DUBLIN FRINGE FESTIVAL

Be Brave. Be Bold. Be Wild. Be There.
Dublin Fringe Festival 2025.

We’re thrilled to be part of Dublin Fringe Festival 2025, running 6–21 September.
All bookings for Fringe are via www.fringefest.com

@ Bewley's Cafe Theatre

DIARY OF A DUBLIN DRAG DIVA

by Davina Devine

Sept 9th - 14. BOOK HERE

Have you ever wanted to read a drag queen’s diary?
Of course you have, you nosey b*tch.
Join Drag Legend Davina Devine on a glitter-soaked, high-heeled rollercoaster through her life and legacy. With razor-sharp wit, outrageous stories, and a whole lot of heart, Davina takes audiences behind the lashes and into her world, from the club to the main stage.

This is not just a show — it’s two decades of resilience, reinvention, rhinestones and a celebration of queer culture, survival, and the unstoppable spirit of a true Dublin diva.

DON'T TELL DAD ABOUT DIANA

by Hannah Power & Conor Murray

Sept 8th - 13th. BOOK HERE

Dublin, 1997. Two friends prepare to compete for the crown of Alternative Miss Ireland with their Princess Diana drag act, under the noses of their hardline nationalist families. As they race through the city towards competition night, Diana’s death sparks the unravelling of their secret, their friendship and their plans to leave Ireland.

A high-energy, fast-paced two-hander packed with comedy, courage, and coming-of-age chaos.

After a month-long Edinburgh Fringe run, Don’t Tell Dad About Diana comes home to Dublin Fringe Festival, promising to be one of the most exciting comedy debuts of the festival.

Please note, this performance uses smoke machines and strobe lighting.

YOU'RE SO SPECIAL

by Julia Grogan

Sept 11th - 14th. BOOK HERE

Okay class, please can everyone crawl into a circle?

By day, Miss June teaches babies ballet. By night, she tries to escape the cuddles of her clingy boyfriend, who’s desperate to start a family. Miss June hates babies and she hates parents. She definitely doesn’t want to be one.

An outrageous, flamboyant one-woman-show which slices into the raw, messy gap between who we are and who we dreamed of becoming.

‘Grogan is who we’ve been waiting for!’ Phoebe Waller-Bridge
‘Stunningly accomplished” ★★★★★ The Observer
‘This year's playwright to watch’ The Stage
‘A marvelous jewel of a play’ ★★★★★ The Times on Playfight
‘Vital and exciting’ ★★★★ The Guardian on Dirty Hare’s Gunter

Please note, contains reference to mental health, depression, and themes of child bereavement.

LIBYA!

by Farah Elle

Sept 16th - 20th. BOOK HERE

What does it mean to have your heart broken open? Farah Elle invites you into a world scented with jasmine and laced with truth, an intimate performance filled with the warmth of being welcomed home, asking what we bring with us and what we leave behind.

This sensory music and storytelling experience weaves family history, cultural duality, and radical love. Join Farah in celebrating community, healing and restoration, in being bold enough to choose to live with joy and love at the centre.

This show is part of Dublin Fringe Festival’s Pay What You Can Pilot performance: offering accessible pricing on all performances from 7pm on Wednesday 17th September. The performance at 19.50 on 17th September is part of this initiative.

Please note, contains reference to mental health, depression, and depictions of violence. Cardamom coffee and baklava will be offered upon arrival, please note the baklava contains nuts and is suitable for vegans

THAT'S SOOO POVO

by D’Girlos Theatre

Sept 17th - 20th. BOOK HERE

I’m about to flip this kip upside down and inside out

Gerrup Gerra your ma’s your da.

When Chantelle and Craoí, two working class Dublin drama students, lock horns over The Plough and the Stars, their combined rage brings forth Queen Povo, a drag-drenched larger-than-life entity who forces the girlos and the audience to examine what they’re thinking about when they think of class.
This riotous, razor-sharp debut crashes through class, art, and authenticity with wit, grit, and glitter. A juicy-tracksuit clad call to arms for anyone who’s ever felt too loud, too real, or just too povo.

This show is part of Dublin Fringe Festival’s Home Ground community takeover performances initiative, facilitating artists to co-create safe, celebratory audience spaces for the communities their work represents. The performance on the 19th September at 13:00 is primarily for members of the Working Class community (although no-one is excluded from attending).

Please note, this event features excessive loud noise/music, smoke machines, and strobe lighting.

Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible via the main Grafton Street entrance with a lift to the second floor.