Poe Show: A Gothic Diversion

Schedule

Fri Nov 06 2026 at 06:00 pm to 08:30 pm

UTC+00:00
Location

James Joyce Centre | Dublin 1, DN

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The James Joyce Centre and Bewley's Cafe Theatre present Poe Show: A Gothic Diversion, a celebration of the work of Edgar Allan Poe.
About this Event

Featuring several of Poe's darkest tales of M**der, madness, love and revenge, along with some of his greatest poems and songs, Poe Show will be performed with a live soundtrack, created and performed by the renowned Delmaine String Quartet.

Poe Show was first staged in Bewley’s Café Theatre in 2009 to mark the 200th Anniversary of Poe’s birth and was a big critical and popular success. It has since continued to evolve and develop and has toured widely to many interesting venues around the country, including country houses, music festivals, churches, barns and graveyards.

So join us for an unforgettable night of horror with The Raven, The Tell-Tale Heart, The Cask of Amontillado, The Premature Burial and other classics, in a deliciously dark descent into the maelstrom of one of literature’s most frenzied imaginations.

"Mighty craic, delivered with spine-chilling and hilarious gusto...pure unadulterated joy." SUNDAY INDEPENDENT

"Comic gold....vividly ghoulish lease of life given to Poe's words." SUNDAY TIMES

"A haunting piece of gothic entertainment that pays good tribute to the master of macabre fiction." IRISH TIMES

Two shows at 6pm & 8.30pm

Tickets €20

Location: The James Joyce Centre

Duration: 70 minutes

Ages: 12+

Devised and directed by Michael James Ford

Performed by Simon Coury, Darina Gallagher, Michael James Ford, Elliot Moriarty and Sinead Murphy

With a new live musical score by the Delmaine String Quartet

Produced with kind support from Dublin City Council and The Arts Council.

The James Joyce Centre is supported by the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport.

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Where is it happening?

James Joyce Centre, 35 North Great George's Street, Dublin 1, Ireland

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