Theatre: Sami Abu Wardeh seems caught up in an effort to tell a story of ongoing slaughter in Palestine too raw to confront directly

The intimate Glass Mask Theatre almost shakes under the ambition of this epic thriller directed by Rex Ryan

The comedian’s Pinotphile show is a boozey, raucous affair served with McNally’s trademark exuberance

Review: Cathal Cleary directs Brian Friel’s Chekhov adaptation at Smock Alley Theatre in Dublin

At the Cork theatre, every scene has a song in this imaginative production that combines glamour with gaiety

The price of creativity is an age-old question. This Aphids coproduction finds some encouraging answers

Cork Opera House pantomime fillets the Aladdin fable with ruthless narrative economy

At The Snow Queen, at the Helix, be careful where you sit: the pantomime’s kiss cam will be roaming

At the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre, in Dublin, this spectacular take on Baz Luhrmann’s film might turn you into a jukebox-musical fan

Theatre: Darryn Crosbie’s annual spectacular is admirably accessible and gorgeous to look at

Barbara Bergin’s huge, complex new play takes aim at some Irish heroes as it covers a century of life in the capital

Irish National Opera’s touring production updates the action in Smetana’s opera to Big Tom’s Ireland of the 1970s