Win a Wedding at Smock Alley Theatre!
On May 23rd 2015 Ireland became the first country in the world to legalise same sex marriage by popular vote and it was a time to celebrate. Now, several months later all of the final legal requirements have been fulfilled and the Marriage Equality Bill has been signed into law and enshrined in the constitution of our nation.
As of today any adult couple in Ireland can marry and celebrate the love they have for each other regardless of sexual orientation and we at Smock Alley Theatre think that that is something to celebrate. To do that we are offering one very lucky LGBT couple the chance to win a beautiful wedding ceremony in Smock Alley Theatre in the heart of Dublin City.
All you have to do to be in with a chance to win is give us your “Ode to Love”. Tell us why you love the person you are with with a poem, a story, a sonnet, a dance, a video, whatever it is you want!
Email your entries to odetolove@smockalley.com. Closing date for entries is December 20th 2015. Smock Alley Event Manager Conor Byrne, Colm O’Gorman from Amnesty International and Betty Stuart from Lullabelle Vintage Wedding Design will select the lucky couple and the winner will be announced on Christmas Eve.
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National Lottery Good Causes: Smock Alley Theatre
Smock Alley was the first Theatre Royal built in Dublin. John Ogilby opened it in 1662 as part of the Restoration of the British monarchy and King Charles II in 1660, along with the London's Drury Lane (1662) and the Lincoln's Inn Fields (1661). For more information please visit lottery.ie
Cloud Study at Smock Alley Theatre, Dublin, November 2018Full 01 mov
Choreography by John Scott, Music by Ryan Vail, Dancers: Salma Ataya and Mufutau (Junior) Yusuf. Two compelling dancers: Mufutau Yusuf, an Irish man born in Nigeria and Salma Ataya, a Palestinian contemporary and Dabka dancer, attempt to run 1,000 kilometres in patterns through the performance space, chasing dreams, memories and home. Choreography by John Scott, Original music by Ryan Vail. Originally commissioned by Galway International Arts Festival, Cloud Study has run in Galway, Dublin and Limerick.
“Cloud Study” brings the thunder, delivering a downpour full of powerful and mesmerising moments …. beautifully choreographed and powerfully resonant”
Chris O’Rourke/The Arts Review
“Scott strikes all of our senses, with beautiful, energetic movement, repetition and strong monologue, playing with voice and sound and weaving this together with musician Ryan Vail’s dream-like score…. Scott is bravely attempting to reposition modern dance in Ireland, through his challenging themes and his captivating choreography ….. The work is simple, bold and theatrical, and he’s paving a path for more exciting work and a tantalising new chapter for contemporary dance in Ireland.”
Niamh Mongey/Headstuff.org.
Irish Modern Dance Theatre is grant aided by the Arts Council of Ireland, Creative Ireland, Dublin City Council and Culture Ireland
'The Faustian Flag' - A snippet of what to expect!
Twenty-six students of the Chamber Singers and Orchestra of the Southern Illinois University are currently working with writer, Martin McGuire and the Gaiety School of Acting Director, Patrick Sutton, to create a new and original piece of theatre. The world premier of this collaborative and devised piece of theatre will be staged at a public performance at Smock Alley Theatre 1662 on Friday 1st June. The current working title of this piece is 'The Faustian Flag'.
The play is part of the Original Theatre Project and will be based on thousands of photographs, several hours of video footage and hundreds of narratives and ideas that the students have been collecting over the past few months. The Original Theatre Project is run in conjunction with the Gaiety School of Acting as part of their International programme.
The world premier of this year's play will take place on Friday 1st and Saturday 2nd June 2012 at 8pm in Dublin's historic Smock Alley Theatre 1662. The production is open to the public with tickets, priced at €5, available on the door.
Afloat by Eva O'Connor & Hildegard Ryan at Dublin Fringe Festival 2019
Sunday's Child
The climate apocalypse has hit. Dublin is underwater.
Best friends Bláthnaid and Debs have survived, and live on the top floor of the SIPTU building. With only seagulls and their kayak for company, they spend their days drifting and reminiscing over the last days of Dublin. Debs looks to the future, but Bláthnaid is tormented by guilt. Why were they blind to the wave that was coming? And can they salvage a future from the wreckage?
17 - 22 Sept | Smock Alley Theatre 1662
Dublin Fringe Festival
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Up & Over It in Into the Water
Dublin Fringe Festival, Smock Alley Theatre 1662, Dublin 24/09/2016
The Spinning Heart by Donal Ryan
Promo video for The Spinning Heart by Donal Ryan.
Presented by Articulate Anatomy
Smock Alley Theatre 1662, Dublin
Film by Philip Ledingham
Music by Alarmist: alarmist.bandcamp.com
July 2016
UCD Straight Talking Science
Straight Talking Science
Unlock Potential | Create Impact
UCD Science Expression & The Gaiety School of Acting, present a one-day communications-training workshop for UCD researchers.
Facilitated by leading theatre practitioner and communications specialist, Patrick Sutton, Director of The Gaiety School of Acting and Dr Niamh Shaw, scientist turned performer. The workshop focuses on:
• Drawing out the dramatic information in the science story
• Developing spontaneity in story telling
• Respond to any situation and enliven the role of spokesperson by using basic improvisation techniques
• How to collaborate creatively with colleagues
• How to work confidently with unscripted material
The programme enhances researchers ability to engage any audience - students, peers, funders, industry or public through improv and storytelling techniques. Participants gain the confidence to unlock their potential and have dynamic impact in all communications.
For more information on the event contact scienceexpression@ucd.ie
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Patrick Sutton
Director of The Gaiety School of Acting-The National Theatre School of Ireland. He is also the Director of the newly established Smock Alley Theatre 1662. Trained at Dartington College of Arts, England, Patrick graduated in 1980 with an honours theatre degree.
Dr Niamh Shaw
Performer, scientist and engineer, Dr. Niamh Shaw is passionate about awakening people's curiosity. She regularly contributes popular science/tech related topics on national radio, podcasts and TV. As well as hosting/facilitating panel discussions, or Q&A events She co-founded the science art collaboration TATSOI. She performs weekly with The Craic Pack Comedy Improv and long form improv troupe The Cardinals and guest blogged on Science Calling! & Dart of Physics
Knives in Hens
Experience this fierce love story, underscored by electrifying live music in the extraordinary space that housed Dublins first theatre in 1662 the Smock Alley Theatre in Temple Bar.
Empowering Artists of Tomorrow | Patrick Sutton | TEDxWexford
What if that EXTRA curricular became INTRA curricular?
Patrick explores the importance of the arts in our community and our education in this TEDxWexford talk. An age old debate which is often dismissed by many pragmatists, however, Patrick Sutton argues the diverse reasons and importance for the Arts to get more attention.
Patrick trained at Dartington College of Arts, graduating with a BA (honours) Theatre and received his MA (Screenwriting) from IADT. He is a former director of Wexford Arts Centre and of Team Educational Theatre Company. He has been director of The Gaiety School of Acting since 1993. He is a founder and director of Smock Alley Theatre-1662 and of Communicate, a communications company working at a senior level in industry, politics and the arts. He was a government appointee to the board of The Arts Council (1997-2005) The Irish Museum of Modern Art (2000-2005) and to Culture Ireland (2005-2009). He is board member of The Lisa Richards Agency and until recently was a member of the governing authority of The Dublin Institute of Technology.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at
Theatre Conversations: Waiting For Godot, with Gate Theatre (Dublin)
Two tramps meet by the roadside, and endlessly wait for someone—or something—named Godot. Samuel Beckett's most popular work masterfully examines the tedium and hope of human existence. Experience the closest production we will ever get to the perfect official Godot (The Irish Times) in a discussion with director Walter Asmus and cast members Stephen Brennan, Barry McGovern, Johnny Murphy, and Alan Stanford, along with video excerpts of a filmed adaptation of the play by Gate Theatre in Dublin (recorded in 2006 at George Washington University in Washington, DC).