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AbbeyTheatreYouth's the Season -? Audio Described IntroductionYouth's the Season -? Audio Described Introduction by AbbeyTheatre2025-04-1818 minAbbeyTheatreYouth's the Season -?: Programme Note from Director Sarah Jane ScaifeYouth's the Season -?: Programme Note from Director Sarah Jane Scaife by AbbeyTheatre2025-04-1802 min
AbbeyTheatreEmma - Audio Described Programme NotesEmma - Audio Described Programme Notes by AbbeyTheatre2025-01-1714 min
AbbeyTheatreGrania Audio Described Programme NotesGrania Audio Described Programme Notes by AbbeyTheatre2024-10-2505 min
AbbeyTheatreThe Quare Fellow: Audio described programme notesThe Quare Fellow: Audio described programme notes by AbbeyTheatre2024-01-1913 min
AbbeyTheatreThe Old Triangle - Radie PeatOne of the most uniquely recognisable, and critically and popularly lauded, voices in Irish music, Radie Peat – of multi-award winning Lankum and ØXN – collaborates with the Abbey Theatre on its production of Brendan Behan’s The Quare Fellow, lending her vocals to the lyrics of 'The Old Triangle', which ring out hauntingly throughout the performance.
Read more here: https://www.abbeytheatre.ie/the-old-triangle/2023-12-1901 min
AbbeyTheatreGhosts on demand: Audio Described programme notesGhosts on demand: Audio Described programme notes by AbbeyTheatre2023-05-1209 min
AbbeyTheatreGhosts: Audio Described programme notesGhosts: Audio Described programme notes by AbbeyTheatre2023-05-1210 min
AbbeyTheatreTartuffe Post Show Talk - Religious Hypocrisy: A Besetting Irish Failing?As part of the run of our new production of Moliere's Tartuffe, we initiated a series of post-show discussions on themes emerging from the new version of the play by Frank McGuinness. The discussions focussed on the origins of these themes in the play and broadened out to encompass reflections on their relevance for Ireland in the past and the present.
Our second talk covered Me Too: confronting patriarchy and sexual oppression. This conversation was explored by curator Catriona Crowe along with journalist and novelist Gene Kerrigan and journalist and writer Caelainn Hogan. In their talk they examined hypocrisy, trying...2023-05-0342 min
AbbeyTheatreTartuffe Post Show Talk - Me Too: Confronting Patriarchy and Sexual OppressionAs part of the run of our new production of Moliere's Tartuffe, we initiated a series of post-show discussions on themes emerging from the new version of the play by Frank McGuinness. The discussions focussed on the origins of these themes in the play and broadened out to encompass reflections on their relevance for Ireland in the past and the present.
Our first talk covered Me Too: confronting patriarchy and sexual oppression.
For this talk, curator Catriona Crowe was joined on stage by Irish Times writer and columnist Roisin Ingle and Consent Project Manager with Dublin Rape Crisis Centre Sarah...2023-05-0338 min
AbbeyTheatreJoyce's Women Audio-described ProgrammeJoyce's Women Audio-described Programme by AbbeyTheatre2022-10-0709 min
AbbeyTheatreTranslations Audio-described Programme NotesTranslations Audio-described Programme Notes by AbbeyTheatre2022-07-2913 min
AbbeyTheatreThe Pentagonal Dream Under Snow by Sebastian BarryThe Pentagonal Dream Under Snow a single figure speaks with five separate male voices. The voices do not talk directly to one another and appear to be different people, but each is a strand of the whole man. Each voice tries to explain, justify and in the end, understand. The voices can be identified by their order of appearance: Father, Murderer, Storyteller, Fetishist and Messiah/Anti-Christ.
The Pentagonal Dream Under Snow by Sebastian Barry, created in collaboration with Olwen Fouéré, Roger Doyle and David Heap.
Creators: Sebastian Barry and Operating Theatre
Writer: Sebastian Barry
Composer: Roger Doyle
Performer: Olwen Fo...2021-12-202h 12AbbeyTheatreDid You Hear the One About the Irishman? by Christina ReidDid You Hear the One About the Irishman? is a painful love story divided by sectarianism, and punctuated by the tasteless racist jokes of an anti-Irish comedian. Allison’s family don’t want her to marry Brian, a Catholic whose brother is serving a life sentence for terrorist offences. Brian’s family don’t want him to marry Allison, as she is a Protestant, and the niece of a Unionist politician.
The play parallels scenes of their two families, doubling characters to bring together two groups so impossibly divided. Allison and Brian’s brilliant optimistic hope that they will rise above the...2021-12-131h 00AbbeyTheatreAn Triail by Máiréad Ní GhrádaAn Triail is set in Ireland during the 1960s and deals with the pregnancy, and subsequent single motherhood, of a young woman, Máire Ní Chathasaigh. She is shunned by her family after becoming impregnated by Pádraig, a married man and a teacher in the local school, and must leave her parish and move to Dublin to find work to support herself and her child.
Here she is once again marginalised, first for being a single pregnant woman and then for being a single mother. After her accommodation collapses around her child, she moves into a brothel with a prost...2021-12-061h 55
AbbeyTheatreThe Evidence I Shall Give by Richard JohnsonSet in the district court of Barrabeg, Co. Kerry, a judge presides over the case of a 13-year-old girl about to be sent to an Industrial School. A humane solicitor argues that young children need “kissing and caressing”, while the Mother Superior of the orphanage, where the girl grew up, says they need harsh discipline in order to learn “humility”. The play ends with the girl taking off her scarf to show her shaved head, a punishment for absconding from the orphanage.
Cast
Deirdre Donnelly
Philip O'Sullivan
Kate Gilmore
Luke Griffin
David Herlihy
Jane Brennan
Jonathan White
Amilia Stewart-Keating
Peter Coonan
Katie McCann ...2021-11-272h 15AbbeyTheatreThe Wood of the Whispering by M.J. MolloyThe loss of traditional rural values in the West of Ireland is central to this play. The results of emigration from the region are no weddings and no children. Those left there are left to totter in to old age. But Sanbatch Daly, a descendant of the derelict Big House is determined to reverse the problem of rural decline. When Con arrives to cut down the wood at the D'Arcy demesne, he encounters Sanbatch living by the abandoned castle gates and soon meets “some comical Irishmen” in the wood of the whispering; a nether–world, where colourful characters live in “fear of...2021-11-222h 39
AbbeyTheatreLiffey Lane by Maura LavertySet in the midst of the poverty, dirt and smells of the Liffey Lane tenements. Food and decent clothing are scarce, and illness common particularly among the children. But there is also kindness and decency, neighbours looking out for each other, a community very different from that of the small Irish town, but still bound together. But this community is being scattered as the tenements are torn down, forcing the residents to find other homes. Chrissie moves through this world, and the more privileged one on the "right" side of the street, centred in her love for Kevin, whom she...2021-11-152h 04AbbeyTheatreLight Falling by Teresa DeevyA one-act play set on a sunny afternoon on the north-west coast of Ireland. Pat Scully, a man of 60, stands at the open door of his house and looks out at this garden and the hill-side beyond. Over the course of the action his son John, his daughter-in-law Mary and a visiting English painter and his wife - Kenneth and Ismay Leslie - come and go.
John seems quite taken with Ismay. He pays her a good deal of attention. Pat does not like this and becomes angry with his son on Mary’s behalf. Mary pays no heed to Jo...2021-11-081h 00AbbeyTheatreThe Image by Lady GregoryA comic tale of Irish village life centring on Thomas Coppinger, a stonecutter, and his wife Mary who states from the outset how much happier she would be in America. When two whales are beached during the night, and the villagers consider that their oil is worth hatfuls of gold, it seems like all of their wishes may finally have come true...
Cast:
Bryan Burroughs
Declan Conlon
Fionnuala Gygax
Marcus Lamb
Fiona Lucia McGarry
Máire Ní Ghráinne
Ian O'Reilly
Don Wycherley
Director: Sarah Jane Scaife
Unseen Plays Curator: Professor Christopher Morash
Audio Recording: Windmill Lane Recording Studios
Facebook...2021-11-011h 55AbbeyTheatreThe Words Upon The Window Pane by W.B. YeatsA dramatic exploration of the occult, the play features a seance in which Jonathan Swift's voice is projected though a medium, along with those of his two lovers, Stella and Vanessa. The Dublin Spiritualists' Association is about to hold a seance in rooms once visited by Stella, the name Jonathan Swift gave to his beloved Esther Johnson. One of the windows has part of a poem by Stella scratched in the glass. After some debate between the various attendees at the seance, amongst whom are a clergyman, a gambler, and a Cambridge student writing a thesis on Swift, the medium...2021-11-0149 min
AbbeyTheatreAbbey Talks Series: Meet the Makers: Caitríona EnnisActor Caitríona Ennis talks with Lisa Farrelly about finding the heart of Emer in Corn Exchange & the Abbey Theatre's The Fall of the Second Republic, making the grade and going to war for all her characters.
Recorded on Wednesday 4 March 2020 at the Abbey Theatre.
Interviewer & Editor: Lisa Farrelly
Sound operator: Derek Conaghy
03/2020 Broadcast 12/03/2020
Photograph Credit Ros Kavanagh2020-03-1140 min
AbbeyTheatreAbbey Talks Series: Meet the Makers: Annie Ryan, Andrew Bennett & Mark O'HalloranA grand coalition of Corn Exchange memories, techniques and anecdotes make this podcast a rare recording gem. Mark O'Halloran leads artistic director & founder of The Corn Exchange, Annie Ryan, alongside collaborator, Andrew Bennett, in a conversation that captures twenty five years of their work, so far.
Recorded on Tuesday 3 March 2020 at the Abbey Theatre.
Interviewer: Mark O'Halloran
Editor: Lisa Farrelly
Sound operator: Conall Coleman
02/2020 Broadcast 06/03/20202020-03-0556 min
AbbeyTheatreHansel and Gretel Directors NoteHansel and Gretel – Directors’ Note
Written by directors Muireann Ahern and Louis Lovett
Read by Bríd Ní Ghruagáin.
An Irish National Opera, Theatre Lovett and Abbey Theatre Co-Production.
Out of the Abbey:
Navan, Solstice Arts Centre: Tues 18 Feb
Kilkenny, Watergate Theatre: Thurs 20 Feb
Wexford, National Opera House: Sat 22 Feb
Cork, The Everyman: Tues 25 Feb
Tralee, Siamsa Tíre: Thurs 27 Feb
Limerick, Lime Tree Theatre: Sat 29 Feb
Galway, Town Hall Theatre: Tues 3 Mar
Longford, Backstage Theatre: Thurs 5 Mar
Letterkenny, An Grianán: Sat 7 Mar
For updates about audio described and captioned performances, text ACCESSARTS to 51444 or head to www.adiarts.i...2020-02-1106 min
AbbeyTheatreAudio Described Programme Notes: Hansel and GretelAudio Described Programme notes for Hansel and Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck at the Abbey Theatre.
Welcome to the introductory notes for Hansel and Gretel, by Engelbert Humperdinck.
This opera is presented by the Abbey Theatre, Irish National Opera and Theatre Lovett.
It is directed by Muireann Ahern and Louis Lovett.
The score was arranged by Richard Peirson who plays piano and conducts the opera.
The Set and Costume Designer is Jamie Vartan.
Lighting Design is by Sarah Jane Shiels.
The Video Designer is Jack Phelan.
The introductory notes for Hansel and Gretel were prepared by Bríd Ní Ghruagáin.
Int...2020-02-1113 min
AbbeyTheatreAbbey Talks Series: Meet the Makers: Jody O'NeillFor this podcast theatre makerJody O'Neill talks with Lisa Farrelly about creating her show What I (Don't) Know About Autism which is enjoying a sold out run on the Peacock stage. Jody talks about the perception, assumptions, and treatments that are associated with Autism and challenges, educates and celebrates Autistic identity.
What I (Don't) Know About Autism
Dublin, Peacock Theatre Sat 1 - Sat 8 Feb
Cork, The Everyman: Tue 11 – Thu 13 Feb
Bray, Mermaid Arts Centre: Sat 15 Feb
Cast: Shay Croke
Cast: Paula McGlinchey
Cast: Jayson Murray
Cast: Jody O'Neill
Cast: Matthew Ralli
Cast: Eleanor Walsh
Writer: Jody O’Neill
Producer: Melissa Nola...2020-02-0637 min
AbbeyTheatreAudio Described Programme Notes: What I (don't) know about AutismWelcome to the programme notes for What I (Don't) Know About Autism by Jody O'Neill.
The play is directed by Dónal Gallagher and the choreographer is Cindy Cummings.
The Set and Costume Designer is Medb Lambert.
Lighting Design is by Eoin Winning and the Composer and Sound Design is by Carl Kennedy.
This production will be in The Peacock Theatre from 1 – 8 February 2020, Monday to Saturday at 8pm with a matinee on Saturday at 2.30pm.
The performance lasts for one hour and ten minutes, without an interval.
All performances will be relaxed performances. This means there will be a relaxed app...2020-02-0113 min
AbbeyTheatreAbbey Talks Series: Meet the Makers: Dan ColleyDirector Dan Colley talks with Phil Kingston about Collapsing Horse's devising process, artistic choices and challenging the imagination.
Cast: Genevieve Hulme-Beaman & Manus Halligan
Based on the short story by: Gabriel García Márquez
Adapted for the stage by: Dan Colley, Manus Halligan and Genevieve Hulme-Beaman
Directed by: Dan Colley
Set and Props Design by: Andrew Clancy
Lighting Design by: Sarah Jane Shiels
Composition and Sound Design by: Alma Kelliher
Photographs: Ste Murray
Recorded on 12 December 2019 at the Abbey Theatre.
Interviewer: Phil Kingston
Editor: Lisa Farrelly
Sound operator: Derek Conaghy
19/2019 Broadcast 20/12/20192019-12-2048 min
AbbeyTheatreAbbey Talks Series: Meet the Makers: Marion O'DwyerActor Marion O'Dwyer talks with Lisa Farrelly about all the roads that have lead her back to Inish; from shy beginnings to determined debutante, from Diceman days to the tenements of O'Casey, from Ballybeg to Broadway. Marion talks about working hard at being funny and the tricky balancing act of keeping a life on and off the stage.
Recorded on Tuesday 10 December 2019 at the Abbey Theatre.
Interviewer & Editor: Lisa Farrelly
Sound operator: Derek Conaghy
18/2019 Broadcast 13/12/2019
[Edited for sneezes and Chekcoughs]
Photo Malcolm McGettigan(C)2019-12-1355 min
AbbeyTheatreAbbey Talks Series: Meet the Makers: Cal McCrystalDrama at Inish director Cal McCrystal talks with Lisa Farrelly about the freedom of directing, the limits of comedy and the pride & delight he takes in making people laugh.
Recorded on Wednesday 13 November 2019 at the Abbey Theatre.
Interviewer & Editor: Lisa Farrelly
Sound operator: Derek Conaghy
17/2019 Broadcast 19/11/2019
Photo Malcolm McGettigan(C)2019-11-1853 min
AbbeyTheatreAbbey Talks Series: Other Voices: Paddy DalyFor the last order in the series of mini-podcasts, Docker Paddy Daly talks with writer Niamh Gleeson about the working conditions, sharp wit and everyday education of a lifetime on the dockside.
Recorded at the Abbey Theatre Friday 4 October.
The Abbey Theatre's Last Orders at the Dockside is a Dublin Port Commission and runs as part of the Dublin Theatre Festival 2019.
Interviewer: Niamh Gleeson
Podcast Editor: Lisa Farrelly
Sound operator: Derek Conaghy
16/2019 Broadcast 25/10/2019
Edited for broadcast.2019-10-2424 min
AbbeyTheatreAbbey Talks Series: Other Voices: Paddy NevinsFormer Docker Paddy Nevins talks with writer Niamh Gleeson about his forty eight years working on the docks, the dangers of working and the even more dangerous work of navigating a dating life. Paddy talks about being one of the last men on the job, the bond with the men and chasing the last ferry home,
Recorded at the Abbey Theatre Thursday 3 October.
The Abbey Theatre's Last Orders at the Dockside is a Dublin Port Commission and runs as part of the Dublin Theatre Festival 2019.
Interviewer: Niamh Gleeson
Podcast Editor: Lisa Farrelly
Sound operator: Derek Conaghy
15/2019 Broadcast 23/10/20192019-10-2224 min
AbbeyTheatreAbbey Talks Series: Other Voices: Declan ByrneWriter Niamh Gleeson talks with Declan Byrne of the Dublin Dock Workers Preservation Society about his life working on the docks, the dangerous altruisim of smuggling and the luckiness of unstickable nicknames.
Recorded at the Abbey Theatre Thursday 3 October.
The Abbey Theatre's Last Orders at the Dockside is a Dublin Port Commission and runs as part of the Dublin Theatre Festival 2019.
Interviewer: Niamh Gleeson
Podcast Editor: Lisa Farrelly
Sound operator: Derek Conaghy
14/2019 Broadcast 16/10/20192019-10-1515 min
AbbeyTheatreAudio Described Programme Notes: Last Orders at the Dockside: Oct 19 MatineeProgramme notes for the audio described performance of Last Orders at the Dockside at the Abbey Theatre, Saturday matinee, 19th October, 2019.
The Programme Notes for Last Orders at the Dockside were prepared by Bríd Ní Ghruagáin who, along with Máirín Harte, will audio describe the performance live on the day.
Audio description at the Abbey Theatre is provided by Arts and Disability Ireland with support from The Arts Council.
For further details about other accessible performances,
text ACCESSARTS to 51444 or head to www.adiarts.ie for more information.2019-10-1509 min
AbbeyTheatreAbbey Talks Series: Other Voices: Michael ForanIn the latest installment of the dockside series, haulier Michael Foran talks with writer Niamh Gleeson about being born on the docks, scutting trucks, mitching school and meeting the scholars on the way home. Michael talks about his love of storytelling, recites his own poetry and delights us with his favourite ballad song.
Recorded at the Abbey Theatre Thursday 3 October.
The Abbey Theatre's Last Orders at the Dockside is a Dublin Port Commission and runs as part of the Dublin Theatre Festival 2019.
Interviewer: Niamh Gleeson
Podcast Editor: Lisa Farrelly
Sound operator: Rob Flynn.
13/2019 Broadcast 14/10/20192019-10-1414 min
AbbeyTheatreAbbey Talks Series: Other Voices: Margaret CullenThe second in a series of mini podcasts to accompany Dermot Bolger's Last Orders at the Dockside, writer Niamh Gleeson talks with Margaret Cullen, daughter of docker Glimmer Byrne, about the hardship and happy childhood days being reared in Sheriff street & the way of life that stays with you all your life no matter where you roam.
The Abbey Theatre's Last Orders at the Dockside is a Dublin Port Commission and runs as part of the Dublin Theatre Festival 2019.
Recorded on Wednesday 03 October 2019 at the Abbey Theatre.
Recorded at the Abbey Theatre Thursday 3 October.
Interviewer: Niamh Gleeson
Podcast Editor: Lisa...2019-10-1014 min
AbbeyTheatreAbbey Talks Series: Other Voices: John 'Miley' WalshIn the first in a series of mini podcasts to accompany Dermot Bolger's Last Orders at the Dockside, writer Niamh Gleeson talks the ebb and flow of forty six years working on the docks with docker John 'Miley' Walsh.
The Abbey Theatre's Last Orders at the Dockside is a Dublin Port Commission and runs as part of the Dublin Theatre Festival 2019.
Recorded on Wednesday 03 October 2019 at the Abbey Theatre.
Interviewer: Niamh Gleeson
Podcast Editor: Lisa Farrelly
Sound operator: Rob Flynn.
11/2019 Broadcast 09/10/20192019-10-0821 min
AbbeyTheatreAbbey Talks Series: Meet the Makers: Dylan TigheTheatre maker Dylan Tighe talks with Lisa Farrelly about his production of Pasolini's Saló Redubbed as part of Dublin Theatre Festival 2019 on the Peacock stage.
Pasonlini's Saló Redubbed
Cast: Thomas Collins
Cast: Peter Gaynor
Cast: Lauren Larkin
Cast: Niamh McCann
Cast: Gina Moxley
Cast: Will O'Connell
Cast: Daniel Reardon
Directed and Adapted by: Dylan Tighe
Lighting Design: Aedín Cosgrove
Video Design: José Miguel Jiménez
Assistant Video Design: Eavan Aiken
Set Design: Aedín Cosgrove and Dylan Tighe
Post-Production Sound Design: Kevin Gleeson
Sound Engineer and Additional Design: Alexis Nealon
Costume Supervisor and Stylist: Ellen Kirk
Assistant Director: Grace Morgan...2019-10-0452 min
AbbeyTheatreAudio Described Programme Notes: This Beautiful Village: Saturday 7 September 2pmProgramme notes for the audio described performance of This Beautiful Village at the Abbey Theatre, Saturday matinee, 7th September, 2019.
The Programme Notes for This Beautiful Village were prepared by Bríd Ní Ghruagáin who, along with Máirín Harte, will audio describe the performance live on the day.
This Beautiful Village is written by Lisa Tierney Keogh and directed by David Horan .
The cast and creatives are:
Maggie: Pom Boyd
Liz: Ruth Bradley
Dara: Michael Ford-FitzGerald
Philip: Damian Kearney
Grace: Bethan Mary-James
Paul: Aidan McArdle
Set Designer: Ciaran Bagnall
Costume Designer: Katie Davenport
Lighting Designer: Sarah Jane Shiels
Compo...2019-09-0609 min
AbbeyTheatreAbbey Talks Series: Meet the Makers: Lisa Tierney-KeoghIn the final weeks of rehearsal This Beautiful Village's writer Lisa Tierney-Keogh talks the truth of her debut play on the Abbey stage, the knockbacks, kickbacks & comebacks involved in power plays and how laughter is the best medicine when blowing up the canon.
This Beautiful Village 2-14 September 2019 Abbey Theatre
Writer: Lisa Tierney-Keogh
Director: David Horan
Cast: Pom Boyd, Ruth Bradley, Michael Ford-FitzGerald, Damian Kearney, Bethan Mary-James & Aidan McArdle.
Recorded on Thursday 22 August 2019 at the Abbey Theatre.
Interviewer & Editor: Lisa Farrelly
Sound operator: Derek Conaghy
09/2019 Broadcast 26/08/2019
The business of theatre quote - Paco Tolson (c)2019-08-2351 min
AbbeyTheatreAudio Described Programme Notes: Two Pints 31 July 730pmProgramme notes for the audio described performance of Two Pints at the Abbey Theatre, Wednesday 31 July 2019 at 730pm.
The Programme Notes for Two Pints were prepared by Mairín Harte who will also audio describe the performance live on the day.
Accessible performances are provided by Arts & Disability Ireland with support from The Arts Council.
For further details about other accessible performances,
text ACCESSARTS to 51444 or head to www.adiarts.ie for more information.2019-07-3004 min
AbbeyTheatreAudio Described Programme Notes: The Unmanageable Sisters 31 July 2pm 2019Programme notes for the audio described performance of The Unmanageable Sisters at the Abbey Theatre, Wednesday 31 July 2019 at 2pm.
The Programme Notes for The Unmanageable Sisters were prepared by Bríd Ní Ghruagáin who will also audio describe the performance live on the day.
Accessible performances are provided by Arts & Disability Ireland with support from The Arts Council.
For further details about other accessible performances,
text ACCESSARTS to 51444 or head to www.adiarts.ie for more information.2019-07-2912 min
AbbeyTheatreAbbey Talks Series: Meet the Makers: The Unmanageable SistersThe Unmanageable cast members Clare Monnelly, Caoimhe O'Malley and Sarah Madigan talk life in rep, making work after college, freelance realities and future fringe productions.
Recorded on Wednesday 24 July 2019 at the Abbey Theatre.
Interviewer & Editor: Lisa Farrelly
Sound operator: Derek Conaghy
08/2019 Broadcast 25/07/20192019-07-2550 min
AbbeyTheatreAbbey Talks Series: Meet the Makers: Karen ArdiffChild of the theatre Karen Ardiff talks with Lisa Farrelly about the sense of urgency about being an Unmanageable Sister, the poignancy of post-referenda Ireland and the perplexing conundrum of how to remind your body that you are indeed acting.
Recorded on Wednesday 10 July 2019 at the Abbey Theatre.
Interviewer & Editor: Lisa Farrelly
Sound operator: Derek Conaghy
07/2019 Broadcast 12/07/2019
Photo image credit: Ros Kavanagh (c)2019-07-1237 min
AbbeyTheatreCitysong - Audio described Programme Notes for accessible performance 8 June 2019Citysong by Dylan Coburn Gray
Programme notes for the audio described performance at the Abbey Theatre, 8th June 2019 at 2pm.
The Programme Notes for this world premiere of Citysong were prepared by Bríd Ní Ghruagáin who, along with Máirín Harte, will audio describe the performance.
Accessible performances are provided by Arts & Disability Ireland with support from The Arts Council.
For further details about other accessible performances,
text ACCESSARTS to 51444 or head to www.adiarts.ie for more information.
Cast: Amy Conroy, Jade Jordan, Bláithín Mac Gabhann, Daryl McCormack, Clare McKenna and Dan Monaghan.
Writer: Dylan C...2019-06-0708 min
AbbeyTheatreAbbey Talks Series: Meet the Makers: Sarah BaconSet and costume designer Sarah Bacon talks with Lisa Farrelly about her initial responses to the Citysong script, light bulb moments and her journey into theatre. Sarah talks about serving the play, reducing and reducing down to an essence and allowing the audience to fill in the edges.
Citysong is an Abbey Theatre and Soho Theatre co-production travelling to Soho Theatre, London and the Galway International Arts Festival.
Supported by Culture Ireland.
Recorded on Tuesday 28 May 2019 at the Abbey Theatre.
Interviewer & Editor: Lisa Farrelly
Sound operator: Derek Conaghy
06/2019 Broadcast 05/06/2019
Photo image: Shane Connaughton2019-06-0449 min
AbbeyTheatreAbbey Talks Series: Meet the Makers: Carys D. Coburn: Part TwoPart Two: Writer Carys D. Coburn talks home thoughts from abroad, the love of the particular and the joy of the blank page.
Carys is the recipient of the Verity Bargate Award and is a collaborating writer with MALAPROP Theatre.
Citysong is an Abbey Theatre and Soho Theatre co-production travelling to Soho Theatre, London and the Galway International Arts Festival. Supported by Culture Ireland.
Recorded on Thursday 23 May 2019 at the Abbey Theatre.
Interviewer & Editor: Lisa Farrelly
Sound operator: Derek Conaghy
05/2019 Broadcast 27/05/2019
*Doozer ©: An industry term of affection for top of their game theatre professionals.2019-05-2721 min
AbbeyTheatreAbbey Talks Series: Meet the Makers: Carys D. Coburn: Part OnePart One: Writer Carys D. Coburn talks with Lisa Farrelly about alchemy, trust and the transformation of reflection in the symphony of us that is Citysong.
Carys is the recipient of the Verity Bargate Award and is a collaborating writer with MALAPROP Theatre.
Citysong is an Abbey Theatre and Soho Theatre co-production travelling to Soho Theatre, London and the Galway International Arts Festival. Supported by Culture Ireland.
Recorded on Thursday 23 May 2019 at the Abbey Theatre.
Interviewer & Editor: Lisa Farrelly
Sound operator: Derek Conaghy
05/2019 Broadcast 27/05/2019
*Doozer ©: An industry term of affection for top of their game theatre professionals.2019-05-2751 min
AbbeyTheatreThe Country Girls - Audio Described Programme Notes for ADP Saturday Matinee 6 April 2019Audio described introductory notes for The Country Girls are prepared and read by Bríd Ni Ghraugáin.
The audio described performance for The Country Girls is on Saturday Matinee 6 April 2019 2pm and will be audio described by Bríd Ni Ghraugáin and Máirín Harte.
Audio Described performances at the Abbey Theatre are provided by Arts & Disability Ireland with funding from the Arts Council/An Chomhairle Ealaion.2019-04-0412 min
AbbeyTheatreAbbey Talks Series: Meet The Makers: Grace Collender & Lola PetticrewActors Grace Collender and Lola Petticrew talk with Lisa Farrelly about stepping into the shoes of The Country Girls, giving heart and colour to their art and the terms & conditions of friendship.
The Country Girls: Written & adapted by Edna O'Brien plays on the Abbey Stage until 6 April and gallivants on to Cork Opera House,Town Hall Theatre, Galway and Lime Tree Theatre, Limerick until 4 May 2019.
The Country Girls is the Dublin: One City, One Book 2019 Choice.
Recorded on Thursday 14 March 2019 at the Abbey Theatre.
Interviewer & Editor: Lisa Farrelly
Sound operator: Conall Coleman
04/2019 Broadcast 22/03/20192019-03-2253 min
AbbeyTheatreKate & Baba Leave For LondonMusic from the Abbey Theatre production of The Country Girls, written and adapted by Edna O'Brien, directed by Graham McLaren. Composed by Ray Harman with Sound Design by Matt Padden.2019-03-2003 min
AbbeyTheatreThe Country Girls OpeningMusic from the Abbey Theatre production of The Country Girls, written and adapted by Edna O'Brien, directed by Graham McLaren. Composed by Ray Harman with Sound Design by Matt Padden.2019-03-2003 min
AbbeyTheatreConvent & Sister MaryMusic from the Abbey Theatre production of The Country Girls, written and adapted by Edna O'Brien, directed by Graham McLaren. Composed by Ray Harman with Sound Design by Matt Padden.2019-03-2005 min
AbbeyTheatreLove DanceMusic from the Abbey Theatre production of The Country Girls, written and adapted by Edna O'Brien, directed by Graham McLaren. Composed by Ray Harman with Sound Design by Matt Padden.2019-03-2001 min
AbbeyTheatreDiddumsMusic from the Abbey Theatre production of The Country Girls, written and adapted by Edna O'Brien, directed by Graham McLaren. Composed by Ray Harman with Sound Design by Matt Padden.2019-03-2001 min
AbbeyTheatreKate & Sister MaryMusic from the Abbey Theatre production of The Country Girls, written and adapted by Edna O'Brien, directed by Graham McLaren. Composed by Ray Harman with Sound Design by Matt Padden.2019-03-2002 min
AbbeyTheatreJourney To DublinMusic from the Abbey Theatre production of The Country Girls, written and adapted by Edna O'Brien, directed by Graham McLaren. Composed by Ray Harman with Sound Design by Matt Padden.2019-03-2001 min
AbbeyTheatreKate & Mr G.Music from the Abbey Theatre production of The Country Girls, written and adapted by Edna O'Brien, directed by Graham McLaren. Composed by Ray Harman with Sound Design by Matt Padden.2019-03-2004 min
AbbeyTheatreKate In The RainMusic from the Abbey Theatre production of The Country Girls, written and adapted by Edna O'Brien, directed by Graham McLaren. Composed by Ray Harman with Sound Design by Matt Padden.2019-03-2002 min
AbbeyTheatreKate & FinnMusic from the Abbey Theatre production of The Country Girls, written and adapted by Edna O'Brien, directed by Graham McLaren. Composed by Ray Harman with Sound Design by Matt Padden.2019-03-2002 min
AbbeyTheatreAbbey Talks Series: Meet the Makers: Francis O'ConnorAward winning designer Francis O'Connor talks with Lisa Farrelly about the vivid neutrality and clarity of vision that textures his work on The Country Girls.
The Country Girls: Written & adapted by Edna O'Brien plays on the Abbey Stage until 6 April touring to Cork Opera House, Town Hall Theatre, Galway and Lime Tree Theatre, Limerick until 4 May 2019.
The Country Girls is the Dublin: One City, One Book 2019 Choice.
Recorded on Wednesday 27 February 2019 at the Abbey Theatre.
Interviewer & Editor: Lisa Farrelly
Sound operator: Derek Conaghy
03/2019 Broadcast 01/03/20192019-02-2849 min
AbbeyTheatreAbbey Talks Series: The Pride of Abbey Street: John StapletonHead of Stage Management John Stapleton bids farewell to Abbey Street after thirty eight years of stage wrangling, storytelling and possibly the best way to handle fireworks. Lisa Farrelly talks with John about his time at the theatre and records for posterity some of his classic tales.
Recorded on Tuesday 15 January 2019 at the Abbey Theatre
Interviewer & Editor: Lisa Farrelly
Sound operator: Derek Conaghy
02/2019 Broadcast 170119
Image (c) Eimer Murphy2019-01-1655 min
AbbeyTheatreAbbey Talks Series: The Pride of Abbey Street: Stephen MolloyAfter a lifetimes service of forty one years, props master Stephen Molloy leaves the Abbey Theatre. He talks with Lisa Farrelly about his first impressions of the theatre, making sense of a whole world of props and the present day reality of our property market.
Short cut who's who: Former Abbey Theatre Alumni:
Tony Wakefield: Technical Director/Lighting designer/Head of Dept.
Mick Doyle: lighting technician/designer & Head of Dept.
Joe Ellis: General stage manger/Prop buyer
Brian Collins: Set designer/Production manager
Martin Fahy: Accountant/General Manager/Secretary NTS Ltd.
Jim Colgan: Sound Dept.
Paul Moore: Director.
Present day:
...2019-01-1638 min
AbbeyTheatreAbbey Talks Series: Asking For It: AfterwordAbbey Talks Live Public Event: Author of Asking For It Louise O’Neill, director and co-adaptor Annabelle Comyn join writers Emilie Pine and John Boyne in a conversation on staging challenging material, sharing creative personal work for the public gaze and counting the cost of their brutal honesty.
[Plot and story lines revealed throughout this discussion]
Asking For It by Louise O'Neill,
Adapted by Meadhbh McHugh in colloboration with Annabelle Comyn, Directed by Annabelle Comyn.
LANDMARK PRODUCTIONS and THE EVERYMAN in association with the ABBEY THEATRE and CORK MIDSUMMER FESTIVAL
Recorded on Thursday 15 November 2018 on the Peacock stage.
Sound operator: De...2018-11-1658 min
AbbeyTheatreRathmines Road Post-Show: Gavin Kostick, Ivana Bacik & Deirdre Kinahan.[Plot and story lines revealed throughout this discussion]
Rathmines Road: Post-show discussion on consent and reporting of sexual assault with Senator Ivana Bacik (Barrister & Reid Professor of Criminal Law, Criminology and Penology at Trinity College Dublin)and Deirdre Kinahan (Playwright & writer of Rathmines Road) Chaired by Gavin Kostick (Literary Manager of Fishamble)
Recorded on Thursday 26 October at the Peacock Theatre
[Plot and story lines revealed throughout this discussion]
Sound operators: Conall Coleman & Derek Conaghy
Editor: Lisa Farrelly2018-10-2639 min
AbbeyTheatreAbbey Talks Series: Meet the Makers: Aaron MonaghanDRUIDSHAKESPEARE: RICHARD III
Druid in association with the Abbey Theatre
Directed by Garry Hynes
Aaron Monaghan talks with Lisa Farrelly about living with Richard, finding his way into this determined villain and the expectation of excellence in the creative arts.
Recorded at the Abbey Theatre on Tuesday 16 October 2018
Broadcast Friday 19 October 2018
Interviewer & Editor: Lisa Farrelly
Sound Guru: Derek Conaghy2018-10-191h 00
AbbeyTheatreAbbey Talks Series: Meet the Makers: Gina MoxleyThe Patient Gloria is a new work by Gina Moxley inspired by the 1965 films Three Approaches to Psychotherapy, also known as The Gloria Films.
In this podcast Gina Moxley talks with Lisa Farrelly about finding the style of The Patient Gloria, the substance of therapy and the medieval misogyny alive and kicking in our own backyards.
Recorded at the Abbey Theatre on Wednesday 3 October 2018
Broadcast Friday 5 October 2018
Interviewer & Editor: Lisa Farrelly
Sound Guru: Derek Conaghy
Image: Luca Truffarelli2018-10-0540 min
AbbeyTheatreJimmy's Hall Today Assembly: Abbey Theatre: Finale (live & uncompressed version)Cast members from Jimmy's Hall sing Whitney Houston's I Want to Dance with Somebody: Sarah Madigan with Muiris Crowley, Bríd Ní Neachtain, Aindrias de Staic, Brian Gilligan, Bosco Hogan, Catherine Bell, Andrew Linnie & Ruth McGill performed for Jimmy’s Hall Today an assembly that addresses the realities of the deportation system as it operates in Ireland today.
Curated & facilitated by Donal O'Kelly and hosted by the Abbey Theatre.
Recorded live at the Abbey Theatre 27 August 2018
Podcast Editor: Lisa Farrelly/Sound Guru: Derek Conaghy2018-08-2904 min
AbbeyTheatreJimmy's Hall Today Assembly: Catherine Young Dance(live & uncompressed version)Catherine Young Dance initiated The Welcoming Project in 2016 as a way to foster cultural integration and social inclusion with Ireland's new communities.
Through a common bond (the arts), the playing field is equal and a space is offered where people can come together, share their culture, their music, songs, dances, food and stories. A place where Irish people can be inspired to learn the cultures of others and where new communities have the opportunity to meet local Irish people.
Currently the group includes migrants, refugees, asylum seekers and local Irish spanning many countries including: Syria, Iran, Palestine, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq...2018-08-2918 min
AbbeyTheatreJimmy's Hall Today Assembly: Song for the Faithful Departed (live & uncompressed version)Song for the Faithful Departed sung by Ruth McGill with Brian Gilligan, Andrew Linnie, Aindrias de Staic & Catherine Bell for Jimmy’s Hall Today assembly that addresses the realities of the deportation system as it operates in Ireland today.
Curated & facilitated by Donal O'Kelly and hosted by the Abbey Theatre.
Recorded live at the Abbey Theatre 27 August 2018
Podcast Editor: Lisa Farrelly/Sound Guru: Derek Conaghy2018-08-2903 min
AbbeyTheatreJimmy's Hall Today Assembly: Abbey Theatre (Compressed version)The Jimmy’s Hall Today assembly addresses the realities of the deportation system as it operates in Ireland today. For every person who comes to Ireland seeking refuge, the fear of deportation is deep.
The assembly includes testimonies from international protection applicants and their supporters on how Department of Justice policy and procedures deeply affect their lives. It will also address the changes to detention and deportation procedures introduced by the International Protection Act 2016.
The assembly is introduced by Director of the Abbey Theatre, Graham McLaren and facilitated & curated by actor Donal O'Kelly
Contributions from:
Vukasin Nedeljkovic: Photographer
Lucky Khambule: Di...2018-08-291h 33
AbbeyTheatreAbbey Talks Series: Meet the Makers: Vicki Manderson: Jimmy's HallIn this latest podcast Lisa Farrelly talks with Movement Director Vicki Manderson about her process of collaboration, finding phrases that fit the shape of the feeling & keeping the plates spinning whilst dancing in the kitchen.
Jimmy's Hall runs at the Abbey Theatre until 8 September charging on to Town Hall Theatre Galway for the 11 September and arriving at the Cork Opera House on the 18 September 2018.
Recorded on Thursday 16 August 2018 at the Abbey Theatre
Interviewer & Editor: Lisa Farrelly
Sound Guru: Derek Conaghy
Photo Credit: Bronwen Sharp
Music Excerpt(c)NinjaTune2018-08-2349 min
AbbeyTheatreAbbey Talks Series: Other Voices: Rev. Bernárd J. Lynch: Come on HomeThe Reverend Bernárd J. Lynch talks with Lisa Farrelly about Phillip McMahon's Come on Home on the Peacock Stage, coming out as a gay cleric and how the history that produces us can never be given away.
Come on Home is directed by Rachel O'Riordan and runs on the Peacock Stage until 4 August 2018.
Recorded: Sunday 22 July 2018 in the the Abbey rehearsal room.
Broadcast: Wednesday 25 July 2018.
Interviewer & Editor: Lisa Farrelly
Sound Guru: Derek Conaghy
EP 012/20182018-07-2453 min
AbbeyTheatreA Stor Mo ChroíThe Jimmy's Hall company, led by Michael John McCarthy, recorded three of the tracks from this production; A Stor Mo Chroi, Bean Phaídín and Faithful Departed.
Jimmy's Hall is adapted from Paul Laverty's film script, directed by Graham McLaren.
Recorded in Open Door Studios, Limerick by Joe Mulcahy.
A Stor Mo Chroí
Vocals: Lisa Lambe
Piano: Richard Clements
Fiddle: Aindrais de Staic
Bass: Brian Gilligan
Soprano Sax: Andrew Linnie
Flute: Catherine Bell
Choral Vocals: Rest of Company2018-07-1905 min
AbbeyTheatreBean PhaídínThe Jimmy's Hall company, led by Michael John McCarthy, recorded three of the tracks from this production; A Stor Mo Chroi, Bean Phaídín and Faithful Departed.
Jimmy's Hall is adapted from Paul Laverty's film script, directed by Graham McLaren.
Recorded in Open Door Studios, Limerick by Joe Mulcahy.
Bean Pháidín / Out On The Ocean
Vocals: Bríd Ní Neachtain, Lisa Lambe & Company
Bodhrán: Muiris Crowley
Fiddle: Aindrias de Staic
Guitar: Alan Devally
Cajon: Brian Gilligan
Bones: Bosco Hogan
Flute: Catherine Bell
Piano: Andrew Linnie2018-07-1901 min
AbbeyTheatreSong for the Faithful DepartedThe Jimmy's Hall company, led by Michael John McCarthy, recorded three of the tracks from this production; A Stor Mo Chroi, Bean Phaídín and Faithful Departed.
Jimmy's Hall is adapted from Paul Laverty's film script, directed by Graham McLaren.
Song for the Faithful Departed
Vocals & Electric Guitar: Ruth McGill
Shaker & Cajon: Brian Gilligan
Piano: Andrew Linnie
Bass: Alan Devally
Tin Whistle: Catherine Bell
Harmonica: Aindrias de Staic
Recorded in Open Door Studios, Limerick by Joe Mulcahy.2018-07-1903 min
AbbeyTheatreBloomsday with Dermot Bolger & Ferdia MacAnnaThe Abbey Theatre's James Hickson invites Dermot Bolger and Ferdia MacAnna to discuss that unbreakable book by James Joyce, the challenges of condensing that expansive odyssey for the stage and the humanity, forgiveness and humour present in the novel that matures with you on every visit.
Recorded on the Abbey Stage on Bloomsday 16 June 2018.
Talks Facilitator: James Hickson.
Editor: Lisa Farrelly
Edited for time duration and sound quality.
EP11/20182018-06-1856 min
AbbeyTheatreAbbey Talks Series: Meet the Makers: Vicky Featherstone Cyprus Avenue 2018Artistic Director of The Royal Court Vicky Featherstone talks with Lisa Farrelly about revisiting Cyprus Avenue in 2018, counter balancing issues across a diverse programme and sharing that responsibility across an array of commissions. Vicky discusses her fierce and rapid response to the Harvey Weinstein scandal, the act of having that conversation within the theatre industry which became The No Grey Area day of action held at The Court last October; its trigger, impact and aftermath.
Sound Guru: Derek Conaghy.
Interviewer & Editor: Lisa Farrelly.
Ep10/2018
This recording was edited for plot spoilers.2018-06-0133 min
AbbeyTheatreTalks Archive: Vicky Featherstone Cyprus Avenue 2016Artistic Director of the Royal Court Theatre, Vicky Featherstone talks to Lisa Farrelly about directing Cyprus Avenue, the alchemy of writers and the brilliance of David Ireland. (Part 1 / Part 2 pending)
Sound Operator Ben Delaney 04.02.2016
Edited for noise & lisa farrelly's (Ex)Plosive booming laugh(c)1605182018-05-1628 min
AbbeyTheatreThomas Kilroy: playwright.Thomas Kilroy: playwright. by AbbeyTheatre2016-01-1532 min
AbbeyTheatreAbbey Talks Owen McCafferty Death of a ComedianWriter Owen McCafferty talks about Death of a Comedian, honesty and different types of love stories in an informal conversation during Tech Rehearsals with Talks Coordinator Lisa Farrelly. 100315
Tickets for Death of a Comedian available here: http://www.abbeytheatre.ie/whats_on/event/death-of-a-comedian/2015-03-1924 min
AbbeyTheatreThe Risen People - RTÉ Morning Ireland report on the Unplugged tour to Wheatfield PrisonThis January the Abbey Theatre embarks on a new initiative as it takes The Risen People on an Unplugged tour throughout Dublin, bringing the experience of live theatre into the heart of local communities. Developed by our Community and Education Department, the tour is designed to make the work of the national theatre accessible to a wider audience.
The first stop was at Wheatfield Place of Detention (Prison) in Clondalkin, and RTÉ Morning Ireland's Cian McCormack was their for the historic occasion.
Throughout the month of January, performances of The Risen People continue nightly on the Abbey stage from Tuesday t...2014-01-1505 min
AbbeyTheatreThe Risen People - Rick O'Shea performs his Noble CallRick O'Shea performs his Noble Call at the end of The Risen People.
Each performance of the show will feature a Noble Call from a guest performer. Invited artists, journalists, historians and actors will offer their personal response to The Risen People through spoken word, song or poetry.
Book tickets here:
www.abbeytheatre.ie/whats_on/event/…e-risen-people/2014-01-1404 min
AbbeyTheatreThe Risen People - Lisa O'Neill performs her Noble CallLisa O'Neill performs her Noble Call at the end of The Risen People.
Each performance of the show will feature a Noble Call from a guest performer. Invited artists, journalists, historians and actors will offer their personal response to The Risen People through spoken word, song or poetry.
Book tickets here:
http://www.abbeytheatre.ie/whats_on/event/the-risen-people/2014-01-0704 min
AbbeyTheatreThe Risen People - Fiach Moriarty performs his Noble CallFiach Moriarty performs his Noble Call at the end of The Risen People.
Each performance of the show will feature a Noble Call from a guest performer. Invited artists, journalists, historians and actors will offer their personal response to The Risen People through spoken word, song or poetry.
Book tickets here:
http://www.abbeytheatre.ie/whats_on/event/the-risen-people/2014-01-0704 min
AbbeyTheatreThe Risen People - Bell X1's Paul Noonan performs his Noble CallBell X1's Paul Noonan performs his Noble Call at the end of The Risen People.
Each performance of the show will feature a Noble Call from a guest performer. Invited artists, journalists, historians and actors will offer their personal response to The Risen People through spoken word, song or poetry.
Book tickets here:
http://www.abbeytheatre.ie/whats_on/event/the-risen-people/2014-01-0704 min
AbbeyTheatreThe Risen People - Singer / Songwriter Mundy performs his Noble CallListen to acclaimed singer / songwriter Mundy perform the old traditional Dublin ballad 'Easy and Slow', his Noble Call for The Risen People.
Each performance of the show will feature a Noble Call from a guest performer. Invited artists, journalists, historians and actors will offer their personal response to The Risen People through spoken word, song or poetry.
Book tickets here:
http://www.abbeytheatre.ie/whats_on/event/the-risen-people/2013-12-2004 min
AbbeyTheatreMajor Barbara - Paul McGann interviewed by Pat Kenny (RTÉ Radio 1, Today with PK)Actor Paul McGann took time out of his busy rehearsal schedule to talk to broadcaster Pat Kenny. Hear how he has prepared for the play.
Major Barbara, written by Bernard Shaw and directed by Annabelle Comyn, is live on the Abbey stage at the Abbey Theatre from the 21 July 2013.
Information is available at www.abbeytheatre.ie2013-07-2915 min
AbbeyTheatreThe Dead - In conversation with the castActors Morgan Crowley, Muiris Crowley and Aileen Mythen star in our festive production of James Joyce's The Dead. They took some time out after opening night to chat about the play.
Hear about how they brought the Joycean characters to life, what it's like to make an Abbey Theatre debut and the musical side of this dramatisation.
The Dead, by James Joyce, in a dramatisation by Frank McGuinness, runs on the Abbey stage from 5 December to 19 January.
Tickets are available at www.abbeytheatre.ie/whats_on/event/the-dead2012-12-1918 min
AbbeyTheatreQuietly - Owen McCafferty and Patrick O'Kane interview by Marie Louise Muir (BBC Arts Extra)In this clip Marie Louise Muir interviews Owen McCafferty and Patrick O'Kane, where they discuss their working relationship and in particular their collaboration on Quietly. The original interview aired on BBC Radio Ulster Arts Extra, Tuesday 13 November 2012.
Quietly, written by Owen McCafferty and directed by Jimmy Fay, made its World Premiere on the Peacock stage at the Abbey Theatre from the 14 November -15 December 2012.
In 2013 it goes on tour to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, running at the Traverse Theatre from the 1 - 25 August.
Information is available at www.abbeytheatre.ie2012-11-2808 min
AbbeyTheatreQuietly - In conversation with actor Declan ConlonActor Declan Conlon, who is currently playing the character of Ian in Quietly, takes time out to discuss his acting career to date, his long and established career with the the Abbey Theatre, and the different experiences he has had playing characters on it's two stages.
Quietly, written by Owen McCafferty and directed by Jimmy Fay, made its World Premiere on the Peacock stage at the Abbey Theatre from the 14 November -15 December 2012.
In 2013 it goes on tour to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, running at the Traverse Theatre from the 1 - 25 August.
Information is available at www.abbeytheatre.ie2012-11-1313 min
AbbeyTheatreQuietly - In conversation with actor Patrick O'KaneActor Patrick O'Kane, previews his Meet the Makers Abbey Talk 'Actor's Voices: the people behind the performances', as part of the run of Quietly. In this talk he is joined by producer Lynnette Moran to consider the role of actors as theatre artists within the broader spectrum of the arts.
Quietly, written by Owen McCafferty and directed by Jimmy Fay, made its World Premiere on the Peacock stage at the Abbey Theatre from the 14 November -15 December 2012.
In 2013 it goes on tour to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, running at the Traverse Theatre from the 1 - 25 August.
Information is available at...2012-11-1314 min
AbbeyTheatreExtras - Fiach MacConghail on the 2013 Artistic ProgrammeThe director of the Abbey Theatre, Fiach MacConghail, takes some time out to discuss the upcoming 2013 spring/summer artistic programme at the theatre.
This season will feature Shakespeare, George Bernard Shaw, New Writing and Contemporary Dance.
He explains the thinking behind why he has chosen to programme particular shows, as well as giving some insights into the creative teams involved.
To find out more about the season and to book tickets, visit www.abbeytheatre.ie2012-11-1209 min
AbbeyTheatrePresident Higgins launches 'A Digital Journey Through Irish Theatre History'President Michael D. Higgins launches 'A Digital Journey Through Irish Theatre History'; a partnership between the Abbey Theatre and the National University of Ireland, Galway.
This digitisation project will unlock a new era of theatre scholarship and will shed new light on the history of Irish theatre and Irish life.
The Abbey archive, which contains over 1.8 million items, is one of the world’s most significant archival collections. It has a wealth of extraordinary and unique material providing a fascinating insight into Irish theatre, history, culture and society. The archival material ranges from show posters, programmes, photographs, minute books to li...2012-10-2321 min
AbbeyTheatreThe Picture of Dorian Gray - In conversation with actor Tom CantonTom Canton, currently playing Dorian in The Picture of Dorian Gray, discusses his thoughts on his professional debut, working at Ireland's national theatre and taking on such an intriguing character.
The Picture of Dorian Gray, adapted and directed by Neil Bartlett, runs on the Abbey stage at the Abbey Theatre from the 27 September - 17 November 2012.
More information is available at www.abbeytheatre.ie2012-10-1212 min
AbbeyTheatreShibari - In conversation with Gary Duggan (Writing for Screen)Gary Duggan, writer of Shibari, talks about his previous experiences writing for TV and Film.
Shibari runs on the Peacock stage at the Abbey Theatre from the 4 October 2012, as part of the 2012 Dublin Theatre Festival.
Information is available at http://www.abbeytheatre.ie2012-10-0101 min
AbbeyTheatreShibari - In conversation with Gary Duggan (Meet the Makers talk)Gary Duggan, writer of Shibari, previews his upcoming Meet The Makers talk on Oct 11th. He also discusses his experiences to date and his thoughts on the crossover between stage and screen.
Shibari runs on the Peacock stage at the Abbey Theatre from the 4 October 2012, as part of the 2012 Dublin Theatre Festival.
Information is available at http://www.abbeytheatre.ie2012-10-0103 min
AbbeyTheatreShibari - In conversation with Gary Duggan (Commissioning with the Abbey Theatre)Gary Duggan, writer of Shibari, talks about getting commissioned to write for the Abbey Theatre.
Shibari runs on the Peacock stage at the Abbey Theatre from the 4 October 2012, as part of the 2012 Dublin Theatre Festival.
Information is available at http://www.abbeytheatre.ie2012-10-0101 min
AbbeyTheatreShibari - In conversation with Gary Duggan (Exploring Shibari)Gary Duggan, writer of Shibari, talks about his upcoming play.
Shibari runs on the Peacock stage at the Abbey Theatre from the 4 October 2012, as part of the 2012 Dublin Theatre Festival.
Information is available at http://www.abbeytheatre.ie2012-10-0103 min
AbbeyTheatreShibari - In conversation with Gary Duggan (Full Interview)Gary Duggan, writer of Shibari, talks about his upcoming play Shibari. He also discusses his experiences to date and his thoughts on the crossover between stage and screen.
Shibari runs on the Peacock stage at the Abbey Theatre from the 4 October 2012, as part of the 2012 Dublin Theatre Festival.
Information is available at http://www.abbeytheatre.ie2012-09-2609 min