Derbhle Crotty: ‘Waking The Feminists is having lasting consequence’
Actor on her electric pandemic projects and returning to Portia Coughlan after 25 years
The Cherry Orchard: Druid’s Hiberno-Russian cocktail spills over
This staging of Tom Murphy’s Chekhov adaptation should resonate more with contemporary Irish audiences
Druid, Chekhov and the politics of power
Garry Hynes directs The Cherry Orchard, a play she says that’s still of the moment
Thought-provoking theatre where the audience is just you
Review: Theatre for One’s six microplays are bracing, intimate-as-a-whisper performances
Cork Midsummer Festival 2019: Daring work and delicious food
Plays for an audience of one and a Mick Flannery musical are among this year’s ambitious programme
Abbey Theatre uproar: 300 actors and directors complain to Minister
National theatre’s new policy sees pay ‘fall 25%’ and overall employment ‘dry up’
The Mai review: Passionate performances in an unfocused production
Dublin Theatre Festival: Derbhle Crotty is moving as Marina Carr’s family figurehead
Edinburgh festivals: awards and acclaim – and exhaustion – for Irish performers
As the international and fringe festivals close, Irish teams reflect on a good month
President pays tribute to ‘courageous being’ Tom Murphy
Over 600, including big cross-section from theatre and arts , attend humanist service
The Approach review: An intricate puzzle of a play
Mark O’Rowe’s new drama finds that people are the hardest things to solve
The best theatre shows this week
Osborne’s ‘Look back in Anger’ returns to the Gate, and a new work from Mark O’Rowe
‘You never know whether a play works until the actors are on the stage’
Mark O’Rowe’s latest play ‘The Approach’ was triggered by three women in his head
'It’s on, it’s gone. And that’s the glory of it, actually'
The renowned designer and frequent Druid collaborator Francis O’Connor onthe subtle art of stage design
My goodness, aspiring to greatness
For the Abbey’s new production of Teresa Deevy’s neglected classic, ‘Katie Roche’, the theatre turned to the trailblazing director Caroline Byrne
Afterplay review: Brian Friel taps into his inner Chekhov
Derbhle Crotty and Denis Conway reach deep for this portrait of middle-aged despair
Ralph Fiennes, Michael Gambon and Charles Dance return to the Gate for Michael Colgan’s farewell programme
The starry line-up features work by Samuel Beckett, Brian Friel and Harold Pinter
The Seagull review: Chekhov feels at home in Ireland
In Corn Exchange’s witty and absorbing new version, set in contemporary Ireland, the feathers fly again
Video: Cillian Murphy and the Gleesons lead tributes to producer Anne Clarke at Irish Times Irish Theatre Awards
The event also featured video tributes to Waking the Feminists and the year in theatre
Druid steals show at ‘Irish Times’ Theatre Awards
‘DruidShakespeare’ wins five awards, including Best Production and Best Director
Fire in the Blood: The Revivalists review - a powerhouse portrait of the Lady
The life and legacy of Lady Augusta Gregory featured in the first in a series of four films on the Celtic Revival
Abbey Theatre urged to play role in seeking equality in arts
Waking the Feminists meeting hears call for equal advancement of women artists
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