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Date of Death: December 22, 1989

Birth Place: Foxrock, County Dublin, IRELAND

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THE JUNIPER TREE Comes to Opera Orlando This Month
by Stephi Wild - May 2, 2024


Opera Orlando is back On the Town to close its All for Art season, making a “wish for art” May 10 and 11 with an operatic retelling of the Grimm Fairy Tale The Juniper Tree.

Lucille Lortel Theatre Presents JAIME LOZANO & THE FAMILIA: SONGS BY AN IMMIGRANT UNPLUGGED In May
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 24, 2024


Experience a one-night-only concert at Lucille Lortel Theatre featuring JAIME LOZANO & THE FAMILIA: SONGS BY AN IMMIGRANT UNPLUGGED on May 30. Don't miss this unique musical event.

Review: DISTILLATION at Solas Nua
by Roger Catlin - Apr 17, 2024


You meet in the hotel lobby and go up the elevator in two groups of 10 to the fourth floor. Once assembled there, you’re led to a community room where you take your seat around a table covered in clumps of black earth that we’ll soon come to learn is peat. Irish peat, from the bogs. Three hundred pounds of it, shipped from the Emerald Isle.

Video: Luis Alfaro & Jon Fosse Deliver International World Theatre Day Message 2024
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 27, 2024


The Global Theater Initiative is inviting all theatres, individual artists, institutions, and audiences to celebrate the 62nd annual World Theatre Day on March 27, 2024.

Theater for the New City Presents BRING THEM BACK A Meta Dark Comedy 
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 26, 2024


Catch the new comedy BRING THEM BACK at Theater for the New City, NYC from May 9-19.

Photos: First Look at DIRECTOR'S HAVEN 7 at The Den Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Mar 26, 2024


Haven is celebrating its 10th season with its annual Director’s Haven, which features three emerging directors. Check out photos here!

Cast Set For The Turbine Theatre's COMING CLEAN
by Stephi Wild - Mar 22, 2024


Coming Clean questions the nature of fidelity and the limits of love. The full cast of Kevin Elyot's landmark drama is now announced, with Yannick Budd playing Tony and is partner Greg played by Alexander Hulme.

Lortel Theatre Announces Recipients of 5th Annual NYC Public High School Playwriting Fellowship
by Blair Ingenthron - Mar 20, 2024


Lucille Lortel Theatre recognizes the recipients of its 5th Annual NYC Public High School Playwriting Fellowship, celebrating the city's young and talented playwrights.

WAITING FOR GODOT With Rainn Wilson, and More Set For Geffen Playhouse's 2024/2025 Season
by Stephi Wild - Mar 19, 2024


 Geffen Playhouse has announced six productions that will make up the 2024/2025 season lineup, marking the inaugural season from Geffen Playhouse Artistic Director Tarell Alvin McCraney.

Compagnie Maguy Marin Brings MAY B to Sadler's Wells
by Stephi Wild - Mar 8, 2024


Compagnie Maguy Marin will present May B by acclaimed French choreographer Maguy Marin, inspired by the works of Samuel Beckett, at Sadler's Wells on Tuesday 21 and Wednesday 22 May.

DANGEROUS INSTRUMENTS World Premiere & More Set for Palm Beach Dramaworks 25th Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 7, 2024


Palm Beach Dramaworks will celebrate its twenty-fifth anniversary in 2024-25 with a  roster of plays that epitomize its commitment to “Theatre to Think About.” Learn about full programming and see how to purchase tickets.

Immersive ONCE Comes to Lachat Town Farm in Weston This Month
by Blair Ingenthron - Mar 2, 2024


Opening this upcoming St. Patrick's Day weekend, the team behind the recent productions of “Adventures in Oz” and “Village of the Damned” at Lachat will utilize the farm's natural beauty to create the fields, streets, and music halls of Ireland that once inspired the likes of Oscar Wilde, Samuel Beckett and Van Morrison.

DANCING AT LUGHNASA Comes to Austin in March
by Stephi Wild - Feb 28, 2024


A masterwork in theatre storytelling about family, honor, hope, and the undeniable power of the past, Dancing at Lughnasa runs March 15 - 31 at Genesis Creative Collective.

The Turbine Theatre Reveals 2024 Spring/Summer Season; CLOSER TO HEAVEN Revival and More!
by Stephi Wild - Feb 26, 2024


This spring, The Turbine Theatre will present a season celebrating queer love, with three shows running consecutively from 21 March until 30 June 2024.

Review: ON BECKETT at Guthrie Theatre
by Joe Sarafolean - Feb 24, 2024


What did our critic think of ON BECKETT at Guthrie Theatre?

Video: Watch the Trailer for WAITING FOR GODOT Starring Lucian Msamati and Ben Whishaw
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 23, 2024


Watch the trailer for the West End production of Waiting for Godot at Theatre Royal Haymarket!

Tickets On Sale Today For WAITING FOR GODOT at Theatre Royal Haymarket
by Stephi Wild - Feb 23, 2024


Tickets are now on sale for the new production of Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot, directed by James Macdonald, starring Lucian Msamati (Estragon) and Ben Whishaw (Vladimir).

Full Cast And Creative Team Set For DIRECTOR'S HAVEN 7 at The Den Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 22, 2024


Haven has revealed its cast for Director's Haven 7, which features three emerging directors. See who is starring and learn more bout the program!

Haven Announces DIRECTOR'S HAVEN 7, Featuring Three Emerging Directors In Fully Staged Productions of Short Plays
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 1, 2024


Haven announces Director's Haven 7, featuring three emerging directors in fully staged productions of short plays.

Guthrie Theater to Present ON BECKETT Featuring Tony Award Winner Bill Irwin
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 29, 2024


The Guthrie Theater has revealed the cast and creative team for On Beckett, an Irish Repertory Theatre production produced by Octopus Theatricals. Learn how to purchase tickets!

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