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Hansel and Gretel review: Pantomime balances tradition with a contemporary pop twist Theatre: Plenty of songs and laughs in this crowd-pleasing show that honours panto’s legacy

Don Pasquale review: Bringing laughter from 19th century Italy to 21st century Donegal Opera: INO successfully transposes Donizetti’s manic comic energy to a contemporary setting

Corcadorca, a pioneer of Irish theatre, loses its uphill struggle The two-person Cork theatre company behind Disco Pigs is dead, leaving a ‘devastating hole’. Does this spell trouble?

From the Gaiety to An Grianán: 41 pantos and other Christmas shows around Ireland this festive season This year’s productions include Aladdin at the Waterfront in Belfast, Cinderella at the Everyman in Cork, and The Jungle Book at the Gaiety in Dublin

Sara Pascoe: ‘As a woman you’re often told not to talk about sex on stage’

The comedian and author on performing at Hugh Grant’s birthday party, the problem with being labelled a ‘feminist vegan’, and her new show Success Story

Davina Devine: ‘I pick stuff that feels good to me. It’s not just about picking up a cheque’

The drag queen hosts a weekly club night in Dublin and appears often on TV and radio, but we still know little about Davina 20 years into her career

Gay rights, women’s right, a ‘bad’ abortion and a nervous collapse: Panti Bliss and Tara Flynn’s double bill

Theatre review: In Haunted and If These Wigs Could Talk, from the Abbey and Thisispopbaby, the activists and performers reflect on success and its price

The Gate, after a challenging decade, looks to ‘become the type of civic space a theatre should be’

Reports of a problematic workplace culture were followed by financial concerns. The Dublin theatre’s new directors, Róisín McBrinn and Colm O’Callaghan, are looking to the future