The art of 2024: 10 of Ireland’s best exhibitions of the year
From big group shows exploring topics as vast as time to small but beautifully formed solo painting exhibitions, art has rewarded on many levels this year
Cork Midsummer Festival
Tempesta review: Stephanie Dufresne and Naoise Dunbar shine in Deirdre Kinahan’s moving play
Cork Midsummer Festival 2024: A play of such dimensions could repay a few more than these 75 minutes, especially with so much gorgeous writing to savour
Theatre for One: This Ireland review – Brilliant, totally immersive one-to-one plays
Cork Midsummer Festival 2024: The brilliance of these 12 five-minute plays lies in their containment
The Summer I Robbed a Bank review: A riot of inspired fun as David O’Doherty’s children’s book becomes stage show
Theatre: creative and innovative display of stagecraft using video and lighting with glee that enchants audience
The extraordinary art of Tino Sehgal is coming to Cork. It has to be seen to be believed
The artist eschews objects to create ‘constructed situations’, and does not document his works – luckily they are unforgettable
Cork Midsummer Festival week two: Reviews of Found, Freefalling, Sun & Sea and Ode to Joy
What we’ve seen in week two of the festival
Cork Midsummer Festival: Reviews of Built on Bridges, The Settling, Ritual and I Fall Down
After the first week, here is what we have seen so far
Happy Days: Siobhán McSweeney brings all her intuition to Beckett’s work of tragicomic genius
Theatre: As Winnie, the actor makes the location and circumstance of Happy Days seem normal, although sorrow keeps breaking in
How to be an aerialist: Show up and take flight
Gemma Tipton offers a beginner’s guide to taking up a new cultural pursuit
Sun & Sea: Under the glare of a hot sun, an opera unfolds
On tour since it won the Golden Lion in Venice, the thought-provoking Sun & Sea is on its way to Cork Midsummer Festival
Pink foam on the street, a beach in City Hall: all Cork’s a stage for spectacular Midsummer Festival
Director promises ‘wonder and joy’ as line-up announced for festival that will run from June 14th to 25th
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