REFUGE by Deirdre Kinahan

REFUGE by Deirdre Kinahan

About the show

“All war... it starts with stories, starts with lies”

Fishamble and Staatstheater Mainz present the Dublin premiere of REFUGE by Deirdre Kinahan (The Saviour, Rathmines Road).

Acclaimed director Jim Culleton (HEAVEN, On Blueberry Hill) leads this Irish/German co-production with an international cast that includes Mary Murray (Cosima, Holy Mary) and Aidan Kelly (Say Nothing, Killing Eve, Poor), with music by Steve Wickham (The Waterboys).

"Why are you here?"

1710, Rathkeale, County Limerick. A community flees persecution in Germany and is offered land in Ireland that should never have been given.

REFUGE traces their journey and explores the enduring connections between displaced communities of the past and those seeking safety today. It is a thrilling new play that weaves past, present and future: music and magic. Stories of longing, love and loss tear at the human need to find place, a home, a refuge.

Upcoming dates

This event runs on several dates — pick the one that suits you.

September 2026

  • Wed 30 · 8pm

October 2026

  • Thu 1 · 8pm
  • Fri 2 · 8pm
  • Sat 3 · 2.30pm
  • Sat 3 · 8pm
  • Sun 4 · 4pm
  • Tue 6 · 8pm
  • Wed 7 · 8pm
  • Thu 8 · 8pm
  • Fri 9 · 8pm
  • Sat 10 · 2.30pm
  • Sat 10 · 8pm
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October 2026

  • Sun 11 · 4pm

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