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Retreat “This is poignant and moving piece of theatre…The accomplished Charlotte Bradley lights up the stage with her performance.” – Helen O’Leary, No More Workhorse. Read full review here A Portrait of The Artist As A Young Man On Tour “a fine adaptation of a great novel **** – Colette Sheridan, Irish Examiner. Read the […]

Looking for two male actors with a playing range of 25-35 yrs Brodir: Tall, warrior physique, facial hair Ospak: wirey physique, intellectual look, facial hair Written by Lauren Jones Directed by Nora Kelly Lester Produced by Anthony Fox For more information contact nora.kellylester@gmail.com Keep up to date on our Facebook page.

Congrats to Stewart Roche on his nomination for Revenant which premiered at The New Theatre last November as a co production with PurpleHeart. See the full shortlist here Best of luck to all the nominees.

Donal O’Kelly’s award-winning show has been earning glowing reviews from critics and audiences here. You have one more week to catch it. The show runs until Jan 8th. “Fionnuala, written and performed by Donal O’Kelly, is not only expertly presented but also informative, brave and hard-hitting.” – Ciara Murphy, The Public Reviews. full review “At […]

In The Independent this week, Colin Murphy’s article Theatre: Innovation and energy guaranteed to take centre stage in an exciting 2014, mentions Fionnuala and Counter Culture as exciting productions to look out for in 2014. “The O’Kellys take the concept of “family theatre” rather more literally. At the New Theatre in February, Donal O’Kelly revives […]

We are absolutely delighted to have been nominated for The Irish Times Judges’ special award in recognition of our commitment to providing a home for new work. Here at The New Theatre we are committed to providing young Artists, Performers, Writers, Directors Designers and Technicians with a first-rate venue and with the professional and technical […]

Stewart Roche’s new play ‘Reventant’ starring Simon Toal got rave reviews all round. – “…entertaining solo performance by Simon Toal, a fine comic actor who can seem at once commanding and crumpled… full of fresh quips and media in-jokes… something much funnier and darker beneath the surface; a moral satire about art where any epitome […]

Five years ago, Jane McCarthy, a graduate of English at UCD joined The New Theatre Team. She showed great interest in playwriting and gaining knowledge in all aspects of theatre from directing, lighting, PR, and running a theatre. Eighteen months into her official job as Front of House Manager she wrote and directed ‘Epilogue’ a […]

a successful year of New Writing in The New Theatre we would like to congratulate all our new writers who had a rehearsed reading of their script performed in the new theatre both throughout the year and in our New Writing Week and or a full production of their work. Our new writing scheme is […]

Congratulations to Just Theatre for their complete, scene-by-scene recreation of F.W Murnau’s 1922 film ‘Nosferatu: Symphony of Horror’. Arguably the masterpiece of the first golden age of cinema, FW Murnau’s infamous Nosferatu 1922 set the benchmark high for the horror genre. Just Theatre returned with their stage version. Integrating vivid stage performances with footage from […]

We are delighted that after being our first show to sell out an entire run before the first performance, and returning due to popular demand, Lockout played once more to packed houses. Thank you to everyone who came to see the show. Praise for Lockout: “For a more personal take on the lockout and a […]

After a sell-out run this spring, Lockout has once again received great responses from audience and critics alike. Don’t miss it this time. “For a more personal take on the lockout and a realisation of the full impact this time had on working class Dublin, Lockout provides a sensitive and moving account of one person’s […]