Smock Alley Theatre, 1662 was the first custom built theatre in Dublin City and still remains in substantially the same form, making it one of the most important sites in European theatre history.
Smock Alley Theatre, 1662 was the first theatre outside London to receive the title of Theatre Royal, but, because it had been built on land reclaimed from the Liffey, the building was unstable and the gallery collapsed twice. It was rebuilt in 1735.
The theatre closed in 1787. The building was then used as a whiskey store until Father Michael Blake bought it to set up a church. When the bell tolled in 1811, 18 years before the Catholic Emancipation, the first Catholic bell to ring in Dublin in nearly 300 years was heard. The façade boasts ornate stained glass windows and the original ceiling plasterwork remain in the Smock Alley as a witness of this time.
After a six year renovation, Smock Alley Theatre, 1662 reopened its doors as Dublin’s oldest newest theatre in May 2012. With three gorgeous venues, Smock Alley is the perfect place to spend a cultural evening out. They partner with many arts and cultural festivals to welcome audiences, engage with artists and create exciting cultural events. From Dublin Theatre Festival to First Fortnight and from IMRAM to the Irish literature Festival these partnerships are a vital part of their annual programme.
- Anonn | The Other Side
AutumnAnonn | The Other Side Seoirse has been pretending to be a spirit medium. But when makes contact with the other side, he’s forced to confront what he has done. A one-man show tackling themes of grief, loss, and the macabre, all from the safety of a salt circle.
- don't copy me (copy) | Dublin Fringe
Autumndon't copy me (copy) | Dublin Fringe Original art is dead, and you’re invited to the funeral. Blending lecture, lies, fact, fiction, music, and dance, don’t copy me (copy) is a tongue-in-cheek response to questions of representation, marginalisation, and problematic faves.
- Two Plays, One Night: A Marriage Proposal & Eating Crows
AutumnTwo Plays, One Night: A Marriage Proposal & Eating Crows Two Plays, One Night: A Marriage Proposal & Eating Crows presented by Last Minute Productions - the same group that brought you Asylum in March 2025.
- Sharing Our Drawers
AutumnSharing Our Drawers Comedians Áine and Amy are doing a show of two halves. This will be two forty minute solo shows with an interval. Expect offbeat comedic storytelling and some dark humour.
- Belfast Girls
AutumnBelfast Girls Set in 1850, Belfast Girls tells the story of five fierce young women who face their dark pasts on a ship bound for Australia, as they leave Belfast in search of a better life.
- Our Town
AutumnOur Town Entr’acte Musical Theatre and Drama Society present Our Town. Entr'acte are a Dublin-based Musical Theatre and Drama Society founded in the midst of the global pandemic in 2020.
- Boyfriends
AutumnBoyfriends LemonSoap Productions. “Boyfriends is one of the best, if not the best, new plays of 2024.” — The Arts Review ★★★★★
- Trawled
AutumnTrawled Trawled is a one-man biographical drama. The actor plays himself 26 years younger! This is classic storytelling that plays out like a movie. Ready to come onboard?
