
Win a golden ticket to the Abbey Theatre, the National Theatre of Ireland.
- a celebration of epic Irish storytelling is at the heart of the Abbey Theatre's artistic programme for 2025.
The National Theatre of Ireland will feature the best of new Irish playwriting, with six world premieres from playwrights Kevin Barry, Barbara Bergin, Marina Carr, Carys D. Coburn, Caitríona Daly and Jimmy McAleavey set for the Abbey and Peacock Stages. The six playwrights represent an assortment of the most thrilling voices in Irish playwriting today. The six plays are:
The Cave
, written by Kevin Barry and directed by Caitríona McLaughlin: June 6th to July 18th on the Abbey Stage.
Static
, written by Jimmy McAleavey and directed by John King: June 20th to July 18th on the Peacock Stage.
The Lunch Punch Power Hour in Conference Room 4
, written by Caitríona Daly and directed by Raymond Keane: July 31st to September 6th on the Peacock Stage.
The Boy
, written by Marina Carr and directed by Caitríona McLaughlin: September 15th to November 1st on the Abbey Stage.
BÁN
, written by Carys D. Coburn and directed by Claire O'Reilly: September 30th to November 8th on the Peacock Stage.
Dublin Gothic
, written by Barbara Bergin and directed by Caroline Byrne: November 21st to January 31st, 2025 on the Abbey Stage.
Learn more about these six plays and see what else is on at your national theatre
here
.
For your chance to win, simply fill in the form below. Good luck!
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The promotion is open to residents of Ireland aged 18 years or over except employees of the Promoter, their families, agents or anyone professionally connected with the promotion.
A valid entry consists of a correct answer entered in the form above, accompanied by the entrant's name, email address and a phone number.
No applications from agents, third parties, organised groups or applications automatically generated by computer will be accepted. No incomplete, illegible, or corrupted entries will be accepted. No entries not in accordance with the entry instructions will be accepted.
The Promotion will run from 23/05/2025 to midnight on 08/06/2025 inclusive.
All entries must be received by the Promoter by no later than midnight on the Closing Date. All competition entries received after the Closing Date are automatically disqualified.
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The prize is two tickets to each Abbey Theatre world premiere production scheduled for 2025 including: The Cave by Kevin Barry, Static by Jimmy McAleavey, The Lunch Punch Power Hour in Conference Room 4 by Caitríona Daly, The Boy by Marina Carr, Bán by Carys D. Coburn and Dublin Gothic by Barbara Bergin. There will be one winner.
All prizes will be subject to any additional terms and conditions of the supplier of the prize to the Promoter. This prize is valid for 12 months from date of issue, is subject to availability and cannot be refunded or redeemed for cash.
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The Promoter reserves the right to hold void, suspend, cancel or amend the Promotion where it becomes necessary to do so.
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