The Irish Times

‘The Gate attracts drifters. It’s about making it a beacon’

In her first interview in her new role, Selina Cartmell, only the fourth artistic director in the Gate's 90-year history, discusses her plans for the theatre's future

Sat Apr 01 2017 - 05:00

The Waiting Game review: ‘There is no glamour. It’s endless. Absolute murder’

It’s taken eight years for this tour diary to make it on to our screens, and for Johnny Murphy it marked the end of his acting road

Wed Dec 21 2016 - 15:53

The cultural quotes of the year: madness, middle age and mother’s advice

A selection of the best, oddest and most memorable musings by some of the world’s artistic greats, as told to Irish Times writers

Mon Dec 22 2014 - 01:00

Navigating through Beckett’s landscape

Beckett asks more of actors than any other writer: so how do you prepare to play his most demanding roles?

Mon Sept 15 2014 - 00:00

Culture Shock: Beckett’s Irish women finally have a distinctly Irish voice

Lisa Dwan gives astonishing performances of ‘Not I’, ‘Footfalls’ and ‘Rockaby’

Sat Sept 13 2014 - 01:00

‘Theatre is a horrible business’: the wisdom of Beckett’s chosen one

The genial German director Walter Asmus was initially scared of Samuel Beckett before gradually becoming the playwright’s personally anointed representative on Earth

Wed Jul 23 2014 - 01:00