Hecuba review: Perspective and psychology brought to an ancient tale
Dublin Theatre Festival: In Marina Carr’s version of Hecuba, the scale of tragedy is made rivetingly intimate
Getting Scrapefoot, an immersive Goldilocks art installation, just right
When theatre designer Owen Boss began bringing his children to work, it became a test run for a new project at The Ark
The Cripple of Inishmaan review: Outlandish tales and dark distortions
This new production of Martin McDonagh’s comedy is wise not to play it straight
The Mai review: Passionate performances in an unfocused production
Dublin Theatre Festival: Derbhle Crotty is moving as Marina Carr’s family figurehead
They Called Her Vivaldi review: A rich and charming symphony
Theatre Lovett have created a delightful comedy about loss and self-reliance
Josephine K and the Algorithms: Kafka gets a modern update
In Stacey Gregg’s new play, the forces that push us around are creatures of our own creation
Autumn Royal review: Kevin Barry shows there is no escape from home
Two siblings trapped by an aged parent dream a future far away in this effective, claustrophobic production
On Corporation Street review: Anu explores what it takes to rebuild shattered city
The theatre company’s latest show explores the legacy of the Manchester bombing
Sunder review: In the eye of the Moore Street storm
Anu’s latest performance traces a legacy of violence against civilians, from Moore Street barricades to modern-day terrorism. Will you choose death or glory?
Review | Vernon God Little: Decadent’s production gets the caustic humour but trips a little into farce
DBC Pierre’s novel excoriates contemporary America, and this production doesn’t quite keep the anger on the boil
Grounded review: A morality play about drone warfare | Tiger Dublin Fringe
When a female fighter pilot is moved to the Chair Force, the morality of remote warfare comes crashing down
Luck Just Kissed You Hello goes beyond gender politics | GIAF review
Amy Conroy’s new play is a mysterious family drama about a hard-won reconciliation and the making of a man
How to be Decadent in a time of hardship for Irish theatre
Andrew Flynn, Decadent Theatre Company’s director, has an unusual ability to combine artistic passion with the deal-clinching pitches of a travelling salesman
Peter Crawley’s cultural highs and lows of 2014
The harrowing ’A Girl is a Half-Formed Thing’ is hard to shake off
Review: Defender of the Faith
Decadent Theatre’s canny revival of Stuart Carolan’s play carries echoes of his TV show Love/Hate
Review: Little Thing, Big Thing
A deceptively breezy, carefully constructed story that has a little problem with authority
The House that Cork built
Raymond Scannell’s ambitious new play charts the rise and fall of a nightclub, a family and a nation
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