Conor Hanratty

Theatre: Caitríona Ní Mhurchú gives a sharp performance while Conor Hanratty’s intelligent direction allows for seamless retreats into the past

The star’s New York classes inspired Terrence McNally to write his Tony-winning play. Caitríona Ní Mhurchú brings the soprano to life in a new Dublin staging

Wexford Festival Opera: A young cast takes on Bellini’s challenging music

Director Rosetta Cucchi is looking forward to anniversary celebrations after a tough lockdown

King Lear in a Van is a clever way of bringing theatre and drama to the masses

By Aisling Bea, Mary McAleese, Richard Ford, Marian Keyes, Tolü Makay, Blindboy and more

Composer’s Galway 2020 community project postponed twice during pandemic

A Japanese mentor helped to inspire Conor Hanratty’s online short play War Paint

Our pick of the best podcasts ranging from Hamlet and PE to science and biodiversity

Like the Oscar Wilde play that inspired it, To Hell in a Handbag imagines characters spinning complicated, comic fictions that bend reality to their will

Company reflects on decades of casting spells and pushing the envelope with its productions

Skilful skewering as opera ensemble shows audience exactly what it’s like

Mary Wilson, Vogue Williams and others talk about the friendships they can’t do without

National theatre’s new policy sees pay ‘fall 25%’ and overall employment ‘dry up’