Dublin Gothic - Paperback

by Barbara Bergin (Author)

Finalist for the Susan Smith Blackburn prize 2026.

Because everyone has a story to tell.

Dublin Gothic is a loser's history of the city and its people, told through a joyous mix of literary styles. This extraordinary tragicomedy follows three generations of residents in one Dublin 1 house across a century of social upheaval.

Set against the backdrop of a transforming city and teeming with Dublin wit and character, generations of losers tumble through time, struggling against the villain of circumstance to create a shadow history of a city both strange and familiar.

This edition was published to coincide with the production at the Abbey Theatre in November 2025.

Author Biography

Barbara Bergin is a writer and actor from Dublin who makes original work for Screen, Audio and Theatre. Barbara trained at the Samuel Beckett Centre, TCD. Writing credits include Love is the Drug and The Clinic (RTÉ), and On the Couch (TV3) which she also directed. Plays include The Bulletin for The National Archives UK and 14 Voices from the Bloodied Field at the Abbey. She is the recipient of an Irish Times Irish Theatre award, a Markievicz award and a Commemoration Bursary from the Abbey Theatre.