Theatre

The Chalice

Brigid Leahy
Surreal digital collage of grayscale figures and yellow flowers emerging from an ornate golden chalice. Symbolic artwork blending mythology, Irish identity, and contemporary art themes. Conceptual image for performance, visual art, or cultural storytelling.

Presented by Dublin Fringe Festival

When a medieval chalice is unearthed on an Irish farm, three characters clash over its ownership. An American tracing her lineage insists it’s part of her family legacy but the son of the landowners sees it as his to keep. Tensions spike when a government worker, an immigrant to Ireland, asserts that the state has the strongest claim. A sharp, dark comedy about ownership, identity, and the messy politics of cultural inheritance.

Supported by the Arts Council/ An Chomharile Ealaíon, Dublin Fringe Festival's Weft initiative, Irish Theatre Institute (ITI) & Smock Alley Theatre. 
Developed at Dublin Fringe Festival Studios with additional support from Dublinia.

IMAGE: Róisín Nolan

Information

This show is part of Dublin Fringe Festival’s Pay What You Can Pilot, offering accessible pricing on all performances from 7pm on Wednesday 17th September. The performance at 20:30 on the the 17th September is part of this initiative.

Please note, contains reference to sexual violence, mental health, depression, and themes of racism.

Performances 
16 Sept, 18:00 (preview)
17 - 20 Sept, 20:30
18 Sept, 13:00,
20 Sept, 15:30

Prices €17 (full), €15 (conc.), €13 (preview)

Venue

The New Theatre

Duration

75mins