A new production of Thomas Kilroy’s Double Cross is currently running at the Lyric Theatre, Belfast (10-27 October) and subsequently at the Abbey Theatre (31 October – 10 November). Double Cross tells the true story of how fake news won the Battle for Britain, pitching World War 2’s two masterminds of propaganda against each other in […]
New Titles for 2018
Forthcoming titles for 2018 include Collected Poems – Dermot Healy (August), Against the Clock – Derek Mahon (August), Liner Notes – Ciaran Berry (October), From Here to There: Selected Poems and Translations – Ciaran Carson (October), This One High Field – Michelle O’Sullivan (October), Northern Lights – Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill (November) and Calling Cards – The Younger Irish Poets (November, in […]
Poetry Ireland Pop-Up Christmas Shop: 8-10 December
Poetry Ireland has teamed up with its Dublin 1 neighbours to create a pop-up Christmas shop at No. 11 Parnell Square. Expect an Aladdin’s Cave of literary-leaning gifts and creative goodies from leading Irish publishers, theatres, designers, photographers and musicians. There’ll also be mulled wine and festive treats to nibble on while you browse. So come along, escape the […]
T.S. Eliot Lectures at the Abbey: 6 November
The T.S. Eliot Estate in association with the Abbey Theatre is delighted to announce the first of five annual lectures inspired by T.S. Eliot’s impact on modern literature. The inaugural lecture will take place on the Abbey stage on Sunday 6 November. Paul Muldoon will give a lecture on this landmark poet, entitled ‘Whispers of […]
By the Bog of Cats at the Abbey Theatre
By the Bog of Cats by Marina Carr is currently running at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin. ‘This here is my house and my garden and my stretch of bog and no wan’s runnin’ me out of here’ Hester Swane is a force unto herself. An outsider in the community, she is haunted by […]
Aristocrats at the Abbey Theatre 18 June – 2 August
. . . this has always been a house of reticence, of things unspoken From Philadelphia, Here I Come! to Translations, Brian Friel’s plays have delighted generations of Abbey Theatre audiences. This summer the Abbey Theatre returns to the village of Ballybeg with Aristocrats. The once influential O’Donnell family have gathered to celebrate a […]
‘The Dead’ at the Abbey
The Abbey Theatre presents Frank McGuinness’ dramatisation of James Joyce’s ‘The Dead’, the celebrated short story from Dubliners. The year is 1904. It is a snowy winter’s night in the city of Dublin. Gretta and Gabriel Conroy are among the guests at the Morkan Sisters’ annual dinner on the Feast of the Epiphany and the […]
