The award-winning Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre production of Jesus Christ Superstar comes to the iconic London Palladium this summer. Starring Sam Ryder as Jesus, Tyrone Huntley as Judas, and featuring Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Simon Russell Beale, Richard Armitage, Boy George, Layton Williams and Julian Clary, who share the role of King Herod. Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Jesus Christ Superstar follows the events of the last days of Jesus Christ’s life, as seen through the eyes of Judas. Reflecting the rock roots that defined a generation, the legendary score includes ‘I Don’t Know How to Love Him’, ‘Gethsemane’ and the iconic title number ‘Superstar’. Directed by Tim Sheader, this iconic global phenomenon features choreography by Olivier Award-winner Drew McOnie and design by Tony and Olivier Award-winner Tom Scutt. Don’t miss your chance to see this “gorgeous, thrilling, heavenly musical” – The Guardian.

Mohammed Rafi’s voice has touched generations, echoing through time with emotion, purity and grace. Now, his legacy returns to the stage in this heartfelt live tribute. Led by Chirag Rao and accompanied by The 515 Crew Live Band, the show celebrates Rafi Saab’s timeless classics in a truly unforgettable live performance. Experience soul stirring melodies, romantic classics, devotional gems and unforgettable Bollywood favourites in a night that celebrates nostalgia, artistry and timeless music. A truly unmissable event for lovers of golden era Bollywood.

Inchicore College presents its annual showcase production, a unique mix of classic and modern drama, musical theatre, dance, and Commedia dell’Arte. This show combines different styles to offer a fun, varied experience that highlights the range of experience and talents of our students. Age Suitability: 12+ MUSICAL THEATRE EXTRACTS BY Hélene Montague DIRECTED BY Paul Meade & Hélene Montague CHOREOGRAPHY / MOVEMENT BY Diane Richardson LIGHTING DESIGN BY Paul Doran & 1st and 2nd Year Students of the Technical Theatre Course CAST Sean Buckely, Kayciel Chabahug, Jack Carroll, Grace Cox, Erina Econg, Maryam Faroogh, Tony Hickey, Sarah Heaton, Nikola Hricová, Aaron King, Emma Loftus & Suzanne McEnaney TICKETS €13 RUNNING TIME 75 mins no interval ABOUT THE COMPANY For 38 years, the City of Dublin FET College Inchicore, South West Campus has been providing the highest standards of training in all the disciplines required for a career in the Performing Arts. Many of our students have developed careers in the theatre as actors, writers, directors, stand-up comedians and have appeared on stages all over the country and Europe, in TV shows and Films.  Students from our Technical Theatre, Costume Design and Make-Up, Creative Writing, Art and Dance courses have also gone on to carve out successful careers in the performance and creative arts contributing their talents at home and abroad to cement Ireland’s reputation as an innovative and global cultural force. Awards offered by the college: Performance: QQI Level 5 Theatre Performance QQI Level 6 Advanced Performance QQI Level 5 in Musical Theatre Performance Trinity College London Grade 8 awards in Speech and Drama And grade 7&8 in Musical Theatre Associate of Trinity College London Diplomas in both Speech and Drama and Musical Theatre Technical Theatre: BETC Higher National Diploma in Performing Arts (Theatre Arts) 2 Years Full- time Costume Design and Make Up: QQI Level 5 Design QQI Level 6 Fashion Design Creative Writing and Cultural Studies: QQI Level 5 Art and Design-Portfolio Preparation: QQI Level 5 Dance Studies: QQI Level 5 Dance QQI Level 6 Advanced Dance Studies Arts Events Masnagement Advanced: QQI Level 6 Furniture Design and Making: QQI Level 5

Back by popular demand, Volta’s critically-acclaimed Counterparts & A Little Cloud has been expanded to include adaptations of three stories from Joyce’s debut work: Two Gallants, A Little Cloud, and Counterparts.  These three short stories are vivid "slices of life" from early 20th century Dublin. Stunningly accompanied by live music, they portray a society in paralysis in immaculately detailed scenes: in Two Gallants, a couple of ne’er-do-wells mooch around Dublin on the make. A Little Cloud sees a sensitive soul thrown by a meeting with an old college friend back from London, while Counterparts takes us on a doomed pub crawl with an ungainly, bad-tempered law clerk.  At once funny and tragic, Joyce’s tales are populated with an array of colourful characters who remain entirely contemporary, despite the bowler hats and Edwardian collars. ‘Exquisite… heart-rendingly perfect’ - Emer O'Kelly, Sunday Independent ‘Superbly articulated performances…’ - Chris O'Rourke, The Arts Review ‘A perfect hour’s entertainment…’ - Katy Hayes, Irish Independent WRITTEN BY James Joyce ADAPTED BY Liam Hourican and Jim Roche  DIRECTED BY Liam Hourican and Jim Roche  LIGHTING DESIGN BY Colm Maher  COSTUME DESIGN BY Gillian Roberts  SOUND DESIGN BY Feilimidh Nunan and Conor Shiel  CAST Liam Hourican & Jim Roche TICKETS €21 | €19 (concession) RUNNING TIME 1 hr 10 mins no interval ABOUT THE COMPANY The Volta Theatre Company is a new company with a mission to breathe new life into the classics. It has established a reputation for excellence with adaptations of works from Joyce and Shakespeare. With a residency at the National Opera House, it is a company of highly experienced actors, musicians and designers who have worked extensively in Irish theatre, television and film. The company was founded in 2023 by Liam Hourican and Jim Roche, long-time collaborators in sketch comedy for Channel 4, RTE and The Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Shakespeare productions include Hamlet (2024) and Macbeth (2025) at the NOH and Smock Alley. Joyce adaptations include Counterparts & A Little Cloud at the James Joyce Centre, Bewleys Café Theatre, the Draoicht and the Irish Cultural Centre in Hammersmith, Telemachus at the James Joyce Tower (Bloomsday Festival 2024/2025) and Cyclops at the Lexicon Studio. It has just completed a revival of its popular Macbeth at the National Opera House and Smock Alley.

Join the LA Phil, conductor Gustavo Dudamel and singers from the Los Angeles Master Chorale for a feast of sonic beauty. The Grammy Award-winning partnership of Gustavo Dudamel, the LA Phil and singers from the ‘perennially superb’ (New Yorker) Los Angeles Master Chorale for the first concert of their International Festival residency, filled with rhythmic vitality and sonic beauty.Ludwig van Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony is irresistible, from the dignified and passionate theme of the second movement (a beloved choice for film soundtracks including The King’s Speech) to the sweep-you-off-your-feet melody of the finale.Dudamel has stated: ‘Gabriela Ortiz’s music speaks to both the body and the spirit, full of visceral primal rhythms and mysterious, soul-searching melodies’. Her glittering ballet score Revolución diamantina (Glitter Revolution) – inspired by Mexican feminist protests against state violence towards women – is a powerful and celebratory work. Ortiz plays on repetition to evoke the tenacity and relentless pursuit needed to enact change. The LA Phil performs the UK/Scottish premiere of this piece, which they premiered in 2023.This is Dudamel’s 17th year as the LA Phil’s Music and Artistic Director – don’t miss the chance to experience their legendary partnership live.Sung in Spanish with English surtitles 

From the company behind The Italians in England comes an extraordinary tale about democracy and dictatorship, told through Balinese mask, music and physical theatre with Edoardo Vanoni and Denis Haugh. Cycling through the countryside of a tropical island, an Italian tourist loses his way when his phone battery dies. He enters the home of an old mask maker and from then on a remarkable political story unfolds. This play explores the lure of populism and the common traits shared by dictators, reflecting the political realities shaping our world today. The show is dedicated to Alexei Navalny.

What if neurotypical is the mask society hands you and neurodiversity is the moment your spirit finally breathes? Join an AuDHD, emotionally unstable unicorn trying to decode humanity through our divine diagnosis, exploring the law of attraction and what on earth it means to be human. Celebrating neuro-species of all kinds in a 45-minute spoken-word joyride of chaotic rhymes, cosmic questions and unfiltered woo-woo. Found on all music platforms under Ellerose the Unicorn, fusing and bending genres such as musical theatre, conscious rap and new age.

After two sell-out Fringe runs, Burning Down the Horse is back! This immersive comedy epic drops you into the heart of the most iconic wooden animal in history – the Trojan Horse. Become part of this 'infectiously funny' (FringeReview.co.uk) tale as you contend with heroic egos, class clashes and sword supply issues. There's only one rule: Odysseus' word is law. And for the love of gods – no naked flames! Join us for an 'entertaining slice of lunchtime laughs' (Scotsman) and experience what really went on inside the belly of the beast.

Deliciously disturbing. Award-winning, sold out LAMDA graduate company Namesake Theatre returns to the Edinburgh Fringe with their new play Persona, a gripping, darkly comic and cathartically unsettling reunion. Four boarding-school alumni gather in a secluded country house to divide a dead friend’s trust, but the night quickly begins to unravel. Insults are flung, compliments concealed and civility begins to fracture under the weight of social grace pushed to its breaking point. By turns hilarious and hellish, Persona peels back the curtain on the masks we wear to survive, and asks what, if anything, lies beneath.

A pastor and a prostitute walk into a bar... three years later they’ve written a show about their unlikely love story built upon polyamorous throuples, magic truffles and the bursting of religious bubbles. He was a married, conservative, protestant pastor with a tight foreskin. She’s a pansexual, polyamorous performer offering tantric massages on an escort website. Join a pair of ADHD hippies over-sharing a true story of undergoing a cliche spiritual awakening, healing from religious trauma and mental ill health while exploring society's stigmas around sex, drugs and new age consciousness.

'This is the story of how I killed my father. Mostly.' Between demeaning beer auditions and his mother’s relentless calls, Irving performs a bitingly funny, "mostly true" autopsy on his own masculinity. From the salt-aired trauma of Veracruz to the grit of Mexico City, he dissects a paternal lineage of absentee biological fathers and the ghosts of men who only knew how to leave. A visceral, darkly comedic excavation of what we inherit, what we kill, and the high cost of a graceful exit.

When does self-censorship stop protecting you and start erasing you? Inside a fractured subconscious, a chaotic drag persona and an overprotective childhood plushie battle over buried secrets. Developed at Leeds Conservatoire and premiered at Leeds Theatre Festival 2024, Self Censored blends raw, personal storytelling with live original music to explore autism, masculinity and the exhausting performance of fitting in – offering an unfiltered glimpse into a mind caught between self-protection and self-expression.