Jez Butterworth seems intent on showing all his research with a list of Irish counties and reference to banshees

The musician’s death adds a layer of grief to this autobiographical drama, in which Kirwan is an expectant father exploring what it means to be a parent

The capital has entrusted commercial ventures with a chunk of its cultural future but some of the earmarked facilities are sitting empty

From King Lear at the Gate to Dr Strangelove starring Steve Coogan, the coming year’s stage line-up includes jukebox musicals, period romcom and a play that probes the Irish Hospitals’ Sweepstake

Gambling on longer runs of unfamiliar work paid off in a gratifying number of cases. But Irish theatre still isn’t as inclusive as it should be

Theatre: Cathal Cleary’s lucid production features a pleasingly young cast, including an impressively fluid Eavan Gaffney as Blanche DuBois

Theatre: Ericka Roe is note perfect in Thommas Kane Byrne’s fabulous version of Dublin’s inner city

Theatre: Shaun Dunne and Brokentalkers’ collaboration portrays the challenges of looking after a partner with a long-term illness

Theatre: Sandra O Malley delivers a career-defining performance in Blue Raincoat’s meticulous production of Bertolt Brecht’s 1941 play

Belfast International Arts Festival 2024: Oisín Kearney and Michael Patrick’s inventive staging exposes some of the play’s bile

Dublin Theatre Festival 2024: Kate Gilmore is impressive as a vulnerable young woman, but parts of the staging overwhelm her character

Dublin Theatre Festival 2024: The Dutch choreographer Cherish Menzo’s eventful piece has a frightening otherworldliness

Dublin Theatre Festival 2024: Dee Roycroft’s ingenious play could be considered dystopian, but the pessimism doesn’t get everyone down

From Paul Mescal in Gladiator II and Cate Blanchett in Disclaimer to Nick Cave at 3Arena and Brian Maguire at the Hugh Lane

Dublin Fringe Festival 2024: Krishna Istha’s radical performance is part of a trans couple’s real-life journey to start a family