Adapted from Bram Stoker’s story by Tom Swift

Step into Bram Stoker’s world with our latest theatrical adventure, The Judge’s House. This gothic audio performance, has been created for the ancient and atmospheric surroundings of Marsh’s Library – a regular haunt of Stoker in his Dublin days, and home to a resident ghost. Part of the inaugural Bram Stoker Festival, The Judge’s House blends sound and theatricality to produce a chilling encounter based on the gothic master’s tale of terror.

Location: Marsh’s Library, St Patrick’s Close, Dublin 8
Dates & Times: Fri Oct 26th & Sat Oct 27th 10.30am – 1.00pm & 2.00pm – 5.00pm;
Sun Oct 28th 12.00pm – 4.00pm
Duration: 25 minutes
Tickets: No booking necessary

Not suitable for young children.

“Malcolmson, almost in a chill of horror, turned slowly round, and then he began to shake and tremble like a man in a palsy. His strength seemed to have left him, and he was incapable of action or movement, hardly even of thought. He could only see and hear.”

In The Judge’s House, you will receive an invitation to venture into the wooden corridors of Ireland’s oldest public library. A voice in your ear leads you into the tale of Malcolm Malcomson – a student seeking some peace and quiet alone with his books. Ignoring the warnings of locals, he takes up lodgings at the former home of a cruel judge. And soon his study is disturbed by unsettling sounds from behind the walls that lead to a terrible reckoning with his worst fears!

Adaptation: Tom Swift

Director: Jo Mangan

Performer: Aonghus Og McAnally

Audio Performances: Clare Barrett, Michael James Ford, Stephen Swift.

Sound Design: Patrick McGlynn

Costume: Niamh Lunny

Production Co-ordinator: Aisling Ormonde

Makeup: Martina Juliana Byrne Gascon

This project is supported by Fáilte Ireland through Sharing our Stories.