The Backstage Club 2025
Our Annual Backstage Club Fundraiser is back on July 9th, 2025!
Join us for our fab, fun, summer party - our annual Backstage Club fundraiser is back on July 9th, 2025.
Take your place to be part of our crew for the night and experience life behind the scenes at The Lir Academy! Become part of the Lir team and have a great night out with friends, colleagues and our students on July 9th from 6:30pm til late. Backstage is where all the fun is at! Join us for a show, food, cocktails and cabaret.
Book now as tickets are limited - click here.
Want to pay in instalments using Klarna? You can do so at this link - click here. The fees for this service will be taken from the ticket price at a cost of €7.89
The Backstage Club will take place during Gradfest (see more on that below), our annual festival featuring the work of our undergraduate students and our MFA directors, designers and producers. It's a great night out filled with entertainment, theatre and delicious treats. We start with drinks then a show, then it’s backstage to be immersed in an access-all-areas experience for the night. We will be announcing the shows in the coming weeks - and we look forward to sharing them with you - watch this space!
This unique event is a break from your traditional fundraiser and it's all for an exceptional cause. You will have a great evening and even better, your ticket price will support funding a bursary for Stage Management & Technical Theatre students - the crews of the future who are the backbone of theatre and film productions. Your generosity is vital for our students and ensures that we can ensure wider access to arts education for the young creatives of the future. #TheLirIsForEveryone
Thank you for your support. We can't wait to see you there on the night!
Can't join us but want to help? You can donate at this link - click here.
The Productions...
Walden by Amy Berryman
Run: Saturday, 5th - Wednesday, 9th July
Beneath a dying sky, twin sisters reunite, one returned from the stars, the other rooted in the soil of what remains. In a woodland cabin, time stretches and memory stirs. Once destined to walk the same path, Stella and Cassie now face a future they never dreamed of, shaped by absence, wonder, and the quiet ache of survival.
Book here.
You Got Older by Clare Barron
Run: Monday, 7th - Thursday, 10th July
After losing her job, boyfriend and apartment, Mae returns to Washington State to take care of her dad.
Back in her childhood home, she struggles to adapt and distracts herself with fantasies of a cowboy. In this intimate, vulnerable and hilarious dark comedy, Clare Barron skillfully blends reality with make-believe to explore family, illness and a re-coming of age.
Book here.