Rachel Kelly

A thrilling ensemble brings Christopher Marlowe’s tragic masterpiece Doctor Faustus to life at Southwark Playhouse. See photos from the production.

Bringing the supernatural to South London this autumn, Lazarus Theatre Company are transforming this classic tale into a multi-sensory theatrical experience. The cast is led by Jamie O'Neill (Salomé, Southwark Playhouse; Macbeth, Greenwich Theatre) as John Faustus, and playing opposite him is David Angland (My Life as A Cowboy, Park Theatre; Lord of the Flies, Greenwich Theatre) as the devil Mephistopheles. 

West Cork Music will see the return of West Cork Chamber Music Festival next week in Bantry from 24 June – 3 July. After two years of uncertainty and cancelled festivals, the Festival can finally celebrate its 25th anniversary.

West Cork Music has announced the programme for this summer’s West Cork Chamber Music Festival which runs in Bantry from 24 June – 3 July. After two years of uncertainty and cancelled festivals, the Festival can finally celebrate its 25th anniversary.

Irish National Opera’s 2021-22 season is its biggest ever, and its most diverse. The branching out includes the company’s largest-ever outdoor undertaking, Richard Strauss’s epic Elektra, in the atmospheric setting of the Castle Yard in Kilkenny with Belfast soprano Giselle Allen making her INO debut as the vengeful heroine.

Irish National Opera has announced plans for its 2020-21 season. The season kicks off October 24.

This October audiences across Ireland and around the world will have a chance to experience a taste of the magic of Wexford Festival Opera at home.

With 7 lead performers at each performance, an ensemble of 30, and an orchestra of 19, plus conductor, Hansel and Gretel will be the Open Air Theatre's largest Company.

Get a peek inside rehearsals for Regent's Park Open Air Theatre's Hansel and Gretel, a co-production with English National Opera, which plays 14 - 22 June. Sung in English, two casts will sing at alternate performances.

Ahead of the opening of general booking for this year's Wexford Festival Opera which goes on sale this Saturday, 13 April at 9.30, Artistic Director, David Agler today announced the cast for the forthcoming Festival. 

After the bombshell of its delicious first-half live lineup last month, BIGSOUND has again stepped it up a notch today, welcoming Australian music legend Paul Kelly for a keynote interview. Reflecting on both his career and the future of Australian music, Paul Kelly will educate and inspire both those new to the industry and veterans needing a reminder of why Australian music is the best in the world. 

Ahead of the opening of priority booking for Friends of the Festival on Saturday, 24 March, details of the full programme for the 67th Wexford Festival Opera are announced. Continuing its tradition of presenting the 'best operas rarely seen', this year's Festival includes a verismo double-bill, a European premiere and a classic Wexford offering involving kidnapping, murder, arson and a posh New York dinner party that doesn't quite go to plan! All this plus three daytime ShortWorks operas, concerts, recitals, theatre and talks. 62 public events over the autumn 17-day period.

Beloved Brisbane band The Boxties will make its triumphant return to the newly refurbished Cremorne Theatre at Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) from 7 to 9 December with a genre-busting evening conjuring tales of the sea through one of the world's best-selling artists, Sting.

The script of STEEL MAGNOLIAS celebrates the resilience of women, and this production of it particularly does so.It is a production of heart, from many hearts, and quite heart-warming.

From January 21st through January 23rd, the students of Richland High School's Fine Arts Department will present the musical GODSPELL by Stephen Schwartz (WICKED, PIPPIN). Based on the Gospel according to St. Matthew, GODSPELL is the musical tale of a group of people who work with Jesus to build a strong community. Through storytelling, games and comedic vignettes, the playful story and eclectic score demonstrates key moments of Jesus' life, leading the audience to find hope past the Crucifixion. Featuring the international hit, 'Day by Day,' Godspell features a series of well-known songs, including 'Prepare Ye the Way of the Lord,' 'Learn Your Lessons Well,' 'All for the Best,' 'All Good Gifts,' 'Turn Back, O Man' and 'By My Side.'

Lazarus Theatre Company are proud to announce the final company of Lazarus Season 2016, the company of John Gay's musical comedy, The Beggar's Opera.

24-year-old Irish girl Fiona O'Malley, 23-year old Adam Wollerton from Yorkshire, 22-year old Rachel Kelly from Glasgow and 25-year old Joseph Alexander are bringing their highly- praised musical production to an off West End venue following a performance at the 900- seater Rose Theatre and sell-out three day run at the IYAF festival in July. The Daily Fail: the Musical will be performed seven times over six days, from today 15th through the 20th October at Waterloo East Theatre in Central London.

24-year-old Irish girl Fiona O'Malley, 23-year old Adam Wollerton from Yorkshire, 22-year old Rachel Kelly from Glasgow and 25-year old Joseph Alexander are bringing their highly-praised musical production to an off West End venue following a performance at the 900-seater Rose Theatre and sell-out three day run at the IYAF festival in July. The Daily Fail: the Musical will be performed seven times over six days, from the 15th-20th October at Waterloo East Theatre in Central London. For more information, visit Www.TheUntoldTheatreCompany.Com

24-year-old Irish girl Fiona O'Malley, 23-year old Adam Wollerton from Yorkshire, 22-year old Rachel Kelly from Glasgow and 25-year old Joseph Alexander are bringing their highly- praised musical production to an off West End venue following a performance at the 900- seater Rose Theatre and sell-out three day run at the IYAF festival in July. The Daily Fail: the Musical will be performed seven times over six days, from the 15th-20th October at Waterloo East Theatre in Central London.

The 60th season Wexford Festival Opera 2011 will kick off with La Cour de Célimène by Ambroise Thomas, a show that has not been seen since 1855