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Actors Barbara Probst and Brian Gleeson lend their voices to Beckett's Room

Beckett's Room - Ben Kidd on rewriting biographical theatre

Dubbed 'a play without performers', Dead Centre's new production Beckett's Room tells the story of the apartment in Paris where Samuel Beckett lived with his partner Suzanne during the Second World War.

Dublin Theatre Festival • 26 Sep 19

Stanley Townsend stars in Incantata, based upon Paul Muldoon's poem

Incantata: Staging Paul Muldoon's moving meditation on grief

Director Sam Yates writes for Culture about Incantata, his acclaimed staging of poet Paul Muldoon's moving examination of grief and loss, starring Stanley Townsend, which opens at The Gate Theatre later this month.

Theatre • 04 Sep 19

Marty Rea and Samantha Bond star in the Gate's production of The Glass Menagerie

Ireland, the Gate Theatre and American Drama

With the Gate Theatre production of Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie currently playing to packed houses, Patrick Lonergan takes a look at the Gate's long tradition of staging American theatrical masterworks.

Theatre • 14 May 19

Ger Ryan, Sean McGinley and Marie Mullen star in The Children

The Children - how we made The Gate's latest must-see

Oonagh Murphy, director of The Gate Theatre's forthcoming Irish premiere of Lucy Kirkwood's play The Children, writes for Culture about the production, the process and the human condition...

Theatre • 19 Feb 19

Gatsby, by design - how we built the theatrical smash

Designer Ciaran Bagnall writes for Culture about his work on the Gate Theatre's celebrated immersive production of The Great Gatsby, which runs until February 16th.

Theatre • 08 Jan 19

Love and Courage: Gate Theatre announce 2019 programme

The Gate Theatre have announced their Spring/Summer programme for 2019 - the theme uniting an eclectic and intriguing slate, which includes two Irish premieres, is Love and Courage.

Theatre • 20 Nov 18

Watch: Roddy Doyle and The Snapper cast in conversation

Following one of the sold out performances of The Snapper at Dublin's Gate Theatre, Roddy Doyle, the cast and Gate Artistic Director Selina Cartmell sat down in front of a packed theatre for a Late At The Gate session.

Theatre • 29 Aug 18

Choreographing The Snapper - Paula on the move

Dancer and choreographer Paula O'Reilly writes for Culture about making moves with the cast of Roddy Doyle's stage adaptation of his classic book (later a classic film) The Snapper, now at Dublin's Gate Theatre.

Theatre • 25 Jun 18

Ruth Negga to star as Hamlet in Gate Theatre production

The Oscar-nominated Dubliner will play the Prince of Denmark himself in a new production of William Shakespeare's play at the Gate Theatre later this year,

Theatre • 14 May 18

A report into allegations of inappropriate behaviour and abuse of power against former Gate Theatre artistic director Michael Colgan will not be published.

Opinion: Why The Gate's report on harassment should be published

I was woken on Saturday morning by a text from a friend to let me know the Gate Theatre will not be publishing the report from the investigation they commissioned into bullying and harassment at the theatre.

Theatre • 01 Mar 18

The Lyric Theatre's production of Red, starring Patrick O'Kane (left), wins big at the Irish Times Theatre Awards

Lyric Theatre triumphs at Irish Times Theatre Awards

Belfast's Lyric Theatre was a big winner at this year's Irish Times Theatre Awards, with their production of John Logan's play Red.

Theatre • 27 Feb 18

Ian Toner plays anti-hero Jimmy Porter in The Gate's Look Back In Anger. Pic: Luca Truffarelli

Look Back In Anger - director Annabelle Comyn revives a classic

Award-winning theatre director Annabelle Comyn writes for Culture about her new production of Look Back In Anger, John Osbourne's groundbreaking tale of class, sex, religion and politics, which runs at The Gate Theatre, Dublin until March 24th.

Theatre • 07 Feb 18

Something For The Weekend: Clare Dunne's Cultural Picks

Clare Dunne is an actress on the rise, soon to appear in the Gate Theatre's new production of John Osbourne's classic play Look Back In Anger, which opens on February 1st.

Theatre • 29 Jan 22

The Gate's production of The Great Gatsby - nominated in multiple categories at this year's Irish Times Theatre Awards

RTÉ lyric fm to present Irish Times Theatre Awards special

RTÉ Culture, in collaboration with RTÉ lyric FM, will be presenting a live stream of this year's Irish Times Theatre Awards, which take place at the National Concert Hall, Dublin on Sunday, February 25th.

Theatre • 24 Feb 18

New Gate Theatre Director Selina Cartmell (front row, centre) is joined by writers, directors and performers from her 2017-2018 season, announced today.

Gate Theatre begins new chapter with Gatsby & The Snapper

Selina Cartmell, the new Director of Dublin's Gate Theatre, has launched her inaugural 2017-2018 season with an intriguing and eclectic mix of works that promise to bring the esteemed Dublin venue into a bold new era.

Theatre • 17 May 17

Rebecca O'Mara. Photo: Fay Thomas Photography

Something For The Weekend: Rebecca O'Mara's Cultural Picks

Choice cultural recommendations from the acclaimed actress, currently starring in the Gate Theatre's production of 'Private Lives'...

Theatre • 15 May 17

Selina Cartmell takes the reins at The Gate Theatre

A significant moment occurs in Irish theatre today as Selina Cartmell officially takes over as the Director of the Gate Theatre, the first woman to occupy the role in the 89-year history of the iconic Dublin venue.

Culture • 04 Apr 17

Ongoing Gate Theatre Artistic Director Michael Colgan (left) with frqequent collaborator Michael Gambon

Endgame: Michael Colgan's legacy festival at The Gate

After a light-hearted and poignant few minutes on the couch with his old friend, the actor Michael Gambon, Michael Colgan turned to the Late Late Show audience and delivered one of his final plugs as Artistic Director of The Gate Theatre.

Theatre • 14 Mar 17

Barry McGovern, Alan Stanford and the late Johnny Murphy, in the Gate Theatre production of Samuel Beckett's

The Waiting Game - documenting Godot on tour

Director David Blake-Knox previews his new documentary The Waiting Game.

Culture • 21 Dec 16

Something For The Weekend: Jack Lukeman's Cultural Picks

Choice cultural musts, from one of Ireland's most celebrated vocalists, the venerable Jack L.

Culture • 01 Dec 16

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