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Landmark Productions / Octopus Theatricals: Theatre for One

Part of Scene Change

— ,Level G Hub Space
The theatre for one pop-up booth, a photo of a black and red container with show lights.

Part confessional, part peep-show booth, step inside and enjoy a free, five-minute performance that showcases the best of Irish writing, performed by one actor for one audience member.

Six short plays are performed in rotation as part of this unique theatrical experience, each written specifically for this project, including writing by Enda Walsh, Marina Carr and Mark O'Rowe. Audiences are invited to join a queue and wait in line for their surprise, one-on-one performance. 

Breaking the boundaries between performer and audience member, the experience 'evokes an exhilarating sense of aliveness’ (★★★★★, Guardian).

Theatre For One, conceived by Artistic Director Christine Jones, was first performed in 2003 and has been staged in public spaces across the world including Ireland, Canada and America. Landmark Productions has championed the work of Irish creatives as home and international for over 20 years, partnering with Octopus Theatricals to bring Theatre for One to international audiences.

Tagged with: Theatre & dance Scene Change 2026

Opening times:
Performances take place in the booth from 12pm–3pm and 5pm–8.30pm every day between Thu 12 and Sun 22 Mar 2026, excluding Mon 16 Mar.

The Queue
This event is free. Audiences are encouraged to join the queue and wait in line for their surprise, one-on-one performance. 

Running time:
Each performance is approximately 5 minutes long

Content warning:
Some of the plays have references to death. 

Accessibility
All slots on Sun 22 Mar will be wheelchair accessible. 

 

Scene Change
Jan–April 2026
This event is part of Scene Change, a series of transformative performances and gatherings in unexpected places.

 

Presented by the Barbican. Supported by Culture Ireland.

 

Images by Danny Bright.

Ticket prices

Free

Reviews

  • ‘If live theatre is an intimate artform, this is like theatre distilled to its purest, most intense version and injected directly into the vein.‘
    The Irish Times
  • ‘An exhilarating sense of aliveness‘
    Guardian
  • ‘exhilarating … it is a privilege to experience such breadth of acting and writing talent‘
    Irish Examiner

Plays

Six short plays are performed in rotation as part of this unique theatrical experience. You won't know what play you are seeing until you're sat in the booth and the performance begins. 

 

The Spur by Mark O'Rowe

Cave by Enda Walsh 

Dear Rosa by Joy Nesbitt

Cygnum Caticum by Marina Carr

Ambition by Katie Holly

The Wedding by Louise O’Neill

The Schedule

Level G Hub Space

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