WAKE
Glitter, beats and banging tunes – this Irish WAKE is the ultimate celebration of life.
Next: 2-5 April 2025, Sadler’s Wells Peacock Theatre, London // BOOK NOW
WAKE is making its West End debut in 2025!
Experience WAKE, the electrifying Irish variety phenomenon that remixes traditions in an high-octane, heart-thumping celebration of life and connection.
Immerse yourself in our wild WAKE, where customs collide with club anthems, creating a euphoric soundtrack for a night filled with aerial artistry, Irish tap, cabaret, slam poetry, pole-dancing and more.
Best known as an ancient funeral rite, the Irish WAKE is actually a celebration of transformation, of moving from one realm to another. Ushering in fabulous change – caterpillar to butterfly – the WAKE is a timeless reminder to live fully.
Acclaimed Irish theatre company THISISPOPBABY invites you to witness an anthemic spectacle with the spirit of an epic trad session and the ecstatic energy of a stadium concert. After two sold-out, award-winning runs in Dublin, theatrical juggernaut WAKE makes its UK debut at the Peacock Theatre.
Expect joy, connection, release…and glitter.
Originally created with support of The Arts Council of Ireland, Irish Arts Center New York, Dublin Fringe Festival, Dublin City Council and Cork Opera House. Tour dates generously supported by Culture Ireland.
World Premiere September 2022 – National Stadium Dublin as part of Dublin Fringe Festival. 6-23 March 2024, National Stadium Dublin.
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Created by Jennifer Jennings, Phillip McMahon & Niall Sweeney
Directed by Jennifer Jennings & Phillip McMahon
With text by Carys D. Coburn
Composer, Sound Designer & Musical Director Alma Kelliher
Choreographer Philip Connaughton
Set & Graphic Design by Niall Sweeney
Costume Design Julian Smith
Lighting Design Mark Galione
Cast:
Adam Matthews
Alma Kelliher
Cristian Emmanuel Dirocie
Darren Roche
Deirdre Griffin
Emer Dineen
FELISPEAKS
Jade O’Connor
Lisette Krol
Lucia Mac Partlin
Michael Roberson
Philip Connaughton
Ryan McClelland
The Irish Times
“WAKE is the moment we’ve all been waiting for”
Buzz.ie
“Think Riverdance for the club queens”
The Arts Review
“An adrenaline shot of joy to the heart”
Joe.ie
“One of the best things you’ll experience all year”
