Theatre @Dublin Fringe Festival 2026
A Recurrence
D'Girlos Theatre - The Civic Theatre
3–4 Sep, 20:00; 5 Sep, 15:00 & 20:00; 6 Sep, 15:00; 8 Sep, 20:00; 9 Sep, 13:00 (Lunchtime Theatre) & 20:00; 10-11 Sep, 20:00; 12 Sep, 15:00 & 20:00; 13 Sep, 15:00
Three generations of working-class Dublin women. Three homes: 1930s tenement, 1990s flat, modern council house. Thin walls. No privacy. No real choice. As each faces an unplanned pregnancy, time fractures and the same cycles of pressure, secrecy and survival repeat.
Kafka's Doll
Threatre Lovett - Abbey Theatre
4 Sep, 18:00 (preview); 5 Sep, 18:00; 7–11 Sep, 18:00; 12 Sep, 13:00 & 18:00
Franz Kafka’s experience of humanity was far from joyful. But one day, while consoling a tearful little girl in a Berlin park, he rediscovered a fragile but vital faith in the human spirit. What followed was an extraordinary act of imagination, told through a series of letters.
Crisis Actor
Eoghan Carrick + Lauren Jones - Projects Arts Centre
5 Sep, 18:15 (preview); 6–8 Sep, 21:00; 10–11 Sep, 21:00 ; 12 Sep, 13:00 & 21:00
Crisis acting simulates emergencies for training, and the audience are invited to watch a demonstration. The gun isn’t real. The blood isn’t real. The pain is a performance.
Thérèse
Louise Lewis & Veronica Coburn - Project Arts Centre
5 Sep, 18:30 (preview); 6–8 Sep, 18:30; 10 Sep, 21:15; 11 Sep, 13:15; 12 Sep, 21:15
Thérèse is a modern day epic set in contemporary Dublin. It is a roar seeking accountability from those in power. The Gods. It is an homage to those who have been lost, and a complex exploration of the impact of generational social inequity.
Ratling
Genevieve Hulme-Beaman - Dublin Municipal Theatre at Smock Alley
5 Sep, 18:45 (preview); 6–7 Sep, 21:15; 8 Sep, 18:45; 10 Sep, 18:45; 12 Sep, 16:00 & 18:45
When something sinister scuttles its way into the safe haven of her home, she is rattled to her bones and buried desires, wild terrors and unsubduable impulses begin to gnaw away at her edges...
Mercurial
Rosaleen Cox, Serprentine Productions & 19th Street Productions - Dublin Municipal Theatre at Smock Alley
5 Sep, 18:30 (preview); 6–8 Sep, 18:30; 10 Sep, 21:15; 11 Sep, 13:15; 12 Sep, 21:15
A twisted, darkly comedic two-hander about toxic love and our fear of ending up alone, this sharp, warped and hilarious play asks: how far will we go to feel wanted?
Daddy Issues
Brigid Leahy - Dublin Municipal Theatre at Smock Alley
8 Sep, 18:00 (preview); 9–12 Sep, 20:45
On a reality TV show where historical legacy, political ideology and pregnancy are packaged for public consumption, two women begin to question what they have really signed up for.
The Politics of Disgust
Play Not Funny - Bewley's Café Theatre
8 Sep, 18:00 (preview); 9 Sep, 18:00; 11 Sep, 13:00 & 15:00; 12 Sep, 18:00; 13 Sep, 13:00 & 20:00
Armed with markers, post-it notes and severe haircuts, they’re here to teach you how to spot propaganda, break down the disgusting topic of disgust and survive your sweaty little place in the living nightmare of reality.
Mam and Love and Woo
Liam McCarthy
8–9 Sep, 18:30 (previews); 10 Sep, 13:15 & 21:00; 12 Sep, 15:30 & 18:30; 13 Sep, 15:00 & 18:30
A tender, seriously funny new play about family change in a changing city, love, grief and the strange ways people try to pull each other back into the world.