The Naked Neds at the Garage Theatre

What to Expect

The Naked Neds runs at the Garage Theatre in Monaghan on Friday 30 October 2026 at 8pm. It is a comedy-drama built around two subjects Irish men are notoriously bad at discussing: male suicide and testicular cancer. The play asks why men struggle with vulnerability and why so few of them self-check, and does it through characters the theatre describes as likeable and laugh-out-loud funny rather than through a lecture. Tickets run from €20 to €25.

The show carries two plain messages: that it is okay to not be okay, and that peer support matters. That combination of hard subject matter and genuine comedy is what has kept this kind of touring men’s-health drama on the road in Ireland, and it tends to draw a mixed audience of theatre regulars and groups who would not otherwise book a play. The Garage is Monaghan town’s main receiving house, based on the Monaghan Education Campus, and it programmes touring drama, tribute concerts and local society productions across the year. This date lands the night before Halloween, at the end of a busy October at the venue that also includes Shakespeare’s Secrets, a Blondie tribute and a Johnny Cash show.

Good to Know

• Date: Friday 30 October 2026
• Time: 8pm
• Venue: Garage Theatre, Monaghan Education Campus, Monaghan town
• Price: €20 to €25
• Booking: through the Garage Theatre’s Ticketsolve page, or the box office on 047 39777
• Subject matter covers male suicide and testicular cancer, handled as comedy-drama

Getting There

The Garage Theatre is on the Monaghan Education Campus, a short walk from the Diamond in Monaghan town centre. There is parking on the campus beside the theatre. Monaghan town is on the N2, roughly 90 minutes from Dublin and under an hour from Belfast via the A3 and N12. Bus Éireann services from Dublin, Armagh, Cavan and Derry stop at the bus station on North Road, a short walk away.