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Review: THE PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD, starring Nicola Coughlan and Siobhán McSweeney
by Cindy Marcolina - Dec 12, 2025

Considered the first Irish “state of the nation” play, it’s now turned into a historical vignette imbued with hoarse black comedy. Its long placid rests are interrupted regularly by blazes of humorous energy: it entertains, but the pacing is slightly too slow for it to be full-on engaging. It’s a worthy curiosity.

Photos: THE PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD is Now Playing at the National Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Dec 11, 2025

The National Theatre has released a first look at the cast of The Playboy of the Western World. The cast includes Nicola Coughlan,  Éanna Hardwicke, and Siobhán McSweeney. Check out the photos here!

Latest Standings Announced for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Ireland Awards; Gate Theatre, Dublin Leads Favorite Theatre!
by BWW Awards - Dec 8, 2025

The latest standings have been released for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Ireland Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

First Standings Announced for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Ireland Awards; HAMILTON Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Awards - Dec 1, 2025

The first standings have been released for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Ireland Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Photos: Nicola Caughlan and More in THE PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD Rehearsals
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 13, 2025

The National Theatre has released the first look at the cast of The Playboy of the Western World in rehearsals. The cast features Nicola Caughlan and more.

Full Cast Revealed For THE PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD at The National Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Oct 16, 2025

The National Theatre has announced full casting for The Playboy of the Western World, a story of youth and self-discovery by John Millington Synge. Learn more here!

Emma Martin/ United Fall Present NIGHT DANCES February & March 2025 National Tour
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 18, 2025

Emma Martin/ United Fall will present Night Dances, created by Emma Martin and featuring music by Daniel Fox (Gilla Band). The Irish National Tour will run 28th February -29 March.

Enda Walsh & Anna Mullarkey's SAFE HOUSE to be Presented at St. Ann’s Warehouse
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 21, 2025

St. Ann’s Warehouse will present SAFE HOUSE, written and directed by Tony Award-winning Enda Walsh, with music by electronic-acoustic composer Anna Mullarkey, and produced by the Abbey Theatre, Ireland’s National Theatre.

Last Chance To Vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Ireland Awards; HAMILTON at Bord Gais Energy Theatre Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Awards - Dec 27, 2024

This is the last chance to vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Ireland Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Final Week To Vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Ireland Awards; Bord Gais Energy Theatre Leads Favorite Local Theatre!
by BWW Awards - Dec 23, 2024

This is the final week to vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Ireland Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Vote For The 2024 BroadwayWorld Ireland Awards; HAMILTON at Bord Gais Energy Theatre Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Awards - Dec 16, 2024

Voting continues for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Ireland Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

New Opera ELSEWHERE Comes to Cork Opera House in April
by Stephi Wild - Feb 26, 2024

Elsewhere is headed to Cork Opera House in April. The performance is set for 17 April.

North American Premiere of Jean Butler's WHAT WE HOLD is Coming to Irish Arts Center
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 30, 2024

Jean Butler's 'What We Hold' (North American Premiere) at Irish Arts Center is a physical, cultural, and emotional journey through the history of Irish dance. This celebrated work brings together seven generations of dancers to celebrate the past, connect the present, and look to the future.

YES AND YES Comes to the Irish Arts Center Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Apr 18, 2023

Irish Arts Center presents the New York premiere of Yes and Yes, a contemporary dance work from Ireland’s acclaimed Liz Roche Company that evokes the Dublin-traversing episodes of Joyce’s Ulysses through movement, film, sound, and design. Performances take place May 4-6 at Irish Arts Center’s state-of-the-art new home.

NIGHT DANCES Comes to Edinburgh Fringe Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Jul 13, 2022

The loud, raucous hit of Dublin Theatre Festival 2021 comes to the Edinburgh Fringe. Featuring ten intergenerational dancers and three musicians playing live, Night Dances is a series of dance poems expressing the invisible energetic, connective tissue that joins us. 

Irish National Opera to Present MARIA STUARDA
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 12, 2022

Tickets for the Gaiety Theatre go on sale tomorrow, Friday 4 March, from 10am for Irish National Opera's new production of Donizetti's magnificently stirring Maria Stuarda.

Dumbworld and Irish National Opera Present THE SCORCHED EARTH TRILOGY
by Stephi Wild - Feb 24, 2022

The Scorched Earth Trilogy, a co-production with Irish National Opera, devised in Dumbworld's distinctive style, blending two seemingly incompatible art forms into an original and accessible urban experience while allowing the public to reimagine the Dublin walls on which they appear on Friday 25th March and Saturday 26th March.

New Musical BREAKFAST ON PLUTO Will Have a London Run at the Donmar Warehouse
by Stephi Wild - Mar 9, 2020

Producers Anne Clarke (Landmark Productions) and Paul Fahy (Galway International Arts Festival) officially announced details of the World Premiere production of Breakfast on Pluto, A New Irish Musical.