A comedy-noir absurd mystery by Charisma Check. An inspector. An artist. A book full of unanswered questions. Whatever happens, this is going to be a mess. 🎭 Murder Is For Other People 📅 24 - 29 Nov 🎟️ shorturl.at/gwCyu

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. 🎭 Belfast Girls 📆 29 Oct – 1 Nov 🎫 Link in bio

A sweet, silly, interactive musical adventure where young folk are the writers. Shout out your wildest characters, games, dream sweets or whatever your imagination can cook up and watch eight fearless improvisers and a live piano turn them into a toe-tapping tale on the spot.

Comedians Áine and Amy are doing a show of two halves. One half a new comedy from award winning comedian Áine Gallagher. The other half will be Amy La Grue’s premier solo show, She’s Making a Show of Herself. Expect offbeat comedic storytelling and some dark humour.

Ordinary people telling extraordinary stories. A live podcast recording that invites audiences into a warm, intimate space where empathy leads. Two guests write stories on a shared theme from their lives, then swap and read each other’s aloud.

Opening today! An irreverent story about love and grief, and a young man making sense of his life on the day that he dies. Performed by Darren Yorke, He Dies in the End is a time-bending, funny and heartfelt piece of new writing. 🎭He Dies in the End 📅 16 – 20 Sep 🎟️ shorturl.at/MEw1N

After a full week of Dublin Fringe, we are BURSTING to get going again! Come support one of the 13 performances on this week!. There's a mixture of comedy favourites, intimate stories from the heart, and of course some diva energy 🌟 Tickets available via www.fringefest.com or www.smockalley.com

Ever felt like you were born to be exceptional… and now you’re just tired? Ever chased perfection so hard you forgot what you actually want? Then, this is the (self-sabotaging) selfhelp seminar you’ve been waiting for. 🎭 PerfectionisTÁ 📅 16 - 20 Sep 🎟️ shorturl.at/OZcKI

Queens of Comedy brings three nights of fearless, fast-paced stand-up to Dublin Fringe Festival. Hosted each night by resident royals, the unstoppable Aideen McQueen and the ferociously funny Sophia Wren.

The Rachel Baptiste Programme is a script development programme for Black Irish theatre makers and writers. This is an opportunity to catch readings of excerpts of early drafts of scripts in development by Tishé Fatunbi, Robert Furey, Tatiana Santos and Samuel Yakura.

'Emily Terndrup unleashes chaos, then controls it with comic timing' - The Irish Times 5 stars - The Arts Review A visceral, genre-smashing collision of bold storytelling and exhilarating choreography, Terndrup exhumes the bones of Mary Shelley’s horror classic.

Big Axe. Big Muscles. Big Existential Horror. A macho & cool man who chops wood. The world is burning, the birds are gone, and the only solution? More chopping. But the cracks start to show. And if the chopping stops... then what? 🎭 CHOP 📆 10 - 13 Sep 🎫 www.smockalley.com or www.fringefest.com

Dublin Fringe Festival has well and truly begun! We have 12 different shows on this week so whether you want to be mesmerised by an aerial artist, entertained by comedians, or swept up by music and dance, we have something for everyone! Tickets available via fringefest.com or smockalley.com

All rise. The Court of Public Opinion is now in session. Can you ever wear white to a wedding? Does replying ‘k’ constitute emotional abuse? Should fuckboys pay emotional reparations? And seriously, who gets the dog in the breakup?

Michael Fry has reached the age his parents were when they had him and he’s not coping well. As traditional milestones like marriage and kids feels increasingly out of reach, Fry dives into the chaos of growing up, growing older, and figuring it all out. As part of Dublin Fringe Festival

Meet dublinitgirl, genderqueer icon. She's hung up her 365 party girl boots. She's met her county player and turned into a trad wife. But he has a sordid past: meet dartlinediva, stun-hun extraordinaire. As part of Dublin Fringe Festival

In this visceral, genre-smashing collision of bold storytelling and exhilarating choreography, Terndrup exhumes the bones of Mary Shelley’s horror classic, reanimating them into a fiercely modern meditation on creation, control, and consequence.

A stand up comedy show that doesn’t just ask What do you do for a living? but Why do you do for a living? Stephen Colfer has juggled two decades of odd jobs to support his ‘real’ one... comedy. As part of Dublin Fringe Festival. 🎭 Stephen Jobs 📅 6 - 8, 12 - 14 Sep 🎟️ shorturl.at/cSOlO

Can you find redemption and reconciliation in the shadow of a shared history? Does past pain always define us? Eli has cancer. Whitney has a girl. As Eli and Whitney talk, they share their feelings, their history, and their lives.

A live podcast recording inviting audiences into a warm, intimate space where empathy leads. 2 guests write stories on a shared theme from their lives, then swap and read each other’s aloud. As part of @dublinfringe 🎭 In Their Shoes: Live 📅 18 Sep 🎟️ shorturl.at/lmxjh

They say history is written by the victors… now watch it being made-up by a bunch of improvisers via the medium of SONG! Pick a date or little-known historical moment & witness it transform into a fully blown musical on the spot, including live improvised musical accompaniment.

We're delighted to have the The Cambridge Footlights at Smock with five of Cambridge’s best student comedians putting on a brand-new show featuring their funniest sketches! 🎭 The Cambridge Footlights International Tour Show 2025 📅 4 Sep 🎟️ shorturl.at/vInao

Minimal Human Contact; a revival of the award winning one man show by rapper Moglaí Bap – aka Naoise Ó Cairealláin Enter the mind of a young gambler struggling to get it “all under control”. A new voice from the urban Gaeltacht of West Belfast, performed in Irish with surtitles.

Afif El-Khuffash and Anne Doherty, hosts of the hit parenting podcast Baby Tribe, take to the stage for a lively, honest, and funny show about raising kids in today’s world. With guests, bestselling author Stefanie Preissner, and cyberpsychologist Nicola Fox-Hamilton.

Can you find redemption and reconciliation in the shadow of a shared history? Does past pain always define us? Eli has cancer. Whitney has a girl. As Eli and Whitney talk, they share their feelings, their history, and their lives. 🎭 Half a Glass of water 📅 1 + 2 Sep 🎟️ smockalley.com/half-a-glass...

From Siberia to the Solomon Islands, the Amazon to Papua New Guinea, Hector will bring the audience on a magical and culture filled, language enthused trip around the planet. Join Hector Ó hEochagáin as he brings his stories and scéalta to the stage. As part of Dublin Fringe Festival.

Following a three month affair between two anonymous men, Boyfriends, charts the ups and downs and roundabouts of a modern situationship. Boyfriends asks us to ponder on that age old question: what the f*ck is romance anyway? 🎭 Boyfriends 📅 12 - 15 Nov 🎟 shorturl.at/koCaY

Something for the kids at this year's Dublin Fringe Festival! 🍭 Shout out whatever your imagination can cook up and watch eight fearless improvisers and a live piano turn them into a toe-tapping tale on the spot. 🎭 Pick 'n' Mix!: An Improvised Youth Musical 📆 20 Sep 🎟 shorturl.at/50QjS

Set in 1850, Belfast Girls tells the story of five fierce young women who face their dark pasts on a ship bound for Australia. An award-winning feminist play by Jaki McCarrick, produced by An Táin Arts Centre & Quintessence Theatre 🎭 Belfast Girls 📅 29 Oct - 1 Nov 🎫 smockalley.com/belfast-girls/

Anna was born on the 7th of the 7th, and her Da swore it would guarantee her a life of luck. Now at 35, after seven heartbreaks, seven tattoos, and seven trips back home, she’s starting to wonder if her biggest break was landing a role on Ireland’s biggest soap at 17.

In the year 2198, two lesbian astronauts are kidnapped by an Alien Overlord who forces them to perform on loop a musical revue of the entirety of world history. As they spend their days in captivity doing cabaret, the lesbians are forced to consider what became of our humanity.

TONIGHT! 🌟 Break up? No. Just see other people. Sadie and Danny, have broken up, they’ve gotten back together, neither seems to work. They open their relationship to every other Joe, Josephine, Josef and Jo, to find what they’re missing in their relationship.

Third time around. Two Idiots. One rave. A theatrical, humoristic, physical & personal dive into the constraints, liberties & complexities of nightlife & DJ culture – & all the shite that comes with it. As part of Dublin Fringe Festival 🎭 LAST GIG EVER!! 📅 17 - 20 Sep 🎟 shorturl.at/6Ch3v

Ever felt like you were born to be exceptional… and now you’re just tired? Ever chased perfection so hard you forgot what you actually want? Then, this is the (self-sabotaging) selfhelp seminar you’ve been waiting for. 🎭 PerfectionisTÁ 📅 16 - 20 Sep 🎟️ shorturl.at/OZcKI

This year Dublin Fringe Festival is introducing a Pay What You Can night to improve access to live performance — and we’re taking part! 🌟 On 17 Sept (after 7PM), you choose what you pay — whether that’s a lower price, the standard rate, or a little extra to help someone else come too.

An irreverent story about love and grief, and a young man making sense of his life on the day that he dies. Performed by Darren Yorke, He Dies in the End is a time-bending, funny and heartfelt piece of new writing, and a riff on time and potential. As part this years Dublin Fringe Festival

Reuben Solo has got a terrible feeling about this show... Limited tickets still available for the 8:30pm performance 🌟 🎭 Someone In This Crowd Will Betray Me 📅 9 Aug 🎟️ shorturl.at/uPd8z

TenderWRITE Big Plays: No Esc by Cal Ó Muirí & Forbidden Fruit by Susannah Al Fraihat This series of readings shine a light on new, fresh stories from exciting new playwrights, aged 16-24. Come experience life through the eyes of our youngest artists. As part of @dublinfringe

All rise. The Court of Public Opinion is now in session. You’re invited to a courtroom drama like you’ve never seen before. Satirical, comedic and experimental, this show turns the theatre-going experience into a game of cunning and manipulation. 🎭Am I the A**hole? 📅11–13 Sep 🎟️ shorturl.at/4SRCP

UBU Chaos. Tyranny. Farce. An absurd play for absurd times. UBU, performed by the members of Dublin Youth Theatre, is a journey into the absurd. It presents a group of young people confined to detention, who transcend tedium by taking the absolute piss out of their teachers.

TeoChroí Productions in association with Poetry Ireland present an evening of original music, poetry, prose and monologues to celebrate the Irish Lughnasa. Lughnasa marks the beginning of the harvest season. 📅 1+ 2 Aug 🎟️ shorturl.at/ZvgZz

After a sell-out run in March, The Sh*t Table is back in Smock Alley! 💒 A one-act black comedy by writer Paul Howard, presented by Don't Think Twice Theatre Company. 🎭 The Sh*t Table 📅 28 + 29 Nov 🎟️ smockalley.com/the-sht-table/

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Christopher has an itch, an itch that just won’t go away… through trapeze, self-deprecating humour, vulnerability, and a conversation with his dad, he’s going to show you all the ways he’s tried to scratch it. As part of Dublin Fringe Festival 🎭 Itch 📅 9 - 13 Sep 🎟️ shorturl.at/qEJHa

Blending performance, video, and live music, ALIENS invites you to explore what it means to live between countries, generations, and identities - a meditation on inheritance, migration, and those who live in between: the aliens. As part of Dublin Fringe Festival

In this visceral, genre-smashing collision of bold storytelling and exhilarating choreography, Terndrup exhumes the bones of Mary Shelley’s horror classic, reanimating them into a fiercely modern meditation on creation, control, and consequence. As part of Dublin Fringe Festival

This can’t be all there is. An bhfuil tú cinnte? Seoirse has been pretending to be a spirit medium. But when he actually makes contact with the other side, he’s forced to confront what he has done. Performed in English & Gaeilge. As part of this years Dublin Fringe Festival

🌟PRAISE FOR A MISANTHROPE🌟 In this swirling and sexy comedy of bad manners, Molière’s France becomes Dublin’s FRANS, a Silicon Docks megacorp brimming with pissants, posers, and plutocrats all grubbing for power and pleasure. 🎭 A Misanthrope 📅 17 Jul - 2 Aug 🎟️ smockalley.com/a-misanthrope/

A stand up comedy show that doesn’t just ask What do you do for a living? but Why do you do for a living? Stephen Colfer has juggled two decades of odd jobs to support his ‘real’ one… comedy.

Previewing tonight! 🌟 DANNY RYAN is the love letter that every little gay boy never got to send in school. It takes us on a heartfelt first-hand rollercoaster ride through teen angst, junior cup rugby, first loves and… Spin Disco? 🎭 DANNY RYAN 📅 21 - 25 Jul 🎟️ smockalley.com/danny-ryan/