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Cork Midsummer Festival 2026 ☀️
12 - 21 June
Time To Play

Cork Midsummer Festival returns with 10 days of theatre, music, dance, music, and playful moments from extraordinary international and Irish artists.

See seven sharp suits dance to one legendary album, experience thousands of hours of circus in just 60 minutes, time travel in a city centre fort, uncover hidden spaces for young audiences, and discover so much more as part of this year’s programme.

Visit corkmidsummer.com or follow the link in bio to browse the full programme - tickets on sale now!

Cork Midsummer Festival 2026 ☀️
12 - 21 June
Time To Play

Cork Midsummer Festival returns with 10 days of theatre, music, dance, music, and playful moments from extraordinary international and Irish artists.

See seven sharp suits dance to one legendary album, experience thousands of hours of circus in just 60 minutes, time travel in a city centre fort, uncover hidden spaces for young audiences, and discover so much more as part of this year’s programme.

Visit corkmidsummer.com or follow the link in bio to browse the full programme - tickets on sale now!

Cork Midsummer Festival 2026 ☀️
12 - 21 June
Time To Play

Cork Midsummer Festival returns with 10 days of theatre, music, dance, music, and playful moments from extraordinary international and Irish artists.

See seven sharp suits dance to one legendary album, experience thousands of hours of circus in just 60 minutes, time travel in a city centre fort, uncover hidden spaces for young audiences, and discover so much more as part of this year’s programme.

Visit corkmidsummer.com or follow the link in bio to browse the full programme - tickets on sale now!

Cork Midsummer Festival 2026 ☀️
12 - 21 June
Time To Play

Cork Midsummer Festival returns with 10 days of theatre, music, dance, music, and playful moments from extraordinary international and Irish artists.

See seven sharp suits dance to one legendary album, experience thousands of hours of circus in just 60 minutes, time travel in a city centre fort, uncover hidden spaces for young audiences, and discover so much more as part of this year’s programme.

Visit corkmidsummer.com or follow the link in bio to browse the full programme - tickets on sale now!

Cork Midsummer Festival 2026 ☀️
12 - 21 June
Time To Play

Cork Midsummer Festival returns with 10 days of theatre, music, dance, music, and playful moments from extraordinary international and Irish artists.

See seven sharp suits dance to one legendary album, experience thousands of hours of circus in just 60 minutes, time travel in a city centre fort, uncover hidden spaces for young audiences, and discover so much more as part of this year’s programme.

Visit corkmidsummer.com or follow the link in bio to browse the full programme - tickets on sale now!

Cork Midsummer Festival 2026 ☀️
12 - 21 June
Time To Play

Cork Midsummer Festival returns with 10 days of theatre, music, dance, music, and playful moments from extraordinary international and Irish artists.

See seven sharp suits dance to one legendary album, experience thousands of hours of circus in just 60 minutes, time travel in a city centre fort, uncover hidden spaces for young audiences, and discover so much more as part of this year’s programme.

Visit corkmidsummer.com or follow the link in bio to browse the full programme - tickets on sale now!

Cork Midsummer Festival 2026 ☀️
12 - 21 June
Time To Play

Cork Midsummer Festival returns with 10 days of theatre, music, dance, music, and playful moments from extraordinary international and Irish artists.

See seven sharp suits dance to one legendary album, experience thousands of hours of circus in just 60 minutes, time travel in a city centre fort, uncover hidden spaces for young audiences, and discover so much more as part of this year’s programme.

Visit corkmidsummer.com or follow the link in bio to browse the full programme - tickets on sale now!

Cork Midsummer Festival 2026 ☀️
12 - 21 June
Time To Play

Cork Midsummer Festival returns with 10 days of theatre, music, dance, music, and playful moments from extraordinary international and Irish artists.

See seven sharp suits dance to one legendary album, experience thousands of hours of circus in just 60 minutes, time travel in a city centre fort, uncover hidden spaces for young audiences, and discover so much more as part of this year’s programme.

Visit corkmidsummer.com or follow the link in bio to browse the full programme - tickets on sale now!

Cork Midsummer Festival 2026 ☀️
12 - 21 June
Time To Play

Cork Midsummer Festival returns with 10 days of theatre, music, dance, music, and playful moments from extraordinary international and Irish artists.

See seven sharp suits dance to one legendary album, experience thousands of hours of circus in just 60 minutes, time travel in a city centre fort, uncover hidden spaces for young audiences, and discover so much more as part of this year’s programme.

Visit corkmidsummer.com or follow the link in bio to browse the full programme - tickets on sale now!

Cork Midsummer Festival 2026 ☀️
12 - 21 June
Time To Play

Cork Midsummer Festival returns with 10 days of theatre, music, dance, music, and playful moments from extraordinary international and Irish artists.

See seven sharp suits dance to one legendary album, experience thousands of hours of circus in just 60 minutes, time travel in a city centre fort, uncover hidden spaces for young audiences, and discover so much more as part of this year’s programme.

Visit corkmidsummer.com or follow the link in bio to browse the full programme - tickets on sale now!

A first listen to some of the original music from Ray Scannell’s The Lost Tapes of Lydia Howell 🔊

Following festival hits Mimic, Deep, and The Bluffer’s Guide to Suburbia, writer/performer Ray Scannell once again joins director Tom Creed to premiere this new work featuring the voice of Clare Dunne (Kin, Herself, Sure Look It, F**k It).

📅 19-21 June at @mtu_csm, previews 17 & 18 June.
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Trick of Light, original audio by Ray Scannell for The Lost Tapes of Lydia Howell.

A huge congratulations to the brilliant @doireann.ni.ghriofa on the publication of her new, and already critically acclaimed, book ‘Said The Dead’.

While her event with @lindabuckleymusic as part of this year’s festival is sold out, you’ll find your copy of Said The Dead available in all good bookshops!

Doireann’s event at #Midsummer26 is part of our literature programme supported by Cork Midsummer Festival and University College Cork – partnering to create a unique strand of events that feature cross artform collaborations, performance and conversation.

📸: @bridodonovanphoto

A huge congratulations to the brilliant @doireann.ni.ghriofa on the publication of her new, and already critically acclaimed, book ‘Said The Dead’.

While her event with @lindabuckleymusic as part of this year’s festival is sold out, you’ll find your copy of Said The Dead available in all good bookshops!

Doireann’s event at #Midsummer26 is part of our literature programme supported by Cork Midsummer Festival and University College Cork – partnering to create a unique strand of events that feature cross artform collaborations, performance and conversation.

📸: @bridodonovanphoto

Our Director Des Kennedy explains the varying ways audiences can experience Pool (No Water) by Mark Ravenhill, the EVERYMAN MADE production staged in an empty swimming pool underneath The Metropole Hotel.

Depending on the audience member's preference, there is seating available for the duration of the 70-minute show. Another option available is to move about in the space on foot.

Friday 12 – Sunday 21 June shows are now completely SOLD OUT
Tuesday 23 – Sat 27 June | Selling fast

This is going to be a very special theatrical experience for Cork audiences, we can't wait to share it with you.

Pool (No Water) stars:

Evanna Lynch
Jacob McCarthy
Liv O’Donoghue
Rowan Finken

Creative Team:

Playwright: Mark Ravenhill
Director: Des Kennedy
Movement: Luke Murphy
Designer: Sabine Dargent
Lighting Designer: Zia Bergin Holly
Composer and Sound Designer: Peter Power
Costume Designer: Valentina Gambardella
Casting Director: Sarah Jones

Additional audience information: This is a site‑specific performance that takes place in and around an empty swimming pool. For your comfort and safety, we strongly recommend wearing suitable footwear and comfortable (warm) clothing.

The Warm Up

June 12 - 14

Curtis Auditorium, Cork School of Music

Poster design: Dominique Rivard @dominique_rivard
Printing: Sunday’s Print Service @sundays_print_service

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Tune into the Brendan O'Connor Show on @rteradio1 from 11am this morning to catch The Homecoming of Joseph Grace writer @dee_kinahan chatting to Dearbhail McDonald about the upcoming performance at Cork Midsummer Festival 🔈

Listen live at rte.ie/radio/radio1/brendan-oconnor

The Homecoming of Joseph Grace runs from 12-20 June (Preview 12 June) at Marina Market. Tickets available from corkmidsummer.com.

You can also catch the performance @paviliontheatre 16-19 July.

Following a sold out work-in-progress performance at Cork Midsummer Festival 2025, Emily Terndrup returns to Cork next month with her award winning Offspring (A Modern Frankenstein).

Winner of Best Performer & Best Design, Dublin Fringe Festival 2025, Offspring is riotously funny, breathtakingly physical and unexpectedly devastating.

📅12-13 June, Preview 11 June.
🎟 Dance Cork Firkin Crane.

Festival favourite Deirdre Kinahan (Tempesta, 2024) teams up again with director Louise Lowe for The Homecoming of Joseph Grace - a tender, surprising new drama performed by Michael Glenn Murphy.

Blending memory, place and the city’s history as a port of departure, it’s an intimate and moving new work from the celebrated writer.

📅 12-20 June at @marinamarketcork, preview on 12 June.
🎟 Tickets from corkmidsummer.com.

We are proud to be partner of one of the biggest literary event in Ireland this year: Isabelle Huppert, one of the most acclaimed actors of our time, bringing her unmistakable voice to a rare live reading of selected works by Guy de Maupassant, a defining figure of French literature.
As part of the Cork Midsummer Festival, this is a unique opportunity to rediscover one of France’s greatest writers through the performance of an internationally celebrated actress, renowned for her award-winning work across cinema and theatre.

"Isabelle Huppert reads Maupassant"
​Sunday 14th June at 8pm at University College Cork
€45 – Information & booking: ow.ly/mmtW50Z37ii
Event in French with English surtitles, followed by a discussion.

Our subscribers are in with the chance of winning free tickets: check your emails or subscribe now: ow.ly/zZ9Z50Z37p2

#isabellehuppert #maupassant #frenchliterature #frenchculture #reading #corkmidsummer @corkmidsummer @universitycollegecork @uccfrenchsociety @franceinireland @fondation_af @af_ireland #competition #giveaways #giveaway

Ahead of @corkartlink's upcoming Midsummer Parade on 13 June, here's a look back at some of their previous productions in years past!

Join them on Oliver Plunkett Street on 13 June 2026 at 3pm to witness this year's spectacle!

We're in great company in @rte_culture's 10 of the best Irish arts festivals to visit this Summer ☀️

Join us for performances and writing from Isabelle Huppert, @thisispopbaby, @dee_kinahan, @amandacooganartist & so much more from 12-21 June.

Find out more at corkmidsummer.com.

Exciting to see the team behind The Lost Tapes of Lydia Howell at Hellfire Studio this week to record music and audio for the show 🔈

Joining writer, composer and performer @ray_scannell and director @tomcreed1980 were Rob Moloney, Ste Carolan, Clare Howe, and actress @clare.dunnebear whose voice appears in the performance.

The Lost Tapes of Lydia Howell runs from 19-21 June at @mtu_csm. Previews 17 & 18 June.

Tickets available from corkmidsummer.com.
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Audio: Soft Collapse by Ray Scannell.