Women in theatre

Playwright Erica Murray

LIVING

How I Got Here: Playwright Erica Murray

With a BA in drama from Trinity College Dublin and an MFA in Playwriting from The Lir Academy,…

By Lauren Heskin

DruidO’Casey

AGENDA

Social Pictures: The launch of Druid’s most ambitious production yet at the GPO

At the event, An Post unveiled a new collection of stamps in honour of Sean O'Casey. Theatre lovers…

By Sarah Gill

AGENDA

Saoirse Ronan to play the formidable Lady Macbeth in “feminist” take on the play

Saoirse Ronan will take to the stage as Lady Macbeth, starring alongside her 'Mary Queen of Scots' co-star…

By Sarah Finnan

EDITORIAL

Eclipsed: The powerful, all-female play exposing a Magdalene Laundry you need to see

'Eclipsed' director Kate Canning told Jennifer McShane of the challenges and triumphs that came with putting such a…

By Jennifer McShane

A streetcar named desire

EDITORIAL

You have 2 days left to watch Gillian Anderson in A Streetcar Named Desire — for free

Tired of Netflix? Over on YouTube, you can watch the Young Vic’s critically acclaimed production of A Streetcar…

By Katie Byrne

iconic paintings

LIVING

A Dublin theatre designer recreates over 50 iconic paintings during lockdown – using her parents as models

From Vermeer to David Hockney, Irish set and costume designer Molly O'Cathain has been capturing her parents under…

By Lauren Heskin

EDITORIAL

‘I realised that if I didn’t even start to think about children, I’d run out of time’

In 2016, Joanne Ryan pondered her decision about motherhood and turned it into an award-winning play. As she…

By Jennifer McShane

EDITORIAL

‘I didn’t talk about the gory details … I knew I’d be branded a bitter writer’

Seven years ago, Lisa Tierney-Keogh received word that the Abbey Theatre wouldn’t run her play. She took the…

By IMAGE

Fleabag

EDITORIAL

A live performance of TV hit Fleabag will be shown in Irish cinemas

In need of a Fleabag fix since it left our screens? Well, you are in luck.  Fleabag came…

By Edaein OConnell

EDITORIAL

Meet the Irish composer whose musical runs Off Broadway next week

Irish composer Lauryn Gaffney’s musical Big Shot has its Off Broadway debut next week. Here, she shares her career…

By Meg Walker

EDITORIAL

Five must-see shows to catch before The Dublin Fringe Festival finishes

It’s that time of year again when the city’s culture vultures come out from woodworks, looking to enjoy…

By Geraldine Carton

EDITORIAL

Ireland’s top five female comedians, according to Deirdre O’Kane

“Audiences are more used to seeing women on the stage now, and they want to see more women…

By Geraldine Carton