This comprehensive and wonderfully written book serves to remind us of how much outstanding Irish theatre has been produced in the past quarter-century
The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this week, including an intriguing collaboration of Damien Dempsey and Conor McPherson
Gemma Tipton offers a beginner’s guide to taking up a new cultural pursuit
Theatre: Caitríona McLaughlin’s production runs for 100 minutes but holds your attention throughout
Latest Government announcements have delayed the promised increase in audience size for theatres and cinemas
Irish actor on her character choices, catching Covid-19 and why she avoids social media
The comedian on stand-up terror, growing up with a politician for a dad, and Father Ted
To celebrate 30 years in New York, the company is staging the playwright’s ‘Dublin’ trilogy
The city’s Irish Arts Center is changing perceptions of Ireland and Irish America
Critic Ben Brantley calls ‘Girl from the North Country’ author ‘perhaps the finest English-language playwright of his generation’
Brendan Coyle is best known as Downton’s valet Mr Bates, but he’s in darker territory at the Dublin Theatre Festival in Conor McPherson’s vampire tale ‘St Nicholas’
Irish writers have poured scorn on a Guardian listing of books that define Ireland
We’re seeing a revolution in form in theatre, but content is what keeps audiences engaged
The Abbey brings the insurgent story of Jimmy Gralton back to the stage for another knees-up
This year’s festival boasts a full moon, and a garden, theatre, gigs, talks and thoughts
Bestselling author turned a modest country house into an exceptionally finished home
Wins for ‘Michael Inside’, Saoirse Ronan, John Connors, Aisling Walsh, Cillian Murphy
Artists played a vital role in the State's formation and since independence have held it to account
The #nowrongpath campaign reminds school leavers that exams are only one path to a career
The clock is ticking for Piper, but she stopped being the show’s star long ago
Conor McPherson’s shape-shifting drama bears the consequences of Paula’s own double life
The students of a murdered Baltimore nun investigate her killing decades later, and uncover a damning trail of abuse and cover-up
Culture Shock: A report finds the Gate’s audience has it in a chokehold – but rather than pander to its audience’s supposed tastes, it needs to cultivate an appetite for adventure
A TV show about London’s Black Panthers always seemed likely to push buttons,and is already raising temperatures over its depictions
Adrian Lynch wants to make ‘bigger shows’ – and more of them – for RTÉ One and RTÉ2
The panel of judges for 2017 has also been announced
The Irish community and locals are getting acquainted through an oasis of drama
Conor McPherson and PJ Harvey collaborate on a domestic drama with a heart of darkness
After 20 years Druid Theatre Company is reviving ‘The Beauty Queen of Leenane’. Here its creator looks back
Careless direction means Decadent’s production never becomes the sum of its parts
Colgan has had towering successes but he leaves as subsidies and attendance dwindle
The event also featured video tributes to Waking the Feminists and the year in theatre
‘DruidShakespeare’ wins five awards, including Best Production and Best Director
The theatre protest movement held two events in NYC, with organiser Lisa Tierney-Keogh saying its time to ‘kick the f**king door down’
Conor McPherson’s writing sweeps the audience along in this zippy production
After a year of theatre, hundreds of shows and days of deliberation, here are the nominees for the 2015 Irish Times Irish Theatre Awards
James Joyce’s peerless short story is given a reading by Aidan Gillen in which his Gabriel Conroy is given a cruel and familiar form
HBO has been the actor’s main employer for years, which enables him to do smaller projects, such as a reading of Joyce’s story The Dead in Dublin this week
From the male gaze to the female voice, it’s time to make a change
Three plays in the Dublin Theatre Festival attempt to capture the mess of modern life
Stars of ‘Love/Hate’ reunite on stage, but can’t see crime drama returning to screens
Abandoned by their creator and alone in a random world, the characters in Conor McPherson’s new play have more questions than answers
Among this year's highlights is the Irish premiere of ‘The Night Alive’ by Conor McPherson in the Gaiety
Conor McPherson’s talent as a playwright was precocious, but writing for a living was never part of the master plan
Profits at firm that operates theatre festival last year increased by 151 per cent
The festival has shunned an obvious theme in favour of reaching a wider audience
Our sexuality constantly changes, says Emer O’Toole, whose book describes her gender-bending coming of age in Galway
He stole the show in Sherlock and is about to break into Bond – but it’s Sea Wall that has had the biggest impact on his work
Nevermind Mark O’Rowe’s return to dialogue, does his family tragedy for the Abbey signal a new commitment to realism? Or is anything here as it seems?
West End adaptation of film scored by Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova triumphs
Real drama will be in the Green room as we actors click on iPlayer for the Paris matinee
Graham Linehan’s much-hyped new comedy gets off to a bad start, but Gabriel Byrne’s ‘Quirke’ redeems itself in the end
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
