The Irish Times

Fair City actor lived his life ‘to the full’, funeral Mass told

Actor Karl Shiels, who died on Monday aged 47, played shady Robbie Quinn in the soap

Thu Jul 18 2019 - 20:28

Tributes to ‘unique and wonderful’ actor Pat Laffan at funeral

Actor and director who appeared in Father Ted remembered as lovable curmudgeon

Tue Mar 19 2019 - 17:53

Abbey Theatre uproar: 300 actors and directors complain to Minister

National theatre’s new policy sees pay ‘fall 25%’ and overall employment ‘dry up’

Mon Jan 07 2019 - 16:16

Theatre: a new generation takes on the words of Flann O’Brien

‘Thirst (and Other Bits of Flann)’ draws from ‘The Dalkey Archive’ and other stories

Sat Dec 22 2018 - 05:00

No Smoke Without Fire: This week’s theatre highlights

Mary Murray fleshes out several characters, ‘Buridan’s Ass’ battles with a philosophical paradox

Sat Jun 02 2018 - 05:00

The best theatre shows of the week

Remembering ‘The Simpsons’ as a dark comedy with serious heft, keeping a seasonal Dickens classic warm with cheer, and recalling Cinderella’s origin story

Fri Dec 08 2017 - 05:00

Educating Rita review: A damaged couple who are living to learn

Willy Russell’s Liverpool drama travels to Belfast and gets a different accent and a calm ferocity

Fri Feb 05 2016 - 14:02

Irish brothers in arms: the soldier and the film director

When the Hitchcocks left Ireland in the 1910s they went on very different paths. One, Rex Ingram, became a Hollywood great, directing ‘The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse’. The other, Frank Hitchcock, became a distinguished soldier and chronicler of life in the trenches

Sat Nov 08 2014 - 01:00

Review: How Many Miles to Babylon?

The Lyric’s handsome new prodution of Jennifer Johnston’s first World War drama moves from the war at home to the Western Front. Which conflict is worse?

Tue May 06 2014 - 18:08