Live theatre was getting interesting. Then Covid arrived
Several new plays were due on the country’s big stages, a rare sight
‘It had to be live, because liveness is the thing we have been starved of’
Dublin Fringe Festival asked them to create a new work and Malaprop Theatre jumped at the chance
Irish theatre in 2019: A dramatic year that left the future uncertain
Theatre in Ireland this year was bookended by two crises, a state of play mirrored by the work
Sole survivors get heeled: The best theatre of the week
Ask Too Much of Me addresses faith while Kinky Boots gives drag queens a platform
Citysong: Epic drama that gets deep into the Dublin groove
The past is always present in the award-winning new play by Dylan Coburn Gray. Told in verse, it’s like a record of the modern city in which the needle jumps around
Amy Conroy awarded the Phelim Donlon playwright’s bursary and residency
Playwright will use support to develop new play about ‘gaslighting’ and memory
All the world’s a stage for playwright bursary
There’s still time to apply for the Phelim Donlon Playwright’s Bursary. Last year’s recipient Dylan Coburn Gray has won the Verity Bargate Award in the UK
Dublin Theatre Festival announces its 60th anniversary programme
Festival director Willie White says programme is about ‘keeping our momentum’
Jericho review: A show that wrestles with all of human history
Dealing with nothing smaller than human history, Malaprop’s stimulating new show might have taken on more than any one metaphor can properly smack down. Unless wrestling is the answer . . .
How fringe are you? 12 shows pitch for your ticket-buying time
As the Tiger Dublin Fringe festival prepares for this month’s event, a dozen of the artists taking part give the low-down on their shows
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