Mother Courage and Her Children review: A darkly comic road trip through a Europe at war
Theatre: Sandra O Malley delivers a career-defining performance in Blue Raincoat’s meticulous production of Bertolt Brecht’s 1941 play
The Tragedy of Richard III: Editing Shakespeare’s crude portrait of the disabled royal
Belfast International Arts Festival 2024: Oisín Kearney and Michael Patrick’s inventive staging exposes some of the play’s bile
Safe House: Enda Walsh’s new work is an oppressively desolate song cycle
Dublin Theatre Festival 2024: Kate Gilmore is impressive as a vulnerable young woman, but parts of the staging overwhelm her character
Darkmatter: A freaky, oozy horror dance
Dublin Theatre Festival 2024: The Dutch choreographer Cherish Menzo’s eventful piece has a frightening otherworldliness
Amelia: A touching vision of where we – and theatre – will end up in the climate crisis
Dublin Theatre Festival 2024: Dee Roycroft’s ingenious play could be considered dystopian, but the pessimism doesn’t get everyone down
Autumn culture preview 2024: The biggest films, TV shows, books, music, theatre and exhibitions to catch
From Paul Mescal in Gladiator II and Cate Blanchett in Disclaimer to Nick Cave at 3Arena and Brian Maguire at the Hugh Lane
First Trimester: On-stage sperm-donor interviews elicit touching discussions about parenting
Dublin Fringe Festival 2024: Krishna Istha’s radical performance is part of a trans couple’s real-life journey to start a family
The House: Druid’s bold Tom Murphy revival dives into an obsessed mind
Theatre: Garry Hynes stages daring production of drama set during 1950s summer fortnight when locals return from living abroad
Trouble Denim: An anarchic comedian adjusts to chaotic life on the road
Dublin Fringe Festival 2024: Shane Daniel Byrne’s swirling new stand-up show riffs on the milestones of his first year as a full-time comic
Julius Caesar Variety Show: An anxious comedy about a theatre industry refusing to evolve
Dublin Fringe Festival 2024: In aiming to unsettle, Joy Nesbitt’s satire relies on less plausible devices
It Was Paradise, Unfortunately: A stunningly clever investigation of theatre as a trans art form
Dublin Fringe Festival 2024: Raphaël Amahl Khouri’s delivery makes traumatic revelations come across as funnily offbeat
Dublin Theatre Festival is losing its director. What has Willie White achieved since 2012?
A key part of the festival head’s mission has been to bring outstanding European theatre to Ireland. It hasn’t been an easy task
Terra: A dancer – and a planet – trying to get back to certain kind of feeling
Dublin Fringe Festival 2024: In Alessandra Azeviche’s slow-burning show, the choreographer sets out to break free from her torments
Television: A high-wattage cabaret with enough power to imagine something new
Dublin Fringe Festival 2024: SexyTadhg’s ingenious show meditates on concerns about authentic selves while the outside world beams into people’s minds
A Good Room: A terrace house becomes the last decent comedy club in town
Dublin Fringe Festival 2024: Cian Jordan and Allie O’Rourke share their journeys into stand-up in this zippy but fraught comedy show