September brings a full month of live music to TakeYourSeats.ie venues — two nights of boutique jazz on Dawson Street, and a run of candle-lit Mystery Ensemble concerts that carries the month from Dublin out to Monkstown, Wexford and Kilkenny: Howard Shore's Lord of the Rings score at the O'Reilly Theatre, the music of Harry Potter at Monkstown Church, and Joe Hisaishi's music for Hayao Miyazaki's films in two of Ireland's finest church acoustics.
GMT Jazz Club
Glass Mask Theatre @ Best Seller Cafe, Dawson Street, Dublin
Thursday 3 & Thursday 17 September 2026, music from 7pm (doors 6pm) · Tickets €35.00 (+ €2.50 fees) · Duration 150 minutes · Produced by Glass Mask Theatre
One or two Thursday nights a month, the Best Seller Cafe is turned into an elegant boutique jazz room with a nod to 1970s New York. A table is included with every ticket, and seating is unassigned.
The Music of The Lord of The Rings
O'Reilly Theatre, Belvedere College, 6 Great Denmark Street, Dublin 1
Saturday 5 September 2026, 6.30pm (doors 6pm) · Tickets €20.00–€37.00 (+ €2.50 fees) · Duration 1hr · Performed by Mystery Ensemble with soprano Megan Ruby Walsh · Produced by Red Events & Distribution Ltd.
The Mystery Ensemble pay tribute to Howard Shore and the music of The Lord of the Rings, joined for this Dublin performance by soprano Megan Ruby Walsh. Stalls A €37 / Stalls B €30 / Stalls C €25 / Stalls D €20.
The Music of Harry Potter
Monkstown Church, Carrickbrennan Road, Monkstown, Co. Dublin
Friday 25 September 2026, 21:00 (doors 20:30) · Tickets €25.00–€35.00 (+ €2.50 fees) · Performed by Mystery Ensemble · Produced by Red Events & Distribution
A late-evening candle-lit performance of the music of Harry Potter in Monkstown Church. Seating is unreserved — the organisers advise arriving early for the best seats. Earlybird 1 €25 / Earlybird 2 €30 / Regular €35.
Hayao Miyazaki's Dreams — Wexford
St. Iberius Church, North Main Street, Wexford
Saturday 26 September 2026, 7pm (doors 6.30pm) · Tickets €35.00 (+ €2.50 fees) · Duration 1hr · Performed by Mystery Ensemble · Produced by Red Events & Distribution Ltd.
An immersion in the atmosphere of Hayao Miyazaki's films — compositions by Joe Hisaishi alongside work by other composers inspired by the anime, taking in My Neighbour Totoro, Spirited Away, Howl's Moving Castle and Laputa: Castle in the Sky.
Hayao Miyazaki's Dreams — Kilkenny
St Canice's Cathedral, The Close, Coach Road, Kilkenny
Sunday 27 September 2026, 7pm (doors 6.30pm) · Tickets €25.00–€35.00 (+ €2.50 fees) · Duration 1hr · Performed by Mystery Ensemble · Produced by Red Events & Distribution Ltd.
The same programme of Miyazaki and Hisaishi film music, one night later, in the medieval acoustic of St Canice's Cathedral. Earlybird 1 €25 / Earlybird 2 €30 / Regular €35.
Looking ahead: music in October and November
GMT Jazz Club continues at Glass Mask Theatre on Thursday 1 and Thursday 15 October. Hayao Miyazaki's Dreams travels on to Mount St Alphonsus, Limerick on Saturday 10 October and Holy Trinity Church, Cork on Friday 23 October. Mystery Ensemble bring Tim Burton's Universe to the O'Reilly Theatre on Saturday 31 October, with two performances at 5pm and 7pm, and close the autumn with Max Richter's recomposition of Vivaldi's Four Seasons at Monkstown Church on Friday 27 November.
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