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Productions
The Loved Ones – National Tour
NASC presents a Rough Magic and Gate Theatre tour of The Loved Ones by Erica Murray. THE LOVED ONES, which originally premiered at The Gate Theatre as part of Dublin Theatre Festival 2023, will play all 8 NASC venues from 17 April to 18 May 2025. In a remote renovated farmhouse, Nell prepares to scatter … Continued
View ProductionFreefalling
World Premiere Production. Dublin Theatre Festival 2024.
Co-production with Lime Tree Theatre | Belltable, Limerick and in association with Fidget Feet Aerial Dance.
View ProductionChildren of the Sun
World Premiere.
Hilary Fannin’s radical adaptation of Gorky’s Children of the Sun.
Co-production with the Abbey Theatre.
Rough Magic Forty
Rough Magic marks our 40th Anniversary with a series of events celebrating a distinctive and eclectic mix of work.
View ProductionThe Loved Ones
World Premiere.
Co-production with the Gate Theatre as part of the Dublin Theatre Festival.
View ProductionFreefalling
World Premiere. Cork Midsummer Festival 2023.
Co-production with Lime Tree Theatre | Belltable, Limerick and in association with Fidget Feet Aerial Dance.
View ProductionHecuba – Event Cinema
Irish Premiere.
A dynamic filmed version of Rough Magic’s critically acclaimed theatre production of Hecuba by Marina Carr.
View ProductionThe Tempest
A new take on Shakespeare’s classic; a dark comedy filled with magic, mischief, music and romance.
Co-production with Kilkenny Arts Festival
View ProductionRough Weekend
A showcase of new writing and big ideas. Featuring stagings, readings and discussions, offering glimpses and impressions of 14 new never-before-seen works, commissioned by Rough Magic as part of the COMPASS Programme.
View ProductionAll the Angels
Irish Premiere.
All the Angels by Nick Drake tells the story of the world’s most popular choral work, Handel’s Messiah, from its fraught birth to its glorious outcome; a tale about the complicated, comedic business of putting on a show and the transformative power of music. Co-produced with Smock Alley Theatre.
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