Give someone the gift of a night out in the theatre with a Dublin Gay Theatre Festival show voucher. Or why not buy one of our Festival books? You can find all of the products here. You can purchase 24/7 via our secure online booking system. Festival Vouchers A Festival voucher is a way to …
We are currently seeking submissions for our 20th Festival, taking place from May 1-14 2023. If you have a production and are interested in taking part, please see our submissions’ page here where you will find more details. Any questions? Please contact us at info@gaytheatre.ie
The 2023 Production Bursary Scheme has now closed. We have notified the successful applicants. We would like to thank everyone who submitted. Here are some details of the now-closed bursary scheme: IDGTF were excited to announce the opening of our 2023 Production Bursary Scheme in July 2022. The deadline for submissions was October 1st 2022. …
We are delighted to announce some paid work opportunities to strengthen our infrastructure thanks to the Minister’s support. In order to apply for these projects, you will need (1) an up to date tax clearance certificate and (2) can complete the task by October 20th 2022. Apply now (or further details) in confidence to info@gaytheatre.ie …
Brilliant News: Minister Martin announces funding for the IDGTF Minister Catherine Martin TD announced ‘the approval of a special support allocation of €23,000 towards the International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival (IDGTF) on June 23rd. This will help strengthen the organisational capabilities of the project, help in promoting the Festival internationally and enhance overall programming, booking …
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Our Gala Awards Night took place on May 15th 2022 in the Teacher’s Club Main Hall. Here are the nominees and winners of our 2022 Awards, celebrating excellence in LGBTQ+ theatre. We would like to congratulate all nominees, award-winners and all of our participants who took part in Festival 2022. Oscar Wilde Award Best Writing …
Save €5 on evening tickets by booking a Venue Ticket. This allows you to see both shows in the same venue on the same evening. How does it work? Go to “Book Now” as normal On the booking page you will see a link at the end of the page Or simply click here then: …
A large crowd of old friends and new attended our 19th Festival launch by Labour Senator Annie Hoey in Street 66 on Monday April 11th. A theatre graduate and bisexual member of the Oireachtas, Senator Hoey remarked that she was the first bisexual to launch the programme. In a speech full of validation for LGBT …
The International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival returns to the stage for its 19th year in Dublin from May 1-15, after an online festival last year, and cancellation in 2020. This year’s festival offers a total of 23 productions, 4 free readings and other events in venues throughout Central Dublin, including The Teacher’s Club, Players Theatre …
Booking is now open for Festival 2022. With over 150 performances of 24 productions, there is something for everyone – drama, comedy, short plays, multiple free events and more. After 2 years without live theatre we are delighted to be back… and we hope that you can join us. You can view our full programme …
Reserve a table now for our fundraising table quiz! Where: Street 66, 33-34 Parliament Street, Dublin 2 When: Thursday March 31st @ 8pm Tables of 4 for €40. Reserve a table at quiz@gaytheatre.ie Hosted by Conor Clear. Prizes galore! We are working hard to bring the stories of LGBTQ+ people back to the stage in …
We’re back! We are putting the final touches to our exciting 2022 programme There will be drama, comedy, short plays and more from Ireland and around the world as well as a programme of free events. The Festival will take place in venues across Dublin City Centre running from Bank Holiday Monday May 2nd to …
Awash with government funding to support the arts during Covid, the Arts Council of Ireland has slashed our funding to zero. The Arts Council states: ‘Within the changed cultural climate of the present day, where festivals and theatres across the country are now including high quality ‘LGBTQIA+ focused theatre’ in their programme, the IGDTF [sic] …
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Give the gift of theatre this year! You can buy vouchers for any of our plays (or all of them!) through our website! Buy someone a gift of opening night seats which will allow them to select their preferred play once our programme is announced in April. Buy a Book for Christmas! The International Dublin …
We are currently seeking submissions for our 19th Festival, taking place from May 2-15 2022. If you have a production and are interested in taking part, please see our submissions’ page here.
Our new book is on sale now! 18 and Coming of Age: The Director’s Cut features an anthology of works by our 2021 bursary recipients as well as the story of how the Festival reached its milestone birthday, by Festival Founder and Artistic Director Brian Merriman. On sale via the Dublin LGBTQ+ Pride Shop and …
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We are delighted to announce that our 2021 Online Festival is now available to stream online. See the full programme and watch on-demand here. But hurry, as the plays will only be available during this Pride month 2021. We are delighted to support a wide range of Irish and international artists to make this possible. …
The 18th International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival goes online! We are proud to announce that after a year of absence, we are back! This year, we are partnering up with Dublin LGBTQ+ Pride, and all of our 13 plays will be available to watch online for FREE. No matter where you are in the world, …
The International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival is happy to announce the recipients of the New Irish Writing Bursary 2021 programme. All of the eleven recipients’ plays will be published in our upcoming book Coming of Age: The Director’s Cut, which will be published in June. Click here for more information on the bursary recipients.
Five New Bursaries for LGBT Theatre to the value of €2,500 announced The International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival comes of age in 2021. We want to celebrate our 18th birthday, but as we have no stages available to us during the pandemic, our much-anticipated festival cannot go on. However, we are determined to continue to …
We are delighted to announce that IDGTF has been selected as a finalist in the 2021 National Lottery Good Causes Awards out of hundreds of applicants, in the Arts & Culture category. The Awards honour the inspiring work and achievements of thousands of projects, clubs and individuals from all over Ireland who, with the help …
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The Plays Inside – Irish LGBTQ+ plays from a time of isolation is on-sale now via our secure online booking system. This new anthology features 22 new Irish plays written during a time of Covid-19 when theatres were dark but diverse voices continued to produce exciting new works of theatre. It features recipients of our …
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