The Gate Theatre and Dead Poets Live present
DEAD POETS LIVE:
EMILY DICKINSON
with JUSTINE MITCHELL
| ‘Though I read and teach Emily Dickinson constantly, I remain a bewildered idolator, struggling to understand her enigmatic sublimities. Together with Emerson, Whitman and Henry James, she seems to me America’s highest achievement in thought and the arts. At her strongest, she has something in her lyrics that recalls the swiftness and compression of Shakespeare’s mind.’ – Harold Bloom.
Emily Dickinson (1830–1886) wrote nearly 1800 short poems: epigrammatic, metaphysical, tragic, funny, touching, terrifying … and her correspondence matches the complexity and artfulness of her lyrics. Using letters, poems and analysis, Dead Poets Live will dramatise the life and work of this mysterious, unknowable and unique genius. JUSTINE MITCHELL has previously appeared at the Gate in Bash, Blithe Spirit, Price and Prejudice, Footfalls, Hedda Gabler and Boston Marriage; Justine won the 2002 Irish Times Theatre Best Supporting Actress Award for Bash and Blithe Spirit. Other theatre credits include Alma Mater (Almeida); Faith Healer (Lyric Hammersmith); Dancing At Lughnasa (National Theatre); Shipwreck (Almeida); The Way of the World (Donmar Warehouse) and Beginning (National/West End). Her film/TV credits include Conversations With Friends (BBC); A Spy Among Friends (ITV); Smother (RTÉ/Peacock, IFTA nomination); and Bad Sisters (Apple+). |
TICKETSTickets €31 (Including €1 Building Upkeep Levy) |
OTHER DEAD POETS LIVE EVENTS AT THE GATEOlwen Fouéré and Peter McDonald lead the cast in a retelling of ‘Three Ages of Yeats’ 1st February 2025
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Booking Information
| Date | 30th January 2025 |
| Times | Café and Bar open 1 hour before the performance. Auditorium doors open 30 minutes before the performance.Show begins at: 7.30 pm |
| Accessibility | In advance of booking, we kindly ask that patrons with accessibility requirements to contact boxoffice@gate-theatre.ie |
| Building Upkeep Levy | As a registered charity, your support of the Gate Theatre is vitally important. All tickets purchased for Gate Theatre productions now include a €1 Building Upkeep Levy to help us maintain, enhance and invest in our historic landmark building. It helps us provide a world-class theatrical experience for our audiences, artists and local communities, while also safeguarding it for future generations.
We are deeply grateful for your ongoing and invaluable support of the Gate and its work. |