Useful sources and places of interest
The links on this page cover a range of places, organisations, sources of information and technical references that may be helpful to your interest in theatre and amateur drama. Scroll down through the full list or use the following links to go directly to one of the sections.
- Theatres
- Event Listings
- Other Drama Groups
- Associations and Representative Bodies
- Other Links (scripts, references, notes etc)
- Rehearsal Venues
- Reading PDF files
- Adobe Flash Player – removal recommended
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Links Table
| Theatres |  |
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| The Abbey Theatre D01 K0F1 |
www.abbeytheatre.ie |
| Bewley's
Café Theatre Grafton Street, D02 K033 |
www.bewleyscafetheatre.com |
| The Gaiety Theatre South King Street, D02 V097 |
https://www.gaietytheatre.ie/ |
| The Gate Theatre Parnell Square, D01 T8K1 |
https://www.gatetheatre.ie/ |
| The
Mill Theatre Dundrum Town Centre, D16 C5X6 |
https://milltheatre.ie |
| The Pavilion Theatre Dun Laoghaire, A96 Y959 |
https://www.paviliontheatre.ie |
| Smock Alley Theatre Lower Exchange Street, Dublin, D08 EH67 (near Parliament Street) |
https://smockalley.com/ Map showing Smock Alley location |
| Mermaid
Arts Centre Bray, Co Wicklow, A98 N5P1 |
https://www.mermaidartscentre.ie |
| Teachers
Club (T@36) Parnell Sq, Dublin 1, D01 ET35 |
Google Map of Parnell Square area |
| Civic
Theatre Tallaght, Dublin 24, D24 NWN7 |
https://www.civictheatre.ie |
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| Listings | |
| Entertainment.ie theatre section An all-Ireland guide to what's on in the theatre |
https://entertainment.ie/theatre |
| Dublin Events - Theatre Section A guide to what's on in the theatre around Dublin |
http://www.dublinevents.com/events/theatres/ |
| Dublin Theatres Online Find out what's on in Dublin theatres and book theatre tickets. |
https://www.theatresonline.com/whats-on/dublin |
| The Irish Times Online -
Culture Section Discussion and review of cultural events, topics and issues in Ireland |
https://www.irishtimes.com/culture |
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| Other Drama Groups | |
| Bradán Players | https://bradanplayers.com |
| Dalkey Players | www.dalkeyplayers.ie |
| Dublin Shakespeare Society | www.dublinshakespearesociety.ie |
| Dun Laoghaire Musical and Dramatic Society (DMDS) | https://www.facebook.com/DunLaoghaireMDS/ |
| Ennis Players | https://ennisplayers.ie |
| Glencullen Dundrum MDS | www.glencullendundrum.com |
| Kilmacud Musical Society | https://kilmacudmusicalsociety.ie/ |
| Leeson Park Players | https://leesonparkplayers.com |
| Lucan Drama Society | https://lucandrama.wordpress.com |
| Rathfarnham Theatre Group | www.rathfarnhamtheatre.com |
| Sandyford Little Theatre Company | www.sandyfordlittletheatrecompany.ie |
| St Patrick's Dramatic
Society Dalkey |
https://stpatsdramadalkey.wordpress.com/ |
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| Associations and Representative Bodies | |
| Drama League of Ireland National representative body for amateur drama groups, societies and individuals. |
https://www.dli.ie |
| The Amateur Drama Council of
Ireland Federation of amateur drama festivals for the whole of Ireland - North and South. A.D.C.I was founded in 1952. |
https://adci.ie/ |
| Assoc. of Irish Musical
Societies Provides a voice for over 130 musical societies throughout the whole of Ireland. |
www.aims.ie |
| Association of Drama
Adjudicators Formed in 1989, ADA draws members from all over Ireland (North and South). Members of the association provide adjudication for drama festivals each year. |
https://ada.ie/ |
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| Other Links | |
| Concord (Samuel French),
London. Agents for the collection of performing royalties. Samuel French is a Concord Theatricals Company. |
https://concord.com/theatricals/ https://concord.com/samuel-french/ |
| Internet
Theatre Bookshop Comprehensive catalogue of plays. |
https://www.stageplays.com |
| Irish
Theatre Institute The 'Irish Playography' is a database of Irish plays since 1904. |
https://www.irishplayography.com |
| Spark Notes Created by Harvard students, these study guides contain summaries and critical analysis of English literature, Shakespeare, History and Science. |
https://www.sparknotes.com |
| Cliff Notes Student resource for drama, Shakespeare, Literature. |
https://www.cliffsnotes.com |
| The Complete Works of
William Shakespeare The HTML versions of the plays provided here are placed in the public domain. |
http://shakespeare.mit.edu/ |
| Shakespeare Resource Centre
Links to help you find information on William Shakespeare available on the Internet. |
https://www.bardweb.net |
| Absolute Shakespeare A resource for his plays, sonnets, poems, quotes, biography and the legendary Globe Theatre. |
https://absoluteshakespeare.com/index.htm |
| RTÉ All Ireland Drama
Festival Held under the auspices of the ADCI, the Festival showcases the very best of Irish amateur theatre. |
www.dramafestival.ie |
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| Rehearsal Venues | |
| St
Tiernan's Community School, Parkvale, Dundrum, Dublin, D16 KW26 |
https://www.sttiernans.ie/ Link to Google Map off Sandyford Road, between Dundrum and Sandyford |
| Queen of Angels Primary School, Blackthorn Drive, Wedgewood, Dublin, D16 AX05 |
www.qoa.ie Link to Google Map on Blackthorn Drive, near the Beacon Hotel, at the entrance to the Sandyford and Stillorgan Industrial Estates |
| St
Olaf's GAA Club Gaelic Athletic Association grounds , Holly Avenue, Stillorgan Industrial Park, Co. Dublin, A94 PF75 |
https://www.naomholaf.ie Link to Google Map Located at the end of Holly Avenue in Stillorgan Industrial Park, which is beside Sandyford Industrial Estate. |
| Methodist
Hall Wesley College, Ballinteer Road, Dublin, D16 WK27 |
Link to Google Map |
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| Reading PDF Files | |
| Foxit Reader An alternative to the large Adobe Reader for viewing Portable Document Format (PDF) files. This small programme is fast and free. As new features are added, its size grows: version 2 was 1.5MB, v2.3 is 3.38MB and version 3.3 is 6.69MB. |
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| PDF-XChange Editor Another alternative to Adobe Reader. It claims to be "The smallest, fastest, most feature-rich FREE PDF editor/viewer available!" It allows you to Create, View, Edit, Annotate, OCR and Digitally Sign PDF files. Most of its features do not require the purchase of a licence. |
https://www.tracker-software.com/product/pdf-xchange-editor |
| Adobe Reader The original (and some would argue the best) programme for reading PDF files. However, the Adobe Reader application is very large. You can get the latest or an older (smaller) version from this link. |
https://get.adobe.com/reader/otherversions/ |
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| Adobe Flash Player – removal recommended | |
| End
of support for Flash Player from 31 December 2020 Adobe announced that the company "will no longer be supporting Flash Player after 31 December 2020 and Adobe will block Flash content from running in Flash Player beginning 12 January 2021, Adobe strongly recommends all users immediately uninstall Flash Player to help protect their systems." |
https://www.adobe.com/ie/products/flashplayer/end-of-life.html |
