Wayne Jordan: ‘I didn’t feel like an artist anymore, but an interior designer’
The theatre director’s new show, Leaving, is a powerful departure for the returned emigre
The theatre director’s new show, Leaving, is a powerful departure for the returned emigre
Dublin Theatre Festival: This perfectly paced production for ages eight and up retells the Irish folk tale for a new audience
Ask Too Much of Me addresses faith while Kinky Boots gives drag queens a platform
Composer’s new album ‘Testament’ aims to meld disparate musical works
Review: Engaging principal performers takes ownership of material at Cork Opera House
Russian composers shine at NCH; Tenebrae revisit Orthodox choral music
Culture Shock: A report finds the Gate’s audience has it in a chokehold – but rather than pander to its audience’s supposed tastes, it needs to cultivate an appetite for adventure
Colgan has had towering successes but he leaves as subsidies and attendance dwindle
Some admirers celebrate the playwright’s work on the 400th anniversary of his death
Seán O’Casey’s play and its staging have always been cultural and political lightning rods
The riddle in Wayne Jordan’s limpid new version of the Greek tragedy is how anyone stays blind to the truth
The festival has shunned an obvious theme in favour of reaching a wider audience
Sean O’Casey’s classic play is given a fresh approach, but is that enough to shake off its shadow?
As an actor you may have only a few lines – or none at all – but you can still make the most of a role, as Dee Burke, who’s appearing in ‘Hedda Gabler’ at the Abbey, and John Doran, who features in Shakespeare’s tragedy at the Gate, are proving
Romeo’s love is a little more ice than fire in a production whose heart lies in its decadent set pieces
The national academy produced its first trained actors this year; can it become one of the best drama academies in the world?
From the campus to the Peacock, all the world’s a stage for lecture series on the Bard
Subversive gender play in Shakespeare’s comedy enabled it to explore prohibited desires, and the Abbey’s update keeps things ‘a bit dangerous’
A daringly modern telling of Shakespeare’s comedy of desire, disguise and deception makes the play seem more true to itself
What happens when an Abbey production for children puts Mollser, the child in O’Casey’s ‘The Plough and the Stars’, centre stage?
When we congratulate directors on a job well done, do we know what we’re congratulating them for?
Director Wayne Jordan restores the satirical and human bite to an opera of opulence and economy
‘The Threepenny Opera’ began in disaster and grew into a triumph – a new Irish production hopes to burnish its agitprop credentials
Seven shows, seven restaurants, and seven options; here’s a week’s worth of suggestions and great nights out for this year’s festival
Line-up includes new plays by Frank McGuinness and Eugene O’Neill, and a fresh translation of The Threepenny Opera
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Full general election coverage including analysis and results for all 43 constituencies
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices