The Bench

JAK-IN-THE-BOX POP-UP THEATRE PRESENTS

“THE BENCH”

One Bench. Seven Stories. A Whole Host of Characters.

You never know who you’ll meet on a park bench!

“The Bench” is a 60-minute show suitable for audiences aged 14+

Two performers - Julie Kinsella and Maria Quinn - play a total of 14 characters (some human, some not!) whose stories play out over one afternoon on a solitary, sunny park bench.

“The Bench” takes a look at the wonderful, quirky characters that inhabit our towns and villages while you, the audience, hear their tales unfold. The themes are universal: friendship, love, loss, an appreciation of nature … and a dash of the absurd.

The show was performed as “Benches”, an outdoor promenade-style piece at the Eastside Arts Festival in 2025 and on tour in the villages around the Causeway Coast and was a hit with audiences and venues alike.

Don’t miss your chance to see it performed at Down Arts Centre in April 2026!

You may also like the following events from Down Arts Centre:

• Next Thursday, 26th February, 08:00 pm, Give My Head Peace in Downpatrick
• Next month, 14th March, 08:00 pm, The 4 of Us in Downpatrick
• Next month, 28th March, 08:00 pm, Celtic Soul in Downpatrick

Also check out other Arts events in Downpatrick, Performances in Downpatrick, Festivals in Downpatrick.