Druid Theatre: Fifty Years by Patrick Lonergan – a thorough and persuasive account of Druid’s first half century
The book’s main shortcoming is its hyper focus on the founders of Druid at the expense of a broader theatrical framework
Sonya Kelly
Theatremaker
Róisín Ingle: Facing my fears without alcohol has been a revelation
It gave me clarity of mind, it gave me hope and strength, and it’s a gift that keeps on giving
Poor, at Dublin Theatre Festival, is a show destined to keep returning and keep selling out
Dublin Theatre Festival 2025: Katriona O’Sullivan’s memoir becomes a crowd-pleasing play starring Aisling O’Mara and Hollie Lawlor
Katriona O’Sullivan on bringing Poor to the stage: ‘I’ve cried so many times, because it’s my life. It’s difficult to watch’
Poor is about to open at the Gate. Its author and playwright Sonya Kelly talk about adapting O’Sullivan’s bestselling memoir for the theatre
The Last Return: Sonya Kelly has crafted a shocking and very funny play
Review: It will make you think twice about what high culture means in the world outside the theatre building
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
It’ll do for now but streaming can’t replicate the live experience
Does it matter whether online performances are recorded or live?
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
Once Upon a Bridge: Unchecked aggression and its regretful aftermath
Theatre review: In Sonya Kelly’s new play, commonplace hostilities can alter lives forever
‘Test live performances’ to take place in National Concert Hall and Abbey
Events to take place later in December, says Minister for Arts and Culture
Rough Magic theatre, 35 years on: ‘Dublin in those days was so bohemian’
Company reflects on decades of casting spells and pushing the envelope with its productions
Druid theatre company says it will produce only new plays in 2019
New writing ‘has to be nurtured and taken care of’, says artistic director Garry Hynes
After a two-year process, Fishamble selects its 'big, ambitious' Play for Ireland
The Alternative wins Fishamble’s project, which seeks to buck trend for shorter productions
The Irish Times Irish Theatre Awards: And the 2019 winners are . . .
Cillian Murphy and Sarah Morris win main acting awards
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