Abbey

Mermaid Arts Centre Defending the Caveman by Rob Becker Have you ever wondered why men can't multitask, or why women can’t change a tyre? Wonder no more as the longest running one-person show in Broadway and Las Vegas history is here to…
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Mermaid Arts Centre Pop Up Mermaid Take a leap of faith into the unknown with Mermaid Arts Centre this July. For one night only, Pop Up Mermaid will present a line-up of delectable bite-sized performances across theatre, dance and film.…
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Mermaid Arts Centre Joxer Daly Esq by Eddie Naughton Straight off the back of his scene stealing turn in the Gaiety’s recent production of The Cripple of Inishmaan, Phelim Drew returns to the stage. He will revive Sean O’Casey’s playful…
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This month, Irish author Edna O’Brien revisits her era-defining novel The Country Girls, adapting the story for the Abbey Theatre stage. Published in 1960, the novel tells the tale of Caithleen "Kate" Brady and Bridget "Baba" Brennan - two…
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Mermaid Arts Centre Rapids Exploring instances of disclosure and the presence of stigma in the lives of men and women who are HIV positive in Ireland today, Talking Shop Ensemble and Shaun Dunne present Rapids; their smash hit,…
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See two plays for the price of one at the Abbey Theatre this month with the Irish premieres of Philip Ridley’s Tonight with Donny Stixx and Dark Vanilla Jungle. Working in a wide range of artistic media, the English storyteller is perhaps…
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Directors of the Abbey, Graham McLaren and Neil Murray have shared their plans for 2019, alongside revealing that Bank of America Merrill Lynch will come on board as a Principal Partner of the theatre. 27 projects were announced -…
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The Abbey Theatre has revealed details of its 2019 programme, with a full list to launch late November. Directors of the Abbey Theatre, Graham McLaren and Neil Murray have announced one play, two open calls and four Associate Playwrights.…
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Mermaid Arts Centre The Mai By Marina Carr The Mai is an epic tale centring on a formidable forty-year-old woman, a teacher known as The Mai, whose husband Robert, a musician, has always felt stifled by her ideals of perfection. After…
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The T.S. Eliot Estate and the Abbey Theatre have announced that the third of five annual lectures in the US writer's name will be entitled 'Pessimism in a World of Progress.' Taking place on November 4th, the lecture will be delivered by…
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