The Abbey Theatre News

The Corn Exchange presents HAPPY DAYS by Samuel Beckett and directed by Annie Ryan- A co-production with the Théâtre Nationale Populaire, Lyon

Livin' Dred Theatre Company, will tour a production of THE BALLAD OF PAT McNAB by Pat McCabe to Roscommon Arts Centre on Friday 29th October for one night only.

Blazing Light. A woman buried to the waist in a mound of scorched earth. Waking to a piercing bell, Winnie faces another day with boundless optimism and endless chatter. She throws back her head and declare, 'Another heavenly day.'

Livin' Dred Theatre Company, will tour a production of THE BALLAD OF PAT McNAB by Pat McCabe to Roscommon Arts Centre on Friday 29th October for one night only.

Having recently been described by Boston Magazine as 'a unique initiative in the performing arts in the city,' Fort Point Theatre Channel is eager to announce the premiere of two one-act plays: Trapped Inside a Low-fat Twinkie by Silvia Graziano and Sunday with Joy by James Swindell.

Joseph V. Melillo, executive producer of the Brooklyn Academy of Music, today announced programming for the BAM 2011 Spring Season, which runs from Jan 7 through Jun 11, 2011. The season comprises eight theater, opera, and dance engagements and features BAMcinématek series, BAMcafé Live weekend music events, artist talks, visual art exhibitions, and literary events.

Richard Eyre will direct John Mortimer's translation of Georges Feydeau's 1907 classic farce A FLEA IN HER EAR , opening for previews on 4 December 2010 (press night: 14 December). Starring Tom Hollander with Di Botcher, Jonathan Cake, Oliver Cotton, Lisa Dillon, Freddie Fox, Fiona Glascott, Lloyd Hutchinson, John Marquez, Tim McMullan, William Maxwell, Rebecca Night, Maggie Service and Walter Van Dyk, A Flea in Her Ear is a comedy of errors set against a backdrop of misunderstanding and confusion. A Flea in Her Ear is a co-production with Sonia Friedman Productions and is the second play in The Old Vic 2010-11 Season. The Season is sponsored by Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

The largest ever group of leading international theatre presenters are expected in Dublin as part of a strategic initiative to promote Irish theatre abroad. Ulster Bank Dublin Theatre Festival will play host to the delegation which includes presenters and promoters from some of the most important venues and festivals from around the world, all of whom are in Dublin to see Irish work.

The Corn Exchange presents HAPPY DAYS by Samuel Beckett and directed by Annie Ryan- A co-production with the Théâtre Nationale Populaire, Lyon

The Drama Desk and Obie Award-wining Mint Theater Company today announced that their first play of the 2010-‘11 season, the US premiere of Teresa Deevy's 'Wife To James Whelan,' which opens tonight (Monday August 23) will extend its engagement through October 3rd.

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.

59E59 Theaters (Elysabeth Kleinhans, Artistic Director; Peter Tear, Executive Producer) is proud to announce the US premiere of EXIT/ENTRANCE, written by Aidan Mathews and directed by M. Burke Walker.

Roscommon Arts Centre is thrilled to announce that Opera Theatre Company's latest production, The Diary of Anne Frank, comes to Roscommon Arts Centre for one performance only on Tuesday 28th September.

The Drama Desk and Obie Award-wining Mint Theater Company today announced the cast for their first play of the 2010-‘11 season, the US premiere of Teresa Deevy's Wife To James Whelan.

The Irish Repertory Theatre Company launches the fifth season of its NEW WORKS READING SERIES to support new plays and emerging playwrights with a free staged reading of Ursula Rani Sarma's THE DARK THINGS -- a new play that was produced last fall at the Traverse Theatre in Edinburgh -- on Friday, September 24 at 3:00pm at the Irish Repertory Theatre (132 West 22nd Street).

Ireland's Abbey Theatre has announced its October 2010 to March 2011 season.

The Irish Repertory Theatre Company launches the fifth season of its NEW WORKS READING SERIES to support new plays and emerging playwrights with a free staged reading of Ursula Rani Sarma's THE DARK THINGS -- a new play that was produced last fall at the Traverse Theatre in Edinburgh -- on Friday, September 24 at 3:00pm at the Irish Repertory Theatre (132 West 22nd Street).

“The world's job is to take everything from you. Yours is not to let it.' - Scarecrow.

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.