In the spotlightWhat is it that draws practitioners into theatre lighting design and what are the key elements of the craft? The three contestants in this year’s Irish Theatre Awards tell their own stories
The Wheelchair On My FaceCivic Theatre, Tallaght, Dublin Ends Feb 11 8.15pm 15/10 01-4627477civictheatre.ie; Mill Theatre, Dundrum, Dublin Feb 16-17 8pm 14/10 01-2969340milltheatre.ie
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Six short plays in one long night: a project produced out of creative chaosSIX PLAYWRIGHTS, six directors, 24 actors, two producers, two facilitators. This is the challenge known as the 24 Play Project, which will come to Dublin’s Project Arts Centre later this month. Actors, playwrights and directors need to collaborate spontaneously and intensely to perform six short plays staged 22 hours after everyone meets for the first time. The event’s confident tagline promises “the best line-up on any stage in Ireland this year”.
- A funny thing happened at the Olympia on Saturday
She bumped into me at the interval in the bar. ‘Did you enjoy that?’ she asked, as if we had just left a hotel bedroom together
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Is he having a laugh?If you want to get away with really dark comedy on stage, you need to get the knife in without anyone noticing, and laughing at some very human horror doesn’t mean an audience is heartless, writes BERNARD FARRELL
The character counts, not the size of the roleThey’re vital to a play, but don’t always get the glory – so what balance does an actor strike when in a supporting role? A selection of this year’s Irish Times Irish Theatre Awards nominees explain
