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Brendan Coyle in stage production of St Nicholas

Downton Abbey star centre stage at Theatre Festival

The Artistic Director of the Dublin Theatre Festival, Willie White, has said that audiences will get a "rare opportunity" to see Downton Abbey star Brendan Coyle perform on stage as part of this year's programme.

Theatre • 25 Jul 18

Aoibhinn McGinnity says working on Nightflyers was "amazing"

McGinnity praises scale of Nightflyers production

Love/Hate star Aoibhinn McGinnity has praised the scale of the production of the new Netflix series Nightflyers that was filmed in Troy Studios in Limerick, saying it was "very impressive".

Television • 25 Jul 18

Dublin Theatre Festival celebrates 60th anniversary

As the Dublin Theatre Festival celebrates its 60th anniversary, Artistic Director Willie White has said it is "pretty amazing" for a cultural organisation or festival to reach such a milestone.

dublin theatre festival • 28 Sep 17

Pictured at the launch of the 60th Anniversary Dublin Theatre Festival programme earlier today are, left to right, director Lynne Parker, actor Ollie West, Dublin Theatre Festival's Artistic Director Willie White, actors Grace Cahill and Sean McGinley

Dublin Theatre Festival launches 2017 programme

Dublin Theatre Festival - 60 Years young this year - launched its 2017 Programme on Tuesday, promising a plethora of new and revived works for the stage to be seen in the capital between September 28 and October 15.

dublin theatre festival • 26 Jul 17

David Kempster as Don Giovanni, which will run at The Gaiety Theatre

Dublin Theatre Festival launches ambitious programme

Details of this year's Dublin Theatre Festival have been revealed, with the festival's Artistic Director promising a bigger and more ambitious programme than ever.

Entertainment • 27 Jul 16

Bailed Out! runs as part of the Dublin Theatre Festival

Bailed Out! play brings humour to banking crisis

Colin Murphy, the writer behind the acclaimed play Guaranteed! is back with another look at the Irish banking crisis with Bailed Out! and assureds audiences that there will be plenty of laughs to lighten the mood at this year's Dublin Theatre Festival.

Entertainment • 24 Sep 15

The Last Hotel, a new opera by Donnacha Dennehy and Enda Walsh opens at the O'Reilly Theatre

Nine new Irish plays for Dublin Theatre Festival

Nine new Irish plays including new works from Enda Walsh and Conor McPherson and a revival of Dancing at Lughnasa are among the highlights of this year's Dublin Theatre Festival which was launched today.

Entertainment • 22 Jul 15

First Irish language play at DTF since 1967

Singer and actor Clíona Ní Chiosáin plays the role of Réiltín in the production of the same name at this year’s Dublin Theatre Festival.

Entertainment • 25 Aug 14

Deirdre Kinahan's Spinning for Theatre Festival

Deirdre Kinahan’s new play, Spinning, is a story of two people who were never destined to meet but whose lives, when they collide by chance, spin out of control and are changed for ever.

Entertainment • 21 Aug 14

Hamlet production opens Theatre Festival

Marking the 450th anniversary of Shakespeare’s birth, Dublin Theatre Festival will this year present Hamlet from Berlin's Schaubühne company.

Entertainment • 16 Aug 14

Berlin Hamlet to open Dublin Theatre Festival

Marking the 450th anniversary of Shakespeare’s birth, Dublin Theatre Festival will this year present Hamlet from one of the world’s most renowned theatre houses, Berlin's Schaubühne.

Entertainment • 26 Jun 14

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