Tuesday 16th – Saturday 20th June at 8.30pm
plus Saturday matinee at 2pm
Cork Arts Theatre in association with Cork Midsummer Festival
presents
Constellations
by Nick Payne
Directed by Al Dalton
“One drink. And if you never want to see me again you never have to see me again.”
Constellations by Nick Payne is a stirring love story with infinite possibilities. A quantum physicist and a beekeeper meet at a barbeque. They hit it off, or perhaps they don’t. They go home together, or maybe they don’t. In the multiverse, with every possible future ahead of them, a love of honey could make all the difference.
Directed by Al Dalton (Misterman, The Cure) and starring actors Julie Maguire (The Quare Fellow, Anna Karenina – Abbey Theatre) and Aidan Moriarty (King Lear – Gate Theatre, Translations – Abbey Theatre), Constellations is the second in Cork Arts Theatre’s Re:Directing season 2026 – a series of contemporary plays platforming three Cork theatre directors, produced in-house and funded by The Arts Council.
A tender, and at times, heartbreaking drama about love, free will, and the choices that define us, Constellations runs for six performances only. Tipped by the Irish Times as one of the Top Twenty theatre events for 2026, don’t miss your chance to catch it !
“Who knew that higher physics could be so sexy, so accessible — and so emotionally devastating?” – The New York Times
Starring: Julie Maguire & Aidan Moriarty
Directed by Al Dalton
Set by Aedín Cosgrove
Lighting by Dara Hoban
Sound by Arran MacGabhann
Costume by Valentina Gambardella
Movement and Intimacy direction by Cathy Walsh
Technical Manager: Jamie Feehily
Production Manager: Joe McNicholas
Stage Manager: Aoife Byrne
Assistant Director: Chloe Walsh
Assistant Stage Manager: Ava Manning
Assistant Production Manager: Jack Kirby
Poster design: Martha Hegarty
Image: Martha Hegarty / Celeste Burdon
Duration: 80mins, no interval
Trigger warnings: Adult content / themes
TICKET PRICES:
Wed 17th – Sat 20th June at 8.30pm plus Saturday matinee at 2pm.
Tickets: €24 / €20 conc. plus booking fee
Preview: Tuesday 16th, 8.30pm.
Tickets: €18 plus booking fee