The latest theatre news from Ireland — show openings, casting announcements, reviews, and touring productions.
Peter Jackson's THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING IN CONCERT will tour Dublin, London, Glasgow, Manchester, and Birmingham, featuring over 200 musicians performing Howard Shore's Oscar-winning score live to picture on a 60ft HD screen.
Wolverhampton Grand Theatre announced full casting for THE SHOCKING TRUTH ABOUT FLAT EARTH, a musical comedy heading to Birmingham's Old Joint Stock and Edinburgh Fringe's Pleasance Queen Dome, starring Emma Norman, Emma Thornett, Michael Joseph, Tom Dickerson, and Leonie Wall.
The Everyman is delighted to announce the appointment of eight new members to its Board of Directors following a recent public recruitment process.
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Anglo Irish Productions will present THROUGH IRISH EYES at The Everyman in Cork, featuring All-Ireland champion musicians, world champion-level Irish dancers, and vocalist Barry Tierney in a fusion of traditional and contemporary Irish performance.
THISISPOPBABY's five-star queer cabaret musical 0800 CUPID, written and performed by Cork-born Emer Dineen, will play The Everyman in Cork as part of Cork Midsummer Festival.
Sounds from a Safe Harbour will present SIRENS, a live music experience hosted by Lisa Hannigan featuring an ensemble of female voices including The Staves, Angie McMahon, and Loah, with performances in Inis Oírr, Dublin, Cork, and London.
Cork Arts Theatre, in association with Cork Midsummer Festival, will present Nick Payne's CONSTELLATIONS, directed by Al Dalton and starring Julie Maguire and Aidan Moriarty, as part of its Re:Directing season.
Belfast TradFest announced Four Men and a Dog and Cherish the Ladies as headline additions to its 2026 programme, joining Solas, Flook, and others for a week-long celebration of traditional music across Belfast.
Daniel Casey will return as Inspector Tom Barnaby in a second UK & Ireland tour of MIDSOMER MURDERS: THE KILLINGS AT BADGER'S DRIFT, produced by Nicholson Green Productions and Colin Ingram Ltd, following a record-breaking 2025/26 run.
Irish National Opera’s new production of Bellini’s Norma at the Gaiety Theatre showcases exceptional vocal performances and a fiercely modern heroine who controls her own destiny.
Judi Love announced new dates for her sell-out stand-up tour, JUDI LOVE: ALL ABOUT THE LOVE, adding cities including Dublin, Belfast, and London's Clapham Grand to the UK and Ireland run.
The full cast for the UK and Ireland tour of MRS.
South Tipperary Arts Centre will present STAC Talks, a free panel series at STAC Chapel in Clonmel, featuring artists and curators discussing arts centres and artistic practice in regional contexts.
StageMag, the digital show program platform from BroadwayWorld, launched its new PDF Editor to all producers and stage managers using the service.
The West Cork Chamber Music Festival in Bantry will present ten days of concerts themed around conflict and resilience, featuring Ukrainian soloists Diana Tishchenko and Anna Fedorova, plus US quartets Calidore and Attacca.
DARKFIELD's acclaimed immersive shipping container experience FLIGHT will make its Irish and European premiere at Galway International Arts Festival, having previously toured the UK, North America, Asia, and Australia.
Dance Consortium announced a 13-venue Ireland and UK tour of SÃO PAULO DANCE COMPANY, opening at Dublin's Bord Gáis Energy Theatre.
Anglo Irish Productions will present THROUGH IRISH EYES at The Everyman in Cork, featuring All-Ireland champion musicians, world champion Irish dancers, and vocalist Barry Tierney in a fusion of traditional and contemporary Irish performance.
Political blackmail, institutional corruption, and the frantic urge to incinerate compromising files.
The Chichester Festival Theatre, Stage Entertainment and Sheffield Theatres production of SINGIN' IN THE RAIN will tour the UK and Ireland, including a summer season at London's Sadler's Wells, following a Christmas run at Sheffield's Crucible Theatre.
West Cork Chamber Music Festival announced the winners of its 2026 Composition Competition: Daniel Luke Smith, Aidan Taylor, and Amy Tyson, whose works will receive world premieres at the Bantry festival.
The full cast has been announced for the 20th anniversary UK and Ireland tour of JERSEY BOYS, led by Luke Baker as Frankie Valli, with the production opening at New Wimbledon Theatre and booking through 2027.
The Everyman, in association with Cork Midsummer Festival, will present POOL (NO WATER) by Mark Ravenhill, starring Evanna Lynch, staged in an empty swimming pool beneath The Metropole Hotel.
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Give My Head Peace Vicar Street (4/04-4/04) |
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Mná na hÉireann Ambassador Theatre (10/14-10/16) |
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Celtic Exodus Musical Mansion House, The Round Room (7/22-8/14) |
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Two MR PS In a Podcast: Live - Let That Be a Lesson Ambassador Theatre (2/27-2/27) |
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Cats Bord Gais Energy Theatre (3/16-3/20) |
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Murder Trial Tonight V - Death in the Family 3Olympia Theatre (3/08-3/08) |
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Heathers the Musical Bord Gais Energy Theatre (11/17-11/21) |
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Twelve Angry Men Bord Gais Energy Theatre (2/09-2/13) |
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United We Stand Live - Andy Cole & Andy Mitten Ambassador Theatre (8/11-8/11) |
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Dirty Dancing - The Classic Story On Stage Bord Gais Energy Theatre (3/02-3/13) |
