The Performing Arts
The Performing Arts in Ireland encompasses a wide variety of amateur and professional production companies, as well as youth theatre, street theatre and dance companies.
The most famous venue is The Abbey Theatre in Dublin, also known as Ireland’s National Theatre. Foundations of The Abbey Theatre were laid in 1899 by dramatist and poet William Butler Yeats. Another famous theatre The Gate was founded in 1928 by actor, writer, dramatist and impresario Micheál Mac Liammóir.
The most famous venue is The Abbey Theatre in Dublin, also known as Ireland’s National Theatre. Foundations of The Abbey Theatre were laid in 1899 by dramatist and poet William Butler Yeats. Another famous theatre The Gate was founded in 1928 by actor, writer, dramatist and impresario Micheál Mac Liammóir.
| In particular, theatre in Ireland continually provokes and engages audiences with highly accomplished and innovative productions of both new plays and internationally celebrated classics. Indeed, Ireland can claim to have produced some of the world’s foremost playwrights including Oliver Goldsmith, George Bernard Shaw, Oscar Wilde, W.B Yeats, and Samuel Beckett - to mention just a few. Modern playwrights such as Brian Friel, Peter Sheridan and Conor McPherson are also attracting wide international acclaim and their plays are performed on stages across the world. |
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The oldest theatre still in existence in Ireland is the Gaiety Theatre in Dublin which was built in 1871 and completely restored in 2003. The Wexford Opera House, the Theatre Royal in Waterford and the Druid Theatre in Galway are also significant contributors to Ireland’s rich theatrical offering.
Useful Links
| Arts Council http://www.artscouncil.ie/en/areas-of-work/theatre.aspx |
| Abbey Theatre http://www.abbeytheatre.ie |
| Arts Council http://www.artscouncil.ie/en/areas-of-work/theatre.aspx |