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theatre · Wednesday 24 June 2026 · 8pm 
Marty Supreme
At Watergate Theatre · Parliament Street, Kilkenny, Co. Kilkenny
At Watergate Theatre · Parliament Street, Kilkenny, Co. Kilkenny
If you haven’t caught Marty Supreme yet, the Watergate Theatre is giving you a very good excuse to finally see it - and at €7 a ticket, it’s one of the better-value nights out in Kilkenny this summer. Josh Safdie’s 2025 film stars Timothée Chalamet as Marty Mauser, a table tennis hustler in 1950s New York who is trying to muscle his way to the world championship while simultaneously conning everyone around him - family, lovers, police, and at least one gangster’s dog. It swept the awards circuit on release, with Chalamet taking Best Actor at the Golden Globes and Critics’ Choice, and became one of A24’s biggest hits. Fans of fast-talking character studies and films that feel genuinely alive will find a lot to enjoy here.
The Safdie brothers made their name with tightly wound, kinetic films (Uncut Gems, Good Time) and Marty Supreme sits squarely in that lineage - period setting, sharp dialogue, a lead performance that rarely slows down. The table tennis sequences are shot with real energy and the ping-pong hustling scenes play almost like a con movie. The film runs at a brisk pace and rarely lets you settle. The Watergate Theatre screens films alongside its theatre and comedy programming, so you get a proper cinema experience in a compact, well-run arts venue on Parliament Street in the city centre.
Kilkenny is well connected by road and rail. From Dublin, the M9 motorway brings you south-west in just over an hour. Bus Éireann runs regular services from Dublin’s Busáras, and Irish Rail connects Kilkenny to Dublin Heuston and Waterford. Parliament Street, where the Watergate Theatre sits, is right in the city centre - a short walk from the train station on Dublin Road. Street parking is available around the city; the multi-storey car park at Kieran Street is a reliable option for evening events. The theatre itself is compact and easy to find.
Kilkenny rewards a wander before or after the film - the medieval castle, the craft brewery, the narrow lanes off High Street. If you’re making a day of it, the county has a lot more to offer beyond the city. There is more to see in Kilkenny and across Co. Kilkenny.
Heading to Watergate Theatre in Kilkenny? Kilkenny has plenty more to see. Read the Kilkenny area guide, find what else is on, and explore the towns and villages nearby.