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The Catalpalyst

Smock Alley Theatre, 1662 Show Dates: 25 Aug 2026-29 Aug 2026

The Catalpalyst is a theatrical quest that poses urgent questions for the 150th anniversary of the Catalpa humanitarian rescue of Irish prisoners from Fremantle.Donal O’Kelly’s new theatrical presentation, The Catalpalyst, is his creative re-exploration for the 150th anniversary of the 1876 Catalpa whaleship rescue of six Irish prisoners from Fremantle, 30 years after his much-travelled show Catalpa won a Fringe First award in Edinburgh.Age Suitability: 12+WRITTEN BY Donal O’Kelly PHOTO BY Cían Flynn / Look Alive PhotographyCAST Donal O’KellyMATINÉE TICKETS €16TICKETS €21 | €19 (student/OAP/unemployed)GROUP RATE - €16 per ticket for groups of 6+RUNNING TIME 1 hr 45 mins incl 15 min interval*Post-show discussion on Weds 26 Aug and after the matinée on Sat 29 AugABOUT THE COMPANYActor and writer Donal O’Kelly toured Catalpa worldwide to high acclaim from 1996. His new show The Catalpalyst reframes the story of the 1876 rescue voyage in the light of world events then, since and current, with excerpts from the original. Donal O’Kelly’s solo plays include Hairy Jaysus (about Francis Sheehy Skeffington), Jimmy Joyced! (James Joyce in 1904), Bat the Father Rabbit the Son, and Fionnuala (Fringe First winner about Corrib gas venture Mayo).

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