From a Low and Quiet Sea: A reckoning of sins, secrets and sacrificeReview: Galway International Arts Festival premieres staging of Donal Ryan’s novelTue Jul 12 2022 - 15:52
Ghostly echoes as The Steward of Christendom finally returns to the stagePlaywright Sebastian Barry and star Owen Roe can feel the presence of the late Donal McCann as they bring a masterpiece back to lifeSat Jul 09 2022 - 06:00
I Poured the Tea: A sometimes confusing but ambitious debutTheatre review: The script is full of red herrings and late-stage exposition that have little bearing on the narrativeFri Jul 08 2022 - 10:17
Geoff Sobelle: ‘I imagined all these roommates, just separated in time not in space, leaving marks for one another’Home is a visual physical spectacle that combines choreography, live music, illusion and audience interaction to interrogate the idea of homeTue Jul 05 2022 - 06:00
Thrown a LifeLine: ‘Every week there was another death. Everybody was asking the same thing: What can we do about the river?’In response to Galway’s high suicide rate, more than 150 participants will tightrope-walk across the Corrib this month, to help turn it from a site of grief to a place of creativity and celebrationSat Jul 02 2022 - 06:00
The Last Return set to explore the tension of queuing at Galway Arts FestivalDirector Sara Joyce and writer Sonya Kelly bring ‘an enormously triggering scenario’ to the stageSat Jun 25 2022 - 06:00
Party Scene: The buzz and burn-out of drug-enhanced sexual encountersReview: Philip Connaughton and Phillip McMahon have collaborated on this Thisispopbaby productionFri Jun 24 2022 - 11:54
Backstage with Cirque du Soleil as the show takes flight againSara Keating goes behind the scenes in Split of the Montreal-based troupe’s latest showSat Jun 18 2022 - 06:01
The Tin Soldier: A visual and technical delightThe aesthetic pleasures of this production more than compensate for an occasional lack of narrative clarityWed Jun 15 2022 - 18:50
The Irish Times Irish Theatre Awards 2022: All the winners revealedSix months ago Ireland’s theatre world was in lockdown. Tonight felt like a big win for the entire creative communitySun Jun 12 2022 - 22:00
Swansong: A good starting point for a meaningful conversation about deathReview: Simple clarity runs through the conversation of the characters in a beautiful fairytaleTue Jun 07 2022 - 16:54
Party Scene: dance theatre explores chemsex scene in Dublin and beyondPhilip Connaughton and Phillip McMahon on their latest ThisIsPopBaby projectSat Jun 04 2022 - 00:00
The Cavalcaders: unnervingly upbeat drama will have you singingDruid’s new production of Billy Roche’s play hits the right notesMon May 30 2022 - 13:55
Blackbird: A tense and riveting two-handerAndrew Flynn’s production brings a stark moral clarityFri May 27 2022 - 19:00
Climate change: ‘How can art inform people without depressing them?’Future Limerick, Ireland’s first climate arts festival brings together like-minded creativesTue May 10 2022 - 05:00
Luck Just Kissed You Hello: What is it to be a man?Ideals of masculinity found wanting in Amy Conroy’s playFri May 06 2022 - 09:34
Has a Ukrainian child recently joined your child’s class? Here’s the book to readA new picturebook places the experience of forced migration at its centreWed May 04 2022 - 06:00
Children’s theatre at a garden oasis in Dublin’s North StrandActor Owen Roe and his wife Michele Forbes on their new interactive dramaWed May 04 2022 - 00:00
The Irish Times Irish Theatre Awards: And the nominees are...Judges reflect on an unprecedented two years of struggle and innovation for the industrySat Apr 30 2022 - 05:00
Rex Ryan: My dad Gerry Ryan ‘wasn’t like other parents’‘Theatre is a kind of church for me,’ says the actor and writer with entertainment in his bloodSat Apr 23 2022 - 06:00
Frankenstein: How a beatbox crew brought an iconic monster back to lifeThe Beatbox Academy have come up with a unique sonic twist on the Mary Shelley classicSat Apr 16 2022 - 00:00
Country and Irish: Failing to hit the right noteSlick production and deft performance can’t compensate for undercooked scriptFri Apr 08 2022 - 13:45
Tarry Flynn: An old story told with great flairPure theatricality of adaptation doesn’t quite compensate for the original’s dated qualityMon Apr 04 2022 - 11:32
Outrage: Personal stories weighed down by the pastReview: The third in Deirdre Kinahan’s history series centres on the Civil WarMon Mar 28 2022 - 14:11
Bedknobs and Broomsticks: Magical musical overstays its welcomeReview: There’s still much to enjoy in this stage version of the Disney classicFri Mar 25 2022 - 11:05
The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe: Beautifully realised fantasyReview: Adaptation of CS Lewis classic as relevant as everWed Mar 16 2022 - 12:05
Halcyon Days: Spark of life in a nursing homeBarry McGovern and Una Crawford O’Brien bring energy and authenticity to Deirdre Kinahan’s subtle and solid playTue Mar 15 2022 - 12:29
Art in its infancy: The baby as creative consultantAnna Newell’s work draws on neuroscience and empathy of working with very youngMon Mar 07 2022 - 05:00
Three Monologues review: Gentle intimacy and attention to characterJennifer Johnston’s triptych gives expression to three people living through the TroublesWed Feb 23 2022 - 10:30
Happy Days review: Buried again and again and againSandra O’Malley’s performance reveals vulnerability under the bravadoMon Feb 21 2022 - 12:50
Portia Coughlan review: Eerie tragedy addresses sexuality and motherhoodNew production ensures this unforgettable story remains searing in its relevanceWed Feb 16 2022 - 12:55
Into the Woods review: Happy ever after in this fairytale mash-upStephen Sondheim’s deconstructed fairytale gets an inventive treatmentMon Feb 14 2022 - 12:00
Les Misérables review: Power to the peopleSpectacular set-pieces and showstopping tunes will take your breath awayMon Feb 14 2022 - 11:30
Gravity (A Love Story): Playwright Neil Flynn on taking a ‘cosmic leap of faith’Einstein, Darwin, Dickens and Joan of Arc appear in a play that bends the laws of physicsMon Feb 14 2022 - 05:00
The best new children’s books tackle the big subjects in relatable waysTitles from Kat Patrick, Lucy Reynolds, Louie Stowell, Aoife Dooley and Sabine AdeyinkaSat Feb 12 2022 - 06:00
Danya Taymor on directing Endgame at the Gate: ‘It’s a huge responsibility’The American director is keen to explore the physicality of Beckett’s monolithic workTue Feb 08 2022 - 05:00
Every Brilliant Thing review: A magical, uplifting showIt is hard to imagine anyone not falling for its gentle inclusivity and charmThu Jan 13 2022 - 11:16
Falling Through the Universe review: Two epiphanies conjoinedDeclan Gorman explores his own creative life in parallel with Joyce’s classic The DeadMon Jan 10 2022 - 11:25
What’s on in Irish theatre in 2022, from Beckett to Binchy to SondheimSomething to cater for every taste in range of shows that will be staged across the countrySat Jan 01 2022 - 05:00
Land of the Ever Young: Highlighting working-class people’s writingAnthology of writing for children is final part of Culture Matter’s publishing projectFri Dec 24 2021 - 06:00
Children’s Christmas books: the best seasonal stories this yearFestive reads from Mel Taylor-Bessent, Kieran Crowley, Siobhán Parkinson and moreWed Dec 15 2021 - 06:00
Theatre in 2021: The play is still the thingHopes persist that live performance industry can rebuild itself againSat Dec 11 2021 - 05:00
The Long Christmas Dinner: A ghostly telling of a dreamlike curiosityThornton Wilder’s expressionist one-act play tracks a family home over 90 yearsFri Dec 03 2021 - 16:25
Mabel’s Magnificent Flying Machine: An original alternative to the mayhem of the pantomimeThe Gate Theatre’s Christmas show is an adventure story anchored by a deeper emotional narrativeFri Dec 03 2021 - 14:25
The Little Mermaid: The Gaiety puts on a near-perfect pantomimeHans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale is merely the hook for a spectacular productionThu Dec 02 2021 - 15:35
Pantomines during Covid: ‘It will be a miracle if we get to the end of the run’Despite the ever-shifting and sometimes barmy guidelines, theatres are determined to keep the Christmas show on the road this yearThu Dec 02 2021 - 05:00
Sham: Shakespearean drama given a productive delivery in a familiar contextReview: Gúna Nua’s production puts Hamlet in a modern Limerick gangland settingWed Nov 24 2021 - 06:00
How Handel's Messiah was brought to life by Nick Drake’s All the AngelsThe play, which charts creation of the classic piece, premieres in Ireland this weekSat Nov 20 2021 - 05:00
The best new children’s books, from villainous Mr Spicebag to an Irish picture bookTitles from Sinead Moriarty, Sarah Webb, Freddy Alexander, John Hearne and Bridget BhreathnachThu Oct 21 2021 - 06:00
Bang!: Impressive exploration of complex themes of gender and identityDublin Theatre Festival: Michelle Read’s play is nuanced and deeply attuned to character developmentMon Oct 18 2021 - 11:00
