Carmel Winters News

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Paradise Now! a funny and raging new play about ambition, exploitation, and kinship in a world that wants to keep us strangers, opens at the Bush Theatre on 2 December (press night 8 December).  This new Bush Theatre commission by Margaret Perry (Collapsible) is an exciting collaboration with director Jaz Woodcock-Stewart (Civilisation) and features an all-female ensemble cast.

Over four nights (28 April - 1 May), audiences throughout Ireland and across the globe can watch the world premiere of Dear Ireland a?" a historic digital theatre project that brings together 50 brand new monologues, commissioned by the Abbey Theatre as a rapid response to the COVID-19 crisis. Each piece of work was written and created in self isolation by 100 participating artists.

The Abbey Theatre has commissioned writers from Ireland, with unique additional contributions from the USA, China and Italy, to each write a monologue, to be performed by 50 actors, and then streamed on the Abbey's digital platforms. Today, 15 April 2020, Graham McLaren and Neil Murray, Directors of the Abbey Theatre, announce the lineup of artists taking part in the theatre's historic project, Dear Ireland.

The Directors of the Abbey Theatre have released a statement regarding program changes for 2020.

The Toronto International Film Festival ® announced its award winners at the closing ceremony at TIFF Bell Lightbox today, hosted by Piers Handling, CEO and Director of TIFF, and Cameron Bailey, Artistic Director of TIFF. The 43rd Festival wraps up this evening.

Irish Repertory Theatre, in association with The Public Theater, announced an extension for the US premiere of the Abbey Theatre's production of QUIETLY.

Bealtaine's line-up for May 2013 will see hundreds of theatrical, cinematic, craft, photographic, choral, dance and other events taking place across Ireland, giving people a chance to celebrate creativity as we age, inviting them to "Grow Happy!" - the theme of this year's festival.

Roscommon Arts Centre recently announced the addition of The Abbey Theatre's production of B for Baby by Carmel Winters to its autumn programme line-up with performances on Friday 30th September and Saturday 1st October. Featuring Louis Lovett and Michele Moran and directed by Mikel Murphy, this production was winner of The Irish Times Theatre Awards best New Play 2010.

The Abbey Theatre, Ireland's national theatre, is delighted to announce the nationwide tour of Carmel Winters' much applauded production of B FOR BABY, from August to November of this year.

'McCormack and Kreisler - an Homage' will be performed by Scottish tenor Nicky Spence together with Irish violinist Elizabeth Cooney and pianist Michael Joyce in Roscommon Arts Centre at 8.00pm on Saturday 17 September.

Roscommon Arts Centre recently announced the addition of The Abbey Theatre's production of B for Baby by Carmel Winters to its autumn programme line-up with performances on Friday 30th September and Saturday 1st October. Featuring Louis Lovett and Michele Moran and directed by Mikel Murphy, this production was winner of The Irish Times Theatre Awards best New Play 2010.

408 performances, 31 productions from 10 countries over 18 days! This year the Ulster Bank Dublin Theatre Festival brings the best of Irish and International theatre to the capital for 18 days from 30th September.

408 performances, 31 productions from 10 countries over 18 days! This year the Ulster Bank Dublin Theatre Festival brings the best of Irish and International theatre to the capital for 18 days from 30th September.