Prepare to be enthralled as this week, we’re rolling out the red carpet for three spectacular shows! Have a look at the selection below or browse for all upcoming shows.
Tender Mercies - at The New Theatre
TENDER MERCIES
Inspired by a news headline in a local paper Sorcha Furlong (Fair City), in a tour-de-force performance, captivatingly portrays Mary Fortune from womb to tomb through the highs and lows of a life that finally spiralled out of control.
Blackly comic, rich and poignant this stunning new play brings vividly to life a whole cast of characters from Mary Fortune’s past.
Dare to laugh at despair and gasp at this brave, bleak, beautiful yet very humorous show.
MADEIRA AT THE VIKING THEATRE
MADEIRA
The Secrets of Sisters
Written by Michael Harnett
Directed by Vinnie McCabe
Performed by Geraldine Plunkett, Deirdre Monaghan & Brenda Brooks
Two sets of sisters meet in a Dublin café for what was expected to be a casual and friendly meeting. But suddenly, out of the blue, disturbing news emerges which shatters the atmosphere. And worse, the devastating detail will challenge their lives ever after. In heartfelt exchanges, which by turns is searing yet amazingly sensitive, the women at the heart of this drama display what it is to have immense courage and fortitude.
CELEBRITY AT THE GLASS MASK THEATRE
CELEBRITY
A visceral new Irish play struts on to the immersive GMT stage. Directed by Johan Bark and written by acclaimed Irish playwright Elizabeth Moynihan - Celebrity is a romantic thriller set in Rome 1636 which explores the cult of ‘Celebrity’ during the counter reformation. Costanza Bonarelli is forced to become the muse of the most famous artist of that time Gian Lorenzo Bernini, becoming the most celebrated face in Italy as well as one side of the love triangle that may bring down the Catholic church. An exploration of the pursuit of fame and the often ensuing self-destruction.
