Refuge review: A thrillingly weird opening becomes a true story from Ireland’s past – The Irish Times
RefugePavilion Theatre, Dún Laoghaire★★★⯪☆ An old carriage shed at Castle Matrix, in Co Limerick. A broken-down carriage, a…
Animals review: Blindboy’s full-scale theatrical debut is a bit of a loose baggy monster – The Irish Times
AnimalsAbbey Theatre★★★☆☆ “Please welcome to the stage myself.” So begins this adaptation of seven short stories by Blindboyboatclub,…
Sarah Kane’s 4.48 Psychosis: ‘It’s not for everyone. But I feel very alive when I watch it’ – The Irish Times
It’s the final play Sarah Kane wrote before she killed herself at the age of 28. A crafted…
Ruth Negga withdraws from Dublin Theatre Festival play at the Gaiety – The Irish Times
Ruth Negga has stepped back from a play running at the Gaiety Theatre next month as part of…
Ruth Negga pulls out of play scheduled to run at Gaiety next month
ACTOR RUTH NEGGA has pulled out of a scheduled run at the Gaiety Theatre. The Academy Award nominee…
Matthew Broderick to star at Abbey as theatre also announces ‘provocative’ Blindboy production – The Irish Times
Matthew Broderick is to star at the Abbey Theatre this summer in the David Ireland play Ulster American.…
Michael Patrick, pioneering Irish actor, dies from motor neuron disease at 35 – The Irish Times
Michael Patrick, whose growing theatre career was significantly altered by a diagnosis of motor neuron disease, has died…
More than 80 Irish festivals to watch out for in 2026 – The Irish Times
From blockbuster headliners such as Kneecap at All Together Now to cult favourites including Tedfest, the Irish festival…
Dublin Theatre Festival: Bán explores 1980s Ireland and the secrets swept under the carpet
Bán at Abbey Theatre, Peacock Stage throws well-aimed punches at the past Liadán Dunlea and Yvonne Gidden in…
Five activities happening across Ireland this autumn
Fun activities over the next month don’t need to involve shivering in a field full of pumpkins It’s…
This Hamlet, the opening show of Dublin Theatre Festival 2025, is both deeply serious and a riot of fun – The Irish Times
HamletO’Reilly Theatre, Dublin 1★★★★☆ “Don’t think you’re going to see that Hamlet,” someone says early on in this…
‘Dyslexia shaped me. I’m always thinking two steps ahead’ – The Irish Times
Saoirse-Monica Jackson holds out her phone in frustration in the pub. “My internet’s not loading!” she cries. She…