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Frank Grimes, who has died aged 78, was a charismatic Irish actor whose work ranged from Coronation Street to his own one-man ...
Ahead of National Heritage Week, design and cultural historian Dr. Linda King introduces the exhibition she recently curated for the National Print Museum - Poster Boys - The Work of Kevin Scally and ...
The Abbey Theatre is planning a multimillion euro redevelopment and expansion. The plan includes increasing the theatre's capacity from 631 to 950 seats. The plans will see the demolition of the ...
Directors of the Abbey Theatre, Graham McLaren and Neil Murray, today announced an “extraordinary programme for an extraordinary year”, a bespoke range of theatre projects that audiences can ...
Abbey Theatre announces never-before-seen rework of Brendan Behan's "The Quare Fellow" The new production, which will run from Nov 24, 2023 to will mark the 70th anniversary of the famous play.
Following a report into the Abbey Theatre’s financial controls and governance, the €7.5 million funding for the national theatre this year, which the Arts Council has approved, has a number of ...
The Abbey production of Roddy Doyle's Two Pints played a tour of Irish pubs Audiences too could be forgiven for thinking that things have been going well at the national theatre. The new directors ...
Although the Abbey Theatre looks quite contemporary, even swanky with its glass front and the theater name bathed in blue light, the performance venue has turn-of-the-century origins.
According to the Abbey Theatre's 2021 annual review, box office income last year totalled €573,848 - an increase of €128,719 on 2020's €445,248.
London’s National Theatre is banking on Irish star power this winter with its upcoming production of “The Playboy of the Western World,” and Variety can exclusively reveal the first trailer for the ...
THE Abbey Theatre is in a state of chassis, to take Sean O'Casey's words in vain. It's closed, and the interior has been ripped out.