Edinburgh awaits summer Friel seasonARTSCAPE : ‘DON’T JUST THINK of Friel as of our own times, as a fantastic writer and for his use of language, but see that he…Sat Apr 04 2009 - 01:00
Druid returns to its spiritual homeARTSCAPE: IT’LL BE A bit of a homecoming this July, with Druid Theatre finally moving back to its heart on Chapel Lane in Galway…Sat Mar 28 2009 - 00:00
National theatre wants your manuscriptsARTSCAPE : ASPIRING WRITERS mostly assume, with some justification, that any manuscripts they send to publishers or agents or…Sat Mar 21 2009 - 00:00
Bigger than GAA, bigger than politics‘WHAT WE DO now is nothing short of a miracle,” said Alan StanfordSat Mar 14 2009 - 00:00
'Irish Times' theatre critic Gerry Colgan dies at 81THE Irish Times theatre critic and Simplex crossword compiler Gerry Colgan has died, aged 81.Thu Mar 12 2009 - 00:00
Is Minister cooling on gallery merger plan?ARTSCAPE : ONE OF the intriguing things about the proposed amalgamation of the National Gallery, Imma and the Crawford is how…Sat Mar 07 2009 - 00:00
On the break, or on the make?ARTSCAPE: ‘ABSOLUTELY coincidental” is how Fine Gael Mayo TD Michael Ring describes his decision to call for a review of the…Sat Feb 28 2009 - 00:00
Irish arts suffers the unkindest cuts of allARTSCAPE: HOW INSPIRING, how visionary, how imaginative is the approach of our Government to the financial crisis – reforming…Sat Feb 07 2009 - 00:00
The role of the arts in economic recoveryARTSCAPE : BUSINESS SUPPORT for arts and culture here has grown over the past few years, though we’re in the ha’penny place …Sat Jan 31 2009 - 00:00
ARTSCAPETheatre judges are waiting in the wings: THEATRE takes a while to get going in January, following the frenetic pace of autumn…Sat Jan 24 2009 - 00:00
Irish theatre rolls up its sleevesARTSCAPE: THE ECONOMIC MELTDOWN and cutbacks have hit the arts as much as any other area, but this week there was evidence of…Sat Jan 17 2009 - 00:00
€6m Gate Theatre development opensTHE ACTORS and director of a new production of Tom Stoppard's The Real Thing gathered at the Gate Theatre yesterday morning to…Tue Jan 06 2009 - 00:00
Funding for arts organisations will fall 8.2% next yearFUNDING FOR Irish arts organisations will be down next year by an average of 8Sat Dec 20 2008 - 00:00
Cutbacks to see Abbey funding drop 16%THE ABBEY Theatre's funding has been cut by 16 per cent for next year, from €10 million this year to €8Fri Dec 19 2008 - 00:00
Theatre producer is new chief of arts bodyINDEPENDENT THEATRE and film producer Pat Moylan has been named as the new chairwoman of the Arts Council.Thu Dec 18 2008 - 00:00
New members of Arts Council appointedIndependent theatre and film producer Pat Moylan has been announced as the new chairwoman of the Arts CouncilWed Dec 17 2008 - 00:00
The outlook is grim for next year's cultureARTSCAPE: THEATRE COMPANIES, festivals, galleries, music - some of the key arts companies in Ireland, including the Abbey Theatre…Sat Dec 13 2008 - 00:00
Colgan and Co raise the bar at the GateGate party : Dublin theatre celebrates 80th anniversary and 25 years of director Michael Colgan at the helmMon Dec 01 2008 - 00:00
It's all smoke, mirrors and how you spin itARTSCAPE: IT'S A HARSH BUDGET all round, so no surprises that there are big cuts in the arts tooSat Oct 18 2008 - 01:00
Festivals, jobs may go as arts funding slashedARTS: THE OVERALL arts, culture and film budget has been cut to €185 million for next year, down from €204 million this year…Wed Oct 15 2008 - 01:00
Waiting to see where the axe will fallARTSCAPE: AS THE FINANCIAL floundering continues, there's apprehension everywhere about Tuesday's BudgetSat Oct 11 2008 - 01:00
Irish shows prepare for Australian new yearARTSCAPE: EARLY JANUARY IS the only quiet time in Ireland's cultural calendar, but Australia is clearly where it's at early …Sat Oct 04 2008 - 01:00
Theatre Forum makes case against cutbacksEveryone is understandably apprehensive about how the sins of the banks may impact on the rest of usSat Sept 20 2008 - 01:00
Child's play as festivals focus on the little ones'TIS THE SEASON for children's festivalsSat Sept 13 2008 - 01:00
'Godot' sees the light after a dark beginningARTSCAPE: IT WAS A CASE of waiting for... the lights to come back onSat Sept 06 2008 - 01:00
Arts Council prepares for reshuffleTHE IMPENDING change in the chair of the Arts Council is just one of a number of imminent appointments that could substantially…Sat Jul 26 2008 - 01:00
Irish theatre bites the Big AppleARTSCAPE: IT'S NOT SO much Sex and the City, as Beckett and the CitySat Jul 19 2008 - 01:00
The calm before the stormTHESE ARE suddenly straitened times, when decisions and actions by our political and business leaders over the past few years…Sat Jul 12 2008 - 01:00
Abbey announces autumn and new year programmeDUBLIN'S ABBEY Theatre is planning four world premieres over the next year, with new plays from Irish playwrights Marina Carr…Wed Jul 09 2008 - 01:00
Abbey to host four world premieres over the next yearThe Abbey theatre is planning four world premieres over the next year, with new plays from Irish playwrights Marina Carr, Tom…Tue Jul 08 2008 - 01:00
Education report on runway ready for lift-offIT WAS FINALLY published this week, but the report of the Special Committee on the Arts and Education seems to have been dogged…Sat Jul 05 2008 - 01:00
Theatre company criticises council for cutting its fundsA CO Louth theatre project has criticised the Arts Council for rejecting the findings of its own appeals panel and for upholding…Fri May 23 2008 - 01:00
McPherson's 'The Seafarer' nominated for four TonysCONOR McPHERSON’S play The Seafarer has received four nominations for Tony Awards, Broadway’s top theatre honours, including …Wed May 14 2008 - 01:00
Down with this sort of thingArtScape: Feck. The kettle is on and the sandwiches are being made as the organisers gear up for Ted Fest '08, the follow-up…Sat Feb 02 2008 - 00:00
Liberty Hall prepares for the fallArtScape Days - and nights - are numbered for Dublin's Liberty Hall Theatre, which closes its doors for good some time this …Sat Jan 26 2008 - 00:00
Our eyes and ears in the theatreArtScape: Following last Saturday's announcement in these pages of the nominations for The Irish Times Irish Theatre Awards …Sat Jan 19 2008 - 00:00
Moving and shaking in ManhattanArtScape: Where have all the arts folk gone? If it seems like an exodus, it is (and with the hope of many more in the future…Sat Jan 12 2008 - 00:00
Arts Council unveils final set of funding figures for coming yearThe Arts Council has announced its final set of funding figures for 2008, with €20 million going to 143 organisations and 34 …Mon Dec 31 2007 - 00:00
Artists who work across genres includedAosdána members elected this year have broadened the scope of the organisation to include artists who work across genres, and…Tue Dec 18 2007 - 00:00
Brennan congratulated for 5.25% rise to €245mARTS: The budget for the arts in Ireland has been increased by 5.25 per cent to €245 million for 2008Thu Dec 06 2007 - 00:00
A blank canvas for the BudgetArtScape: It's a twitchy old time, as people in the arts, and the Arts Council, wait to see what next week's Budget will bring…Sat Dec 01 2007 - 00:00
Mayday in Dublin wins in BerlinArtScape: It was a homecoming of sorts at the Sports and Social Club last night, as RTÉ Radio Drama celebrated winning the Prix…Sat Nov 17 2007 - 00:00
McPherson to make Abbey debutPlaywright Conor McPherson's work will be seen at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin for the first time next year, with an Irish premiere…Tue Nov 13 2007 - 00:00
Rooney closes the Gate behind herArt Scape: For people connected with theatre, thinking of the Gate without Marie Rooney is... unthinkableSat Nov 10 2007 - 00:00
Arts Council seeks extra €20mIrish arts companies have ambitious plans for next year, with applications for Arts Council funding totalling more than €130 …Wed Nov 07 2007 - 00:00
Aiming to tailor the grants to fitArtScape: Continuing its plan to replace the one-size-fits-all approach to annual revenue funding with what it calls a more …Sat Oct 13 2007 - 01:00
Young musicians must seize the dayArtScape: It's crunch time at the National Youth Orchestra of Ireland (NYOI), writes Michael DervanSat Sept 15 2007 - 01:00
A Friday late late show to go out forArtScape: Dublin's museums, galleries, theatres, libraries, historic houses, cathedrals, artists' studios and cultural centres…Sat Sept 08 2007 - 01:00
Key arts group seeks meetingArt Scape With the Government finally getting its feet under the table, top people in the arts world are hoping that Minister…Sat Sept 01 2007 - 01:00
High roads and low lead to EdinburghArtScape: It's the end of July and anyone interested in theatre, comedy, literature, film or jazz must be thinking about heading…Sat Jul 28 2007 - 01:00
