Halloween week brings the clocks back and the dark in early, which is exactly when a theatre seat or an arena singalong starts to look like the right call. The biggest draw is out at the 3Arena, where The Script play a hometown weekend, but there’s plenty to pencil in before then. Here’s the week laid out so you can book in good time.
Events This Week
Panto matinees, stand-up and theatre to carry you through the bank-holiday days.
Little Red & The Big Bad Wolf, A comic fairy-tale panto pitched squarely at the half-term crowd.
Wed 28 October · Ambassador Theatre · Dublin
Gianmarco Soresi: the Misery Loves Tour, The sharp New York stand-up plays a double-header, early and late shows on the one night.
Wed 28 October · 3Olympia Theatre · Dublin
Little Red & The Big Bad Wolf, Another afternoon slot of the Halloween panto lands mid-week, handy if the weekend shows are already full.
Thu 29 October · Ambassador Theatre · Dublin
Myra’s Story, Fionna Hewitt-Twamley carries this one-woman play about a homeless Dublin woman, moving and funny by turns.
Thu 29 October · Gaiety Theatre · Dublin
Little Red & The Big Bad Wolf, Closing day of a strictly limited run.
Fri 30 October · Ambassador Theatre · Dublin
The Script - The Man In The Arena Tour, A hometown weekend for The Script, with the singalong anthems that pack out an arena.
Fri 30 October · 3Arena · Dublin
County Spotlight
The lens is on Wicklow this week, from a free weekly art group to the county’s homegrown film night.
Nothing dated is listed for Co. Wicklow in this window. See what is on across Leinster this weekend.
Wicklow Cancer Support Art Classes, A free art group for people recovering from cancer and their families, running every Wednesday afternoon.
Wicklow
Wicklow Stories Film Festival, Local filmmaking gets its night out, with an evening of live screenings at the Whale Theatre in Greystones.
Wicklow
Staying over for the gig?
Coming into town for The Script, or making a night of the panto with the kids? A bed near the quays saves the late scramble home. Worth a look while the bank-holiday rooms last. Find a place to stay in Dublin
Get Featured in This Newsletter
Want local readers to hear about your business? I feature a different local business each week, great exposure that drives real results. See how sponsorship works
Or claim the top spot on the Leinster Insider Spotlight yourself, from €10. Your business goes live as soon as you pay. Claim #1
This newsletter contains affiliate links. If you book through them we may earn a small commission, at no extra cost to you.