💥 Final few tickets remaining 💥 You know their books but do you know the sisters? The fights and friction, the love and loss. Follow Charlotte Brontë as she navigates the rise to fame and glory for her and the Brontë sisters whilst juggling family, ambition and loss. 📖

“Blending songwriting with elements of folk, pop, and rock, the duo’s sound carries a significant, soundtrack-like emotional weight.” – Hot Press 🎶 Singer-songwriter Cormac Looby and Galway producer Pádraig Hughes bring their horses EP launch tour to the Boys' School with support from Róisín Gowen.

Dublin Youth Theatre present The Watsons. Cut off by her rich aunt, Emma has no choice but to return to her sisters and the family home. The Watson sisters must marry, and fast. If not, they face poverty, spinsterhood, or worse; an eternity with their boorish brother and his awful wife.

General booking for Dublin Theatre Festival 2026 is now open! ⚡ We're thrilled to present at Smock Alley Let Me In by Esosa Ighodaro, The Horse of Jenin in association with the Palestine Comedy Club and this year's edition of the Rachel Baptiste Programme: First Look Readings.

✨ OPENING TONIGHT ✨ Fresh from a critically acclaimed sellout run off-Broadway, Mary Kate O Flanagan tells six of the tales that made her a Grand Slam Champion Storyteller, while making a case for why understanding how storytelling works will change your life. 📖

Ever wonder why Charlotte is “the most quotable” Brontë? You know their books but do you know the sisters? The fights and friction, the love and loss. Follow Charlotte Brontë as she navigates the rise to fame and glory for her and the Brontë sisters whilst juggling family, ambition and loss. 📖✒️

🪩 Tomorrow night 🪩 Join the Doomslayers in their hedonistic hideaway as they learn to cope with the conclusion of our earthly presence. Theres cabaret for your entertainment, plenty of provisions and a bunkerload of queer camaraderie in this ultimate guide through the doom of our dystopian present.

What happens when the writer loses the plot? Emma Watson is 19 and new in town. She’s been cut off by her rich aunt and dumped back in the family home. Emma and her sisters must marry, fast. Presented by Dublin Youth Theatre ✨ 🎭 The Watsons 📅 19 - 22 Aug 🎟️ smockalley.com/the-watsons

Sometimes an EGG needs a little more time in the diva coop to fully form. So we here at Smock Alley are partnering with @cabaregg to present their first ever SOFT BOILED; an evening of DIY work-in-progress performances! A chance for wee yolks to incubate their cabaret dreams a little further. 🥚🪩🪭

Always the world's newest musical! Every line of dialogue, note on the piano and catchy chorus is fully improvised. Will our hero save the day? Find true love? Face their fears? Run away to join the circus? We don’t know either. 🎼🎤🎭 As seen in Scene and Heard.

Ireland's last hope: 5 immigrant comedians. A satirical comedy panel about the Emerald Isle. The Irish government has tasked five immigrants with saving a country in ruins, this show is the result.

This September, make the city yours. We’re delighted to be a partner venue for Dublin Fringe Festival 2026. 🔥 The programme is now live - 16 days and nights of bold new performance, comedy, music, theatre, club nights, cabaret, conversation and unforgettable moments across the city.

The Catalpalyst, by Donal O'Kelly, is a theatrical quest that poses urgent questions for the 150th anniversary of the Catalpa humanitarian rescue of Irish prisoners from Fremantle. 🎭 The Catalpalyst 📆 25 - 29 Aug 🎟️ smockalley.com/the-catalpal...

Fresh from a wonderfully feral showing at Beyond The Pale, EGG is taking over Smock Alley Theatre for one night only. EGG presents: THE EGGS FACTOR. Stick around afterwards for the SMOCK ALLEY SUMMER SOIREE where we’ll dance into the wee hours!

Come along to the Irish Youth Dance Festival (IYDF); a unique ensemble-based, performance-centered festival that brings together dancers under the age of 25 with established & emerging choreographers, composers, film makers & teachers. 🎭 Irish Youth Dance Festival 📅 5 July 🎟️ tinyurl.com/3p6fbwu9

You know their books but do you know the sisters? The fights and friction, the love and loss. Follow Charlotte Brontë as she navigates the rise to fame and glory for her and her sisters whilst juggling family, ambition and loss. 🎭Underdog: The Other Other Brontë 📆7+8 Aug 🎫https://shorturl.at/DJDmH

Just a few days to go until FANATICAL by No Drama Theatre Company arrives in the Boy's School! Once it’s out in the world, who owns the art, the artist or the fan? 🎭 Fanatical 📅 30 Jun – 4 Jul (Matinee 4 Jul) 🎟https://shorturl.at/2ELsz

Have you got the EGGS FACTOR? Welcome to the only reality tv talent show turned dazzling cabaret eggstravaganza. Featuring the finest cabaret stars and special guests in Dublin- no, the WORLD. You better believe you’re in for a night of pure camp feral FUN.

Big Grande are one of the biggest improv groups in LA. They make the hugely popular podcast The Teacher’s Lounge and have appeared in TV shows like Brooklyn Nine-Nine and Workaholics. They are here to do their first ever show in Ireland together with Tiny, one of Ireland’s premiere improv groups.

The world has ended. GADZOOKS! Thank goodness, the Doomslayers are here to guide you seamlessly into this brave new world, however charred and radioactive it may be. WRITTEN & PERFORMED BY Annie Queeries, Donna Fella & Laylah Beattie 🎭 Apocalypse How? 📅 25 Jul 🎟️ smockalley.com/apocalypse-h...

The Category Is: ICONIC. Leave the 10s at the door. We’re bringing the heat, the hair, and the ballroom soul to the floor. This isn’t just a party, it’s a legacy in the making. Walk for your life. Own the night. 🎭 The Haus of Saint Summer Kiki Ball 📅 26 Jun 🎟️ smockalley.com/the-haus-of-...

We'd love to hear from you. Feel free to send a written email, a voice message or photos/videos. Thank you all in advance! Smock Alley x

Mary Kate O Flanagan tells six of the tales that made her a Grand Slam Champion Storyteller at The Moth on two continents, while making a case for why understanding how storytelling works will change your life. 🎭 Making A Show of Myself 📅 28 Jul - 1 Aug 🎟️ smockalley.com/making-a-sho...

Lily Burke will do anything to be a real girl. Even if it kills her. After a hugely successful run back in November, The Dolldrums is back in the Smock Alley Boys' School for only 3 nights. ★★★★ “Impressively Slick” – The Irish Times 🎭 The Dolldrums 📅 24 - 26 Jun 🎟️ smockalley.com/the-dolldrums/

Dublin Youth Dance Company (DYDC) is delighted to announce the return of the Irish Youth Dance Festival (IYDF), taking place on Sunday 5th July at Smock Alley Theatre. 🎭 Irish Youth Dance Festival 2026 📅 5 July 🎫 shorturl.at/6cDmM

📸 COVER GIRL 📸 We love seeing #davinadevine getting her flowers in the Irish Independent today, talking about all Irish Drag, Pride and her one-woman show opening tonight at Smock Alley Theatre. There are only a handful of tickets left so get yours quick!

defiant. deliberate. disobedient. six new acts. june. on sale now. link in bio. diary of a dublin drag diva dolldrums summer ballroom kiki the deafening bloom singing in the changes 🎭 disobedient acts 📅 now - 4 Jul 🎟️ smockalley.com/disobedient-acts/

No Drama Theatre presents Fanatical. In this world premiere production of Fanatical, two die-hard fans, Gina and Stanley, take extreme measures to stop the ruin of their beloved sci-fi universe. However, their plan unravels into a wild, dark comedic tale of obsession, power, and unintended chaos...

Join us for a special workshop sharing of a new play in development written by Brian Martin and directed by Tom Creed. The Deafening Bloom explores family, grief, forgiveness and the lingering tensions surrounding queer identity in contemporary Ireland. As part of our Disobedient Acts programme. 🏳️‍🌈

Dolldrums returns to Smock Alley's Boy's School as part of our Disobedient Acts Programme! Lily Burke will do anything to be a real girl. Even if it kills her. A new play by Liath Hannon, star of hit Irish film Girls and Boys. 🎭 The Dolldrums 📆 24-26 Jun 🎫 shorturl.at/OXrgS