Francesco Turrisi’s musical life had mirrored his family background, divided between Turin and Sicily. Then, 20 years ago, the multi-instrumentalist added Ireland to the mix
Dublin Fringe Festival 2026: An old-time radio is Kate Finegan’s foil in this captivating aerial dance show
Dublin Fringe Festival 2026: Crowd has the power to be merciful in this interactive dance theatre
Róise Goan, the head of Dublin Theatre Festival, on the themes and values behind the upcoming 2026 edition
Theatre: In the Irish premiere of Lot Vekemans’s play, grieving parents care most about trying to dominate each other
Theatre: Shane Mac an Bhaird’s play leans towards comedy. But the zany script and bleak setting call for more farcical energy
The audience becomes part of the story in Philip Connaughton’s retelling of the Aeneid, whose themes are superbly brought to life by the company’s dancers
Theatre: Emilie Hetland’s historical play delves into the relationships between Rosa Luxemburg, Leo Jogiches and Mathilde Jacob
Echoes of the past haunt the year ahead. Are there lessons to be learned?
January 10th-16th, 2026: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this week
The price of creativity is an age-old question. This Aphids coproduction finds some encouraging answers
Yfel, a new play from Pan Pan and the Australian collective Aphids, delves into our darker nature to find out
The Derry artist draws on his and his family’s health problems to raise the spectre of state violence in his city
Theatre: Brokentalkers developed their illuminating work about psychosis with the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Brokentalkers have teamed up with the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland to blend testimony, research and performance
In Emma Martin’s restaging of her choreography, the dancers become one with Andrew Hamilton’s music
Dublin Theatre Festival 2025: Mallika Taneja’s play is a biting satire on a mindset that situates family and societal honour in women
Felicia Olusanya, aka FeliSpeaks, has created a show with thisispopbaby for the Dublin Fringe, exploring what it is like to grow up as a ‘queer black Irish midlands culchie’
Watching The Glass Booth, we discover the subtle, complex and fascinating interplay of power and trust that mediating language orally involves
Kwaku Fortune, in his stage-writing debut, plays a frustrated young man admitted to a psychiatric institution
Dance: In this new work inspired by her grandmother’s beliefs, Robyn Byrne teams up with her fellow performer Susanne Engbo Andersen
The Project Arts Centre founder, who is marking his 90th birthday with a solo show, is a firm believer in the idea that art truly matters. He lives fully surrounded by it
Artistic director Liz Roche has programmed Chora, a triple bill. ‘The dancers are constantly shifting focus and vocabularies, which really requires agility’
Irish Modern Dance Theatre’s new work, by John Scott and Mel Mercier, is performed alongside Four Solos by Merce Cunningham
The future of Irish theatre looks bleak. It’s time to overhaul the way the sector works – including where the money goes, says Rough Magic’s artistic director
Prime Cut’s production of Dominic Montague’s play doesn’t always work, but it’s definitely not dull
Segun Akano from Nigeria came to Ireland in 2002
Collective action and activism are themes in the year ahead, as artists also explore what gets lost and found in translation
Ian Lynch and George Brennan offer a wonderful ghost-train ride through droning electronica, warped uilleann pipes and spirals of unfiltered noise
Theatre: Ericka Roe is note perfect in Thommas Kane Byrne’s fabulous version of Dublin’s inner city
What’s Next For?: TKB, whose new play, It’s Always Your Bleedin’ Own, completes his St Mary’s Mansions trilogy, on the evolution of Ireland’s capital
Theatre: Shaun Dunne and Brokentalkers’ collaboration portrays the challenges of looking after a partner with a long-term illness
Dublin Theatre Festival 2024: Ross Dungan’s darkly comic play blends live illustration and multimedia with the theatrical to explore the disturbing world of content moderation
Dublin Fringe Festival 2024: Krishna Istha’s radical performance is part of a trans couple’s real-life journey to start a family
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