The Irish Times

High moral ground – Frank McNally on taking to the pulpit

An Irishman’s Diary

Fri Dec 17 2021 - 19:01

In the Middle of the Fields review: A timeless tale with a #MeToo edge

Premiere staging of Mary Lavin’s story of grief and vulnerability strikes just right note

Thu Jul 08 2021 - 17:00

The Haircut! review: King Labhraidh Loingseach gets a makeover

Dublin Theatre Festival: This perfectly paced production for ages eight and up retells the Irish folk tale for a new audience

Mon Oct 14 2019 - 12:14

The Stalls review: original, confident and hilarious

Skilful skewering as opera ensemble shows audience exactly what it’s like

Fri Jun 14 2019 - 15:30

Event of the Week: Cork Midsummer Festival

Theatre, music and literature galore is to be found across the city from the 13th June

Sat Jun 08 2019 - 05:00

Abbey Theatre uproar: 300 actors and directors complain to Minister

National theatre’s new policy sees pay ‘fall 25%’ and overall employment ‘dry up’

Mon Jan 07 2019 - 16:16

Hamlet review: Ruth Negga stars in an oddly one-note interpretation

Dublin Theatre Festival: Yaël Farber hones play’s divisions into survey of allies and enemies

Fri Sept 28 2018 - 12:53

Inventions review: lingering hope resides in self-desctruction

John Scott’s blends choreographed madness with an 83-year-old calming presence

Mon Aug 20 2018 - 09:41

‘It’s still a crazy John Scott piece’: a veteran choreographer on his new work

Irish Modern Dance Theatre’s Bach-inspired ‘Inventions’ premieres at Kilkenny Arts Festival

Tue Aug 14 2018 - 05:00

Look Back In Anger review: Deconstructing a nasty piece of work

New production of Osborne’s drama pulls down curtain on angry young man

Thu Feb 08 2018 - 17:06

Girl Song review: A slow burn that’s more than the sum of its parts

Emma Martin’s new show seeps into the consciousness long after leaving the theatre

Mon Oct 09 2017 - 09:30

Video: Cillian Murphy and the Gleesons lead tributes to producer Anne Clarke at Irish Times Irish Theatre Awards

The event also featured video tributes to Waking the Feminists and the year in theatre

Wed Mar 09 2016 - 15:00

DTF Review | Oedipus: A blindingly obvious fate, in a crystal clear production

The riddle in Wayne Jordan’s limpid new version of the Greek tragedy is how anyone stays blind to the truth

Thu Oct 01 2015 - 14:28

Theatre review: Romeo and Juliet

Romeo’s love is a little more ice than fire in a production whose heart lies in its decadent set pieces

Wed Apr 01 2015 - 14:51

Peter Crawley’s cultural highs and lows of 2014

The harrowing ’A Girl is a Half-Formed Thing’ is hard to shake off

Sat Dec 27 2014 - 01:00

Review: Between Trees and Water

This tale, based on a 1939 court case, has chilling parallels with ‘modern’ Ireland

Wed Sept 10 2014 - 12:00

Review: Harp, A River Cantata

The spectacular opening show of the Tiger Dublin Fringe reimagined Dublin’s newest bridge as an ancient instrument

Sun Sept 07 2014 - 11:00

Review: Twelfth Night

A daringly modern telling of Shakespeare’s comedy of desire, disguise and deception makes the play seem more true to itself

Thu May 01 2014 - 17:03