Festival Opens Today!

We're delighted to welcome you to Ulster Bank Dublin Theatre Festival 2010!


It's all systems go with 31 shows from 10 countries in 22 venues across Dublin City over the next 18 days! Check out the full programme online now.

Last night Ulster Bank's 'A Night for Dublin' was held in The Gaiety Theatre with a special performance of CIRCA. The show received such a great response from Dublin audiences with a standing ovation and lots of great 'tweet reviews' flying in! Make sure to tweet at us @dubtheatrefest or include the hashtag #ubdtf10 . Here are a few from last night;

DHRComms  Thank you to @DubTheatreFest for a great show - 'Circa' - last night. Would highly recommend it!

johnfrankIII @DubTheatreFest Amazing night @ Circa. Open-mouthed awestruck audience and standing ovations. Thanks for a wonderful night of theatre/circus

desfitzgerald Just in from preview of 'Circa' @dubtheatrefest. Truly extraordinary performances. I'm worn out just watching such physicality #ubdtf10

darraghdoyle @loughlindeegan Jaysis Loughin, if @dubtheatrefest is all as good as Circa, people are in for a HUGE treat! #ubdtf10

Cloudsteph My God, Circa was superb. Who knew serious acrobatics & dance could get along so fabulously?! #ubdtf10

CailinCymraeg: If you go to one show in the #ubdtf10 I recommend you see Circa: http://wp.me/sQY4k-circa

thegreatestberk CIRCA - If only everyone danced and threw themselves around like that all the time #ubdtf10 #CIRCA

AoifeDonohoe CIRCA is incredible. Up there with Cirque du Soleil. Had such a brilliant night at the Gaiety #ubdtf10 #CIRCA

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Meanwhile,  in venues and theatres across Dublin city the tech get-ins and rehearsals are taking place. One show kicking off tomorrow is T.E.O.R.E.M.A.T. written and directed by Grzegorz Jarzyna who's work has been astonishing audiences in Edinburgh, LA and beyond. T.E.O.R.E.M.A.T., described as the standout work of the 2010 New Zealand International Arts Festival, is a hypnotically beautiful exploration of the social, political and religious ideologies which made Pasolini one of the revolutionary thinkers of his time. If you, like us, can't wait to see it then check out the Festival Video on this page.

As the Festival is in full swing, you can now check the day-by-day calendar of what's on. Some performances are selling out,  you have been warned! You can book tickets online here, by telephone on 01 677 8899 or drop into the Festival Box Office at 44 East Essex Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2.

Enjoy the Festival!