Tom Lane News

John Webster is not what you could ever describe as a subtle writer. His bloody themes of lust, revenge and tragedy are overt and unflinching. The White Devil is based on an extraordinary true-life story in the Venetian court, where Duke Bracciano decides to seduce Vittoria with the help of her brother Flamineo, who is motivated by social mobility and power. The fact that both characters are already married seems no barrier. The result is an intoxicating and decadent game of power play and lust that leads to murder, revenge and the destruction of their very existence.

Ring in the New Year with gut wrenching laughter at the Belmont Theatre's production of 'Girls' Weekend' playing in the theatre's Bon-Ton Studio January 13-15 & 19-22.

Ring in the New Year with gut wrenching laughter at the Belmont Theatre's production of 'Girls' Weekend' playing in the theatre's Bon-Ton Studio January 13-15 & 19-22.

Following their UK touring debut with The Falling Song in 2014, Dublin's award-winning dance theatre company Junk Ensemble is back in the UK this summer with a tour of BIRD WITH BOY, their critically acclaimed site responsive work.

This autumn the Abbey Theatre proudly presents Wayne Jordan's new version of Oedipus by Sophocles.  Wayne, in his new Yeats inspired version of this Greek classic, invites us to confront the vital questions of who we are and how we live together.  Oedipus opens on the Abbey stage on Wednesday 30 September 2015 as part of Dublin Theatre Festival.

The Des Moines Community Playhouse held the 2015 Dionysos Awards on Sunday, July 26. The theatre honored 18 backstage, front-of-house, and education volunteers, and announced six acting award winners.

Join the Des Moines Community Playhouse for the 2014-15 Dionysos Awards on Sunday, July 26. The Dionysos Awards celebrates the contributions of more than 1,700 individuals, giving 77,000 hours annually as actors and backstage and front-of-house volunteers.  

Tom Lane's audio trail looks at the underground water system that influenced the building of Cork City.

Pan Pan Theatre has announced the participants for its third International Mentorship & Bursary programme. The participants are: Amy Conroy, Paul Curley, Kate Heffernan, Hilary O'Shaughnessy and Martin Sharry. Internationally acclaimed theatre maker, writer and performer Tim Crouch, will work as a mentor with these artists, developing early-stage ideas for performance projects.