The latest theatre news from Ireland — show openings, casting announcements, reviews, and touring productions.
Peter Quilter's acclaimed musical drama about Judy Garland's final months, directed by Conor Hanratty, will run at The Everyman in Cork, presented by Breda Cashe Productions and Pat Moylan Productions.
All new production photos have been released from the 20th Anniversary UK and Ireland tour of the original Tony and Olivier award-winning musical JERSEY BOYS which opened at New Wimbledon Theatre in June.
Belfast TradFest has unveiled its full program for 2026, marking a landmark eighth edition of one of the island's leading celebrations of traditional music, song and dance.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
Cork Arts Theatre, in association with Cork Midsummer Festival, will present CONSTELLATIONS by Nick Payne, directed by Al Dalton, starring Julie Maguire and Aidan Moriarty in an 80-minute drama about love and free will.
Berggruen Arts & Culture and Gare St Lazare Ireland will present the world premiere of Samuel Beckett's HOW IT IS at Palazzo Diedo, Venice, directed by Judy Hegarty Lovett with actors Stephen Dillane and Conor Lovett.
Belfast TradFest announced its headline concert series, featuring Flook's biggest Belfast show to date, Solas's 30th anniversary performance, and the Michael McGoldrick Big Band across multiple city venues.
The Everyman announced its 2026 HERE TOGETHER season, featuring Evanna Lynch in POOL (NO WATER), Enda Walsh directing DISCO PIGS' 30th anniversary production, and Tommy Tiernan's musical theatre debut in THE HOUSE MUST WIN.
West End leading man Matt Blaker and Irish soprano Majella Cullagh have been cast in Cork Opera House's THE SOUND OF MUSIC, joining previously announced Maria, Wendy Carr, with several performances already sold out.
Dan Lauria and Patty McCormack will bring Just Another Day to Dublin, Galway, and Cork in a free three-city Ireland tour focused on aging with empathy.
Joe Corbett: A Celebration will be presented at Cork Opera House as a tribute to the late Irish singer.
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Reuben Solo: Someone In This Crowd Will Betray Me The Sugar Club (9/03-9/03) |
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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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Give My Head Peace Vicar Street (4/04-4/04) |
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Through Irish Eyes The Everyman (7/01-7/04) |
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Steve Steinman''s Bat! Bat Out of Hell 50th Anniversary Tour 3Olympia Theatre (10/20-10/20) |
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Mná na hÉireann Ambassador Theatre (10/14-10/16) |
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The Other Side Of Murder Gaiety Theatre (10/13-10/17) |
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Dracula Gaiety Theatre (11/03-11/07) |
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Two MR PS In a Podcast: Live - Let That Be a Lesson Ambassador Theatre (2/27-2/27) |
