Epiphany review: Druid’s new play has too many ghosts not enough plot

In Brian Watkins's new play, guests at a dinner party try to solve what the Epiphany is about. Photo: Robbie Jack

Tree authorship accusation: The job specifics of dramaturg have been hazy long enough

Playwrights Sarah Henley and Tori Allen-Martin said they were dismissed from writing Tree, as a script continued to be developed by dramaturg Kwame Kwei-Armah. Tree photo: Marc Brenner

Plays and adaptations: Is the Abbey playing the Gate’s game?

An adaptation of Roddy Doyle's novella Two Pints plays the Abbey Theatre. 

Brendan Galileo for Europe review: A heartfelt comedy about a union in trouble

An independent candidate runs in the European elections in Fionn Foley's superb comedy. Photo: Cáit Fahey. 

Evening Train review: This dark barroom musical is staged as if it's already closing time

Life is a series of wagers in Mick Flannery's new musical, as its characters seek escape from a small town. 

Tall Tail review: An excellent Pixar-bright debut about a dog caught in the homelessness crisis

Al Dalton's play for young audiences finds a dog who takes us through life with his homeless master.

Midsummer (a play with songs) review: A romantic comedy where the characters spend more time talking to us than each other

David Greig's play follows two lovers on a dizzying weekend in Edinburgh. Photo: Keith Dixon 

Citysong review: Wordy play about a Dublin family misses its tragicomic notes

Dublin is a record in Dylan Coburn Gray's new play, and time jumps like a needle skipping backwards. Photo: Ros Kavanagh 

The Magic Flute review: Trying to make something of Mozart’s wild music

A prince accepts a mission to rescue a princess in The Magic Flute but not all of it is plausible. Photo: Pat Redmond

La Natura Delle Cose review: A dance masterpiece chronicling the life of one character

Dublin Dance Festival present Virgilio Sieni's dance inspired by a Lucretius poem. Photo: Paulo Porto