The Irish Times

Waiting for Gobnait? Beckett’s ban on women challenged

Female and non-binary performers are tackling Beckett’s rigidity in a new play

Mon Oct 19 2020 - 13:27

Mel Mercier: ‘When I work in theatre, I often think that it’s like painting’

Composer’s new album ‘Testament’ aims to meld disparate musical works

Mon Jan 28 2019 - 05:00

Find theatre stressful? Then you could be just what the BBC is looking for

London Letter: New ‘Front Row’ hosts have outraged actors and directors

Thu Sept 21 2017 - 21:10

Shakespeare strikes a chord on post-Brexit stage

Brexiteers’ fear they will be betrayed and Remainers that they already have been

Fri Nov 18 2016 - 01:00

Behind the ramparts: Pat McCabe’s play set in a world of its own

Corcadorca’s latest production, ‘Sacrifice at Easter’, is set in Cork’s 17th-century Elizabeth Fort and the play is as much about the site as the script

Thu Jun 16 2016 - 01:00

Samuel Beckett’s old school ties

Sean Doran wants to make Happy Days a ‘destination festival’, turning Enniskillen, where the playwright and novelist went to school, into a Mecca for his fans

Sat Jun 28 2014 - 01:00