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What an employer can and cannot require of staff has suddenly become much more complicated
Druid, Chekhov and the politics of power
Garry Hynes directs The Cherry Orchard, a play she says that’s still of the moment
Abbey Theatre uproar: 300 actors and directors complain to Minister
National theatre’s new policy sees pay ‘fall 25%’ and overall employment ‘dry up’
Fine, feathered friends and neighbours: The week’s best theatre
Cillian Murphy stars in Grief is the Thing with Feathers. Plus: The Unmanageable Sisters at the Abbey and THISISPOPBABY’s mini-St Patrick’s festival
Did you hear the one about the actor trying to be funny?
Druid actor Rory Nolan takes his comedy seriously - which may explain his impressive ability when it comes to theatre, and to trolling his fellow cast members
Ruth McGill and Peter Daly to host Irish Times Irish Theatre Awards
The panel of judges for 2017 has also been announced
This Lime Tree Bower review: an engaging exercise in amorality
Conor McPherson’s writing sweeps the audience along in this zippy production
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
Taking the lead
A couple of stalled lives discover a whirl of motion in Fishamble’s charming two step
Gangsters and Goodfellas: the long journey from Ballyshannon to a New York jail cell
Octogenarian Peter Daly lived a colourful life in New York, from NYPD cop to years in jail on drug charges
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