Wednesday, February 27, 2019

22 years at the Irish Times Theatre Awards: An inconsistent ceremony shows signs of growth

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In 2016 DruidShakespeare was the first production to take the major awards of Best Production, Best Actress, Best Actor and Best Director...
Monday, February 25, 2019

Irish Times Theatre Awards: A complete list of every nomination ever

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In other countries awards are presented by theatre organisations. Here the ceremony is organised by a national newspaper, and sometimes i...
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Wednesday, February 20, 2019

New plays on big stages: Could this be a game-changing year for Irish theatre?

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Promotional art for The Children . The Gate Theatre hasn't opened a new production in five months, but the wait was necessary to shor...
Tuesday, February 12, 2019

Covering the Abbey complaints: Journalists need to get a grip when reporting on theatre

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Newstalk's The Hard Shoulder showed poor research in its coverage but it did allow host Ivan Yates to interview a theatre worker as i...
Thursday, February 7, 2019

The Cripple of Inishmaan review: Like watching Pulp Fiction without the brain-splattering gunshot

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Martin McDonagh's dark comedy about an intolerant island community receives a tame production. Photo: Pat Redmond 
Thursday, January 31, 2019

So Where Do We Begin? review: Wordy psychodrama flirts with big questions

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A psychotherapist's patient is stealing memories in Seanan McDonnel's sharply clever play. Photo: Myles Shelly
Thursday, January 24, 2019

The Ridleys review: Pushing two rapid monologues towards art-horror

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Philip Ridley's companion plays Tonight with Donny Stixx and Dark Vanilla Jungle are staged in one sitting. Photo: Ste Murray 
Tuesday, January 15, 2019

Womb review: An old-school dystopian play with clear inspiration but misty results

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Maud Hendricks's new play is set in Dublin 100 years from now, where a woman is granted asylum for being pregnant. Photo: Jeda de Brí...
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Friday, January 11, 2019

Nothing but a Toerag review: Witty prison comedy earning the trust of a therapy session

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In Aisling O'Mara's new comedy a prisoner confides her problems in a cellmate. 

Abbey Theatre complaints: More in-house productions will clarify employment as well as artistic vision

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The directors' artistic vision won't be revealed through the admirable benevolence of coproduction but through their in-house pro...