Directing a Martin McDonagh play? It’s the stuff of dreams
- Stage
- January 12, 2019, 05:00
The challenge is to honour his writing. When the cast find the rhythm, the work sings
Abbey theatre: Why I did not sign the ‘letter of concern’
- Stage
- January 14, 2019, 13:08
Opinion: Neil Murray and Graham McLaren have got a lot right, writes Declan Gorman
Reveal-ed: How investment helped the arts in the North
- Stage
- January 12, 2019, 05:00
Theatre this week: Young woman fights to be herself and Philip Ridley’s new work at the Abbey
- Stage
- January 12, 2019, 05:00
‘When I first started with Bowie I found the music quite simple’
- Stage
- January 7, 2019, 11:45
Mike Garson, one of David Bowie’s key collaborators, recalls the highs, lows, fights and laughs
Abbey Theatre uproar: 300 actors and directors complain to Minister
- Stage
- January 7, 2019, 20:55
National theatre’s new policy sees pay ‘fall 25%’ and overall employment ‘dry up’
Pantos 2018: All the big shows in Dublin, Cork and beyond reviewed and rated
- Theatre
- December 19, 2018, 10:00
Pantomime: Two snowy leading ladies to kick off the new year
- Stage
- December 29, 2018, 05:00
The Tivoli’s Snow White, and Gaeity’s Snow Queen are fabulously reworked classics
Theatre: a new generation takes on the words of Flann O’Brien
- Stage
- December 22, 2018, 05:00
‘Thirst (and Other Bits of Flann)’ draws from ‘The Dalkey Archive’ and other stories
Thirst (and Other Bits of Flann) review: Nostalgia, booze and tale tales
- Stage
- December 20, 2018, 12:50
This directorless sampling of Flann O’Brien ends up looking like an actors’ lock-in
Theatre in 2018: Looking back in anger and learning lessons
- Stage
- December 8, 2018, 06:00
Rufus Norris: ‘I think we’re heading into a s**t storm’
- Stage
- January 5, 2019, 05:00
Les Misérables review: A refined production of the morality tale
- Stage
- December 14, 2018, 16:30
Hugo’s spiritually benevolent message rings loudly in this immersive, cinematic staging
Snow White panto review: Gleefully naughty, infectious entertainment
- Stage
- December 13, 2018, 15:12
Alan Hughes’s long-running pantomime uses raucous humour to winning effect
Panto review: Alice: The Musical at the Lyric Theatre, Belfast
- Stage
- December 10, 2018, 15:13
A big, blousy performance that hints at Theresa in Brexitland
Panto review: Jack and the Beanstalk
- Stage
- December 10, 2018, 15:13
Folksy visuals combine with 21st century stage technology in this dazzling show
