https://www.rte.ie/culture/theatre/en-ieRTÉ 2025-RTÉ Commercial Enterprises Ltd, Registration No: 155076, Donnybrook, Dublin 4, Ireland.Wed, 18 Jun 2025 16:54:34 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0618/1519166-death-announced-of-celebrated-theatre-actor-vincent-oneill/The death of the celebrated theatre actor Vincent O'Neill in Buffalo New York on Tuesday night was confirmed by his niece, Fair City's Aisling O'Neill .Wed, 18 Jun 2025 16:54:34 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0618/1519166-death-announced-of-celebrated-theatre-actor-vincent-oneill/In Memoriamhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0613/1518370-wreckquiem-pat-shortt-is-music-mad-in-mike-finns-new-play/RTÉ Arena spoke to multi-award-winning actor, comedian, show runner, comedian, musician and national treasure Pat Shortt.Fri, 13 Jun 2025 17:51:07 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0613/1518370-wreckquiem-pat-shortt-is-music-mad-in-mike-finns-new-play/RTÉ Arenahttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0616/1518798-i-am-woman-eileen-walshs-24-hour-theatrical-tour-de-force/Between 4pm on Saturday 14 June and 4pm on Sunday 15 June, Walsh spent 24 hours playing The Second Woman at Cork Opera House as part of Cork Midsummer Festival 2025. I watched her for sixteen of them.Mon, 16 Jun 2025 21:41:49 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0616/1518798-i-am-woman-eileen-walshs-24-hour-theatrical-tour-de-force/Theatrehttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/0613/1518204-ip-applicants-play/A play based on the real life experiences of people living in an International Protection Accommodation Services (IPAS) centre in Newbridge, Co Kildare, has begun a nationwide tour.Fri, 13 Jun 2025 07:00:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/0613/1518204-ip-applicants-play/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0612/1517873-calling-donegal-from-outer-space-jimmy-mcaleavey-on-his-new-play/In Jimmy McAleavey's new play Static, a veteran astronaut in space and a lonely amateur radio operator in Donegal find each other by chance in the most unusual way.Thu, 12 Jun 2025 08:00:33 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0612/1517873-calling-donegal-from-outer-space-jimmy-mcaleavey-on-his-new-play/Theatrehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0610/1517182-the-tension-at-the-heart-of-brian-friels-enduring-appeal/As the Gate Theatre's acclaimed revival of Brian Friel's play Dancing At Lughnasa returns to Dublin's 3Olympia this July, Thomas Conway explores the enduring appeal of the Donegal playwright's work.Tue, 10 Jun 2025 08:00:50 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0610/1517182-the-tension-at-the-heart-of-brian-friels-enduring-appeal/Theatrehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0607/1516883-support-dont-star-rethinking-the-arts-councils-role/Theatremaker Dan Colley asks: Has the Arts Council of Ireland taken on too much 'main character energy'?Sat, 07 Jun 2025 07:00:09 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0607/1516883-support-dont-star-rethinking-the-arts-councils-role/Opinion and Analysishttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0517/1513032-watch-rte-all-ireland-drama-festival-gala-awards-2025/All roads lead to Athlone as nine finalist drama groups from all over Ireland battle it out in the finals of the RTÉ All Ireland Drama Festival...Sat, 17 May 2025 19:41:40 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0517/1513032-watch-rte-all-ireland-drama-festival-gala-awards-2025/Theatrehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0519/1513649-ballyduff-drama-group-triumphs-at-2025-rte-all-ireland-festival/Ballyduff Drama Group from County Waterford has been crowned winner of the 2025 RTÉ All-Ireland Drama Festival for their production of The Blackwater Lightship by Colm Tóibín, adapted for stage by David Horan.Mon, 19 May 2025 10:41:52 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0519/1513649-ballyduff-drama-group-triumphs-at-2025-rte-all-ireland-festival/Theatrehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0515/1512645-entering-the-cave-writer-kevin-barry-on-the-abbeys-summer-show/A man crawls out of a cave in south county Sligo on all fours, looking like 'he's after a night of the horrors'. A second man appears, managing 'to stand up on his two feet'...Thu, 15 May 2025 10:00:40 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0515/1512645-entering-the-cave-writer-kevin-barry-on-the-abbeys-summer-show/Theatrehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0505/1510371-luail-steps-up-irelands-national-dance-theatre-takes-flight/Liz Roche, Artistic Director of Luail, Ireland's all-island dance company, talks about the beginnings of the company, as it prepares to make its highly anticipated debut this May with Chora, a triple bill of new dance works.Mon, 05 May 2025 07:00:31 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0505/1510371-luail-steps-up-irelands-national-dance-theatre-takes-flight/Dancehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0513/1512650-siomhas-trip-to-the-otherworld-using-folklore-to-explore-grief/Theatremaker Em Ó Ceallaigh introduces their new play Síomha and the Otherworld, a new Immersive work for young audiences, touring venues this June.Tue, 13 May 2025 16:02:29 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0513/1512650-siomhas-trip-to-the-otherworld-using-folklore-to-explore-grief/Theatrehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0430/1510291-cork-midsummer-festival-returns-with-a-cultural-lark-by-the-lee/Festival Director Lorraine Maye previews the 2025 Cork Midsummer Festival programme, bringing an eclectic array of cultural activity to the banks of the river Lee this June.Wed, 30 Apr 2025 10:40:37 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0430/1510291-cork-midsummer-festival-returns-with-a-cultural-lark-by-the-lee/Festivalshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0430/1504184-something-for-the-weekend-gemma-ni-bhriain-cultural-picks/Dublin-born mezzo-soprano Gemma Ní Bhriain is busy performing both at home and across Europe...Wed, 30 Apr 2025 07:00:27 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0430/1504184-something-for-the-weekend-gemma-ni-bhriain-cultural-picks/Something For The Weekendhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2025/0429/1510172-paul-mescal-and-nicola-coughlan-to-take-to-the-stage/Paul Mescal and Nicola Coughlan are due to return to the stage in separate productions in Dublin and London.Tue, 29 Apr 2025 19:30:26 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2025/0429/1510172-paul-mescal-and-nicola-coughlan-to-take-to-the-stage/Theatrehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0428/1509854-irish-composer-michael-gallen-wins-worlds-top-new-opera-prize/Irish composer Michael Gallen has been awarded the 2025 FEDORA Opera Prize, the world's largest award for new opera, for his upcoming work The Curing Line.Mon, 28 Apr 2025 11:03:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0428/1509854-irish-composer-michael-gallen-wins-worlds-top-new-opera-prize/Operahttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0417/1508271-2025-rte-all-ireland-drama-festival-launches-in-the-abbey/Amateur drama takes centre stage at the 2025 RTÉ All-Ireland Drama Festival (AIDF), promising a feast of drama, an action-packed fringe festival and a livestreamed event.Thu, 17 Apr 2025 18:50:46 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0417/1508271-2025-rte-all-ireland-drama-festival-launches-in-the-abbey/Theatrehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0415/1503749-how-an-irish-tale-of-homelessness-became-a-theatrical-hit/Have you ever walked past a homeless person begging in the street and turned your head away pretending not to see them?Tue, 15 Apr 2025 13:00:12 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0415/1503749-how-an-irish-tale-of-homelessness-became-a-theatrical-hit/Theatrehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0414/1507583-sunday-miscellany-on-a-chance-encounter-with-samuel-beckett/Never meet your heroes? Not in this instance, when it's Beckett on a Parisian streetMon, 14 Apr 2025 13:51:43 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0414/1507583-sunday-miscellany-on-a-chance-encounter-with-samuel-beckett/Sunday Miscellanyhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0409/1505554-something-for-the-weekend-david-rawles-cultural-picks/Leitrim-born actor David Rawle first came to prominence as the titular character in Chris O'Dowd's much-loved TV series Moone BoyWed, 09 Apr 2025 07:00:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0409/1505554-something-for-the-weekend-david-rawles-cultural-picks/Something For The Weekendhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0414/1505700-donal-ryans-from-a-low-and-quiet-sea-from-page-to-stage/Donal Ryan is a master of the layered narrative, and his award winning novel From a Low and Quiet Sea is a case in point.Mon, 14 Apr 2025 07:00:26 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0414/1505700-donal-ryans-from-a-low-and-quiet-sea-from-page-to-stage/RTÉ Arenahttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0410/1505555-actor-denis-conway-on-making-history-and-the-friel-factor/The Everyman Theatre in Cork is staging a major revival of Making History, Brian Friel's celebrated play about resistance, revolution and the remaking of heroes.Thu, 10 Apr 2025 09:00:47 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0410/1505555-actor-denis-conway-on-making-history-and-the-friel-factor/Theatrehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0407/1504464-why-death-of-a-salesman-remains-relevant-for-our-times/As his acclaimed production of Death of a Salesman comes to Dublin's Gaiety Theatre, director Andy Arnold explores the timeless appeal of Arthur Miller's classic play.Mon, 07 Apr 2025 07:00:08 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0407/1504464-why-death-of-a-salesman-remains-relevant-for-our-times/Theatrehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0402/1505514-druid-theatre-at-50/Druid is marking its 50th anniversary this year and the Galway-based theatre company has announced it will be staging a double bill of Synge's Riders to the Sea and Shakespeare's Macbeth to celebrate.Wed, 02 Apr 2025 16:56:35 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0402/1505514-druid-theatre-at-50/Culturehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0331/1504471-the-promised-land-king-lear-and-the-shape-of-tragedy/Dr. Miranda Fay Thomas explores the history behind William Shakespeare's masterpiece King Lear, currently playing at Dublin's Gate Theatre.Mon, 31 Mar 2025 16:00:27 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0331/1504471-the-promised-land-king-lear-and-the-shape-of-tragedy/Theatrehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0326/1504114-opera-based-on-the-life-of-savita-halappanavar-for-kilkenny-fest/Kilkenny Arts Festival has announced the premiere of a new opera, Custom of the Coast, exploring the lives of Savita Halappanavar and Anne Bonny.Wed, 26 Mar 2025 10:21:43 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0326/1504114-opera-based-on-the-life-of-savita-halappanavar-for-kilkenny-fest/Operahttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0324/1503829-tommy-tiernan-enters-the-cave-for-abbey-theatres-2025-season/Tommy Tiernan is set to take centre stage in The Cave, a new black comedy by acclaimed writer Kevin Barry, as part of the Abbey Theatre's ambitious 2025 programme.Mon, 24 Mar 2025 18:48:40 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0324/1503829-tommy-tiernan-enters-the-cave-for-abbey-theatres-2025-season/Theatrehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0306/1500537-dublin-dance-festival-2025-celebrates-community-chaos-and-ritual/The Dublin Dance Festival (DDF) returns for its 21st edition from May 13-24, showcasing the talents of both Irish and international artists, with an eclectic programme that explores themes of community, chaos, and ritual.Thu, 06 Mar 2025 10:55:58 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0306/1500537-dublin-dance-festival-2025-celebrates-community-chaos-and-ritual/Dancehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0303/1499943-the-ferryman-sails-director-andrew-flynn-on-his-epic-production/Director Andrew Flynn introduces his production of Jez Butterworth's play The Ferryman, which runs at the Gaiety Theatre, Dublin until March 15thMon, 03 Mar 2025 13:48:16 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0303/1499943-the-ferryman-sails-director-andrew-flynn-on-his-epic-production/Theatrehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0224/1498642-something-for-the-weekend-emma-martins-cultural-picks/Night Dances is a bold series of four dance vignettes created by acclaimed choreographer Emma Martin and her company United Fall, in collaboration with the performers and pounding music of Daniel Fox (Gilla Band).Mon, 24 Feb 2025 16:10:43 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0224/1498642-something-for-the-weekend-emma-martins-cultural-picks/Something For The Weekendhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0216/1496423-whos-your-daddy-king-lear-comes-to-the-gate/What happens when a leader wants all the power and none of the responsibility? Or when a patriarch succumbs to flattery over a more difficult truth?Sun, 16 Feb 2025 10:00:31 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0216/1496423-whos-your-daddy-king-lear-comes-to-the-gate/Theatrehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0211/1496081-do-all-the-greatest-works-of-art-derive-from-heartbreak/From William Shakespeare to Taylor Swift - why is heartbreak a timeless source to create from?'Tue, 11 Feb 2025 15:11:04 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0211/1496081-do-all-the-greatest-works-of-art-derive-from-heartbreak/Dancehttps://www.rte.ie/gaeilge/2025/0211/1496030-shakespeare-saviour-of-the-irish-language/A pioneering project by a lecturer at University of Limerick has seen William Shakespeare's sonnets translated into Irish using iambic pentameter.Tue, 11 Feb 2025 15:03:47 +0000https://www.rte.ie/gaeilge/2025/0211/1496030-shakespeare-saviour-of-the-irish-language/Shakespeare's Sonnetshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0204/1494597-winners-announced-of-veronica-dunne-singing-competition/Six finalists participated in the competition which took place at the National Concert Hall on 28 January.Tue, 04 Feb 2025 10:05:07 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0204/1494597-winners-announced-of-veronica-dunne-singing-competition/Operahttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0205/1493822-something-for-the-weekend-andrew-bennetts-cultural-picks/Limerick-born Andrew Bennett is a celebrated actor with an extensive CV across film (An Cailín Ciúin), TV (Blackshore) and theatre - this month, he returns to his role in the acclaimed Fishamble production of Eugene O'Brien's Irish Times Award-winning plaWed, 05 Feb 2025 07:00:43 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0205/1493822-something-for-the-weekend-andrew-bennetts-cultural-picks/Theatrehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0204/1494742-the-ferryman-reviewed-arena-on-the-theatre-event-of-the-season/Set in 1981, on a family farm in Co. Armagh, The Ferryman by Jez Butterworth opened last week at the Gaiety Theatre, Dublin.Tue, 04 Feb 2025 21:42:39 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0204/1494742-the-ferryman-reviewed-arena-on-the-theatre-event-of-the-season/RTÉ Arenahttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0130/1493878-eileen-walsh-to-bring-marathon-24-hour-play-to-cork-festival/Cork Midsummer Festival has announced the first production for their 2025 event, bringing one of the city's most acclaimed actors back to the city for a 24-hour long play that has won acclaim worldwide.Thu, 30 Jan 2025 16:19:16 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0130/1493878-eileen-walsh-to-bring-marathon-24-hour-play-to-cork-festival/Theatrehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0122/1491463-something-for-the-weekend-niall-buggys-cultural-picks/Niall Buggy is an Irish acting legend. Fact.Wed, 22 Jan 2025 08:25:51 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0122/1491463-something-for-the-weekend-niall-buggys-cultural-picks/Something For The Weekendhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0127/1492080-irelands-national-dance-company-announces-inaugural-season/Luail, the new National Dance Company for Ireland, has announced the details of its inaugural season programme of productions, commissions, professional development opportunities and special projects.Mon, 27 Jan 2025 07:00:04 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0127/1492080-irelands-national-dance-company-announces-inaugural-season/Dancehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1103/1476637-first-look-review-steve-coogan-triumphs-as-dr-strangelove/London, Oct 1962, 4:45am. A spindly fellow exits a rented apartment on Brompton road primed for another day's work.Sun, 03 Nov 2024 07:00:39 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1103/1476637-first-look-review-steve-coogan-triumphs-as-dr-strangelove/Theatrehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0106/1489305-palestinian-dance-artist-amir-sabra-on-connection-and-resilience/Created by Palestinian dance maker Amir Sabra, Within this Party is a unique improvisational dance performance coming to this year's First Fortnight festival that blends the traditional Palestinian dabke and hip-hop to explore themes of connection and resMon, 06 Jan 2025 12:24:13 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0106/1489305-palestinian-dance-artist-amir-sabra-on-connection-and-resilience/First Fortnighthttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0103/1488973-meet-the-tightrope-walker-jenny-macdonald-on-illness-recovery/The Tightrope Walker is a new play from writer and performer Jenny Macdonald, navigating a personal journey through the chaotic and profound territory of illness and recovery.Fri, 03 Jan 2025 14:12:57 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0103/1488973-meet-the-tightrope-walker-jenny-macdonald-on-illness-recovery/First Fortnighthttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0104/1488980-zeitgeist-jukebox-little-john-nees-language-of-soul/Zeitgeist Jukebox is a new immersive theatre experience from one-man theatrical powerhouse Little John Nee, promising a soulful antidote to the disconnection of our times, and a testament to the healing power of music.Sat, 04 Jan 2025 07:00:36 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0104/1488980-zeitgeist-jukebox-little-john-nees-language-of-soul/First Fortnighthttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1221/1487700-spreading-the-news-the-abbey-and-rtes-long-standing-association/As our National Theatre celebrates its 120th birthday, RTÉ's Clíodhna Ní Anluain - the producer for Spreading The News, a celebratory collaboration with The Abbey - considers some of their shared stories and associations...Sat, 21 Dec 2024 12:25:07 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1221/1487700-spreading-the-news-the-abbey-and-rtes-long-standing-association/Theatrehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1205/1484902-abbey-theatre-and-celebrates-120-years-with-special-live-event/The National Theatre of Ireland will celebrate 120 years with Spreading The News, a special live event taking place on the Abbey Stage at 6pm this Sunday 8th December.Thu, 05 Dec 2024 15:11:20 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1205/1484902-abbey-theatre-and-celebrates-120-years-with-special-live-event/Theatrehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1204/1483838-something-for-the-weekend-stephanie-dufresnes-cultural-picks/Stephanie is a dancer, actor and theatre-maker from the West of Ireland.Wed, 04 Dec 2024 07:00:33 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1204/1483838-something-for-the-weekend-stephanie-dufresnes-cultural-picks/Something For The Weekendhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1127/1483146-something-for-the-weekend-thommas-kane-byrnes-cultural-picks/Thommas Kane Byrne (TKB) is an award-winning actor and playwright from Dublin's North Inner City.Wed, 27 Nov 2024 07:00:43 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1127/1483146-something-for-the-weekend-thommas-kane-byrnes-cultural-picks/Something For The Weekendhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1120/1480773-rigoletto-is-an-opera-unlike-any-other-inside-inos-new-show/Irish National Opera's new production of Verdi's Rigoletto opens in the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre on Sunday 1 December and runs until Saturday 7 December.Wed, 20 Nov 2024 14:50:49 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1120/1480773-rigoletto-is-an-opera-unlike-any-other-inside-inos-new-show/Operahttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1120/1481777-something-for-the-weekend-lorcan-strains-cultural-picks/Donegal actor Lórcan Strain (AKA MarianMarythe6th) brings their acclaimed Dublin Fringe show Songs Of Theys back to the capital this December, for a run at Smock Alley Theatre.Wed, 20 Nov 2024 06:00:49 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1120/1481777-something-for-the-weekend-lorcan-strains-cultural-picks/Something For The Weekendhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1113/1480703-how-a-disability-activist-inspired-an-award-winning-irish-play/Director Raymond Keane introduces his production of Christian O'Reilly's award-winning play No Magic Pill, a heartfelt and irreverent story of a disability rights activist.Wed, 13 Nov 2024 12:49:08 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1113/1480703-how-a-disability-activist-inspired-an-award-winning-irish-play/Theatrehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1014/1475425-irelands-young-critics-tackle-the-dublin-theatre-festival/Young Critics is one of Youth Theatre Ireland's longest-running and most innovative programmes.Mon, 14 Oct 2024 17:10:24 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1014/1475425-irelands-young-critics-tackle-the-dublin-theatre-festival/Theatrehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1030/1477222-something-for-the-weekend-derbhle-crottys-cultural-picks/Derbhle Crotty is a renowned, award-winning Irish actress, of whom Fintan O'Toole once wrote in The Irish Times, 'as well as being the finest Irish actor of her generation is also the bravest'.Wed, 30 Oct 2024 08:00:14 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1030/1477222-something-for-the-weekend-derbhle-crottys-cultural-picks/Something For The Weekendhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1009/1474459-the-new-play-telling-the-story-of-nis-pioneering-gay-helpline/Callings, a new play by Belfast-based theatre company Kabosh, celebrates the activism of the dedicated people who set up the helpline Cara-Friend 50 years ago to offer support and friendship at a time when homosexuality was still illegal in the North.Wed, 09 Oct 2024 13:05:13 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1009/1474459-the-new-play-telling-the-story-of-nis-pioneering-gay-helpline/Theatrehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1026/1475826-wexford-opera-le-convenienze-ed-inconvenienze-teatrali/We proudly present the latest of three live presentations from this year's Wexford Festival Opera - Le convenienze ed inconvenienze teatrali by Gaetano Donizetti, with a libretto by Domenico Gilardoni.Sat, 26 Oct 2024 19:00:06 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1026/1475826-wexford-opera-le-convenienze-ed-inconvenienze-teatrali/Operahttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1018/1475418-something-for-the-weekend-lloyd-cooneys-cultural-picks/Kin actor Lloyd Cooney tackles the lead role in The Complex Dublin's forthcoming Irish stage premiere of Budd Schulberg's On The Waterfront.Fri, 18 Oct 2024 10:00:22 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1018/1475418-something-for-the-weekend-lloyd-cooneys-cultural-picks/Something For The Weekendhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1018/1475823-wexford-festival-opera-watch-le-maschere/We proudly present the first of three live productions from this year's Wexford Festival Opera - Le maschere by Pietro Mascagni, with a libretto by Luigi Illicia.Fri, 18 Oct 2024 19:30:24 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1018/1475823-wexford-festival-opera-watch-le-maschere/Wexford Festival Operahttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1019/1475825-wexford-festival-opera-the-critic-by-charles-villers-stanford/We proudly present the latest of three live presentations from this year's Wexford Festival Opera - The Critic by Charles Villers Stanford, with a libretto by Richard Brinsley Sheridan.Sat, 19 Oct 2024 19:00:31 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1019/1475825-wexford-festival-opera-the-critic-by-charles-villers-stanford/Wexford Festival Operahttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1016/1475852-maeve-ingoldsby-an-irish-childrens-theatre-legend-remembered/Barnstorm Theatre Company's Autumn production is The Bus, a work for young audiences written by the late Maeve Ingoldsby and Barnstorm's Artistic Director, Philip Hardy, and updated in 2024 by John Morton.Wed, 16 Oct 2024 17:27:21 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1016/1475852-maeve-ingoldsby-an-irish-childrens-theatre-legend-remembered/Theatrehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1016/1475803-steve-buscemi-to-join-aidan-quinn-for-play-reading-at-abbey/Irish-American actor Aidan Quinn will be joined by veteran US character actor Steve Buscemi on stage at the Abbey Theatre this weekend, as part of the Abbey's Love at First Sight series.Wed, 16 Oct 2024 15:03:18 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1016/1475803-steve-buscemi-to-join-aidan-quinn-for-play-reading-at-abbey/Theatrehttps://www.rte.ie/news/business/2024/1010/1474749-musicals-broadway-theatre/A hit musical can earn its makers millions for many years – but striking theatrical gold is far less likely than you'd think, writes Adam Maguire.Thu, 10 Oct 2024 14:53:13 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2024/1010/1474749-musicals-broadway-theatre/Businesshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1007/1471855-the-billie-barry-stage-school-at-60-mum-was-a-trailblazer/Ahead of a special show at Dublin's Gaiety Theatre this month, Lorraine Barry, daughter of the late Billie Barry, celebrates the 60th anniversary of the Billie Barry Stage School.Mon, 07 Oct 2024 07:00:31 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1007/1471855-the-billie-barry-stage-school-at-60-mum-was-a-trailblazer/Theatrehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1008/1473020-castel-gandolfo-carrie-crowley-jim-nolan-on-a-waterford-drama/Castel Gandolfo is a new play set in the backyard of a decaying terraced house in Waterford's inner city.Tue, 08 Oct 2024 13:00:05 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1008/1473020-castel-gandolfo-carrie-crowley-jim-nolan-on-a-waterford-drama/RTÉ Arenahttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1008/1473475-ken-harmon-remembered-jimmy-fay-on-an-outstanding-writer/Jimmy Fay, Executive Producer at The Lyric Theatre in Belfast, remembers his friend Ken Harmon, award-winning playwright and longtime writer for RTÉ's Fair City, who has died aged 57.Tue, 08 Oct 2024 06:00:40 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1008/1473475-ken-harmon-remembered-jimmy-fay-on-an-outstanding-writer/In Memoriamhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1008/1474279-wexford-festival-opera-teams-up-with-rte-for-live-broadcasts/This October, Wexford Festival Opera and RTÉ once again join forces to bring a taste of the magic of Wexford Festival Opera to audiences at home and abroad.Tue, 08 Oct 2024 16:29:25 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1008/1474279-wexford-festival-opera-teams-up-with-rte-for-live-broadcasts/Operahttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1007/1474105-paging-dr-strangelove-armando-iannucci-talks-to-rte-arena/Who would have thought that a film which finds the comedy in mutually assured nuclear destruction would go on to become a much beloved cult classic?Mon, 07 Oct 2024 20:47:53 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1007/1474105-paging-dr-strangelove-armando-iannucci-talks-to-rte-arena/RTÉ Arenahttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1003/1473421-wexford-festival-opera-director-rosetta-cucchi-talks-to-rte-arena/Theatre within Theatre - or as Shakespeare would put it, 'All the world's a stage" - is the theme of this year's Wexford Festival Opera, which runs from October 18th to November 2nd.Thu, 03 Oct 2024 13:00:52 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1003/1473421-wexford-festival-opera-director-rosetta-cucchi-talks-to-rte-arena/RTÉ Arenahttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1004/1473207-grania-a-lady-gregory-classic-is-reborn-on-the-abbey-stage/Diarmuid and Gráinne is one of the great love stories in Irish mythology – she the beautiful daughter of the High King of Ireland, he the famous young warrior of the Fianna...Fri, 04 Oct 2024 09:00:39 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1004/1473207-grania-a-lady-gregory-classic-is-reborn-on-the-abbey-stage/Theatrehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1001/1472317-jesus-x-3-eoghan-quinn-adapts-a-literary-classic-for-the-stage/Playwright Eoghan Quinn teams up once again with Hatch Theatre for his latest work, The Jesus Trilogy, which premieres at this year's Dublin Theatre Festival.Tue, 01 Oct 2024 13:00:56 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1001/1472317-jesus-x-3-eoghan-quinn-adapts-a-literary-classic-for-the-stage/Theatrehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0930/1472365-bear-necessities-pan-pan-theatre-on-shaking-up-shakespeare/Exit, Pursued by a Bear is one of the most famous stage directions – thank you William Shakespeare – and that is the starting point for Pan Pan's 2024 Dublin Theatre Festival show.Mon, 30 Sep 2024 12:00:06 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0930/1472365-bear-necessities-pan-pan-theatre-on-shaking-up-shakespeare/Theatrehttps://www.rte.ie/gaeilge/2024/0902/1465671-nobodaddy-le-tea-dasa-feile-amharclanna-bac/Tá Michael Keegan-Dolan agus an chomplacht Teaċ Daṁsa ar ais linn arís agus an taibhiú is déanaí acu, Nobodaddy, le bheith ar stáitse mar chuid den Dublin Theatre Festival.Mon, 02 Sep 2024 08:38:23 +0100https://www.rte.ie/gaeilge/2024/0902/1465671-nobodaddy-le-tea-dasa-feile-amharclanna-bac/Theatrehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0927/1469968-the-play-performed-on-the-sets-of-other-peoples-plays/Playwright Kate Heffernan introduces her new play, Guest Host Stranger Ghost - the story of three people living in someone else's home, it is designed to be performed on the sets of other people's plays.Fri, 27 Sep 2024 09:00:35 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0927/1469968-the-play-performed-on-the-sets-of-other-peoples-plays/Theatrehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0926/1471584-safe-house-enda-walsh-and-anna-mullarkey-on-their-song-cycle/Enda Walsh is a multi-award playwright, director and screenwriter. Anna Mullarkey is a composer, performer and producer, whose music varies in style from folk to jazz to electronica.Thu, 26 Sep 2024 11:00:06 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0926/1471584-safe-house-enda-walsh-and-anna-mullarkey-on-their-song-cycle/RTÉ Arenahttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0924/1469206-6-must-see-shows-at-this-years-dublin-theatre-festival/Outgoing Dublin Theatre Festival Artistic Director Willie White picks his must-see shows at this year's DTF...Tue, 24 Sep 2024 07:00:23 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0924/1469206-6-must-see-shows-at-this-years-dublin-theatre-festival/Theatrehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0930/1471658-on-krapps-last-tape-how-we-made-the-acclaimed-beckett-revival/Ahead of its return this October to Dublin's Gaiety Theatre, Tanya Dean joined director Vicky Featherstone and actor Stephen Rea at rehearsals, to discuss their work together on their acclaimed rivival of Samuel Beckett's masterpiece Krapp's Last Tape.Mon, 30 Sep 2024 07:00:37 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0930/1471658-on-krapps-last-tape-how-we-made-the-acclaimed-beckett-revival/Theatrehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0830/1467504-abbey-theatre/A report has found an unclear governance framework and gaps in significant processes at the Abbey Theatre during 2019 and 2021.Fri, 30 Aug 2024 13:02:40 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0830/1467504-abbey-theatre/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0918/1469977-something-for-the-weekend-valene-kanes-cultural-picks/This October she features in the ensemble cast of Reunion, written and directed by Mark O'Rowe, running at the Gaiety Theatre as part of Dublin Theatre Festival.Wed, 18 Sep 2024 09:52:53 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0918/1469977-something-for-the-weekend-valene-kanes-cultural-picks/Something For The Weekendhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0910/1468402-dublin-fringe-aoife-sweeney-oconnors-evening-with-wee-daniel/Tue, 10 Sep 2024 10:00:32 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0910/1468402-dublin-fringe-aoife-sweeney-oconnors-evening-with-wee-daniel/Dublin Fringe Festivalhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0904/1467957-something-for-the-weekend-sophie-motleys-cultural-picks/Sophie Motley is the new Artistic Director of one of the country's most loved cultural institutions, Project Arts Centre in Dublin...Wed, 04 Sep 2024 07:00:44 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0904/1467957-something-for-the-weekend-sophie-motleys-cultural-picks/Something For The Weekendhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0508/1446355-theatre-within-theatre-inside-wexford-festival-opera-2024/'A game within a game, a story within a story, a theatre within theatre...' Artistic Director of the Wexford Festival Opera since 2019, Rosetta Cucchi introduces this year's Festival programme.Wed, 08 May 2024 08:00:55 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0508/1446355-theatre-within-theatre-inside-wexford-festival-opera-2024/Operahttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0903/1468166-paddy-odwyer-a-giant-of-irish-youth-theatre-remembered/Paddy O'Dwyer, the founder of Dublin Youth Theatre (DYT) passed away on Wednesday August 28th.Tue, 03 Sep 2024 16:31:42 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0903/1468166-paddy-odwyer-a-giant-of-irish-youth-theatre-remembered/In Memoriamhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0827/1466931-what-happens-afterwards-playwright-janet-moran-on-her-new-play/Acclaimed playwright Janet Moran introduces her new play Afterwards, set in the recovery ward of an abortion clinic in the UKTue, 27 Aug 2024 12:36:12 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0827/1466931-what-happens-afterwards-playwright-janet-moran-on-her-new-play/opinionhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0812/1462048-dublin-fringe-how-we-made-a-dance-duet-about-the-world-of-gaa/Nóra Ní Anluain Fay, choreographer, performer and the Artistic Director of NAF Dance, introduces their latest production Ham Sandwiches and Discipline.Mon, 12 Aug 2024 07:00:40 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0812/1462048-dublin-fringe-how-we-made-a-dance-duet-about-the-world-of-gaa/Dancehttps://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2024/0808/1464086-edna-obrien-plays-theatre-the-gathering-a-pagan-place-joyces-women/The theatre was a space for the Clare woman to explore her literary muses and navigate the convoluted structures of Irish societyThu, 08 Aug 2024 15:53:28 +0100https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2024/0808/1464086-edna-obrien-plays-theatre-the-gathering-a-pagan-place-joyces-women/Edna O'Brienhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0806/1459154-deconstructing-shakespeare-in-moat/Theatremaker Lianne O'Shea introduces PLAY, a site-responsive, promenade theatre experience using selected text from William Shakespeare's Hamlet, coming to the Moat Theatre in Naas this August.Tue, 06 Aug 2024 07:00:10 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0806/1459154-deconstructing-shakespeare-in-moat/Theatrehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0805/1461865-dublin-fringe-a-comedic-look-at-irelands-swinging-community/"Is swinging a thing in Ireland?" Reddit user 'r/CasualIreland' took this question to the popular forum just four months ago. The answer? Oh, absolutely.Mon, 05 Aug 2024 00:07:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0805/1461865-dublin-fringe-a-comedic-look-at-irelands-swinging-community/Theatrehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0802/1461867-dublin-fringe-hannah-gumbrielles-high-wire-cancer-story/My parents knew I had cancer two days before they told me...Fri, 02 Aug 2024 07:00:32 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0802/1461867-dublin-fringe-hannah-gumbrielles-high-wire-cancer-story/Theatrehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0807/1461868-dublin-fringe-carmel-winters-on-the-maestro-meets-the-mosquita/For this year's Dublin Fringe Festival, Theatre Lovett stage an exciting new family show that features a blood-loving character that helps a talented maestro see the realities of how life should be conducted...Wed, 07 Aug 2024 07:00:53 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0807/1461868-dublin-fringe-carmel-winters-on-the-maestro-meets-the-mosquita/Dublin Fringe Festivalhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0802/1463190-where-are-all-the-new-irish-plays/Fri, 02 Aug 2024 16:45:10 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0802/1463190-where-are-all-the-new-irish-plays/Opinion and Analysishttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0821/1455700-the-beginnings-of-brian-friel-inside-the-new-biography/Author Kelly Matthews introduces, a new biography of the legendary playwright and author of Dancing At Lughnasa, which returns to Dublin's Gate Theatre this July.Wed, 21 Aug 2024 07:00:28 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0821/1455700-the-beginnings-of-brian-friel-inside-the-new-biography/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0709/1459001-actor-robert-sheehan-on-how-meditation-changed-his-life/You'd think it would be hard to be a renaissance man, but Robert Sheehan – actor, writer, musician – sure makes it look easy.Tue, 09 Jul 2024 14:40:03 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0709/1459001-actor-robert-sheehan-on-how-meditation-changed-his-life/Theatrehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0801/1459372-are-ya-dancin-how-we-made-a-love-letter-to-the-showband-era/Helen Spring and Carol Gleeson are the writers and producers of the musical play Are Ya Dancin'?Thu, 01 Aug 2024 07:00:50 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0801/1459372-are-ya-dancin-how-we-made-a-love-letter-to-the-showband-era/Theatrehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0725/1461864-dublin-fringe-lianne-oharas-dark-comedy-about-baby-envy/Playing house in the early nineties, our made up families inevitably lacked a father....Thu, 25 Jul 2024 19:29:04 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0725/1461864-dublin-fringe-lianne-oharas-dark-comedy-about-baby-envy/Theatrehttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2024/0725/1461732-enda-walsh-will-make-rooms-project-until-he-dies/Enda Walsh has been making a 'Room' at the Galway International Arts Festival for the past 11 years and he doesn't plan on stopping.Thu, 25 Jul 2024 11:15:43 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2024/0725/1461732-enda-walsh-will-make-rooms-project-until-he-dies/artshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0725/1461797-dancing-at-lughnasa-at-the-gate-rte-arena-review-a-friel-classic/The Mundy sisters from Donegal are back on stage at the Gate Theatre, Dublin as it revives Dancing at Lughnasa, the late Brian Friel's acclaimed memory play from 1990.Thu, 25 Jul 2024 17:40:15 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0725/1461797-dancing-at-lughnasa-at-the-gate-rte-arena-review-a-friel-classic/Theatrehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0717/1459584-dublin-fringe-festival-10-must-see-shows-at-this-years-fringe/David Francis Moore is the Director of Dublin Fringe Festival, which this September celebrates 30 glorious years of bringing live performance and new artists' voices to the fore.Wed, 17 Jul 2024 14:13:40 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0717/1459584-dublin-fringe-festival-10-must-see-shows-at-this-years-fringe/Theatrehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0711/1457753-designing-endgame-francis-oconnor-on-druids-summer-of-sam/'We are still at the beginning...'Thu, 11 Jul 2024 07:00:15 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0711/1457753-designing-endgame-francis-oconnor-on-druids-summer-of-sam/Theatrehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0704/1458124-new-report-highlights-discrimination-in-the-arts-sector/A new report published by Irish Theatre Institute highlights the discrimination and harmful behaviours experienced by artists and arts workers from minoritised groups in Irish workplaces.Thu, 04 Jul 2024 10:26:13 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0704/1458124-new-report-highlights-discrimination-in-the-arts-sector/Arts and Culturehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0701/1457638-the-misadventures-of-oliver-goldsmith-arena-stoops-to-conquer/Mon, 01 Jul 2024 21:54:22 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0701/1457638-the-misadventures-of-oliver-goldsmith-arena-stoops-to-conquer/Theatre