Ireland Theatre Newsroom

The Everyman Sunday Songbook will kick off its 22nd year with a celebration of Jim Reeves, starring Evelyn Grant as narrator, singers Linda Kenny, Damian Smith, and Alan Carney MD, as well as the Songbook band.

Cork Opera House has announced three flagship events as part of its 170th Year of celebrations. Learn more about all of the upcoming programming at the venue here!

Inspired by Patrick Talbot's own mother, VERA&SON is a funny and poignant portrait of a mother and a son, and tells a story many will identify with. The production will play at Cork Theatre. Learn more.

Ballycotton will host a unique celebration of Irish history and culture, as the beautiful Seachurch venue welcomes an evening of music and poetry next month.

Cork Opera House launched its Strategic Plan 2025–2030 at an event attended by Cork’s Lord Mayor, along with various city dignitaries and stakeholders. Learn more here!

Druid has announced that Three Short Comedies by Seán O'Casey will play The Everyman, Cork as part of an 11 venue national tour next spring. Learn more here!

Your Roots Are Showing, Ireland's premier folk music conference, is officially underway at the INEC Gleneagle, Killarney, and runs until Sunday, 19th January.

Winners have been announced for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Ireland Awards! The 2024 Regional Awards honor regional productions, touring shows, and more which had their first performance between October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024.

Ortús Chamber Music Festival will celebrate the 10th anniversary of the festival with concerts and events beginning next month. Learn more about the upcoming events here!

Award-winning Irish playwright and performer David Gilna is set to unveil his much-anticipated new play, Did I Ever Tell Ya, at The Viking Theatre in Dublin for its World Premiere. Learn how to purchase tickets.

A five-year celebration of playwright Brian Friel will come to Ireland beginning in 2025. FrielDays – a Homecoming will feature readings of the works of the late playwright, who died in 2015.

Your Roots Are Showing, Ireland's premiere folk music conference, will return for its 3rd annual edition this month. Learn more about the full lineup for the event here!

This is the last chance to vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Ireland Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

This is the final week to vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Ireland Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Following its success in 2023, Karan Casey's powerful production, The Women, We Will Rise, is back at Cork's Everyman on February 1st - St. Brigid's Day, the perfect day to celebrate the great feats of Irish women! 

Voting continues for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Ireland Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Responding to the profound shift in audience expectation and experience is at the heart of the Abbey's Theatre's new Strategy 2025-2030.

Northern Ireland Opera’s next major production at the Grand Opera House will be Follies, running next year. Performances will begin in September 2025. Learn more here!

Voting is now open for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Ireland Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.

Calling all Cork artists and arts workers! Exciting news on the arts front as 2025 brings a new Festival to Cork City. Learn more about the new festival and see programming!

UK pop band Steps have announced that their official musical HERE & NOW, which has been wowing audiences in Birmingham for the last few weeks, will embark on a major UK and Ireland tour next year.

Discover the CORK FRINGE FESTIVAL this spring, celebrating the diverse and under-represented arts scene in Cork. Led by emerging producers, it features both conventional and unconventional venues.

The Abbey Theatre has announced details of Spreading the News, a special event to mark 120 years of the National Theatre of Ireland, taking place next month.

Next week, the much-anticipated Quiet Lights festival will return to Cork for its fifth edition, bringing an array of performances to venues across the city from November 21st to 24th.

As part of the Creative Communities on a Shared Island initiative, two of Ireland’s most best-known small venues from opposite corners of the island teamed up to explore their mutual creative links in a project called ‘The Ties that Bind’.