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VENUES

Theatre Upstairs

OVERVIEW

    Address

    Lanigan's Bar, 10-11 Eden Quay, Dublin 1, Co. Dublin

    Email

    info@theatreupstairs.ie

    Website

    www.theatreupstairs.ie

    Phone

    +353 (0)85 772 7375

  • Artistic Director

    Karl Shiels

  • Managing Director

    Laura Honan

  • Associate Director

    Katie McCann

  • Readers Group Coordinator

    Gerard Adlum

  • Readers Group Coordinator

    Sarah Finlay

  • Box Office Phone

    bookings@theatreupstairs.ie

  • Programming Policy

    An independent theatre, dedicated to seeking out the exhilarating contemporary voices, the best new plays and the artistry of both established and emerging companies throughout Ireland.

    THIS VENUE IS NO LONGER IN OPERATION.

  • Resident Company

    Theatre Upstairs

NEW IRISH PLAYS PRODUCED AT THEATRE UPSTAIRS

Play Title Playwright
A Boy Called Nedd Emily Gillmor Murphy
Aillilú Fionnuala Donal O'Kelly
Beryl & Eejit Billie Traynor
Clear the Air Hugh Travers
Decked Paul Walker
Electric Ali Hardiman
From Eden Stephen Jones
GOING SPARE Siobhán Donnellan
Hero Ken Rogan
Leper + Chip Lee Coffey
Mavericks David Farrell Rebecca Grimes
Murder of Crows Lee Coffey
My Bedsit Window David Gilna
Northern Lights Stephen Jones
Noteworthy Róisín Coyle
On City Water Hill Philip St. John
Panned Caitríona Daly
Perfidia Jimmy Murphy
Petals Gillian Greer
SAY NOTHIN' TO NO ONE Thommas Kane Byrne
Slippers Jeda de Brí Finbarr Doyle
Snake Oil Alan O'Regan
Spectres Jeda de Brí Finbarr Doyle
Tactics Jeda de Brí Finbarr Doyle
Tales from Briar Hall Katie McCann
Test Dummy Caitríona Daly
The Great Couch Rebellion Philip Doherty
The Kiss Jimmy Murphy
The Last Crusader Barry McKinley
The Three Kings Tina Noonan
The Unsung Hero David Gilna
Variance Stewart Roche
W.A.G. Gemma Doorly
Well That's What I Heard Thommas Kane Byrne
What's Left Of The Flag Jimmy Murphy

ADAPTATIONS/TRANSLATIONS

Play Title Playwright
It's a Wonderful Life Gary Duggan Philip Van Doren Stern
Based on Van Doren Stern's 1945 short story "The Greatest Gift" which inspired the 1946 film, It's a Wonderful Life.
Strange Case of Doctor Jekyll and Mister Hyde Jeda de Brí Finbarr Doyle Robert Louis Stevenson
Adaptation of the 1886 novella, The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.
The Gift of the Magi Gemma Doorly O. Henry
A re-imagining of O. Henry's 1906 short story "The Gift of the Magi".
The Little Match Girl Katie McCann Hans Christian Andersen
A re-imagining of the classic tale.
Zelda Eddie Naughton Zelda Fitzgerald
A new play based on the life and writings of Zelda Fitzgerald.