Seamus Heaney News

Syracuse Stage Artistic Director Bob Hupp to Retire in 2027

by Chloe Rabinowitz — July 6, 2026

Syracuse Stage's current artistic director Robert Hupp will retire after a decade of leading the region’s premier professional theatre.

Ensemble Theatre of Cleveland to Present 2026-2027 Season With World Premiere and Cleveland Debuts

by A.A. Cristi — June 3, 2026

Ensemble Theatre of Cleveland announced its upcoming season, featuring a World Premiere, two Cleveland Premieres, and a revival, including Jez Butterworth's THE FERRYMAN and Seamus Heaney's THE BURIAL AT THEBES.

Sophocles' ANTIGONE to be Presented at Wagner College

by Chloe Rabinowitz — November 10, 2025

Sophocles' Antigone will be presented at Wagner College.

Latitude Festival Reveals Listening Post And Bookshop Artists

by Stephi Wild — March 28, 2025

Celebrated multi-arts festival Latitude has revealed even more of its stellar 2025 lineup.

Works & Process Will Host Experiments In Opera: Custom Of The Coast By Kamala Sankaram And Paul Muldoon

by Stephi Wild — January 17, 2025

Works & Process and Experiments in Opera present Custom of the Coast by Kamala Sankaram and Paul Muldoon next month.

92Y Announces Amor Towles, Celebrations Of Jane Austen And Sam Shepard And More Literary Events

by A.A. Cristi — January 7, 2025

92NY has announced a lineup of upcoming literary events with Amor Towles, Robert Crumb, Celebrations of Jane Austen and Sam Shepard and more.

The T.S. Eliot Lecture 2024 Will Feature Ralph Fiennes

by Stephi Wild — September 26, 2024

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Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation Announces Liz Diamond as New SDCF Board President

by A.A. Cristi — September 9, 2024

Liz Diamond, Jonathan Parker, and Barbara Whitman have been announced as new members of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation (SDCF) Board of Trustees, bringing their extensive experience to the organization.

Theater Grottesco Presents TWO ARTISTS in PRISON

by A.A. Cristi — March 26, 2024

Celebrate Theater Grottesco's 28th anniversary with the premiere of their 22nd original production, TWO ARTISTS IN PRISON.

North American Premiere of Jean Butler's WHAT WE HOLD is Coming to Irish Arts Center

by Chloe Rabinowitz — January 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.

Cast and Creative Team Set for ESCAPED ALONE World Premiere at Yale Repertory Theatre

by Chloe Rabinowitz — January 23, 2024

Yale Repertory Theatre will continue its 2023–24 Season with Escaped Alone by Caryl Churchill, directed by Liz Diamond.

Kristolyn Lloyd, Leland Fowler & More to Star in Suzan-Lori Parks' SALLY & TOM at The Public Theater

by Chloe Rabinowitz — January 18, 2024

The Public Theater has revealed the complete cast for the New York premiere of SALLY & TOM, a bold new dramedy written by Pulitzer Prize winner and Public Theater Writer-in-Residence Suzan-Lori Parks and directed by Steve H.

Stage West Presents The Touching Comedy GRAND HORIZONS By Bess Wohl

by A.A. Cristi — August 18, 2023

Nancy and Bill…50 years together and counting.

The Coronet Theatre Announces Autumn/Winter Season

by A.A. Cristi — July 24, 2023

The Coronet Theatre's Autumn/Winter season is a presentation of multi-disciplinary modern stage-based art, with a spotlight on dance and movement related theatre forms, and an exceptional poetry strand.

Isabel Allende, Lorrie Moore, Ben Whishaw And More Come To 92NY In May And June

by A.A. Cristi — April 28, 2023

The 92NY Unterberg Poetry Center's Spring literary season continues in May and June with readings by acclaimed authors Isabel Allende, Lorrie Moore and Miriam Toews, poet Willie Perdomo – and a dramatic reading of Seamus Heaney's work by actor Ben Whishaw, among other events.

Ben Whishaw to Read THE TRANSLATIONS OF SEAMUS HEANEY at 92NY

by Chloe Rabinowitz — April 18, 2023

Acclaimed actor Ben Whishaw will visit 92NY’s Unterberg Poetry Center on Wednesday, May 3 at 7:30 pm to deliver a dramatic reading of literary classics and poems translated over the years by the late, great Irish poet Seamus Heaney, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1995.