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Dublin Youth Theatre Presents: The Watsons

Smock Alley Theatre, 1662 Show Dates: 19 Aug 2026-21 Aug 2026

What happens when the writer loses the plot? Emma Watson is 19 and new in town. She's been cut off by her rich aunt and dumped back in the family home. Emma and her sisters must marry, fast.If not, they face poverty, spinsterhood, or worse: an eternity with their boorish brother and his awful wife. Luckily there are plenty of potential suitors to dance with, from flirtatious Tom Musgrave to castle-owning Lord Osborne, who's as awkward as he is rich. So far so familiar.But there's a problem: Jane Austen didn't finish the story. Who will write Emma's happy ending now? Based on her incomplete novel, this sparklingly witty play looks under the bonnet of Jane Austen and asks: What can characters do when their author abandons them?WRITTEN BY Laura WadeDIRECTED BY Eadaoin FoxSET & COSTUME DESIGN BY Chrysi ChatzivasileiouLIGHTING DESIGN BY Kevin MurphySOUND DESIGN BY Daniel Montague O’BrienPRODUCTION MANAGER Iain SynottSTAGE MANAGER Ruby ColinCHIEF LX Archer BradshawPRODUCED BY Muirenn LyonsGRAPHIC DESIGN & PHOTOGRAPHY BY Sasha Ní LaoghaireDYT ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Ellen BuckleyDYT PROGRAMME COORDINATOR Samuel CoyleTICKETS €22 | €16RUNNING TIME 2 hrsABOUT THE COMPANYSince its foundation in 1977, by Educational Psychologist Paddy O’ Dwyer, DUBLIN YOUTH THEATRE has forged a unique contribution to the worlds of theatre and youth work. Dublin Youth Theatre delivers quality artistic experiences through a full and varied drama workshop programme and the production of excellent, exciting and challenging theatre made by young people. Through art we promote the artistic, personal and social development of young people aged 14 to 22 in Dublin. DYT is committed to maintaining a high artistic standard in its productions and to engaging with contemporary theatre and youth theatre on a local, national and international level.This amateur production of “The Watsons” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals Ltd. on behalf of Samuel French Ltd. www.concordtheatricals.co.uk

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