An Tain Arts Centre located at the Town Hall on Crowe Street is bringing three very different productions to Dundalk this June.
‘Good With Faces’ – A Riveting new play looking at Parenting, Power, and the Truth Behind Closed Doors
Wednesday 11th June | 8pm
Tickets: €20 / €18 concession (plus €1.50 booking fee per ticket).
Award-winning writer and director Oisín Kearney returns to the An Táin Arts Centre stage with Good With Faces, a powerful new play exploring parenting, power, and the complexities of care. Good With Faces tells the story of, Anne Garrick. She has tidied her house, washed her face, and even bought the good biscuits. She’s prepared for the visit. Or so she thinks. When social worker Liam Hegarty arrives to assess her relationship with her son Max, what begins as a routine interview spirals into a tense, deeply personal interrogation. As the questions grow more intrusive, uncomfortable truths begin to surface.
Will the truth come out? Who do we believe? And what is really going on with Max? Good With Faces offers a gripping and timely exploration of the social systems we trust, the people we judge, and the hidden realities behind closed doors. With Kearney’s trademark emotional intensity and sharp dialogue, this production is set to challenge and captivate audiences in equal measure.
Paul Hayes, Director of An Táin Arts Centre says “I’m personally delighted to have Oisín Kearney’s new play come to Dundalk, the last time I saw a play by Oisín was the award winning Richard III in the Lyric in Belfast. He is a writer of great merit and tenacity and if you are a theatre lover I would certainly encourage you not to miss it!”
An Unforgettable Night of Terror: The Ghost Story Gathering
Thursday 12th June | 8pm
Tickets €10 ( plus €1.50 booking fee per ticket)
Get ready for an evening that will chill you to the core. On Thursday, 12th June at 8pm, lovers of the supernatural are invited to An Táin Arts Centre for a very special storytelling event where the line between the living and the dead begins to blur.
Featuring three spine-tingling new ghost stories penned by acclaimed writers and brought to life by two gripping performers, this immersive experience promises to haunt you long after the final tale is told.
The frights aren’t just confined to the stage. Before the show, brave attendees can create their own ghost stories, which could be read on the night. Come join us in the shadows to hear stories that will freeze your bones. Are you brave enough?
Paul Hayes, Director of An Táin Arts Centre says “ The Ghost Story Gathering’ is a really unique participatory event that we are very excited to host its been running in Dublin for a number of years and we are brining together a who’s who of performers and writers that have worked with An Táin Arts Centre over the last number of years. We have as performers, Anthony Kinahan and Ceara Carney who our audiences will be very familiar with if they have ever seen one of our shows at Anaverna House, and guest writers include Mark O’Reilly and Conor McGinnity who was inaugural Writer in Residence, who’s most recent play ‘The Big House’ sold out our studio theatre.”
Enter a World of Magic and Imagination with a new off-site, theatrical experience The Lost Pages: A Tale from the Tome of Many Worlds
26 – 28 June | 4pm & 6pm *OFFSITE (Starting at An Táin Arts Centre)
Tickets: Adult €15 / Child €10 / Family of 4 €40 Suitable for ages 10+ Children must be accompanied by an adult.
An Táin Arts Centre’s Theatre Company in Residence, Chalk on the Wall Productions invite you to enter the enchanted world of Elder-spire this summer with The Lost Pages: A Tale from the Tome of Many Worlds, an immersive promenade theatre experience with outdoor elements, running from 26th to 28th June with performance times of 4pm & 6pm, and starting at An Táin Arts Centre.
Inspired by The Tome of Many Worlds, an exhibition by 2024 Artist in Residence Andrew Browne, this magical production invites audiences on an interactive journey where art, storytelling, and magic collide. Who knows what ancient wizards, forgotten gods, or mystical monsters you might encounter— or what choices you’ll make as the story unfolds around you?
Paul Hayes, Director of An Táin Arts Centre says ‘Our Theatre Company in Residence Chalk on the Wall Productions are undertaking their first ever promenade performance. They have selected a number of locations around the town that the performance will take place in, and they have been workshopping with Big Telly Theatre Company, Northern Ireland’s most innovative promenade performers to help them create a really immersive play that’s suitable for ages 10+.’
This is a promenade theatre performance, some of which will take place outdoors so please dress for the Irish weather. Please also check with our box office 042 9332332 prior to booking if you have any accessibility needs as not all locations may be suitable.
Tickets for all three shows can be booked online at antain.ie or from An Táin Arts Centre Box Office on Crowe Street, over the phone at 042 933 2332. Opening hours are Tuesday – Saturday 10am – 4pm.
