Event guide: The Crucible, Maria Somerville and other best things to see in Ireland in the week ahead
February 7th-13th, 2026: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way
Gaiety Theatre
The Outsiders Who Built Irish Entertainment: Wendy Elliman details the evolution of a national empire
A fascinating history of the Elliman family and an insight into the early days of Irish-Jewish life
2026 on stage: 20 headline plays in the year ahead, including Jodie Comer in Prima Facie
From a portrait of a declining Judy Gardland to comedy, film adaptations and musicals, there’s much to look forward to in the coming year
Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Moulin Rouge!: Our critics’ verdicts on the pantos and shows to catch this Christmas
The Snow Queen and A Christmas Carol are among the highlights over the festive period
The father and son who built an Irish entertainment empire
The Ellimans once owned 34 cinemas and three theatres, including the Theatre Royal and the Gaiety
Playwright Seán O’Casey’s daughter: ‘He never seemed old to me... he was quite adventurous’
Seán O’Casey’s daughter Shivaun, a living link to one of our most famous playwrights, has written a memoir that includes previously unpublished letters from her father
Beauty and the Beast review: Gaiety panto knows how to keep young audiences engaged
Theatre: Darryn Crosbie’s annual spectacular is admirably accessible and gorgeous to look at
Event guide: CMAT, Ash and the other best things to see in Ireland in the week ahead
November 29th-December 5th, 2025: The best music, theatre, art and more coming your way this week
Cinderella review: Ballet Ireland’s entertainingly reimagined fairy tale features charming, genteel dancing
Loughlan Prior moves the tale to the 1950s, when the heroine leaves her family in Ireland to emigrate to New York
Christmas calendar: What’s on around Ireland this festive season
Fun and family friendly events and activities from panto to light shows, candlelit concerts to craft workshops
A Druid show and a sandwich for 50p: How Mick Lally, Marie Mullen and Garry Hynes began their theatre company 50 years ago
‘We were chancing our arm,’ Garry Hynes says of the company that brought superlative, expansive, intimate, skilled theatre to Galway and then the world stage
L’Elisir d’Amore review: A perfectly OTT Claudia Boyle sings thrillingly in INO’s winningly slapstick take on Donizetti
Opera: The soprano brings an excellent comic presence, each of her numerous costume changes more Scarlett O’Hara than the last
The Shark Is Broken review: Ian Shaw is uncannily like his father in this inventive, irreverent play about the making of Jaws
Crowd-pleasing tale of Spielberg movie mixes heartfelt details with top-notch film buffery and broad physical comedy
From a Low and Quiet Sea review: Excellent performances, but this Donal Ryan adaptation has taken a big risk
The novelist has an ability to connect Ireland’s historical roots with its modern realities, but the multiple monologues of his story can struggle on a bare stage
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Common Ground
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