https://www.rte.ie/culture/theatre/en-ieRTÉ 2023-RTÉ Commercial Enterprises Ltd, Registration No: 155076, Donnybrook, Dublin 4, Ireland.Fri, 24 Nov 2023 13:56:14 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1025/1412931-culture-5-must-see-shows-for-the-family-this-christmas/Hear the Culture 5 every Friday on Aedín in the Afternoon on RTÉ lyric fmWed, 25 Oct 2023 15:23:25 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1025/1412931-culture-5-must-see-shows-for-the-family-this-christmas/Culture 5https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1122/1415375-something-for-the-weekend-monica-loughmans-cultural-picks/Ballerina Monica Loughman is the special guest at the RTÉ Concert Orchestra's night of Classic Ballet Music on Thursday 30th November at the NCH, presented by Liz Nolan of RTÉ lyric fm.Wed, 22 Nov 2023 10:57:16 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1122/1415375-something-for-the-weekend-monica-loughmans-cultural-picks/Something For The Weekendhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1120/1417518-the-perfect-immigrant-samuel-yakura-on-his-artistic-journey/'I hope by telling this story it will encourage more minority voices onto Irish stages...'Mon, 20 Nov 2023 14:35:51 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1120/1417518-the-perfect-immigrant-samuel-yakura-on-his-artistic-journey/Theatrehttps://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2023/1122/1417881-eblana-theatre-busaras-dublin-history-plays/The Eblana theatre ensured the capital city's main bus station was also a busy cultural and social space for many decadesWed, 22 Nov 2023 12:27:00 +0000https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2023/1122/1417881-eblana-theatre-busaras-dublin-history-plays/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1119/1416913-man-of-spiel-clare-monnelly-on-her-play-super-bogger/'A few years ago, my husband, the actor and director Aaron Monaghan, came to me with the idea of putting Ireland's first superhero on stage...'Sun, 19 Nov 2023 08:00:09 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1119/1416913-man-of-spiel-clare-monnelly-on-her-play-super-bogger/Theatrehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1025/1412922-weighing-in-choreographer-luca-truffarelli-gets-heavy/Creator and choreographer Luca Truffarelli introduces his immersive new dance work The WeightWed, 25 Oct 2023 14:51:49 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1025/1412922-weighing-in-choreographer-luca-truffarelli-gets-heavy/Dancehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1104/1412507-wexford-festival-opera-watch-laube-rouge/For this year's Wexford Festival Opera, watch L'Aube rouge by Camille Erlanger live from Wexford Opera HouseSat, 04 Nov 2023 18:30:00 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1104/1412507-wexford-festival-opera-watch-laube-rouge/Operahttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1023/1412504-failing-better-katie-honan-on-how-to-fall-flat-on-your-face/Playwright and performer Katie Honan introduces her play How To Fall Flat On Your Face, which comes to Dublin's Project Arts Centre this month.Mon, 23 Oct 2023 15:57:04 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1023/1412504-failing-better-katie-honan-on-how-to-fall-flat-on-your-face/Theatrehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1028/1412493-wexford-festival-opera-watch-la-ciociara-two-women/For this year's Wexford Festival Opera, watch La Ciociara (Two Women) by Marco Tutino live from Wexford Opera House.Sat, 28 Oct 2023 19:30:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1028/1412493-wexford-festival-opera-watch-la-ciociara-two-women/Operahttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1024/1412462-wexford-festival-opera-watch-zoraida-de-granata/A modern premiere, Zoraida di Granata follows the experience of a woman drawn into war against her will, in a battle to save her love...Tue, 24 Oct 2023 19:30:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1024/1412462-wexford-festival-opera-watch-zoraida-de-granata/Wexford Opera Festivalhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1023/1412519-cry-wolf-macnas-on-their-wild-new-halloween-parade/The mighty Macnas will reclaim the streets of their native Galway and Dublin city this Halloween with their first parade in four years.Mon, 23 Oct 2023 17:01:27 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1023/1412519-cry-wolf-macnas-on-their-wild-new-halloween-parade/Festivalshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1020/1411583-magic-on-a-winters-night-the-lyric-feature-goes-to-the-opera/An official selection at this year's Tribeca Festival in New York and now airing for Irish audiences, this week's Lyric Feature goes behind the scenes in the run-up to the 71st Wexford Festival Opera in 2022.Fri, 20 Oct 2023 10:00:54 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1020/1411583-magic-on-a-winters-night-the-lyric-feature-goes-to-the-opera/The Lyric Featurehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1018/1408994-meet-oddy-sherwin-an-unsung-hero-of-dublin-theatre-celebrated/Everyone needs a man with a van. And Oddy's your man. But who is Oddy Sherwin?Wed, 18 Oct 2023 07:00:38 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1018/1408994-meet-oddy-sherwin-an-unsung-hero-of-dublin-theatre-celebrated/Theatrehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1012/1408991-soprano-sarah-luttrell-on-wexfords-young-artist-programme/Ahead of this year's festival, mezzo-soprano Sarah Luttrell introduces the Wexford Factory programme for emerging talent at Wexford Festival Opera.Thu, 12 Oct 2023 12:59:54 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1012/1408991-soprano-sarah-luttrell-on-wexfords-young-artist-programme/Operahttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1011/1408901-something-for-the-weekend-venetia-bowes-cultural-picks/Venetia Bowe is an actress and theatremaker from Dublin.Wed, 11 Oct 2023 08:00:17 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1011/1408901-something-for-the-weekend-venetia-bowes-cultural-picks/Something For The Weekendhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1010/1409412-oliver-cromwell-is-really-very-sorry-xnthony-on-his-hit-musical/Performance artist Xnthony introduces his acclaimed pop musical, Oliver Cromwell is Really Very Sorry, a wickedly funny exploration of English colonialism in Ireland, which takes to the road this October and November for a national tour.Tue, 10 Oct 2023 08:00:40 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1010/1409412-oliver-cromwell-is-really-very-sorry-xnthony-on-his-hit-musical/Theatrehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1009/1409804-wexford-festival-opera-to-stream-live-via-rte-culture-lyric-fm/Wexford Festival Opera and RTÉ will once again join forces to bring the magic of Wexford Festival Opera to audiences at home and abroad, with a trio of live opera performances to streamed online via RTÉ Culture and broadcast via RTÉ lyric fm.Mon, 09 Oct 2023 13:20:46 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1009/1409804-wexford-festival-opera-to-stream-live-via-rte-culture-lyric-fm/Operahttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2023/1009/1409809-garry-hynes-named-best-director-at-uk-theatre-awards/Druid co-founder and artistic director Garry Hynes has won the Best Director award at the 2023 UK Theatre Awards for DruidO'Casey, the company's production of Seán O'Casey's Dublin Trilogy.Mon, 09 Oct 2023 14:08:27 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2023/1009/1409809-garry-hynes-named-best-director-at-uk-theatre-awards/Theatrehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1006/1409359-a-coat-of-many-colours-colm-o-briain-remembered/We present an extract from A Coat of Many Colours, a new collection of essays celebrating the life and work of the late Colm Ó Briain.Fri, 06 Oct 2023 14:04:23 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1006/1409359-a-coat-of-many-colours-colm-o-briain-remembered/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1003/1408672-dealing-with-the-devil-inside-irish-national-operas-faust/Acclaimed director Jack Furness makes his Irish National Opera (INO) debut this month with a new production of Faust for the Dublin Theatre Festival.Tue, 03 Oct 2023 10:25:43 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1003/1408672-dealing-with-the-devil-inside-irish-national-operas-faust/Operahttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1005/1407641-in-the-fires-of-rebellion-and-war-talking-sean-ocasey/Garry Hynes, Druid's Artistic Director and director of DruidO'Casey, sat down with journalist and author Fintan O'Toole to discuss the life and works of playwright Sean O'CaseyThu, 05 Oct 2023 10:00:09 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1005/1407641-in-the-fires-of-rebellion-and-war-talking-sean-ocasey/In Conversationhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1004/1407645-the-loved-ones-rte-arena-on-the-gates-theatre-festival-premiere/In The Loved Ones, Erica Murray's new play, three women are thrown together by force of circumstance – all linked by one man, Robin, who has died six months earlier in London.Wed, 04 Oct 2023 10:00:34 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1004/1407645-the-loved-ones-rte-arena-on-the-gates-theatre-festival-premiere/Theatrehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1004/1408677-bringing-the-smell-of-the-bog-to-the-dublin-theatre-festival/Theatremaker Luke Casserly introduces Distillation, which premieres at the Goethe-Institut Ireland this month as part of the 2023 Dublin Theatre Festival.Wed, 04 Oct 2023 06:00:06 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1004/1408677-bringing-the-smell-of-the-bog-to-the-dublin-theatre-festival/Theatrehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0921/1406530-island-life-roisin-stack-explores-the-geography-of-the-self/Three years ago, writer Róisín Stack set out to explore woman's tireless pursuit of alone time – the result is her new solo show, No Woman is an Island.Thu, 21 Sep 2023 12:08:26 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0921/1406530-island-life-roisin-stack-explores-the-geography-of-the-self/Theatrehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0929/1408106-remembering-michael-gambon-on-rte-arena/Famed actor and Cabra born Irishman Michael Gambon has died, he was 82 - RTÉ Arena remembers an acting giant above.Fri, 29 Sep 2023 15:38:02 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0929/1408106-remembering-michael-gambon-on-rte-arena/RTÉ Arenahttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0418/867553-michael-gambon-talks-to-marty-whelan/Marty In The Morning meets the legendary Michael Gambon.Tue, 18 Apr 2023 08:00:24 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0418/867553-michael-gambon-talks-to-marty-whelan/Theatrehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1002/1321156-lost-lear-dan-colley-on-shakespeare-dementia-and-sense-of-self/Acclaimed theatremaker Dan Colley and his company have turned their sights on a very (very) loose adaptation of Shakespeare's King Lear.Mon, 02 Oct 2023 13:00:10 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1002/1321156-lost-lear-dan-colley-on-shakespeare-dementia-and-sense-of-self/Theatrehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0929/1406311-something-for-the-weekend-paul-reids-cultural-picks/Paul stars in Somewhere Out There You, the world premiere of the new play by Nancy Harris, creator of RTÉ's The Dry, coming to the Abbey Theatre for this year's Dublin Theatre Festival.Fri, 29 Sep 2023 09:00:53 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0929/1406311-something-for-the-weekend-paul-reids-cultural-picks/Something For The Weekendhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0928/1407490-reviewed-andrew-scott-plays-all-the-parts-in-uncle-vanya-onstage/Andrew Scott is a familiar face these days on our TV screens, whether it's as the hot priest in Fleabag or the dastardly Moriarty in Sherlock.Thu, 28 Sep 2023 06:00:07 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0928/1407490-reviewed-andrew-scott-plays-all-the-parts-in-uncle-vanya-onstage/RTÉ Arenahttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0914/1405296-somebody-save-me-deirdre-kinahan-on-her-provocative-new-play/Deirdre Kinahan's provocative new play The Saviour comes to this year's Dublin Theatre Festival, charting an extraordinary shift in Ireland's social, political and religious life.Thu, 14 Sep 2023 14:47:11 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0914/1405296-somebody-save-me-deirdre-kinahan-on-her-provocative-new-play/Theatrehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0925/1404821-samuel-beckett-season-comes-to-rte-drama-on-one/This October, RTÉ Drama On One will present a season of author Samuel Beckett's writings.Mon, 25 Sep 2023 06:00:46 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0925/1404821-samuel-beckett-season-comes-to-rte-drama-on-one/Drama On Onehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0921/1405046-something-for-the-weekend-konstantin-stanchevs-cultural-picks/Choice cultural picks from the star of Ironbound...Thu, 21 Sep 2023 09:00:46 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0921/1405046-something-for-the-weekend-konstantin-stanchevs-cultural-picks/Something For The Weekendhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0914/1405299-matrix-and-rings-star-hugo-weaving-for-gate-theatre-show/Acclaimed Australian actor Hugo Weaving will make his Irish stage debut next February, starring alongside veteran actor Olwen Fouéré in a production at Dublin's Gate Theatre.Thu, 14 Sep 2023 15:42:38 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0914/1405299-matrix-and-rings-star-hugo-weaving-for-gate-theatre-show/Gate Theatrehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0920/1405952-theatrical-trailblazer-tim-crouch-talks-to-rte-arena/Playwright and performer Tim Crouch is a rule breaker.Wed, 20 Sep 2023 13:00:41 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0920/1405952-theatrical-trailblazer-tim-crouch-talks-to-rte-arena/RTÉ Arenahttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0920/1300677-watch-dublin-theatre-of-the-deaf-perform-for-ukraine/At a Solidarity event for Ukraine at the Abbey Theatre, performance artist Amanda Coogan led the Dublin Theatre of the Deaf in a stunning performance, introduced by the inimitable Panti BlissWed, 20 Sep 2023 08:00:47 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0920/1300677-watch-dublin-theatre-of-the-deaf-perform-for-ukraine/visual artshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0914/1405220-a-life-changing-experience-gettting-stabbed-on-stage-doc-on-one/Documentary maker Michael-David McKernan writes for Culture about this week's RTÉ Documentary on One production – listen above to "Act 5, Scene 2"Thu, 14 Sep 2023 10:10:40 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0914/1405220-a-life-changing-experience-gettting-stabbed-on-stage-doc-on-one/Documentary On Onehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0906/1399341-only-yoking-meet-dublins-spiciest-diy-queer-cabaret-collective/Pea Dinneen and Aoife O'Connor give a cracking account of their latest all-inclusive live show, Egg: The Proclamation of The Irish Republegg, coming to the Dublin Fringe Festival this September.Wed, 06 Sep 2023 07:00:56 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0906/1399341-only-yoking-meet-dublins-spiciest-diy-queer-cabaret-collective/Cabarethttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0831/1402779-lyric-theatre-bring-acclaimed-good-friday-play-to-electric-picnic/An acclaimed new play from Belfast's Lyric Theatre dramatizing the events of the Good Friday Agreement will receive a special encore at this year's Electric Picnic festival.Thu, 31 Aug 2023 18:52:44 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0831/1402779-lyric-theatre-bring-acclaimed-good-friday-play-to-electric-picnic/Theatrehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0820/1399092-dublin-fringe-aerialist-chloe-commins-on-growing-up-coda/Award-winning Irish aerialist Chloe Commins introduces her latest show, Resonance - a journey into a world of the unspoken, inspired by growing up CODA (Child of Deaf Adult).Sun, 20 Aug 2023 07:00:22 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0820/1399092-dublin-fringe-aerialist-chloe-commins-on-growing-up-coda/Theatrehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0816/1399071-something-for-the-weekend-goblinsgoblinsgoblins-cultural-picks/Acclaimed performer GoblinsGoblinsGoblins is part of Dublin's spiciest queer collective Egg, who present Egg: The Proclamation Of The Irish Republegg at this year's Dublin Fringe Festival this September.Wed, 16 Aug 2023 08:00:27 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0816/1399071-something-for-the-weekend-goblinsgoblinsgoblins-cultural-picks/Something For The Weekendhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0816/1399969-from-out-the-land-a-theatrical-spectacle-comes-to-clonmel/Co-Author Áine Ryan introduces From Out The Land, an epic new production coming this September that traces the journey of over a hundred years in Clonmel's military lifeWed, 16 Aug 2023 03:24:27 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0816/1399969-from-out-the-land-a-theatrical-spectacle-comes-to-clonmel/Theatrehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0822/1399088-dublin-fringe-hothouse-malaprop-tackle-climate-change/Director Claire O'Reilly deep dives into Malaprop Theatre's long-awaited climate change play, Hothouse.Tue, 22 Aug 2023 07:00:06 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0822/1399088-dublin-fringe-hothouse-malaprop-tackle-climate-change/Theatrehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0815/1399090-dublin-fringe-tracy-martin-dissects-the-modern-irish-family/Theatre maker Tracy Martin talks about her latest production, Once In A Lifetime, a new play that looks under the bonnet of a normal modern family.Tue, 15 Aug 2023 07:00:19 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0815/1399090-dublin-fringe-tracy-martin-dissects-the-modern-irish-family/Theatrehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0811/1398751-youre-needy-sounds-frustrating-a-show-in-a-bathtub/Carrie's moved into her bathroom... William Dunleavy of tasteinyourmouth introduces their latest show, a site-specific piece entitled You're Needy (sounds frustrating), which features at this year's Dublin Fringe Festival.Fri, 11 Aug 2023 07:00:18 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0811/1398751-youre-needy-sounds-frustrating-a-show-in-a-bathtub/Theatrehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0810/1398760-why-have-you-never-heard-of-the-s-s-eastland/Exploring how we remember and why we forget some terrible events but not others, The Collective Theatre's new show Eastland uses storytelling, found objects, and live performance to recreate a real life tragedyThu, 10 Aug 2023 10:00:24 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0810/1398760-why-have-you-never-heard-of-the-s-s-eastland/Theatrehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0809/1398866-the-irish-show-selling-out-at-the-edinburgh-fringe-festival/Created by friends and comics Mikey Fleming and Colman Hayes, Best Man invites you to become a part of the most memorable wedding of the year.Wed, 09 Aug 2023 13:04:06 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0809/1398866-the-irish-show-selling-out-at-the-edinburgh-fringe-festival/Comedyhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0728/1397005-listen-to-rte-arenas-druid-ocasey-special/RTÉ Arena travelled to Galway to meet the team behind the epic production...Fri, 28 Jul 2023 11:14:40 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0728/1397005-listen-to-rte-arenas-druid-ocasey-special/RTÉ Arenahttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0727/1396823-fun-home-stars-frances-mcnamee-orla-scully-talk-to-marty/Both playing the role of Alison Bechdel in distinct chapters of her lifetime, actors Frances McNamee and Orla Scully join Marty Whelan to discuss The Gate's production of the acclaimed, Tony Award-winning musical Fun HomeThu, 27 Jul 2023 12:51:16 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0727/1396823-fun-home-stars-frances-mcnamee-orla-scully-talk-to-marty/Marty in the Morninghttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0725/1396345-aproveite-o-show-a-taste-of-brazil-at-dublin-theatre-festival/Dublin Theatre Festival Artistic Director Willie White introduces a highlight of this year's eagerly-anticipated DTF programme...Tue, 25 Jul 2023 11:48:43 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0725/1396345-aproveite-o-show-a-taste-of-brazil-at-dublin-theatre-festival/Theatrehttps://www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/arena/programmes/2023/0720/1395683-arena-thursday-20-july-2023/Join RTÉ Arena at this year's Galway International Arts FestivalTue, 25 Jul 2023 11:59:47 +0100https://www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/arena/programmes/2023/0720/1395683-arena-thursday-20-july-2023/RTÉ Arenahttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0721/1395828-chemsex-is-a-complex-subject-matter-popbaby-on-party-scene/Celebrated theatremakers Phillip McMahon and Philip Connaughton of THISISPOPBABY introduce their acclaimed high-octane dance theatre work Party Scene.Fri, 21 Jul 2023 14:59:26 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0721/1395828-chemsex-is-a-complex-subject-matter-popbaby-on-party-scene/Dancehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0721/1395002-tom-crean-antarctic-explorer-turns-20-the-voyage-continues/Written and performed by Aidan Dooley, Tom Crean – Antarctic Explorer premiered at The Medway Fuse Festival and then The New York International Fringe Festival in August 2003, where it won the Best Solo Performance Award.Fri, 21 Jul 2023 09:00:52 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0721/1395002-tom-crean-antarctic-explorer-turns-20-the-voyage-continues/Theatrehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0719/1395127-no-limits-your-one-stop-guide-to-dublin-fringe-festival-2023/New Festival Director at Dublin Fringe Festival, David Francis Moore, guides Culture through this year's festival programme ahead of his inaugural Fringe this September.Wed, 19 Jul 2023 19:00:21 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0719/1395127-no-limits-your-one-stop-guide-to-dublin-fringe-festival-2023/Theatrehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0713/1392401-something-for-the-weekend-aoibheann-mccanns-cultural-picks/This month, she takes to the Abbey Theatre stage in Marina Carr's new play, Girl on a Altar.Thu, 13 Jul 2023 07:00:09 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0713/1392401-something-for-the-weekend-aoibheann-mccanns-cultural-picks/Something For The Weekendhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0712/1393346-girl-on-an-altar-inside-the-abbeys-big-summer-show/Director Annabelle Comyn introduces her production of Girl On An Altar, playwright Marina Carr's new re-telling of the infamous Greek myth Agamemnon, which opens at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin this July.Wed, 12 Jul 2023 09:50:51 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0712/1393346-girl-on-an-altar-inside-the-abbeys-big-summer-show/Theatrehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0705/1392952-mary-lavin-her-grand-daughters-both-novelists-on-her-legacy/Mary Lavin was one of our great short story writers and a pioneer in creating vibrant and true female characters.Wed, 05 Jul 2023 15:52:44 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0705/1392952-mary-lavin-her-grand-daughters-both-novelists-on-her-legacy/RTÉ Arenahttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0710/1393722-fun-home-win-tickets-to-see-the-gates-acclaimed-new-show/Fun Home is the acclaimed summer show at Dublin's Gate Theatre and we've got tickets to give away, along with dinner and a hotel stay.Mon, 10 Jul 2023 11:04:03 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0710/1393722-fun-home-win-tickets-to-see-the-gates-acclaimed-new-show/Competitionhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0707/1393322-family-secrets-said-out-loud-una-mullally-on-fun-home/Activist and writer Una Mullally introduces Fun Home, the Tony Award-winning musical adaptation of Alison Bechdel's acclaimed graphic novel, now playing at Dublin's Gate Theatre.Fri, 07 Jul 2023 11:52:05 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0707/1393322-family-secrets-said-out-loud-una-mullally-on-fun-home/Theatrehttps://www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/clips/22270868/Phillip McMahon, playwright and director, reacts to the newly-released financial details of last year's Toy Show The Musical project.Thu, 06 Jul 2023 12:52:40 +0100https://www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/clips/22270868/Theatrehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0705/1392589-passing-the-bechdel-test-the-stars-of-fun-home-talk-to-aedin/RTÉ lyric fm's Aedín Gormley catches up with Killian Donnelly and Frances McNamee, the stars of the new musical Fun Home, which opens this week at the Gate Theatre, Dublin.Wed, 05 Jul 2023 07:00:55 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0705/1392589-passing-the-bechdel-test-the-stars-of-fun-home-talk-to-aedin/Theatrehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0703/1392382-from-catastrophe-to-greek-tragedy-eileen-walsh-talks-to-miriam/"Epic, riveting and jawdropping..." As she takes to the Abbey stage with Marina Carr's new play Girl on an Altar, Miriam is joined by Cork-born actress Eileen WalshMon, 03 Jul 2023 09:41:19 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0703/1392382-from-catastrophe-to-greek-tragedy-eileen-walsh-talks-to-miriam/Theatrehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0620/1390242-irish-national-opera-announces-packed-2023-24-season/Irish National Opera has announced details of its 2023-24 season, featuring new productions of familiar opera classics alongside new works, with productions set for opera houses in Dublin, Cork, Limerick, London and Fribourg in Switzerland.Tue, 20 Jun 2023 15:52:16 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0620/1390242-irish-national-opera-announces-packed-2023-24-season/Operahttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0630/1390187-jimmys-winnin-matches-donegals-gaa-triumph-revisited-onstage/The GAA has often been described as the heart and soul of rural Ireland. In Donegal man Kieran Kelly's new play, coming to this year's Earagail Arts Festival, we discover just what that means...Fri, 30 Jun 2023 09:00:30 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0630/1390187-jimmys-winnin-matches-donegals-gaa-triumph-revisited-onstage/Theatrehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0627/1391380-the-derrywoman-who-gave-her-baby-to-a-hollywood-star/Ronan Carr's new play Down By The River Saile tells the true story of an impoverished Derry woman, Florrie Kavanagh, living in London in the 1950s, who gives her baby to the Hollywood star Jane RussellTue, 27 Jun 2023 12:05:37 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0627/1391380-the-derrywoman-who-gave-her-baby-to-a-hollywood-star/Theatrehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0627/1391391-do-the-hucklebuck-rte-arena-on-a-theatrical-return-to-the-dance/A new immersive theatre show called Hucklebuck is to be the highlight of this year's Clonmel Junction FestivalTue, 27 Jun 2023 12:54:20 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0627/1391391-do-the-hucklebuck-rte-arena-on-a-theatrical-return-to-the-dance/RTÉ Arenahttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0626/1391287-bedheads-colm-and-brenda-meaney-talk-to-marty/Marty Whelan is joined by father-daughter duo Colm and Brenda Meaney to talk about their latest collaborative project - Landmark Productions' revival of Enda Walsh's play Bedbound.Mon, 26 Jun 2023 20:34:06 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0626/1391287-bedheads-colm-and-brenda-meaney-talk-to-marty/Theatrehttps://www.rte.ie/news/dublin/2023/0626/1391279-oleksandr-hrekov-abbey-assault/The Abbey Theatre and the Minister for Culture have condemned an "unprovoked, random act of mindless violence" after a visiting Ukrainian cast member was attacked in Dublin city centre at the weekend.Mon, 26 Jun 2023 19:45:41 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/dublin/2023/0626/1391279-oleksandr-hrekov-abbey-assault/Dublinhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0621/1390393-making-the-hare-bob-kelly-on-the-fine-art-of-collaboration/Cairde Arts Festival in Sligo premieres a new play called The Hare on July 3rd and 4th.Wed, 21 Jun 2023 12:09:50 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0621/1390393-making-the-hare-bob-kelly-on-the-fine-art-of-collaboration/Theatrehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0607/1387843-michael-keegan-dolan-on-mams-return-its-about-connection/Dublin-born choreographer Michael Keegan-Dolan's Teaċ Daṁsa company was established in 2016 when his Fabulous Beast Dance Theatre moved from the Irish midlands to the West Kerry Gaeltacht.Wed, 07 Jun 2023 10:53:54 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0607/1387843-michael-keegan-dolan-on-mams-return-its-about-connection/Dancehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0615/1388747-rte-arena-presents-a-druidocasey-special-live-from-galway/With festival season upon us, RTE Radio's 1's arts showcase Arena is planning a suite of programmes for Galway International Arts Festival, which runs from July 17th to the 30th.Thu, 15 Jun 2023 19:00:35 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0615/1388747-rte-arena-presents-a-druidocasey-special-live-from-galway/RTÉ Arenahttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0615/1388755-david-walliams-demon-dentist-win-tickets-to-the-stage-show/Bestselling children's author David Walliams and the award-winning Birmingham Stage Company have teamed up for a brand-new production of Walliams' best-selling book Demon Dentist, coming to Dublin's 3Olympia Theatre this JulyThu, 15 Jun 2023 08:00:29 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0615/1388755-david-walliams-demon-dentist-win-tickets-to-the-stage-show/Theatrehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0614/1387686-abbey-voice-director-andrea-ainsworth-you-learn-how-to-listen/"You learn how to listen." Voice Director at the Abbey Theatre since 1995, Andrea Ainsworth describes her role at the national theatre ahead of the opening of Every Brilliant Thing, which she is also directing.Wed, 14 Jun 2023 10:00:10 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0614/1387686-abbey-voice-director-andrea-ainsworth-you-learn-how-to-listen/Theatrehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0613/1388320-asylum-stories-from-the-gorman-colin-murphy-on-his-new-play/Playwright Colin Murphy introduces his new documentary drama The Asylum Workshop, an 'investigation' of the history of the institution once known as the Richmond Lunatic Asylum in Dublin's Grangegorman areaTue, 13 Jun 2023 10:00:36 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0613/1388320-asylum-stories-from-the-gorman-colin-murphy-on-his-new-play/Theatrehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0606/1387689-ritual-junk-ensemble-jesse-jones-on-their-season-of-the-witch/Ritual is a highly visual live performance installation from multi-award-winning dance innovators Junk Ensemble in collaboration with acclaimed visual artists Jesse Jones and Aideen BarryTue, 06 Jun 2023 14:34:18 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0606/1387689-ritual-junk-ensemble-jesse-jones-on-their-season-of-the-witch/Dancehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0611/1388085-meet-the-tree-whisperer-rte-arena-on-a-theatrical-walkabout/The Tree Whisperer is an outdoor play with a difference - the Bewley's Café Theatre production will be performed at the National Botanic Gardens in Dublin this June.Sun, 11 Jun 2023 18:22:20 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0611/1388085-meet-the-tree-whisperer-rte-arena-on-a-theatrical-walkabout/RTÉ Arenahttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0607/1387775-theatre-by-design-tom-creed-on-what-happens-next/Director and theatremaker Tom Creed introduces The Next Four Years, a new exhibition celebrating Irish performance design debuting this month at the Prague QuadrennialWed, 07 Jun 2023 00:14:48 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0607/1387775-theatre-by-design-tom-creed-on-what-happens-next/Theatrehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0607/1387211-i-fall-down-gina-moxley-takes-aim-at-the-history-of-art/Actor and writer Gina Moxley returns to her alma mater, the Crawford Art Gallery in Cork, for her new show, I Fall Down: a Restoration Comedy.Wed, 07 Jun 2023 09:00:23 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0607/1387211-i-fall-down-gina-moxley-takes-aim-at-the-history-of-art/RTÉ Arenahttps://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2023/0607/1387798-beauty-queen-of-leenane-martin-mcdonagh-druid-theatre-gary-hynes-broadway-tony-awards-1998/25 years ago, Martin McDonagh's Beauty Queen of Leenane and Druid Theatre were the toast of Broadway winning four Tony AwardsWed, 07 Jun 2023 12:25:20 +0100https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2023/0607/1387798-beauty-queen-of-leenane-martin-mcdonagh-druid-theatre-gary-hynes-broadway-tony-awards-1998/Theatrehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0531/1385435-something-for-the-weekend-amy-conroys-cultural-picks/Next month, she stars in a revival of Duncan Macmillan's worldwide smash Every Brilliant Thing, playing on the Peacock Stage at the Abbey Theatre.Wed, 31 May 2023 09:00:25 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0531/1385435-something-for-the-weekend-amy-conroys-cultural-picks/Something For The Weekendhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0530/1386317-choreographer-emily-roddy-on-ruining-the-act-and-keeping-it-real/'In a world where we can be constantly entertained and disconnected from society in the same breath, where does the need for performance live now?'Tue, 30 May 2023 13:34:18 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0530/1386317-choreographer-emily-roddy-on-ruining-the-act-and-keeping-it-real/Dancehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0508/1382392-mam-returns-acclaimed-dance-spectacular-comes-to-dublins-bget/Following a sell-out Irish tour in Autumn 2022, choreographer Michael Keegan-Dolan and his company Teaċ Daṁsa bring their acclaimed dance production MÁM back to Dublin this JulyMon, 08 May 2023 14:06:12 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0508/1382392-mam-returns-acclaimed-dance-spectacular-comes-to-dublins-bget/Dancehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0528/1384995-ocd-me-the-play-about-living-with-obsessive-compulsive-disorder/Writer and director by Aisling Smith introduces OCD Me, her play about living with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, which returns this June for performances in Dublin and Cork.Sun, 28 May 2023 09:00:38 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0528/1384995-ocd-me-the-play-about-living-with-obsessive-compulsive-disorder/Theatrehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0520/1384317-im-an-old-seanchai-at-heart-imelda-may-on-her-theatre-debut/Described by Miriam O'Callaghan as "the busiest woman in Ireland," Imelda May, not content with being one of our finest singers and poets, has now set her sights on becoming one of our finest actors.Sat, 20 May 2023 09:00:27 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0520/1384317-im-an-old-seanchai-at-heart-imelda-may-on-her-theatre-debut/Theatrehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0519/1384553-ukrainian-production-of-brian-friels-translations-comes-to-abbey/Ukraine's national theatre, the Lesya Ukrainka National Academic Drama Theatre, will bring its production of Brian Friel's play Translations to the Abbey stage this June.Fri, 19 May 2023 16:37:26 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0519/1384553-ukrainian-production-of-brian-friels-translations-comes-to-abbey/Abbey Theatrehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0517/1384168-36-ways-of-looking-at-the-sudden/Nicholas Johnson, dramaturg with Pan Pan Theatre Company, introduces their 'experiment in live direction, authorship and choreography', coming to this year's Dublin Dance Festival.Wed, 17 May 2023 16:58:26 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0517/1384168-36-ways-of-looking-at-the-sudden/Dancehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0515/1383091-the-archivist-choreographer-luke-murphy-reimagines-greek-myth/Award-winning Irish choreographer and Dublin Dance Festival Artist in Residence Luke Murphy tells us about The Archivist, the first installment of The Prometheus Project.Mon, 15 May 2023 10:30:25 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0515/1383091-the-archivist-choreographer-luke-murphy-reimagines-greek-myth/Dancehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0512/1383225-kindred-liz-roches-digital-dance-for-the-natural-world/Dublin Dance Festival preview: Liz Roche, Choreographer and Artistic Director at Liz Roche Company, introduces Kindred, an innovative digital dance installation exploring nature and human connectionFri, 12 May 2023 12:15:09 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0512/1383225-kindred-liz-roches-digital-dance-for-the-natural-world/Dancehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0512/1380707-cosi-fan-tutte-inos-fresh-take-on-mozarts-questionable-tale/Director Polly Graham is at the helm of Irish National Opera fresh take on Mozart's Cosí fan tutte...Fri, 12 May 2023 10:00:04 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0512/1380707-cosi-fan-tutte-inos-fresh-take-on-mozarts-questionable-tale/Operahttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0504/1380708-directing-master-class-conor-hanratty-resurrects-maria-callas/Acclaimed theatre and opera director Conor Hanratty introduces his production of Terrence McNally's play Master Class, starring Caitríona Ní Mhurchú as legendary opera diva Maria CallasThu, 04 May 2023 11:47:24 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0504/1380708-directing-master-class-conor-hanratty-resurrects-maria-callas/Theatrehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0508/1382389-dalkey-players-triumph-at-2023-rte-all-ireland-drama-festival/A special 70th year for the Amateur Drama Society of IrelandMon, 08 May 2023 14:57:43 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0508/1382389-dalkey-players-triumph-at-2023-rte-all-ireland-drama-festival/Theatrehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0502/1380287-dublin-dance-festival-letting-go-taking-heart-beginning-again/Jazmin Chiodi, Artistic Director of Dublin Dance Festival, tells us about this year's edition, which will runs from 16th - 28th May.Tue, 02 May 2023 12:56:46 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0502/1380287-dublin-dance-festival-letting-go-taking-heart-beginning-again/Dancehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0504/1380501-giving-a-tennessee-williams-classic-a-modern-irish-traveller-spin/Vanessa Fielding, founder and Artistic Director of The Complex, Dublin, introduces her new version of Tennessee Williams' classic play The Rose TattooThu, 04 May 2023 07:00:08 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0504/1380501-giving-a-tennessee-williams-classic-a-modern-irish-traveller-spin/Theatrehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0423/1376809-everything-is-grand-and-im-completely-okay-meet-conor-burke/Writer and performer Conor Burke introduces his new play Everything is Grand, and I'm Completely Okay, a tale about growing up, and the lessons we learn along the way...Sun, 23 Apr 2023 08:00:48 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0423/1376809-everything-is-grand-and-im-completely-okay-meet-conor-burke/Theatrehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0411/1376406-death-announced-of-ex-druid-artistic-director-maeliosa-stafford/Druid Theatre has announced the death of its former Artistic Director Maelíosa Stafford.Tue, 11 Apr 2023 19:46:04 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0411/1376406-death-announced-of-ex-druid-artistic-director-maeliosa-stafford/Theatrehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0416/1375427-werther-irish-national-opera-present-a-tale-of-hopeless-passion/Irish National Opera is taking to the road again, for an extended tour of one of French composer Jules Massenet's best-loved operas, Werther.Sun, 16 Apr 2023 08:00:56 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0416/1375427-werther-irish-national-opera-present-a-tale-of-hopeless-passion/Operahttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0406/1366799-something-for-the-weekend-liv-odonoghues-cultural-picks/Irish-Norwegian actor Liv O'Donoghue, recently nominated for an Irish Times Irish Theatre Award for her performance in Good Sex, is about to start touring Ireland with the critically acclaimed Pan Pan production The Patient Gloria.Thu, 06 Apr 2023 07:00:23 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0406/1366799-something-for-the-weekend-liv-odonoghues-cultural-picks/Something For The Weekendhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0326/1365627-weathering-and-exploring-our-relationship-to-our-ancient-past/Director/choreographer Mary Wycherley and some of her artistic collaborators introduce Weathering, a work of film, dance, poetry, live music and songSun, 26 Mar 2023 09:00:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0326/1365627-weathering-and-exploring-our-relationship-to-our-ancient-past/Dancehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0308/1245496-dublin-fringe-fionn-foley-on-his-doomsday-musical-tonic/At the first gig after the Apocalypse.... would you place your fate in the hands of a three-piece folk band?Wed, 08 Mar 2023 19:28:25 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0308/1245496-dublin-fringe-fionn-foley-on-his-doomsday-musical-tonic/Theatrehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0322/1364428-sir-ian-mckellan-i-wanted-her-to-be-a-real-recognisable-woman/According to Sir Ian McKellan, Brendan O'Connor is a troublemaker.Wed, 22 Mar 2023 10:00:36 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0322/1364428-sir-ian-mckellan-i-wanted-her-to-be-a-real-recognisable-woman/Theatrehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0321/1364323-druid-ocasey/Druid Theatre has announced plans to stage three landmark works by Seán O'Casey later this year.Tue, 21 Mar 2023 09:00:00 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0321/1364323-druid-ocasey/Galway