Claudia Carroll: My wish for 2021? That bums end up on actual seats in an actual theatre
To have one cancelled show may be regarded as a misfortune; to have four looks like carelessness
Eighteen Irish panto productions for all the family to watch this season
Pantomimes and family shows have gone online – or even switched to a drive-in format
Anger grows as theatre sector asks why it’s not allowed to open
Reopening of cinemas but not theatres described as ‘inconsistent and illogical’
Dublin Fringe Festival 2020: Making lemonade in a year of lemons
Even amid the pandemic, the festival is about ‘new pathways, inspiration and discovery’
The ultimate parents’ survival guide to summer 2020
Activities are curbed due to Covid-19, but there’s plenty of ways to keep kids occupied
Make a move to Blanchardstown for 31 schools and an easy commute
The D15 neighbourhood is ideal for families with a wealth of education options
Eggsistentialism: A well-conceived meditation on the fertility struggle
Theatre highlight: Joanne Ryan’s comic solo show looks at a universal dilemma
Fear and apathy at the end of the world
Dance cast moved to Arctic cabin to experience heightened sense of isolation
Miriam Lord: Sinn Féin’s answer to St Francis of Assisi canvasses in Waterford
Heartwarming tale of a starling, a hedgehog, a badger and the local election candidate
After a two-year process, Fishamble selects its 'big, ambitious' Play for Ireland
The Alternative wins Fishamble’s project, which seeks to buck trend for shorter productions
Before: Heaven can be found in the most unlikely places
Review: The latest solo show from Pat Kinevane takes inspiration from both the bible and the musical. Which does it believe in more?
30 plays chosen to move to next stage of A Play For Ireland process
Project seeks subjects that ‘capture the zeitgeist’ of the country
‘My Left Nut’, ‘Penguins’ and ‘Sally Denver Matthews’: the best theatre this week
Growing pains, a New York love story, and frazzled first-time parenthood
Priced out of Castleknock? Take a look at Blanchardstown
An easy commute from central Dublin, with a thriving shopping centre and resident tech companies, this neighbourhood is worth considering
Best theatre this week: a female perspective on Joyce’s Dubliners
Murfi keeps travelling in The Man in Woman’s Shoes and women in the second World War
The pick of this week’s theatre
This week’s theatre highlights all involve stories that need to be heard, and those who are either literally and figuratively deaf to them
Going out or staying in? The best shows, exhibitions and TV to see this weekend
City of London Sinfonia at the NCH, ‘This Beach’ revived from Fringe, BBC’s ‘Howards End’
Babababa-eautiful: a theatrical experience for babies in Dublin
‘I Am Baba’ is an International Early Childhood Arts Commission funded by Arts Council Ireland
Easter weekend gig guide: Chelsea Wolfe, Talos, Todd Terry and more
Our critical picks of the very best of what’s on in the capital and around the country this weekend and beyond
WANTED: Men to explore the act of buying sex
The women behind a radical piece of theatre The Game set out their stall
'We’re just flesh bags walking around hoping we don’t get hit by a bus'
When Edwin Sammon was diagnosed with cancer at 36, his new comedy show began to evolve. But his dark comedy didn't always find a sympathetic audience
Shakespeare meets George Orwell meets the Kardashians
Adaptation of Shakespeare has 17 cast members who have an intellectual disability
Redhead festival hopes to welcome thousands to Co Cork
Crosshaven Redhead Convention has grown in numbers since inception seven years ago
Does art still have a place at the heart of our communities?
A touring exhibition celebrates three decades of local-authority support for artists. Where does that commitment stand today, and what challenges face local arts development?
The least worst option?
Colin Murphy’s new docudrama on the 2008 bank guarantee performs the role of a public inquiry
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