Colm Tóibín on poet Paul Durcan turning 80: ‘Beside the wildness, there is tenderness’
Durcan’s poems are risk-taking explorations of where tragedy and comedy meet in contemporary Ireland. A selection of his finest work is gathered in a book
Durcan’s poems are risk-taking explorations of where tragedy and comedy meet in contemporary Ireland. A selection of his finest work is gathered in a book
Dublin Theatre Festival 2024: Owen McCafferty’s writing cuts through the Belfast peace talks’ seriousness to find levity in personal stakes and political bluster
Theatre: Caroline Byrne’s production, featuring Zara Devlin, Peter Gowen and Ruth McGill, makes both dream and reverie of Brian Friel’s indestructible play
Rehearsals are underway for a new production of Dancing at Lughnasa at the Gate this summer, and a new book about the playwright was published this week
Theatre: Róisín McBrinn has created a magnificent Irish production of Annie Baker’s sublime play
After the success of Fun Home, the head of the Dublin venue is staging the Irish premiere of Circle Mirror Transformation
Play breaks little ground theatrically, but few will emerge unmoved or uninterested
The writer on her new stage adaptation of The Pull of the Stars, her novel set over three feverish days in the maternity ward of a Dublin hospital
Sara Baume’s publisher chances its arm; prospects for Healy-Raes: The Next Generation; A mystery for a crime writer
The Dublin theatre teams up with Sydney Theatre Company to celebrate the underperformed Austrian great Thomas Bernhard
The distinctive actor and performer, currently on television in The Tourist, resists convention in both her work and personal life
Stephen Rea is about to join an illustrious line-up that includes John Hurt, Michael Gambon and Patrick Magee
Productions of classics appeared to be aimed at long-time theatregoers, yet this year the Arts Council warned of a decline in young people attending plays
Dublin riots: Life in the city centre is partially returning to normal but there are fears that there could be more trouble
Theatre: The Gate’s fast-paced Christmas show, relocated to early 20th-century Dublin, will entertain parents as well as children
New community engagement programme to make the theatre ‘a more civic, open and democratic space’
Roddy Doyle’s new version of Peter Pan postponed because of ‘intricate and technical nature’ of show, says Dublin theatre
The author of The Snapper and The Van has set his new version of JM Barrie’s classic story in Ireland
Turnover at the theatre reached €2.33 million last year, up from €583,853 in 2021
Occupied formerly by Bank of Ireland, numbers 1-2 and 5 Cavendish Row refurbished with high standard of fit-out
Dublin Theatre Festival 2023: The pace of this assured, entertaining production never falters
The Irish actor was capable of threat and pathos, with the ability to boom and to shrink into his large frame
Gate and Abbey theatres describe the Dublin-born actor as ‘legendary’ and ‘a giant of stage and screen’
Dublin-born performer made his stage debut at the capital’s Gate Theatre in 1962
Erica Murray’s new play drops into the lives of four women connected by unexpected circumstances
Dublin Fringe Festival 2023: from Greek underworld to modern desolation, a message gets through: ‘You’re not beaten yet’
Theatre: Adaptation of Alison Bechdel’s graphic memoir is bursting with five-star performances
The Dublin actor stars alongside Sharon Horgan and Michael Sheen in Best Interests
Theatre: Abigail McGibbon, as Delaney’s wife, is also excellent under Conleth Hill’s direction – but the interval is a bad idea
‘For 25 years, these awards have been a concrete signal of The Irish Times’ commitment to the arts in general and the art of theatre in particular’
The Gate founder was also first artistic director of An Taibhdhearc, the national Irish-language theatre. A new play brings him on a ‘dreamlike journey’
Theatre: Barbara and Jane Brennan star as the sisters who re-enact scenes from a night 40 years ago in Emma Jordan’s outstanding Dublin production
Barbara and Jane Brennan have come together to star in a new production of Enda Walsh’s The New Electric Ballroom
Dutch university decision to cancel Godot production over issues of audition diversity part of trend of disrespecting art creators
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices