Finding the drama from coast to coastThe Irish Times Irish Theatre Awards: They saw more than 170 performances across the country – which left them exhausted but…Sat Jan 15 2011 - 00:00
A grand entrance for the jewel of the docklandsLess than a year after opening its doors, the Grand Canal Theatre has revitalised the docklands area, as well as invigorating…Tue Dec 28 2010 - 00:00
Why we love a Scrooge at ChristmasFOR MORE than 150 years, Charles Dickens’ novel A Christmas Carol has been a key part of the mythology and celebration of Christmas…Fri Dec 17 2010 - 00:00
Madden exhibitionBernadette Madden has been holding a Christmas Exhibition at her Haddington Road studio (right) for nearly 20 years, where patrons…Sat Nov 27 2010 - 00:00
Crafty lessonsGrafton Academy-trained fashion designer Maebh Walsh has opened a teaching studio in Stillorgan, Co DublinSat Nov 27 2010 - 00:00
Playing god? It's just one more role for a directorGavin Quinn, artistic head of Pan Pan theatre company, must have enough on his plate organising three showsTue Nov 16 2010 - 00:00
New meanings to be found in translationTranslating a play is about more than just adapting the language – cultural exchanges and traditions strongly influence the understanding…Wed Nov 10 2010 - 00:00
Budding playwright? Then here's how to take your latest script from page to stageIt’s one thing to dream up an idea for a play in your head, and something of an achievement to get it on to paperSat Oct 30 2010 - 01:00
Take a seatIf you were walking down George’s Street in late September you may have noticed a little street party on Dame Lane – passers-…Sat Oct 23 2010 - 01:00
Theatre of enduranceSEVERAL YEARS ago British theatre critic Michael Billington lamented what he called “the fashionable tyranny of the 90-minute…Wed Sept 29 2010 - 01:00
Curtain falls on festival that put more acts than ever onto streetsONE HUNDRED productions and 460 performances later, the 2010 Dublin Fringe Festival wound up last night with an award ceremony…Mon Sept 27 2010 - 01:00
Flann and me and his greatest story never toldArthur Riordan pays tribute to one of his literary forebears, Flann O’Brien, by tackling an unfinished O’Brien book in his new…Mon Jul 12 2010 - 01:00
Finding their balance in the freefallOpening next week in Galway, then travelling to Edinburgh before taking to the Abbey stage in November, Freefall has proven a…Fri Jul 09 2010 - 01:00
Scenes from a small world brought to lifeCreative collaboration and storytelling are at the heart of this quirky and surprising projectTue Jul 06 2010 - 01:00
Old-fashioned innovatorBack at the Gate to direct Arcadia , former Abbey artistic director Patrick Mason interrupts his ‘worst day’ to explain why our…Sat May 22 2010 - 01:00
Musicals miss the high notesREVIEW: AS THE GRAND Canal Theatre hosts its first visiting musical theatre production, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Whistle Down the…Mon May 17 2010 - 01:00
Spice it up with seaweedSEAFOOD: ‘NEVER PULL a seaweed,” Prannie Rhatigan warned a rapt crowd gathered for a “Seaweed Walk” that was part of this year…Sat May 08 2010 - 01:00
Writing the music of mortalityWaterford playwright Jim Nolan’s new work, set in a nursing home, explores growing old and facing death, but despite that, its…Fri May 07 2010 - 01:00
James XPeacock Theatre, Dublin Mannix Flynn read out a personal statement on Thursday night at the end of his performance J ames X , …Sat May 01 2010 - 01:00
Which one is the artist?Theatre is all about diversity, but for an artist with a disability the challenges start by just trying to get a seat front of…Fri Apr 23 2010 - 01:00
Philadelphia revisitedWill Brian Friel's classic emigration play get a new twist from British director Dominic Dromgoole, who offers an 'outsider's…Wed Mar 10 2010 - 00:00
Playing to the child within‘There is only good theatre and bad theatre, it doesn’t matter whether the target audience is children or not,’ says actor Louis…Wed Jan 27 2010 - 00:00
