Thomas Kilroy

Eight Irish writers’ monologues create a moving theatrical tapestry

‘It’s not a historical piece. This is theatre.’ Here’s how Signatories took shape

Theatre project will mark Rising centenary with production in Kilmainham Gaol

Abbey Theatre unveils digitised papers revealing role of era’s Irish literary giants

Brian Friel plays up the farce in his version of Turgenev’s ‘A Month in the Country’, but Ethan McSweeny’s production at the Gate Theatre in Dublin seems reluctant to go all the way

An edited extract of the award-winning actor’s acceptance speech at the ‘The Irish Times’ Irish Theatre Awards

He stole the show in Sherlock and is about to break into Bond – but it’s Sea Wall that has had the biggest impact on his work

When she was approached for the only role in the distressing stage adaptation of A Girl Is a Half-Formed Thing, the actor had refused, saying she couldn’t do ‘another play about rape’ after a string of draining parts. What changed her mind?

The festival of Abhainn Rí is as much about reinventing the market town of Callan, a market town in Co Kilkenny, as it is about celebrating the arts