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How much would it cost the council to revive the Rupert Guinness Theatre in the Liberties?
The Diageo-owned theatre on Watling Street has been left unused for many years.
When his daughter’s fiancé hasn't heard of Italia ‘90, a Marino father senses something is off
So goes Michael J. Hartnett’s new play, which had a rehearsal reading this week at the Five Lamps Arts Festival.
Conor Clarke McGrath plays all nine characters in his upcoming show
“I'm having to be the guy telling the audience about it,” he said referring to a sex scene, “While acting it out. While playing the man and the woman.”
A North Strand family plots to block development, and worries about tropical fish, in a new play at the Viking Theatre
“Most of my stuff is very serious,” says writer and director Michael J. Hartnett. A friend and collaborator challenged him to write a comedy.
The council has taken over Smock Alley Theatre
It’ll keep on running, as it has been, for now. But with financial support, and oversight, from Dublin City Council.
A new play tells the too-common story of a homeless mother separated from her children
In different jobs, playwright Helen McGrath says she heard again and again from young mothers living apart from their children, trying to protect them.
Councillors dig further into idea of a new 500-seater venue in the city
A centre with a theatre, a black-box space, and rehearsal halls could cost €25 million to €35 million, a consultant told the council’s arts committee Monday.
In the Liberties, a push to breathe life back into the empty Rupert Guinness Theatre
A spokesperson for NCAD said it’s in talks with Diageo about what to do with the old 600-seat venue, including the possibility of a community use.
An Odyssey into Underground Queer Club Spaces
Nick Nikolaou’s new show Anatomy of a Night is an exploration of memory and identity through dance, spoken word, runways and lip-syncing.
A New Play Takes Inspiration from a Woman Who Tried to Find Healing by Meeting Her Attacker
Playwright Geoff Power’s “Stronger”, due to premiere at the Dublin Theatre Festival, dramatises an effort at “restorative justice”.
A Play Looks at When Pillow Talk Gets a Bit Serious
“Changing the Sheets”, written by and co-starring Harry Butler, along with Máiréad Tyers, is part of this year’s Dublin Fringe Festival.
In Stoneybatter, There’s a New “Low-Stakes” Venue and Rehearsal Space
A lot of contemporary music requires expensive venues booked months in advance, and funding for musicians and tech. “That rules out a lot of types of work.”