When it premiered at Cork Midsummer Festival in 2019 , Theatre for One played to 5-star reviews across the board, and audiences queued outside the Cork Opera House – sometimes for hours – to experience live theatre in an intimate setting.

Produced by Landmark Productions and Octopus Theatricals, this performance takes place in a specially-designed, state-of-the-art theatre booth, for one actor and one audience member at a time. It was conceived and created by the Olivier award-winning designer Christine Jones and designed by LOT-EK architects.

Featuring short plays by six of Ireland’s leading writers – Marina Carr, Stacey Gregg, Emmet Kirwan, Louise Lowe, Mark O’Rowe and Enda Walsh – Theatre for One is part peep-show booth, part confessional, and completely visceral. And it’s free.

In December 2020, during the Covid-19 pandemic, the Irish Government approved a limited run of Theatre for One at the Abbey Theatre from 18-23 December, 2020. The original run, due to take place as part of Dublin Theatre Festival in the Autumn, was postponed due to Level 3 Covid-19 restrictions. Presented by the Abbey Theatre and Dublin Theatre Festival and supported by Accenture and Dublin City Council.