Performance Theatre Inspector Sands, The Lounge Venue: Main Hall, Summerhall Age Suitability: 12+ Time: 15.25 (80 mins) 97 years go by in a flash. An afternoon lasts an eternity. In a care home lounge somewhere off the A1, Marsha Hewitt begins the … Ben Lewis : The Lounge
Performance Theatre Venue: Main Hall, Summerhall Big in Belgium Feature Theatre Young Audiences Age Suitability: 9+ Time: 10.00 (60 mins) In September 2004, during a school hostage drama in Beslan, the greatest of evils (terrorists) chose the greatest good (a group of … Gytha Parmentier : Us/Them
Performance Theatre A ludicrous and inventive interpretation of the Brontë myth, taking the real and imaginary worlds of the Yorkshire siblings as inspiration. With only a handful of props, two performers deconstruct not only gothic themes of love, madness and revenge, but … Publick Transport : We Are Bronte
Performance Theatre A homecoming in viola, voice, movement, animation and storytelling, Pulse is the story of Mairi Campbell’s quest to heal cultural wounds. Mairi Campbell : Pulse
Theatre Conor is a boy on a mission. To get as far away from home as he possibly can. Part puppet show, part installation piece, part animated film, part immersive experience and part ballet, this sensory and aesthetic introduction to astrophysics … Dan Colley : Conor: At the end of the Universe
Theatre Sacrifice at Easter, a new play by Pat McCabe (The Butcher Boy, Breakfast on Pluto, The Big Yum Yum) for 2016 to mark the 100th anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising. Entitled Sacrifice at Easter, the production will take place … Mel Mercier : Sacrifice at Easter
Music Theatre Eileen Gray defied expectations – from her innovative designs to her unconventional personal life she challenged what it meant to be an artist, a woman and to be Irish. Inspired by her inimitable life and work, INVITATION TO A JOURNEY … CoisCéim, Crash Ensemble, Fishamble and Galway International Arts Festival : Invitation to a Journey
Theatre The acclaimed Central Arts, ‘Open Mic takes place each month and we are delighted to see how successful they have become. Central Arts is taking submissions for acts; regulars and newbies, seasoned pros and first-timers. If you’ve been hiding your … Niamh Moroney as Lady Lane : Central Arts ‘Open Mic’
Theatre Silent is the touching and challenging story of homeless McGoldrig, who once had splendid things. But he has lost it all – including his mind. He now dives into the wonderful wounds of his past through the romantic world of … Pat Kinevane : Silent
Theatre “What do you do when you fall off the bike?” A huge slice on his stomach gave him his name. How’d it happen? He has no idea and today it’s the least of his worries. Take what you want and … Jeda De Bri : Slice the Thief
Theatre A Moon for the Misbegotten is written by four-time Pulitzer Prize winner and Nobel Prize-winning playwright Eugene O’Neill, this production features an international creative team and is directed by Theatre Royal Artistic Director and Former Artistic Director of the Abbey … Ben Barnes : A Moon for the Misbegotten
Theatre Garter Lane Arts Centre till 26th March Coming hot on the heels of Dreamland, and directed by the author, Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye is a topical and provocative contribution to the forthcoming Easter Rising Centenary Commemoration. Set in a … Jim Nolan : Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye
Festivals Theatre An introduction to the this year’s Spraoi in Waterford in July. Spraoi : Waterford July 2016
Theatre At the Everyman Theatre till 20th February Meet the Boyles: a hilarious, drunken father; a ferociously loyal mother; a wounded son; and a daughter with “notions”. Theirs is a family beset by poverty and war but offered the tantalising promise … Julie Kelleher : Juno and the Paycock, Everyman Theatre, Cork
Theatre Creditors at The New Theatre, Dublin by August Strindberg in a version by David Greig C Company Jan 25th – Feb 6th Opens 26 Jan, Previews 25 Jan (Matinees Jan 30 & Feb 3) @ 7.30pm ( + @ 2.30pm … Aoife Spillane-Hinks and The Cast : Creditors
Theatre The Gate Theatre in Dublin is seeped in history and strongly associated with the likes of Beckett Pinter and Oscar Wilde. We interview the Director of the Gate Theatre Michael Colgan and talk to others with an intimate knowledge and experience of … The Gate Theatre Dublin
Theatre Arthur Miller was a giant of 20th century American theatre. With a writing career that spanned over 50 years, he will be best remembered for the classics Death of a Salesman, The Crucible, All My Sons and A View from … Arthur Miller : A View From The Bridge
Theatre Fresh from the success of The Pillowman, Decadent Theatre Company returns with a show the Young Vic audience voted as one of the top 3 shows of the last twenty five years. Vernon Little lives in a flea –bitten Texan … Vernon God Little
Festivals Theatre Wexford Fringe is an annual open-access arts festival which will run in parallel to Wexford Opera Festival from Friday, 16th October to Sunday, 1st November 2015. Now in its 63rd year, Wexford Fringe offers an eclectic mix of over 300 … Madeleine Quirke : Wexford Festival Fringe 2015
Festivals Theatre From its inaugural year in 2012, the Wexford Spiegeltent Festival has grown to be one of the biggest and most successful multi-genre festivals in Ireland. Set in the beautiful surroundings of the Paradiso Spiegeltent, the Festival has a unique and … Barry Ennis: Spiegeltent Festival Wexford
Music Theatre The stylish and sophisticated Susanna’s Secret (Il segreto di Susanna), is a comedy opera built on marital misunderstanding, full of fun and frothiness. A man suspects his wife is having an affair when he smells cigarette smoke from her clothes, … Opera Theatre Company : Susanna’s Secret
Theatre We talk to Ben Barnes the artistic director of The Theatre Royal in Waterford about the venue and their upcoming events for the next few months. The Theatre Royal, often referred to as “the peoples theatre”, has been the traditional … Theatre Royal Waterford : Programme
Theatre Michael Twomey, the lead actor in The Outgoing Tide talks to us about his upcoming performance in this exciting play presented by Everyman Theatre Company. The Outgoing Tide is an engrossing and powerful drama about a typical American family. Written with a … Michael Twomey : The Outgoing Tide
Theatre To Space is your telescope into a future and capsule that will preserve the past. Scientist and performer Dr Niamh Shaw has dreamed of space travel from the age of eight. After a year of interviewing astronauts, astrophysicists, space industries … To Space
Theatre The setting is the Islayev country estate. Natalya Petrovna, a headstrong woman, is married to Arkady Islayev, a rich landowner. Bored with life, she welcomes the attentions of Michel Rakitin as her devoted but resentful admirer, without ever letting their … Brian Friel’s version of A Month in the Country
Theatre A father’s final chance to connect with his son. With more 5-star reviews than you could ever wish for, sold-out shows, and an ‘Acting Excellence’ award, Beowulf: The Blockbuster emerged as the number one show to see at the 2014 … Bryan Burroughs : Beowulf: The Blockbuster
Theatre The full performance of Don Quijote, performed at Summerhall during the Edinburgh Festival 2013. Tom Frankland and Keir Cooper present an exploration of Cervantes’ novel, combining incredible visual imagery, anarchic performance and original music. Don Quijote
Theatre The full performance of Fleurs De Cimetiere / Age Freckles and Other Tall Stories, performed at Summerhall during the 2013 Edinburgh Festival. Exploring ideas of old age, the play centres around a group of women who met in the 1980s, … Fleurs De Cimetiere / Age Freckles and Other Tall Stories
Theatre Black Sun Drum Korps discuss their interpretation of Shakespeare’s dark classic, Macbeth. Focusing on the story of Lady Macbeth, Black Sun Drum Korps combine rhythmic industrial music with Burroughs and Gysin’s cut-up technique to create an intense and visceral retelling … Black Sun Drum Korps : Invokation of Lady Macbeth
Theatre Black Dingo Productions is a not-for-profit organisation with a DIY ethic. It supports Edinburgh’s emerging professional talent in theatre year-round, is committed to making theatre affordable at £5 a show, and takes theatre experiences beyond the city’s beaten track. At … David McFarlane : Black Dingo Productions
