The Smuggler, Belfast

Jessica M. DeLucia & Michael Mellamphy

Written entirely in rhymed verse, Ronán Noone's award winning play The Smuggler is a 75 minute tour de force that packs a punch!

The Harrison Chambers of Distinction

It’s 2025. Tim Finnegan is an Irish immigrant trying to make it as a writer on Amity, an affluent summer colony in Massachusetts, where tensions flare between the migrant and local communities after a fatal car crash. When he loses his job as a bartender and his two-year-old son Eddie falls ill, Tim gets drawn into the dark underbelly of the island. The Smuggler examines how far one man will go to restore his self-respect and asks the question, “What does it mean to be an American citizen?”Written entirely in rhymed verse, Ronán Noone won the Best Playwright Award for this gripping, playful, and strikingly original work at Origin Theatre’s 1st Irish Festival in 2019. This production made its Off-Broadway premiere at Irish Repertory Theatre in 2023, earning acclaim for its environmental staging, unflinching relevance, and Michael Mellamphy’s tour-de-force performance.The Smuggler Summer Tour 2025 is presented in association with <a href="https://www.origintheatre.org/" title="https://www.origintheatre.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Origin Theatre Company.</a>

Directed by two-time Tony Award-winning producer Conor Bagley and produced by New York entrepreneur Jessica M. DeLucia, The Smuggler stars award winning actor Michael Mellamphy—known for his work on US television, the New York stage, and as the cheeky outlaw Seán MacGuire in the global video game phenomenon Red Dead Redemption 2.

What the critics said!!!“...terrific one-man, one-act play… Mellamphy is a dynamic presence, shifting easily among male and female roles and a variety of accents, while showing off some damn impressive cocktail-mixing moves.” Ken Marks, <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/goings-on-about-town/theatre/the-smuggler-02-06-23" title="https://www.newyorker.com/goings-on-about-town/theatre/the-smuggler-02-06-23" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">The New Yorker</a> “Mr. Mellamphy sustains this sense of urgency, and capably manages the balance of affability and darkness his role demands.” <a href="https://www.nysun.com/article/the-actor-in-the-smuggler-must-be-a-juggler" title="https://www.nysun.com/article/the-actor-in-the-smuggler-must-be-a-juggler" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">The Sun</a> “Rarely has a man’s moral decline been made so purely entertaining to watch.” <a href="https://www.theatermania.com/off-broadway/news/review-the-smuggler-ronan-noone-irish-rep_94811.html/" title="https://www.theatermania.com/off-broadway/news/review-the-smuggler-ronan-noone-irish-rep_94811.html/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Theatermania</a> “Mellamphy dazzles for 85 minutes… It is physical acting at its highest level as Mellamphy visually and vocally soars.” <a href="https://theaterscene.org/2023/01/the-smuggler/" title="https://theaterscene.org/2023/01/the-smuggler/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Theaterscene</a>

<blockquote>Photography and videography by Rory Duffy/ <a href="https://www.roryduffy.net/" title="https://www.roryduffy.net/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Maci Duffy</a> productions</blockquote>

We are thrilled to be partnering with <a href="https://www.chambersofdistinction.com/" title="https://www.chambersofdistinction.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">The Harrison Chambers of Distinction</a> for The Smuggler in Belfast! One of TripadvisorTravellers' Choice Award Winning hotels in 2024 and 2025.Make sure to check out all The Harrison Chambers of Distinction has to offer!

Joining us for a performance?Book into this Art Lovers Heritage Haven!Use code Smuggler10 for a special discount when booking accomodations directly on The Harrison Chambers of Distinction website.<a href="https://www.chambersofdistinction.com/" title="https://www.chambersofdistinction.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">www.chambersofdistinction.com</a>

It's Belfast Whiskey Week while we are in town and we cannot wait to share some of the delights that they have to offer at each performance. They will be serving Cocktails, Whiskey Donuts, Chocolates, Fine Drams and even a signature Punch of their own prior to each show at The Harrison. This is all included in the ticket price. Be sure to check out all that Belfast Whiskey Week has to offer by going to <a href="https://www.belfastwhiskeyweek.com/" title="https://www.belfastwhiskeyweek.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Belfastwhiskeyweek.com</a>

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Doors open for The Smuggler pre-show - Enjoy treats provided by Whiskey Week! 

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