An Oak Tree at the Young Vic review: Pregnant Jessie Buckley brings extra poignancy to this theatrical wonder
Tim Crouch feeds his delighted guest star her lines in this now two-decade-old revelation of theatre-making
Tim Crouch
Actor and writer
Dublin Theatre Festival gets its history on
Whether it’s looking back or casting forward, this year’s event is rooted firmly in the now
Peat review: A grimly funny, spryly involving show for young audiences
Two boys dig up more than anyone bargained for in Kate Heffernan’s subtle play
Best theatre: You’ll dig Peat and be held captive by The Examination
A witty play about weighty matters; and a prison drama drawn from real life
The pick of this week’s theatre
This week’s theatre highlights all involve stories that need to be heard, and those who are either literally and figuratively deaf to them
Tim Crouch: ‘We are using play to explore a darker world’
Children are interested in the same ideas as adults, the director of ‘Jeramee, Hartleby and Oooglemore’ says. You just have to present them the right way
Review: What Happens to the Hope at the End of the Evening
Two men stare down the barrel of being 50: the results are clever and sensitive
Mollser in the middle: ‘Is there anybody goin’ with a titther o’ sense?’
What happens when an Abbey production for children puts Mollser, the child in O’Casey’s ‘The Plough and the Stars’, centre stage?
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