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HE DIES IN THE END Comes to Dublin Fringe Festival by BWW News Desk
- August 13, 2025 Award-winning writer, Liam McCarthy, will bring his new play He Dies in the End to Dublin Fringe Festival this September. The play follows a young man making sense of his life on the day that he dies.
Photo: Brendan Gleeson in THE WEIR in Dublin by BWW News Desk
- August 08, 2025 Ahead of first preview in Dublin this evening, Kate Horton Productions and Landmark Productions released a first look at Brendan Gleeson as Jack in The Weir, written, and directed for the first time, by Conor McPherson.
BRAMBLES by Cara Christie to Premiere at Dublin Fringe Festival 2025 by BWW News Desk
- August 08, 2025 Brambles - A new play by Cara Christie will premiere at Dublin Fringe Festival 2025 in September. Claire got a job! (Finally.) The catch? It's in Dublin... so she's just landed uninvited on her sister Holly's doorstep.
Wolverhampton Grand Theatre Wins Marketing Campaign of the Year for SPOTLIGHT Magazine by BWW News Desk
- August 01, 2025 Wolverhampton Grand Theatre has taken home the Marketing Campaign of the Year prize at the Wolverhampton BID Excellence Awards for its audience magazine SpotLight, a win that highlights the theatre’s commitment to creative, print-based storytelling.
Artist Commissioned to Commemorate Cork Opera House in its 170th Year by BWW News Desk
- July 31, 2025 A Cork-based artist is set to be the recipient of a sponsored commission by Fleetwood Paints that will commemorate Cork Opera House’s 170th anniversary this year, in partnership with Sample-Studios.
Moxie Return To Belfast For Tradfest Finale, Joined By Kinnaris Quintet by BWW News Desk
- July 29, 2025 Belfast TradFest is in full swing after kicking off Sunday, running until August 3rd featuring a vibrant week of concerts, masterclasses, sessions and summer school. Learn more here!
Laura Whitmore Will Lead THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN At The Everyman by BWW News Desk
- July 29, 2025 Laura Whitmore will take centre stage at The Everyman this August, starring as Rachel Watson in the smash-hit Wiltshire Creative production of The Girl on the Train.
Daniel Cremin to Bring WHY MAGIC? To The Everyman This August by BWW News Desk
- July 29, 2025 Direct from the National Theatre of Iceland, Daniel Cremin will bring his one-man play WHY MAGIC? home to The Everyman, Cork. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
Sounds From A Safe Harbour Reveals Expanded Programme by BWW News Desk
- July 22, 2025 A vibrant forest of music, language, art, and ritual will bloom across Cork City as Sounds from a Safe Harbour (SFSH) returns for its landmark 10th anniversary.
Galway International Arts Festival is Now Underway by BWW News Desk
- July 18, 2025 Celebrating on a larger scale than ever across the city and county, Galway International Arts Festival 2025 is in full flow with a fantastic line up of theatre, music, circus, dance, visual arts, comedy, street spectacle continuing until 27 July.
Another Love Story Reveal Final Additions To Love Is A Stranger: Cork by BWW News Desk
- July 17, 2025 Another Love Story, IMRO Best Small Live Music Festival 2024/25, have announced the final additions to the lineup of the latest edition of their roaming mini festival series, Love Is A Stranger.
STONES IN HIS POCKETS Comes to The Everyman by BWW News Desk
- July 15, 2025 This summer, prepare for laughter as the critically acclaimed production of Stones in His Pockets arrives at The Everyman from 29 Jul to 10 Aug. Learn more about the show here!
Dance Cork Firkin Crane Reveals Summer/Autumn 2025 Season by BWW News Desk
- July 15, 2025 Dance Cork Firkin Crane has announced its Summer/Autumn 2025 season with a strong programme of performances, residencies, and professional development opportunities that reflect the breadth of contemporary dance in Cork and beyond.
Nancy Harris's THE BEACON to Make Cork Premiere at The Everyman This July by BWW News Desk
- June 30, 2025 The Everyman in Cork will present a major new revival of The Beacon by BAFTA-nominated playwright and screenwriter Nancy Harris (The Dry), running 4–19 July 2025. Performances begin with previews on 4, 5, and 7 July, with opening night set for 8 July.
YOUR ROOTS ARE SHOWING Showcase Applications Now Open by BWW News Desk
- June 25, 2025 Ready to take your music global? Applications are now open to perform as an Official Showcase Artist at Your Roots Are Showing (YRAS) – Ireland’s folk, roots, and traditional music conference.
THISISPOPBABY to Bring RIOT To Vicar Street in July by BWW News Desk
- June 25, 2025 THISISPOPBABY will bring their OG smash-hit variety theatre sensation RIOT, back home to Vicar Street, Dublin for four nights only this July. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
Paines Plough Reveals Full Cast and Creative Team of Karis Kelly's CONSUMED by BWW News Desk
- June 23, 2025 Paines Plough has announced the full cast and creative team for Karis Kelly's dark comedy Consumed, a co-production with Belgrade Theatre, Sheffield Theatres and the Women's Prize for Playwriting, in association with the Lyric Theatre Belfast.
Cast Set For FRIENDS! The Musical Parody UK and Ireland Tour by BWW News Desk
- June 17, 2025 The producers of the 2025/26 UK and Ireland tour of FRIENDS! The Musical Parody have announced casting for the musical comedy. Performances will begin in July. Learn more here!
Belfast Tradfest Will Return With Traditional Musicians by BWW News Desk
- June 17, 2025 The city will come alive with the very best of traditional music, song, and dance, as some of the world’s finest traditional artists take to stages across Belfast.
Off-Broadway Show THE SMUGGLER to Make Irish/UK Debut by BWW News Desk
- June 15, 2025 The Smuggler, Ronán Noone's award-winning one-man thriller in rhymed verse, makes its Irish and U.K. debut this July. Set on a wealthy Massachusetts island in 2025, it follows Irish immigrant Tim Finnegan (Michael Mellamphy) as he's pulled into the island's criminal underworld after a fatal crash stirs tensions between locals and migrant workers.
Camille O'Sullivan's CORK GIRL Comes to the Everyman by BWW News Desk
- June 12, 2025 Following last year’s sold-out performance of Love Letter at The Everyman, and fresh from a five-star, sell-out tour across Australia, New Zealand and the UK, Camille O’Sullivan will return home to Cork.
MEAN GIRLS THE MUSICAL Comes to Wolverhampton in 2026 by BWW News Desk
- June 11, 2025 The award-winning MEAN GIRLS THE MUSICAL is coming to Wolverhampton Grand Theatre next year. Learn more about the show and find out how to get tickets here!