OUR STORY
BLEEDING THEATRE
BLEEDING THEATRE
THISISPOPBABY
THISISPOPBABY has been igniting stages around the world for eighteen years with an exhilarating mix of theatre, night club, festival and activism. The company has thrived at the cutting edge of contemporary live performance in Ireland, pioneering large-scale shows such as WAKE, RIOT and Alice In Funderland, incendiary multidisciplinary festivals Where We Live and Queer Notions, iconic underground performance like WERK and Salty, and award-winning contemporary new writing. To date, the work has played to audiences of over 400,000, collaborating with an innumerable number of incredible artists to light up our cities and speak to the world through the lens of what it means to be Irish. Innovation is in the company’s veins, the work provokes change, and every THISISPOPBABY show inspires, entertains - and shocks! – in the most glittering way.
Out of the ordinary
Beyond traditional theatre, THISISPOPBABY has reimagined the festival and nightlife scenes in Ireland. They’ve hosted immersive experiences like Club Salty, an underground cabaret, and WERK, a performance art club that has transformed venues such as the Abbey Theatre and Electric Picnic. Their Queer Notions Festival and Where We Live programmes have also been instrumental in fostering community and showcasing emerging talent. THISISPOPBABY have been described as “redefining modern Irish theatre” by The Irish Times and “creators of a whole new edge of its own” by The Sunday Tribune. Their work continues to push boundaries, spark conversations, and provide a platform for voices often marginalised in mainstream culture.
company MILESTONES
September 2006
Our founders meet on the dancefloor of the PoD nightclub during Dublin Fringe Festival.
January 2007
THISISPOPBABY is founded. Our first production Danny & Chantelle is staged soon after at Project Arts Centre.
September 2008
THISISPOPBABY’s legendary POPTOPIA venue has it’s first of three outings at Electric Picnic Music and Arts Festival.
April 2012
Alice In Funderland sets Dublin City alight at the Abbey Theatre.
September 2016
RIOT barges into the Irish canon and
becomes a huge hit in Ireland, Australia,
America & Canada.
September 2022
WAKE is a knockout at Dublin’s National Stadium. It’s the beginning of a big life for the show, which includes stints on the West End and Manchester’s Aviva Studios.
