The Trinity College Dublin Shakespeare Festival 2012 is set to be one of the largest theatre events of the Irish calendar, with approximately 400 performers both professional and amateur set to feature in over 50 outdoor performances of Shakespeare’s work.
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We’re welcoming anyone and everyone to become a part of this amazing week and we look forward to hearing from you all.
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To book tickets for Indian Tempest, please click here or call 01896 2242. Alternatively, visit the Dublin Shakespeare Festival box office, which will be in Players Theatre until the Festival begins, and from then at the main stage in Front Square!
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Footsbarn Travelling Theatre is one of the world’s leading touring companies, performing for the most part in circus big tops, but also in theatres across the world. They are renowned for their exciting adaptations of classics such as Shakespeare and Moliere and for transcending the barrier of language with their unique blend of visual theatre, music and magic.
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Welcome to the Trinity College Dublin Shakespeare Festival 2012. Please take a look around and come enjoy some of our great events...
The Shakespeare Festival was officially launched this Wednesday by Dublin’s Lord Mayor in the Long Room of Trinity College to…
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We are now accepting submissions for outdoor scenes of Shakespeare’s best-loved works to be performed around the city during the…
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This year’s media launch is set to take place on Wednesday the 2nd of May at 11am in the Long Room Library of Trinity College. The media…
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The Shakespeare Festival was officially launched this Wednesday by Dublin’s Lord Mayor in the Long Room of Trinity College to great success. Members of DU Players posed in Shakespearean garb with the Lord Mayor as well as Amanda Piesse, President of the society. The launch was well attended with the Irish Times and Entertainment.ie covering the event, while members past and present of DU Players turned out to show their support. Aiden Pender of Failte Ireland spoke passionately of the importance of the festival in rejuvenating Dublin’s tourist sector, while the Lord Mayor talked of the continuing appreciation of Shakespeare present in Irish society, as well as the importance of fostering an ongoing interest in theatre and the arts in the student populace of Ireland today. The launch marks the start of the fourth Dublin Shakespeare Festival where over 50 performances of Shakespeare’s work will take place all over the city from the 6th to the 16th of July. For booking info or more information, look for the Booking tab on the main page, or visit our Facebook, Twitter or Tumblr pages for ongoing coverage of festival proceedings.
We are now accepting submissions for outdoor scenes of Shakespeare’s best-loved works to be performed around the city during the festival as part of the Shakespeare Trail by students from Trinity and other colleges in Ireland. The scenes will take place in a number of locations around the city, such as St Stephen’s Green, Merrion Square Park, St Patrick’s Cathedral, Christ Church Crypt and many more. A wonderful opportunity for directors, actors and writers alike, anyone wishing to submit a scene can do so on the Shakespeare Trail page.
We accept a broad and varied range of submissions, from sonnet readings to adaptations to full performances of plays. If you have any questions, just email paul@dublinshakespeare.com.
This year’s media launch is set to take place on Wednesday the 2nd of May at 11am in the Long Room Library of Trinity College. The media launch will open with a photo call featuring our special guests posing with actors dressed as famous Shakespearean characters, as well as festival volunteers. This will be followed by a food and drinks reception at 11.30am where Festival Director, Paul Testar, will give a speech.
We are delighted to announce that Lyric FM have been confirmed as our official radio partner for the Festival for the second year in a row. Lyric have been continuously supportive of the festival and we look forward to working with them again this year. For more info on Lyric FM, visit http://www.rte.ie/lyricfm/
This year, we at the Trinity College Dublin Shakespeare Festival are delighted to be able to welcome Footsbarn Theatre Company to headline our festival line-up with their production of Indian Tempest, an international adaptation of Shakespeare’s final comedy. Previous Footsbarn productions have been described as, “Joyously eccentric, wondrously witty and indissolubly Shakespearean”. All of this takes place in our 700 seat outdoor theatre located in the front square of Trinity College.
