Sara Keating |
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The now-household name got his big break ably propelling this high-energy British farce, filmed in 2011
The now-household name got his big break ably propelling this high-energy British farce, filmed in 2011
Hampstead Theatre’s 2018 production – now on Instagram – brilliantly answers the question ‘what happens to theatre when you can’t go see it’
A new production of the Russian author’s 1903 landmark work shares a strong resonance with certain Irish cultural mores
The Gate Theatre’s production of Nancy Harris’s desperately sad play unfolds like a thriller, but feels like a tragedy
A new play by Michael West is set in the 1970s, but speaks clearly to the current political crisis
Michael Hartnett’s new play, about the final days of a dying man in a hospice, is extraordinary only in its ordinariness
The harsh dissonances in this Martin McDonagh revival– in which comedy and violence bloodily mingle – are played for laughs
Irish National Opera and Theatre Lovett production of Hansel and Gretel aims to introduce opera to a wider audience, but its rather fussy theatrical side detracts from the drama
John O’Donovan’s new play looks at what happens when teenage friends drift off in different directions during adulthood
Irene Kelleher’s new play serves as a cathartic release of one woman’s pain
The Bord Gáis Energy Theatre’s production hits all the right notes, even if the 1959 play’s treatment of the rise of fascism now feels sadly poignant
A new play by Tadhg Hickey about one man’s spiritual malaise is affecting in some unexpected ways
New Theatre stages a sombre and stirring production, even if lead falls short of Welles
Theatre critic Sara Keating presents her annual guide to the best of the festive season’s many plays and pantomimes