samuel beckett centre

The Samuel Beckett Theatre, named after one of the most innovative playwrights of the 20th century. It is the campus theatre of Trinity College Dublin's School of Drama. During University term time it showcases the work of the School, while it has also hosted visits from some of the most prestigious dance and theatre companies from Ireland, Europe, Japan and the United States.

Regular events at the Samuel Beckett Theatre include the Dublin International Theatre Symposium, the Dublin Fringe Festival and the Dublin Theatre Festival, and an on-going series of lectures by practitioners and scholars called Contemporary Theatre in Context.

The building in which the Theatre is situated also houses the School of Drama offices, lecture room and rehearsal studio, along with Players Theatre, the studio theatre of Dublin University Players, Trinity's student drama society.