The best of Irish theatre: this year’s nominees

Announcing the ’Irish Times’ Irish Theatre Awards shortlist for 2013. Terrible financial circumstances did not limit the diversity of productions, from knockout operas to one-man shows



Unhappy Histories

One woman’s Lockout tale of ritual and loss


A Joycean stream of consciousness

Olwen Fouéré’s performance gives voice to the river in James Joyce’s unfathomable ‘Finnegans Wake’. It’s sink-or-swim time



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The Counter Ruck

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