Druid theatre company says it will produce only new plays in 2019
New writing ‘has to be nurtured and taken care of’, says artistic director Garry Hynes
‘The Good Father’ and ‘Minding Frankie’: this week’s best theatre
An unlikely couple face up to parenthood, and Maeve Binchy’s evergreen story
A taste of the theatre this week
Looking forwards, looking backwards and looking up – here’s what’s on view
'It’s on, it’s gone. And that’s the glory of it, actually'
The renowned designer and frequent Druid collaborator Francis O’Connor onthe subtle art of stage design
Sanctuary: a forbidden tryst with a twist in the tail
Len Collin’s feature debut is a must-see knockabout comedy that takes a serious look at the rights of the intellectually disabled
Theatre review: The Good Father
The sharp dialogue and narrative energy of this drama of unintended pregnancy mask the timelessness of its core themes
Do you know the way to Galway International?
The rebranded Galway International Arts Festival is pointedly here, there and everywhere
Review: ID
The latest show from Galway’s Blue Teapot, which plays with the acronym ID, doesn’t make intellectual disability its only form of identification
Review: Chapatti
An American-Irish co-production of Christian O’Reilly’s Dublin-set play brings unfamiliar accents and suprisingly sour notes to a familiar genre
What do a dragon, aliens and a giant red ball have in common?
Galway International Arts Festival announces programme for July event
Alone at last
Two lovers with intellectual disability slip away to a hotel room in Christian O’Reilly’s finely balanced play for Blue Teapot. Do they need protection?
Special-needs actors centre stage: ‘For once they have the power in the room’
Several new theatrical productions are asking audiences to stare at disabled people, and explore their loves, lives and issues
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