Managed to see Every Brilliant Thing in the Abbey's Peacock theatre during its last day.

What a beautiful rejection of nihilism and antidote to despair.

Amy Conroy is one of #Ireland's most interesting actors and playwrights. Am keeping close tabs for future work.

"If you live a long life and get to the end of it without ever once having felt crushingly depressed, then you probably haven't been paying attention."

#mastodaoine #everybrilliantthing #abbeytheatre #dublin #theatre

What a great idea - the Abbey Theatre are putting on a Ukrainian language production of Brian Friel's 'Translations' (with English surtitles).

#AbbeyTheatre #Translations #UkrainiansInIreland @EugeneMcParland #Ukraine #SlavaUkraine #SlavaUkraini

https://www.abbeytheatre.ie/whats-on/translations-2023/

His best known play The Playboy of the Western World was poorly received, due to its bleak ending, depiction of Irish peasants, and idealisation of parricide, leading to hostile audience reactions and riots in Dublin during its opening run at the Abbey Theatre.

#Ireland #IrishHistory #JohnMillingtonSynge #IrishTheatre #AbbeyTheatre #ThePlayboyOfTheWesternWorld #OnThisDay

John Millington Synge was born on 16th April in Rathfarnham, County Dublin, the youngest of eight children of upper-middle-class Protestant parents. He was an Irish playwright, poet, writer, collector of folklore, and a key figure in the Irish Literary Revival. 1/2

#Ireland #IrishHistory #JohnMillingtonSynge #IrishTheatre #AbbeyTheatre #ThePlayboyOfTheWesternWorld

John Millington Synge was born on 16th April in Rathfarnham, County Dublin, the youngest of eight children of upper-middle-class Protestant parents. He was an Irish playwright, poet, writer, collector of folklore, and a key figure in the Irish Literary Revival. 1/2

#Ireland #IrishHistory #JohnMillingtonSynge #IrishTheatre #AbbeyTheatre #ThePlayboyOfTheWesternWorld

The world premiere of Sean O’Casey’s Juno And The Paycock took place at the Abbey Theatre on 3rd March 1924.

#Ireland #IrishHistory #IrishTheatre #SeanOCasey #JunoAndThePaycock #AbbeyTheatre #OnThisDay

A major milestone in the redevelopment of the #AbbeyTheatre which allow it expand towards the waterfront. This could be transformative for the North quays and the surrounding area.

https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/2023/02/10/locals-opposed-to-abbey-theatre-compulsory-purchase-orders-withdraw-objections/

The first performance of Seán O'Casey's the Plough and the Stars took place at the Abbey theatre on 8 February 1926. The play was well received on its opening night. But on subsequent nights audience unrest began and on 11 February Cumann na mBan and Sinn Féin members rioted at perceived insults to the men who had died during the Rising.

#SeánOCasey #ThePloughAndTheStars #AbbeyTheatre #Ireland #IrishTheatre #CumannNamBan #SinnFéin #EasterRising

Quite a unique one man show by Damien Dempsey in the Abbey Theatre Dublin - opening last night resounded with a lengthy standing ovation. Personal, passionate, revealing, with beautiful music and song - directed by playwright Conor McPherson - get a ticket if you can for one of the performances. #damienDempsey #Dublin #theatre #music #Ireland #abbeyTheatre

The Playboy of the Western World by John Millington Synge was first performed at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, on 26 January 1907. It is set in Michael James Flaherty's public house in Mayo during the early 1900s. It tells the story of Christy Mahon, a young man running away from his farm, claiming he killed his father.

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The Abbey Theatre opened on 27th December 1904 with productions of Yeats' “On Baile’s Strand” and “Cathleen ni Houlihan”, as well as Lady Gregory’s “Spreading the News”.

#OnThisDay #Ireland #IrishHistory #Theatre #AbbeyTheatre #Dublin #WNYeats #LadyGregory

#Hauntedtheplay by @taraflynnirl unpacks grief, identity and the price people pay for speaking up. A beautiful, painful excavation of our private and public selves (& very funny). @PantiBliss is an expert, hilarious raconteur in #ifthesewigscouldtalk Until Dec 3rd at #AbbeyTheatre

https://m.independent.ie/entertainment/theatre-arts/haunted-and-if-these-wigs-could-talk-at-the-abbey-theatre-review-tara-flynn-and-panti-bliss-give-a-lucid-picture-of-contemporary-campaigning-42150342.html

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