Looking East: Exploring 75 years of Ireland-India ties
Epic museum exhibition showcases mutual struggles of both countries as they gained independence
Epic museum exhibition showcases mutual struggles of both countries as they gained independence
Department of Arts says Arts Council has primary governance responsibility for the Abbey Theatre
Governance report still not released by national theatre, while chairwoman’s term is set to end in weeks
The decision comes in the wake of a long-running but as yet unresolved series of controversies over finances, culture and governance
Actor Tierra Porter came to Ireland in 2019 from Georgia, in the US. Her expectations were wildly different from the reality of living in Dublin
The events that have unfolded over the past five years at the national theatre raise obvious parallels with the RTÉ debacle
Annabelle Comyn stages professional rendering of well-made play in which affluent Dublin couple are challenged by arrival of two visitors
The national theatre will stage no in-house productions between late July and late September
The Young Offenders star’s busy schedule continues with the Abbey Theatre production of Elizabeth Kuti’s The Sugar Wife
Theatre: More than any other factor, the catharsis he is seeking onstage is an attempt to process trauma that he feels stems from an insecure attachment at home
Theatre: Purists may grind away a tooth or two, but Hilary Fannin’s adaptation will leave few audience members bored
Last year the former Irish Times columnist’s work on her new play, for Rough Magic and the Abbey, was interrupted by a double cancer diagnosis
The topic is not on the school curriculum, but a new education programme on Ireland’s culture of concealment aims to change that
Glenroe cast members gather with family and friends to mark passing of Irish actor with music, poetry and stories
Theatre: Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill’s translation of the tragedy by Aeschylus finds parallels with Irish history but sometimes succumbs to information overload
Playwright and activist Rosaleen McDonagh says: ‘The far-right stuff is on my doorstep...I didn’t think people would be burning buildings and blocking libraries. That scares the living daylights out of me’
Theatre: Aisling O’Sullivan, Marie Mullen, Anna Healy, Nick Dunning, Zara Devlin and Patrick Martins star in a bravura production that shouldn’t work but mostly does
Turning a script into a finished show is hugely complex. We spend a day at the National Theatre to see Audrey or Sorrow come together
The Oscar-tipped star of American Fiction was steeped in storytelling as a child. But he also puts his success down to an Irish theatre director
Digital mischief in elections is not only imaginable but eminently achievable
Theatre: The writer and director transforms an unrecognisable Peacock venue into the Battle of Dublin in 1922
He did not relish the spotlight of the hullabaloo of opening nights, and did interviews rarely, but was convivial in the company of friends and much loved by them
Then-city architect intervened after fire at theatre in 1951, preserving stones in Killiney garden for future reconstruction
The writer was often mentioned as part of a ‘god tier’ of Irish playwrights, alongside Tom Murphy and, especially, his close friend Brian Friel
Productions of classics appeared to be aimed at long-time theatregoers, yet this year the Arts Council warned of a decline in young people attending plays
Kilkenny author of 16 plays and one novel helped modernise Irish theatre
The writer, who is giving this year’s TS Eliot lecture at the Abbey Theatre, on scientific advances’ ramifications for art, literature and the human race
Daniel Mulhall covers the main elements of the poet’s life from his fascination with the occult to his relationship with fascism and eugenics
The audit found an organisation perceived as split ‘upstairs – downstairs’, with a sense of ‘being in the dark’ about things
Theatre: At the Abbey, Tom Creed recasts Brendan Behan’s prison comedy entirely with female and nonbinary actors. The effect is teasingly ambiguous
Tom Creed’s new production of Brendan Behan’s play – the first at the theatre for almost 40 years – features a cast of all female and nonbinary actors
Dublin riots: Life in the city centre is partially returning to normal but there are fears that there could be more trouble
Gemma Tipton offers a beginner’s guide to taking up a new cultural pursuit
Violence against women is relentless, writes Una Mullally, as Rosita Boland hears the views of locals in Tullamore
Two investigations surrounding events at the theatre have cost over €200,000 between them, with an independent review of governance, in particular, incurring escalating costs
Abbey Theatre’s warehouse in north Dublin is bursting with stories. Eimer Murphy, Ireland’s only props master, takes us on a tour
Dublin Theatre Festival 2023: The smells of turf, smoke and mosses help convey the effect of our exploitation of our bogs over centuries
Gate and Abbey theatres describe the Dublin-born actor as ‘legendary’ and ‘a giant of stage and screen’
The playwright’s newest offering Somewhere Out There You may play to the rhythms of a romantic comedy, but it’s just as interested in family dynamics
Dublin Fringe Festival 2023: It’s a highly unusual topic and setting: a family-run drainage scheme in Co Kerry
This 2023 National Youth Theatre production brings a dynamic group of new talent to the Abbey Theatre
New to the Parish: Ginna Álvarez came here from Mexico almost a year and a half ago
Theatre: Ciara Elizabeth Smyth has bent the logic of farce before, but not with the force that propels Lie Low
Theatre: War may be the backdrop, but the real territory at stake is the marriage bed
From works such as By the Bog of Cats to the playwright’s most recent work, Girl on an Altar, familiar intimate questions are played out on an epic scale
Former Garda inspector says the concentration of hostels and methadone clinics contributes to a menacing atmosphere
Oleksandr Hrekov (23), cast member of Abbey Theatre’s Translations, needed hospitalisation following attack on Saturday night
Theatre: In this Lesya Ukrainka staging, the narrative drive of the forthcoming Famine is replaced by tomorrow’s headlines of destruction and war crimes
Kyiv’s Lesya Ukrainka theatre company is visiting Dublin to stage its evocative production of the classic Irish play at the Abbey
Emanual Gat’s LOVETRAIN2020 is a joyous exaltation of the physical, complete with flamboyant costumes, to a soundtrack of songs by 1980s duo Tears For Fears
Theatre: Bryan Murray, who has Alzheimer’s, gives a deft, graceful performance as a veteran actor with the disease
Mark O’Rowe’s scrupulously naturalistic dialogue balances plot’s tendency towards melodrama
Always keen on a new challenge, the unassuming Kin, Wire and Queer as Folk star gets on his gumshoes for Barber, his new film
Bryan Murray stars in Deirdre Kinahan’s new play at the Peacock. His role intersects with his own reality as he plays a man with Alzheimer’s
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices