How Irish Free State theatre excluded women from public life The process of forgetting women playwrights has resulted in a male-dominated literary canon of Irish theatre History • 27 Sep 22
Why stories of male ageing are having a moment onstage and screen Recent plays and films have much to say about how society deals with male ageing, memory loss and dementia Culture • 11 May 21
Rehearsal during lockdown and the creative potential it brings Covid-19 has led to significant challenges for performance and theatre yet rehearsal during lockdown is not only possible, it's full of creative potential. Theatre • 30 Apr 21
The cultural responses to Ireland's institutional past The Abbey Theatre, and other theatres, have created cultural responses to Ireland's institutional past (and present) by drawing on testimony and archival records, as well … Theatre • 22 Apr 21
How one of the world's biggest musicals found its star in Dublin Genevieve Lyons played a central role in Irish theatre in the 1950s at a time the country was undergoing much cultural change Brainstorm • 08 Jan 21
A game of two halves: when Irish sport meets theatre How has Irish identity and culture been represented by performances involving sport onstage? Culture • 21 Aug 20
How theatre promotes conversations around social injustice Theatre and performance can provide an ideal setting for those experiences that usually lie in the shadows Brainstorm • 05 Aug 20
Why Lady Gregory is one of Ireland's greatest cultural figures From plays to co-founding the Abbey, Lady Gregory had a profound influence on Irish literature and culture Brainstorm • 20 May 20
Stay home and watch Shakespeare Your guide to the best of Shakespeare to watch on RTÉ and elsewhere in the middle of a lockdown and global pandemic Culture • 16 Apr 20
Why are audiences seeking out live collective events online? These events show that it is reassuring during a period of coronavirus isolation to be together even if we are home alone Coronavirus • 06 Apr 20
How literature has dealt with pandemics and plagues From Romeo & Juliet and Pale Horse Pale Rider to Dracula and 1984, four centuries of disease and death on the page Culture • 20 Mar 20
How Deirdre O'Connell changed Irish culture The overlooked story of "the single greatest influence in Irish theatre since the 60s" Culture • 19 Feb 20
How David Copperfield tells the story of Charles Dickens The new film shows how theatre helped Dickens to establish and hone his identity as a professional author Charles Dickens • 27 Jan 20
Teresa Deevey: the overlooked Irish playwright Like the women in her plays, the playwright was also silenced and shunned by Irish society Theatre • 09 Jan 20
Shakespeare's world of deaths, corpses and ghosts Grisly demises and haunting encounters are not just for Halloween in Shakespeare's tragedies and histories Shakespeare • 31 Oct 19
A 19th century play with modern overtones Dion Boucicault's After Dark shows how innovative, socially engaged and challenging 19th-century popular theatre was in its time Theatre • 11 Jul 19
When theatre goes digital... How does contemporary theatre function when it no longer entirely "human"? Theatre • 02 May 19
Country Girls: the ties that link Edna O'Brien and Louise O'Neill Both are strong, independent women unafraid to tell the truth in their writing Brainstorm • 08 Jan 20
I fought the law: how 1980s' Irish theatre took on the gardai Irish theatre responded to serious problems within the police force in the 1970s and 1980s with surprising fury Theatre • 26 Mar 19
The art of acting naturally The trend to award Oscars for portrayals of "real" people shows the extent to which we value naturalism, but this was not always the case Acting • 28 Feb 19
As you like it: Kenneth Branagh, Shakespeare and Irishness One of the most well-known modern Shakespeareans just so happens to be an Irishman, albeit one enmeshed in the English theatrical tradition Shakespeare • 13 Feb 19
How Waking the Feminists set an equality agenda for Irish theatre In three years, the Waking the Feminists grassroots movement has had a seismic impact on Irish theatre and culture Waking The Feminists • 22 Nov 18
Has Irish theatre finally made peace with Shakespeare? After years of ambivalence about England's greatest dramatist, Irish theatre-makers are now staging Shakespeare's work with gusto Shakespeare • 07 Nov 18
Dublin Theatre Festival's long and winding road Over the last 61 years, the festival has given us valuable ways to think about our past and future Dublin Theatre Festival • 03 Oct 18
How Martin McDonagh's work became part of the establishment High-profile unrisky summer runs and the casting of celebrity actors show the playwright's work has come a long way Martin McDonagh • 28 Aug 18
