Sara Keating

Mesmerising performance but something hesitant in Barry McGovern’s delivery

Dublin Theatre Festival: Mikel Murfi takes multiple roles in Michael Keegan Dolan majestic retelling of the classic story-ballet

The artist's latest picture book is about the way the fantasy worlds of children’s books create the fabric of the grown-up mind. He talks masculinity, maths and making art

The playground is a battleground in Animalia, while Looking Deadly pits a pair of small-town rival undertakers against each other

The opening weekend of the Fringe festival bursts into life with disturbing future visions and exhilarating burlesque

Natural History of Hope, a play shaped by first-person testimonies about gender inequality in Rialto, provides a welcome alternative perspective of women’s lives

Arts campaigner and Carlow Festival of Arts director Jo Mangan has dedicated her life to challenging the idea that art is for the elite

The Prime project helps older actors to get on top of cyber auditions and to get ahead in a notoriously ageist industry

Rough Magic’s production of Stewart Parker’s play about the 1798 rebellion enriches the self-consciousness of the dramatic style

A bilingual show for children aged eight and over brings to life the events of Easter week with clarity and humour

Two site-specific plays around Moore Street and the GPO are among the most daring of the Rising centenary productions

The adjustment period for children starting school can be difficult. A funny new book written and illustrated by Kilkenny junior infants offers great advice

A digital literacy ‘short course’, one of a range being developed for junior cycle, excites the students and links with their other subjects

Before children become literate, music, painting, crafts and drama can give them powerful tools for communication and development

The Lloyd Webber musical is best embraced with a child’s willingness to accept the stunning weirdness of this feline underworld