TlCKETS ARE ON SALE NOW for our chilling and thrilling festival of new horror short plays, on October 22nd – 26th.

Tickets: https://smockalley.com/stage-fright-an-anthology-of-new-irish-horror-theatre/

€15/€12 concession.

Full details below….

Special thanks to Fionn Bowes Fitzpatrick for the fantastic poster, Gráinne Gallagher our ghostly model, and Naoise McFarland Fitsgibbon our talented makeup artist.

—‐——————————————————-

Explore the dark, strange and mysterious with this spooky selection of short horror plays.

Stage Fright is an anthology of gripping new short plays, each of them exploring dark, strange and mysterious tales of horror. From true crime and psychological chillers, to journeys into the supernatural and macabre, Stage Fright has something for all those who like a little darkness on the stage.

We have selected 10 plays for you, all of which are original pieces from the twisted imaginations of up-and-coming writers from Ireland’s theatre scene.

Each night will feature 4 short plays, with an interval in the middle. The week is divided into 3 blocks, with 2 nights each. You can peruse the full lineup below, and find a short descriptions of each play in the Smock Alley website….

BLOCK 1 – Tuesday 22nd & Wednesday 23rd October, 7.30pm

-The Date (written by Alejandro Niklison, directed by Saorla O’Dowd)

-Fionn and the Fish (written and directed by Ellie Lee Henry)

-Rash Decisions (written by Cian Doherty)

-The Buried (written and directed by Dave Curran)

BLOCK 2 – Thursday 24th & Saturday 26th, 7.30pm

-The Date (written by Alejandro Niklison, directed by Kate Cosgrave)

-Capital Punishment (written by Morven Cameron, directed by Jae O’Connor)

-The Problem and Vitality Scientific (written and directed by Ciaran Oscar Monaghan)

-Changeling (written by Dave Curran, directed by Saorla O’Dowd

BLOCK 3 – Friday 25th at 7.30pm & Saturday 26th at 2pm (Saturday matinee)

-The Date (written by Alejandro Niklison, directed by Kate Cosgrave)

-The House of Remembrance (written by Adry Leon, directed by Simon Nader)

-Quiet. Listen. Quiet. (written by Antionnette McCarthy, directed by Shannon McCormack)

-Shadows (written & directed by Dave Curran)