A Slow Fire review: In Simon Stephens’s astonishing new play, hope is a bleak experiment
The intimate Glass Mask Theatre almost shakes under the ambition of this epic thriller directed by Rex Ryan
Mark O’Rowe
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Playwright Carys D Coburn on Bán: ‘Can we be real to one another and be family? Often the answer is no’
Dublin Theatre Festival 2025: Coburn’s prowess is in addressing the space between what we say and what we know
The best theatre of 2024: Blessed are the risk-takers
Gambling on longer runs of unfamiliar work paid off in a gratifying number of cases. But Irish theatre still isn’t as inclusive as it should be
Irish Theatre in the Twenty-First Century: Development and diversity – Deserving of a wide readership
This comprehensive and wonderfully written book serves to remind us of how much outstanding Irish theatre has been produced in the past quarter-century
Reunion review: Zinger of a play doesn’t flag for a second
Galway International Arts Festival 2024: With an ensemble of excellent actors, Mark O’Rowe’s new ensemble piece is a joy
Mark O’Rowe: ‘The plays were violent and sexual. But I can’t go back there. Everything has to be new to me’
Galway International Arts Festival 2024: The Tallaght playwright on new play Reunion, his changing preoccupations, and the stress of TV work
The Guide: Galway International Arts Festival, Pillow Queens and other events to see, shows to book and ones to catch before they end
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Ghosts: Emotional authenticity is the primary driver of this understated production
Mark O’Rowe’s scrupulously naturalistic dialogue balances plot’s tendency towards melodrama
Derbhle Crotty: ‘Waking The Feminists is having lasting consequence’
Actor on her electric pandemic projects and returning to Portia Coughlan after 25 years
Is culture’s digital phase starting to fade or will online events continue?
For Cian O’Brien, director of Project Arts Centre, the past year has provided room to rethink approaches and reimagine spaces, though livestreaming has had its challenges
Audiences need to learn new skills to consume art online
I have discovered the joys, frustrations and etiquette of being a spectator alone in my home
Iftas: Normal People arrives too late for ‘virtual’ awards
Jessie Buckley and Niamh Algar among nominees for Irish Film and TV Awards
Endgame by Samuel Beckett: Life conspires to mimic art ... yet again
In all great plays, a calamity can be adapted to any circumstance – pandemic, for example
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