The Irish Times has teamed up with the Abbey Theatre to give one lucky Irish Times reader the chance to win a golden ticket ...

Seán O’Casey’s daughter Shivaun, a living link to one of our most famous playwrights, has written a memoir that includes ...

Let no one say that theatre cannot have real-world consequences: when it premiered at the Abbey in Dublin, Playboy sparked ...

Soon he’s gone viral — or the early 20th-century equivalent — only to be abruptly (and violently) cancelled when his story ...

Nuneaton theatre volunteers have slammed borough council bosses as 'shambolic and inept' over a major lease delay. The Abbey ...

Caitríona McLaughlin directs a cast that includes Derry Girls stars Nicola Coughlan and Siobhán McSweeney in the Lyttelton space ...

The National Theatre has a long record of starry revivals so this version of John Millington Synge’s The Playboy of the ...

(Bridgerton, Derry Girls) and Siobhán McSweeney (Derry Girls) are armoured in corsets and many-layered skirts, fighting over ...

In 2022, the Irish government launched a basic income scheme for artists. It randomly selected 2,000 artists and paid them around $1,500 a month, so they could concentrate on their creative work. Now ...

A strong turn from Nicola Coughlan - 3/5 The Bridgerton star plays a feisty barmaid in this revival of JM Synge’s 1907 comedy ...

John Millington Synge National Theatre National Theatre, Lyttelton 10 December 2025 – 11 January 2026 ...

A Trip into the Heart of Rural Ireland There’s been a big buzz about the new National production of J.M. Synge’s The Playboy ...