Not An April Fools – More Great Live Theatre At The Lyric Theatre
Experience the magic of thrilling live theatre at the Lyric Theatre this April!
Switch off your streaming service and get your psychological drama fix with Our New Girl. From the writer of the popular TV series The Dry, Nancy Harris, this heart-pounding thriller will have you on the edge of your seat!
NT Connections returns with its 30 celebratory programme of the nationwide youth theatre festival. See ten new commissions performed by nine youth groups from across Ireland right here at the Lyric this month. Tickets are selling fast for Behind The Mask from Rogue Encounters, a showcase of diverse groups using physical theatre as a dynamic means of expression. Be an April fool and get a good laugh with Tim McGarry’s Ridiculous a new stand-up comedy show back by popular demand!
A Lyric Theatre Production
Our New Girl
Tue 8 Apr – Sun 4 May 2025
Written by Nancy Harris
Directed by Rhiann Jeffrey
Main Stage
From the acclaimed writer of The Dry comes Our New Girl – a wickedly sharp psychological thriller about parenthood, how families function (or dysfunction) and modern living.
Beneath the polished façade of Hazel Robinson’s pristine home lies a world of fractures and hidden tensions. Her husband is absent again, and she is left alone and pregnant, with her young son, Daniel, who is deeply troubled. Just as she begins to feel the weight of her life closing in, a young and confident nanny, Annie, unexpectedly arrives at the door which makes Hazel start questioning herself and her sanity.
This is one show you won’t want to miss. Forget the screen, this is live theatre at its most gripping!
“An unsettling, engrossing psychological drama” – The Guardian
National Theatre
Connections 2025
Thurs 3 Apr – Sun 13 Apr 2025
Naughton Studio
We are super excited to once again host the National Theatre’s Connections Festival here at The Lyric. The National Theatre commissions ten new plays each year for young people to perform, bringing together some of the UK’s most exciting writers with the theatre-makers of tomorrow. Nine Youth Theatre groups from across Ireland will present their work in April. Check out this year’s diverse productions and book now.
Rogue Encounters
Behind The Mask
Wed 9 Apr – Thurs 10 Apr 2025
Performed by Physical Graffiti, Urban Species, All Doors Open and the Lyric All Ability Project.
Naughton Studio
The Lyric All Ability Project will showcase a work called Behind the Mask, devised by members of the group who have chosen to use the Rogue Encounters physical theatre style to express experiences of mental health decline and recovery.
David Hull Promotions
Tim McGarry ”Ridiculous”
Sun 27 April 2025
Written by Tim McGarry
Main Stage
Tim McGarry’s Ridiculous returns to the Lyric Main Stage, a new stand-up comedy show performed by Tim McGarry.
Tim’s father advised him to “always have a sense of your own ridiculousness”. But let’s face it, we’re all taking ourselves too seriously these days. Tim examines life, politics and the modern world looking for the ludicrous, highlights the hilarious and laughs out loud at the frankly ridiculous. Just remember, you can look ridiculous, you can feel ridiculous, you can be ridiculous!
This vibrant new production brings Oscar Wilde’s iconic characters and unforgettable one-liners to life, offering a fresh take on a play that continues to captivate audiences over a century after its debut.
From our Drama Studio cohort of 2025, comes Nell Gwynn, charting the rise of an unlikely heroine, who became one of Britain’s most celebrated new ‘actresses’ and the mistress of the King.
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