Weâre told the menopause is now mainstream in culture, but is it really? And does it need to be?
Channel 4 comedy series and Womenâs Prize shortlisted novel sit just beyond the mainstream, and maybe thatâs okay
Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Shona McCarthy, the Irish woman running the worldâs biggest arts festival, is heading home: âIâm tired. You feel it to your bonesâ
After 35 years of nonstop work, this ardent advocate for the arts is about to catch her breath
Lynne Parker: The Abbey does so much. But Ireland needs a national theatre for the 21st century
The future of Irish theatre looks bleak. Itâs time to overhaul the way the sector works â including where the money goes, says Rough Magicâs artistic director
Paddy Daddy: Gloriously camp cabaret chronicling Mark T Coxâs intimate affairs in rural Ireland
Dublin Fringe Festival 2024: Cox jests about being a superstar, but, in his quick-witted humour and candid authenticity, he already is
Dylan Moran: âEverybody now is in a boiling froth of panic the whole time... weâve completely regressedâ
Navan native talks about stealing records, being a ârainbow gothâ and how a trio featuring Ardal OâHanlon led him to his comedic calling
Stand-up comedy: I never knew that five minutes could feel like a lifetime
âIn reality, being a comedian isnât as good as I thought, and it isnât as bad as I thoughtâ
Ed Byrne: âI donât know if I would have given stand-up a go if I had stayed in Irelandâ
Dublin-born comedian returns to Ireland for stage show in which he tells story of death of his younger brother Paul
Baby Reindeerâs Richard Gadd on the true story behind the show: âPeople are afraid to admit they made mistakesâ
The Netflix series tells the story of a man being stalked by an older woman and his life falling into disarray
Edinburgh fringe funniest joke: Zookeeper pun wins the title
âA huge thank you for awarding my stupid joke with this titleâ: Comedian becomes the second woman to win the award in its 14 years
âWeâve all done itâ: Dara Ă Briain offers support to actor after only one person attends her show
Georgie Grier posted message on X about Edinburgh Fringe Festival experience with her one-woman play Sunsets
I often wondered if Iâd have been happier if I didnât pursue my dream
Irish comedian Peter Flanagan: The idea of doing the Edinburgh Fringe used to terrify me. This will be my first year
How to Bury a Dead Mule: âPeople went weird around my grandfather. They played cruel tricks â someone set fire to his trousersâ
Richard Clementsâs How to Bury a Dead Mule, at Edinburgh Fringe, is a powerful account of the effects of war on the soldiers who have to fight them
âWhen the revolution started, I was not political. Then people started to dieâ
Counting Sheep began life at the heart of the revolution on Ukraineâs Maidan. Is it more than radical tourism?
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