The Mahabharata review: A far deeper epic than The Odyssey
Storytelling and imagination trumps CGI and spectacle in this five-hour, 32-minute version of the 1989 film
Peter Brook
Theatre-maker
Ciarán Hinds: ‘Liam Neeson wanted a go at being a film star. I didn’t have that in my DNA’
As his new film, The Three Urns, arrives, the actor talks on-set reunions, ‘proper adventures’ and his Belfast upbringing free from ‘awareness of the huge tribal divide’
Jean-Paul Belmondo, star of Breathless, dies aged 88
French actor, nicknamed Bébel, was one of country’s biggest stars in 1960s and 1970s
Aosdána functions as way of hiding fact that arts funding is shamefully low
If sector was funded to level of European norm there would be no need for allowances
The exit sign reminds us we can never really escape real life
Sound Off: Do I really believe that my absolutely essential complete blackout is worth endangering the lives of the audience?
'The Marriage of Figaro' and the redemptive power of love
Director Patrick Mason on getting to the heart of Mozart’s ‘The Marriage of Figaro’, Irish National Opera’s new production
Alluring actor who was pleased to be outrageous
Obituary: Jeanne Moreau, actor, born January 23rd, 1928; died July 31st, 2017
Ecocem plan for US plant near San Francisco suffers setback
Irish cement manufacturer faces opposition from residents fearing environmental impact
A Midsummer Night’s Dream review: The Rude Mechanicals run the show
Dublin Theatre Festival: Shakespeare’s comedy of transformation and desire meets the raucous energy of an outdoor music festival in an anarchic production
Cheap seats are the future of theatre
Here’s six things we learned at Galway’s arts festivals, including some insights from the Abbey Theatre’s new co-director
No WB Yeats, no Samuel Beckett? Fintan O’Toole on why we mustn’t forget the poet’s plays
Like Beckett, Yeats imagined every detail of his plays on the stage. Like Beckett, he has to be done well or not at all. And his ideas are now even more urgent
Review: Sea Wall
Simons Stephens’ Sea Wall is built on the awesome power of the unknown, and in Andrew Scott’s mercurial hands it will seduce and destroy you
Crosswords & Puzzles
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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