Bewley’s Cafe Theatre presents Poe Show: A Gothic Diversion , a theatrical celebration of the work of Edgar Allan Poe, on Friday, 6 November 2026 at 6pm & 8.30pm . Poe Show was first staged in Bewley’s Café Theatre in 2009 to mark the 200th Anniversary of Poe’s birth and was a big critical and popular success. It has since continued to evolve and develop and has toured widely to many interesting venues around the country, including country houses, music festivals, churches, barns and graveyards. Featuring several of Poe’s darkest tales of murder, madness, love and revenge, along with some of his greatest poems and songs, this new revival will be performed with a live soundtrack, created and performed by the renowned Delmaine String Quartet. So join us for an unforgettable night of horror with The Raven , The Tell-Tale Heart, The Cask of Amontillado, The Premature Burial and other classics, in a deliciously dark descent into the maelstrom of one of literature’s most frenzied imaginations. “Mighty craic, delivered with spine-chilling and hilarious gusto…pure unadulterated joy.” SUNDAY INDEPENDENT “Comic gold….vividly ghoulish lease of life given to Poe’s words.” SUNDAY TIMES “A haunting piece of gothic entertainment that pays good tribute to the master of macabre fiction.” IRISH TIMES Two shows at 6pm & 8.30pm Tickets €20 Duration: 70 minutes Ages: 12+ Devised and directed by Michael James Ford . Performed by Simon Coury, Darina Gallagher, Michael James Ford, Elliot Moriarty and Sinead Murphy. With a new live musical score by the Delmaine String Quartet . With kind support from Dublin City Council and The Arts Council. The James Joyce Centre is supported by the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport.

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