Abbey Street is Just off Oconnell St, City Centre.Head North up Oconnell St, Lower Abbey Street is the first road left. The Abbey Theatre is half way down this street on the right hand side. The entrance for the Abbey is on Marlborough Street.

The Abbey Theatre remains true to its heritage, regularly re-animating plays from the Irish repertoire, as well as presenting diverse, engaging and innovative Irish and international theatre.
Technical Info

The Abbey Theatre opened its doors to the public on its current site at 26 Lower Abbey Street, Dublin 1, on Monday 18 July 1966.

Due to the location of the building next to the Liffey river, the structure 'floats' on a concrete raft. Containing two theatres, the main auditorium of the Abbey Theatre, and the studio space called the Peacock Theatre, the building is four stories high, with the main roof being 47 feet above street level.

The auditorium is fan-shaped with a width of 39 feet at the proscenium and extending to 85 feet at the back. Its depth is 60 feet from the proscenium opening to the back wall of the auditorium. The height of the auditorium can be adjusted for different theatre or concert conditions. Seating capacity is 492 seats and two designated wheelchair spaces.

The open stage - with its forestage mounted on two lifts that descend to form an orchestra pit - can extend forward to a total of 14 feet from the curtain line which provides a sense of intimacy between players and audience.

The Peacock Theatre is situated under the Abbey foyer. Seating capacity is 127 and can be used with a traditional seating arrangement or can be formed into a 20 X 20 feet central playing area, surrounded on three sides by seating.

In the Abbey, there are two dedicated wheelchair spaces, with
companion seats, located at either end of row H, accessible from the ground floor foyer. Patrons with limited mobility are recommended to book seats in rows H or J.