Brendan Gleeson to return to the stage for the first time in 10 years in Conor McPherson’s play The Weir
A new production of the award-winning drama, directed by its writer, opens in Dublin in August before a West End transfer
Landmark Productions
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The actor had the forethought to record Krapp’s early tapes 12 years ago. What a pleasure to see, and hear, the result in the intimacy of Project Arts Centre
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Happy Days: Siobhán McSweeney brings all her intuition to Beckett’s work of tragicomic genius
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Old Ghosts: A Joycean chamber opera in an evocative setting
Review: Evangelia Rigaki and Marina Carr’s piece features compelling performances but sometimes struggles with the acoustic challenges of its venue
Enda Walsh and Donnacha Dennehy come full circle with final offering in operatic trilogy
Dublin Fringe Festival 2021: The playwright and composer join forces once more on ‘suburban horror’, The First Child
Rory Gleeson’s Blood in the Dirt: The curse of a family bloodline
Is the novelist and screenwriter turned playwright fated to follow in his family’s footsteps?
Building Enda Walsh’s world: ‘I like the danger of having a blank piece of paper’
Jamie Vartan’s set designs transport audiences – and that’s before the crows move in
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This gruelling adaptation of Louise O’Neill’s novel is alarming for good reason
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Arlington [a love story] review: Another room, another trap
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