Skilful skewering as opera ensemble shows audience exactly what it’s like

Mary Wilson, Vogue Williams and others talk about the friendships they can’t do without

National theatre’s new policy sees pay ‘fall 25%’ and overall employment ‘dry up’

Vaults Live takes visitors on a hilarious and gruesome journey through Irish history

Mick Dawson hoping side can benefit soon from proposed €30m upgrade to RDS

Here is our selection of the best shows opening this weekend, and the best productions still running that we've seen so far

‘Acis and Galatea’ has had its action propped up in a very Irish setting

Sung in the city’s unmistakable twang, ‘Long Story Short: The Belfast Opera’ is fresh, contemporary and slightly daring

Small Business Inside Track Q&A Keira and Dairine Kennedy, KDK Scarves

The Royal Irish Academy of Music’s collaborative concert was strong on Irish writers but weak on our composers

The downside to seeing the tenor’s NCH appearance was that I missed an apparently great Wexford production

This detective story refuses any neat endings – to great effect

If you don’t like it, another play will be along in two minutes