Sandpaper on Sunburn: A humorous, compelling portrayal of what it means to be neurodivergent
Dublin Theatre Festival 2024: David Horan’s family drama dives head first into the topic of autism
David Horan
If you’re part of the cult of Dermot Bannon, you’ll enjoy this
TV review: Room To Improve – Constructive Criticism avoids being a backslapping bacchanalia
The other side of the housing crisis: rising wealth for many
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CSO data suggests many in better position to deal with Covid-19 crisis than 2008 crash
This Beautiful Village: One-note characters addressing a symphony of concerns
Theatre review: Lisa Tierney-Keogh’s middle-class satire is somewhere between Yasmina Reza and Bernard Farrell
Theatre highlights: A bracing documentary on HIV in Ireland
Look out for ‘Rapids’, about life with HIV by Shaun Dunne, and the Abbey’s 24-hour plays
Who is Dublin for? Who do we want to share it with?
Dublin Theatre Festival director Willie White on Arts Council rows and Ireland’s cultural deficits
Edinburgh festivals: awards and acclaim – and exhaustion – for Irish performers
As the international and fringe festivals close, Irish teams reflect on a good month
Creative flights as Galway arts festival soars
Programme straddling popular and esoteric work attracts record numbers
Paul Muldoon’s ‘Incantata’ on stage at Galway International Arts Festival
Tom Murphy remembered as festival gears up for Galway 2020
First look: Bewley’s Cafe Theatre reopens after stylish re-fit
After three years off-site, the lunchtime venue returns to swish new facilities
The best theatre shows this week
A Dublin Theatre Festival hit transfers to the Abbeywhile a young company sees if there’s new life in the Dublin monologue form
Abbey Theatre reveals new season
The Abbey Theatre’s directors Graham McLaren and Neil Murray on their second programme, forging new collaborations and looking for new forms of theatre
Dublin Theatre Festival: Bewildering Synge, futuristic Ibsen
Three reviews from the opening weekend of the Dublin Theatre Festival
Irish shows conquer Edinburgh’s hilly terrain
In the largest international festival on earth, artists from Ireland have proven themselves disproportionately successful
Review: Moll
This butter-wouldn’t-melt production is a place of hapless priests and pushy housekeepers in a changeless world
Behind the curtain: the dark arts of dramaturgy
Help the writer deliver the best play possible. Get the basics right early. Do very little for a successful show, then claim the credit. Welcome to the tricks of the dramaturg’s trade
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