Dublin Theatre Festival announces Róise Goan as new artistic director
Former head of Dublin Fringe Festival will take over from Willie White as artistic director and chief executive in February 2025
Willie White
Dublin Theatre Festival is losing its director. What has Willie White achieved since 2012?
A key part of the festival head’s mission has been to bring outstanding European theatre to Ireland. It hasn’t been an easy task
Dublin Theatre Festival director Willie White: Why I had to make One Song this year’s closing show
Dublin Theatre Festival 2023: Miet Warlop’s relentless, increasingly frenetic mash-up of sport and rock music is an intense, thrilling experience
Dublin Theatre Festival 2023: The best shows to book, and how to get bargain tickets
This year’s festival blends stage with cinema, dance, installation and more – with lots of €10 admissions
‘I’m waiting for somebody to say, I love Dublin – it needs a fantastic cultural infrastructure’
Willie White of Dublin Theatre Festival holds forth on the current state of the capital’s nightlife, and its need for a new municipal venue
The Irish Times view on the return of live performance: a long way back for the sector
More clarity will soon be needed on the return of live audiences
Dublin Theatre Festival launches with ambitious programme of in-person events
Numbers in venues restricted to 50 pending Government decisions on Covid-19 measures
There is a randomness to the way Covid-19 affects some places more than others
That is a nightmare for anyone trying to put on an event such as a festival
Experience O’Connell Bridge: A Focal point for revolution and change
The Party To End All Parties is an interactive piece created against the backdrop of Covid-19
‘A city like Dublin needs to have life, and we want to be part of it’
Dublin Theatre Festival 2020: Live performance is more important than ever, says Willie White
Crime and punishment and gorilla suits: this week’s theatre highlight
Brokentalkers’ sharp and stealthy new production asks us to examine our prejudices about the roots of crime, and the inhumanities of the prison system, offering no easy escapes
No place left to show: How Dublin is turning into a cultural ghost town
Developers are demolishing venues to build hotels, apartments and temples of finance
The Irish Times view on Ireland’s creative spaces: the hollowing out of urban life
Creative citizens should be at the top of planning agendas, to counterbalance the commercial interests
Dublin Theatre Festival asks audiences to choose a play for it to stage
EU’s new Be Spectactive! project aims to involve audiences in processes behind the arts
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