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Scene and Heard 2026 - Week 3
The final week of the Festival of New Work
Tue 24 - Sat 28 Feb
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Final Call for Scene + Heard 2026!
The festival will have, by the end of it, featured 695 artists with ages ranging from 18 - 72 from 27 counties of Ireland and 36 countries of the world.
Here's a selection below from the final week.
Full week listings here.
Get involved.
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Pictured above: promo image for Other People's God. Image by Mar Kubiak.
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BLOCK 46
Civil | John Doe
Tue 24 + Wed 25 Feb at 6:30pm
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Civil THEATRE
When Rory starts working for a Dublin civil service unit dealing with Ukrainian refugees, the memories of his childhood start flooding his mind. Nostalgic and torn, Rory doesn’t feel quite fully Irish, or quite fully anyone at all. (25 mins)
John Doe THEATRE
John Doe is a black comedy about an arguing couple who arrive at a long abandoned holiday home on a freezing cold winter night. But what is the real relationship between them and are they alone on the isolated site? (20 mins)
These shows are performed back-to-back with a quick stage turnaround in between.
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BLOCK 52
An American in Ireland 2 | Hibernia 2.0
Wed 25 + Thur 26 Feb at 9:30pm
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An American in Ireland 2 IMPROV THEATRE
The best and most important American play of our time. Earnest. Dramatic. Necessary. Nothing will go wrong. There will be death. There will be hats. This is, unfortunately, a comedy. (25 mins)
Hibernia 2.0 THEATRE
In a floating city in the not-too-distant future, Saoirse finds herself dealing with more than she bargained for as she navigates the power struggles between a local politician and a delusional TV star, in this darkly comic drama. (20 mins)
These shows are performed back-to-back with a quick stage turnaround in between.
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BLOCK 55
Mermaids Have No Tears
Thur 26 Feb at 8pm
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Mermaids Have No Tears MUSICAL THEATRE
In this fairytale folk-pop musical, along the shores of The Blasket Islands, two wayward sisters join a talented if neurotic lighthouse keeper to start a band and change music forever… that is if their siren voices don’t drown their male listeners first. (45 mins)
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BLOCK 56
I LOVE WHERE I’M FROM
Thur 26 Feb at 8:15pm
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I LOVE WHERE I’M FROM MUSIC
ULTRAS are an Irish indie alt-rock band turning football-terrace energy into high octane anthems. With shades, jerseys and stadium-sized hooks, their live shows buzz with community, chaos and joy music you sing like a fan and feel like a friend (45 mins)
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BLOCK 58
Tearing Through Time | Back Home
Fri 27 + Sat 28 Feb at 6:30pm
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Tearing Through Time PHYSICAL THEATRE / DANCE
Tearing through Time blends dance and storytelling to explore memory, migration and transformation. Following a Latin American immigrant across Europe, it examines how shifting landscapes reshape the body, identity and belonging through the interplay of movement, memory and environment. (15 mins)
Back Home THEATRE
A journey Home that explores ties between land, memory and migration. Experience the bittersweet sense of nostalgia that comes with moving away, the ache for the land left behind, the smells, songs and landscapes that remain alive in memory. (25 mins)
These shows are performed back-to-back with a quick stage turnaround in between.
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BLOCK 62
Temple Bar The Musical
Fri 27 + Sat 28 Feb at 9:30pm
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Temple Bar The Musical THEATRE / MUSIC
On one fateful St Patrick’s day, Sonny McNamara is tasked with 7 gigs to play around Temple Bar. Everything that can go wrong will go wrong, however the show must go on. (40 mins)
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BLOCK 63
Death Notice Disco | Crossfade
Fri 27 + Sat 28 Feb at 9:45pm
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Death Notice Disco THEATRE / MUSIC
A semi-autobiographical tale of a man who follows a Heron into the underworld. The foibles of Irish wake culture meets an electropop cabaret of dead celebrities.
“Blew me wee head clean aff so it did hi” – Salvador Dali. (20 mins)
Crossfade THEATRE
A theatrical dive into Ireland’s 80s/90s underground DJ scene, tracing the women who shaped it from the margins. Blending music, memory and rave culture, Crossfade unspools memory, power and the act of taking space. (20 mins)
These shows are performed back-to-back with a quick stage turnaround in between.
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BLOCK 65
TimeWeavers
Sat 28 Feb at 2pm
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TimeWeavers FAMILY FRIENDLY THEATRE / MUSIC
A folktronica voyage into the Mists of Time, guided by two tap-dancing experimental chronologists. The audience’s collective energy powers the ChronoCraft, propelling us out of linear spacetime in search of dusty grooves and ancient tales. (Participatory, relaxed family-friendly performance.) (45 mins)
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6:45pm double-bill, Boys' School
THEATRE Dole Bots 20 mins
THEATRE/STORYTELLING GG Banshee: She's Lost The Plot 25 mins
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9:45pm double-bill, Boys' School
THEATRE SALTY GRACE 20 mins
THEATRE/STAND-UP COMEDY A Swimmer's Guide 20 mins
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Wednesday 25 Feb
6:45pm double-bill, Boys' School
THEATRE Dole Bots 20 mins
THEATRE/STORYTELLING GG Banshee: She's Lost The Plot 25 mins
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9:30pm double bill, Main Space
IMPROV THEATRE An American in Ireland 2 25 mins
THEATRE Hibernia 2.0 20 mins
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9:45pm double-bill, Boys' School
THEATRE SALTY GRACE 20 mins
THEATRE/STAND-UP COMEDY A Swimmer's Guide 20 mins
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9:30pm double bill, Main Space
IMPROV THEATRE An American in Ireland 2 25 mins
THEATRE Hibernia 2.0 20 mins
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6:30pm double-bill, Main Space
PHYSICAL THEATRE/DANCE Tearing Through Time 15 mins
THEATRE Back Home 25 mins
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6:45pm double-bill, Boys' School
THEATRE Safelight 20 mins
THEATRE/MUSIC Other People's God 20 mins
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8pm double-bill, Main Space
THEATRE The De Valera Wears Prada 20 mins
THEATRE Fag & Dyke Get Cancelled 20 mins
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8:15pm double-bill, Boys' School
MUSIC Temporary Gentlemen 20 mins
STAND-UP COMEDY Paddystinian 20 mins
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9:45pm double-bill, Boys' School
THEATRE/MUSIC Death Notice Disco 20 mins
THEATRE Crossfade 20 mins
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6:30pm double-bill, Main Space
PHYSICAL THEATRE/DANCE Tearing Through Time 15 mins
THEATRE Back Home 25 mins
read more & book tickets
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6:45pm double-bill, Boys' School
THEATRE Safelight 20 mins
THEATRE/MUSIC Other People's God 20 mins
read more & book tickets
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8pm double-bill, Main Space
THEATRE The De Valera Wears Prada 20 mins
THEATRE Fag & Dyke Get Cancelled 20 mins
read more & book tickets
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8:15pm double-bill, Boys' School
MUSIC Temporary Gentlemen 20 mins
STAND-UP COMEDY Paddystinian 20 mins
read more & book tickets
9:45pm double-bill, Boys' School
THEATRE/MUSIC Death Notice Disco 20 mins
THEATRE Crossfade 20 mins
read more & book tickets |
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