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Rough Magic announces CN Smith and Ruth McCloskey as the two Rough Ideas Open Call winners.

Rough Magic and the Gate Theatre are proud to announce a National Tour of Erica Murray’s THE LOVED ONES, directed by Ronan Phelan. THE LOVED ONES, which originally premiered at The Gate Theatre as part of Dublin Theatre Festival 2023, will be presented by the 8 NASC venues from 17 April to 18 May 2025.

A very special concert performance of IMPROBABLE FREQUENCY to mark the production’s 20th anniversary. 16th Dec 2024. The Sugar Club, Dublin.

In celebration of Rough Magic’s 40th Birthday, we are partnering with Draíocht to give 40 pairs of free tickets to young audiences in the Dublin 15 area for our production of FREEFALLING by Georgina Miller. FREEFALLING is a daring aerial trapeze act, telling the true story of a near death experience. It’s theatre, but not … Continued

Rough Magic is delighted to announce another ROUGH IDEAS: Open Call for writers! To celebrate our 40th birthday; this time it’s bigger and brighter. We want to use the opportunity during this anniversary year to discover new talent, continue our artist development, and engage with even more artists. An Open Call for emerging/early career writers … Continued

Freefalling, Georgina Miller’s extraordinary one woman show, is coming to Draíocht, Blanchardstown as part of the Dublin Theatre Festival! ★★★★ – The Irish Times ★★★★ – The Guardian Having premiered in Cork Midsummer Festival in 2023, our co-production with Lime Tree Theatre | Belltable is now coming to Dublin with performances in Draíocht, Blanchardstown between … Continued

As part of Rough Magic’s 40th anniversary celebrations, Trinity College School of English and The Drama Department, Samuel Beckett Centre, TCD host a special series of discussions delving into the beginnings and workings of forty years of magic! 5th  – 6th April 2024.

This week we kicked off rehearsals for our co-production with the Abbey Theatre of Hilary Fannin’s radical adaptation of Maxim Gorky’s Children of the Sun. We are thrilled to announce our fantastic cast: Melania: Fiona Bell Troshin: Colin Campbell Vagin: John Cronin Chepurnoy: Brian Doherty Misha: Rowan Finken Lusha: Eavan Gaffney Protasov: Stuart Graham Elena: … Continued

Celebrating Rough Magic’s 40th anniversary, Hilary Fannin’s radical adaptation of Maxim Gorky’s classic 1905 dark comedy reworks the original text and draws it into the here and now. Tickets are on sale now – get yours in advance here. Children of the Sun is the story of how a small family, their collection of friends and … Continued

Rough Magic marks our 40th Anniversary with a series of events celebrating a distinctive and eclectic mix of work. RoughMagic40 Events will take place in Project Arts Centre and The Irish Film Institute on the 9th and 10th February. RoughMagicForty Programme Friday 9th February 7.00pm  Arena (live broadcast) – Project Arts Centre 1h Hosted by Sean Rocks, Arena … Continued