May 4-9, 2026
Beyond Words
Bill Bowers
May 4-9, 2026
Monday through Saturday18:00 (6:00 pm) Monday and Saturday 13:00 (1:00 pm)
75 minutes (approx.)
Bill Bowers (USA)One the most acclaimed physical theatre artists in America today, Bill Bowers employs an eloquent mixture of music, monologues and mime in his on-going investigation of the silence surrounding the enigmatic matters of gender in our culture today. Often compared to Chaplin and Keaton, he has performed throughout the U.S., Europe, and Asia.
For Beyond Words, Bowers draws his characters from life and moves beyond mere anecdotes to create a vibrant and visual poetry.
With both audacity and compassion he explores what it means to be a boy and the messages we receive on our way to becoming men.
Blindr
Sean Denyer May 4-9, 2026 Monday through Saturday 19:30 (7:30 pm) Monday and Saturday 14:30 (2:30 pm) 60 minutes (approx.) Acting Out (Ireland)Reluctantly forced to return to his rural Sligo roots because of the need to care for his sick mother, Frank has given up on ever finding love.
Prompted by his mother to get back on the dating scene, an unexpected connection on Grindr, gives him renewed hope. And with Yuri, a newly employed Ukrainian home-help, easing his caring responsibilities, things are really starting to look up. But when an unexpected discovery completely derails his budding romance, help comes from an entirely unexpected source.
A heartfelt comedy about love, family and taking chances, featuring Brian Higgins, previous winner of Best Actor at the International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival.
The Bród, The Bold, & The Beautiful
Quintessence Theatre May 7-9, 2026 Thursday through Saturday 19:30 (7:30 pm) Saturday 14:30 (2:30 pm) 75 minutes (approx.) Quintessence Theatre (Ireland)“It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are” – e.e. cummings.
Inspired by true stories The Bród, The Bold, & The Beautiful, is an original, raucous new comedy drama spanning 30 years of Irish LGBTQ experience and exploring the challenges and joys of living as a young LGBTQ+ person today.
Using their innovative physical ensemble storytelling techniques Quintessence Theatre examine and celebrate the lives of 3 LGBTQ people: each born into a different generation, and each navigating new and ongoing issues of prejudice, pride, identity, love and legacy.
Capitalism: The Musical
Deirdre Murphy May 4-9, 2026 Monday through Saturday 21:00 (9:00 pm) Monday and Saturday 16:00 (4:00 pm) 70 minutes (approx.) Capitalism: The Musical (Ireland)Capitalism: The Musical – the greatest show on earth is eating itself alive!
Catchy, powerful and elegant, Deirdre Murphy’s Capitalism: The Musical will embed itself in your heart and mind, in a refreshing counter-brain washing.
An incredible international cast and live band will have you leaning all the way in. Join us in a surreal other world where magic is bubbling under the surface, where heroes and emperors roam the earth, and where the fairy godmothers guide the way.
Double Bill:
Combat Cabaret
and
Within Reach
A double-bill of LGBTQ+ theatre.
May 4-9, 2026 Monday through Saturday 19:30 (7:30 pm) Monday and Saturday 14:30 (2:30 pm) 65 minutes (approx.)Within Reach
Alan Greig 40 minutes (approx.) Alan Greig (Scotland) Written and choreographed by veteran dance artist Alan Greig, Within Reach is a humorous exploration of identity, queer culture, aging, and the cracked glamour of fame.
Seamlessly blending eccentric spoken word monologues and crisp choreographed vignettes, this dance theatre performance sees Greig skilfully slip between characters as he embodies LGBTQ+ icons Quentin Crisp, Joan Crawford, Bette Davis and Tennessee Williams. With humour, intimacy and physical virtuosity Greig invites the audience to join him as he celebrates these stars of queer culture, and to confront the difficult question of where these figures now belong in a world so focused on the young and the new.
Combat Cabaret
Eoin O’Flaherty, Conor Duffy 20 minutes (approx.) Combat Cabaret (Ireland) Eoin and Conor are a delightful bickering duo. They are a team, a symbiotic pairing that blossom in the chaos they cause each other. Think queer meets Laurel & Hardy. But change the bowler hats for thigh highs and dazzling latex. And swords, lots of swords. Stage combat combined with burlesque, our heroes battle gender norms.
HEELS. NAILS. BLADES. MASCARA. / FIT CHECK FOR OUR COMBAT ERA
There is no interval between the performances.
Double Bill:
Deadnamed
and
Sombrero
A double-bill of LGBTQ+ theatre.
May 4-9, 2026 Monday through Saturday 18:00 (6:00 pm) Monday and Saturday 13:00 (1:00 pm) 85 minutes (approx.)Deadnamed
Dian Cathal 40 minutes (approx.) Dian Cathal (UK)Challenging mainstream narratives around the “loss” often associated with coming out as transgender, Dian Cathal offers a deeply personal, unfiltered perspective—blending sharp wit, Irish folklore, and raw storytelling into a one-of-a-kind performance. With a coffin on stage and a top hat in hand, he unpacks the complexities of identity, love, and acceptance, all while keeping the audience laughing.
Through laughter and tears, it’s a funeral like no other, and it’s time to hear the trans experience directly from a trans man.
Sombrero
Sean Denyer 22 minutes (approx.) Acting Out (Ireland)When Danny, his ex, comes knocking on his door at 2am, with a storm raging outside, it’s fair to say that Niall is not best pleased. However, they quickly fall into reliving the ups and many, many downs of their very turbulent relationship. But what exactly is Danny doing here? Why has he left his new boyfriend Carlos, stranded at the airport? And why on earth is he wearing a massive Sombrero?
Sombrero is a sparky short comedy about whether love ever really dies, by the award winning writer of The Ref and Stealing Stories.
There is no interval between the performances.
F*ckboy
Freddie Haberfellner May 4-9, 2026 Monday through Saturday 21:00 (9:00 pm) Monday and Saturday 16:00 (4:00 pm) 55 minutes (approx.) No Tits Theatre (UK)An exploration of gender dysphoria, bodily autonomy and celebrity crushes from a trans perspective.
Frankie is on the District Line, drunk, with a pair of scissors in their coat pocket. Meanwhile, their past self is in a club struggling to find a hair tie, their future self is in therapy insisting they’re not insane and their imaginary self is having a passionate love affair with Andrew Garfield. As these four realities come together, Frankie learns who they are and who they want to be, and ultimately decides whether or not to put those scissors to good use.
★★★★★ – Binge Fringe
★★★★ – West End Best Friend
★★★★ – Rev Stan
★★★★ – Lou Reviews
Winner – Binge Fringe Queer Performers Award 2024
Winner – The Stagey Place Best LGBTQ+ Production
Her Way
Lesley Ann Reilly May 4-9, 2026 Monday through Saturday 18:00 (6:00 pm) Monday and Saturday 13:00 (1:00 pm) 60 minutes (approx.) Moonshock Productions (Ireland)Leigh is on the road, determined to get her ex back, and her sanity.
As she navigates this treacherous path, there are distractions along the way; an old flame, a lonely drifter and the occasional emotional landmine. Not to mention the arrival of a very mischievous muse!
Double Bill:
How May I Help You?
and
T.M.I.
A double-bill of LGBTQ+ theatre.
May 4-9, 2026 Monday through Saturday 21:00 (9:00 pm) Saturday and Monday 16:00 (4:00 pm) 75 minutes (approx.)How May I Help You?
Darragh Scannell 30 minutes (approx.) Darragh Scannell (Ireland) Greg spends his time at Sentinel, Ireland’s first choice in home safety, diligently manning the lines and patiently supporting its customers, his days uneventful and routine. That’s until the night Shane calls to sort his faulty security system… though perhaps more needs fixing than just a broken alarm.
How May I Help You? is a comedic and tender tale about romance between strangers, elusive connection in a time of limitless contact, and how we’re all in need of a
little customer support.
T.M.I.
Mark Keller 40 minutes (approx.) Theatre Topikós (Canada) After countless failed relationships, Mark tries speed dating as a single gay man in his 40s dealing with sex, heartache, and aging. During the dates, he shares true stories as he desperately tries to make a connection in a quickly emptying room.
From award-winning playwright and television writer, Mark Keller, whose performance style Forget the Box describes as “nothing short of captivating” and NEXT Magazine calls “a masterclass in engrossing storytelling and self-acceptance”.
T.M.I. is a hilarious and brutally honest exploration of what it means to put yourself out there.
There is no interval between the performances.
The Land of Make Believe
Mark Power May 4-9, 2026 Monday through Saturday 19:30 (7:30 pm) Monday and Saturday 14:30 (2:30 pm) 60 minutes (approx.) Power Play (Ireland)
This is the true story, using songs, pictures and a whole lot of humour of how imagination, humour & particularly music, saved a young boy’s life.
The journey from trauma to acceptance involves a whirlwind of experiences from joining the world’s first gay boyband, to living in Germany, to becoming a songwriter, to writing an award winning musical.
“What happens when a bird with two broken wings learns to fly? The bird never quite gets to where they want to be. But what if the bird gets to where they need to be?”
Mark Power is an award winning singer and songwriter who has released numerous albums with his band EDEN and acted in several previous festival hits.
Shallowspace
Callie O’Brien May 4-9, 2026 Monday through Saturday 21:00 (9:00 pm) Monday and Saturday 16:00 (4:00 pm) 55 minutes (approx.) Elastic Fantastic (UK)A disembodied artificially intelligent voice awakens August deep in space. In a daze, she confronts her reality – one of the last human beings floating in the void, guiding the archive of civilisation towards its destination in the far beyond. Frozen blood. Coolant in your veins. Every moment of human history preserved in digital hyperspace. Memories become data. Routine becomes regimen, yet somehow, your limbs feel… wrong?
A new trans sci-fi body horror play exploring humanity’s legacy in the stars from emerging playwright-performer Callie O’Brien.
Fizzing data on your tongue, pulsing synths in your ears, ripples of time threading through your body.
Typewriters and Paintbrushes
Niall O’Riordan May 4-9, 2026 Monday through Wednesday 19:30 (7:30 pm) Thursday through Saturday 18:00 (6:00 pm) Monday 14:30 (2:30 pm) Saturday 13:00 (1:00 pm) 70 minutes (approx.) Niall O’Riordan (Ireland)
Typewriters and Paintbrushes centres on two 19-year-olds, Sam and Max. They meet at the Longitude Festival on the last Saturday of June 2024, when Longitude, Taylor Swift, and Pride were all happening in Dublin on the same night and a queer person just didn’t know where to be!
Over the course of twenty four hours Sam and Max argue, laugh and share some deeply held secrets, discovering things about each other and themselves that will change them both, forever. This is a hilarious and heartfelt new play by a very talented new Irish playwright.
