Unfortunately due to Covid-19, last year’s 17th edition of the International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival (IDGTF) had to be cancelled.
This year, for their 18th birthday, IDGTF is back for their coming of age. 13 plays will be available to stream on June 7th – all for free.IDGTF are continuing their ongoing partnership with Dublin LGBTQ+ Pride, who funded the recording of new plays and who financially supported the artists featured in this year’s festival.
Also sponsoring the festival is the Arts Council of Ireland. The founder and artistic director of the festival, Brian Merriman, has said: “I am in admiration of the productions in our online festival who have adapted their plays to fit the digital format.” The programme for the festival.