Theatre: Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill’s translation of the tragedy by Aeschylus finds parallels with Irish history but sometimes succumbs to information overload
Abbey Theatre
Playwright and activist Rosaleen McDonagh says: ‘The far-right stuff is on my doorstep...I didn’t think people would be burning buildings and blocking libraries. That scares the living daylights out of me’
Theatre: Aisling O’Sullivan, Marie Mullen, Anna Healy, Nick Dunning, Zara Devlin and Patrick Martins star in a bravura production that shouldn’t work but mostly does
Turning a script into a finished show is hugely complex. We spend a day at the National Theatre to see Audrey or Sorrow come together
The Oscar-tipped star of American Fiction was steeped in storytelling as a child. But he also puts his success down to an Irish theatre director
Digital mischief in elections is not only imaginable but eminently achievable
Theatre: The writer and director transforms an unrecognisable Peacock venue into the Battle of Dublin in 1922
He did not relish the spotlight of the hullabaloo of opening nights, and did interviews rarely, but was convivial in the company of friends and much loved by them
Then-city architect intervened after fire at theatre in 1951, preserving stones in Killiney garden for future reconstruction
The writer was often mentioned as part of a ‘god tier’ of Irish playwrights, alongside Tom Murphy and, especially, his close friend Brian Friel
Productions of classics appeared to be aimed at long-time theatregoers, yet this year the Arts Council warned of a decline in young people attending plays
Kilkenny author of 16 plays and one novel helped modernise Irish theatre
The writer, who is giving this year’s TS Eliot lecture at the Abbey Theatre, on scientific advances’ ramifications for art, literature and the human race
Daniel Mulhall covers the main elements of the poet’s life from his fascination with the occult to his relationship with fascism and eugenics
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