Niall Breslin and The Polaris Quartet at Theatre Royal Waterford

What to Expect

Niall Breslin returns to the road with The Polaris Quartet after a sold-out national tour, playing Theatre Royal Waterford on Friday 16 October 2026. The show is built around his cinematic compositions and works as a single integrated piece rather than a run of separate songs, combining music, spoken word and visual design, with lighting and imagery responding in real time to the players on stage.

The material comes from his album The Place That Has Never Been Wounded, structured across four philosophical acts drawn from the writing of Meister Eckhart. Breslin, also known as Bressie, is a musician, author, academic and mental health advocate, and the stated aim of the piece is to create a shared, concentrated space in the room rather than a conventional gig atmosphere. Theatre Royal notes that alcohol is served and that patrons may stand or dance, with children admitted under adult supervision. Tickets are €32.50.

Good to Know

• Date: Friday 16 October 2026, 8:00 PM start
• Venue: Theatre Royal Waterford, The Mall, Waterford city
• Tickets: €32.50, through the Theatre Royal box office or its Ticketsolve page
• Music, spoken word and reactive lighting and visual design
• Draws on the album The Place That Has Never Been Wounded
• Follows a sold-out national tour
• Box office: 051 874402 or boxoffice@theatreroyal.ie

Getting There

Theatre Royal is on The Mall in Waterford city centre, minutes from the Quay and the main city centre bus stops. Drivers arrive on the M9 from Dublin or the N25 from Cork and Wexford, and there is multi-storey and on-street parking within a short walk. Plunkett Station, Waterford’s rail and Bus Eireann terminus, sits on the north bank of the Suir, roughly fifteen minutes on foot across Rice Bridge.