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Amazing Women’s Theatre Happening Right Now
For 14 years IDGTF has proudly provided a platform for women to perform their works, told the stories of women’s lives, celebrated outstanding women forgotten by history and supported female playwrights.
#WakingTheFeminists 2015: hundreds of women (and supporters) gathered at the Abbey to question the lack of representation of women in theatre for 2016…
We are putting women on the stage right now in 2016. Now is your chance to stand up for women in theatre!
Our productions by women and about women need your support – not just to support women who are on stage and making theatre – but because their stories are powerful, compelling and exciting.
#FeministsAwake! POWERFUL THEATRE BY WOMEN & ABOUT WOMEN
Check out some highlights from our ‘Feminists Awake’ programme – plays by women, about women’s lives, sexuality and the crucial role heroic women have played to shape modern Ireland and the world.
From Helen of Troy to the brave women of 1916 to young women today breaking the mould and defying social taboos! Comedy, drama, cabaret and more.
FESTIVAL WEEK 1: ONLY 2 DAYS REMAINING – SHOWS ENDING MAY 7
Three women defy social conventions to live as a three-way couple and celebrate female sexuality, identity and art.
However things don’t always go to plan in this intelligent, witty and very colourful drama!
Bellelen Helen of Troy – Look Beyond Appearances
 A group of lustful men watch a beautiful woman perform for them.
But as her dance unfolds she reveals her powerful inner story as the legendary Helen of Troy.
A moving piece celebrating the strength of women from the legends of ancient Greece to the modern day.
Waking Beauty – A Modern Fairy Tale With a Twist
 The classic fairy tale: a beautiful young woman meets a handsome prince and they live happily ever after…
Not here! This young woman secretly desires a beautiful and mysterious stranger and no prince or spell can keep them apart.
A romantic tale that cleverly challenges the usual clichés, by a talented group of young Irish women.
Eirebrushed – Uncovering The Amazing Heroines of 1916
 Eirebrushed looks at the LGBT heroes of 1916 and reclaims their voices.
But more than challenging the accepted story of Padraig Pearse and Roger Casement, this play celebrates two heroic women – Elizabeth O’Farrell and Eva Gore-Booth who were ‘airbrushed’ from history.
These two amazing heroines return to share their revolutionary and courageous contributions in 1916.
 The true story of a Dublin woman in love with another, on the cusp of the Rising in 1916. Told mostly in her actual words, Honor Molloy reveals the true story of her great aunt.
Presented in the Irish Historical Shorts along with ‘The Ballad of Reading Gaol’ and ‘The Gentleman Caller’ three short plays revealing the fight in Ireland to love who you wanted to love.
‘Seriously. Camp. Cabaret’ – A Night of Cabaret & Burlesque
 Every gender and sexual identity is gloriously celebrated in a magic night of music and performance from classics to hidden gems.
 Finally… don’t miss Word Play – a gay man thinks he gets all the abuse in life but his straight female friend has a few observations of her own to share! A comedy about friendship, exploring the labels we give both women and gay men… with some beer thrown in.
International Theatre Shorts – Nuns, Julie Andrews and more!
 Our second programme of International Short plays looks at LGBT people from around the world.
Julie Andrews, nuns, lesbian love stories, condoms and a moving coming out story from Iran all feature in this diverse programme in the lovely Cobalt Café.
‘YES’ – Marriage Equality And How It Changed Our Lives
 The majority said one simple word; for a minority that word meant everything.
If you have enjoyed The Ref then check out this drama that captures the excitement of the 2015 Marriage Equality Referendum and its impact.
A new play from Colette Cullen.
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