Travel Reference
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Capital Comedy Club
MAP
GOOGLE MAP
(
01-677 0616; adult/concession €6/5;
9-11pm
Fri)
, which features local comics on the rise.
IRISH FILM INSTITUTE
(IFI; 01-679 5744;
www.ifi.ie
; 6 Eustace St; all city centre)
The Irish Film Institute has a couple
of screens and shows classics and new art-house films, although we question some of their
selections: weird and controversial can be a little tedious. The complex also has a bar, a
cafe and a bookshop.
Weekly (€3) or annual (€25) membership is required for some uncertified films that can
only be screened as part of a 'club' - the only way to get around the censor's red pen. It's
a great cinema, but sometimes it can be a little pretentious.
CINEMA
OLYMPIA THEATRE
( 01-677 7744; 72 Dame St; all city centre)
This beautiful Victorian theatre generally puts on
light plays, musicals and pantomime, but also caters to a range of midlevel performers and
fringe talents that are often far more interesting than the superstar acts - this is one of the
best places for a more intimate gig.
THEATRE
PROJECT ARTS CENTRE
( 1850 260 027;
www.project.ie
; 39 East Essex St; all city centre)
This is the city's most interesting
venue for challenging new work - be it drama, dance, live art or film. Three separate
spaces, none with a restricting proscenium arch, allow for maximum versatility. You never
know what to expect, which makes it all that more fun: we've seen some awful rubbish
here, but we've also seen some of the best shows in town.
THEATRE
