Abbey Theatre box office revenues decline 82% due to Covid-19
Sharp drop in 2020 revenues followed theatre postponing or cancelling 23 productions
Sharp drop in 2020 revenues followed theatre postponing or cancelling 23 productions
Live audience returns for the first time in 15 months, to see new play by Úna McKevitt
Theatre review: Powerful, earth-shifting testimonies are solemnly read as scripts
Events to take place later in December, says Minister for Arts and Culture
Reopening of cinemas but not theatres described as ‘inconsistent and illogical’
14 different works will be staged on the eve of the centenary in November
Theatre asks writers to create monologues for 50 performers, to premiere online this month
Theatre in Ireland this year was bookended by two crises, a state of play mirrored by the work
Income from theatre company’s touring in Ireland and Britain jumps eightfold in 2018
Signatories of letter critical of theatre ‘delighted’ but highlight ‘outstanding issues’
First meeting to address concerns about national theatre to be held without mediator
Talks between management and theatre workers follows scathing open letter
Here’s what the theatre and creative talent will talk about when they meet tonight
Abbey’s chairwoman tells Oireachtas committee the theatre will ‘address concerns’
Controversial co-productions boost national theatre’s tally
It’s not just in Ireland that questions of how a national theatre should reflect a country’s identity are being asked
Opinion: Neil Murray and Graham McLaren have got a lot right, writes Declan Gorman
Directors apologise to Fiach Mac Conghail for ‘distress’ caused by €1.4m deficit claim
Artist’s remark in letter to ‘Irish Times’ dismissed as ‘irrelevant’ to current controversy
National theatre addresses letter detailing ‘deep concern’ from theatre professionals
The plethora of revivals of successful shows may be good for the box office but is doing little for renewal of the creative repertoire
Over 300 actors and directors are dismayed by its new strategy. The Abbey has come out fighting
National theatre’s new policy sees pay ‘fall 25%’ and overall employment ‘dry up’
In Conversation: Graham McLaren and Neil Murray of the Abbey Theatre
‘I was crying so hard I had snot bubbles and was laughing at the same time’
Writer Phillip McMahon and director Rachel O’Riordan on making a play inspired by a hidden community of gay priests
Over 600, including big cross-section from theatre and arts , attend humanist service
The Abbey Theatre director on reggae, Grayson Perry and ‘Derry Girls’
This month sees Ireland’s national theatre playing in London, and its British equivalent coming to Dublin
In 2018, a diversity of Irish women’s voices will take their place on the national stage
The Abbey Theatre’s directors Graham McLaren and Neil Murray on their second programme, forging new collaborations and looking for new forms of theatre
Directors of Abbey and Gate and Druid among those committed to challenging ‘unacceptable behaviour’
Adaptation of Ken Loach film Jimmy’s Hall to be debuted in Leitrim where it is set
A version of ‘The Tempest’, set in west Kerry, called ‘A Shitstorm’, is slated for theatre
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
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