Kilkenny festival to present mixture of virtual and live events
‘Bringing people back together is really important,’ says director Olga Barry
The Irish Times view on the crisis in the arts: a fog of anxiety
Our artists and performers are in the front line of the Covid-19-induced economic crisis
Coronavirus: ‘The people involved in this business are so vulnerable’
Artists and arts workers have been left in desperate straits by the sudden shutdown
The Fall of the Second Republic review: A fitting portrayal of political disarray
Conspiracy thriller set in counterfactual 1970s Ireland plays out as screwball comedy
Looking at a republic falling apart from the inside
Corn Exchange’s new and final play is a grim look at an alternative 1970s Ireland
The Irish Times Irish Theatre Awards: all this year’s nominees
After seeing more than 130 shows, the judges have made 60 nominations in 15 categories
The Misfits: Marilyn Monroe’s swansong gets a stage reboot
Corn Exchange is tackling Arthur Miller’s play for Dublin Theatre Festival. Ghosts of John Huston’s troubled 1961 movie loom large
Frnkstn review: A mutation of man and monster
Michael West’s new version of Frankenstein wonders if the scientist and monster are now one and the same
High Theatre: the critic’s choice of works
Michael West’s Frankenstein adaption and a Wexford man without promise of a future
So you think you know the story of Frankenstein?
‘Frnkstn’, at the Abbey Theatre, reanimates the monster for a new generation
The best theatre shows: The Red Shoes opens at the Gate
Theatre Lovett ’s ‘They Called Her Vivaldi’ is at the Peacock and and a new play ‘Philip St John’ opens
An 11-year-old boy, alone on a Dublin stage for an hour
Ollie West, child star of ‘Hamnet’ at the Dublin Theatre Festival, says theatre is ‘kind of like PE’
The Seagull review: Chekhov feels at home in Ireland
In Corn Exchange’s witty and absorbing new version, set in contemporary Ireland, the feathers fly again
Culture Shock: ‘The Plough and the Stars’ is back. Must be time for a riot, so
Seán O’Casey’s play and its staging have always been cultural and political lightning rods
Was the demise of the Celtic Tiger the saviour of Irish theatre?
New anthology explores how playwrights responded to a country - and a theatre - in crisis
Culture Shock: the nightmare from which we are trying to awake
‘Take Me to Church’ could be seen as blasphemous, but is anyone ready to sue Hozier?
La Reine Claude, a collaborative play by some of our finest writers
The full script for The Arc, a project devised by The Irish Times and Dublin Theatre Festival
The Arc, part VIII: La Reine Claude builds towards its conclusion
The action takes a violent turn in the hands of Brokentalkers
The Arc: the latest installment in our theatre project, and how to buy tickets
Tickets are now on sale for a rehearsed reading of our collaborative play, featuring contributions from Tom Murphy, Enda Walsh, Sonya Kelly and many more
The Arc, part III: La Reine Claude
Tom Murphy started it; Enda Walsh wouldn’t let it go; and now Deirdre Kinahan is exploring the bad blood and intrigue of La Reine Claude
The Arc, part two: La Reine Claude
Tom Murphy began our collaborative play for the Dublin Theatre Festival; here, Enda Walsh gives the plot a surreal twist
Review: Conservatory
Michael West’s new play at the Abbey is a grimly amusing and deeply unsettling exploration of marriage
Man jailed for crash which caused death and serious injury
Sean Casey was four times over the drink drive limit at the time of the accident
Man charged over fatal west Cork crash
Woman (22) died in Skibbereen crash and four other passengers injured
YOU MAY ALSO LIKE...
Crosswords & Puzzles
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Election 2024
Full general election coverage including analysis and results for all 43 constituencies
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Family NoticesOpens in new window
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices