sts are amazing”          “ …. recommend it to all” “ i t’s like ‘Who’s Line is it anyway’\, except its live and way bette r! ”…some comments from audience members\n\nRunning Time:  1 hour 40 mins including an interval.  Suitable for age 12+ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Happen-Chance-scaled .jpg CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:207@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250305 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250316 DTSTAMP:20250306T121031Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/the-whispering-chair/ SUMMARY:The Whispering Chair DESCRIPTION:The Whispering Chair\n\nAn old chair in a Cavan Museum has beco me an unlikely source of inspiration for a powerful new show that shines a light on the wartime women who have been airbrushed from Irish history\n\ n The role of women in war and the repercussions of intergenerational tra uma are central themes in a gripping new play set to take to the stage at dlr Mill Theatre Dundrum from March 5 to 15 in association with Livin’ D red Theatre Company. Titled The Whispering Chair and penned by Tara Maria Lovett\, the play explores a modern marriage that is tested and strained b y the enduring impact of the War of Independence.\n\nDirected by Bryan Bur roughs and featuring performances from Caitríona Williams and Naoise Dunb ar\, the play looks at the lengths women will go to in times of war to sur vive and do what is necessary to keep themselves and their families safe.\ n\nSpeaking ahead of the premiere\, the play's writer Tara Maria Lovett ex plains how an old chair in a Cavan museum became the inspiration for this powerful new show:\n\n“The Cavan County Museum features a room dedicated to the historical roles of women\,” explains Lovett. “I came across a n ornate parlour chair\, designed for ladies of the era to practice needle point\, and I started to imagine the women who might have used it. The sto ry is about the effects on the women who are forced to take on male roles during wartime. Those who were often airbrushed from the history books and how the trauma can affect future generations.”\n\nLovett participated i n the Mill Theatre’s prestigious Maven programme\, which supports Irish female playwrights in the creation of new work. Speaking ahead of the show \, dlr Mill Theatre director Kate Canning encouraged audiences to come and be inspired:\n\n“We are thrilled to present this new show by Lovett\, w ho is an outstanding playwright. Our Maven programme\, now in its fourth y ear\, was established specifically to address the lack of support for fema le playwrights. Ireland has remarkable talent\, but there are numerous cha llenges in bringing a script to the stage. I encourage audiences to embrac e this groundbreaking new piece of Irish theatre\, which has the potential to become a future classic.”\n\nThe Whispering Chair is co-produced by the Mill Theatre and Cavan-based Livin’ Dred Theatre. Speaking about the show\, Livin Dred's artistic director Aaron Monaghan remarked:\n\n“We a re so excited to present The Whispering Chair by Tara Maria Lovett at the Mill Theatre\, Dundrum as part of our programme for our 21 Years Celebrati on. It is a great chance for Dublin audiences to experience this intense a nd impactful new piece of theatre. We look forward to welcoming you all.. ”\n\nThe Whispering Chair\, produced by Livin’ Dred\, directed by Brya n Burroughs and written by Tara Maria Lovett\, takes place at dlr Mill The atre\, Dundrum from March 5 to 15.\n\nRunning time: 75 minutes with no int erval.  Suitable for age 12+\n\nOn Saturday evening\,  8th March\, Kate Canning\, Artistic Director\,  will facilitate a post show Q&\;A with Tara Maria Lovett and Bryan Burroughs. This will take place on the Main St age\, immediately after the final curtain of the 7.30pm performance.\n\nPl ease view The Whispering Chair Programme here:  The Whispering Chair Prog ramme\n\n \;\n\n\n\n \;\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Whispering-Chair-sca led.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:205@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250313 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250316 DTSTAMP:20250310T124029Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/after-sarah-miles/ SUMMARY:After Sarah Miles DESCRIPTION:Please note:  The performance on Wednesday March 12th has been cancelled.  Audience members for that performance will be contacted to o ffer them an alternative date or to offer a refund.\nPerforming in our Mau reen O'Hara Studio\, After Sarah Miles chronicles 35 years in the life of Bobeen\, a Dingle fisherman whose first job\, as a 14-year-old\, is on the set of Ryan’s Daughter\, where Robert Mitchum buys him his very first d rink and Sarah Miles is the subject of his first serious crush.\n\nBobeen is still longing for the American dream long after the film crew pulls out of town but life becomes a bit of rollercoaster until one faithful evenin g when a bottlenose dolphin guides his boat into Dingle bay.\n\n'Deeply mo ving this runs the gamut of emotions and it never gets boring. You constan tly find yourself wondering what is going to happen next and it constantly surprises. This is a powerful piece that deserves a look.'  No More Work horse\n'After Sarah Miles is a charming and absorbing play that maps out o ne man’s life as a constellation of wrong turns and second chances. That man is Dingle fisherman Bobeen\, a warm soul who guides us through his li fe\, from his impressionable boyhood encounter with US actor Robert Mitchu m\, to his years of drinking and disappointment.  Though this is a fine y arn\, writer Michael Hilliard Mulcahy’s greatest strength is his ear for dialect. There is lovely language here.'  Irish Examiner\nRunning time:   75 minutes with no interval.  Suitable for age 15+ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/SarahMillTheatreSize .jpg CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:223@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250322 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250323 DTSTAMP:20250205T153646Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/dydc-annual-gala-2025/ SUMMARY:DYDC Annual Gala 2025 DESCRIPTION:Dublin Youth Dance Company (DYDC) is Ireland’s flagship conte mporary youth dance company which curates and hosts the annual Irish Youth Dance Festival (IYDF &\; Annual Gala)\, providing a national platform for youth dance. Its vision is to cultivate distinct artistic voices throu gh the creation and performance of transformative repertoire uniquely emb odied by young artists.\n\nDYDC provides pathways of high-quality pre voca tional training and ensemble performance for young dancers/aspiring dance artists\, led by professional choreographers and dance artists/teachers ex tending the range and deepening the experience of their dancer selves.\n\n  The Dublin Youth Dance Company Annual Gala will include performances by Junior\, Transition and Senior DYDC ensembles with choreography by associa te teachers Amanda Braide\, Tara Bredemeier and Anderson de Souza.\n\nThe Gala will also include special guest performances by LA Feeney and Inchico re College of Further Education\, the work of professional DYDC Alumni Ben Sullivan and Alexandra Vostokova\, solo and duet dance pieces by senior m embers of DYDC as part of the ‘Emerging Voices’ Mentoring Programme.\n \n‘Emerging Voices’ enables Senior DYDC dancers to develop their own c horeographies mentored by professional dance artists from DYDC’s alumni (Ben Sullivan and Alexandra Vostokova).\n\nDublin Youth Dance Company is p roudly funded by the Arts Council of Ireland and dlr County Council.\n\nRu nning Time:  1 hour 50 minutes including an interval. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Mill-Theatre-Whats-O n-page.png CATEGORIES:Dance END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:216@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250325 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250330 DTSTAMP:20250126T193156Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/all-shook-up/ SUMMARY:All Shook Up DESCRIPTION:Following on from last year’s successful production of\, "The Fiddler on The Roof"\,  Glencullen Dundrum MDS are back this year with\, "All Shook Up".\n\nThis crowd-pleasing musical is inspired by and featuri ng the songs of Elvis Presley®.\n\nIt’s 1955\, and into a square little town in a square little state rides a guitar-playing young man who change s everything and everyone he meets in this hip-swiveling\, lip-curling mus ical fantasy that’ll have you jumpin’ out of your blue suede shoes wit h such classics as “Heartbreak Hotel\,” “Jailhouse Rock\,” and “ Don’t Be Cruel.”\n\nRunning Time:  2 hours including an interval. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/All-Shook-Up-Glencul len.jpg CATEGORIES:Musical END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:222@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250329 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250330 DTSTAMP:20250226T165506Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/craic-dealers-comedy-club-with-edwin -sammon-and-guests/ SUMMARY:Craic Dealers Comedy Club with Edwin Sammon and Guests DESCRIPTION:Keego Presents – Craic Dealers Comedy Club!\n\n \;\n\nThe doors to Craic Dealers Comedy Club are open again\, bringing the best com edians to The dlr Mill Theatre. This show is no exception\n\nHosted by Kee go who has been dealing craic on stages all over the world. Recently spend ing 2 weeks in New York touring some of the most famous venues and basemen ts the city has to offer. Keego will be your guide on the night and will b e getting to know you throughout. Asking the important questions like\, wh at is the Irish Kama Sutra\, what is bottomless brunch and why does Usain Bolt get applauded for finishing in 9.58 seconds and Keego does NOT!!??\n\ nOur headliner – EDWIN SAMMON\n\nEdwin Sammon's unpredictable and immens ely likeable style saw audiences award him the Tedfest Golden Toilet Duck in 2011 for best comedian. On TV screens he took over the news desk co-pr esenting and writing on Republic Of Telly and as Fr. Gabriel in the IFTA a ward-winning Bridget and Eamon which is available on the RTE Player. The O ffaly native has supported Jason Byrne\, Fred Cooke and Ardal O'Hanlon on their nationwide tours and performed at every major festival and club in t he country.\n\nOur Special Guest – JOE DOWLIN\n\nAfter the success of a sold out Irish tour\, Joe Dowlin bringing the craic to Craic Dealers Comed y Club as he prepared for his big show in The Ambassador Theatre next mont h!!  Joe is a Tallaght native and award-winning comedian\, who for the la st eight years has been headlining in every festival and top comedy club i n the country with upcoming shows in Vicar Street and Electric Picnic. Joe is one of the most in-demand comedians in Ireland at the moment. Joining Joe on the night will be Comedians Al Porter (sold-out work-in-progress to ur) Willa White (Talking Bollox podcast) and Paul Marsh (Irish dad jokes) .\n\nTaran O’Sullivan\n\nTaran O'Sullivan is quickly making a big impact on the Irish comedy scene\; not only for her dry\, sardonic wit\, but als o via the accolades she has jotted up to date.. She's one of Cherry Comed y's Breakout Acts\, a Funny Women Semi-finalist and a finalist in Bray's n ew comedian of the year competition\n\nCaroline Gorman. \n\nA comedy hurri cane\, Caroline discusses her high energy antics and no holds barred stori es. With her tongue firmly lodged in her cheek and sometimes with more det ails than we expected. Caroline Gorman will have you laughing so hard your sides and pants will be split.\n\nPaddy Armas\n\nPaddy Armas has been per forming stand up for 3 years in Dublin and was a finalist in last year’s show me the funny\, having previously won a stitches gong show and was th e inaugural winner of the Baileys Laughs Gong Show. He is regular comic on the Dublin having performed at many of the top venues in Dublin and acros s the country.\n\nSteven Elliott\n\nStephen Elliott has been performing co medy for 15 years\, and been getting laughs for 10! He is weird\, wild and cheeky. Expect impressions\, interactions and far too much information ab out his browsing history. He has performed in every major club in Ireland and the UK and is making his Mill Theatre debut!\n\n"Keego is the best hos t we have seen in years\, unflappable and able to handle anyone. He brough t us through a great night of comedy in The Mill" East Coast FM\n\n"Keego is Irelands next breakthrough comedian" Hotpress\n\nRunning time:  90 min utes including an interval.  Suitable for age 18+ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/FINAL-Craic-Dealers- 1400-x-800-px-2.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:224@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250402 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250406 DTSTAMP:20250330T143807Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/the-shadow-of-a-gunman/ SUMMARY:The Shadow of a Gunman DESCRIPTION:DUE TO ILLNESS\, THE PERFORMANCE OF THE SHADOW OF A GUNMAN ON T UESDAY APRIL 1ST HAS BEEN CANCELLED.  ANY BOOKINGS FOR THAT EVENING HAVE BEEN MOVED TO WEDNESDAY 2ND APRIL.  \nIF THIS NEW DATE DOES NOT SUIT\, PL EASE EMAIL OR CALL BOX OFFICE ON info@milltheatre.ie / 01 296 9340 TO BOOK FOR ANOTHER EVENING OR TO RECEIVE A REFUND.  \nBOX OFFICE OPENING HOURS ARE TUESDAY-SATURDAY 11AM-4PM.  CLOSED FOR LUNCH 1.30-2.30PM \nSet in a Dublin tenement\, Sean O Casey's The Shadow of a Gunman takes place over a single day during the Irish War of Independence.\n\nAspiring poet Donal D avoren is rumoured to be a gunman on the run\, making him the focus of muc h admiration and curiosity. As riots unfold on the streets outside\, his f ellow residents drift in and out of the room he shares with peddler Seamus Shields\, gossiping\, seeking advice and bringing to life the political a nd everyday concerns of the time.\n\nAs the reality of war moves closer t o their front door\, however\, patriotism is challenged and courage test ed while true heroism is found in an unexpected place.\n\nRathfarnham Thea tre Group are delighted to bring this tragicomedy to the stage.  It was t he first of Sean O Casey's work to be produced on the Abbey Stage (1923). Today it continues to move and enthrall audiences while raising questions on the idealised and distorted narratives which can so often shadow the re ality of our lives.\n\n‘A revelation …. Magnificent’ – The Observe r – 2023 (Druid Theatre)\n\n‘A potent\, moving mixture of comedy and t ragedy\, satire and polemics\, cynicism and romance – The New Yorker – 1999 (Irish Repertory Theatre)\n\nRunning Time:  1 hour 45 minutes inclu ding an interval. Suitable for age 12+\n\nProgramme can be viewed here:  The Shadow of a Gunman Programme ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/rathfarnhan-Shadow-m illbanner2.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:218@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250404 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250406 DTSTAMP:20250228T122756Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/making-a-show-of-myself/ SUMMARY:Making A Show Of Myself DESCRIPTION:“This life-affirming show is a good antidote right now in a w orld that seems impossibly difficult and cruel” - Irish Independent\n\n “She has a refreshingly grounded positivity that is infectious” -Revie ws Hub\n\n“An entertainer of the first rank...a privilege for the audien ce that she is prepared to generously to make a show of herself” - No Mo re Workhorse\n\nIn a modern twist on a beloved Irish pastime\, raconteur a nd international story expert Mary Kate O Flanagan makes a case for the pr ofound impact storytelling has on our lives\, while sharing some of the tr ue-life stories that made her a Grand Slam Champion Storyteller on two con tinents and a TikTok sensation!\n\nMaking a Show of Myself is a one-woman piece of theatre about the power and magic of true life stories. It earned glowing plaudits from the critics and standing ovations from audiences in its first sellout run and is now on tour across Ireland and beyond.\n\nMa ry Kate O Flanagan is an award-winning writer\, journalist and story consu ltant working in the film and television industry.  She has designed and delivered training in Storytelling On The Screen across the world.  Mary Kate works as a credited co-writer and an uncredited script doctor.\n\nRun ning Time:  85 minutes.  Suitable for age 16+ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Ali-Hardiman-MAKING- A-SHOW.png CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:215@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250408 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250413 DTSTAMP:20250120T120242Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/joseph-the-amazing-technicolour-drea mcoat/ SUMMARY:Joseph & The Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat DESCRIPTION:Kilmacud Musical Society is delighted to present Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at dlr Mill Theatre this April.\n\nThis bel oved musical\, composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber with lyrics by Tim Rice\, b rings the Biblical tale of Joseph\, his eleven brothers\, and the famous c oat of many colours to vibrant life. With its infectious melodies and genr e-spanning score that includes catchy pop tunes\, heartfelt ballads\, and even a touch of calypso\, the show promises something for everyone.\n\nThe story follows Joseph\, who is gifted with the power to decipher dreams\, when he is sold into slavery by his jealous brothers. Despite his hardship s\, Joseph's extraordinary gift ultimately lead him to triumph.\n\nBurstin g with energy\, humour\, and dazzling choreography\, audiences can look fo rward to a spectacular show filled with powerful performances and timeless themes of forgiveness and perseverance. Whether you’re a longtime fan o r new to this enchanting tale\, join us for an unforgettable evening of en tertainment this April and experience the joy and magic of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.\n\nAn Amateur production by arrangement wit h The Really Useful Group Ltd\n\nRunning Time:  2 hours including an inte rval. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Joseph_Poster_1400x8 00_info-01-scaled.jpg CATEGORIES:Musical END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:213@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250411 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250412 DTSTAMP:20250115T142043Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/but-i-digress/ SUMMARY:But I Digress…! DESCRIPTION:After 2 previous SOLD OUT performances\, award winning comedian Seán Begley returns to DLR Mill theatre studio with his brand new show ‘But I Digress…!’\, a mix of stories\, one-liners and eclectic thoug hts delivered with his trademark pseudo philosophical silliness.\n\nBe sur e not to miss the comic described by Today FM's Dave Moore as "a great man for a joke"\, “A huge hit...an amazing evening’s entertainment" a ccording to Independent.ie\,  with Dublin's Comedy Crunch referring to h im as “A great up and coming Irish comic and a seriously prolific joke writer".\n\nSuitable for age 16+\n\nRunning Time:  2 hours including an interval. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Sean-Begley-e1736950 594505.png CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:227@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250416 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250420 DTSTAMP:20250225T151949Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/blithe-spirit/ SUMMARY:Blithe Spirit DESCRIPTION:First aired in the West End over 80 years ago\, Sandyford Littl e Theatre are proud to present\,  Noël Coward's most famous play\, 'Blit he Spirit'– a comedy written in dark times during 1941\, just after the Blitz destroyed his London office.\n\nIt tells the story of novelist\, Cha rles Condomine\, who wishes to learn about the occult for a book he’s wr iting. He invites a psychic to perform a séance at his home\, only for he r to summon the ghost of his manipulative and mischievous first wife\, who returns to earth to haunt him and his current marriage. Only Charles (and the audience) can see Elvira which causes much grief at home and much fun in the auditorium!\n\nRunning Time:   2hours 15minutes including an int erval.  Suitable for age 11+\n\n \;\n\nREVIEWS\n\n“Coward's comedie s are always bankable…  Blithe Spirit is as good a cure for grimness as it ever was.” – The Guardian\n\n"Coward’s ebullient and ceaselessly witty dialogue is solid comedy." - Portland Monthly\n\n"Noel Coward’s s toryline is timeless and undeniably comic." - Official Theatre\n\n"Noel Co ward‘s spirited drawing room comedy Blithe Spirit is as ticklish and eph emeral as champagne bubbles." - Hollywood Reporter\n\n"Blithe Spirit is an utter delight\, summoning not just the titular spirit of Elvira\, but tha t of Noël Coward himself... creating an extremely enjoyable theatrical ex perience if you like sharp\, clever\, dark comedy." - Arts Hub\n\n“Wit t hat is as dry as the martinis he likes to reference in his scripts.” - T heatre Review\n\n“A light comedy about death.” – Noël Coward ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Sandyford-BlitheSpir it-MILLmktg-w.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy,Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:246@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250416 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250420 DTSTAMP:20250411T151511Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/happiness-then-v2/ SUMMARY:Happiness Then DESCRIPTION:A riveting comedy drama exploring the relationship between two sisters\, Bridget and Frances\, who meet for the first time after their Mo ther’s death. Eternally at odds\, they bicker as only sisters can over e verything from the wine to the will!\n\nExploring the fallout of being lef t behind\, loves and losses are examined and re-examined with acerbic wit and delicious put downs.\n\nCan Bridget and Frances’ searching need for sisterly support help to mend their broken relationships\, not only with e ach other but with their loved ones\, before it’s too late?\n\n​Runnin g time: 50 minutes and suitable for age 14+\n\nProgramme for the performan ce can be viewed here:  HAPPINESS THEN Programme 2025\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Happiness-then-comed y-drama-at-mill-theatre-1400px.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:214@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250421 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250422 DTSTAMP:20250422T101909Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/sage-time/ SUMMARY:Sage & Time DESCRIPTION:Rooted in themes of time and environment\, artists Beata Piekar ska Daly and Catherine King\, explore of a myriad of different mediums. Dr awing inspiration from plants\, sea and the air offer viewers a glimpse in to unique ways of seeing the natural world. The pieces offer on display in vite a close look to witness the magic held within these elements.\n\nFoll owing her research\, Beata Piekarska Daly presents work that finds symbiot ic ways of making and recreating ideas from the past’ and juxtaposing th em with ideas that may bring new perspectives towards the future.\n\nCathe rine King presents a range of works conveying the local environment and th e plants of place\, reflecting on our past\, cultivating our grandmother's lost knowledge of plants and their integration into modern life.\n\nIn th is show\, viewers will get a unique look into the process of what grows in “the artists garden” as an extension of Self\, with each artist explo ring nostalgia of places through art.\n\n“SAGE &\; Time” is an exhi bition of paintings\, sketches and mix-media works that explores the trans formative power of the natural world.\n\nwww.beatadaly.com\n\nwww.catherin ekingart.com ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/MILL-Sage-Time.png CATEGORIES:Gallery Exhibition END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:231@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250424 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250425 DTSTAMP:20250305T160120Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/doctor-brains-fun-believable-science / SUMMARY:Doctor Brain's Fun-Believable Science DESCRIPTION:Laugh and learn with Dr. Brain in this wildly entertaining show that engages the audience from the moment it starts. Dr. Brain performs i ncredible circus tricks\, explains how they are done\, and then has the au dience perform the tricks themselves. From "The Greatest Show on Earth"\, watch as Doctor Brain creates a force stronger than gravity. Be amazed as Doctor Brain taunts gravity by balancing objects of different sizes and sh apes. Laugh as the audience join in the show to learn the science behind t he tricks. Gravity never stands a chance as circus skills meet science.\n\ nFun-Believable Science is a show with a “wow” factor that will have c hildren buzzing for days. This show is aimed at all ages of primary school students from Junior Infants all the way up to 12's.\n\nDr. Brain is pe rformed by "Ireland's Greatest Showman"\, Jeff Keough\, who toured with Ri ngling Brothers Barnum and Bailey's "Greatest Show on Earth". Jeff has per formed at The White House\, Leinster House\, and toured Ireland for decade s.\n\nHighlights here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOwrb1JBeNM\n\nR unning Time:  1 hour.  Suitable for age 5-12\n\nA 10% discount will be a pplied to your final amount  if you also book for Captain Splash or Imagi nation Exploration. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Dr-Brain-4-scaled-e1 741166650628.jpg CATEGORIES:Children END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:202@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250425 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250426 DTSTAMP:20250411T195535Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/ready-steady-david-odoherty/ SUMMARY:Ready\, Steady\, David O’Doherty DESCRIPTION:The David O’Doherty of comedy is back! Having trained his b ody and mind to the point of peak perfection\, he has used a very nice pen to write a new concert of talking and songs. Now it’s time to say it ou t loud. He’s got fresh batteries for his keyboard and a splendid new hat . He is ready. ARE YOU?\n\nRunning Time:  2 hours including an interval.   Suitable for age 16+ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/David-ODoherty-lands cape.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:230@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250425 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250426 DTSTAMP:20250305T160435Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/captain-splash-3/ SUMMARY:Captain Splash DESCRIPTION:Arrrrrr you ready to set sail to fun and imagination?! This p irate magic show is about believing in your dreams and doing what you love . Gasp at amazing sword magic\, laugh as wands go crazy\, and smile duri ng a trip through the Bermuda Triangle of Terror. An amazing voyage where everyone becomes part of the crew and leaves with a bit of magic. Meet Sq uawk the parrot\, Sam the Clam\, and Naughty Narwhal in this heartwarming tale about the magic that happens when you believe.\n\nA wild\, water fil led\, wonderful show that the whole family will treasure.\n\nWritten and performed by "Ireland's Greatest Showman"\, Jeff Keough. Creator of the hi t show "Jackula"\, Jeff has performed at The White House\, toured with Rin gling Brothers and Barnum &\; Bailey's "Greatest show on Earth"\, and a ppeared on RTE numerous times. Jeff has entertained over 11 million people \, survived a tiger escaping backstage\, clowned on national television in the USA\, and put on a show for his daughter's Senior Infant Class. Jeff is the most successful circus performer in Ireland.\n\n“Magic\, juggling \, and laughs\, all by Ireland's greatest showman. My daughter and I loved it!” ----  Ali Pearse\,  Spin 1038\n\nRunning Time: 65 minutes.  Suitable for ages 3-10\n\nA 10% discount will be applied to your final amo unt  if you also book for  Imagination Exploration or Doctor Brain's Fun -Believable Science. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/MillTheatre-CaptainS plash.jpg CATEGORIES:Children END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:229@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250426 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250427 DTSTAMP:20250305T160356Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/imagination-exploration/ SUMMARY:Imagination Exploration DESCRIPTION:Invisible wands inspire children to make items appear and disap pear in a world where anything is possible. Imagination Exploration bri ngs alive the fun and creativity that lives within all children. Enjoy mag ic\, mayhem\, and puppetry in this rollicking rollercoaster of entertainme nt.\n\nSee an invisible rabbit perform a magic trick. Laugh as children ca pture magic from thin air and cast spells. Smile as kids tap into their i maginations and experience the joy of creation. Einstein said "Imaginatio n is more important than knowledge" but in children's hands it's also pur e entertainment.\n\nImagination Exploration is performed by "Ireland's Greatest Showman"\, Jeff Keough\, who toured with Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey's "Greatest Show on Earth". Trained at Clown College\, Jeff w owed audiences with the raucous French Circ Archaos\, has performed at T he White House\, Leinster House\, as well as the most daunting crowd ever  ... his daughter's Senior Infant Class.\n\nJeff unleashes his irrepressi ble clowning skills in this raucous excursion through imagination. There is no limit to where the show goes\, and with children at the wheel\, the trip is sure to take many twists and turns on its way to the final destina tion … fun!\n\nRunning Time: 60 minutes.  Suitable for ages: 3  - 8\n\ nA 10% discount will be applied to your final amount  if you also book fo r Captain Splash or Doctor Brain's Fun-Believable Science. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/2-Imagination-Explor ation-2aaa-e1741166549293.png CATEGORIES:Children END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:234@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250427 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250629 DTSTAMP:20250423T143921Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/no-illusions/ SUMMARY:No Illusions DESCRIPTION:Brian Fitzgerald is an author and illustrator of children’s p icture books. This exhibition however is far from picture book art. It’s a collection of oil paintings on canvas and on board. Unlike his illustra tion work Brian’s paintings are abstract and free from narrative. A laye r of oil paint is applied one on top of another. It’s a slow process com pared to the deadlines of picture book illustration. Each layer needing we eks to dry. The final piece will need a year to dry before it’s ready fo r the gallery. He embraces the departure from representative art. Without the goal of creating an illusion of a still life or landscape\, Brian appr eciates the freedom to explore paint\, colour and texture. Enjoying the un planned surprising results of painting artwork that is not connected to th e visible world.\n\nCatalogue for Exhibition can be viewed here:  Catalog ue for No Illusions Exhibition\n\nGallery Opening Hours:  11am-4pm Tuesda y to Saturday.  Closed for lunch 1.30-2.30pm.\n\nBrian Fitzgerald  pictu re book author &\; illustrator.\n\nWebsite  Linktree  Instagram  p hone 087-2538606\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Brian-Fitgerald-Imag e.jpg CATEGORIES:Gallery Exhibition END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:228@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250502 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250512 DTSTAMP:20250304T114759Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/encore-showtime-2025/ SUMMARY:Encore! Showtime 2025 DESCRIPTION:Tickets on Sale on Wednesday 5th March at 11am\nEncore! School of Performing Arts presents SHOWTIME 2025!\n\nOur variety show contains ex tracts from Annie\, Mary Poppins and High School Musical\, along with play s written for the Encore Kids: “Mischief in Happyland” and “Hide and Seek by Birches Forest”!  Every single one of our students aged 4 year s to 18 years from our centres in Taney\, Rathfarnham\, Knocklyon\, Sandyf ord and right here at dlr Mill Theatre has been working hard all year at o ur musical theatre classes. They can’t wait to get back on the stage aga in this year to show our audience that “Everyone is a star at Encore!” \n\nParents please note: Each student performs in just one show! Please do double check that you have the correct day\, date and time for your child ’s show. Also due to the huge demand\, there is a ticket limit per stude nt during the initial booking phase. We will release any remaining tickets closer to Showtime\, and will alert all parents if this is possible. Than k you!\n\nRunning time:  2 hours including an interval.  Suitable for ag e 3+ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Encore-Image-scaled. jpg CATEGORIES:Performing Arts School END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:251@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250513 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250515 DTSTAMP:20250419T162138Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/tech-the-musical/ SUMMARY:TECH! The Musical DESCRIPTION:Dlr Mill Youth Theatre are proud to present Tech! The Musical b y Sophie Cassidy.\n\nOne lonely lamp. One wild quest. One very dramatic ex tension cord.\n\nMeet Lampy—a stage light with a dim past and big dreams . While the other lights get their moment in the spotlight (literally)\, L ampy is stuck gathering dust on the tech floor\, unplugged and feeling... well\, a little low wattage.\n\nBut not for long.\n\nFed up with being ove rlooked (and under lit)\, Lampy takes matters into their own wires and set s off on a journey to find the socket that will finally make them glow. Al ong the way\, they meet a ragtag crew of backstage oddballs—chatty speak ers\, moody rolls of tape\, maybe even a power-hungry AJ who's got big pla ns for the theatre and zero chill.\n\nWill Lampy find their spark? Or will AJ's mysterious plot plunge everything into total blackout?\n\nPacked wit h backstage banter\, heartfelt moments\, and enough gaffer tape to hold th e universe together\, this musical comedy is a love letter to the unsung h eroes of the stage—the techies\, the tools\, and that one light who just wants to shine.\n\nRunning Time:  1 hour 25minutes with no interval. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/FINAL-Youth-Theatre. jpg CATEGORIES:Drama,Musical END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:244@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250514 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250518 DTSTAMP:20250515T154103Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/posthumous-pardon-the-state-versus-h arry-gleeson-and-moll-mccarthy/ SUMMARY:Posthumous Pardon: Performances in dlr Mill Theatre DESCRIPTION:PERFORMANCES ON WEDNESDAY 14th- SATURDAY 17th MAY ARE IN MAUREE N O'HARA STUDIO\, DLR MILL THEATRE\nPosthumous Pardon:  The State versus Harry Gleeson and Moll McCarthy \n\nA staged rehearsed reading by Balally  players of a new play by Sean T. Daly. Directed by Conor O'Malley.\n\n  In 1940\, in the midst of The Emergency\, in a tight community in rural I reland\, a single mother of six illegitimate children from different fathe rs\, is brutally murdered. She was found in a field in Tipperary. An elabo rate cover-up is concocted that leads to the conviction and execution of a n innocent man\, Harry Gleeson. During the trial\, a young junior counsel\ , Seán MacBride\, endeavours to establish Harry Gleeson's innocence. Eve n though Harry had an alibi\, no one came forward as a witness and Harry w as swiftly convicted and hanged.\n\nFollowing a long campaign to clear his name\, Harry Gleeson was posthumously pardoned by the State.\n\nSean Daly 's imaginative recreation in dramatic form\, of this true story\, depicts\ , arguably\, the most egregious miscarriage of the criminal justice system \, since the foundation of the Irish State.\n\nKindly co-funded by Dún La oghaire-Rathdown (dlr) County Council. \n\nRunning Time:  2hours 30 minu tes including an interval. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/UPDATED-Posthumous.p ng CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:174@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250515 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250516 DTSTAMP:20240726T175018Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/chris-kent-offline/ SUMMARY:Chris Kent ‘Offline’ DESCRIPTION:Cork’s own Chris Kent returns with a brand new show ‘Offlin e’. He tries to give up the internet and navigate life without asking hi s phone what to eat\, where to go or how to get home. He longs for a simpl er time of playing ‘Snake’ and constructing emojis himself. Now that h e has hit 40 years of age\, he wonders if he can ever go back to thinking for himself. Join him on a journey that will either make him or break him. \n\nThe Irish Times ****  “Kent is a master storyteller”\n\nThe Mirr or *****\n\nRunning Time:  2 hours including an interval.  Suitable for age 16+ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Chris-Kent-Offline-1 400x800px.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:250@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250517 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250518 DTSTAMP:20250418T151436Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/ballet-magic/ SUMMARY:Ballet Magic DESCRIPTION:  Tickets On Sale on Saturday April 26th at 11am\nEn Pointe Sc hool of Ballet proudly presents this year's performance of "Ballet Magic". Come see our wonderful students showcase their talents as they take us th rough each Magical dance. From our little Ballerinas to our senior perform ers we are so excited for them to take the stage!\n\nRunning Time:  40 mi nutes with no interval. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/En-Pointe-Ballet-Sch ool-e1744977237961.jpg CATEGORIES:Performing Arts School END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:254@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250518 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250519 DTSTAMP:20250425T192238Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/elite-dance-academy-end-of-year-show / SUMMARY:Elite Dance Academy – End of year show DESCRIPTION:Tickets on sale on Thursday May 1st at 11am\nPlease join us for Elite Dance Academy’s end of year school performance.\n\nOur superstars have worked incredible hard and can’t wait to bring their show to life on the dlr Mill Theatre stage for our tenth year in shows! It is one not t o be missed!\n\nRunning Time:  1 hour 20 minutes including an interval. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Elite-Dance-Academy- e1745494788554.jpg CATEGORIES:Performing Arts School END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:260@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250518 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250519 DTSTAMP:20250515T162337Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/posthumous-pardon-performance-in-pea rce-museum-rathfarnham/ SUMMARY:Posthumous Pardon: Performance in Pearce Museum Rathfarnham DESCRIPTION:PERFORMANCE ON SUNDAY 18TH MAY IS IN HALLA MOR\, PEARSE MUSEUM\ , RATHFARNHAM\nParking at the Sarah  Curran Avenue  entrance.\n \;\n \nPosthumous Pardon:  The State versus Harry Gleeson and Moll McCarthy \ n\nA staged rehearsed reading by Balally players of a new play by Sean T. Daly. Directed by Conor O’Malley.\n\n  In 1940\, in the midst of The Emergency\, in a tight community in rural Ireland\, a single mother of si x illegitimate children from different fathers\, is brutally murdered. She was found in a field in Tipperary. An elaborate cover-up is concocted tha t leads to the conviction and execution of an innocent man\, Harry Gleeson . During the trial\, a young junior counsel\, Seán MacBride\, endeavours to establish Harry Gleeson’s innocence. Even though Harry had an alibi\ , no one came forward as a witness and Harry was swiftly convicted and han ged.\n\nFollowing a long campaign to clear his name\, Harry Gleeson was po sthumously pardoned by the State.\n\nSean Daly’s imaginative recreation in dramatic form\, of this true story\, depicts\, arguably\, the most egre gious miscarriage of the criminal justice system\, since the foundation of the Irish State.\n\nKindly co-funded by Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown (dlr) Cou nty Council. \n\nRunning Time:  2hours 30 minutes including an interval. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/UPDATED-Posthumous.p ng CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:236@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250521 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250523 DTSTAMP:20250311T164345Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/i-love-you-youre-perfect-now-change/ SUMMARY:I Love You\, You’re Perfect\, Now Change DESCRIPTION:The American College Dublin presents the off- Broadway hit\, ‘I Love You\, You’re Perfect\, Now Change!’\n\nBook and Lyrics by Jo e diPietro\, Music by Jimmy Roberts\n\n‘I Love You\, You’re Perfect\, Now Change!’ is a hilarious musical revue charting the dizzying spectrum of modern day relationships. Everything you’ve secretly thought about d ating\, romance\, marriage\, lovers\, husbands\, wives and in-laws – but were afraid to admit – is celebrated in this musical joyride through th e jungle of the modern mating game. It pays tribute to those who have fall en on their face at the portal of romance and to those who have dared to a sk\, ‘Say what are you doing Saturday night?’\n\nThe four actors from the graduating year of the Musical Theatre BFA programme play over forty r oles revealing the difficulties and joys of connecting with another person \, no matter what age!\n\nThis amateur production of “I Love You\, You ’re Perfect\, Now Change” is presented by arrangement with Concord The atricals Ltd. on behalf of Samuel French Ltd.  www.concordtheatricals.co. uk\n\nRunning Time:  2 hours including an interval.  Suitable for age 14 + ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/American-College.jpe g CATEGORIES:Musical END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:249@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250523 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250526 DTSTAMP:20250416T135105Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/mel-ryan-school-show-3/ SUMMARY:Mel Ryan School Show DESCRIPTION:Tickets On Sale on Wednesday 30th April at 11am\nThe Mel Ryan S chool offers a unique service by using the vehicles of music\, drama\, and dance to teach life skills\, boost self-esteem\, develop social skills an d build resilience and strength of character.  This is done in a fun-fill ed\, non-competitive environment\, where each student is valued and treate d equally regardless of standard of performance.\n\nWe have a full weekly timetable of classes for children aged 3-18yrs in five venues across South Dublin\; Carrickmines\, Mt. Merrion\, Booterstown\, and Mounttown.\n\nCon tact Mel/Bryana at melryanschool@gmail.com www.melryanschool.ie\n\nRunning Time:  2 hours including an interval ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Copy-of-Melryan_ad20 22.pdf-1400-x-800-px-1-1.png CATEGORIES:Performing Arts School END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:235@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250528 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250529 DTSTAMP:20250527T171737Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/rory-ohanlon-happy-hour/ SUMMARY:Rory O’Hanlon: Happy Hour DESCRIPTION:Rory O’Hanlon is embarking on his debut tour. He’s a regula r face on Irish TV\, featured on RTE’s New Comedy Awards\, Republic of T elly alongside Des Bishop in Under the Influence.\n\nA veteran of stage at Edinburgh Fringe\, including performances in The Stand’s ‘Best of Iri sh’ show\, while also appearing at both Glasgow and Cardiff Comedy Festi vals.\n\nRory’s dry Irish wit has made him a favourite at the Edinburgh 
Fringe and has recently performed tour support for Taskmaster’s
Pau l Chowdry. Rory has over 50\,000 followers on Instagram and 400k likes
o n TikTok.\n\nRunning Time:  1 hour 40 minutes including an interval.  Su itable for age 15+ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Rory-O-Hanlon_0146_p hoto-by-steve-ullathorne1810065-scaled-e1741340815646.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:220@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250529 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250601 DTSTAMP:20250219T094627Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/tender-mercies/ SUMMARY:Tender Mercies DESCRIPTION:Inspired by a headline in a local newspaper\, Fair City’s SOR CHA FURLONG\, in a tour-de-force performance\,  portrays Mary Fortune as she recounts the highs and lows\, loves\, disappointments and demons  wit h us in an incisive fine-tuned study of a woman on a downward spiral. Furl ong brings vividly to life a whole cast of characters from Mary’s past – her parents\, ex-husband\, hairdressing clients\, neighbours\, friends and beloved twin brother Barry. Blackly comic and poignant you’ll be th inking of Mary long after the lights go down.\n\nTENDER MERCIES is written by Colette Cullen and directed by Caroline FitzGerald and originally deve loped\, produced and staged at The New Theatre\, Temple Bar\, Dublin.\n\nR unning Time:  1 hour.  Suitable for age 16+\n\nPresented in association with Age &\; Opportunity as part of the nationwide Bealtaine festival – celebrating the arts and creativity as we age.\n\n \;\n\nThe Revie ws Hub - Tender Mercies review by Emma Devlin\, April 24\, 2024\n\n‘Cole tte Cullen’s Tender Mercies is a surprisingly affecting play… The wri ting is rich with character and the shifts in tone are well handled in the text\, expertly melding dark humour with even darker truths.  ‘… the star of the show is inarguably Furlong\, and not because she’s the only one on stage. It’s a phenomenal performance.’ *****\n\n \;\n\nNo More Workshorse – Tender Mercies review by Brian Merriman April 24\, 20 24\n\n‘...Cullen has a gift for bringing the light into the darkness in her writing.  Sorcha Furlong is a master storyteller. She brings Mary’s charm\, innocence\, confidence\, vulnerability and stark reality direct f rom the stage onto our laps.  … under the deft direction of Caroline Fi tzGerald… Furlong has such a range and control of emotions that there is n’t a wasted word or scenario.  The teamwork of the writer\, director a nd actor is seamless and blended in one memorable voice.’*****\n\n \ ;\n\nThe Arts Review – Tender Mercies review by Chris O’Rourke Septemb er 24th\, 2024\n\n‘If you want to check out a top class performance\, Fu rlong at The Viking is a sure fire certainty. In the end you might remembe r Mary\, but Furlong you’ll never forget. A poetic and brilliant perform ance.   Poetry and prose collide in Colette Cullen’s hugely affecting Tender Mercies’  **** ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Colette-Image-Tender -Mercies.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:204@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250530 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250531 DTSTAMP:20241121T154319Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/best-of-broadway/ SUMMARY:Best Of Broadway DESCRIPTION:This concert will be a musical celebration\, performed by Kathy Nugent\,  of The Best of Broadway\, the finest songs from stage and scre en\, to lift the spirit. Kathy will also introduce some of the best known recent Irish songs to celebrate the season and the artists who have depart ed the live stage.\n\nWith songs such as 'I Could Have Danced All Night'\, 'Don't Rain On My Parade'\, 'Those Were The Days' and many more\, she wil l have you singing and dancing in your seat!\n\nKathy is an Irish actor an d singer from Dublin. Her international appearances include Carnegie Hall\ , Boston Symphony Hall\, Monte Carlo\, US\, France and Spain\, ITV - Manch ester\, Ulster Television and BBC Radio 2. She has performed with the Nati onal Symphony Orchestra\, RTE Concert Orchestra and the Cross Border Orche stra. In Ireland\, she has performed in theatres such as the National Conc ert Hall\, Ulster Hall\, RDS Concert Hall\, Cork Opera House and venues al l over Ireland. Kathy has presented concerts for Lyric FM with the NSO fro m the National Concert Hall live broadcast. The late Pete St John also wro te ‘Farewell My Derry Love’ for Kathy\, which is currently on CD.\n\nS uitable for age 12+ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Kathy-Nugent-1400x80 0-px.png CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:187@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250531 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250601 DTSTAMP:20250410T151642Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/the-human-touch-bruce-springsteen-tr ibute-band/ SUMMARY:The Human Touch Bruce Springsteen Tribute Band DESCRIPTION:'The Human Touch' are Ireland's original Bruce Springsteen Trib ute band.\n\nThey are an authentic multi-instrumental band of Springsteen fans who are dedicated to creating the best live versions of Bruce Springs teen's music including Born To Run\, Hungry Heart and many more!\n\nHaving had fantastic performances at Belfast Feile\, Monaghan Country Music Fest ival and Strangford Festival\, this Boss tribute is as good as it gets!  Prepare to be ‘Rocked Into The Ground E Street style! ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Updted-Human-League- Springstein.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:252@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250601 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250602 DTSTAMP:20250423T095346Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/midsummer-musicals/ SUMMARY:Midsummer Musicals DESCRIPTION:Tickets On Sale At 11am On Wednesday May 7th at 11am\nNext Stag e Theatre School are delighted to be gracing the stage of the dlr Mill The atre this June with 'Midsummer Musicals\,' a showcase of mini musicals fea turing the students of Next Stage Balally and Dunboyne.\n\nThese talented kids have been working hard since September preparing for their performanc es\, and can’t wait to show family and friends what they’ve been rehea rsing.\n\nJoin us for a journey through some of your Musical Theatre favou rites and see our wonderful Next Stagers shine!\n\nRunning Time:  65 minu tes with no interval. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Next-Stage-Final-Log o-NAVY-REV-e1745084486975.jpg CATEGORIES:Performing Arts School END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:243@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250604 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250606 DTSTAMP:20250508T150621Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/siomhaandtheotherworld/ SUMMARY:Síomha and the Otherworld DESCRIPTION:New Immersive Theatre Experience\nSíomha and the Otherworld\, Invites Young Audiences Into a World of Imagination and Memory\nI dTír Ch onaill\, the heart of Donegal\, Síomha’s ready for their biggest protes t yet. No one’s building a hotel. Especially over Aunty Deirdre’s fair y fort. This will end in agóid not tragóid.\n\nWith an audience of 25\, you sit inside the fairy fort for an intimate performance and meet Síomha \, your guide to a world of memory\, myth\, and imagination. But why are w e here? And why can’t we leave?\n\nNavigating a world full of change and uncertainty\, Síomha turns to stories their aunty once told. Tales of th e Tuath Dé Dannan\, Oileán Thoraí and finding magic in the darkest mome nts.\n\nSíomha and the Otherworld\, a new play by Sian Ní Mhuirí &\; Em Ó Ceallaigh\, is an immersive performance for children aged 9+ and th eir grown-ups. With flickering lights\, dancing projections\, and spritely soundscapes\, Síomha’s stories come alive as they navigate change\, fe ar\, and love.\n\nAudience members join in the journey helping make sense of big emotions with care\, curiosity and a little fairy magic.\n\nThis pr oduction touches on themes of memory and love. While sensitively handled a nd age-appropriate\, it may be emotionally challenging for audience member s who have experienced a recent bereavement.\n\nSeating/Access Notes: Audi ence will be seated on a carpeted floor as part of the show. A limited num ber of bench seats are available. If you require one please discuss this w ith the box office before booking.\n\nWe also welcome wheelchair users\; s paces are limited and must be discussed and booked with box office in adva nce.\n\nFunded by The Arts Council with additional support by dlr Mill The atre\, Riverbank Arts Centre and axis:Ballymun.\n\nRunning Time:  45 minu tes.\n\nImage Credit - Pato Cassinoni\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Siomha-and-the-Other world-1400-x-800-credit-Pato-Cassinoni.png CATEGORIES:Children,Family END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:257@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250607 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250608 DTSTAMP:20250531T135630Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/cruinniu-na-nog-2025-performance/ SUMMARY:Cruinniú na nÓg 2025 Performance DESCRIPTION:Youth Theatre Ireland presents\, Youth Theatre Island!\n\nThree youth theatres from across the island will come together in dlr Mill Thea tre to perform pieces that have been written for\, written by\, or devised by youth theatres. The show will last around one hour and each youth thea tre will perform for 10-15 minutes each. The youth theatres performing in The Mill will be: The dlr Mill Youth Theatre\, Griese Youth Theatre\, Co. Kildare\, and Stagecraft Youth Theatre\, Co. Tipperary. \n\nThe age range for these performances is 12+ and is a great chance to see what youth the atre is all about.\n\nThe performance will be free admission but booking i s required.  \n\nWhat is Youth Theatre\, and Why Come? \n\nYouth Theatre provides young people with the chance to participate in an activity that will positively shape their development as confident\, creative and articu late people with the desire and the tools to succeed in life. 80% of youth theatre members say participation in youth theatre helped them to become more confident.\n\nYouth Theatre gives young people a safe space to expres s themselves\, be heard\, be who they are\, make new friends\, and most im portantly have fun!\n\nSo come along and be part of Youth Theatre Island!\ n\nAbout Youth Theatre Ireland \n\nYouth Theatre Ireland is the national d evelopment and resource organisation for youth theatres in Ireland. We bel ieve in the social\, personal\, and artistic growth of every young person and support 3\,000 young people and 350 youth theatre leaders to participa te in youth theatre every week.\n\n\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/CNN-Performance-Phot o-scaled.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:258@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250607 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250608 DTSTAMP:20250513T125835Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/cruinniu-na-nog-2025-workshop/ SUMMARY:Cruinniú na nÓg 2025 Workshop DESCRIPTION:Following on from the performance at 4pm\, Youth Theatre Irelan d are running a Youth Theatre taster workshop for any young person aged 12 -18 who is currently not in a youth theatre or involved in the creative ar ts. It will be an hour-long workshop run by an expert facilitator who will engage everyone in their own sense of play\, help them to make new friend s\, and introduce them to drama games specifically designed for them!\n\nT he workshop will be free admission but booking is essential.\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Workshop-Photo-scale d.jpeg CATEGORIES:Workshops END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:245@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250611 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250612 DTSTAMP:20250604T103019Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/sound-collector/ SUMMARY:The Sound Collector DESCRIPTION:A charming new family musical by beloved poet Roger McGough.\n\ nBlind musician Keith loves his noisy life. His neighbour Topsy\, a TikTok influencer\, has different ideas. One day\, a mysterious figure sneaks in to Keith’s house and steals his favourite sounds\, even his snores! It ’s up to the audience to lend Keith an ear and help him catch the thief. Dive into a cosy sound bath of gorgeous gurgles and satisfying squeaks in this sensory production\, featuring original music by Steve Halliwell of Little Machine.\n\nWinner\, Best Children’s Show\, Edinburgh Fringe\n“ Warm and welcoming\, funny and fertile… a perfect first visit to the the atre” Everything Theatre✯✯✯✯\n“A perfect theatre experience fo r children” Mini Travellers ✯✯✯✯\n\nWritten By: Roger McGough\nD irected By: Jonny Danciger/ Presented By: Jam Jar Theatrical Productions\n \nRunning Time: 60 mins. No interval\n\nSuitable for ages 6+\n\nFor school bookings for 11am performance\, please email info@milltheatre.ie ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/SC-Landscape-1.png CATEGORIES:Children,Family END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:233@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250612 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250614 DTSTAMP:20250606T134520Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/falling-to-earth-my-summer-with-bowi e/ SUMMARY:Falling To Earth\, My Summer With Bowie DESCRIPTION:DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES\, THE PERFORMANCES OF FALLING T O EARTH HAVE BEEN CANCELLED.\nALL TICKET HOLDERS WILL BE REFUNDED\nWE APOL OGISE FOR THE INCONVENIENCE CAUSED\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Falling-to-Earth-202 5-1400-x-800px.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:253@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki;VALUE=DATE:20250614 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Helsinki;VALUE=DATE:20250615 DTSTAMP:20250423T111812Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/dancing-through-life/ SUMMARY:Dancing Through Life DESCRIPTION:Tickets On Sale On Friday May 2nd at 11am\nBrocklebank Academy of Dance presents ‘Dancing Through Life’\n\nJoin us for an afternoon a nd evening of ballet\, encompassing themes from a variety of well known ba llets\, musicals and films. Celebrating our school’s 14th anniversary ye ar\, we will showcase a wide selection of dances\, performed by the studen ts from our school (from 4 years of age up to adults). From Sleeping Beaut y to The Nutcracker\, Mary Poppins\, and Wicked this colourful and spectac ular show will be enjoyed by all ages.\n\nPerformances:\n\n2pm: Students f rom David Lloyd Clonskeagh and Westwood Leopardstown\n\n6pm: Students from The Liffey Trust Studios\n\n2pm &\; 6pm: The adult dancers will perfor m in both shows\n\nRunning Time:  50 minutes with no interval\n\n \;\ n\n    ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Ballet-Show-14-June. jpg CATEGORIES:Performing Arts School END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:259@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250616 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250617 DTSTAMP:20250515T191610Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/epiphany/ SUMMARY:Epiphany DESCRIPTION:Tender fire in association with Dlr Mill Theatre presents:  A rehearsed reading in the Maureen O'Hara Studio of  EPIPHANY by Lesley Con roy\n\nThis bold reimagining of James Joyce’s masterpiece 'The Dead' off ers an alternative account of the evening of January 6th\, 1904.\n\nWhen a song from the past jolts her to the present\, Gretta is compelled to ex amine the strength of her love. Themes of passion\, duty\, and family are explored among the ghost weight of past generations.\n\nAudiences will del ight in this solo show featuring the much loved characters from this eter nal classic.\n\nJoin us at lunchtime on Bloomsday for an exclusive first-l ook rehearsed reading.\n\nWritten and performed by IFTA nominated actress Lesley Conroy.\n\nDirected by Stewart Roche.\n\nSupported by An Arts Counc il Agility Award\, DLR Mountain to Sea Bursary\, and Cork Theatre Collecti ve Space to Play Bursary. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Updated-Lesley-Conro y-Epiphany.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:265@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250622 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250623 DTSTAMP:20250528T203134Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/a-night-to-remember/ SUMMARY:A Night To Remember DESCRIPTION:This variety show from St Mary's Youth Group features song and dance that will entertain the audience with a wide  and varied range of m usic and choreographed dance routines.  The goal is to give the audience a feel good experience!\n\nRunning time:  1 hour 50 minutes including an interval ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/St-Marys-A-Night-to- Remember-e1748464422622.jpg CATEGORIES:Performing Arts School END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:248@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250624 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250625 DTSTAMP:20250422T111427Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/raglan-rogues/ SUMMARY:Raglan Rogues DESCRIPTION:Performing in our Maureen O'Hara Studio:  Raglan Rogues By Kev in Burns/ Directed by Tracy Ryan/ Musical Direction by Kaeylea B.Van Keith .\n\nThis professional cast reading of Raglan Rogues brings two of Ireland ’s most impactful literary figures of the 20th Century together artistic ally on stage for the first time. It’s a dramatic retelling  with music of how in 1950 the older and more established Patrick Kavanagh (Declan Go rman) takes an unknown writer\, Brendan Behan (Josh Winters)\, under his w ing and so begins a complex and ultimately doomed friendship.\n\nRaglan Ro gues\, which also stars Sheila Moylette\, was first performed at The Patri ck Kavanagh Weekend in Inniskeen in 2024 and explores the pair’s fractio us and doomed relationship as well as telling the story of Ireland’s mos t popular song\, Raglan Road and featuring six other musical pieces\, more than half of which were written by the central characters including Behan ’s The Aul Triangle.\n\nThis original work by emerging playwright Kevin Burns is directed by Tracy Ryan (Strike!\,Songs of They) with score and mu sical direction by Kaeylea B. Van Keith (Sisters).\n\n“Raglan Rogues is a reading of a new play by Kevin Burns about the notorious relationship be tween Kavanagh and fellow writer Brendan Behan.  It’s a bit of craic” . Oliver Callan\, Radio One.\n\nTestimonials from the audience at Patrick Kavanagh Weekend 2024\, Inniskeen:\n\n“Excellent Acting\, Love the music \, humour and singing”.\n\n“Great script”.\n\n“Great acting\, song s sung with passion\, excellent musical accompaniment”\n\n“Storyline b rilliant\, acting brilliant”.\n\n“Good dialogue. Witty exchanges”.\n \n“Loved it! Really brought the story to life”.\n\nRunning Time:  70 minutes with no interval.\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/WEB-Raglan-Rogues-14 00-x-800px.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama,Musical END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:263@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250625 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250630 DTSTAMP:20250522T110019Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/twelfth-night-balally-players-shakes peare-in-the-park/ SUMMARY:‘Twelfth Night’ – Balally Players’ Shakespeare in the Park DESCRIPTION:These performances will take place in The Walled Garden at St. Enda’s Park\, Rathfarnham\, Dublin\, D16 Y7Y4\nBalally Players Theatre C ompany is delighted once more to bring you Shakespeare in the Park this su mmer\, co-directed by Gerard Bourke and Karen Carleton.\n\nEnter the encha nting world of 'Twelfth Night\,' where love knows no bounds and identity i s both a mask and a revelation.\n\nSet in the mythical land of Illyria\, t his timeless comedy unfolds with wit\, mischief\, and mistaken identities. \n\nWhen Viola\, shipwrecked and disguised as a young man\, finds herself entangled in a web of love triangles\, it sets the stage for the delightfu l confusion at the heart of Twelfth Night\, one of Shakespeare’s most be loved comedies.\n\nAs laughter echoes through the halls of Illyria\, Shake speare invites us to ponder the complexities of desire\, the whims of fate \, and the enduring power of true love.\n\n 'Twelfth Night' is a dazzling tapestry of comedy and longing\, where the boundaries between reality and illusion blur\, leaving audiences spellbound and hearts aflutter.\n\nRunn ing Time:  2 hours including an interval\n\nPlease note:  There is no pe rformance on Saturday 28th June\n\n*************************************** ***************************************************\n\nThe alfresco perfor mances will take place in the fabulous venue of The Walled Garden at St. E nda’s Park\, Rathfarnham\, Dublin\, D16 Y7Y4 (beside the Pearse Museum). Seating will be provided but you are welcome to bring a rug and a picnic. Please dress appropriately for the weather. It is always advisable to bri ng warm layers for outdoor shows as even on a sunny day the evenings can b e cooler.\n\nThere is parking available in St. Enda’s Park car park on S arah Curran Ave. It takes approx.10 mins walk from this car park to the Wa lled Garden. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/12th-Night-2025-Mill -banner-1400x800px-Mill-Whats-On-page.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:241@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250626 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250627 DTSTAMP:20250321T124842Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/dirtbirds-girls-world-tour/ SUMMARY:DirtBirds: Girls World Tour DESCRIPTION:Lisa Richards Presents  DirtBirds New Show “ Girls World Tou r”\n\nAfter their last sell out tour \,which received standing ovations across Ireland and the UK\, DirtBirds are bringing their highly relatable and spot on observational comedy back to the stage.  With a mix of stand- up and sketches this hilarious new show explores the fascinating female mi nd and answers burning questions like:\n\nWhy do we enter 1000 calories in to our Noom app when we’ve really  consumed over 6\,000?\n\nWhy do we h old onto  tights when they’ve ladders in them?\n\nWhy do we keep buying creams that we KNOW won’t stop our faces from sliding down our necks?\n \nCome along to DirtBirds’ new show and make it a girl’s night out (or if you’re really clever a girls weekend away).Go on… you deserve it!\ n\n“DirtBirds comedy is based on observing everyday situations and turni ng them into very intelligent stand -up\, sketches and stories”  The I ndependent\n\n“Sinead and Sue identify a gap in comedy that women can re ally relate to…” The  Times\n\n“These internet sensations will hav e you in stitches” The Independent\n\nRunning Time:  2 hours including an interval.  Suitable for age 16+\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/DirtBirds.png CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:206@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250627 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250628 DTSTAMP:20250212T162037Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/gearoid-farrelly-gearoid-rage/ SUMMARY:Gearóid Farrelly: Gearóid Rage DESCRIPTION:Due to circumstances beyond our control\, the original performa nce on June 6th has been cancelled and rescheduled to June 27th.  \nPatro ns booked for June 6th will automatically be moved to June 27th.  If this new date does not suit\, then please contact Box Office on 01 296 9340 to arrange a refund.\nLisa Richards Presents\n\n Gearóid Farrelly: Gearói d Rage \n\nGearóid Farrelly follows his mammoth Glamour Hammer tour with a hilarious new stand up show touching on the many\, many\, MANY things t hat make his blood boil.\n\n \n\n"Gearóid Farrelly is Bloody Hilarious"  Sarah Millican\n\n "My Absolute Favourite" Joanne McNally\n\nTo be in Farrelly’s crowd is a joy. Each joke landed perfectly… impeccable com ic timing” ★★★★★ Broadway Baby\n\nSuitable for age 18+ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Gearoid-Farrelly-140 0-x-800-px.png CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:261@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250628 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250629 DTSTAMP:20250519T091713Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/summer-showcase-2025/ SUMMARY:Summer Showcase 2025! DESCRIPTION:StageSchool Ireland students from our Rathgar Centre perform a sizzling summer showcase of selected scenes\, songs and dance from the wor ld of musical theatre!\n\nThis event is for family and friends and all pro ceeds on the day go to neurodiversity Ireland. For more info please go to https://neurodiversityireland.com/\n\nRunning Time:  1 hour with no inter val.  Suitable for age 3+ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/STAGESCHOOL_IRELAND_ LOGO_LANDSCAPE-scaled.jpg CATEGORIES:Performing Arts School END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:237@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250630 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250705 DTSTAMP:20250321T103158Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/summer-camps-week-1-disney-at-the-dl r-mill-theatre/ SUMMARY:Summer Camps Week 1- Disney at the dlr Mill Theatre DESCRIPTION:SUMMER CAMPS ON SALE ON WEDNESDAY APRIL 23rd AT 11AM\nSummer ca mpers - you are invited to explore the world of everything Disney. From Fr ozen\, Moana\, Toy Story\, The Lion King\, Beauty &\; the Beast and muc h much more. Your favourite Disney character awaits you with a jam packed week of Disney themed drama games with an original script as well as danci ng and singing along to all your favourite songs - this is one not to be m issed.\n\nThis exciting week-long camp will immerse students in a high-ene rgy\, intensive\, day-long learning experience consisting of instruction i n acting\, singing\, and dancing. By focusing on process and technique-bas ed coaching by professionals\, students will experience the collaborative nature of theatre at its most thrilling. A culminating presentation of the material worked on will be presented on the dlr Mill Theatre stage on Fri day afternoon at 2pm for family and friends. (free of charge\, no booking required)\n\nChildren will also have afternoon activities in arts and craf ts.\n\n10% sibling discount / 10% multiple weeks discount    Please note only one discount can be applied per booking. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Disney-Week-1-summer -camp-web25-1400-x-800pix3-scaled.jpg CATEGORIES:Summer Camp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:272@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250706 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250914 DTSTAMP:20250627T194046Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/double-edged/ SUMMARY:Double Edged DESCRIPTION:In this exhibition both McLoughlin and Murray interpret the lan dscape to evoke questions from the viewer on how we use environment to mir ror both our emotions and our movement through life.\n\n \;\n\n\n\nMar garet McLoughlin-  The bogland landscapes of Ireland—particularly those in Counties Wicklow and Leitrim—have long been at the heart of McLoughl in’s work. Through printmaking\, she explores these richly textured terr ains\, seeking to capture the fleeting\, atmospheric moments that define a sense of place.\n\nShe is especially drawn to the dual sensations that wi lderness can evoke: a deep sense of peace intertwined with a subtle unease . There’s something profoundly compelling about being alone in a remote\ , untamed landscape—where solitude can feel both comforting and unsettli ng. Her practice centres on capturing the essence of these moments\, when sudden shifts in light or weather transform the ordinary into something be autiful and extraordinary but also brings a hint of menace and vulnerabili ty -the double edge of wilderness.\n\nRather than aiming for literal repre sentation or topographical accuracy\, she evokes this mood and atmosphere: in the weight of a low sky\, the softness of winter light\, the hush that follows snowfall. These elements allow her to express the ever-changing e motional undercurrents of the landscape—how it feels to truly be there\, in that fleeting moment. Senses are heightened and there is a undercurren t of danger in being truly alone in this untamed landscape.\n\n \;\n\n \n\nBairbre Murray- On an island in the space between land and sea\, what will appear?   What is coming for us?   If we go over there\, past th e edge of the world\, what awaits us?\n\nSometimes the view is clear\, som etimes obstructed by weather\, sometimes by the limits of our own vision.    What do we choose to notice? And how do we choose to interpret what w e see?   Are the omens good or bad?\n\nThe island is both a physical and metaphorical space.\n\nIt’s where we live\, here\, in Ireland\, never m ore than a day's walk from the sea.\n\nIt’s a space in life and emotion from where we can begin a journey and a place we return to\, a space we ca n share and a space we can defend.\n\nStanding on the edge of the island\, looking out to sea\, we are on the cusp of possibility.\n\n \;\n\nGal lery opening hours during July and August:  Monday- Friday 11-4pm.  Clos ed for lunch 1.30 - 2.30pm.  September onwards:  Tuesday- Saturday 11-4p m.  Closed for lunch 1.30 - 2.30pm.\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Double-Edged-Composi te-Image-scaled.jpg CATEGORIES:Gallery Exhibition END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:238@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250707 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250712 DTSTAMP:20250321T103051Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/summer-camp-week-2-the-wicked-summer -oztacular/ SUMMARY:Summer Camp Week 2- The Wicked Summer Oztacular  DESCRIPTION:SUMMER CAMPS ON SALE ON WEDNESDAY APRIL 23rd AT 11AM\nDefy Grav ity with Glinda and Elphaba and all your favourite ‘Wicked’ characters . An enchanting week-long journey featuring music from the musical Wicked. Original script and choreography to act and dance to as well as singing t he magical songs that are the musical WICKED!\n\nThis exciting week-long c amp will immerse students in a high-energy\, intensive\, day-long learning experience consisting of instruction in acting\, singing\, and dancing. B y focusing on process and technique-based coaching by professionals\, stud ents will experience the collaborative nature of theatre at its most thril ling. A culminating presentation of the material worked on will be present ed on the dlr Mill Theatre stage on Friday afternoon at 2pm for family and friends. (free of charge\, no booking required)\n\nChildren will also hav e afternoon activities in arts and crafts.\n\n10% sibling discount / 10% m ultiple weeks discount    Please note only one discount can be applied p er booking. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Wicked-Week-2-summer -camp-web25-1400-x-800pix4-scaled.jpg CATEGORIES:Summer Camp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:268@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250710 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250711 DTSTAMP:20250709T085451Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/are-you-mad-at-me/ SUMMARY:Are You Mad at Me? DESCRIPTION:Get ready for a night of quick wit\, dry humour\, and just the right amount of cringe with rising comedy star Fiona Frawley in our Mauree n O'Hara Studio.\n\nFiona has quickly made a name for herself on the Irish comedy circuit\, with appearances at some of the country’s most iconic venues including supporting Tommy Tiernan at Vicar Street and hosting as a resident MC at Cherry Comedy.\n\nNow\, she brings her debut solo show\, ‘Are You Mad at Me?’ to the dlr Mill Theatre\, Dundrum Town Centre. Ex pect observational comedy\, awkward honesty\, and hilariously relatable mo ments that leave you laughing and nodding along.\n\nDon’t miss your chan ce to catch one of Ireland’s freshest comedic voices live!\n\nRunning Ti me:  1 hour.  Suitable for age 18+\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Fundrum-Banner_Fiona -Frawley3-scaled.png CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:269@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250713 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250714 DTSTAMP:20250707T114950Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/growing-up-with-keelin-moncrieff-liv e-podcast/ SUMMARY:‘Growing up’ with Keelin Moncrieff Live Podcast DESCRIPTION:Join popular content creator Keelin Moncrieff for a special liv e show of her hit podcast Growing Up. An honest\, thought-provoking dive i nto childhood\, psychology\, and everything in between.\n\nFollowing a str ing of sold-out shows\, Keelin returns to the stage with her signature ble nd of insight\, warmth\, and wit\, for real conversations about the format ive years that shape us.\n\nWhether you're nostalgic for the past\, figuri ng it out in the present\, or just love smart conversations with heart\, t his is an evening you won’t want to miss.\n\nWhat to Expect:\n\n– Hone st chats on growing up and mental health\n\n– Thoughtful stories\, laugh s\, and “wait\, same!” moments\n\n– A chance to connect with Keelin' s brilliant community IRL\n\nWith a devoted and growing audience\, Keelin ’s live shows sell out fast - book your tickets now and be part of the c onversation.\n\nRunning Time:  1 hour 40 minutes including an interval.  Suitable for age 18+ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Fundrum-Banner_Keeli n-Moncrieff.jpg CATEGORIES:Live Podcast END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:239@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250714 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250719 DTSTAMP:20250321T102942Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/summer-camp-week-3-popstars-on-the-d lr-mill-stage/ SUMMARY:Summer Camp Week 3- Popstars on The dlr Mill Stage DESCRIPTION:SUMMER CAMPS ON SALE ON WEDNESDAY APRIL 23rd AT 11AM\nShine bri ght like a Pop Star! Campers do you love to sing\, dance\, and perform ? L et’s get ready for a chart topping week in The dlr Mill Theatre\, featur ing pop stars such as Tate McRae\, Sabrina Carpenter and Taylor Swift. Get ready to learn fresh choreography\, iconic songs and confidence on stage! Swifties friendship bracelets will be made by our campers to wear on stag e for their final performance! This is the perfect camp for any children w ho love performing.\n\nThis exciting week-long camp will immerse students in a high-energy\, intensive\, day-long learning experience consisting of instruction in acting\, singing\, and dancing. By focusing on process and technique-based coaching by professionals\, students will experience the c ollaborative nature of theatre at its most thrilling. A culminating presen tation of the material worked on will be presented on the dlr Mill Theatre stage on Friday afternoon at 2pm for family and friends. (free of charge\ , no booking required)\n\nChildren will also have afternoon activities in arts and crafts.\n\n10% sibling discount / 10% multiple weeks discount.  Please note only one discount can be applied per booking.    \n\n \ ; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Pop-Stars-Week-3-sum mer-camp-web25-1400-x-800pix5-scaled.jpg CATEGORIES:Summer Camp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:247@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250719 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250720 DTSTAMP:20250416T112904Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/route-66-big-band/ SUMMARY:Route 66 Big Band DESCRIPTION:Route 66\, a fabulous 16-piece Big Band with a difference are d elighted to bring their amazing Live in Concert Show back to the dlr Mill Theatre.\n\nThe show\, which has been a huge success in theatres throughou t Leinster for the past 10 years\, takes audiences on a magical tour from the 40s right up to date with numbers made famous by Frank Sinatra\, Glen Miller\, Tom Jones\, Adele\, Joe Dolan\, Tina Turner and many more.\n\nIt is a great mix of music played with brilliant big band sound and is a trea t for every age.\n\nComments from those who have seen the show include:\n\ n“I can’t wait for them to come back!  They were truly fantastic\, a great show!”\n\n“Great music\, class\, great show!”\n\n“Definitely a great night’s entertainment!”\n\nRunning Time:  2 hours including an interval. Discount ticket price of €23 per ticket for bookings of 6+. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Route-66-at-the-Civi c.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:255@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250719 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250720 DTSTAMP:20250430T124441Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/craic-dealers-comedy-club-with-joe-r ooney-pat-mcdonnell/ SUMMARY:Craic Dealers Comedy Club with Joe Rooney & Pat McDonnell DESCRIPTION:Craic Dealers Comedy Club is BACK!\n\nAnd it is July the 19th! Why does that strike me as important?\n\nGalway Liberated from Indians?\n\ nMarathon Becomes Snickers?\n\nAh HA …. ICE AGE ENDS!!\n\n \;\n\nTo celebrate one of the best scenes in television comedy history we have Fath er Damo himself\, Joe Rooney\, arriving to the dlr Mill theatre. Ably supp orted by Eoin McLove himself (probably without a willy but wearing a lovel y jumper) Patrick McDonnell!\n\nHosted as usual by Keego!\n\nKeego is bald \, beautiful and delusional. He will be your guide on the night. Asking yo u questions like\, what is the Irish Kama Sutra? Why is Usain Bolt applaud ed when he finishes in 9.58 seconds but Keego is not? And why is it called bottomless brunch when they force you to wear trousers??\n\nJoe Rooney\n\ nJoe Rooney is an Irish actor\, comedian and singer-songwriter from Droghe da\, County Louth. He is arguably best known for his acting and in particu lar for playing Father Damo in the Channel 4 sitcom Father Ted. He feature s in the episode "The Old Grey Whistle Theft". Rooney has had a starring r ole in the RTÉ television comedy\, Killinaskully\, in which he plays T immy Higgins which ran for five series. Joe also wrote on the fourth and f ifth series of Killinaskully.\n\nPatrick McDonnell\n\nPatrick McDonnell is an Irish actor and comedian. He has starred in the RTÉ hidden camera co medy show Naked Camera and the sketch show Stew. However he is probably be st remembered at home and abroad for his role as Eoin McLove in the Channe l 4 sitcom Father Ted. Patrick McDonnell is a native of Dromiskin\, County Louth.\n\nRonan Boyle:\n\nIrish comedian Ronan Boyle. Resident MC at the Boiler Room and Pure Craic Comedy clubs\, Host of the Big Massive Podcast\ , Writer &\; leading actor of stage show Orange is the new Green\n\nAle x J Byrne\n\nAlex J. Byrne is an incredibly unique and engaging comic with his hilarious blend of magic tricks and clean cut comedy\, having cut his teeth on the comedy circuit as well as many comedy festivals such as: the Edinburgh Fringe Festival\, Dublin International Comedy Film Festival and Glasgow Comedy Festival among many others. He has toured\, performed and headlined around the world with his fun filled onstage persona that inevit ably spills off stage! If Tommy Cooper and Brendan Grace had a baby\, than this bearded magic Jackeen would be it!\n\nRunning Time:  90 minutes inc luding an interval.  Suitable for age 18+\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Craic-Dealers-1400-x -800-px-3.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:240@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250721 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250726 DTSTAMP:20250321T102701Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/summer-camp-week-4-the-rise-of-the-d escendants/ SUMMARY:Summer Camp Week 4- The Rise of the Descendants DESCRIPTION:SUMMER CAMPS ON SALE ON WEDNESDAY APRIL 23rd AT 11AM\nQueen Bel le and King Beast invite all summer campers to the kingdom of Auradon. A p lace where fairy tale heroes live\, the Queen and King believe their summe r campers are troublemaking off springs of Cruella De Vil\, Maleficent\, t he Evil Queen and Jafar and have invited all to come along to be redeemed and live happily in Auradon!\n\nThis exciting week-long camp will immerse students in a high-energy\, intensive\, day-long learning experience consi sting of instruction in acting\, singing\, and dancing. By focusing on pro cess and technique-based coaching by professionals\, students will experie nce the collaborative nature of theatre at its most thrilling. A culminati ng presentation of the material worked on will be presented on the dlr Mil l Theatre stage on Friday afternoon at 2pm for family and friends. (free o f charge\, no booking required)\n\nChildren will also have afternoon activ ities in arts and crafts.\n\n10% sibling discount / 10% multiple weeks dis count.  Please note only one discount can be applied per booking.\n\n&nbs p\; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Descendants-Week-4-s ummer-camp-web25-1400-x-800pix6-scaled.jpg CATEGORIES:Summer Camp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:270@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250723 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250725 DTSTAMP:20250710T081851Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/complete-works-of-william-shakespear e-abridged/ SUMMARY:Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) DESCRIPTION:Balally Players Theatre Company  presents\nThe Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) in The Walled Garden at St. Enda’s Par k\, Rathfarnham\, Dublin\, D16 Y7Y4\nJoin three madcap actors in tights as they present all 37 plays by William Shakespeare in a hilarious evening o f theatre.\n\nThis irreverent\, faced paced romp was one of the West End ’s longest running comedies having clocked a very palpable nine year run at the Criterion Theatre.\n\n “What cheek! What nerve! What sheer\, un adulterated\, heavenly fun!” Sunday Express\n\nRunning Time:  1hr\, 15 minutes (no interval).  Suitable for age 12+\n\nThe alfresco performances will take place in the fabulous venue of The Walled Garden at St. Enda’ s Park\, Rathfarnham\, Dublin\, D16 Y7Y4 (beside the Pearse Museum). Seati ng will be provided but you are welcome to bring a rug and a picnic. Pleas e dress appropriately for the weather. It is always advisable to bring war m layers for outdoor shows as even on a sunny day the evenings can be cool er.\n\nSt. Enda’s Park is served by several Dublin Bus routes and is eas ily accessible by public transport. Please check the Transport for Ireland Journey Planner to see your options - https://www.transportforireland.ie /plan-a-journey/\n\nThere is parking available in St. Enda’s Park car pa rk on Sarah Curran Ave. Please note that it takes approx.10 mins to walk f rom this car park to the Walled Garden. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/TCW-mt-web.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:275@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250731 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250801 DTSTAMP:20250722T114159Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/waterbirth-a-work-in-progress-sharin g/ SUMMARY:Waterbirth – a Work-in-Progress sharing DESCRIPTION:Waterbirth is a new play by Roseanne Lynch\, exploring pregnanc y\, climate grief and the transition into motherhood.\n\nThis work-in-prog ress sharing will take the form of an open workshop - offering glimpse\, not only of extracts from the play’s text\, music and movement\, but als o of the creative process. It will be relaxed and informal\, with a chanc e for our audience to respond\, ask questions and offer feedback on what t hey have seen\, facilitated by dlr Mill Theatre Artist in Residence\, Lesl ey Conroy.\n\nAfterwards\, there will be a Creative Workshop\, where the a udience are invited to explore their own creative responses to the themes of the play.\n\nDirector: Lianne O’Shea/ Composer: Richard Lennon/ Actor s: Gabrielle Moleta and Roseanne Lynch/ Dramaturgical Support: Pamela McQu een\n\nThis work-in-progress is made possible by a grant from Dún Laoghai re-Rathdown Arts Office and generous support from the dlr Mill Theatre\n\n This is a free event but booking is required. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Waterbirth.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama,Workshops END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:256@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250820 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250824 DTSTAMP:20250507T142536Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/hedda/ SUMMARY:Hedda DESCRIPTION:Hedda is bored –\nand when Hedda is bored...\nshe is dangerou s.\n\nHedda is home from a long and boring honeymoon. With a future of con formity and social restriction looming she amuses herself by toying with o ther people’s lives - but she may not be the best player in town. And al l games have consequences...\n\nAn exciting new version of Ibsen’s class ic play about how personal trauma can rapidly become public turmoil.\n\nFi rst performed in 2023 to great acclaim and following a national tour in th e UK in 2024 this dynamic modern reworking of Ibsen’s classic now comes to Dublin.\n\n“[Here To There] tackling one of the dramatic masterpieces \, and doing so in such a full-blooded a way” - British Theatre Review.\ n\n“[the dialogue] is delivered with speed and assurance. It is jam-pack ed with snide asides and lurid metaphors.” - Bristol 24/7\n\n“…a tal e about power\, humility\, humiliation\, and an irate\, laid-back lead” Jadar UK Review\n\nRunning Time:  2 hours 40  minutes including an inter val.  Suitable for age 18+ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Hedda-Mill-web-2.png CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:273@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250905 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250915 DTSTAMP:20250908T064110Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/the-shape-of-quiet-feelings/ SUMMARY:The Shape of Quiet Feelings DESCRIPTION:The Shape of Quiet Feelings will be presented in association wi th dlr Mill Theatre as part of the 2025 edition of Dublin Fringe Festival. Join us between the 6th and the 14th for a 20-minute theatrical installat ion in our studio followed by a 20-minute responsive workshop\, giving sto ry and form to something that can sometimes feel scary and intangible. Voi ced and narrated entirely by children\, their imagined stories and creatur es take on myth-like qualities\, whilst also asking the audience to connec t with their own thoughts and feelings about climate change.\n\nCommission ed by Baboró International Arts Festival for Children\, supported by TRAC KS co-commission fund. Presented in association with DLR Mill Theatre\, D undrum. Supported by field:arts.\n\n \;\n\nFor school bookings from 9 th to 12th September at 9.30am\, 10.30am and 11.30am\, please email info@ milltheatre.ie.\n\nThis piece connects in with the primary school curricul um in a number of ways\; English (oral language)\, Gaeilge\, Visual arts ( looking and responding)\, Music (listening and responding)\, Drama (Reflec ting on drama)\, History (Change and Continuity)\, Geography (Weather\, cl imate &\; atmosphere\; Environmental awareness &\; care)\, Science ( Environmental awareness &\; care) and S.P.H.E (Myself and the wider wor ld).\n\nIt is best suited to students age 8+.  Please note that the the s alt dough that is used in the workshop is made from salt\, water and wheat flour. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/TSOQF-The-Mill-Websi te.png CATEGORIES:Children,Family,Workshops END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:277@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250909 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250914 DTSTAMP:20250806T095407Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/shrek-the-musical-jr/ SUMMARY:Shrek The Musical Jr. DESCRIPTION:Shrek The Musical JR presented by Rathmines &\; Rathgar Juni ors Musical Society\, follows an ogre named Shrek. He teams up with a talk ative Donkey to rescue Princess Fiona\, discovering friendship and true lo ve along the way. A beloved story \, inspired from the movie Shrek\, with its’ lively music and snappy humour makes it a show for all the family ! \n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Shrek-RR.png CATEGORIES:Musical END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:287@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250915 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20251027 DTSTAMP:20250916T140235Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/the-art-of-changemakers-3/ SUMMARY:The Art of Changemakers DESCRIPTION:The Art of Changemakers multidisciplinary exhibition by artists Mary Moynihan and Aisha Hamdulay features photography\, poetry\, and sto rytelling and is a visual and poetical reflection on the stories of Huma n Rights Defenders today. The Art of Changemakers highlights the stories of the five inspirational Human Rights Defenders honoured in 2025 with th e Front Line Defenders Annual Award for Human Rights Defenders at Risk.\n\ nArtists Mary Moynihan and Aisha Hamdulay have created a series of artwork s to accompany the stories of the five human rights defenders. Artworks by Mary Moynihan consist of photography\, poetry and text and a series of ar tworks inspired by statements from the  ‘Universal Declaration of Human Rights’. Artworks by Aisha Hamdulay consist of photography and poetry. The artistic work and stories are a celebration of the work of human right s defenders and a reflection on peace\, equality and human rights.\n\nThe exhibition is a collaboration between Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality and Front Line Defenders with the dlr Mill Theat re\, Dundrum\, for the annual international Irish Arts and Human Rights fe stival.\n\nEach year Front Line Defenders announces the five winners of it s top distinction\, the Front Line Defenders Annual Award for Human Rights Defenders at Risk. The award was established in 2005 to honour the work o f human rights defenders (HRDs) who are courageously making outstanding co ntributions to the promotion and protection of the human rights of others\ , often at great personal risk to themselves.\n\nThe laureates for the 202 5 Front Line Defenders Annual Award come from Benin\, the Dominican Republ ic and Haiti\, Thailand\, Uzbekistan and Western Sahara and they were hono ured at a special ceremony held in Dublin in 2025.  The laureates are:\n\ nAfrica: Luc Agblakou\, human rights educator and defender for LGBTIQ+ rig hts in Benin\n\nAmericas: The Movement for Human Rights\, Peace and Global Justice (MONDHA)\,  and NGO improving the living conditions of vulnerabl e communities in the Dominican Republic and Haiti\n\nAsia and the Pacific: Arnon Nampa\, human rights lawyer who volunteers with Thai Lawyers for Hu man Rights\n\nEurope and Central Asia: Sharifa Madrakhimova\, Uzbekistani woman human rights defender\, journalist\, and respected community leader\ n\nMiddle East and North Africa: Mhamed Hali\, dedicated human rights defe nder and a member of the Sahrawi Association of Victims of Grave Human Rig hts Violations committed by the Moroccan State (ASVDH)\n\nThe Award focuse s international attention on the work and struggles of HRDs\, providing a greater national and international platform to speak about and advocate fo r the human rights issues they are defending.\n\nLaureates are selected fr om among scores of candidates who are put forward in a secure\, public nom ination process carried out towards the end of each year and Award winners are announced on the day of the Award Ceremony in Dublin the following ye ar. Laureates receive a modest financial prize\, a protection grant  and support from Front Line Defenders teams on digital and physical security\,  advocacy\, visibility\, well-being and more.\n\n“These laureates are rays of light in some very dark situations of repression\, discrimination and detention. Their steadfast commitment to human rights provides the sol utions we need to bring humanity back from the brink\, and to create a bet ter\, more just world. Governments must begin to see human rights defender s\, not as a threat to their grasp on power\, but as positive changemakers who can improve societies and defend the human rights of their citizens. ”  Alan Glasgow\, Executive Director\, 2024\n\nGallery Opening times:  Tuesday-Saturday 11am to 4pm.  Closed for lunch 1.30-2.30pm ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Smashing-Times-Image -2025.jpg CATEGORIES:Gallery Exhibition END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:232@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250918 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20251025 DTSTAMP:20250918T052932Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/macbeth/ SUMMARY:Macbeth DESCRIPTION:“What’s done\, cannot be undone.”\nIn a nightmarish world savaged by war\, the body count rises in a taut and explosive drama of na ked ambition. The celebrated soldier\, Macbeth\, haunted by demons of the mind\, spirals out of control when the psychological scars of murder\, dri ve him beyond redemption.\n\nAn extraordinary tale of a golden couple whos e lust for power sees them unravel at the seams. Grief and madness\, rips them apart. Haunted by supernatural forces and driven to extremes\, Macbet h explodes in a bloody\, claustrophobic minefield of ego\, greed and ambit ion.\n\nDirected by Geoff O'Keeffe\, dlr Mill Theatre present a contempora ry\, fast paced\, and engaging production for both students and lovers of Shakespeare alike.\n\nRunning Time:  2 hours 30 minutes including an inte rval.  Strobe/ flashing  lighting is used during the performance.\n\nPro gramme can be viewed here:  Macbeth 2025 Programme Final\nPublic performa nces on Saturday 4th and 11th October at 7.30pm.  \nWeekday school perfo rmances at 10am and 1.30pm. To Book email: info@milltheatre.ie ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Macbeth1400-x-800pix -scaled.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:284@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250919 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250920 DTSTAMP:20250904T103937Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/culture-night-celebrating-tomorrows- stars/ SUMMARY:Culture Night- Celebrating Tomorrow's Stars DESCRIPTION:Join us for an inspiring evening celebrating young musical thea tre talent on our stage. Experience captivating performances featuring son gs from beloved musicals\, all part of the vibrant Culture Night festiviti es. Your support helps nurture emerging artists and enrich our community ’s cultural landscape. Don’t miss this opportunity to enjoy an unforge ttable night of music and talent—come and be part of the celebration.\nT his event is free\, but booking is required.\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Culture-Night-2025.j pg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:274@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250924 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250928 DTSTAMP:20250721T144604Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/its-always-the-quiet-ones/ SUMMARY:It’s Always the Quiet Ones DESCRIPTION:\n\n\nOn a stormy night\, in a cliff-top coastal cottage\, a fr azzled couple prepare for the long anticipated arrival of a stranger - one who will change their lives forever. But the storm outside is nothing co mpared to the one about to erupt within.\n\nPerformed in the Maureen O’H ara Studio\, It's Always the Quiet Ones is a quick fire tragicomedy of m anners. Rooted in the rich tradition of Tales of the Unexpected\, and ech oing the unsettling edge of Black Mirror\, the play deftly unravels the s ubtle tensions of social interaction with biting wit and unnerving precisi on. Questions of morality arise as the plot races towards its dramatic con clusion.\n\n\nA dark comedy with a shocking twist that will stay with you long after you have seen it.\n\n\n \;\n\nWritten by Niall Carmody.  D irected by John Cronin.  Starring Sarah Noll\, Johanna O’Brien and Jame s Whelan\n\n ★★★★ - The Wee Review “ Intelligent new writing .. . Go see”\n\n ★★★★ - The Edinburgh Guide  “Entertaining and neatly performed”\n\nReviews of Niall Carmody’s other work:\n\n ★ ★★★ - The Scotsman.  There is some debt to Beckett in the way in wh ich their quick-fire exchanges mask a dark reality of imprisonment”  (P lay on Words)\n\nRunning Time:  60 minutes with no interval.  Suitable f or age 16+ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/IATQO-1400px-x-800px .png CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:262@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250926 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20250927 DTSTAMP:20250517T110706Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/andy-irvine/ SUMMARY:Andy Irvine DESCRIPTION:Legendary Irish singer/songwriter Andy Irvine is coming to perf orm at The dlr Mill Theatre. With his impressive repertoire of Irish tradi tional songs and dexterous Balkan dance tunes\, he creates an exciting new fusion of Irish and World Music not to be missed.\n\nHaving travelled the world with bands such as Sweeney’s Men\, Patrick Street\, Planxty\, and more recently Mozaik\, Andy continues to pursue new combinations and styl es of music. He has broadened his musical horizons over the course of his forty-year career to encompass the musical styles of countries he visits\, such as the Balkan folk style of playing.\n\nBetween the achievements of his solo\, group work and collaborations\, he is a highly revered troubado ur of the Irish music world.  Andy Irvine never fails to deliver a pulsat ing\, heartfelt performance!\n\nAndy is like an old friend.  I’ve known his unique voice for so long – from Sweeney’s Men to Planxty\, from his duo with Paul Brady to his solo performances.  His singing is pure em otion.  His playing is both delicate and energetic.  Andy invented the i nterlaces of bouzouki\, mandolin and mandola in Irish music.  He’s ofte n been mimicked\, but never equalled.  \n\nAndy Irvine is Woody Guthrie ’s representative on earth.   Hot Press\n\nAndy Irvine has been one of Ireland’s most creative talents for over 20 years.  Boston Globe\n\nTh e concert was an unqualified success\, Irvine delivering a wonderfully div erse set that included traditional and contemporary Irish songs\, American songs and Bulgarian dance tunes.  Toronto Star\n\nAndy Irvine’s live s olo performance was informative\, witty\, intense\, full of a love for the music\, which he transmitted to the audience with an honesty that only th e truly committed can attain.  Auckland Festival\n\nHis forte\, his geniu s is playing his mandolin\, mandola and bouzouki.  I have never heard suc h clarity of sound\, such perfect and precise rhythmic variations or such brilliant melodic figures from this family of instruments.  San Francisco Examiner\n\nIrvine turned in a dazzling display of one-man-bandsmanship.   The Scotsman ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Andy-Irvine.jpeg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:194@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20251003 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20251004 DTSTAMP:20241015T163655Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/mike-masse/ SUMMARY:Mike Massé DESCRIPTION:“Toto’s favorite cover of ‘Africa’” – Yahoo! Music\ n\n“One of the best Africa cover versions ever recorded.” – BBC Radi o\n\n“Terrific!” – Dennis DeYoung (Styx)\n\n“Love this cover!” – Sarah McLachlan\n\n“Thank you very much! Beautiful. Great job!” – Geddy Lee (Rush)\n\n"Fabulous version...excellent singing." - Nick Van Eede (Cutting Crew)\n\nDon’t miss YouTube sensation Mike Massé returni ng to the Mill Theatre to perform some of the best classic rock songs of a ll time: the Beatles\, Simon &\; Garfunkel\, U2\, Elton John\, Rush and more. Mike has over 180 MILLION YouTube views\, a really unique talent.\n \nMike is an internationally acclaimed artist whose acoustic arrangements are praised for their originality and emotional impact. Legends of rock li ke Toto have expressed their love and gratitude for his renditions of thei r finest works.\n\nThis is an opportunity for friends and families to bond over timeless music. From the 60’s to the 90’s\, there will be someth ing in the concert from each era of 20th century classic rock. Cover the m usic\, cover the world. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Mike-Masse.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:278@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20251003 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20251005 DTSTAMP:20250820T102116Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/slice/ SUMMARY:Slice DESCRIPTION:Slice\, which will be performed in our Maureen O'Hara studio\, is a tender and sharply observed drama that examines the delicate balance of love\, duty and identity within the ‘Sandwich generation’. Caught b etween caring for children and aging parents\, two siblings navigate the l oss of their mother while wrestling within their own shifting roles. The p lay captures the unspoken tensions\, quiet humour and enduring bonds of fa mily life.\n\nFeaturing moving performances from Mel Ryan and Elaine Galla gher\, Slice is a sincere and touching portrait of the fragile ties that h old a family together.\n\nRunning Time:  50 minutes with no interval.  S uitable for age 14+ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/SLice-landscape-e175 5688821277.png CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:242@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20251008 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20251010 DTSTAMP:20250528T112011Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/jarlath-regan-under-construction/ SUMMARY:Jarlath Regan - Under Construction DESCRIPTION:Following his sell-out toursIreland\, the UK and America\, Jarl ath Regan (“Yer Man” off Instagram) is creating a brand new collection of jokes\, stories and hilarious tales. See it before anyone else as Jarl ath brings the Under Construction tour around his favourite theatres this October.\n\nIn a world full of overwhelming bleakness and unrelenting nega tive news\, take a break and make space for laughter by coming to see the man The Examiner calls the “The jewel in Ireland’s comedy crown”. Yo u’ve seen his viral standup comedy clips on Instagram\, TikTok and Youtu be\, you’ve shared them with your friends and family\; now it’s time t o see him in person. Performing never before seen material from his up-com ing tour show\, Under Construction will leave you howling. “I forgot what it felt like to cry in public\, through laughter” - The Irish Post .  This is your opportunity to see his new show before anyone else.\n\n “A master at work” - Patrick Kielty\n\n“Comedy genius” - The Irish Times\n\n“Universally enjoyable – 90 minutes of jaw-achingly funny an ecdotes which spanned every topic imaginable.” - The Post\n\nRunning Tim e:  1 hour 40 minutes including an interval.  Suitable for age 15+ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Updated-Jarlath.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:286@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20251011 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20251012 DTSTAMP:20250917T091849Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/craic-dealers-comedy-club/ SUMMARY:Craic Dealers Comedy Club DESCRIPTION:Craic Dealers Comedy Club is kicking off our monthly comedy clu b in style with another massive night of craic in the majestic studio of d lr Mill Theatre!\n\nHosted as usual by Keego!\n\nKeego is bald\, beautiful and delusional. He will be your guide on the night. Asking you questions like\, what is the Irish Kama Sutra? Why is Usain Bolt applauded when he f inishes in 9.58 seconds but Keego is not? And why is it called bottomless brunch when they force you to wear trousers??\n\nThe show is headlined by (as demanded by our beautiful audience) the comedy Icon that is Edwin Samm on! People still can't believe that he and Keego aren't related. Edwin Sam mon is a dynamic comedian and actor known for his unique blend of humor an d storytelling. With an infectious energy and razor-sharp wit\, Edwin has entertained audiences across the globe\, leaving a lasting impression wher ever he performs.\n\nHailing from Dublin\, Ireland\, Edwin’s comedic jou rney began on the vibrant stand-up circuit\, where he quickly established himself as a rising star. His observational humour\, combined with his unc anny ability to find hilarity in the mundane aspects of everyday life\, ha s earned him widespread acclaim and a dedicated fan base.\n\nIn addition t o his success as a stand-up comedian\, Edwin is also a talented actor\, wi th notable appearances in film\, television\, and theater. His versatility and comedic timing have earned him roles in popular TV shows such as “B ridget &\; Eamon” and “Republic of Telly\,” as well as in acclaim ed theater productions.\n\nAs a speaker\, Edwin brings his unique perspect ive and infectious enthusiasm to the stage\, captivating audiences with hi s hilarious anecdotes and insightful observations. Whether sharing tales f rom his own life or offering humorous takes on current events\, he never f ails to leave audiences laughing and inspired.\n\nWith his magnetic stage presence and undeniable talent\, Edwin Sammon continues to delight audienc es around the world\, proving himself as one of the most exciting comedic voices of his generation.\n\nThey are joined by Claire Roche.  In 2022 Cl aire Roche stood up one day in her kitchen and said to her husband and thr ee little children – “That’s it. I need to be on stage again\, make your own dinners” and drove straight into Dublin City to her first open mic show. She has been on a roll since then on the shelf-like stages of th e Irish Comedy scene.\n\nHighlights include performing at The Mermaid Thea tre in Bray in 2024 along side Eric Lawlor and Hot Water Club in Liverpool . Claire Roche is a regular at all the usual comedy clubs in Dublin city\, In Stitches\, Hysteria\, Hardy Har at the Harbour Bar Bray\, Wicklow Prid e Festival\, and a regular face in the Wexford and Kilkenny comedy scene. Claire also performed on the main stage at the first Irish  FUNNY WOMEN e vent in Whelans to an audience of 180.\n\nFast-talking observational comed y with lots of movement on stage!  Listen up or you’ll miss out.  Alex J Byrne is back! Alex J. Byrne is an incredibly unique and engaging comic with his hilarious blend of magic tricks and clean cut comedy\, having cu t his teeth on the comedy circuit as well as many comedy festivals such as : the Edinburgh Fringe Festival\, Dublin International Comedy Film Festiva l and Glasgow Comedy Festival among many others. He’s toured\, performed and headlined around the world with his fun filled onstage persona that i nevitably spills off stage! If Tommy Cooper and Brendan Grace had a baby\, than this bearded magic Jackeen would be it!\n\nMaking his Craic Dealers Debut is Conor O'Brien. Conor is a podcast\, comedian\, a peacemaker and a heartbreaker.\n\nOur special guest has performed on every stage in Irelan d\, on every stage in the UK and is bringing the full dose to The dlr Mill \, we also welcome Amy Cassidy to Craic Dealers Comedy Club!\n\nThis is no t to be missed!\n\nRunning Time:  2 hours.  Suitable for age 16+ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Craic-Dealers-11-oct -1400-x-800-px.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:288@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20251014 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20251019 DTSTAMP:20250929T154251Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/balally-players-3-one-act-plays/ SUMMARY:Balally Players – 3 One Act Plays DESCRIPTION:Step into a world of tension\, dark humour and unforgettable ch aracters with 3 powerful one-act plays\, from Ireland\, America and Sweden \, each with a different Balally Players director. Together\, these plays offer an evening of darkly comic storytelling that spans the contemporary and the classic\, the amusing and the tragic\, the intimate and the explos ive. It’s theatre that will leave you laughing\, unsettled and thinking\ , long after you leave the Maureen O'Hara studio in dlr Mill Theatre.  Su itable for age 16+\n\n \;\n\n‘Bogboy’ by Deirdre Kinahan\, by kind permission of Nick Hern Books\, (directed by Joanne Keane) – from one o f Ireland’s most compelling voices comes a darkly comic and deeply human e story. This is a gripping Irish tale of violence\, redemption and human connection when the past and present collide in the midlands. As a long-bu ried crime resurfaces\, two lives are changed forever. ‘Bogboy’ is Bal ally Players’ entry to the ADCI/DLI One Act Circuit and goes on tour to 5 drama festivals around the country.\n\n \;\n\n‘Cannibals’ by Hea ther Dundas (directed by Gerard Bourke) – a biting 20 min. comedy\, from the American writer\, exposing the savagery hidden beneath polite society . We meet a frazzled mother questioning her life in the chaos of a morning carpool. Between screaming kids and the memories of a freer past\, she be gins to question how she ended up here … and whether she can escape.\n\n  \;\n\nThe Stronger by August Strindberg (directed by Wesley Scully) – a short one-act play\, by the Swedish playwright\, of psychological te nsion and unspoken rivalry. On Christmas Eve\, two women meet by chance in a café: one married\, one single. Through a sharp\, one-sided conversati on\, old secrets\, desires and jealousies surface – raising the question of who truly holds the power in their relationship. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Balally-Players-3-On e-Act-Plays-1400x800-1.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:225@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20251017 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20251018 DTSTAMP:20250212T171611Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/eleanor-mcevoy-2/ SUMMARY:Eleanor McEvoy DESCRIPTION:Acclaimed Irish singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist is captivating audiences worldwide with an exhilarating tour spanning Austral ia\, Ireland\, Germany and the UK. McEvoy’s tour promises an unforgettab le live experience\, showcasing her exceptional talent\, heartfelt lyrics and iconic hits.\n\nWith a career spanning decades and a dedicated global fanbase\, Eleanor McEvoy continues to evolve her sound and connect with au diences on a profound level.  McEvoy is the composer\, co-performer and p roducer of "A Woman's Heart”\, the title track for the best-selling Iris h album in Irish history and voted by the Irish public as one of the top 1 0 Irish folk songs of all time. It features regularly on screen and was fe atured in the award-winning TV show “Derry Girls”.\n\nHer 16th album “Gimme Some Wine” features the riveting single “South Anne Street” a song thatsets the scene of meeting an ex at the corner of South Anne St and Grafton St. on a Tuesday afternoon and ending up in McDaid’s Pub. I t is both absolutely specific and utterly universal and it has resonated w ith audiences both here and abroad. The album also features “Scarlet Ang els”which she wrote about the Woman’s Heart Orchestrated concerts with Maura O’Connell\, Wallis Bird and the RTE Concert orchestra.\n\nAside f rom her own albums and appearances on numerous compilation albums\, she ha s also had numerous cover versions of her songs by performers such as Emmy lou Harris\, Mary Black\, Phil Coulter\, Mary Coughlan\, Bella Hardy\, (BB C folk singer of the year) Eliza Carthy\, Derek Ryan\, Jack L and Saint Si ster. Her songs have been used in many TV and film soundtracks including H BO cult series "Six Feet Under"\, ABC's "Clueless" and the Pearce Brosnan film "The Nephew".\n\nHer song “Sophie” was aptly described by David S mith in The Guardian as “an anthem that is touching\, inspiring and cons oling thousands of anorexic girls around the world” It is employed inter nationally in treatment centres to aid patients with eating disorders.\n\n Running Time:  1 hour 45 minutes including an interval. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Eleanor-McEvoy-small -crop-scaled.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:226@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20251025 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20251026 DTSTAMP:20250822T150633Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/jackula-3/ SUMMARY:Jackula DESCRIPTION: Being a vampire sucks but being Dracula’s younger brother i s driving Jackula batty.\n\nJoin Jackula on a spooktacular quest to step out of his older brother’s shadow and become the world’s first fun va mpire. Laugh as Jackula makes his pet ghost dance.  Gasp as Jackula balan ces five glasses of water on his face. Smile as children help perform spel lbinding tricks.\n\nAn inspirational Halloween magic show about staying tr ue to yourself.\n\nIt’s not trick or treat. It’s trick and treat. Afte r the show every child is invited to perform at trick with Jackula and rec eive a treat. Great for photos and makes sure everyone is part of the fun. \n\nThe show is performed by Jeff Keough who has entertained at The White House\, Lenister House\, on RTE\, and for his daughter’s Senior Infant C lass. Jeff is a Clown College graduate who toured with Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey’s “Greatest Show on Earth”\, performed with French anarchist Circ Archaos\, and has entertained over 10 million people.\n\nB ook now as Jackula regularly sells out. The show is boooo-rilliant!\n\n “Family fun guaranteed.”                                                 -– The Irish Independen t\n\n"Jackula is a feast of magic and laughs"                                        -- Reviews Hub\n\nRunning Time:  75 minu tes with no interval.  Suitable for age 4-12. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/jackula-event-e17181 93204208.jpg CATEGORIES:Children,Family END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:267@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20251028 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20251030 DTSTAMP:20250619T135747Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/soldier-field/ SUMMARY:Soldier Field DESCRIPTION:Soldier Field tells the story of four Ireland players and eight of their fans as they make their way to Chicago with history in mind. Ire land are set to play the world champion All Blacks\, a side they have not beaten in 28 matches\, stretched over 109 years.\n\nThe players and fans h ave all been left reeling by the death of Munster and Ireland legend\, Ant hony ‘Axel’ Foley\, only four weeks before. Faced with a daunting foe and odds stacked against them\, the players and fans must come together to pay a fitting tribute to one of their own.\n\nSoldier Field was first sta ged at The dlr Mill Theatre in Dublin\, in 2019\, before returning to the stage (at The Moat and Lime Tree theatres) for well-received and sold-out performances.\n\n “Soldier Field is an amazing play that truly encapsul ates the emotion surrounding Ireland's historic first-time win over New Ze aland in Chicago in 2016\, a month after the loss of my brother. It powerf ully captures the intensity\, dedication\, and spirit of the players\, whi le beautifully connecting with the "16th man" – the fans. The play weave s together the stories\, emotions\, and hard work\, painting a rich portra it of that iconic moment. Even if one didn't know rugby\, the depth of the storytelling makes it an experience of pure enjoyment and understanding. ” – Orla Foley\n\nRunning Time:  2 hours including an interval.  Sui table for age 16+ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/MILL-Soldier-Field.p ng CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:285@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20251030 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20251102 DTSTAMP:20251028T082831Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/dundrum-one-act-festival-2025/ SUMMARY:Dundrum One Act Festival 2025 DESCRIPTION:3 Super Nights of Theatre with 3 One Act Plays Each Evening at the Dundrum One Act Festival 2025 \n30th Oct\, 31st Oct &\; 1st Nov at 7.30pm\n🔸Thursday at the Dundrum One Act Festival – An Evening of Ou tstanding Theatre\n\nJoin us for a compelling night of drama and comedy   featuring three acclaimed productions from some of Ireland’s finest thea tre groups:\n\n🎭 My Narrator by Norm Foster\n\nPresented by Compántas Lir\, Claregalway\nA charming comedy that’s both hilarious and heartfelt . This delightfully relatable play explores the amusing consequences of li stening to that little voice in your head. A feel-good favourite from one of Galway’s most respected groups.\n\n🎭 From Eden by Stephen Jones\n\ nPresented by Navan Theatre Group\, All-Ireland runners-up\nSet on New Yea r’s Eve\, this modern classic tells the story of two strangers meeting o n the fringes of a party. Darkly comic\, deeply human\, and full of hope\, this beautifully written piece will stay with you long after the curtain falls.\n\n🎭 No Place by Aoife Meagher\n\nPresented by Sandyford Little Theatre\, winners of the Bray Festival\nA poignant and timely piece about the struggles of finding a first home in today’s world. Brilliantly acte d and sharply observed\, this play speaks to a generation facing modern ho using challenges.\n\nTickets available now – don’t miss this unforgett able evening of local theatre at its best!\n\n \;\n\n🔸 Friday\, 31s t October  at the Dundrum Festival – A Night of Powerful Drama and Fres h Perspectives\n\nJoin us for an unforgettable evening of new Irish writin g and dynamic performances\, as three compelling plays take the stage — each bringing a different lens on human connection\, moral complexity\, an d emotional truth.\n\n 🎭 Safe Passage by Irene Kelleher\n\nPresented b y Coachford Players\, Co. Cork                                                                                                                                                        From the windswept cliffs of Inish Du bh Lighthouse\, two strangers seek shelter — and perhaps\, understanding . Christy\, the keeper\, is puzzled by the arrival of a young woman. Who i s she? What does she want from him? As the storm rises and the lighthouse door slams shut\, the answers begin to surface in this atmospheric and hau nting piece by acclaimed playwright Irene Kelleher.\n\n🎭 Contradictions by Neil Haran\n\nPerformed by Corofin Dramatic Society                                                                                                                                                           Inside a maximum-security prison\, a hardened drug baron faces off with an ambit ious reporter in what’s meant to be a no-holds-barred interview. But whe n the journalist’s own secrets are revealed — including ties to the ve ry cartel he aims to expose — the power dynamic shifts in shocking ways. A gritty and intense drama that challenges our perceptions of truth\, loy alty\, and justice.\n\n🎭 50/50 by Jamesine Cundell Walker\n\nPerformed by Trim Drama Group | Directed by Elaine McLoughlin                                                                                                          We welcome back Trim Drama Group to the festival after some years absences.  In a re freshing change of tone\, this modern and witty three-hander explores love \, uncertainty\, and the bonds that hold us together. Jo stares down a pre gnancy test while her partner Danni offers support and reflection. Through laughter\, vulnerability\, and heart\, we’re taken on a journey through their relationship — from their first meeting to this pivotal moment. A beautifully honest play about choice\, connection\, and courage.\n\n🎟 ️ Don’t miss this rich and diverse night of theatre! Whether you're dr awn to the windswept loneliness of a lighthouse\, the intensity of a priso n showdown\, or the intimacy of a couple’s quiet reckoning\, Friday nigh t at the Dundrum Festival has something unforgettable\n\n \;\n\n🔸 F inal Night at the Dundrum Festival\, Saturday\, November 1st at 7:30 PM\n\ nJoin us for an unforgettable closing night featuring a diverse trio of pe rformances from some of Ireland's finest theatre groups.\n\n🎭 Hue and C ry by Deirdre Kinnahan\n\nPerformed by The Moat Club\, Naas                                                                                                                                                                        One of Ireland's premier theatre groups presents the play where Deirdre Kinnahan truly found her voice. The setup is traditional — the night before a funeral\, two cousins meet at a family gathering. But a tense dilemma arises: Damian\, the son of the deceased\, is not welcome. Kevin\, his cousin and a delicate dance choreographer\, is sent into the small sitting room to ask him to leave. A powerful exploration of family\, grief\, and unspoken tensions.\n\n🎭 Gum and Goo by Howard Brenton\n\nP erformed by Gorey Little Theatre                                                                                                                                                                           An exp erimental piece from acclaimed playwright Howard Brenton. This short play explores the inner world of Michelle\, a young girl with autism\, and the two boys who manifest as "Gum" and "Goo" in her imagination. A moving and inventive work that challenges perception and embraces empathy.\n\n🎭 Na ncy Friday by Mark Yeates\n\nPerformed by Beehive\, Lucan                                                                                                                                                                          Described as more of a psychological drama than a dark c omedy\, this intense piece delves into the darker corners of the mind. Wit h sharp dialogue and emotional depth\, Nancy Friday contains strong langua ge and is sure to provoke thought and conversation.\n\n🎖️ Adjudicator 's Decisions to Follow\n\n 1st Place: 12 points towards the All-Ireland F inals\n 2nd Place: 5 points\n 3rd Place: 2 points\nAdditional awards for Best Actor\, Best Director\, and more will also be announced.\n\nDon’t miss this exciting final evening of drama\, imagination\, and recognition at the Dundrum Festival!\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Dundrum-1-Act-Festiv al-2025-Landscape-poster-1400-x-800-px.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:295@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20251102 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20260111 DTSTAMP:20251002T191140Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/takingshape/ SUMMARY:Taking Shape DESCRIPTION:“Taking Shape” is a group exhibition from the Sow’s Ear A rt Collective\, a gathering of multidisciplinary artists from Dublin 13 wo rking across painting\, sculpting\, textile\, and more.\n\nFollowing the i naugural exhibition (“Holding Space”)\, “Taking Shape” invites aud iences into a space of becoming – where ideas crystallise\, edges emerge \, and where the mess of process begins to resolve into something legible\ , tangible\, or provocatively unresolved. Each piece in the exhibition car ries the beauty of artists working in motion\, and together the works spea k of growth – of what it means to continue to take up space\, and to com e to form.\n\nGallery opening hours:  11-4pm Tuesday- Saturday.  Closed for lunch 1.30-2.30pm ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/SHAPE-1.png CATEGORIES:Gallery Exhibition END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:298@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20251107 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20251109 DTSTAMP:20251106T204535Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/dublin-animation-film-festival-2025/ SUMMARY:Dublin Animation Film Festival 2025 DESCRIPTION:DAFF 2025 is delighted to be partnering with the National Talen t Academies\, in creating a 2 Day animation festival that will showcase th e rising stars of the Irish and international animation industries!\n\nDAY ONE – 7 November 2025 from 10am\n\nThis year’s exciting programme fea tures a day of industry events including a special screening of ‘Flow’ followed by a Q &\; A\, with the producer Matīss Kaža\, and a presen tation will be made to Joanna Quinn\, who will be promoting her new book “Beryl” based on her beloved animation character.  Programme can be f ound here:\n\n \;\n\nDAY TWO – 8 November 2025 from 11.30am\n\nThe D AFF 2025 screenings of the official selection of short films for this year ’s DAFF awards will be followed by a ballot for the Audience Choice Awar d. The closing event of the night is the presentation of the DAFF 2025 awa rds including the Best Irish Short Film\, the Best Irish Student Short Fil m and the new category - Best Stop Motion Film Award.  Programme can be f ound here\n\nDAFF 2025 will be our best year yet! Book your tickets now!\n \nNote: The programme can only be viewed by attendees aged 18+\n\n \;\ n\n        \n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Holding-Image-DAFF.p ng CATEGORIES:Film END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:290@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20251112 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20251116 DTSTAMP:20251025T121442Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/stepping-out/ SUMMARY:Stepping Out DESCRIPTION:Fresh from their successful productions of “All Shook Up” a nd “Little Women” last Season\; Glencullen Dundrum MDS returns with “Stepping Out” by Richard Harris – a warm and very funny play about the lives\, laughs and loves of a group of women (and one man) attending a weekly tap-dance class in a dingy North London church hall.\n\nWhen the g roup is asked to perform in a local  charity show performance\, can retir ed Professional Dancer– Mavis turn her reluctant students into tappers\, worthy of any chorus line?\n\nRunning Time:  2 hours 20 minutes includin g an interval.  Suitable for age 13+\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Updated-Stepping-Out .jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy,Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:299@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20251115 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20251116 DTSTAMP:20251021T092741Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/craic-dealers/ SUMMARY:Craic Dealers DESCRIPTION:Keego is our host\, he is bald\, beautiful and delusional. He w ill be your guide on the night. Asking you questions like\, what is the Ir ish Kama Sutra? Why is Usain Bolt applauded when he finishes in 9.58 secon ds but Keego is not? And why is it called bottomless brunch when they forc e you to wear trousers??\n\nThe show is headlined by (as demanded by our b eautiful audience) the comedy Icon that is Pat McDonnell ! Pat is an Irish actor\, national treasure and comedian. He has starred in the RTÉ hidden camera comedy show Naked Camera[1] and the sketch show Stew. However he i s probably best remembered at home and abroad for his role as Eoin McLove in the Channel 4 sitcom Father Ted. He has played various roles in hit Iri sh comedy show The Savage Eye\, which is written and also co-stars David M cSavage. He also is the co-host of the podcast "Talking Ted"\, from the He adStuff Podcast Network.\n\nJoining Pat is returning favourite Dane Frisby \, Dane  is a Wicklow based comic. He started stand-up in Estonia 2.5 ye ars ago\, since then\, he’s been throwing himself around the world perfo rming over 200 shows in 22 countries. He’s won the Coco Comedy Club Gong Show in Cork\, The Comedy Clubhouse Gong Show in Barcelona\, the Craic De n Comedy Competition in Dublin and he won the final of the Scorthy Smiles Comedy Competition. Last year he opened for Neil Delamere!\n\nJess Collins is also back like the comedy hurricane she is!\n\nJess Collins describes herself as a “6ft\, politically incorrect\, opinionated\, sometimes sexy bird\, who enjoys the laughter”. In recent years she has gone from seei ng her favourite Irish comics to sharing the stage with them and achieving a number of her comedy goals\, such as being a Show Me The Funny finalist \, playing Electric Picnic and Galway Comedy Festival - and Jess loves Gal way: “What I've always said about Galway is the gigs lend themselves to having some of the most wonderful people in their audiences.” We couldn ’t agree more.\n\nDan Stephens is an Irish comedian\, from Dublin. He wo n Ireland's Next Top Comic 2024\, is a finalist in Ireland's Best New Act Competition 2024 and he performs regularly on the Irish circuit. His style is conversational and he loves to tell a good yarn.\n\nThis is not to be missed! ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/15th-November-1400-x -800-px-2.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:279@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20251118 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20251123 DTSTAMP:20251118T085516Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/portia-coughlan/ SUMMARY:Portia Coughlan DESCRIPTION:It is Portia Coughlan’s 30th birthday\, but she has little to celebrate. Haunted by the tragic drowning of her twin brother 15 years ea rlier\, she drifts sorrowfully through a world suspended somewhere between the living and the dead\; a tormented space separating her emotionally fr om her husband\, her children\, and an enviable life that could have been.   As Portia navigates her way through this landmark birthday\, defined by yearning and loss\, she is guided by a spectral presence determined to le ad her back to a disturbing past and to some dangerous unfinished business \n\nPortia Coughlan is a play that digs deeply and quietly into the darkes t corners of grief and dysfunction. Peopled by a cast of eccentric and dar kly humorous characters\, Marina Carr brings us right into the heart of a midlands Irish town\, drawing us into a rich landscape where layers of sec rets and lies continue to throw their long and awful shadow.\n\nProgramme available to view here:  Portia Coughlan Programme\n\nModern Ireland in 1 00 Art Works – Royal Irish Academy 2016. 100 artworks chosen to represen t each year from 1916-2015\, tracing the story of Ireland's creative outpu t from the revolutionary period until today. Portia Coughlan was selected by Fintan O’Toole as the significant artwork for 1996.\n\n ‘This unfo rgettable story remains searing in its relevance’ The Irish Times\n\n‘ One of the most important Irish plays of the twentieth century’ The Arts Review\n\n‘A play with a strong storyline\, strong characters and stron g emotions’ The Irish Independent\n\nPlease note:  This play contains t hemes which some audience members may find distressing.\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/FINAL-RTG-Portia-Cou ghlan-ls-251002c-1400x800-on-Mill-251003.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:281@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20251122 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20251123 DTSTAMP:20250825T115839Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/a-life-in-the-year-of-an-irish-daddy / SUMMARY:A life In The Year of an Irish Dad(dy) DESCRIPTION:A Life in the Year of an Irish Dad(dy) is Keego’s\, fast-pace d journey through twelve months in the life of a very modern\, very outnum bered and always confused Irish dad. From marriage after a decade\, to rai sing twin girls who are “11 going on 16\,” to surviving in a house ful l of women armed with bobbins\, TikTok slang\, the Irish Kama Sutra and tr ue crime podcasts\, Keego serves up sharp\, relatable storytelling which i s part love letter\, part survival guide\, and all belly laughs.\n\nCome a lone and laugh at the bald fella trying to find his way through family lif e\, without breaking anything. During the show Keego will be asking for yo ur best parenting advice head to https://ngl.link/keegolaughs1 with your pearls of advice\, to anonymously discuss with the group.\n\nKeego hails from Bray County Wicklow and his sharp\, high energy and sometimes interac tive storytelling has taken him from packed clubs across Ireland to stages in the UK and New York. With a style often compared to the greats of obse rvational comedy\, Keego blends the madness of family life\, Irish culture and his own (mis)adventures into a laugh out loud evening of craic.\n\nHa ving earned rave reviews for his last show ‘I confuse easy’\, Keego br ings his new show ‘A life in the year of an Irish Dad(dy)’ to the maje stic Maureen O'Hara Studio in dlr Mill Theatre\n\n  ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/KEEGO_.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:294@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20251125 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20251130 DTSTAMP:20251124T114904Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/a-night-of-broadway-legends/ SUMMARY:A Night of Broadway Legends DESCRIPTION:What makes a Broadway show truly legendary?\n\nFind out as the Kilmacud Musical Society takes you on a sweeping tour of the greatest hits and most influential creators in theatre history. “A Night of Broadway Legends” is a glittering concert celebration dedicated to the giants—t he composers who penned unforgettable melodies\, the lyricists who capture d the human heart\, the writers who crafted timeless stories\, and the per formers who brought them to life.\n\nPrepare to be wowed by a powerful eve ning of iconic music that reminds us why Broadway holds the crown!\n\nRunn ing Time:  1 hour 40 minutes including an interval\n\nTuesday evening per formance- all tickets €15/ Wednesday- Saturday performances- all tickets €20 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/KMS-Broadway-Legends _1400x800_1-01.jpg CATEGORIES:Musical END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:300@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20251125 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20251130 DTSTAMP:20251118T083100Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/balally-players-winter-one-acts/ SUMMARY:Balally Players – Winter One Acts DESCRIPTION:Balally Players –Winter One Acts\n\nTwo intriguing one-act pl ays. One unforgettable night of theatre.\n\nBalally Players returns this w inter with a gripping double-bill that cuts to the bone. Expect intensity. Expect humour. Expect to leave talking.\n\nPenalty by Stephen Smith\, dir ected by Sean T. Daly.\n\nIn a hotel room in Azerbaijan\, Howard wakes up with a monster hangover. Proffering English tea and sympathy is Government official\, Yellena. Slowly\, it emerges that Howard\, has disgraced himse lf the previous evening at a welcome dinner. Or has he ? Yellena plays How ard like a fish\, first seducing then……\n\nZoo Story by Edward Albee\, directed by Liam Borgstrom.\n\nA modern classic that starts with small ta lk on a park bench and spirals into unsettling territory. This is humanity stripped raw: funny\, bizarre\, unsettling and painfully honest.\n\nOn a calm Sunday in central park\, Peter's hopes for a quiet afternoon of readi ng is upended by Jerry\, an isolated and disheartened man\, desperate to h ave a meaningful conversation with another human being. This dark comedy w as Edward Albee's first play.\n\nBrave theatre for curious souls.\n\nThese amateur productions of “The Zoo Story” &\; “Penalty” are prese nted by arrangement with Concord Theatricals Ltd. on behalf of Samuel Fren ch Ltd www.concordtheatricals.co.uk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Balally-Updated-One- Acts-Nov.png CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:280@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20251204 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20260105 DTSTAMP:20260414T142629Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/annual-christmas-show-hansel-and-gre tel/ SUMMARY:Annual Christmas Show- Hansel and Gretel DESCRIPTION:In association with Golden Bake\, dlr Mill Theatre presents the ir annual magical Christmas adventure...\n\nWhen clever Gretel and her car ing brother Hansel are left deep in the forest by their not-so-nice new st epmother\, things start to get a little spooky . . . and a little sweet. L ost and alone\, they come across the most gorgeous gingerbread house\, dec orated with the tastiest  of treats. But\, they’ll need their wits – and a sprinkle of bravery – to outsmart a wicked old witch looking for a sweet tooth and her sidekick Squawker\, the cowardly crow.\n\nLuckily\, t hey meet the cheeky and lovable Fizzle Mc Fluffy\, a magical forest critte r with a few tricks up its sleeve. Together\, they’ll navigate enchanted woods\, dodge danger\, and find their way back to their loving Father. Th ey discover just how strong\, smart\, and unstoppable they really are – especially when they stick together.\n\nFeaturing a wonderfully talented e nsemble cast\, and beautifully crafted puppetry\, this adventure will tran sport you with familiar songs\, laugh-out-loud moments\, plenty of surpris es\, audience interaction\, and a big helping of Christmas cheer. Magical\ , mysterious and mischievous - the dlr Mill Theatre’s fun-filled festive show is perfect for young audiences and the young at heart.\n\nRunning ti me: 60 mins.  Children and babies aged 2 and under are free but still req uire to book a ticket by calling box office on 01 296 9340.\n\nThere will be relaxed performances on Thursday 18th December at 5pm and Tuesday 30th December at 12pm. More information can be found here:  Relaxed Performanc es of Hansel and Gretel\n\nFor School Bookings:  Performances on 4th\, 5t h\, 9th\, 10th\, 11th and 12th December at 9.45am and 11.30am.  €16 per student. 1 teacher free for every 10 students booked.\n\nTo Book:  email  info@milltheatre.ie .  School Booking is by email only and opens at 9am on Tuesday 26th August.\n\n \;\n\nProgramme can be viewed here:  Han sel and Gretel Programme ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/NEW-HG-banner-web-14 00-x-800pix-scaled.jpg CATEGORIES:Christmas,Family END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:283@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20251205 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20251206 DTSTAMP:20250902T141509Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/magic-and-music-of-christmas/ SUMMARY:Magic and Music of Christmas DESCRIPTION:The drawing room opera company are back with a wonderfully prod uced programme and expanded cast for 2025. Ireland’s premier concert ope ra company invite you on a magical tour of popular opera and modern Christ mas classics. A humorous and thoroughly entertaining evening\, including c arol sections.\n\nRunning Time:  2 hours including an interval. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Magic-Music-of-Xmas. jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:291@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20251205 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20251206 DTSTAMP:20250920T155456Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/dane-frisby-friends/ SUMMARY:Dane Frisby & Friends DESCRIPTION:Dane Frisby and friends bring a night of stand-up comedy to the studio in dlr Mill Theatre Dundrum . Showcasing a line-up of some of the funniest comedians in Ireland. After back-to-back sellout shows earlier in the year\, this show is not one to miss!\n\nDane Frisby is a Wicklow base d comic. He started stand-up in Estonia 2.5 years ago\, since then\, he’ s been throwing himself around the world performing over 200 shows in 22 c ountries. He’s won the Coco Comedy Club Gong Show in Cork\, The Comedy C lubhouse Gong Show in Barcelona\, the Craic Den Comedy Competition in Dubl in and he won the final of the Scorthy Smiles Comedy Competition. Last yea r he opened for Neil Delamere!\n\nHe is the host of the Ultimate Frisby Po dcast.\n\nRunning Time:  2 hours including interval. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Dane-Frisby-website- pic--scaled.png CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:271@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20251211 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20251213 DTSTAMP:20250625T142044Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/abba-2/ SUMMARY:Abba DESCRIPTION:ABBA FOREVER Are Back By Popular Demand! It’s Christmas! It ’s Party Time! It’s Abba!\n\nTheir music is the most played on radio s tations around the world and the musical based on their life is still pack ing Theatres from Waterloo (Pardon the pun!) to Timbuktu\n\nMAMMA MIA WAS A HUGH CINEMA HIT\, AND ABBA STILL ROLLS ON!\n\nBelieve it or not\, it is over fifty years since they started and this terrific show celebrates with a loud and proud fanfare!  It has played to full houses all over Ireland during their tours here for the past 15 years!   And it packed The Mill every time it came here!\n\nOn every visit\, they have received repeated standing ovations for what has always been one of the most memorable shows of the year!\n\nFrom “Waterloo (Again)” to “Dancing Queen” Expect a dazzling\, fantastic performance including the most iconic hits\, Mamma Mia\, S.O.S\, Money\, Money Money\, The Winner Takes All\, Gimme Gimme\, Gimme and many MANY more!\n\nEvery favourite is here. Not to be missed.\n\ nThe finest ABBA voices you will ever hear!Get your glad rags on\, brush u p on the lyrics\, don the dancing boots and come to the best party in town !\n\nYou’ll be rockin’ in the isles!!! ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/ABBA-FOREVER-resized .jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:303@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20251211 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20251214 DTSTAMP:20251213T105017Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/christmas-at-dundrum-with-balally-pl ayers/ SUMMARY:Christmas at Dundrum with Balally Players DESCRIPTION:These performances are held in Dundrum Parish Centre\, in the h eart of Dundrum Village.\nChristmas at Dundrum with Balally Players. Dire cted by Teresa Dempsey. Musical Director: Jacqueline Wall.\n\nBalally Play ers ask you to join them to celebrate the festive season with an evening o f song\, story and comedy as they entertain you with a traditional Christm as variety show.\n\nA beloved Christmas tradition is back again this year and in a lovely new venue. In the lovely setting of the Dundrum Parish Cen tre\, in the heart of Dundrum Village\, the Balally Players Christmas Show is the perfect way to start the Christmas period. The show is a delightfu l evening of seasonal sentiment in music\, song\, recitation\, monologues and comedy.\n\nWith tea\, coffee\, mulled wine and satisfyingly flavoursom e mince pies at the interval\, it's a great evening for all the family. Si nce its inception\, more than ten years ago\, it has become a 'must see' e vent on the Christmas entertainment calendar.\n\nThis show is perfect for all the family\, and is certain to create gorgeous memories for many Chris tmases to come.\n\nTickets are available to purchase at the venue each eve ning before the show ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/XmasatDundrum-1400x8 00-Balally-2025.png CATEGORIES:Christmas END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:289@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20260109 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20260110 DTSTAMP:20250918T140950Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/the-songs-of-dylan-young-and-morriso n/ SUMMARY:The Songs of Dylan\, Young and Morrison DESCRIPTION:The Songs of Bob Dylan\, Neil Young and Van Morrison performed by The Muddy River Band \n\nStep back in time and experience the magic of three of music’s greatest legends\; Neil Young\, Bob Dylan and Van Morri son\, performed by the fantastic Muddy River Band. This talented group of musicians bring to life the unforgettable melodies\, poignant lyrics\, and electrifying performances that have echoed through the lives of generatio ns of music lovers.  Whether you’re a lifelong fan or discovering these legends for the first time\, this show will leave you inspired and longin g for more.\n\nRunning Time:  2 hours 20 minutes including an interval. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Muddy-River.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:296@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20260115 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20260214 DTSTAMP:20260113T131021Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/merchant-of-venice-3/ SUMMARY:The Merchant of Venice DESCRIPTION:On sale  to schools on Wednesday 15th October from 9am by emai l only to info@milltheatre.ie\ndlr Mill Theatre present The Merchant of Ve nice by William Shakespeare\n\nA deal gone very wrong.\n\n“If I can c atch him once upon the hip\,\nI will feed fat the ancient grudg e I bear him.”\n\nIn Shakespeare’s uncompromising and problematic p lay\, the contempt hurled at the ‘other’\, festers and grows. In a wor ld where racial prejudices\, mistrust\, and the engrained belief systems o f two opposing traditions come to a boiling point.  Revenge is the curren cy used to right a wrong. Mercy is in short supply.\n\ndlr Mill Theatre br ing an exciting\, contemporary\, and engaging abridged 90-minute productio n to our stage. A talented ensemble cast of 10 actors\, breathe new life i nto the text for both students and lovers of Shakespeare alike.\n\nDirecte d by Geoff O’Keeffe\n\n Running time: 90 minutes without an interval.\n \nPublic shows on 24th and 31st January at 7.30pm.  Available to book onl ine on Wednesday 15th October from 9am\n\nTo view the programme\, please c lick the link below:\n\nMerchant of Venice Programme ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/merchant-venice-What s-on-1400-x-800pix-scaled.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:311@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260118 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260412 DTSTAMP:20251219T132757Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/helen-mathews-art-exhibition/ SUMMARY:Helen Mathews Art Exhibition DESCRIPTION:\n\nHelen Mathews \n\nBorn in Meath\, Helen studied art in Dub lin for several years before leaving Ireland for an adventure. While in Au stralia and Singapore she sold many paintings\, largely in private sales . Her paintings can also be found in homes in the UK\, America\, Japan a nd Dubai. Now back home in Ireland Helen has become well-known for her sig nature Poolbeg and Dublin Bay paintings\, she has also recently ventured into the world of abstract. \n\n \n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nClare Mathew s \n\nAfter many years working in the commercial graphics side of art &am p\; design\, Clare returned to her passion which is in original painting . Her most recent works are of Dublin parks\, in soft pastels and oil land scapes inspired by her local community. \n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \; \n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nGallery opening hours:  11-4pm Tuesday- Saturda y.  Closed for lunch 1.30-2.30pm ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Art-Exhibition-1400x 800-pixels-copy2.jpg CATEGORIES:Gallery Exhibition END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:313@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260121 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260124 DTSTAMP:20251213T115027Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/no-romance-a-desperate-business/ SUMMARY:No Romance: A Desperate Business DESCRIPTION:Carmel and Joe\, arrive early to the funeral home\, where Joe ’s recently departed mother is laid out.  After 24 years of marriage\, Carmel and Joe think they know everything about each other. But do they? A fter revelations\, reflections and speculations\, they uncover secrets and lies including some fantasies that have remained well hidden!    And th e big question …. is privacy an entitlement or an illusion? \n \nNo Ro mance\, a play in three acts\, was originally staged at the Abbey’s Peac ock Theatre in 2011. \nNo Romance: A Desperate Business is the second act and serves as a meditation on how marriage is shaped by so many forces ou tside of love.   Winner of the 2012 Stewart Parker Trust Award for New W riting. \n"Great comedy\, keen sympathy\, and lingering poignancy" -The Irish Times \n"Poignant\, tragic and laugh out loud funny" - The Irish P ost\n\nThis event takes place in our Maureen O'Hara Studio ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/NO-ROMANCE-Mill-Web- Image-111225.png CATEGORIES:Comedy,Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:293@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20260122 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20260123 DTSTAMP:20250928T073241Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/shane-daniel-byrne-whos-a-big-boy/ SUMMARY:Shane Daniel Byrne “Who’s A Big Boy” DESCRIPTION:Tickets On sale on Thursday 2nd October at 9am\nDublin darling Shane Daniel Byrne is back\, just about. The award-winning stand-up has be come a leading act in Ireland at breakneck speed. Shane is the boy from sc hool who was capable of more\, the kid who could always do better. Well\, just try catching him now. Expect rapid-fire craic and big-hearted feeling s in his brand-new show about bellies and bullies.\n\n‘He storms room … a flare” – Tommy Tiernan\n\n“My favourite new Irish comedian for many years” – David O’Doherty\n\n“Shane Daniel Byrne is my favour ite – Irish Examiner\n\n“Superb as always” - GCN.ie\n\nRunning Time:   2 hours including an interval.  Suitable for age 14+ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Shane-Daniel-Byrne.j pg CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:266@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20260130 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20260131 DTSTAMP:20250605T151117Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/anne-gildea-further-adventures-in-wo maning-2/ SUMMARY:Anne Gildea – Further Adventures in Womaning DESCRIPTION:From Anne Gildea\, the woman who taught you How to Get The Meno pause and Enjoy It\, comes a brand new show: Further Adventures in WOMANIN G. And what an hilarious adventure it’s going to be!\n\nJoin us as Anne explores the world of the feminine\, the mammy\, the twerky dancer: From 1 8-hour girdles and Housewives of The Year\, to ripped influencer grannies pumping iron on Insta\, from the Sunday drive to the spa break\, from Ange l Delight to Ozempic and back to the chiffon scarf test\, Anne weaves a pa nt-wetting path through a changing half century of womany stuff -\n\nAnd t hat’s just the tip of the Anneberg!\n\nPraise for Further Adventures in Womaning\n\n“If you’re looking for a great night out with laughter\, s ong\, kinship\, twerking and much\, much more\, then Further Adventures in WOMANING is the show for you.” Louise Tallon\,  The Reviews Hub\n\nWha t Audiences Are Saying\n\n“Hilarious.”\n\n“200% Recommend.”\n\n“ An incredible energy and a Brilliant show.”\n\n“Amazing night\, died l aughing.”\n\n“I’m going to bring my sisters.”\n\nRunning Time:  2 hours including an interval.  Suitable for age 16+ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Mill-Image-Anne-GIld ea.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:312@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260131 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260201 DTSTAMP:20260107T104621Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/craic-dealers-comedy-club-presents-j oe-dowlin-and-friends/ SUMMARY:Craic Dealers Comedy Club presents Joe Dowlin and Friends DESCRIPTION:Craic Dealers Comedy Club is back to kick off 2026 with a bang! \n\nKeego is our host. He is bald\, tells us he is beautiful and he has be en doing lots of squats to keep the party area in shape! He'll be our tour guide on the night and will be talking about important things like what i s the Irish Kama Sutra and why is Usain Bolt applauded for finishing in 9. 5 seconds\, but Keego never is!???\n\nClosing the show is the comedy hurri cane that is Joe Dowlin! With his madcap\, high energy style\, mixed with a unique skill for storytelling\n\nJess Collins returns\, along with Patri ck McLoughlin\, winner of the Best New Act Competition 2023\, Bray Comedy Festival\, Anthony O’Reilly Jr and Alex J Byrne \n\nThe bar is fully stocked\, the stage is ready\, come out and lets have some craic!\n\nAudie nce 16+ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/IMG_9922.jpeg CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:305@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20260206 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20260207 DTSTAMP:20260113T114308Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/killian-sundermann-killian-dollar-ba by/ SUMMARY:Killian Sundermann “Killian Dollar Baby” DESCRIPTION:One of Irelands most exciting new comedy stars returns with a b rand new show. After his sell out UK and Ireland tour in 2025 including a total sell out run at the Edinburgh festival Killian is back with “Killi an Dollar Baby”\n\nKillian is one of the biggest stars of Irish sketch c omedy with a huge online following. He is also one part of the award winni ng “Young Hot Guys” podcast.\n\n \;\n\nRunning Time:  2 hours 20 minutes including an interval.  Suitable for age 14+ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Killian_Sundermann-2 026_Killian_Dollar_Baby-Profile_3-scaled.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:292@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20260207 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20260208 DTSTAMP:20250928T071911Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/joe-the-magician-live-2/ SUMMARY:Joe the Magician - Live DESCRIPTION:It’s Joe the Magician from Dizzy Deliveries’ on RTÉ jr! An d he’s bringing his spectacular children’s comedy magic and illusion s how back to The Mill Theatre for an afternoon of mind boggling fun!\n\nJoe ’s show fuses laugh out loud comedy magic with absolutely jaw dropping s pectacular illusions live on stage. It’s a rollercoaster theatrical ride that reinvents children’s entertainment.\n\nA Flying table\, magical fr iendly ghosts and live snowstorm … are just a hint of what you can expec t!\n\nAlthough it’s a kids magic show the grown ups love it just as much !\n\nJoe’s hugely popular TV show ‘Dizzy Deliveries’ is the most wat ched show on RTÉjr AND the most streamed show on the RTÉ Player! Joe pla ys a magical delivery man who uses Làmh sign. Now in its third season and has over 50 million Youtube views!\n\nEarly booking is advised as all of Joe’s previous shows here have sold out.\n\nShow duration: 70 minutes wi th no interval.   Age 4+\n\n“Joe Daly is Ireland’s leading children ’s magician” The Irish Times\n\n“Joe Daly is absolutely brilliant” John McColgan …producer/director of Riverdance.\n\nYouTube promo:  htt ps://youtu.be/12cOob4WZ4o?si=aHZfJZlz-v9A85cl ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Joe-Daly-Magician-e1 759047396329.jpg CATEGORIES:Family END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:264@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20260212 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20260213 DTSTAMP:20251009T121002Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/emma-doran-emmaculate/ SUMMARY:Emma Doran 'Emmaculate' DESCRIPTION:\nSmash hit Irish comedian\, best-selling author\, podcast host and viral online star Emma Doran hits the road once again taking her bran d-new stand-up show Emmaculate across the UK and Ireland in 2025/26.\n\n  There's no such thing as a perfect family\, but she wouldn't want one any way...\n\nThe many trials and tribulations of Emma’s blended family are laid bare\, womanhood examined\, and relationships put to the test in this witty\, rambunctious show from one of Ireland’s most beloved stand-ups. Strap in for a night to remember\, jam-packed with razor-sharp observatio ns\, riotous on-stage antics and conspiratorial gossipmongering.\n\nAs see n and heard on No Worries If Not! (RTÉ 2)\, The Tommy Tiernan Show (RTÉ 1)\, LOL: Last One Laughing (Prime Video) hosted by Graham Norton\, The La te Late Show (RTÉ)\, Celebrity Gogglebox (Virgin Media One)\, Modern Love (Prime Video) alongside Kit Harington\, The Deirdre O’Kane Show (SKY)\, Bridget and Eamon (RTÉ)\, Callan Kicks (RTÉ)\, Republic Of Telly (RTÉ) and Irelands Fittest Family (RTÉ)\, while her podcast credits include: Y ou’re Grounded with daughter Ella\, And Another Thing! with Muireann O ’ Connell and the four-part series Mischief Makers.\n\nEmma currently co -hosts the podcast Keep It Tight alongside fellow stand-up and LOL: Last O ne Laughing contestant Deirdre O’Kane.\n\nEmma is also author of best-se lling book\, Mad\, Isn’t It? (published in 2024).\n\nRunning Time:  2 h ours.  Suitable for age 14+\n\n“End-to-end laughs… you’d be mad to miss her”  Bruce Dessau\, Evening Standard ★★★★\n\n\n“Wickedl y funny”  Brian Logan\, The Guardian \n\n"Uproariously funny... a fierc ely accomplished and fully formed talent"  Jay Richardson\, The Reviews H ub ★★★★\n\n“One of the funniest humans I’ve ever encountered ”  Joanne McNally\n\n  ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Emma-Doran-Landscape .jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:301@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20260214 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20260215 DTSTAMP:20251112T142913Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/nights-on-broadway-the-bee-gees-stor y/ SUMMARY:Nights On Broadway The Bee Gees Story DESCRIPTION:Nights On Broadway present a unique tribute to the Bee Gees thr ough a fantastic live concert. “The Bee Gees’ Story” tells the story of the Bee Gees entirely through their music. The Bee Gees’ incredible songs\, from over four decades\, from the 60s to the 90s\, have been pains takingly recreated by a totally live performance from top musicians in the ir field. The audience experience is that of being at a Bee Gees concert\, with a unique blend of classic hits\, acoustic medleys and\, of course\, the magic of the songs from Saturday Night Fever. The total song writing v irtuosity of the Gibb Brothers is not neglected\, our wonderful female voc alist appears as some of the musical legends\, such as Barbara Streisand\, Celine Dion\, Dolly Parton and Diana Ross\, that recorded songs specially written for them by the Bee Gees. Costume changes throughout the show and a full video backdrop complete the production\, reflecting on the songs b eing performed. No backing tracks are used which is extremely unusual for a Bee Gees Tribute show\, giving a fully adaptable live performance\, enha ncing audience participation\, and of course total musical integrity. The show has delighted audiences in Ireland\, the UK\, Mainland Europe and the Middle East for the past 15 years. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/bee-Gees-e1762957609 110.png CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:316@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260218 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260222 DTSTAMP:20251230T173642Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/heaven/ SUMMARY:Heaven DESCRIPTION:Heaven by Eugene O’Brien follows Mal and Mairead\, a middle-a ged couple returning to Mairead’s hometown for a family wedding. Over th e course of one weekend\, they find themselves surrounded by memories\, ol d friends\, familiar places and the ghosts of their past.\n\nAs they drink \, dance and reminisce\, their story moves between the funny and the deepl y emotional\, revealing the cracks beneath a long-shared life. What starts as a simple trip home becomes a moment of reckoning - about love\, aging\ , compromise and the choices that quietly shape a life together over time. \n\nHeaven captures the intimacy and complexity of long relationships — full of warmth\, regret\, tenderness and small moments of grace. It’s a play about ordinary people trying to make sense of where they’ve come fr om and where they’re going\, finding something close to redemption in th e process.\n\nHeaven won the Irish Times Award for Best New Play in 2022.\ n\n\nAge Guidance: 16+ / Strong language and adult themes\n\nThis perform ance was made possible through the support of the Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council Grants Scheme. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Heaven-dlr-MT.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy,Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:317@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20260303 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20260308 DTSTAMP:20260304T140330Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/calendar-girls-2/ SUMMARY:CALENDAR GIRLS DESCRIPTION:A true story. Big laughs. Even bigger heart.\n\nCalendar Girls is a joyful\, courageous comedy about friendship and resilience and daring to do the unexpected.\n\nYou’ll laugh and cry and leave the theatre smi ling. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Calendar-Girls.-.png CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:310@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260304 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260305 DTSTAMP:20260217T110601Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/climate-caregiving-and-creativity-an -exploratory-workshop/ SUMMARY:Climate\, Caregiving and Creativity - An Exploratory Workshop DESCRIPTION:This workshop is a space for participants to explore their rela tionship with the climate crisis and how it connects to their experience a s a caregiver\, through creative practices like movement\, writing\, drawi ng and group reflection. This is a one-off taster workshop - part of a ser ies of eight which I am developing with the support of a Creative Ireland grant from DLR Arts Office. Feedback will be gathered from this first work shop\, which will help inform the further development the full series.\n\n Who is this for?  This workshop is for you if you identify yourself as a caregiver - you may be a parent or guardian\, a carer for a family member or friend\; or maybe you are a professional caregiver\, a teacher\, a gar dener… If you feel drawn to the themes of the workshop\, you are welcome to be there.\n\nClimate\, Caregiving and Creativity feel to me to be inex tricably linked. The fear and grief that many of us feel in the face of th e reality of climate change\, can be particularly overwhelming for caregiv ers as we imagine potential futures for those in our care - and at the sam e time\, the all-consuming nature of caregiving often means we have little time or space to process these feelings. Becoming a parent or caregiver c an be a great catalyst for many of us\, giving us a new perspective and a strong desire to take positive climate action. Caregiving also demands hug e creativity on a daily basis\, requiring us to learn many new skills\, ad apt quickly\, improvise and play. Through these workshops\, I hope to conn ect some of these dots\; make space for a community of caregivers to conne ct with their creativity\, and with one another\, process the complex expe rience of being a caregiver during this time of climate crisis\, and gener ate new possibilities for individual and collective action.\n\nAbout the f acilitator: Roseanne Lynch is an actor\, playwright\, theatre-maker and mo ther. This year\, she is taking part in Irish Theatre Institute’s Six in the Attic programme (Virtual Attic\, Kildare). She is Co-Artistic Directo r of Darn Skippy Productions\, a multidisciplinary company telling stories through theatre\, film and music. Her new play in development\, Waterbirt h\, is a surreal exploration of pregnancy\, climate grief and the transiti on into motherhood.\n\nSuitable for age 18+ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Climate-Creativity-C are-1400-x-800-px.png CATEGORIES:Workshops END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:322@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260311 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260315 DTSTAMP:20260306T123409Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/a-view-from-the-bridge-2/ SUMMARY:A View From The Bridge DESCRIPTION:Sandyford Little Theatre presents Arthur Miller’s A View from the Bridge.\n\nA View From the Bridge stands as one of the great modern d ramas of the 20th century: a searing exploration of desire\, betrayal\, an d moral reckoning set within the close-knit Italian-American community of 1950s Brooklyn.\n\nMiller\, one of the most decorated and influential play wrights in modern theatre\, first staged this play in 1955. More relevant today than ever\, the play focuses on the flux of immigration to New York and the relationships built between new generation New Yorkers and their f amilies back in their mother lands.\n\nAt its centre are Eddie and Beatric e\, a hard-working longshoreman and his wife\, who together raise their ni ece\, for whom Eddie has complicated feelings\, and struggles to see her g rown up and ready to leave home.\n\nAs Miller himself observed\, A View fr om the Bridge was his attempt “to write a tragedy in the modern sense\, ” one rooted not in kings or heroes\, but in ordinary lives destroyed by forces they barely understand. Over time\, critics have increasingly reco gnised A View from the Bridge as one of Miller’s finest achievements:\n\ n“A tragedy of classical proportions\, written with fierce intensity and moral clarity” (New York Times)\n\n“Uncompromising\, devastating\, a nd ultimately unforgettable — a masterpiece of moral drama” (The Guar dian)\n\n“An intensely absorbing drama\, sure of itself every step of th e way. It makes no false moves\, wastes no time and has the beauty that co mes from directness and simplicity” (New York Daily News\, 1955)\n\n&nb sp\;\nAge Rating:  14+ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Copy-of-Climate-Crea tivity-Care-1400-x-800-px.png CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:326@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260313 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260314 DTSTAMP:20260211T115519Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/an-evening-with-great-irish-writers/ SUMMARY:An Evening With Great Irish Writers DESCRIPTION:Neil O’Shea has presented programmes including ‘Late Date ’ and ‘Risin’ Time’ on RTE Radio One. \nHis one person show\, ‘ An Evening with Great Irish Writers’ is a performance of extracts from t he works of Irish writers such as Jonathan Swift\, Oscar Wilde\, W B Yeats \, George Bernard Shaw\, James Joyce and others.   This show is a celebr ation of these writers\,  full of familiar characters mixed in with less familiar extracts . The show is full of humour while also giving pause fo r thought. \n\n \nNeil has presented this performance worldwide\, includ ing in the USA in 15 different cities over 18 days.   He has also perfor med in numerous US Colleges while doing residencies as visiting artist and has brought his show to the UK\, Germany and in various venues around Ire land.\n \nLos Angeles Times: ‘Easy versatility drives this adroitly ed ited Gaelic sampler.....a testament to O’Shea’s unassuming expertise. ’ \nBritish Theatre Guide (at Edinburgh Fringe): ‘Humorous\, tender\ , biting\, satirical—all was here and all performed to perfection.’ \ nUnited Solo Festival New York October 2025:   ‘A warm\, well-crafted celebration of storytelling.........a standout evening.’ \n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Copy-of-An-Evening-w ith-Great-Irish-Writers-1400-x-800-px.png CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:276@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20260318 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20260320 DTSTAMP:20250725T121746Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/psycho-spaghetti-a-comic-journey-ins ide-the-teenage-mind/ SUMMARY:Psycho Spaghetti-A Comic Journey Inside The Teenage Mind DESCRIPTION:Ger Carey is back with his hilarious stand-up comedy show for t ransition year students. By secretly observing his subjects in their natur al habitat\, such as leaning on lampposts\, inside chippers\, outside chip pers\, in shopping centres and sitting on any kind of wall\, Ger has uncov ered the weird and frightening world of the teenager! The aim of the show is to get teenagers to laugh at themselves and appreciate the differences in others.\n\nRunning Time:  90 minutes with no interval.  Free tickets for teachers.\n\nTo book for your school:  email info@milltheatre.ie ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Ger-Carey-2025-2026- Image-e1753448853876.jpg CATEGORIES:Children,Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:320@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260321 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260322 DTSTAMP:20260130T153525Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/dydc-annual-gala/ SUMMARY:DYDC Annual Gala DESCRIPTION:Dublin Youth Dance Company (DYDC) is Ireland’s flagship conte mporary youth dance company which curates and hosts the annual Irish Youth Dance Festival (IYDF &\; Annual Gala)\, providing a national platform for youth dance. Its vision is to cultivate distinct artistic voices throu gh the creation and performance of transformative repertoire uniquely embo died by young artists.\n\nDYDC provides pathways of high-quality pre vocat ional training and ensemble performance for young dancers/aspiring dance a rtists\, led by professional choreographers and dance artists/teachers ext ending the range and deepening the experience of their dancer selves.\n\nT he Dublin Youth Dance Company Annual Gala will include performances by Jun ior and Senior DYDC ensembles with choreography by associate teachers Mart ha Tribe\, Amanda Braide and Simone O’Toole. The Gala will also include special guest performances by Josué Reis\, the work of professional DYDC Alumni Hannah Rogerson and Saoirse Lambkin O’Kane\, solo\, duet and trio dance pieces by senior members of DYDC as part of the ‘Emerging Voices ’ Mentoring Programme. ‘Emerging Voices’ enables Senior DYDC dancers to develop their own choreographies mentored by professional dance artist s from DYDC’s alumni (Hannah Rogerson and Saoirse Lambkin O’Kane).\n\n Dublin Youth Dance Company is proudly funded by the Arts Council of Irelan d and DLR County Council ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/DYDC-Annual-Gala-202 6_mill-theatre-website-1400-x-800-px.png CATEGORIES:Dance,Performing Arts School END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:318@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260324 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260329 DTSTAMP:20260307T124539Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/curtains/ SUMMARY:Curtains DESCRIPTION:\n\nFresh from their successful productions of “All Shook Up ” and “Stepping Out” last Season\, Glencullen Dundrum MDS proudly pr esent “Curtains”- a musical mystery comedy by Rupert Holmes\, Fred Ebb \, and John Kander.\nIt’s murder putting on a new musical – literally!    When a death happens backstage on opening night\, It is up to Lt. Fra nk Cioffi\, a police detective who moonlights as a musical theatre fan\, t o save the show\, solve the case\, and maybe even find love before the sho w reopens\, without getting killed himself!\n\n\nBook by Rupert Holmes\nMu sic by John Kander\nLyrics by Fred Ebb\nOriginal Book and Concept by Peter Stone\n"CURTAINS" is presented through special arrangement with and all a uthorised performance materials are supplied by Theatrical Rights Worldwid e (TRW) www.theatricalrights.co.uk\n“…smart\, warm-hearted entertainm ent for all”–The Guardian\n“…Adds a nice dose of traditional music al comedy—tunes\, laughs and sends ’em out humming.” –Playbill\n\n \n“…this Tony award-winning backstage murder mystery musical will have audiences laughing and guessing right to the final curtain.”–London T heatre\n\n\n\nSuitable for age 12+ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Curtains-final-image .png CATEGORIES:Comedy,Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:329@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260402 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260406 DTSTAMP:20260401T122056Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/the-chocolate-shop-has-lost-its-hop/ SUMMARY:The Chocolate Shop Has Lost Its Hop DESCRIPTION:🐣🐣 The Chocolate Shop Has Lost Its Hop! \nOh no — The Chocolate Shop has lost its hop! 🍫 \n\nJoin us at The dlr Mill Th eatre for a magical Easter Eggstravaganza packed with laughter\, music\, and sweet surprises. Help Fiona the Fairy and Thomas Toffee rescue Hop th e Bunny from the mischievous ‘Sirius Chocolayte’ in this fun-filled interactive adventure. \n\nWith chart-topping pop hits\, comedy for all ages\, and a very special meet-and-greet with the Easter Bunny after the show\, it’s the perfect Easter treat for the entire family. \n\nDon ’t miss this egg-citing\, chocolate-covered celebration of springtime f un! 🐣🌸🍬 \n\nSuitable for Ages 3-103! ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/NEW-ESLH.png CATEGORIES:Children,Family END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:333@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260411 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260412 DTSTAMP:20260321T144528Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/glor-na-dtonn-ceili-band/ SUMMARY:Glór na dTonn Céilí Band DESCRIPTION:A night of exceptional traditional Irish music\, featuring Seni or All-Ireland winning Céilí Band Glór na dTonn\, and an array of hugel y talented trad musicians based locally\, brought to you by Craobh na Fuin seoige\, local branch of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann in the Churchtown/ Dundrum area and hosts of the Dublin Fleadh 2026.\n\n\nHailing from Mayo\, Sligo\, and Waterford\, Glór na dTonn have quickly risen to national pro minence with their dynamic arrangements\, rich tone\, and unmistakable ene rgy. Since their formation in 2019\, the band has captivated audiences acr oss Ireland\, earning widespread acclaim for their powerful ensemble sound and musical sensitivity — a journey that reached its pinnacle with thei r historic victory at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2025 in Wexford. \n\nThe night will kick off with support acts drawing from the incredible talent among locally-based musicians\, many of whom teach regularly in Craobh na Fuinseoige and other local Comhaltas branches\, including beautiful tune a nd song arrangements of Caoimhe Blennerhassett (sean-nós singing and flut e)\, Clodagh Dalton (harp) and Fiona Gaffney (fiddle). \n\nJoin us for a memorable night of captivating traditional music of great variety and tale nt\, to mark and anticipate the Dublin Fleadh taking place in Churchtown/D undrum this year.\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/GnadT_whatsOn.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:304@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20260414 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20260419 DTSTAMP:20251119T132542Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/the-spongebob-musical/ SUMMARY:The SpongeBob Musical DESCRIPTION:Kilmacud Musical Society is excited to bring “The SpongeBob M usical” to the dlr  Mill Theatre stage for the very first time.\n\nWhen the town of Bikini Bottom faces total destruction\, it’s up to the unli keliest of heroes — SpongeBob SquarePants — to save the day. With his best friends by his side\, SpongeBob embarks on an adventure that's bursti ng with irresistible tunes\, colour and comedy.\n\nFeaturing incredible so ngs by artists such as David Bowie\, Panic! At The Disco and Cyndi Lauper\ , “The SpongeBob Musical” made waves on Broadway with 12 Tony Award no minations. This family-friendly musical has something for everyone\, so jo in us as we take a trip to 'a pineapple under the sea' this April!\n\n&nbs p\; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/KMS-Spongebob_1400x8 00-01.jpg CATEGORIES:Musical END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:325@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260419 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260615 DTSTAMP:20260209T152041Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/the-conference-of-birds-gerard-obrie n-artworks/ SUMMARY:The Conference of Birds - Gerard O'Brien Artworks DESCRIPTION: \;\nThe Works\nGerard O’Brien is the artist and co-desig ner for the ‘Conference of Birds’ project with the\nElders and Floatin g World Productions. In keeping with the theme of the production\, he\nhas produced a series of pencil (graphite and colour) drawings\, A4 in size\, of Irish\nendangered birds – those on the Red List. The birds are often placed at the edge of the\npaper as if only glimpsed – perhaps we only have glimpses of many of these species left.\nHis aim in making these work s was twofold\, they both celebrate the diversity and richness\nof these s pecies while the sheer number of drawings (over fifty) is a stark reminder of the\nseriousness of situation we face.\nThe Artist\nGerard is a visual artist and Chartered Member of the Landscape Institute (UK). He works\nin drawing and video. His work is predominantly concerned with landscapes – built and\nunbuilt\, and natural history. He has degrees in Zoology\, Landscape Architecture and Fine\nArt and his work reflects his varied stud ies. There is a blurring of boundaries in his work\nbetween design and fin e art. His last exhibition was the group MA show ‘Waystation’ in the\n Complex in 2024.\n\nTo view more projects or get in touch with the artist: \nwww.gerardobrienvisualartist.com ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/GOBrien-Image-for-we bsite-with-logo.jpeg CATEGORIES:Gallery Exhibition END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:324@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260422 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260426 DTSTAMP:20260424T153406Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/our-few-and-evil-days/ SUMMARY:Our Few and Evil Days DESCRIPTION:When their daughter's new boyfriend joins them for dinner\, Mic hael and Margaret's carefully curated image of normal suburban life begins to fall apart. Our Few and Evil Days quietly but ruthlessly exposes the d ark underbelly of a family defined by buried secrets and unspoken tragedy. There is a sense that things are not what they seem\, in Mark O'Rowe's sh ocking drama\, as the audience see the sanctuary of the everyday becoming an increasingly smaller space.\n\nOur Few and Evil Days was first performe d in the Abbey Theatre in 2014.\n\n'A sophisticated and disturbing psychol ogical thriller' Irish Independent\n\n'Unnerving\, arresting and shift sh aping' Irish Times 'Bold and intriguing' Irish Examiner\n\n \;\nAge R ating: 14+ contains strong language and adult themes ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/RTG-Evil-Days-Mill-W ebsite-2.png CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:327@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260425 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260426 DTSTAMP:20260314T145920Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/craic-dealers-comedy-club-presents-e ric-lalor-and-friends/ SUMMARY:Craic Dealers Comedy Club presents ERIC LALOR and Friends DESCRIPTION:Craic Dealers Comedy Club is back ! Irish comedy icon Eric Lalo r is here to close the show.\n\nKeego is our host. He is bald\, tells us h e is beautiful and he has been doing lots of squats to keep the party area in shape! He’ll be our tour guide on the night and will be talking abou t important things like what is the Irish Kama Sutra and why is Usain Bolt applauded for finishing in 9.5 seconds\, but Keego never is!???\n\nEric L alor is one of the most sought after comedians in Ireland.\n\nHaving star ted way back on Des Bishop’s Joy in the Hood\, Eric has gone on to forge a successful career in comedy\, appearing at all the major comedy festiva ls and headlining venues up and down Ireland. Some people will recognise h im as the villain from Fair City\, the gangster\, Cathal Spillane. Indeed Eric has a number of acting credits including Amber\, Brigid &\; Eamonn \, The Commute and COVID based comedy\, Socially Distant\, plus a number o f short films.\n\nHe has won Irish comedian of the year twice as voted by the readers of entertainment.ie\, and now his new podcast\, You Must Be Jo kin\, which he co-hosts with fellow Ballymunner\, Willa White\, has won Be st Podcast at the Digital Media Awards.\n\nEric is joined by Fiona O’Ma hony. She is an Irish comedian who juggles mental issues with being a full time dog mom. She is an eight-time competition finalist\, including Show Me The Funny 2025 &\; HaHa Hawks Well Awards 2026 as well as a two-time runner-up. Fiona was a semi-finalist in the Leicester Square Theatre Come dy Awards (UK) 2025 and has filmed with RTÉ for the dating show Love in t he Country. She is still single — always the flower girl\, never the bri desmaid.\n\nAmy Cassidy debuts ! Amy is a stand-up comedian on the Dublin circuit\, performing regularly at leading clubs such as Hysteria and Crai c Den. She also runs a monthly open mic for women and non-binary comedians at Hysteria. Fast\, sharp and joke-dense\, Amy delivers a high laugh-per- minute set that hits hard and doesn’t let up.\n\nSaoirse Smith is Irela nd's first sit down comedian. She regularly performs around Dublin and Ire land. She has two Solo shows at the Edinburgh Fringe. She promises you a w heelie good time\n\nConor O'Brien is a high-energy stand-up comedian from Drimnagh\, known for chaotic storytelling and an alarming hunger for both food and audience laughter. Two years into comedy\, he’s gigged all over Ireland and once made the regrettable decision to perform in Budapest (lo ng story). He’s also one half of the podcast U Havin’ Us On? — offic ially the best Irish podcast\, according to their families.\n\n\n'One of o ur favourite hosts in Ireland’ - Hotpress \n\n\n'Never a dull moment a t a Keego show’ – Dublin South FM \n\n'I am still funnier than he is ’ - Keego’s sister \n\n\nAge Suitability:   16+\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Photo-10-02-2026-11- 29-07.png CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:330@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260501 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260511 DTSTAMP:20260303T154633Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/encore-showtime-2026/ SUMMARY:Encore! Showtime 2026 DESCRIPTION:TICKETS GO ON SALE AT 11am on 19th MARCH\nEncore School of Perf orming Arts students take to The Mill Theatre stage once again for their a nnual performance!\n\nThis year audiences will be treated to a journey und er the sea with our junior students in Bubble Trouble in Merroway Cove a long with a mystical experience in Magic Moments in Cauldron College. Dor othy will be trying to find her way to the Wizard of Oz and Harvard Law School will be the setting for our EYT Groups in Legally Blonde.\n\nCome and join the talented\, energetic Encore! Kids! for a show packed with dra ma\, singing and dance for Encore! Showtime 2026! ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Encore-2025-Full-Sta ge_Landscape.jpg CATEGORIES:Performing Arts School END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:342@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260509 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260510 DTSTAMP:20260508T171944Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/an-evening-with-great-irish-writers- 2/ SUMMARY:An Evening With Great Irish Writers DESCRIPTION:BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND\n\nNeil O’Shea has presented programme s including ‘Late Date’ and ‘Risin’ Time’ on RTE Radio One. \nH is one person show\, ‘An Evening with Great Irish Writers’ is a perfor mance of extracts from the works of Irish writers such as Jonathan Swift\, Oscar Wilde\, W B Yeats\, George Bernard Shaw\, James Joyce and others.   This show is a celebration of these writers\,  full of familiar charac ters mixed in with less familiar extracts . The show is full of humour wh ile also giving pause for thought. \n\nNeil has presented this performanc e worldwide\, including in the USA in 15 different cities over 18 days.   He has also performed in numerous US Colleges while doing residencies as visiting artist and has brought his show to the UK\, Germany and in vario us venues around Ireland.\n \nLos Angeles Times: ‘Easy versatility dri ves this adroitly edited Gaelic sampler.....a testament to O’Shea’s un assuming expertise.’ \nBritish Theatre Guide (at Edinburgh Fringe):  ‘Humorous\, tender\, biting\, satirical—all was here and all performed to perfection.’ \nUnited Solo Festival New York October 2025:   ‘A warm\, well-crafted celebration of storytelling.........a standout evenin g.’ \n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/4ca92473-d401-411a-9 91d-ee60d87011e3.png CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:319@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260515 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260517 DTSTAMP:20260206T103430Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/the-conference-of-birds/ SUMMARY:The Conference of Birds DESCRIPTION:The Conference of Birds (COB 2).\nBirds on the brink of extinct ion take to the stage hoping the humans will look up and cherish their son g before it’s too late.\n\nAn intergenerational performance of theatre\, music and visual art by participatory arts group The Elders in collaborat ion with a flock of multi-disciplinary artists and National Concert Hall ’s Cór na Nóg. A gathering of wings\, voices\, and stories rooted in t he lives of birds from Ireland’s Red List of Birds of Conservation Conce rn.\nThe work invites us to step briefly into another way of being\, of mo ving\, calling\, and listening. Research\, myth\, theatre\, movement\, ani mation\, visual art\, music\, and live performance are woven together to g ive voice to birds and their fragile futures.\nThis performance is accompa nied by an exhibition of all Ireland’s critically endangered birds by Ge rard O’Brien running at dlr Mill from April 19th – June 13th .\nBuildi ng on Conference of Birds (COB 1)\, first performed in May\, this new iter ation deepens the work as a shared ritual entangling performers with birds \, bringing elders and children\, artists and audiences together through s ound and movement\, and continues its invitation to listen\, to care\, and to imagine otherwise.\nKindly funded by Arts Council Ireland Participator y Arts Award and supported by dlr Mill Theatre\nThe Elders are an older ad ult participatory arts group who have been creating original work since 20 18. They have received many funding awards from Arts Council Ireland\, DLR COCO\, Creative Ireland and Create. The group have performed theatre in pa rks\, forests\, studios\, theatres and streets always in collaboration wit h a host of diverse professional artists. The focus is on honouring the El der in society\, raising their creative voices and often making work that intersects with ecology and climate\n\nThis event runs for one hour withou t an interval ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Birdhead-landscape-w ith-logos.jpg CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:345@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260517 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260518 DTSTAMP:20260428T085904Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/dont-stop-the-party/ SUMMARY:Don't Stop The Party DESCRIPTION:Tickets on sale Friday 1st May at 12pm\nElite Dance Academy are delighted to be back at the dlr Mill Theatre again to perform our end of year show 'Don't Stop The Party'. Our little stars have worked so hard to put together a great show. Please join us for songs and dances that will m ake your toes tap!\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Website-Size-Templat e-1.png CATEGORIES:Performing Arts School END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:343@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260521 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260525 DTSTAMP:20260519T161628Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/mel-ryan-school-show-4/ SUMMARY:Mel Ryan School Show DESCRIPTION:Tickets on sale Tuesday 28th April 2026 at 11am\nThe Mel Ryan S chool offers a unique service by using the vehicles of music\, drama and d ance to teach life skills\, boost self-esteem\, develop social skills and build resilience and strength of character.   This is done in a fun-fill ed\, non-competitive environment where each student is valued and treated equally regardless of standard of performance.   We have a full weekly t imetable of classes for children aged 3-18 years in four venues across Sou th Dublin\;   Mount Merrion\, Carrickmines and Monkstown.\nFor more info rmation\, contact Bryana or Ciara at melryanschool@gmail.com\nwww.melryans chool.ie ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/24th25th26th-May-Mat inee-2.30pm-and-Evening-show-6pm.-1-1.png CATEGORIES:Performing Arts School END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:321@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260527 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260530 DTSTAMP:20260403T125347Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/the-25th-annual-putnam-county-spelli ng-bee/ SUMMARY:The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee DESCRIPTION:The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is a musical comedy with music and lyrics by William Finn\, a book by Rachel Sheinkin\, concei ved by Rebecca Feldman with additional material by Jay Reiss.\n\nThe show centers on a fictional spelling bee set in a geographically ambiguous Putn am Valley Middle School. Six quirky adolescents compete in the Bee\, run b y three equally quirky grown-ups.\n\nParental Guidance: This show is a PG1 3 production. \n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Spelling-Bee-Mill-Th eatre-image.png CATEGORIES:Musical,Performing Arts School END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:349@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260528 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260531 DTSTAMP:20260507T104714Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/two-one-act-plays-the-importance-of- being-honest-love-in-a-glass-jar/ SUMMARY:Two One Act Plays: The Importance of Being Honest & Love in a Glas s Jar DESCRIPTION:Rathfarnham Theatre Group presents \n\nTWO ONE ACT PLAYS \n\ n The Importance of Being Honest by Billie Traynor \n\n Set in 1913\, twenty years after Oscar Wilde’s original play\, we meet Gwendolen and C ecily once again as they grapple with questions of identity and purpose\, facing the challenges brought by changing times\, shifting relationships\, and the realities of aging.  \n\nOver a cup of tea\, followed by a gla ss of hock (or two) served by Cecily’s loyal\, albeit now rather shaky  butler Merriman\, some unexpected revelations come to light! \n\nA ver y entertaining and comic piece that shows us while the world around us may change\, friendships can and do endure. \n\n Love in a Glass Jar by Na ncy Harris \n\nA sharp\, funny exploration of intimacy and connection in an age of choice. \n\nIn a boutique hotel room\, the play brings together two strangers for what is meant to be a purely transactional encounter. Y et\, as Eve and Patrick talk\, the strict boundaries they have agreed upon begin to blur. \n\nWhat begins as an awkward encounter slowly unravels i nto a deeply human confrontation. As the two talk\, questions of independe nce\, loneliness\, masculinity\, ageing and emotional entitlement surf ace. \n\nThe play balances acute social observation with humour and compa ssion. What emerges is not a love story\, but a portrait of two people n egotiating vulnerability when the old rules no longer apply.\n\n14+  ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/6.png CATEGORIES:Comedy,Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:331@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260530 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260531 DTSTAMP:20260313T111459Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/mr-bergmann-of-deadmans-point/ SUMMARY:Mr Bergmann of Deadman's Point DESCRIPTION:A basement in Sligo town. An embalmer and a mysterious stranger . One of them wants to disappear\, while the other is desperate to be reme mbered forever.\n\nMr. Bergmann of Deadman’s Point is a new play based o n the extraordinary true story of the so-called\, Peter Bergmann\, Ireland ’s most famous unidentified man\, who spent three days in Sligo town del eting himself\, and was later found deceased at Rosses Point\, Sligo. It i s a mysterious and comic tale which explores legacy\, reputation and what it is to live close to death.\n\nIt is brought to you by the multi-award-w inning Nth Degree Productions.\n\n'★★★★..Unforgettable..Potent..A class act till the end..' - The Galway Advertiser\n\nKindly supported by F ingal County Council.\n\nArtist support from Draiocht\, Blanchardstown and The Seamus Ennis Arts Centre\, Naul.\n\nFirst developed as part of the Sc ene and Heard Festival of new work.\n\nThis show runs without an interval\ n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Ronan-Dempsey-Image- 3.png CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:323@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260603 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260605 DTSTAMP:20260203T125256Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/a-little-party/ SUMMARY:A Little Party DESCRIPTION:Get ready for lights\, music\, and non-stop excitement! Dramati c Action Stage School from Greystones proudly presents A LITTLE PARTY: a h igh-energy variety show extravaganza bursting with talent\, creativity\, a nd show-stopping performances\, all starring our incredible students. Expe ct big moments\, bold moves\, and a celebration you won’t forget!\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Stage-School.jpg CATEGORIES:Performing Arts School END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:308@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20260605 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20260606 DTSTAMP:20251126T102720Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/you-cry-weird/ SUMMARY:You Cry Weird DESCRIPTION:Tickets on sale on Thursday 27th November at 11am\nIf you didn ’t laugh\, he’d cry.\n\nTony Cantwell has cried for some wild reasons over the years. A TV show about dogs. A drunken run on a treadmill. Gettin g caught in the nip at school.\n\nThey’re also all part of the chaos tha t unfolds in You Cry Weird\, his brand new Fringe Award nominated show fro m Hot Press’s “2nd best comedian in Ireland.”\n\nIt’s got wildly p ersonal stories\, surreal perspectives and more tangents than a bronzed me n’s beach. The show also has puns.\n\nStar of Last One Laughing (Amazon) \, Good Boy (RTÉ) and co-host of the Young Hot Guys podcast.\n\n“One of the funniest things I’ve ever seen”\, Graham Norton\n\n“Charming an d Inventive\, a grotesque and fabulous creation”\, The Irish Times\n\n “Tony? In one word: RawSexAppealHardCoreLaughsHilariousSometimeLatexWear ingClown”\, Aisling Bea\n\nRunning Time:  1 hour 20 minutes with no int erval.  Suitable for age 18+ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Tony-Cantwell.jpeg CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:340@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260606 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260608 DTSTAMP:20260428T084914Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/dreaming-through-dance/ SUMMARY:Dreaming Through Dance DESCRIPTION:Tickets on sale Tuesday 5th May 2026 from 11am\nEmma Madden Sch ool of Ballet presents their end of year performances at dlr Mill Theatre\ , Dundrum ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Emma-Madden-Ballet-W ebsite-Size-1.png CATEGORIES:Performing Arts School END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:360@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20260617 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20260906 DTSTAMP:20260604T113703Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/a-sense-of-place-liz-johnson/ SUMMARY:A Sense of Place - Liz Johnson DESCRIPTION:Exhibition Concept/Overview  \n\nLiz Johnson’s art practi ce is project-based. Her recent work explores themes of transience and  impermanence\, and presence and memory. \n\nIn this series of landscape paintings\, she approaches presence and memory from the periphery\, as a space of fragility and quiet tension. Where boundaries soften and shift\, and form is suggested rather than fixed. She revisits familiar landscapes to reflect on the subtle unease of being tethered to places that are con tinually in flux – echoing Seamus Heaney’s ‘Postscript’\, wher e the landscape leaves one being “neither here nor there”.  \n\nThis sense of being suspended in a moment that can’t be held reflects th e Buddhist concept of impermanence\, and of how all things arise and pa ss away. In these moments\, the landscape becomes both presence and disap pearance. Within these settings\, memory exists as something both hidd en and tangible — traces of what has been\, are held quietly within.   \n\nA Sense of Place invites a moment of stillness and contemplation\, to consider how places continue to shape us even as they change or disappe ar. Rather than resisting transformation\, this work reflects on what it means to live alongside it\; to accept change and the passing of time a s fundamental parts of human experience. \n\nTo view more projects or get in touch with the artist:\nhttps://www.lizjohnson.ie/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/A-Sense-of-Place_Exh ibition_1400x800px_3-2.jpg CATEGORIES:Gallery Exhibition END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:341@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260618 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260621 DTSTAMP:20260604T145613Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/epiphany-2/ SUMMARY:Epiphany DESCRIPTION:EPIPHANY  \n\nBy Lesley Conroy \n\ntenderfire in associat ion with Dlr Mill Theatre presents: EPIPHANY - a bold reimaging of Jam es Joyce's masterpiece ‘The Dead’.  \n\n Following on from the  sold out rehearsed reading on Bloomsday 2025\, audiences will delight in this solo show featuring the much-loved characters from this eternal classic. \n\n Gretta Conroy takes centre stage at the Misses Morkan’ s annual supper party – a night filled with music\, dancing and gente el skirmishes.  \n\n Gretta has it all - a house on the Kingston li ne\, a gentleman's family and a romantic night in The Gresham planned with her dutiful husband Gabriel. But when a love song from her past unearth s long buried memories Gretta is compelled to face the choices that shaped her\, and the path that lies ahead.  \n\n Themes of love\, loss an d longing are excavated under the ghost weight of the past.   \n\n  Written &\; performed by Lesley Conroy - award-winning writer &\ ; IFTA nominated actress. \n\n12+\n\n'Epiphany' is a feminist reimaginin g of James Joyce's 'The Dead'\, created with support of an Arts Council Ag ility award &\; dlr Mountain to Sea Bursary developed with Mark O'Hallo ran and Stewart Roche.\n\nLesley Conroy : Performer &\; Writer\n\n\n\n\ nFiana Toibin : Director\n\n\n\n\nSinead O'Connor Ringwood : Assistant Dir ector\n\n\n\n\nDara Gill : Costume &\; Set design\n\n\n\n\nBrian Dillon : Sound Design\n\n\n\n\nMuirne Bloomer : Choreography\n\n\n\nThanks to Da rina Gallagher in The Joyce Centre.\n\n\n\n\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Website-Size-Templat e-6.png CATEGORIES:Drama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:354@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20260621 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20260622 DTSTAMP:20260519T131138Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/magical-moments/ SUMMARY:Magical Moments DESCRIPTION:St. Mary's Youth Club proudly present a show full of singing\, dancing and acting. Our talented cast of children and young people are exc ited to take to the stage and perform for their families and friends.\n\n So sit back and enjoy the show! ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Magical-Moments-1.jp g CATEGORIES:Children END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:350@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20260627 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20260628 DTSTAMP:20260515T165237Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/craic-dealers-comedy-club-presents-e dwin-sammon/ SUMMARY:Craic Dealers Comedy Club Presents - EDWIN SAMMON DESCRIPTION:Craic Dealers Comedy Club is back ! Returning by popular demand is Irish comedy Icon\, star of stage and screen\, as seen on RTE (Bridget and Eamon) EDWIN SAMMON!\n\nAs usual (and because we cant get rid of him) Keego is our host. He is bald\, tells us he is beautiful and he has been doing lots of squats to keep the party area in shape! He’ll be our tour guide on the night and will be talking about important things like what is the Irish Kama Sutra and why is Usain Bolt applauded for finishing in 9.5 seconds\, but Keego never is!???\n\nEdwin Sammon's unpredictable and imme nsely likeable style saw audiences award him the Tedfest Golden Toilet Duc k in 2011 for best comedian. On TV screens he took over the news desk co-p resenting and writing on Republic Of Telly and currently can be seen as Fr . Gabriel in the IFTA award-winning Bridget and Eamon which is now in its fourth series. The Offaly native has supported Jason Byrne\, Fred Cooke an d Ardal O'Hanlon on their nationwide tours and performed at every major fe stival and club in the country. In 2013 Edwin was part of the sold out\, n ationwide Lads Of Comedy tour. He debuted his first solo special - Edwin S ammon vs Cancer - last year which chronicled his battle with the disease i n a heartfelt and honestly funny manner.\n\nEdwin is joined by Dan Stephen s. Dan is a 36 Year old comedian from Dublin\, Ireland. Winner of Irelands Next Top Comic at the Hapenny Inn in Dublin in 2024 (180 entrants up to 5 years experience) Have gigged across all the Dublin clubs. Also in Florid a\, Austin Texas\, Edinburgh and many other places. 2.5 years in and hooke d! Fiona O’Mahony. She is an Irish comedian who juggles mental issues wi th being a full time dog mom. She is an eight-time competition finalist\, including Show Me The Funny 2025 &\; HaHa Hawks Well Awards 2026 as wel l as a two-time runner-up.\n\nThey are joined by Sean Begley. The king of Wicklow has been performing his sell out shows around Ireland for years an d is putting his new show together. Big questions about Gaviscon\, his wif e taking his name and his bottom will all be answered\nJustine Megan retur ns to the Mill. Justine Irelands busiest comedian Justine Halpin! Justine has performed all over Ireland and the uk and will have you in stitches!\n \nAnd we have the debuting Baby Siucra\, a podcaster\, club owner\, insta model\, fashion inspo and life coach!\n\nThis is going to be another massi ve night of comedy in Craic Dealers Comedy Club\n\n16+ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/craic-dealers_landsc ape-june-27-1.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:357@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20260627 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20260628 DTSTAMP:20260602T093612Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/stageschool-irelands-sizzling-summer -showcase/ SUMMARY:StageSchool Ireland's Sizzling Summer Showcase! DESCRIPTION:StageSchool Ireland's wonderful Rathgar centre is thrilled to r eturn to the dlr Mill for a sizzling summer spectacular! Students from age 7 to 17 perform an array of selected musical theatre scenes\, dance and d rama for an audience of family and friends old and new!\n\nOur charity gal a proceeds are for LauraLynn. Ireland's Children's Hospice. Providing pall iative care and support for children with life-limiting conditions and the ir families. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/STAGESCHOOL_IRELAND_ LOGO_LANDSCAPE-2-scaled.jpg CATEGORIES:Performing Arts School END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:336@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260629 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260704 DTSTAMP:20260605T154123Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/summer-camp-2026-k-pop-summer-camp/ SUMMARY:Summer Camp 2026: K-Pop Summer Camp DESCRIPTION:Ready to dance\, sing\, and shine like a K-Pop star? Join us t his summer for an unforgettable K-Pop Summer Camp packed with high-energy dance classes\, vocal training\, fun games\, and performances!\n\n  Lear n iconic K-Pop choreography\n  Build confidence and stage presence\n   Make new friends who love K-Pop as much as you do\n  End the camp with a n exciting showcase performance!\n\nWhether you’re a beginner or already know your favorite routines\, our camp is all about fun\, creativity\, an d celebrating the world of K-Pop together\n\nSummer Camp suitable for ages 4 -15 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/2-2.png CATEGORIES:Summer Camp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:359@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20260630 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20260704 DTSTAMP:20260624T165131Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/the-comedy-of-errors/ SUMMARY:The Comedy of Errors DESCRIPTION:Balally Players Bring Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors to life in a riotous production full of heart and humour. \nThe Balally P layers are delighted to present The Comedy of Errors\, one of Shakespeare ’s earliest and most beloved comedies\, in a lively new production packe d with wit\, romance\, and theatrical chaos. \n\nThe story follows two se ts of identical twins\, separated in childhood after a terrible storm. Unk nown to one another\, both pairs now reside in Ephesus\, setting the sta ge for a whirlwind of mistaken identities\, comic confusion\, and escalati ng hilarity that throws an entire town into disarray. \n\nBalally’s ens emble cast delivers a high-energy performance that breathes fresh life int o Shakespeare’s classic text. Directed by Gerard Bourke and Karen Carlet on\, the show combines physical comedy\, flirtation\, and pantomime-inspir ed humour\, the production makes the language accessible and entertaining for modern audiences while remaining faithful to the spirit of the orig inal play. \n\nWhile laughter lies at the heart of the production\, The C omedy of Errors also explores themes of family\, loss\, belonging\, and re conciliation. Moments of romance and emotional depth balance the comedy\, creating a production that is as touching as it is entertaining. \n\nAudi ences can expect an evening of infectious humour\, fast-paced performance s\, and theatrical mayhem as estranged brothers unknowingly cross paths  and confusion reigns supreme in the streets of Ephesus. \n\nThis vibrant production promises something for everyone — from longtime Shakespeare l overs to those experiencing his work for the very first time. \n\nPLEASE NOTE THIS PRODUCTION TAKES PLACE AT THE WALLED GARDEN\, PEARSE MUSEUM\, ST . ENDA'S\, RATHFARNHAM \n\nEntry via Taylors Lane or Sarah Curran Ave\n\n Picnics are encouraged\, Brambles Cafe will also be open for coffees and t reats. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/TCOE-mill-web.jpg CATEGORIES:Off Site END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:302@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20260704 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20260705 DTSTAMP:20251112T222125Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/the-human-touch-bruce-springsteen-tr ibute-band-2/ SUMMARY:The Human Touch Bruce Springsteen Tribute Band DESCRIPTION:Experience the Magic of Bruce Springsteen with The Human Touch! \n\nPrepare yourself for a musical journey as The Human Touch\, Ireland's original Bruce Springsteen tribute band\, takes the stage.\n\nThe Human To uch is not just any tribute band. They are a group of passionate Bruce Spr ingsteen fans who have come together with one mission: to deliver the most authentic live performances of Springsteen's music.\n\nWith their multi-i nstrumental talents\, they bring the sound and spirit of The Boss!\n\nThei r repertoire spans Springsteen's entire career.  They cater to fans of al l eras and whether you're a lifelong fan of Bruce Springsteen or new to hi s music\, The Human Touch offers an experience that is not to be missed. P repare to hear many legendary hits and more including:\n\n Born To Run\n Hungry Heart\n Dancing in the Dark\n Thunder Road\n Glory Days\n\nJoin The Human Touch for a night of rock and roll that pays homage to one of t he greatest musicians of our time! This band is ready to rock you into the ground\, E Street style! ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Human-Touch.png CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:334@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260706 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260711 DTSTAMP:20260605T154220Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/summer-camp-2026-wicked-of-oz-the-mu sical/ SUMMARY:Summer Camp 2026: Wicked of Oz the Musical DESCRIPTION:Something wicked this way comes! Join us for a magical Wicked of Oz The Musical Summer Camp\, inspired by the beloved Broadway hit.\n\nY oung performers will sing\, dance\, and act their way through an exciting week of musical theatre fun. Campers will learn songs and choreography ins pired by Wicked\, explore their creativity through drama games and charact er work\, and build confidence on stage.\n\n  Learn musical theatre song s and choreography\n  Acting and drama workshops\n  Build confidence a nd stage skills\n  Perform in a wickedly wonderful showcase at the end o f the week\n\nWhether you’re more like Glinda the Good or Elphaba\, this camp is the perfect place to make friends\, have fun\, and discover your inner star.\nSummer Camp suitable for ages 4 -15 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/3-1.png CATEGORIES:Summer Camp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:337@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260713 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260718 DTSTAMP:20260605T154316Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/summer-camp-2026-summer-with-matilda / SUMMARY:Summer Camp 2026: Summer With Matilda DESCRIPTION:Step into a world of imagination\, courage\, and a little bit o f mischief at our Matilda-Themed Musical Theatre Summer Camp! \nInspired by the beloved story\, this camp is perfect for young thinkers\, dreamers\ , and rule-breakers (the good kind ). Campers will dive into creative stor ytelling\, drama games\, book-inspired activities\, and fun dances and son gs that celebrate bravery\, kindness\, and standing up for what’s right. \n\nFrom putting on a performance in the DLR Mill theatre to inventing the ir own larger-than-life characters\, children will build confidence\, make new friends\, and discover just how powerful their voice can be. With ple nty of laughs\, a sprinkle of magic\, and maybe even a bit of “revolting ” fun\, this is one summer adventure they won’t forget\n\nSummer Camp suitable for ages 4 -15 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/4-1.png CATEGORIES:Summer Camp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:297@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20260718 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20260719 DTSTAMP:20251009T093057Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/route-66-band-live-in-concert/ SUMMARY:Route 66 Band Live in Concert DESCRIPTION:Route 66 takes you on a magical musical trip with music from th e 1940’s up to date with a great mix of music played with a fabulous big band sound.  The Band has been a great success with theatre audiences ov er the past 10 years who have been singing and dancing along to their bril liant music throughout their shows. A memorable night is assured when you book for our Live in Concert Show.\n\nRunning Time:  2 hours including an interval.\n\n18/7/26\n\n8pm\n\n€25 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Route-66-at-the-Civi c.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:335@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260720 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260725 DTSTAMP:20260605T162127Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/summer-camp-2026-go-potty-for-harry/ SUMMARY:Summer Camp 2026: Go Potty for Harry DESCRIPTION:Step into a world of magic\, friendship\, and adventure at our Harry Potter–Themed Summer Camp!\n\nYoung witches and wizards will be so rted into houses\, learn spellbinding dances\, and take part in an excitin g show inspired by the wizarding world. From potion jokes to magical games and creative storytelling\, every day is filled with enchanting activitie s that spark imagination and teamwork.\n\nCampers will build confidence\, forge new friendships\, and discover the magic within themselves. With a t ouch of mystery\, plenty of fun\, and unforgettable moments\, this is the perfect summer experience for any aspiring Hogwarts student!\n\nSummer Cam p suitable for ages 4 -15 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/5.png CATEGORIES:Summer Camp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:358@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260720 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260725 DTSTAMP:20260605T162502Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/summer-camp-2026-k-pop-summer-camp-2 / SUMMARY:Summer Camp 2026: K-Pop Summer Camp DESCRIPTION:Ready to dance\, sing\, and shine like a K-Pop star? Join us t his summer for an unforgettable K-Pop Summer Camp packed with high-energy dance classes\, vocal training\, fun games\, and performances!\n\n  Lear n iconic K-Pop choreography\n  Build confidence and stage presence\n   Make new friends who love K-Pop as much as you do\n  End the camp with a n exciting showcase performance!\n\nWhether you’re a beginner or already know your favorite routines\, our camp is all about fun\, creativity\, an d celebrating the world of K-Pop together\n\nSummer Camp suitable for ages 4 -15 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/2-2.png CATEGORIES:Summer Camp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:372@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20260814 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20260815 DTSTAMP:20260727T144834Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/friends-of-dorothy-a-musical-fundrai ser/ SUMMARY:Friends of Dorothy - A Musical Fundraiser DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening of musical theatre with ‘Friends of Do rothy'\, part of a series of musical theatre themed concerts and cabarets aimed at helping young performers cover the costs of drama school tuition . ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/IMG_2740_1.png CATEGORIES:Musical END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:373@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20260820 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20260821 DTSTAMP:20260727T150417Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/a-sense-of-place-artists-talk-by-liz -johnson/ SUMMARY:A Sense of Place - Artists Talk by Liz Johnson DESCRIPTION:Explore landscape\, memory and place with artist Liz Johnson th rough the paintings in her current exhibition A Sense of Place. Followed by tea\, coffee and an informal gallery conversation. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Artist-Talk-Invite_L iz-Johnson_Heritage-Week-Event.jpg CATEGORIES:Informational Talk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:339@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260822 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260823 DTSTAMP:20260722T163806Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/craic-dealers-comedy-club-presents-j oe-irish-a-work-in-progress/ SUMMARY:Joe Irish – A Work in Progress DESCRIPTION:Joe Irish returns with a brand new work in progress show for 20 26. Following multiple sold out shows around Ireland\, including a riotous 'Rapunzel' tour\, he brings his sharp\, high energy storytelling and uniq uely Dublin perspective back to The Mill Theatre.\nA standup comedian for over a decade\, Joe has built a loyal audience through his raw\, relatable comedy\, as well as his viral online sketches and podcast.\n\nThis new ma terial is road tested\, honest\, chaotic and very funny! Not to be missed\ n\n\n‘I’ve seen Joe absolutely wreck it every time from Ballymun to Bo ston and back!’ – Willa White\n\n\n16+ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/joe-work-in-progress -1400x800-MILL-1-scaled.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:366@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20260826 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20260830 DTSTAMP:20260810T161729Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/hadestown/ SUMMARY:HADESTOWN: TEEN EDITION DESCRIPTION:We are thrilled to announce that dlr Mill Theatre will stage Hadestown Teen Edition\, running from Wednesday 26th to Saturday 29th Augu st 2026. This marks a wonderful milestone and an exciting moment for our t heatre\, as we bring this beloved musical to life with a talented cast of young performers. \n\nAbout the Show \n\nHadestown Teen Edition reimagin es the classic Greek myths of Orpheus and Eurydice\, and King Hades and hi s wife Persephone\, weaving them into a hauntingly beautiful modern folk-o pera. Set in a world divided between the warmth of spring and the gloom of the industrial underworld\, the story follows Orpheus\, a gifted young mu sician\, on his quest to rescue the love of his life\, Eurydice\, from the depths of Hadestown. \n\nRich with soulful melodies\, toe-tapping rhythm s\, and deeply moving themes of love\, hope\, and resilience\, this versio n retains all the magic and heart of the original award-winning production while being specially adapted for young performers. It is a story that sp eaks to all ages\, reminding us that even in the darkest times\, music and hope can light the way. \n\nCreative Team\nDirected by Niamh McGowan\nMu sical Director: Shauna Carrick\nChoreographer: Laura McDonagh\nStage Manag er: Gemma Trimble\nLighting Designer/Op: Kris Mooney and Team\nSound Op: V inny Osborne\nProducer: Kate Canning\nCompany Manager: Charlotte Moore\n\n  This amateur production of HADESTOWN: TEEN EDITION is presented by arran gement with Concord Theatricals Corp. www.concordtheatricals.co.uk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Hadestown-New-Websit e-Image-3.png CATEGORIES:Mill Productions END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:365@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20260901 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20260906 DTSTAMP:20260821T121759Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/les-miserables-school-edition/ SUMMARY:Les Misérables - School Edition DESCRIPTION:Rathmines and Rathgar Musical Society Juniors proudly present L es Misérables – School Edition\, a powerful and uplifting retelling of Victor Hugo’s classic story\, adapted especially for young performers. S et against the backdrop of 19th‑century France\, this iconic musical fol lows the journey of Jean Valjean as he seeks redemption while being relent lessly pursued by Inspector Javert. Along the way\, audiences meet a vivid cast of characters whose lives intertwine through courage\, sacrifice\, a nd the fight for justice.\n\nFeaturing unforgettable songs such as I Dream ed a Dream\, On My Own\, Do You Hear the People Sing?\, and One Day More\, this specially licensed School Edition maintains the emotional impact and sweeping drama of the original West End and Broadway phenomenon while bei ng thoughtfully crafted for youth ensembles.\n\nR&\;R Juniors bring thi s beloved musical to life with heartfelt performances\, rich choral sound\ , and dynamic storytelling from an exceptionally dedicated young cast. The ir passion and commitment shine through in a production that balances inte nsity with hope\, humour\, and humanity. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Les-Mis-1400-x-800-p x-Mill-website-1.png CATEGORIES:Musical END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:378@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20260908 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20261129 DTSTAMP:20260824T091747Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/wonderful-life-paula-lemuire-jenning s/ SUMMARY:Upcoming Exhibition : Wonderful World - Paula Lemuire Jennings DESCRIPTION:Exhibition Concept:\n\nThe beauty of the world around Lemuire\, be it land\, sea or sky\, or the play of light on still life\, has inspir ed this artist to take up her brush to create these paintings on view at t he dlr Mill Theatre Gallery. \n\nLemuire is a painter who loves the medi um of paint\, be it oil\, pastel or acrylic.   Over the years\, many teachers have guided Lemuire’s technique of bringing the feeling of natu ral light into her work. \n\nAs is true of many artists\, Plein Air painti ng plays an essential part in the evolution and growth of Lemuire’s art. The unpredictability of the constantly changing landscape\, especially in Ireland\, calls on her bold\, energetic approach to the subject.  Winter months\, in their turn\,  present the opportunity for still life paintin g.    Lemuire captures not only the mood and atmosphere of her subject b ut also her emotional reaction to it. \n\nPresent in this collection is a strong affinity for Post-Impressionism.  We see distinct nods to Cézann e’s structured landscapes\, Van Gogh’s rhythmic brushwork\, and Monet ’s light awareness. Lemuire demonstrates an excellent understanding of atmospheric light and spatial rhythm while thick\, confident brushwork gi ves the oil paintings a wonderful tactile and engaging quality. Lemuire ’s colour palette is vibrant - deep blues\, luminous greens\, purples blue shadows\, the late-afternoon golds and pops of red abound. \n\nTo view more projects or get in touch with the artist: \n\npjennings12@gma il.com \n\n \n\n \;\n\n  ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Paula-Lemuire-Jennin gs_Website-image.jpg CATEGORIES:Gallery Exhibition END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:328@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260910 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261024 DTSTAMP:20260813T113759Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/othello/ SUMMARY:Othello DESCRIPTION:Othello by William Shakespeare\nDirected by Geoff O'Keeffe\n\nA t the dlr Mill Theatre\, our Education and Outreach programs are at the he art of everything we do! We believe in the transformative power of theatre \, not just as entertainment\, but as a vital educational tool.\n\nThis ye ar\, we're incredibly proud to present William Shakespeare's powerful trag edy\, Othello\, directed by the brilliant Geoff O'Keeffe. This production is carefully curated to align with the Leaving Certificate curriculum\, o ffering students an invaluable opportunity to engage deeply with Shakespea re's timeless themes and language.\n\nWhile Othello is a cornerstone for our school audiences\, its magic isn't just for students! We're also thri lled to offer two public performances\, giving everyone a chance to experi ence this compelling production. Tickets are on sale now – don't miss ou t!\n\nSchool Shows:  10am &\; 1:30pm (Monday- Friday). Book by emailin g Box Office at info@milltheatre.ie\n\nPublic Shows:  7:30pm (Saturday 19 th &\; Saturday 3rd October). Book online or via Box Office.\n\n\nCast\ n\n \nElias Williams I Othello\n \nIndia Walton I Desdemona\n \nEthan Dillon I Iago\n \nKatie Marie Moore I Emilia\n \nDaniel McDermott I  The Duke / Lodovico\n \nEimear Mullen Frew I Bianca / Senator / Soldier\ n \nConor Rowlett I Cassio\n \nSimon Nader Mirza I Brabantio / Montano\ n \nCiaran Fagan I Roderigo\n\n\nDesign Team\n\n \nGeoff O'Keeffe I Dir ector\n \nChrysi Chatzivasileiou I Set Designer\n \nToni Bradley Bailey I Costume Designer\n \nKevin Murphy I Lighting Designer\n \nDeclan Brenn an I Sound Designer\n \nJay Cosgrave I Fight Director\n \nPaula O’Reil ly | Movement Director\n\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/THURSDAY-10th-SEPTEM BER-TO-FRIDAY-23RD-OCTOBER-2.png CATEGORIES:Drama,Mill Productions END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:351@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20260912 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20260913 DTSTAMP:20260515T093427Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/al-porter-algorithm/ SUMMARY:Al Porter - Algorithm DESCRIPTION:\nTallaght’s Al Porter continues a massive sold tour with A LGORITHM!\nIt’s a side splitting show from one of Ireland’s very few P errier Award nominated comics\, joining the ranks of Tommy Tiernan and Dyl an Moran.\n\nHaving played 4 nights at Vicar St\, Cork Opera House\, Wexfo rd Opera and theatres all around Ireland\, Al brings his funniest show ye t to The Mill.\n\nAccording to reviews\, he’s on flying form and better than ever as he dives into family drama and the world according to Al wi th machine gun delivery\, rapid fire laughs and uplifting\, fun comedy!\n\ n“Gloriously upbeat…irrepressible stand up storytelling.”   – C hortle\n\n\n16+ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Website-Size-Templat e-7.png CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:383@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20260918 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20260919 DTSTAMP:20260904T105743Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/celebrate-culture-night-art-music-cr eativity-at-dlr-mill-theatre/ SUMMARY:Celebrate Culture Night: Art\, Music & Creativity at dlr Mill Theat re DESCRIPTION:Join us at the dlr Mill Theatre! \nProgramme: \n\nAuditorium\ n\n5.30pm – 6.00pm A sample of Shakespeare with actors from the 2026 pro duction of Othello\, Auditorium\n\n6.15pm-6.45pm\, A rehearsed reading of SLICE\, by Astrid Linnie\, followed by Q&\;A\n\n7.00pm-7.30pm Musical T heatre performance with guests from the Mill’s Youth Musical Company\n\n 8pm-8.20pm The Elders Theatre Group present an extract from The Conference of Birds\n\nBar\n\n6.00pm-7.00pm Music from the 2nd Frets\n\nStudio\n\n6 .00pm-6.45\, Drama Workshop for young people aged 13-18\n\nExhibition Spac e\n\n5.30pm-8.30pm – enjoy a wander around our exhibition\, Wonderful Wo rld\, by artist Paula Jennings\n\n \;\n\nOne ticket admits you to all performances in the auditorium at any time from 5:30pm.   The workshop should be booked separately. \n\nAuditorium performances and the workshop are ticketed but the tickets are free - they can be booked online or by calling us at Box Office or by dropping in on the night. \n\nBooking i s recommended for the workshop however as spaces are strictly limited.  \n\nOur bar is open throughout the evening for trad sessions with loca l musicians. \n\nPLEASE FOLLOW LINK BELOW TO BOOK ALL EVENTS ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/New-Website-Image-1. png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:368@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20260919 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20260920 DTSTAMP:20260825T130508Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/craic-dealers-comedy-club-presents-t he-housewives-favourite-gary-lynch-and-guests/ SUMMARY:Craic Dealers Comedy Club Presents ‘The Housewives Favourite’ G ary Lynch and Guests DESCRIPTION:Craic Dealers Comedy Club is BACK with another massive night of craic in the majestic studio of dlr Mill Theatre!\n\nHosted as usual by K eego!\n\nKeego is bald\, beautiful and delusional. He will be your guide o n the night. Asking you questions like\, what is the Irish Kama Sutra? Why is Usain Bolt applauded when he finishes in 9.58 seconds but Keego is not ? And why is it called bottomless brunch when they force you to wear trous ers??\n\nReturning to Craic Dealers by popular demand is Jess Collins! Bor n and raised in Dublin\, Jess is hilarious\, authentic and unafraid of cre ating tension where there is none. Over the course of the past six years\, Jess has gone from paying to see her favourite Irish comedians perform to sharing some of the biggest stages in the country with them.\n\nJess is a wildly popular comedian in the Irish scene and her CV includes regular ap pearances at Electric Picnic\, Galway Comedy Festivals\, the historical &a mp\; well-known International Bar\, Whelans of Dublin and the finals of Ir eland’s national comedy competition\, Show Me The Funny. She is also a r egular guest and MC at Tigh Hee Hee in the famous Róisín Dubh\, Galway.\ n\nThe skill with which Jess engages her audience through storytelling is remarkable. While she is on stage\, every single person in the room feels like they’re at her kitchen table with a cup of tea in hand\, in the mid dle of the most entertaining catch-up you can imagine.\n\nHowever\, for al l the comfort her style brings\, her material will have you sore from laug hing in no time. Jess’ observations on things such as dating\, Disney an d growing old gracefully has won the hearts and minds of audiences all ove r Ireland. Her journey to the stage took some time but make no mistake\; J ess is a comedian whose career promises to be a long and hugely successful one.\n\nJess is joined by the housewives favourite\, Gary Lynch! Gary is Ireland’s leading mid-life crisis comedian. He doesn’t know where his youth went\, or what he should have done differently. He just knows it’s a LOT. Gary tours extensively around Ireland\, UK &\; Europe\, perform ing as part of The Good The Bad &\; The Irish\, and as part of Laughter Lines improv group. He performs at The Edinburgh Fringe with his solo sho ws\, as well as running Irish Comedy Invasion. He doesn’t expect to be a round much longer.\n\nThey are joined by Elizabeth Redmond! With hundreds of performances under her belt in both the U.S. and Ireland\, doing festiv als\, opening for the likes of Reginald D. Hunter\, David Mc Savage\, Karl Spain\, and writing a novel (it was not funny…like at all)\, Liz Redmon d thought to herself “you know what this industry needs? Me running a co medy club” which proves she doesn’t like making money. With dark humou r\, unexpected punchlines\, and with her brilliantly daft characters\, spo t on accents\, and impersonations of her fruitier than batshit mother\, sh e will leave you laughing but also maybe feeling like you want a shower.\n \nRounding out our lineup is the debuting Laura Greene!\n\nLaura is an eld er millennial and Dubliner\, who after 13 years of producing telly\, final ly stepped (was pushed!) on stage to pursue her true love\; stand up comed y. Laura has been humbled by life with two young children and a very overd ue ADHD diagnosis. Her comedy reflects this experience\, through a sharp f eminist lens. Laura has been gigging away around Ireland since 2023. Highl ights include performing at the Paddy Power Comedy Festival in 2024 and 20 25 and opening for the likes of Deirdre O’Kane and Sinead Culbert.\n\nAn other massive lineup in Craic Dealers Comedy Club\, Not to be missed! ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Craic-Dealers-Comedy -Club-1880-x-940-px-2.jpeg CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:309@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20260926 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20260927 DTSTAMP:20260624T141441Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/sinead-culbert-im-no-wonder-woman/ SUMMARY:Sinéad Culbert: I’m No Wonder Woman DESCRIPTION:EXTRA DATE ADDED 13TH FEBRUARY 2027\n\nSinéad Culbert: I’m N o Wonder Woman\n\nIn her brand new stand up show\, one half of comedy duo DirtBirds\,  Sinéad Culbert explores the extreme dangers of growing up i n the 80’s\, the pitfalls of parenting\, the myths about marriage and th e genuine joy of not giving a shit ! ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Sinead-Culbert_1400x 800px-.png CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:374@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20261008 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20261010 DTSTAMP:20260805T094707Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/all-my-friends-are-in-australia/ SUMMARY:All My Friends Are In Australia DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\nCreated by Lucy Bruton and Caoimhe O'Farrell\n\n\n\n\n\ n\n\n\nTrudy’s stuck in Dublin. Her best friend’s down under. She’s not dead. She’s just on a working visa.\n\n\n\nYou are now entering a bi nding contract\, a waiver of unwavering friendship\, with Trudy (whether y ou like her or not). You will become Trudy’s half-marathon motivators\, party plus-ones and quarter-life crisis comforters. Together\, let’s ent er Trudy’s vibrant\, oddly personal\, and\, at times unsettling\, hybrid yoga/spin-class meets karaoke-nightclub extravaganza…\n\nWith Irish emi gration on the rise\, many young people grapple with a dilemma: should you stay in the familiar or venture into the unknown? The internal conflict o f choosing between the comfortable and new experiences weighs heavily on t he minds of many. Ultimately\, the play poses the question: what are the c onsequences of choosing either path? This show is not only colourful and h ilarious but also a response to the lack of opportunity for young people\, resulting in emigration.\n\nAll My Friends are in Australia is an immersi ve\, interactive exploration of friendship\, distance\, and the challenges of staying or leaving Ireland as a young adult.\n\nFunded by South Dublin Live\, Kildare Arts Service Arts Act Award 2026 and Backstage Theatre Lon gford’s ACTIVATE Residency. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/All-of-my-friends.pn g CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:347@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261009 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261010 DTSTAMP:20260721T161003Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/musicals-musicals-musicals/ SUMMARY:Musicals\, Musicals\, Musicals! DESCRIPTION:Don't miss this wonderful evening of Musical Theatre featuring  Kinky Boots Broadway star Adam O' Shea\, Westend’s Commitments Br ian Gilligan\, Aoife Dunne\, Hazel Park and Kerry Golding\, joined by D ancing With the Stars Pro Dancer\, Ervinas Merfeldas.  Their captiva ting mix of voices will create a memorable night filled with beautiful mus ic with songs from shows such as WICKED\, LES MIS\, THE COMMITMENTS\, GRE ASE and many more. Come and enjoy a live performance that's sure to m ove\, inspire and have you dancing in your seat!  ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/HADESTOWN-WEBSITE-2. png CATEGORIES:Musical END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:282@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20261015 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20261017 DTSTAMP:20251218T122139Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/mark-simmons-jest-to-impress/ SUMMARY:Mark Simmons- Jest To Impress DESCRIPTION:NEW SHOW ADDED 15TH OCTOBER - BOOK NOW!\nWINNER Dave’s Funnie st Joke of the Fringe 2024\n\nAs Seen on Mock The Week\, BT Sport and ITV \, ‘Master of one-liners’ Mark Simmons had a groundbreaking 200+ date sell out debut tour lasting two years\, spanning the UK\, Ireland\, Austra lia\, and New Zealand.\n\nMark is back on tour in 2026 with Jest To Impres s\, a brand new show packed with even more expertly crafted one-liners\, a longside his trademark off-the-cuff jokes based on random audience suggest ions.\n\nMark is enjoying further success with his podcast\, Jokes With Ma rk Simmons\, where he invites a fellow comic\, such as Gary Delaney\, Sara h Millican\, Milton Jones\, and Penn &\; Teller to discuss jokes that t hey’ve written but for whatever reason couldn’t get to work.\n\nRecipi ent of Victoria Wood Panel Prize Fringe 2023\n\nUK Comics’ Comic 2022 – Best Act\n\nRUNNER UP DAVE’s Top 10 Jokes of the Fringe 2022\n\n'Mas ter of the crisp\, clean\, one-line zinger'  ****  Evening Standard\n\n  'A talented comic with an artisan’s grasp of joke writing' **** Chortl e\n\n'Master of one-liners…his show consists of literally one liner afte r one liner\, with one or two breaks for the audience to catch their breat h before another assault on the laughter and muscles with the next segment '  ****  One4Review\n\n 'Absolutely hilarious'  ****  Scotsman\n\nRun ning Time:  1 hour 40 minutes.  Suitable for age 14+ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Mock-The-Week.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:332@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261024 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261025 DTSTAMP:20260321T143136Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/the-greatest-80s-show/ SUMMARY:The Greatest 80s Show DESCRIPTION:The Greatest 80s Show is coming! \n\nAfter two sell-out tours and unforgettable nights across the country\, the show everybody is talkin g about visits The DLR Mill Theatre for the first time with a brand-new pr oduction\, massive live sound and lighting\, and even more of the anthems you love.\n\nThis is a high-impact live concert. Powerhouse vocals. Incred ible musicianship. Hit after hit from the decade that defined a generation .\n\nIf you’ve been before\, you know the energy! If you haven’t\, thi s is your chance!\n\nThe Greatest 80s Show. Bigger! Better! Unmissable! ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/80S-show.png CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:370@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20261025 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20261026 DTSTAMP:20260717T111614Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/parenting-the-screenager-with-dr-ric hard-hogan/ SUMMARY:Parenting the Screenager - with Dr Richard Hogan DESCRIPTION:Today’s teenagers are growing up in a digital world that is m oving faster than any generation before them - and for parents\, it can fe el overwhelming. From social media and gaming to anxiety\, sleep deprivati on\, and online pressures\, the challenges facing modern families are comp lex and constantly evolving.  \n\nParenting the Screenager is an energet ic\, lighthearted\, and highly practical live show designed to give parent s real tools they can use immediately. Dr Richard Hogan is one of Ireland ’s leading psychotherapists\, star of RTÉ’s Raised By The Village\ , Virgin Media Television’s Dinner With The Enemy and a regular contr ibutor to national radio. In this live show\, Richard offers clear\, acces sible guidance on how to strengthen communication\, set healthy boundaries \, and better understand teenage behaviour in a screen-dominated world.  \n\n Drawing on years of clinical and classroom experience\, Richard ex plores the real issues parents are facing today\, including social media \, bullying\, body image\, online pornography\, exams\, and teenage anxiet y. Using relatable case studies and straightforward strategies\, he shows parents how to reduce conflict\, rebuild connection\, and create healthier family dynamics.  \n\nThis is not a lecture - it’s an essential\, r eassuring\, and empowering evening for any parent who wants to feel more c onfident navigating adolescence in the modern age. \n\nAbout Dr Richard H ogan  \n\nDr Richard Hogan is a systemically trained family psychother apist and clinical director of the award-winning Therapy Institute. A week ly columnist with the Irish Examiner\, he is author of bestsellers Parenti ng the Screenager and Home Is Where the Start Is. A Fulbright scholar\, he has researched inclusion in education in Ireland and the US. Richard is a leading media contributor across RTÉ\, Virgin Media and national radio\, promoting progressive mental health strategies. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Richard-Hogan-portra it-1920-x-1080-1.png CATEGORIES:Informational Talk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:382@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20261026 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20261031 DTSTAMP:20260902T140942Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/halloween-theatre-lab/ SUMMARY:Halloween Theatre Lab DESCRIPTION:\n\nDesigned for actors aged 13-18 with prior acting experienc e\, this course is an intensive week to hone your acting\, improvisation  and devising skills under the guidance of a theatre professional.\n\nCou rse Syllabus:\n\n\n\n Bring writing to life: read\, rehearse and perform work in a supportive group setting\n Cover performance skills\, stagecraf t\, basic design\, improvisation\, directing insight and production proces s\n Experience every part of creating theatre - writer\, performer\, coll aborator\, critic\n End the week with a sharing of work for peers and gue sts\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/WEBSITE.png CATEGORIES:Workshops END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:379@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20261105 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20261106 DTSTAMP:20260818T162704Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/why-magic/ SUMMARY:Why Magic? DESCRIPTION:How does someone become a magician?\n \n\nAttempting to answer this question\, WHY MAGIC? is a spellbinding tale of self-discovery fille d with astonishing interactive and visual magic.\n \n\nBased on experienc es from Daniel’s own life\, WHY MAGIC? is a one-man play that tells the story of a young boy who always struggled to fit in. One evening after wit nessing magician Paul Daniels on television\, everything changes. He disco vers the world of magic\, a world that gives him a form of confidence that nothing else ever did. But how does he navigate this world? And how can h e manifest his dream into a reality?\n \n\nPremiering at The National The atre of Iceland and having received the award for BEST STORYTELLING at Rey kjavík Fringe Festival 2025\, WHY MAGIC? blends theatre and magic into an unforgettable play of passion and determination\, coupled with jaw-droppi ng visual and psychological magic that will leave you in utter disbelief!\ n\n'One Of Ireland's Most Exciting Young Talents In The World Of Theatre'  – RTÉ Radio One\n\n‘Heartfelt and Comedic in Equal Measures’ – Audience Member ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/1400-x-800-1-2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:352@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20261107 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20261108 DTSTAMP:20260521T140547Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/eric-lalor-loler-by-nature/ SUMMARY:Eric Lalor - ‘Lol’er by Nature’ DESCRIPTION:Award-winning Eric Lalor is one of the most sought after comedi ans in the country. Having started way back on Des Bishop’s Joy in the H ood\, Eric has gone on to forge a successful career in comedy\, appearing at all the major comedy festivals and headlining venues up and down the co untry. Some people will recognise him as the villain from Fair City\, the gangster\, Cathal Spillane.\nIndeed Eric has a number of acting credits in cluding Amber\, Brigid &\; Eamonn\, The Commute and COVID based comedy\ , Socially Distant\, plus a number of short films. He has won Irish comedi an of the year twice as voted by the readers of entertainment.ie\, and no w his new podcast\, You Must Be Jokin\, which he co-hosts with fellow Ball ymunner\, Willa White\, has won Best Podcast at the Digital Media Awards.\ n\nHaving recently sold out his new one man show\, Lol’er By Nature at t he Liberty Hall Theatre\, Eric is at the top of his game and one of the mo st reliable comedy acts in the country.\n\n‘Eric never fails to crack me up. One of my favourites’ – Joanne McNally \n\n‘Excellent\, belly achingly funny. Fast moving’ – Irish Independent \n\n16+ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Eric-Lalor-1400-x-80 0-px-1-1.png CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:381@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20261107 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20261108 DTSTAMP:20260825T114048Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/the-classic-beatles-revolver-more/ SUMMARY:The Classic Beatles - Revolver & More DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\nThe mighty Revolver is 60 years old. The Classic Beatle s take on their biggest artistic challenge yet tackling everything from Ta xman to the monumental Tomorrow Never Knows. For those of you who have see n one of the Classic Beatles’ previous tours (The Number 1s 2023\, Magic al Mystery Tour 2024 or The 1965 Tour 2025) will know a great night’s en tertainment is in store. This year join them in celebrating their favourit e album Revolver &\; More.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Hadestown-New-Websit e-Image-5.png CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:355@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20261121 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20261122 DTSTAMP:20260525T155320Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/sean-begley-mixtape/ SUMMARY:Seán Begley - MIXTAPE DESCRIPTION:After 3 previous SOLD OUT performances at dlr Mill Theatre\, aw ard winning comedian Seán Begley returns with MIXTAPE\, a selection of hi s best material from the past decade as a performer.\n\nMIXTAPE presents a composite of his most engaging stories\, one-liners and eclectic thoughts delivered with his trademark pseudo philosophical silliness.\n\n"I can co unt on him to make me laugh.”- Dave Moore - Today FM\n\n"Big laughs.... excellent” - Mumble Comedy\n\n“A huge hit...an amazing evening’s ent ertainment" - Independent.ie\n\n16+ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/1000101606-1.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:371@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20261128 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20261129 DTSTAMP:20260720T185106Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/this-can-only-happen-once-a-night-wi th-keego/ SUMMARY:This Can Only Happen Once - A night with Keego DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\nThis Can Only Happen Once is a stand-up show where the audience doesn't just watch the comedy—they become part of it. Every nig ht is built around the people in the room\, with spontaneous moments\, unp redictable stories and one-off interactions that can never be recreated. N o two audiences are the same\, so no two shows will ever be the same. What happens tonight\, stays tonight.\n\n\n\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/HADESTOWN-WEBSITE.pn g CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:348@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261203 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270104 DTSTAMP:20260905T131253Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/pinocchio/ SUMMARY:PINOCCHIO DESCRIPTION:This Christmas\, Pinocchio is coming to life at the dlr Mill Th eatre! You won’t want to miss this enchanting journey from wooden puppet to real boy. Get ready for a spectacular production filled with wonder\, mischief\, and heart.\nWritten and Directed by Geoff O'Keeffe \nPerforman ce Times\n\nThurs 3rd Dec 9.45am &\; 11.30am (schools shows)\nFri 4th D ec 9.45am &\; 11.30am (schools shows)\nSat 5th Dec 12pm\, 2.00pm &\; 4.00pm SOLD OUT\nSun 6th Dec 12npm\, 2.00pm &\; 4.00pm\nTues 8th Dec 9 .45am &\; 11.30am (schools shows)\nWed 9th Dec 9.45am &\; 11.30am (s chools shows)\nThurs 10th Dec 9.45am &\; 11.30am (schools shows)\nFri 1 1th Dec 9.45am &\; 11.30am (schools shows)\nSat 12th Dec 12pm\, 2.00pm 4.00pm\nSun 13th Dec 12pm\, 2.00pm 4.00pm\nWed 16th Dec 5.00pm &\; 7.00 pm\nThurs 17th Dec 5.00pm &\; 7.00pm\nFri 18th Dec 5.00pm (relaxed perf ormance) &\; 7.00pm\nSat 19th Dec 12pm\, 2.00pm &\; 4.00pm\nSun 20th Dec 12pm\, 2.00pm &\; 4.00pm\nMon 21st Dec 12pm\, 2.00pm &\; 4.00pm \nTues 22nd Dec 12pm\, 2.00pm &\; 4.00pm\nSun 27th Dec 12pm\, 2.00pm (r elaxed performance) &\; 4.00pm\nMon 28th Dec 12pm\, 2.00pm &\; 4.00p m\nTues 29th Dec 12pm\, 2.00pm &\; 4.00pm\nWed 30th Dec 12pm\, 2.00pm & amp\; 4.00pm\nThurs 31st Dec 12pm\, 2.00pm 4.00pm\nSat 2nd Jan 12pm\, 2.00 pm &\; 4.00pm\nSun 3rd Jan 12pm\, 2.00pm &\; 4.00pm\n\nSuitable for ages 6+ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Mill-Theatre_Pinocch io_General_Website_Text.jpg CATEGORIES:Children,Christmas,Family,Mill Productions END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:376@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20261204 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20261205 DTSTAMP:20260812T090855Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/the-magic-and-music-of-christmas/ SUMMARY:The Magic and Music of Christmas DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\nThe drawing room opera company are back with a wonderfu lly produced programme and expanded cast for 2026. Ireland’s premier con cert opera company invite you on a magical tour of popular opera and moder n Christmas classics. A humorous and thoroughly entertaining evening\, inc luding carol sections.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Bitmap-in-DROC-XMAS- 2026-MILL-WEB-IMAGE-1400-800-PX.jpg CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:369@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20270123 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20270124 DTSTAMP:20260713T065402Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/shortt-stuff-with-pat-faye-shortt/ SUMMARY:Shortt Stuff - With Pat & Faye Shortt DESCRIPTION:Hilarious and Outrageously madcap Father-Daughter Duo Pat and F aye Shortt are Taking Sketch Comedy by Storm. Bringing belly laughs and br illiantly bonkers characters to stages across Ireland and beyond\, The Sho rtt's– an irreverent and endearing Irish father-daughter sketch comedy a ct – are redefining what it means to be a comedic double act.\nPat Short t\, a veteran of the comedy circuit\, and his daughter Faye Shortt\, a the atre-trained firecracker with a razor-sharp wit. Together this duo has bui lt a cult following with their blend of absurd characters and lightning-qu ick banter. After a whirlwind\, tour across Australia/New Zealand that had audiences roaring with laughter from Sydney to Perth and beyond\, this be loved Irish comedy duo is embarking on a tour of Ireland with their new sh ow ‘’ Shortt Stuff’’.\n\nThe Shortt's conjure up a madcap world th at’s part social commentary\, and all heart. Whether skewering small-tow n politics or turning family feuds into full-blown musical numbers\, their shows are as unpredictable as they are unforgettable. Now touring with th eir new live show\, “Shortt Stuff” the Shortt's are taking their comed y to theatres any venue daft enough to host them. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Website-Size-Templat e-3.png CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:367@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20270211 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20270212 DTSTAMP:20260701T095057Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/shane-daniel-byrne-baby-this-time/ SUMMARY:Shane Daniel Byrne: Baby This Time DESCRIPTION:Shane Daniel Byrne: Baby This Time\n\nIreland's megastar Shane Daniel Byrne is back.\n"He storms a room."- Tommy Tiernan.\nYou're invited along to Shane for an hour of fast paced and heartfelt stand up comedy.\n \nAll his mates are having babies but Shane's just having the craic! Is th at so wrong?\n\n'Baby This Time' is set to be Shane's most personal show t o date. A show about what makes a man who can't make a baby.\n\n"My favour ite new Irish comedian for Many Years" - David O' Doherty.\nTour Support\n \n“Shane Daniel Byrne is my favourite”\nIrish Examiner\n\nBroadway Wor ld\n⭐⭐⭐⭐\n“Superb as always”\n⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ GCN Magazine ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Shane_Daniel_Byrne-2 026_Baby_This_Time-Blank-Wide-1.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:364@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20270213 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20270214 DTSTAMP:20260623T094844Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/sinead-culbert-im-no-wonder-woman-2/ SUMMARY:Sinéad Culbert: I’m No Wonder Woman DESCRIPTION:Sinéad Culbert: I’m No Wonder Woman\n\nIn her brand new stan d up show\, one half of comedy duo DirtBirds\,  Sinéad Culbert explores the extreme dangers of growing up in the 80’s\, the pitfalls of parentin g\, the myths about marriage and the genuine joy of not giving a shit ! ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Sinead-Culbert_1400x 800px-.png CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:375@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20270321 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20270322 DTSTAMP:20260824T100328Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/philo-by-peter-sheridan/ SUMMARY:Philo By Peter Sheridan DESCRIPTION:Peter Sheridan’s latest play is a poignant and hilarious tale of the lives of two women from very different backgrounds.\n\nPhilo is dy ed in the wool inner city with a big personality and a big mouth to match. Sister Rosaleen\, her boss\, is a thoughtful woman who has embraced the r eligious life in the wake of a failed relationship. On the face of it\, th ey seem like polar opposites. But they do share one thing. They are both c arrying secrets and they are both running from the past. And once the trut h of their former lives starts to reveal itself\, they find that they have much more in common than they ever thought possible. They are both determ ined not to be beaten down by the system and their cheerfulness in the fac e of adversity shines through and brings this drama to a heart-warming and unexpected resolution.\n\nJoe Duffy nominated Philo as his ‘cultural hi ghlight’ of the year.\n\n’Neili Conroy is dazzling as the indomitable Philo. Go see\, please go see.’\n\nEmer O’Kelly\, Sunday Independent. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/14.png CATEGORIES:Comedy,Theatre END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:362@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20270331 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20270402 DTSTAMP:20260722T163940Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/souvenirs-performed-by-claire-et-ant hon/ SUMMARY:Souvenirs performed by Claire et Antho DESCRIPTION:\n\n[caption id="attachment_9553" align="alignleft" width="277" ] Click on this image to view a short clip of the performance[/caption]\n\ ndlr Mill Theatre proudly presents in Association with the French Embassy in Ireland \n\n We are thrilled to announce that the internationally ac claimed French dance duo\, Claire et Antho\, will be joining us in 2027 in their acclaimed production “Souvenirs”. Their residency and performan ces will serve as the centrepiece of our celebrations for International Da nce Day. \n\n This celebrated French performance duo blends dance\, shad ow play\, and visual illusion to tell deeply human stories. Their work poi gnantly portrays the quiet struggles of mental health: anxiety\, self-doub t\, emotional weight\, and the “shadows” we often hide. It shows the p ower of connection\, vulnerability\, and healing. Through striking imagery \, they reveal that darkness and light coexist\, and that facing our inner battles together brings strength and hope. \n\nBeautiful\, moving\, and universally relatable\, their production turns silent emotion into somethi ng seen\, felt\, and understood. \n\n From our Artistic Director\, Miche lle King: \n\n“Bringing artists of this calibre to our stage highligh ts our commitment to dance as a vital art form. For our community in Dundr um and across the locality\, dance is more than just movement\; it’s a language we all understand\, a shared art form and expression of how we f eel without even saying a word. By hosting Claire et Anthon and their prod uction of Souvenirs\, we aim to inspire our local audience and welcome vis itors from beyond to experience the power of contemporary choreography as well as expanding our audience to wider communities. We are excited and gr ateful to be working with the French Embassy in Ireland". \n\n Exception al Beauty\, rare poetry - ☆☆☆☆☆ \n\nPARIS PREMIÈRE \n\nDeepl y moving and beautiful - ☆☆☆☆☆ \n\nLA TERRASSE \n\nLove at fi rst sight! - ☆☆☆☆☆ \n\nLA PROVENCE\n\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Website-Size-Templat e-e1784655984604.png CATEGORIES:Dance END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:353@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20270522 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20270523 DTSTAMP:20260529T082309Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/risteard-cooper-out-of-his-head/ SUMMARY:Risteárd Cooper - Out of His Head DESCRIPTION:A spanking new solo comedy show bursting with razor sharp impre ssions\, sketches and absurd imaginings from the co-creator of Après Matc h. Cooper’s first live solo show takes on the heady subjects of the worl d around us now\, then\, and in the future\, and draws no obvious conclusi ons! Covering topics like what’s happening? Why is it happening? Where d id it all go wrong? And who cares? Featuring skits from the world of TV\, “Journalism”\, Politics\, The Arts\, Entertainment and Sport. Expect a dizzying mix of various personalities in this unmissable show.\n\n16+ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Website-Size-Templat e-8.png CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:344@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271010 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20271011 DTSTAMP:20260901T165058Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/the-andrew-lloyd-webber-experience/ SUMMARY:The Andrew Lloyd Webber Experience DESCRIPTION:We are pleased to present this compelling Musical Theatre conce rt program designed\nfor audiences who appreciate the richness of musical theatre\, performed by\nacclaimed Irish artists. This performance for two voices (soprano and mezzo or tenor\nand soprano) solo instrument (Violin\, Cello or Trumpet) and piano offers a vibrant\njourney through iconic and emotionally powerful repertoire—anchored by the music\nof Andrew Lloyd W ebber\, and complemented by selections from Stephen Sondheim\,\nStephen Sc hwartz\, Leonard Bernstein and both vintage and contemporary musical\nthea tre works.\n\nThe program includes:\n● Highlights from The Phantom of th e Opera\, Evita\, and Cats\n● Excerpts from Bernstein West side Story an d Schwartz’s Wicked.\n● Contemporary selections and other modern class ics\n● Touches of earlier Broadway repertoire\, offering historical cont ext and contrast ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Website-Size-Templat e.png CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:363@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20271022 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20271023 DTSTAMP:20260901T165321Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/mary-coughlan/ SUMMARY:Mary Coughlan DESCRIPTION:\nMary is Ireland’s greatest jazz and blues singer and “one of our most openly raw performers” (Hotpress). In a career fast approac hing its 40th year\, she is about to enter its next\, exciting stage.  \ n\nBorn in Shantalla\, Galway city\, Mary has made some of the most uncom promising\, wholly personal\, and universal music by any Irish artist. Wh ile her roots are in jazz and blues - Billie Holiday and Bessie Smith are among her inspirations - pop\, rock\, folk\, and chanson (Edith Piaf is al so a touchstone) influences also appear in her work. Now\, the next chapt er of her distinguished career finds her exploring a little known side o f the music of Peggy Lee. \n\n To hear Mary sing\, is\, as Velvet Thund er said\, “to be at the core of the human heart”. It was a voice whi ch first came to wide attention in 1985\, when Mary burst onto the Irish m usic scene with her debut album\, Tired and Emotional. That album led to appearances on The Late Late Show\, a hit single with ‘Delaney’s Go ne Back On The Wine’\, and tours of Britain\, Germany\, and Holland . \n\nShe followed that explosive release with Under The Influence (1 987)\, Uncertain Pleasures (1990)\, and Sentimental Killer (1992)\, wh ich firmly established her reputation as an unflinchingly honest\, emoti onally raw vocalist\, never afraid to embrace the most difficult of subjec t matter in her work. \n\nAs The Irish News said\, she “doesn’t jus t take her audiences to church with her music\, she practically baptises t hem with her passion and pain”. \n\nIt was the same in her 2009 autobi ography\, Bloody Mary\, where she documented addiction problems\, relatio nship troubles\, familial abuse\, career mismanagement\, suicide attempts\ , and dark days spent confined to psychiatric wards. \n\nDespite the diff iculties she encountered\, the music kept coming with  Live In Galwa y (1996)\, After The Fall (1997)\, Mary Coughlan Sings Billie Holida y (2000)\, Long Honeymoon (2001)\, The House Of Ill Repute (2008)\, best of set\, The Whole Affair (2012)\, released the same year she enjo yed a sold out show at Sydney Opera House\, and Live &\; Kicking (20 17). \n\nMary is also no stranger to the big screen\, having appeared in two films by acclaimed Irish director Neil Jordan - 1988’s High Spirits  with Peter O Toole\, Daryl Hannah\, and Donal McCann\, and 2005’s Bre akfast on Pluto with Cillian Murphy and Stephen Rea. \n\nMore recently\, theatre has become another stage for Mary’s talents. In 2019\, her earl y life was dramatised in Woman Undone\, a “profoundly moving\, brave \, and beautiful fusion of theatre\, music\, and dance” (Galway Adverti ser)\, created by Mary and the award-winning Irish theatre company Broken talkers\, in collaboration with Icelandic composer Valgeir Sigurdsson\, an d movement director Eddie Kaye. \n\nNow sober for close to 30 years\, the mother of five and grandmother of six\, reached new peaks as a performer and songwriter with her most recent album\, 2020’s acclaimed Life Stori es. \n\nBy turns powerful\, swaggering\, sexy\, harrowingly raw\, and dee ply honest\, Life Stories runs the full gamut of both music and emotions \, from cabaret (‘High Heel Boots’) to late night jazz balladry (‘E lbow Deep’\, ‘No Jericho ) to some of the most exuberant pop orien ted songs Mary has yet recorded (‘Forward Bound’\, ‘Steps Forward ’). \n\nReleased via the artist’s own label\, Hail Mary Records\, it reached No 1 on iTunes and Amazon\; garnered five star reviews from Musi c Republic\, Get Ready To Rock\, and Musicriot.com. The Sunday Times I reland said\, “rarely has an album referenced a life so pointedly”\,  while The Daily Mail rightly said it was created by “a consummate ta lent at the top of her game”. \n\nTo cap it all\, in 2020\, Mary was pr esented with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the then Mayor of Galway\, Mi ke Cubbard. \n\nNever one to sit still\, Mary is now planning her most am bitious project to date. While she has covered Billie Holiday\, Joy Divisi on\, and The Blue Nile in the past\, she intends to reimagine the album Pe ggy Lee made with the pioneering rock’n’roll songwriters Lieber and St oller\, composers of such songs as ‘Hound Dog’ and ‘Jailhouse Rock ’. \n\nThe album\, Mirrors\, described by Allmusic.com as “intellige nt\, evocative\, understated\, and mature”\, explored themes of murder\ , madness\, despair\, longing\, and the rise of Fascism in the USA. Mary h as been eager to work on this project for many years\, but it was during l ockdown that the opportunity presented itself. This has led her to work wi th musicians and visual artists to create what will be an immersive\, mult imedia\, experience. \n\nWhat a way for Mary to mark her oncoming fifth  decade in music. \n\n  ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Website-Size-Templat e-2.png CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:377@milltheatre.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20271120 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin;VALUE=DATE:20271121 DTSTAMP:20260731T150442Z URL:https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/anne-gildea-youre-welcome/ SUMMARY:Anne Gildea - You're Welcome DESCRIPTION:ANNE GILDEA – YOU’RE WELCOME\n\nShe’s back and raring to go. So come along for a night of pure entertainment and expect to laugh yo urself giddy at Anne’s unique take on everything under the sun and over the moon.\n\nFrom New York to Moate\, Anne Gildea has been making audience s laugh for decades. Formerly as one of The Nualas\, most recently with he r hit shows Further Adventures in Womaning and How to Get the Menopause an d Enjoy It. She is one of Ireland’s longest performing female comedians\ , and up there with the tallest too.\n\n“Side-splittingly funny. ****” Reviews Hub\n“Wackily original…must see!” The New York Times\n“Wo rld class.” The Sunday Times\, London\n“Genius. *****” The Scotsman\ n\n16+ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/1920-x-1080-no-text- px-Anne-Gildea.jpg CATEGORIES:Comedy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Dublin X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/Dublin BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20240331T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:IST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20241027T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20250330T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:IST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20251026T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20260329T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:IST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20261025T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20270328T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:IST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20271031T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Helsinki X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/Helsinki BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250330T040000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0300 TZNAME:EEST END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR