2026 – 2027 Season
BRACE BRACE by Oli forsyth
ENDED ON saturday 17th OCTOBER
7TH – 17TH OCTOBER (WED –SAT)
Brace Brace is a play that explores the psychological aftermath of a plane hijacking, focusing on two survivors, Ray and Sylvia, as they struggle to cope with the trauma and its impact on their relationship. The drama highlights their contrasting responses to the tragedy, leading to emotional tension and conflict.
cast
Sylvia Jess McLaughlin
Ray Tom Duffy
The Man Nevan Mulvihill
DIRECTED BY Daniel Crowe
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR LILI HUTCHENS
7th – 17th October 2026
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38th SKERRIES ONE-ACT DRAMA FESTIVAL
12TH, 13Th, 14th NOVEMBER 2026
Nine One-Act plays over Three Nights in competition
ADJUDICATOR: anna walker
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STG’s One-Act Festival circuit Play
Lingering
by Cameron Armstrong
Two sisters reunite in their childhood home to clear out their mother's belongings while she remains in a nursing home.
As they sort through a lifetime of memories, long-buried resentments and painful family secrets emerge, forcing them to confront questions of duty, loyalty, inheritance, and the emotional toll of caring for an ageing parent.
A compelling drama about family, love, loss and the ties that bind us.
ANNETTE: Lizzy Noone
CLARA: Sarah Byrne
DIRECTOR: CAMERON ARMSTRONG
LINGERING is STG’s entry into the ADCI/DLI All-Ireland One-Act Drama Festival Competition 2026
Competing in the Following Festivals :
Naas, Co. Kildare Thursday 29th October – Adjudicator: Evelyn O’Sullivan
Mullagh, Co. Cavan Friday 6th November – Adjudicator: geoff O’Keeffe
Skerries, Co Dublin Saturday 14th November – Adjudicator: Anna Walker
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And then there was Gulliver
a new musical
by Gerry Mullins
directed by Lisa Buckley
Thursday 26th November 2026
in Saint Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin – 8pM
For more information email: lisa_buckley@hotmail.com
And Then There Was Gulliver is a stage musical covering real events in the life of the writer Jonathan Swift, from his time of prominence as a press advisor in London to Robert Harley’s (1711-1714) government; his ‘banishment’ to Dublin as Dean in Saint Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin (1713); his A Modest Proposal satire that called for the eating of Irish children; his gradual acceptance of political work in Dublin including the campaign against the Wood’s Half-pence (1724-5); to the publication of his masterpiece Gulliver’s Travels (1726).
The show also describes Swift’s relationships with two women, Stella and Vanessa, and the dramatic events in 1723 when they found out about each other.
The show will premiere at 8pm on Thursday 26 November 2026 in Saint Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin 8. Tickets:www.jonathanswiftfestival.ie.
The show has an almost all-Skerries cast with many stalwarts of Skerries Theatre Group.
David McGloughlin plays Jonathan Swift – reprising a role he played over the last two years in an earlier musical about Swift titled Savage Indignation.
Aisling Coleman reprises her role as Stella, the longtime lady friend of Swift.
VANESSA Debbie Barry also reprises her role.
Bob Murphy joins the cast playing several roles including the famous poet Alexander Pope.
Liam Shannon plays several roles including the former British prime minister Robert Harley.
Lizzy Noone plays Queen Anne.
Genevieve Noone plays Swift’s mother.
Other cast members are Emma Quinn, Shane O’Brien.
2:22 A Ghost Story
by Danny Robins
Jenny believes her new home is haunted, but her husband Sam isn’t having any of it. They argue with their first dinner guests, old friend Lauren and new partner Ben. Can the dead really walk again? Belief and scepticism clash, but something feels strange and frightening, and that something is getting closer, so they’re going to stay up… until 2:22… and then they’ll know.
CAST: Aisling Brennan, Richard Geraghty, Bob Murphy and Jo Tuite.
Directed by Marie Kelly
17th – 27th February 2027
More info from Marie Kelly on: marietkelly@gmail.com
the glass menagerie
by tennessee williams
From the Pulitzer Prize winning author, and one of America’s greatest playwrights, comes Tennessee Williams’ sem-autobiographical masterpiece The Glass Menagerie, premiered in 1944. It is a memory play, that tells the story of Tom Wingfield, who narrates his family’s struggles in St. Louis during the 1930s. The play focuses on his overbearing mother, Amanda, who is desperate to find a suitor- “a gentleman caller” - for his shy sister, Laura, while Tom grapples with his own dreams and responsibilities.
Directed by Ronald Jones
14th – 24th April 2027
More info from Ronald on: ronald@fastnetgraphics.com
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6 New short Plays specially written for Skerries Theatre Group
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The Knot of the Heart
by David Eldridge
Directed by Marie Kelly
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84 Charing cross road
by Helene Hanff
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