Ideas for a new Ireland: ‘I pray for an Ireland free of sly bucks on the make’
Politicians, civic leaders and public figures on the Ireland they want to see in next 100 years
Politicians, civic leaders and public figures on the Ireland they want to see in next 100 years
Producing David Ireland’s Sadie at Belfast’s Lyric Theatre for TV was nerve-wracking
A passionate advocate for originality, he knew that theatre could be electrifying
Ian Toner plays both William Joyce and Brendan Bracken under Jimmy Fay’s direction
It opened its doors on the cusp of the Troubles, but Belfast’s Lyric has survived
With Isabella Rossellini heading the line-up, this year’s festival is hitting the refresh button
Postcards From The Ledge review: OMG – are those like actual feelings Ross O'Carroll-Kelly is having?
Graham Linehan’s staging of the Ealing comedy features an all-female cast for the first time, but the quality of the performances means tokenism is not an issue
From Panti Bliss and Hot Brown Honey to The Vaudevillians, here’s what you might pick
Productions of Stewart Parker plays have been among the biggest successes of his niece Lynne Parker’s career. For her latest tilt at Northern Star, she decided to ‘Brecht it a bit’
The new executive producer of Belfast’s Lyric Theatre Jimmy Fay aims to put it at the centre of Irish culture
In the third Ross play, his daughter arrives home with a 17-year-old version of him. And the key lesson from the first two plays? Writing comedy for the stage is very different to writing comedy for the page
The actor is one of the most intense and intelligent performers in Irish theatre; little surprise, then, that a conversation with him starts to sound like a masterclass on acting
Extra Peacock shows possible if theatre revenues improve
The Abbey Theatre’s adaptation of James Plunkett’s 1958 play ‘The Risen People’ takes in elements of music hall and vaudeville, and discards Jim Larkin
In a year of 1913 memorials, can a play this derivative, or a production this earnest, be taken seriously?
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices