Safe House is a haunting song cycle by Walsh and Anna Mullarkey while the experimental company’s Signal to Noise pushes language to breaking point In a Dublin theatre festival programme ja…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:24PMAn Taibhdhearc, GalwayCharacters suffer as they make painful choices between duty and desire in the premiere of Marina Carr’s play The title throws a wild card into the mix in Marina Carr�…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:24AMBank of Ireland theatre, GalwayDirector James Riordan blends ancient ritual and modern technology, while the music of Julianna Bloodgood is compelling Ethereal sound and imagery transform a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:18AMMick Lally theatre, GalwayPlaying a disability rights lawyer and the philosopher Peter Singer, as well as themselves, the actors deliver a powerful production A remarkable real-life encounte…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:02PMGate theatre, DublinDirected by Róisín McBrinn, this 2009 play is an absorbing study of group dynamics, deepened by intricate dialogue and superb acting Six weeks is a long time in theatre…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:02PMGate Theatre, DublinSet in a 1918 maternity ward, the play offers moments of tenderness amid its commentary on political and social upheaval A pandemic exposes deep social injustices in Emma…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:24AMAbbey, DublinThe black humour gets grimmer as two parents grieve the sudden death of their baby and a disturbing family history emerges There are three kinds of sorrow, one character explain…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:48AMProject Arts Centre, DublinThere isn’t a hint of sentimentality in Vicky Featherstone’s delicately calibrated production of Samuel Beckett’s monologue about mortality Making his annual…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:36AMThis year’s shows include a meditative new play from Janet Moran and an ironic variation on the romcom by Nancy Harris Martyna Majok’s Ironbound (★★★★☆), first produced by Step…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:03AMBlack Box theatre, GalwayThe immense artistry in Lara Foot’s staging succeeds in finding the emotional essence of JM Coetzee’s story of a humble man who endures pitiless treatment ‘My…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:55AMAbbey theatre, DublinTaking an absurdist approach to sexual consent and false memory, this polished play shifts disarmingly from spiky humour to tense confrontation A children’s game of ma…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:25AMBlack Box theatre, GalwayMichael Keegan-Dolan charts how he found his creative voice alongside longtime collaborator Rachel Poirier A dancer drags a bag of compost on to the stage and hacks …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:13AMTrojans ★★★★☆ / Freefalling ★★★★☆ / This is You ★★★☆☆Cork city, various venuesVirgil’s The Aeneid, a real life medical emergency on a tiny island and a young …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:55AMLyric theatre, BelfastOwen McCafferty’s dramatisation of the last days of negotiations leading to the Good Friday Agreement remains accessible while expertly conveying tortuous political t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:42AMAbbey theatre, DublinPlacing modern tech in the baroque setting, Caitríona McLaughlin’s production emphasises artifice but leaves the central message unmoored Secrets, lies and disguised …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:00AMGate, Dublin Pam Gems’ play may have dated, but the tragic arc of Édith Piaf from street urchin to torch singer is still compelling, told through music that rings with drama Edith Piaf’…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:18PMLyric, BelfastEffervescent jazz and operatic lyricism tease out the characters in Conor Mitchell’s ambitious production which grows thrillingly in impact – and in contemporary resonance …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:33AMVarious venues, DublinGood Sex explores live performance and intimacy; Colic considers domestic disquiet; and All Hardest of Woman immerses the audience in the corridors of a maternity hospi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:25AMAbbey theatre, DublinO’Brien’s empathy for Joyce shines through in this lavish production, as she brings him to life, seen through the eyes of his mother, wife, daughter and lover Markin…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:37AMGate theatre, DublinOwen Roe is riveting in Sebastian Barry’s deconstruction of a family set against the tensions of Irish independence Sebastian Barry’s shimmeringly poetic memory play …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:07AMNun’s Island theatre, GalwayIn a series of monologues, four characters in a small Irish town try to make their peace with painful pasts Author Donal Ryan has a gift for eliciting sympathy …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:24AMMick Lally Theatre, GalwayFour people in a line for theatre tickets grow increasingly fractious, competitive and entitled in Sonya Kelly’s deliciously spiky absurdist satire Everybody know…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:33PMTown Hall theatre, GalwaySteppenwolf’s staging at Galway International Arts festival has a smart political and racial awareness as it unpicks the American myth Sam Shepard’s story of two…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:03AMCork cityFrom reflections on exile to an erotic turn in a lighthouse and a play about the stark reality of war, the festival makes a dramatic return Cork’s annual festival makes an invigor…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:48AMMick Lally theatre, GalwayRevival of Billy Roche’s sweet-sour memory play in which years of guilt and betrayal haunt friends in late-1980s Ireland The streets of Wexford form a self-contai…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:18AMGate, DublinThis intricate production of Nick Payne’s high-concept romance poses existential questions with elegance and levity There were two lovers, Roland and Marianne, who lived in Lon…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:54PMAbbey, DublinWayne Jordan directs a sombre revival of Amy Conroy’s 2015 play exploring gender identity and family dynamics What kind of man is it possible to be? That is Amy Conroy’s pro…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:33AMLyric, BelfastCaitríona McLaughlin’s taut new production of Friel’s colonisation drama is a timeless study of change and identity Brian Friel’s drama of colonisation becomes a timeles…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:36AMThe Pumphouse, Dublin PortAn unflinching look at the role of women is at the forefront of this gripping drama that brings hidden histories to the surface Civil war brings devastation to one …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:33AMAbbey, DublinThe political intrigues muddy the drama of conscience but this is a sleek futuristic staging of Sophocles’ tragedy, adapted by Darren Murphy A defiant young woman imprisoned i…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:12PMGate theatre, DublinThe comedian turns on the roguish charm as part of a dazzling cast that inject new poignancy into the absurdist classic One of Samuel Beckett’s most celebrated plays, E…
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