Abbey Theatre uproar: 300 actors and directors complain to Minister
National theatre’s new policy sees pay ‘fall 25%’ and overall employment ‘dry up’
‘Asking For It’ stage review: An unsettling anatomy of rape culture
This gruelling adaptation of Louise O’Neill’s novel is alarming for good reason
Look Back In Anger review: Deconstructing a nasty piece of work
New production of Osborne’s drama pulls down curtain on angry young man
Wexford Festival Opera: the opening weekend’s reviews
‘Medea’ misses the mark while ‘Risurrezione’ goes down a storm
Futureproof review: Profound dilemmas of identity and autonomy
Committed cast struggles with ponderous phrases and some awkward arrangements
Nymphs, shepherds and monsters in a rural Irish bar
‘Acis and Galatea’ has had its action propped up in a very Irish setting
The Seagull review: Chekhov feels at home in Ireland
In Corn Exchange’s witty and absorbing new version, set in contemporary Ireland, the feathers fly again
The Wake: Performance and design as pure poetry
This reprisal of Tom Murphy’s meticulous play is the Abbey’s best show in years
Town is Dead review: Kitchen-sink realism meets a spry chamber opera
Phillip McMahon's new collaborative work is `a play within music' that looks to celebrate the unsung heroes among us all
Criminologist who argued for a humane justice system
Paul O’Mahony: September 29th, 1946 - November 11th, 2015
Hedda Gabler review: a fluid production that lacks heat
Abbey production of Ibsen’s drama feels stilted
Review: Wuthering Heights
The moors of Emily Brontë’s novel are raging and unruly, peaceful and polite. Is the new Gate adapation torn between two worlds?
The Vortex: ‘I wanted to see if you could do Coward with Irish accents’
Five years ago, funding cuts sent director Annabelle Comyn spinning – but her path towards Noël Coward was an unlikely twist
Review: The Vortex
Noël Coward’s breakthrough play depicts a downward spiral, but Annabelle Comyn’s brave production feels like progress
Major Barbara: Shaw’s morality play brought to vivid, contemporary life
An exploration of the perceived morality of extreme positions pits religious idealism against pragmatic realism within a single family unit
‘Grease’: sexism can’t stop the boogedy boogedy boogedy boogedy shooby doowop shebop
The most memorable aspect of this production is the quality of the dance sequences
Long distance warning
Ibsen’s whistle blower brings us worrying news from Norway via Arthur Miller’s America
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