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• 27
  AUG
  2020

  THE IRISH TIMES | OBITUARY

  Eugene McCabe, author and playwright, dies, aged 90: Acclaimed author of King of the Castle, Death and Nightingales and Troubles screenplays...
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• 24
  AUG
  2020

  BELFAST TELEGRAPH | FEATURE

  Coronavirus losses to Northern Ireland arts sector 'to pass £23m by end of year': The Arts Council of Northern Ireland has sounded a dire warning...
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• 23
  AUG
  2020

  RTÉ | FEATURE

  Teed off - the arts, lockdown and a week of confusion & chaos: It was a week of drama the arts world hadn't rehearsed...
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• 22
  AUG
  2020

  THE IRISH INDEPENDENT | REVIEW

  Zeitgeisty comedy gets virtual reinvention for Covid-era, while Abbey actress is brought vividly to life: Lisa Tierney-Keogh's social comedy was a ...
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• 21
  AUG
  2020

  RTÉ | OPINION

  A game of two halves: when Irish sport meets theatre: Opinion: how has Irish identity and culture been represented by performances involving sport...
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• 20
  AUG
  2020

  RTÉ | FEATURE

  Govt clarifies theatres can have 50 people at events: The Government has clarified that theatres can now have up to 50 people attend events indoors...
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• 20
  AUG
  2020

  GALWAY ADVERTISER | FEATURE

  The Playboy... musical at Galway Summer Garden: Musical version of JM Synge's The Playboy Of The Western World to be performed in September...
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• 20
  AUG
  2020

  GALWAY ADVERTISER | FEATURE

  Gilgamesh is coming to Galway: An ancient Middle Eastern epic is reimagined for Galway city and county. IT IS older than The Iliad and The Odyssey...
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• 19
  AUG
  2020

  THE IRISH TIMES | FEATURE

  Triumph and hope: Live performances at Kilkenny Arts Festival X in Covid era: A brave marker for continuity as the multi-arts festival adapts for...
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• 19
  AUG
  2020

  THE IRISH TIMES | FEATURE

  Arts Council calls for clarity in communication on Covid-19 event restrictions: ‘Explicit guidelines’ needed to avoid confusion for public and...
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• 18
  AUG
  2020

  RTÉ | FEATURE

  What happens next - Dublin Theatre Festival reinvents itself: 'How do you respond to an unprecedented global crisis?' Willie White, Artistic...
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• 18
  AUG
  2020

  THE IRISH TIMES | FEATURE

  Dublin Theatre Festival keeps its commitment to live performance: Festival director Willie White plans an ‘entirely new vision’ for events that...
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• 17
  AUG
  2020

  THE IRISH TIMES | OPINION

  The Irish Times view on arts in crisis: When the music stops: Closures and cancellations impact deeply on performing arts and those who depend...
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• 16
  AUG
  2020

  THE IRISH INDEPENDENT | REVIEW

  Award-winning novel packs a punch on the stage: The theatrical production of Mike McCormack's Solar Bones presents itself in this time of plague as...
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• 15
  AUG
  2020

  THE IRISH INDEPENDENT | REVIEW

  Theatre reviews: Solar Bones and Dear Ireland: Solar Bones builds on Mike McCormack’s acclaimed novel while Dear Ireland disappoints...
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• 14
  AUG
  2020

  RTÉ | OPINION

  Arts-loving public wants assurances before going back to events: Maureen Kennelly, Director of the Arts Council, writes for Culture about the...
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• 14
  AUG
  2020

  TUAIRISC.IE | OPINION

  LÉIRMHEAS: An chéad dráma ‘drive-in’ Gaeilge in Éirinn ag Fíbín i gConamara: Drámaíocht stáitse, drámaíocht raidió, scannánaíocht agus ceol i...
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• 14
  AUG
  2020

  THE IRISH INDEPENDENT | FEATURE

  The show must go on: Theatres revive an ancient tradition of outdoor plays: To say that outdoor theatre is a time-honoured tradition is an...
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• 13
  AUG
  2020

  RTÉ | CALL OUT

  Radioactive writing - the P.J. O'Connor Awards want YOU! Drama On One producer (and renowned poet and author) Aidan Matthews celebrates the P.J...
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• 13
  AUG
  2020

  RTÉ | OPINION

  Holding on - Jimmy Murphy on Irish theatre in crisis: 'Without an audience, theatre is dead...' Playwright Jimmy Murphy writes for Culture about...
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• 12
  AUG
  2020

  THE IRISH NEWS | FEATURE

  Derry's Playhouse theatre going live again in September: THE Playhouse in Derry has announced its plans to resume staging productions to live...
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• 12
  AUG
  2020

  THE IRISH TIMES | FEATURE

  Marie Mullen to lead Lady Gregory cast as Druid returns to live theatre: DruidGregory begins a 15-venue tour at Coole Park, the writer’s Galway...
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• 11
  AUG
  2020

  RTÉ | FEATURE

  Zoonosis - inside Dublin Youth Theatre's online pop opera: When theatres were closed and live art put on pause earlier this year, 15 members of...
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• 08
  AUG
  2020

  THE IRISH TIMES | INTERVIEW

  Lisa Tierney-Keogh brings her successful play to an online audience: Adapting her play for Zoom was ‘probably the hardest thing I have ever done’...
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• 08
  AUG
  2020

  THE IRISH TIMES | INTERVIEW

  Dublin Fringe Festival 2020: Making lemonade in a year of lemons: There was a while when Ruth McGowan was seriously considering zorb balls...
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• 06
  AUG
  2020

  GALWAY ADVERTISER | FEATURE

  Theatre57 open for membership: Artist collective Theatre57 is open for membership for the month of August. The collective accepts new and old...
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• 06
  AUG
  2020

  GALWAY ADVERTISER | FEATURE

  ‘A rebel garda chases a local hoodlum into the underworld’: Fiach to be shown at drive-in cinema in Connemara...
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• 05
  AUG
  2020

  BELFAST TELEGRAPH | FEATURE

  Performance venue audiences may have to wear face masks upon reopening, according to Arts Council NI guidance: Audiences at performance venues...
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• 04
  AUG
  2020

  RTÉ | FEATURE

  Tiny Plays For Ireland: Ar Scáth a Chéile le Conall Ó Beoláin: During the past few months, Fishamble Theatre Company, and the Irish artistic...
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• 04
  AUG
  2020

  THE IRISH TIMES | FEATURE

  Galway International Arts Festival: Like a phoenix from the flames: Despite Covid-19, key elements from the summer line-up are ready for an autumn...
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• 01
  AUG
  2020

  THE IRISH INDEPENDENT | FEATURE

  Innovation and evolution: 10 playlets for lockdown theatre: Tiny Plays 24/7 shows invention at Fishamble.com, while Seraglio, the Mini-Series...
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