Gateways

Community Engagement at the Gate Theatre

What is GATEWAYS?

GATEWAYS is the Gate Theatre’s community engagement programme, created to make the theatre a welcoming and accessible space for a wider range of communities.

At the Gate Theatre, we aim to cultivate an environment where a broader range of communities can call this space their own. We want people to feel empowered by their engagement with us and we aim to foster and continually develop strong and innovative partnerships with community, arts, education, and other organisations locally and nationally.

With its new priority of civic accessibility, the Gate Theatre aims to become a vital part of the local social fabric and enhance its impact through and beyond its productions whilst also creating new audiences for the future. 

Through GATEWAYS the Gate Theatre provides Dublin 1 and beyond with multi-faceted opportunities for personal, social and artistic development. We have fostered key partnerships with local schools and organisations, offering members of the community year-round workshop programmes and access to the theatre to encourage interest and gather feedback that will continue to inform the structure of our programme. 

GATEWAYS Previews

Our hugely popular GATEWAYS PREVIEWS initiative offers 200 free tickets to a preview performance of each production at the Gate Theatre to local residents (Dublin 1, Dublin 7, and the inner city areas of Dublin 3 and 9) and community groups. 

GATEWAYS Previews are generously supported by Deutsche Bank.

Gateways Theatre Groups

Fancy trying something new?

At the Gate Theatre, we proudly offer a range of theatre groups for all ages, welcoming people from all backgrounds into our creative community each week.

It’s a place to meet new people, build confidence, develop new skills and, most importantly, make theatre together.

Meet the team

Community Engagement Manager
John Taite
Community Engagement Facilitator
Betty Duffy