Playing to the child within‘There is only good theatre and bad theatre, it doesn’t matter whether the target audience is children or not,’ says actor Louis…Wed Jan 27 2010 - 00:00
We Will Rock YouO2, Dublin: Ben Elton has always had his finger on the pulse of popular culture, satirising contemporary cultural trends in …Fri Jan 22 2010 - 00:00
We Will Rock YouO2, Dublin: Ben Elton has always had his finger on the pulse of popular culture, satirising contemporary cultural trends in …Fri Jan 22 2010 - 00:00
Wallace, Balfe and Mr BunnTheatre Royal, Waterford: Written to coincide with the opening of the newly renovated Theatre Royal, Bernard Farrell’s musical…Tue Nov 10 2009 - 00:00
ReviewsTheatre Festival Family Season The Ark, Dublin Hans Christian Anderson – You Must Be An Angel Hansel and Gretel Songs from Above…Tue Oct 13 2009 - 01:00
Cultural expansion, 10 years onA decade ago, a flurry of building of new theatres and arts centres across the country transformed the cultural landscapeFri Jul 03 2009 - 01:00
Growing up is hard to doJimmy Fay’s new Bedrock production is about the fate of three twentysomething Manhattan slackers in 1982, living the ‘greed is…Wed Jun 17 2009 - 01:00
The Rough Magic and method in its madnessFor 25 years Rough Magic has been ripping up the Irish theatrical rule book and its weekend programme celebrated an illustrious…Wed Apr 08 2009 - 01:00
Rough with the smoothAs Rough Magic marks 25 years of making theatre, founder member Lynne Parker recalls the early struggles and looks forward to…Sat Mar 07 2009 - 00:00
Mixing the public with the private‘I have very little curiosity about the how and why of itSat Jan 31 2009 - 00:00
There but for the grace of God . . .Reimagining Ireland’s neutrality in the second World War led playwright Conall Quinn into a complex treatment of the Irish Jewish…Tue Jan 27 2009 - 00:00
Shakespeare meets the Beckhams'Macbecks', a musical comedy brimful of Shakespearean references, expounds on our obsession with the modern circuses of football…Sat Dec 20 2008 - 00:00
A true believer in the magic of theatreActing is a profession, a job, but it's also a compulsion says Derbhle Crotty. Sara Keating reports.Sat Jul 05 2008 - 01:00
Giving the artists their sayWhat use are the arts? At the end of a series that has largely focused on art's practical applications, artists get their chance…Mon Mar 31 2008 - 01:00
Can culture make us well?WHAT USE ARE THE ARTS? PART 5: THE ARTS AND HEALTH : The intuiitive sense that there is a link between good health and artistic…Mon Mar 17 2008 - 00:00
Creative thinkingWHAT USE ARE THE ARTS? PART 4: THE ARTS AND EDUCATION : Eamon de Valera's no-frills approach to education sidelined the arts…Mon Mar 10 2008 - 00:00
Irish drama on the cuspTheatre: The history of Irish theatre is a history of dialogue between generations, tributes to lost values and confrontations…Sat Sept 22 2007 - 01:00
A wealth of companionsOn The Town: Brian Friel laughed quietly and modestly as Declan Kiberd likened him to Napoleon: "He's always risking his latest…Sat Oct 28 2006 - 01:00
Revealing women's hidden livesSome uncomfortable realities of women's lives feature in forgotten work by Munster playwrights, writes Sara KeatingWed Jan 04 2006 - 00:00
