A vast system of Catholic repression has left Irish society with four toxic habits of mind

The collective works in our series show how molten and defiant Irish artworks can be

Ahead of a visit to Galway, the Belgian director reveals his vision for theatre, his admiration for Ronan and why he insists that actors tell him they love him

From Italia '90 to Euro 2016, finding the music to match the football footage is an art

Design outshines performances in Eugene O’Neill’s swansong

For its anniversary production, director Annie Ryan settled on a stark Ingmar Bergman drama that does nothing to change the impression of the company as being hard to pin down

The celebrated playwright was born 100 years ago today in Harlem, New York

Nobel laureates Faulkner, O’Neill, Hemingway and Steinbeck were alcoholics, as were Brendan Behan, Dylan Thomas, Jean Rhys and many more. Anne O’Neill explores why

Lee Israel: December 3rd, 1939 - December 24th, 2014

Interactive website celebrates National Theatre’s achievements

Somebody ought to issue a bench warrant against the makers of this corny, endless so-called thriller

When we congratulate directors on a job well done, do we know what we’re congratulating them for?

Philip Seymour Hoffman: July 23rd, 1967-February 2nd, 2014

The playwright recently won the Eugene O’Neill award amid high jinks at an Irish American gathering

Nineteenth-century New England comes closer to home in Corn Exchange’s austerely beautiful production of Eugene O’Neill’s tragedy

Plays are getting shorter. Are we looking at time the wrong way?

Line-up includes new plays by Frank McGuinness and Eugene O’Neill, and a fresh translation of The Threepenny Opera

An excellent biography of one of the 20th century’s most brilliant playwrights shows he was on the side of the dreamers of this world