Gate Theatre

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

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