Almost there…

With only a few days to go, the city is buzzing with anticipation. Ulster Bank Dublin Theatre Festival posters adorn every lamp post, bookshop and billboard possible.
Tickets are selling fast!

As there’s so much to choose from, here’s an at-a-glance mini guide to the shows I’ve not yet covered:

The Blue Dragon: A vivid and emotional journey through hi-tech wizardry and magical storytelling.

Tales of Ballycumber: The power of memory, words and violence are explored in Sebastian Barry’s commanding production.

The Birds: The Du Maurier/Hitchcock classic takes to the stage with chilling and enthralling results.

To Be Straight With You: Compelling and poetic dance theatre exploration of tolerance, sexuality and religion.

Freefall: An intense and humourous journey as a stroke sufferer tries to rebuild his life from an explosion of memory.

Radio Muezzin: Documentary theatre at its best as hauntingly beautiful music accompanies four of Cairo’s Muezzins as they challenge Government decisions.

The Age I’m In: An emotive dance-theatre production exploring how we inhabit our age.

The Crumb Trail: Using a full suite of multimedia, discover a desolate world without fairytales.

Cet Enfant: With live music on stage, a simple yet emotional portrayal of what binds parents and their children.

The New Electric Ballroom: A glitter-dusted tale revealing the spiritually dampening effects of small-town life.

Once and For All: A multiple award winning show full of chaos, energy and magnetism. You might even miss being a teenager.

The Dead School: Pat McCabe’s novel comes to life on the stage in a titanic clash between modernism and tradition in 1970’s Ireland.

Silver Stars: a moving and eloquent song-cycle telling real-life tales of gay men seeking happiness from Dublin to New York.

slat: An intense combination of music, dance and live-art portraying the lives of feral/wolf children.

A Woman in Progress: An intriguing journey from small town life in county Mayo to the glitz of the drag world.

No Worst There is None: A ground-breaking fusion of contemporary choral music, poetry and performance set in one of Ireland’s finest houses.

Hansel and Gretel: An original and hair-raising take on the Brother’s Grimm classic (age 7+).

Hans Christian, You Must Be An Angel: A magical feast of the senses, visiting timelessly favourite characters (age 7+).

Goodbye Mr Muffin: A warm, humourous tale about the last days of a guinea pig (age 6+).

Songs From Above: Musical stories under the stars for children aged 2-4.

There’s also a range of special events that will involve and inspire you. You can order tickets direct from the Ulster Bank Dublin Theatre Festival website. My first show is The Manganiyar Seduction. See you there!

Ulster Bank Dublin Theatre Festival is funded by the Arts Council

Festival Blogger - Elizabeth rose Murray