EDINBURGH 2023: Review: LIE LOW, Traverse Theatre
by Natalie O'Donoghue - Aug 7, 2023
Desperate to shake her insomnia, Faye enlists the help of her brother, Naoise, to try a form of exposure therapy. But Naoise has a devastating secret that's about to explode.
LIE LOW Comes To The Abbey This Summer
by Stephi Wild - May 15, 2023
Lie Low, a dark and surreal comedy that examines how events are remembered and misremembered – and the consequences of differing recollections – will come to the Peacock stage this summer, the Abbey Theatre has announced.
BWW Review: DOUBLE CROSS at The Abbey Theatre
by Jini Rooney - Nov 8, 2018
A volatile cocktail: World War 2. Stormy politics. Nationalism. Fascism. Power. Propaganda. High treason. Playwright, Thomas Kilroy's illuminating script spotlights two Irishmen, both influential political wrestlers and unintentional opponents in the WW2 arena.
The Abbey Theatre And Lyric Theatre Present DOUBLE CROSS By Thomas Kilroy
by Stephi Wild - Oct 12, 2018
A new production of Double Cross by Thomas Kilroy - one of Ireland's greatest living playwrights – opens this evening in the Lyric Theatre, Belfast. Co-produced by the Abbey Theatre and Lyric Theatre and directed by Jimmy Fay, tonight marks the first major production of this fascinating and searing Irish play, since its Field Day Theatre Company world premiere in 1986.
ALICE THE MUSICAL Announces 20th Anniversary Cast
by Stephi Wild - Sep 26, 2018
Celebrating its 20th Anniversary in 2018, Paul Boyd's acclaimed 'Alice The Musical' is finally returning to its original home at the Lyric Theatre Belfast for the first time since 1998, in a great all-new production directed by the author. The 2018 cast has now been announced.
Druid Sets 2016 Programme
by Tyler Peterson - Feb 1, 2016
With the curtain about to go up this evening on Druid's much-loved production of Big Maggie at The Gaiety Theatre, the company announced an exciting programme of work for 2016. Following their recent national and international success with DruidShakespeare (nominated in 10 categories in the forthcoming Irish Times Irish Theatre Awards), the multi Tony Award-winning company revealed an impressive slate of work, cementing their place as Ireland's premier independent touring theatre company at home and on the world stage:
Abbey Theatre to Stage Wayne Jordan's New Version of OEDIPUS
by Tyler Peterson - Sep 4, 2015
This autumn the Abbey Theatre proudly presents Wayne Jordan's new version of Oedipus by Sophocles. Wayne, in his new Yeats inspired version of this Greek classic, invites us to confront the vital questions of who we are and how we live together. Oedipus opens on the Abbey stage on Wednesday 30 September 2015 as part of Dublin Theatre Festival.