Deirdre Kinahan News

Now a much-anticipated feature of the arts centre spring programme, Roscommon Drama Festival showcases nine nights of award-winning performances by amateur groups from all over Ireland, all of who are eager to win a nomination to the All-Ireland Drama Finals. This years festival taking place from Friday 1st - Saturday 9th March represent an exciting mix of theatre offering something for all audiences, all under the eye of adjudicator, Michael Poynor. A.D.A.

Today Willie White announced details of his first programme as Artistic Director of the Dublin Theatre Festival. The 55th anniversary Dublin Theatre Festival will run for 18 days from today, 27 Sept - 14 Oct at various venues around the city. - This year the Dublin Theatre Festival will celebrate 'Your City, Your Stories', putting Dublin at the very heart of this 18 day theatrical spectacular.

Today Willie White announced details of his first programme as Artistic Director of the Dublin Theatre Festival. The 55th anniversary Dublin Theatre Festival will run for 18 days from 27 Sept - 14 Oct at various venues around the city. - This year the Dublin Theatre Festival will celebrate 'Your City, Your Stories', putting Dublin at the very heart of this 18 day theatrical spectacular.

Steep Theatre welcomes back Artistic Associate and recent Jeff Award-winning director Jonathan Berry this summer for their U.S. Premiere of Deirdre Kinahan's Moment. This will be the company's first production with Berry back in the director's seat since their 2011 collaboration Festen, which was one of the biggest hits of last summer and one of the most talked about shows of the year. Ms. Kinahan's Moment has been making waves itself since debuting in 2009 at Tall Tales Theatre in Ireland. The production subsequently moved to London, for a widely-praised and sold-out run at the Bush Theatre, and is currently on a seven venue tour of Ireland. Steep's U.S. premiere of Moment opens tonight, July 12th. The playwright Ms. Kinahan will be coming to Chicago to take in the production August 16th through 18th.

Steep Theatre welcomes back Artistic Associate and recent Jeff Award-winning director Jonathan Berry this summer for their U.S. Premiere of Deirdre Kinahan's Moment. This will be the company's first production with Berry back in the director's seat since their 2011 collaboration Festen,which was one of the biggest hits of last summer and one of the most talked about shows of the year. Ms. Kinahan's Moment has been making waves itself since debuting in 2009 at Tall Tales Theatre in Ireland. The production subsequently moved to London, for a widely-praised and sold-out run at the Bush Theatre, and is currently on a seven venue tour of Ireland. Steep's U.S. premiere of Moment opens Thursday, July 12th. The playwright Ms. Kinahan will be coming to Chicago to take in the production August 16th through 18th.

Chicago Dramatists present the final production of their 2011 - 2012 Season, I Am Going to Change the World by Resident Playwright Andrew Hinderaker and directed by Jonathan Berry from tonight, May 24 - July 1 at Chicago Dramatists, 1105 West Chicago Ave. Opening nights are Friday, June 1 and Saturday, June 2 at 8 p.m. Previews are tonight, May 24 through May 26 and May 31 at 8 p.m. Regular performance times (June 3 - July 1) are Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 3 p.m.

Chicago Dramatists will present the final production of their 2011 - 2012 Season, I Am Going to Change the World by Resident Playwright Andrew Hinderaker and directed by Jonathan Berry from May 24 - July 1 at Chicago Dramatists, 1105 West Chicago Ave. Opening nights are Friday, June 1 and Saturday, June 2 at 8 p.m. Previews are May 24 - 26 and May 31 at 8 p.m. Regular performance times (June 3 - July 1) are Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 3 p.m.

The Irish Arts Center opens its 2011 Fall season with the US Premiere of Irish playwright Deirde Kinahan's ‘BogBoy', an OFF BROADWAY, Tall Tales Theatre Company & Solstice Arts Centre (both from Navan, Ireland) production that runs at the Irish Arts Center from September 7th as part of the New York City wide 1st Irish Festival and Imagine Ireland, Culture Ireland's year of Irish arts in America.

The fourth annual 1st Irish Festival, the world's only all-Irish theatre festival, opens on Monday September 5 with the first of 21 performances of 'A Night with George,' the Aisling Award-winning comedy from Belfast.

The fourth annual 1st Irish Festival, the world's only all-Irish theatre festival, opens on Monday September 5 with the first of 21 performances of 'A Night with George,' the Aisling Award-winning comedy from Belfast.

The fourth annual 1st Irish Festival, the world's only all-Irish theatre festival, opens on Monday September 5 with the first of 21 performances of 'A Night with George,' the Aisling Award-winning comedy from Belfast.

The fourth annual edition of 1st Irish, New York's only all-Irish theatre festival, runs from September 5 to October 3.

The Irish Arts Center opens its 2011 Fall season with the US Premiere of Irish playwright Deirde Kinahan's ‘BogBoy', an OFF BROADWAY, Tall Tales Theatre Company & Solstice Arts Centre (both from Navan, Ireland) production that runs at the Irish Arts Center from September 7th as part of the New York City wide 1st Irish Festival and Imagine Ireland, Culture Ireland's year of Irish arts in America.

Olivier-nominated Irish step dancer COLIN DUNNE, Grammy Award winning composer BILL WHELAN, Grammy nominated sean-nós singer IARLA Ó LIONÁIRD and a musical tribute to Irish-American Broadway legend NED HARRIGAN are among the many visionary Irish artists and programming featured at the Irish Arts Center this fall.

The U.S. premiere of 'Hue and Cry,' Deirdre Kinahan's full-throated shout-of-a-play runs from September 21 to October 3 at the Irish Repertory Theatre, 132 West 22nd Street, as part of 1st Irish 2010. Directed by David Horan, 'Hue and Cry,' which opened in Dublin in 2007 and has been seen in a number of European cities, including Paris, marks Kinahan's American coming out.

The U.S. premiere of 'Hue and Cry,' Deirdre Kinahan's full-throated shout-of-a-play runs from September 21 to October 3 at the Irish Repertory Theatre, 132 West 22nd Street, as part of 1st Irish 2010. Directed by David Horan, 'Hue and Cry,' which opened in Dublin in 2007 and has been seen in a number of European cities, including Paris, marks Kinahan's American coming out.

The U.S. premiere of 'Hue and Cry,' Deirdre Kinahan's full-throated shout-of-a-play runs from September 21 to October 3 at the Irish Repertory Theatre, 132 West 22nd Street, as part of 1st Irish 2010. Directed by David Horan, 'Hue and Cry,' which opened in Dublin in 2007 and has been seen in a number of European cities, including Paris, marks Kinahan's American coming out.

The third annual 1st Irish, New York's only all-Irish theatre festival, kicks off tonight as two of the festival's 15 mainstage productions - 'Absolution' and 'Three Irish Widows versus the Rest of the World' -- begin their runs.

The U.S. premiere of 'Hue and Cry,' Deirdre Kinahan's full-throated shout-of-a-play runs from September 21 to October 3 at the Irish Repertory Theatre, 132 West 22nd Street, as part of 1st Irish 2010. Directed by David Horan, 'Hue and Cry,' which opened in Dublin in 2007 and has been seen in a number of European cities, including Paris, marks Kinahan's American coming out.

The U.S. premiere of 'Hue and Cry,' Deirdre Kinahan's full-throated shout-of-a-play runs from September 21 to October 3 at the Irish Repertory Theatre, 132 West 22nd Street, as part of 1st Irish 2010. Directed by David Horan, 'Hue and Cry,' which opened in Dublin in 2007 and has been seen in a number of European cities, including Paris, marks Kinahan's American coming out.