Good Grief - Aoife Dunne at the Lyric Theatre Belfast

What to Expect

Good Grief, comedian Aoife Dunne’s acclaimed debut show, plays the Lyric Theatre on Sunday 8 November 2026. The show blends stand-up comedy with sharper, more reflective storytelling to explore loss, connection and the sometimes strange ways people find to keep going. It sold out its original 2025 tour and has been extended into 2026 due to demand, which has pulled in an unusually wide audience for a comedy show, including people drawn to its honesty about grief as much as its jokes. Expect a solo performance that moves between big laughs and genuinely affecting moments, in the more intimate register of a studio comedy show rather than a big arena set.

The show sits closer to the theatre-comedy crossover work that has become a fixture at fringe festivals than to a conventional club stand-up set, which is part of why it has found a home in a theatre’s programme rather than a comedy club circuit. Word of mouth from the sold-out 2025 tour is the main reason this date has been added, and given that pattern of demand elsewhere, booking ahead is sensible rather than assuming tickets will still be available closer to the date. It is a solo performance running without a support act, in keeping with the intimate, confessional style of the material.

Good to Know

• Plays Sunday 8 November 2026 at the Lyric Theatre
• Solo show performed by comedian Aoife Dunne
• Extended into 2026 following a sold-out 2025 tour
• Check lyrictheatre.co.uk for exact performance time and ticket price, as these were not published at time of writing
• Box office: 028 9038 1081, or book online at lyrictheatre.co.uk

Getting There

The Lyric Theatre is on Ridgeway Street in south Belfast, close to Stranmillis and the Botanic Gardens, and is served by several Translink bus routes from the city centre. There is pay parking nearby on Stranmillis Road. There is more to see in Belfast and across Co. Antrim.