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family · Monday 6 July 2026 · 10:00am 
Garage Theatre G Pop Super Slayers Summer Drama Camp
At The Garage Theatre · Monaghan Education Campus, Armagh Road, Monaghan, Co. Monaghan
At The Garage Theatre · Monaghan Education Campus, Armagh Road, Monaghan, Co. Monaghan
The Garage Theatre’s G Pop Super Slayers Summer Drama Camp gives children aged 8 to 10 a proper week on stage - five mornings of performance, play and creative work in one of Ireland’s most respected regional theatre venues. The “G Pop Super Slayers” theme puts a pop-culture spin on classic drama camp energy, giving younger participants a fun hook to hang their storytelling on. It runs Monday to Friday, 10am to 1pm, leaving afternoons free for families. If you have a child who loves performing, dressing up, making people laugh, or just generally being the centre of attention, this is a well-structured place to put that energy.
The Garage Theatre has been running youth drama in Monaghan since the early 1990s, and its youth programme - Monaghan Youth Theatre - has 160 members aged 8 to 18 and is regarded as one of the best in Ireland. The summer camp feeds into that tradition, giving primary-school-aged children a first taste of stage work in a real theatre building. Over the five mornings, participants work on performance skills, character, voice and movement in a group setting. The G Pop Super Slayers theme suggests a lively, pop-influenced story or showreel format - the kind of thing children will want to perform bits of on the drive home. The venue itself has a 289-seat main auditorium and a 75-seat studio with a sprung floor, so there is proper space for young performers to move, not just a school hall.
Monaghan town sits on the N2, about an hour north of Dublin and 30 minutes from Dundalk or Armagh. The Garage Theatre is on the Monaghan Education Campus on the Armagh Road, on the southern approach to the town - easy to find if you are coming up from Dublin or Dundalk on the N2. Bus Eireann runs regular services from Dublin to Monaghan (route 30), and the bus station in town is a short taxi or walk from the campus. There is parking on site at the Education Campus, which makes the morning drop-off straightforward.
Monaghan town is compact and has good coffee, a solid market on Saturdays, and the town’s castle remains and Rossmore Memorial are worth a look if you are waiting out the morning. The county is quiet in the best sense - lakes, drumlin roads, and a few decent walking routes within easy reach of town. There is more to see in Monaghan and across Co. Monaghan.
Heading to The Garage Theatre in Monaghan? Monaghan has plenty more to see. Read the Monaghan area guide, find what else is on, and explore the towns and villages nearby.