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
Abbey Theatre uproar: 300 actors and directors complain to Minister
National theatre’s new policy sees pay ‘fall 25%’ and overall employment ‘dry up’
Thirst (and Other Bits of Flann) review: Nostalgia, booze and tale tales
This directorless sampling of Flann O’Brien ends up looking like an actors’ lock-in
Furniture review: wickedly insightful comedy from Sonya Kelly
The performers in Kelly’s new comedy about people and things, say their lines with wit and only occasionally bump into the furniture
Return of Druid’s Godot is a theatre highlight worth waiting for
Druid’s unmissable Waiting for Godot embarks on national and international tour, while Antarctic adventurer Ernest Shackleton is back in Blue Raincoat’s intrepid production
Did you hear the one about the actor trying to be funny?
Druid actor Rory Nolan takes his comedy seriously - which may explain his impressive ability when it comes to theatre, and to trolling his fellow cast members
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
‘We can’t keep funding productions and not the time for their development’
The ‘Irish Times’ IrishTheatre Awards judges have been impressed by the sector's strength in depth but concerned about the effect of funding cuts
Waiting for Godot review: The best production for 25 years
Druid Theatre’s production of the Beckett classic is exceptional and miraculous
Druid Theatre announces rural tour of ‘Waiting for Godot’
Company selects three ‘bleak but beautiful’ locations to showcase Samuel Beckett’s text
Theatre review: The Caretaker
Toby Frow’s production of Pinter’s 1960 play sticks too scrupulously to the text
Review: An Ideal Husband
The Gate’s new production of Wilde’s political play struggles to marry its competing forces
Repulsion and attraction in New Orleans
What makes the lead performances so compelling in this version of ‘Streetcar’ is that each actor subtly plays their character against type
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