Show Artwork by Michael Gelen, Inkwell Studios.
Show Information
View Irish Classical Theatre Company’s production of A Skull in Connemara, February 13 – March 1, 2026.
SETTING: A cottage room in rural Galway.
RUN TIME: Approximately 2 hours, including one 15-minute intermission.
CONTENT NOTES: This production contains strong language, stylized violence, references to death, murder, disinterment and dismemberment, alcohol use, and dark humor.
A Skull in Connemara was first presented as a Druid Theatre Company and Royal Court Theatre co-production in Galway, Ireland and then in London in the summer of 1997.
Cast
Mick Dowd
Maryjohnny Rafferty
Mairtin Hanlon
Thomas Hanlon
To Be Announced.
Production Team
To Be Announced.
A SKULL IN CONNEMARA
By MARTIN McDONAGH
February 13 – March 1, 2026
Irish Gothic gallows humor from BAFTA, Oscar, Academy Award and Drama Desk winner Martin McDonagh.
Nothing stays buried forever.
For one week each autumn, Mick Dowd is hired to disinter the bones in certain sections of his local cemetery to make way for the new arrivals. As the time approaches for him to dig up those of his own late wife, strange rumours regarding his involvement in her sudden death seven years ago gradually begin to resurface. Hailed by The Guardian as “a superior play that redefined the concept of graveyard humour,” this piece completes ICTC’s productions of McDonagh’s The Leenane Trilogy, following The Beauty Queen of Leenane and The Lonesome West, by the director and author of the Golden Globe Award-winning Banshees of Inisherin.
Additional Programming:
Open Rehearsal (for Subscribers Only): Wednesday, February 4, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Community Matinee Preview ($12/Ticket): Thursday, February 12, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Opening Night Reception: Friday, February 13, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Pay-What-You-Will Performances*:
Saturday, February 14, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Saturday, February 14, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Saturday, February 21, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 7:30 PM
*Purchase in-person at the Box Office on the day of the performance. Seating subject to availability.
Speaker Series: Sunday, February 15, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Talk Back Thursdays: Engage with the Creators! After every Thursday performance, stay for a free Talk Back where members of the creative team discuss their roles and answer your questions about their creative journey.
Thursday, February 19, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Thursday, February 26, 2026 at 7:30 PM
About the Playwright:
Martin McDonagh is a British-Irish playwright and filmmaker whose work blends vibrant dialogue with exceptionally dark humor. He has won numerous accolades including an Academy Award, six BAFTA Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and three Olivier Awards in addition to nominations for five Tony Awards. His notable plays include The Beauty Queen of Leenane (1996), The Cripple of Inishmaan (1996), The Lonesome West (1997), The Lieutenant of Inishmore (2001), The Pillowman (2003), A Behanding in Spokane (2010), and Hangmen (2015). McDonagh won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film for Six Shooter and has received nominations for six other Academy Awards for his work on In Bruges (2007), Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017), and The Banshees of Inisherin (2022). He directed the black comedy film Seven Psychopaths (2012) and was executive producer on The Second Death (2000) and The Guard (2011).
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