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Review: EUREKA DAY at Gate Theatre


by Adi Ajzenstadt - March 01, 2026

What happens to a 'progressive' community when its members' points of view become irreconcilable? In this sharp and sobering production of Eureka Day at the Gate Theatre, Jonathan Spector’s script serves as a prophetic mirror to our post-pandemic reality. ...

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Arrah na Pogue
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The Bridge Below the Town
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LD Dance Fest
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A day showcasing the best of modern dance and ballet from the aspiring student to the crème of international dancers. The Irish Dance Awards begins...

The Playboy of the Western World
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School’s Aerial Project
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Following it’s success at the 2012 Dublin Dance Festival, Body and Forgetting will be performed at The Abbey Theatre on the Peacock stage prior to...

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