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Stories? Ideas? Uproar? The conversation is always changing at the National Theatre of Ireland

This year marks 120 years since the co-founding of Ireland’s National Theatre by Lady Gregory and WB Yeats. With this significant anniversary at hand, we were inspired to consider how things are revitalised rather than...

‘Abbey Theatre Stones’ taken into care by OPW as progress toward redevelopment of National Theatre continues

The stones from the façade of the original Abbey Theatre, which were salvaged following a fire that devastated the original theatre building in 1951, have been taken into care by the Office of Public Works...

Revisiting Translations / Переклади six months later

See behind the scenes of one of our 2023 productions

The Story of The Old Triangle

Listen to Radie Peat's recording of The Old Triangle, plus learn more about the history of the iconic Irish song

The Abbey Theatre pays tribute to Thomas Kilroy

Tom Kilroy was a playwright through and through. Tom understood the power and privilege of that shared space and he believed in theatre, in a theatre community and in theatre’s power to effect change in...

Abbey Theatre announces participants in the Resident Director Programme

The Abbey Theatre is thrilled to announce the participants in this year’s Resident Director Programme, which offers an invaluable opportunity for directors to develop their craft and hone their knowledge and practice.

Culture Audit 2023

A statement from the Co-Directors of the Abbey Theatre 

See behind the scenes of the Abbey Theatre’s prop warehouse with Eimer Murphy

Explore the Abbey Theatre's collection of props, furniture & theatre essentials with Ireland's only prop master, Eimer Murphy in this video portrait recently filmed by the Irish Times.

Tionscadal Gregory

Ábhar bróid do Chomhstiúrthóirí Amharclann na Mainistreach, an Stiúrthóir Ealaíne Caitríona McLaughlin agus an Stiúrthóir Feidhmiúcháin Mark O’Brien, seoladh a dhéanamh ar Thionscadal Gregory.