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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
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