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The board of Wexford Festival Trust has elected Dr Mary Kelly as its incoming Chairperson in succession to the current Chairman, Mr.

A new production of Double Cross by Thomas Kilroy - one of Ireland's greatest living playwrights – opens this evening in the Lyric Theatre, Belfast.

The CIT Cork School of Music percussion department collaborate for the first time with the percussion ensemble “Millennial Percussion” from the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire and its artistic director Adrian Spillet (principal percussionist with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra), and th

Quintessence Theatre, in association with An Táin Arts Centre, present Bram Stoker's DRACULA.

Theater heaven.

​​​​​​​Now in its 9th year, Tipperary Dance Platform's International Festival has been positioning dance as a medium that is particularly suited to take a look into the turbulent matters of our time, including tradition, gender, identity, ageing, and continuity.

To celebrate thirty years since its premiere at Dublin Theatre Festival 1988, Donal O'Kelly begins a national tour of his award-winning Bat the Father Rabbit the Son at the end of October.

Writer and actress Gina Moxley stumbled upon the 1965 film Three Approaches to Psychotherapy (aka The Gloria Films) whilst residing in New York City.

Nominations are NOW OPEN for the 2018 BroadwayWorld Ireland Awards! Regional productions, touring shows, and more are all included, honoring productions which opened between October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018.

Tipperary Dance Platform's ninth edition is curated around the theme of literature and one of the standout events will be a performance by Lost Dog from the UK of Paradise Lost (Lies unopened beside me) which was conceived and directed and will be performed by Lost Dog's co founder, Ben Duke.

The Everyman presents the world premiere production of a brand new opera by John O'Brien, inspired by Oscar Wilde's timeless story, The Nightingale and the Rose, premiering at the Everyman, Cork, Saturday 13th to Saturday 20th October (excl.

Updates to this year's Festival programme have been announced.

Northern Ireland's Bardic Theatre production of Rat In The Skull has been invited to participate in this year's Liverpool Irish Festival which runs from 18th - 28th October across Merseyside.

SHAWLIES, a play that is a joyous celebration of the heart and strength of the Cork Shawlie when the legendary Coal Quay was at its most colourful and vibrant, will run at the Everyman Theatre, Cork, from Monday 1st October, for five performances only.

International performer and choreographer, Liz Roche, is just one of the myriad of artists and performers who will be in Tipperary for the International Dance Festival which takes place in various venues from October 8th to 14th.

Mamasongue - Songs In Mother Tongue is a celebration of songs from distant lands, brought to the stage by Camilla Griehsel, one of Ireland's most versatile and passionate singers.

Assisted Solo is a new, multi-layered, personal dance piece by acclaimed choreographer Philip Connaughton, his long-time collaborator Lucia Kickham and French dance artist Magali Caillet.

The Cork Pops Orchestra will perform a selection of up-tempo and 'smoochy' numbers.

Multi award-winning radio producer Zoë Comyns offers a bold new hybrid live reading/quadraphonic audio fiction event for Dublin Fringe Festival.

Strap yourself in for a high octane ride from the mini metropolis of Prospect, Galway to the bright lights of the Eurovision Song Contest and back again with Fionn Foley's uproarious one-man farce.

After an unexpectedly long hot summer, the Everyman prepares to welcome fresh and crisp autumn evenings, perfect for a night at theatre!

Written and performed by Niamh McGrath and Keith Singleton, and directed by Amy Conroy, Looking Deadly tells the story of two small town Funeral Directors competing for business over the course of a three day wake.

The Gaiety Theatre has announced that Girls and Dolls the stunning debut play from Lisa McGee, Writer/Producer of smash hit TV comedy Derry Girls will play a limited run from 11th-15th September.

The Mai is an epic tale of three generations of a family inspired by love but shattered by inescapable reality.

After ten years captivating audiences across the UK, Tim Rice's and Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical masterpiece Evita comes to the Belgrade Theatre this month in a spectacular new production from Bill Kenwright.