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• 29
  DEC
  2021

  THE BELFAST TELEGRAPH | FEATURE

  Belfast theatres call for Executive support after raft of show cancellations and closures: The chief executive of Belfast’s MAC theatre in St Anne...
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• 22
  DEC
  2021

  THE BELFAST TELEGRAPH | FEATURE

  New audience will tune in to The McCooeys as radio classic becomes a stage show: Grand Opera House revival coincides with Branagh’s nod to writer...
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• 22
  DEC
  2021

  RTÉ | FEATURE

  Wogan's Sweet Sixteen - Kenneth Sweeney on his Drama On One play: Writer Kenneth Sweeney introduces his new RTÉ Drama On One play, Wogan's Sweet...
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• 20
  DEC
  2021

  THE IRISH TIMES | REVIEW

  Three Short Comedies by Seán O’Casey: Scathing, wildly entertaining commentaries on the new Irish State: Under Garry Hynes’ direction, Druid bring...
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• 19
  DEC
  2021

  IRISH INDEPENDENT | OPINION

  The Abbey’s Faith Healer is sold out – and for good reason: Brian Friel is welcome back to the Abbey, as is Joe Dowling...
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• 16
  DEC
  2021

  RTÉ |

  Brian Friel: Shyman and Showman - inside the new documentary: The playwright Brian Friel stands among the giants of Irish literature, alongside...
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• 16
  DEC
  2021

  RTÉ | FEATURE

  Pantos return to the stage for the festive season. Sinead Crowley reports on the return of live pantos to Irish theatres, and visits The Little...
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• 13
  DEC
  2021

  THE IRISH TIMES | REVIEW

  Looking for a Christmas show to see in and around Belfast? This is what’s on and what they’re like: Pinocchio, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, The...
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• 13
  DEC
  2021

  THE IRISH TIMES | REVIEW

  Nanny Nellie’s Adventures in Pantoland: A free-range frenzy. Review: Some may quail at a production depending so heavily on breaking wind...
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• 13
  DEC
  2021

  THE IRISH TIMES | REVIEW

  Aladdin: An energetic, ambitious night of quickfire comedy Review: The villianous Michael Sands is jeered with every sweep of his glittering cloak...
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• 12
  DEC
  2021

  IRISH INDEPENDENT | REVIEW

  Theatre reviews: Druid presents three Seán O’Casey crackers in the run up to Christmas...
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• 11
  DEC
  2021

  IRISH INDEPENDENT | REVIEW

  Keeping the faith – the return of Brian Friel’s great play is an exercise in rejuvenation Despite flopping on Broadway, Brian Friel’s ‘Faith Healer...
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• 11
  DEC
  2021

  THE IRISH TIMES | OPINION

  Theatre in 2021: The play is still the thing. Hopes persist that live performance industry can rebuild itself again...
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• 09
  DEC
  2021

  THE IRISH TIMES | REVIEW

  Faith Healer: Aidan Gillen’s miraculous performance underpins a knockout revival Review: Joe Dowling, who first directed Brian Friel’s play 41...
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• 07
  DEC
  2021

  IRISH INDEPENDENT | FEATURE

  ‘Lesser of two evils’: The Gaiety Theatre cancels 50pc of purchased tickets for ‘The Little Mermaid’ panto. The Gaiety Theatre has announced that...
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• 05
  DEC
  2021

  IRISH INDEPENDENT | REVIEW

  The Treaty review: Engrossing cross-gender theatre and a timely political excavation. Fishamble’s 'The Treaty' by Colin Murphy, directed by Conall...
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• 04
  DEC
  2021

  IRISH INDEPENDENT | REVIEW

  Torn between religious tribute to Messiah and theatrical romp All the Angels at Smock Alley Theatre, Dublin. n 1742, after a season of opera flops...
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• 03
  DEC
  2021

  THE GUARDIAN | REVIEW

  The Treaty shows history in the making – and proves the power of political theatre. Colin Murphy’s remarkable play takes us behind closed doors as...
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• 03
  DEC
  2021

  THE IRISH TIMES | REVIEW

  The Long Christmas Dinner: A ghostly telling of a dreamlike curiosity Thornton Wilder’s expressionist one-act play tracks a family home over 90...
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• 03
  DEC
  2021

  THE IRISH TIMES | REVIEW

  Mabel’s Magnificent Flying Machine: An original alternative to the mayhem of the pantomime The Gate Theatre’s Christmas show is an adventure story...
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• 02
  DEC
  2021

  THE GALWAY ADVERTISER | FEATURE

  An Taibhdhearc Christmas panto returns Jeacaí agus an Fathach Mór Dána to run from December 9 to 18 AFTER TWO years of closure due to the Covid...
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• 02
  DEC
  2021

  THE GALWAY ADVERTISER | FEATURE

  Gol - a show about the mná caointe New work from Galway’s Brú Theatre to be staged in the Nuns Island Theatre...
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• 02
  DEC
  2021

  THE GALWAY ADVERTISER | FEATURE

  Fibín to mark centenary of the Treaty with outdoor performance Three performances of An Conradh at the Spanish Arch on Monday December 6...
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• 02
  DEC
  2021

  IRISH INDEPENDENT | FEATURE

  ‘I love ladding around playing men” – Why ‘gender-flipped’ casting could open up a new frontier for our leading actresses...
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• 02
  DEC
  2021

  THE IRISH TIMES | REVIEW

  The Little Mermaid: The Gaiety puts on a near-perfect pantomime Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale is merely the hook for a spectacular...
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• 02
  DEC
  2021

  THE IRISH TIMES | OPINION

  Pantomines during Covid: ‘It will be a miracle if we get to the end of the run’ Despite the ever-shifting and sometimes barmy guidelines, theatres...
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• 01
  DEC
  2021

  RTÉ | OPINION

  The Long Christmas Dinner - The Peacock's Christmas treat. 'Christmas is a time of joy, trepidation, family strains and stranger kindnesses...
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