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Lost Lear uses Shakespeare’s tragedy as the scaffold for a new play that confronts the way we deal with dementia
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Theatre in Ireland this year was bookended by two crises, a state of play mirrored by the work
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Dublin Fringe Festival: The charmingly offbeat adaptation of Gabriel García Márquez brings magic realism to all ages
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National theatre’s new policy sees pay ‘fall 25%’ and overall employment ‘dry up’
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Taoiseach reaffirms commitment to doubling expenditure on arts, culture and sport
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Collapsing Horse’s new show pits high tech against low as they tread the water boards
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The festival gets a new set of directors for 2017
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The innovative group’s latest show is a version of Virgil’s epic ‘The Aeneid’
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Programme aims to help young artists mark centenary landmark next year
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WillFredd Theatre’s exploration of hospice care creatively explores systems and coping strategies
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Collapsing Horse’s Yeats-inspired production will appeal to children and adults
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Theatre companies are achieving crossover successes by tapping into the nostalgia and escapism that attract adults and children to Pixar movies and Harry Potter
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