Harry Crosbie and Aiken Promotions have announced details of a six-week Shakespeare Festival scheduled to take place in George’s Dock at the IFSC in Dublin’s Docklands in June and July. French travelling theatre company, ‘Footsbarn’, are set to bring two of Shakespeare’s most compelling works to Dublin’s Docklands.

For six weeks, the unique theatre company will perform ‘Perchance To Dream’ and ‘The Tempest’ in a purpose-built 500-seater marquee theatre afloat in George’s Dock in the IFSC.

Founding Footsbarn director, John Kilby, said the company have great memories of previous visits to Ireland, and are particularly excited about the unique location in George’s Dock and spending the summer in Dublin.

The ‘Footsbarn’ experience is more than just a theatre show– it is a whole event that will bring the audience back to the essence of story telling. Story telling originally took place under the stars among small gatherings of people. The floating marquee theatre, with intimate seating will provide the audience with this authentic atmosphere.

‘Perchance to Dream’ will preview on June 14th and 15th and will run for 3 weeks until July 3rd. ‘The Tempest’ will preview on July 6th and 7th and will run for 3 weeks until July 24th. Both shows play on Sundays.

Tickets for both productions go on sale through Ticketmaster and are priced €33. For further information contact: Sorcha or Niamh on 01 4546656.