Sarah Bacon

Musical seems too haunted by JFK’s assassination to be able to properly hold its nerve

There’s no other play quite like Rough Magic’s Melt right now

Two volunteers on a drugs trial begin to have some strange attractions in Lucy Prebble’s love-sceptical play

The event also featured video tributes to Waking the Feminists and the year in theatre

Five nominees for Irish Times theatre awards recall a performance that inspired them and informed their own approaches

After a year of theatre, hundreds of shows and days of deliberation, here are the nominees for the 2015 Irish Times Irish Theatre Awards

Trapped in a holiday created by Ingmar Bergman that’s given ghostly life on stage, can Beth Cooke’s Karin escape?

The music might be a bit too hip for the hive of children, but their parents might appreciate it

Sean O’Casey’s classic play is given a fresh approach, but is that enough to shake off its shadow?

David Ireland drops more than a few depth charges in one of the best pieces about conflict in “post conflict” Northern Ireland yet written