Theatre: Purists may grind away a tooth or two, but Hilary Fannin’s adaptation will leave few audience members bored
Lynne Parker
Last year the former Irish Times columnist’s work on her new play, for Rough Magic and the Abbey, was interrupted by a double cancer diagnosis
The theatre company, now more than 100 productions into its creative life, still holds firm to the artistic outlook it adopted back in 1984
From Rough Magic’s Tonic to Mozart’s Requiem, the festival starts August 6th
‘Bringing people back together is really important,’ says director Olga Barry
Corn Exchange’s new and final play is a grim look at an alternative 1970s Ireland
Theatre in Ireland this year was bookended by two crises, a state of play mirrored by the work
Dublin Theatre Festival: In Marina Carr’s version of Hecuba, the scale of tragedy is made rivetingly intimate
Company reflects on decades of casting spells and pushing the envelope with its productions
Fergal McElherron explores family histories, and life on the margins in his new play
These Stupid Things at Smock Alley Theatre and Cleft at O’Donoghue Theatre are his week’s highlights
Actor Karl Shiels, who died on Monday aged 47, played shady Robbie Quinn in the soap
Festival unveils programme for this year’s festival, which runs from August 8th to 18th
Musicians from RIAM will play these specially selected, deeply personal pieces
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