What’s the event about?
ANU Productions returns with The Good Luck Club, a powerful new immersive work created in collaboration with the National Archives of Ireland. This landmark production invites audiences into the hidden world of the Irish Hospitals Sweepstakes — the global gambling enterprise that fuelled a young nation’s hopes and finances.
Luck wasn’t chance; it was an industry. Inside the private spaces of the National Archives, audiences encounter the stories of thousands of women who opened envelopes laden with longing, luck and last chances. As you move between rooms steeped in whispered ambitions and official records, the tensions of 1920s and 1930s Ireland unfold — a world built on hope, heartbreak, and a ticket to something better.
Part of the National Archives of Ireland’s Census 1926 programme.
What to expect
From the creators of The Dead and Hammam, this production offers a blistering, atmospheric journey through one of Ireland’s most extraordinary historical phenomena. Audiences are free to roam, encountering scenes that illuminate the human cost and national legacy of the Sweepstakes. Tickets are extremely limited, with Orbit Members gaining early access to the presale.
Key Details
Dates
• 27 May–14 June 2026
• Multiple performances on selected dates
Duration & guidance
• Duration: 75 minutes
• Age guidance: 15+ years
Venue
• The National Archives of Ireland, Dublin
Ticket prices
• Standard €26 (+ €1.50 fee)
• Concession €22 (+ €1.50 fee) — limited and eligibility required
Accessibility & notes
• Concessions limited to just over 10% of tickets
• Concessions apply to under‑18s, students, senior citizens and the unwaged
