by Rob Hartnett | Jan 29, 2019 | News, Theatre, Venues
Cork Opera House has published its Spring and Summer programme which includes four classic Opera’s but plenty more from across the entertainment spectrum as well. The Marriage of Figaro, Tosca, The Pirates of Penzance and Madam Butterfly will all be performed...
by Rob Hartnett | Jan 25, 2019 | Charity, News, Theatre
Magic was in the air this morning as the cast of The Helix Panto, Robin Hood presented a cheque of €12,000 to Temple Street Children’s Hospital, which was raised from the casts designated charity show for the children’s hospital. This season, The Helix Panto staged a...
by Rob Hartnett | Jan 22, 2019 | News, Theatre, Venues
The Bord Gais Energy Theatre has a five-day hole to fill in its schedule following the cancellation of a UK and Ireland tour of To Kill a Mockingbird. The English based Jonathan Church Productions had been granted rights to stage the play by the Harper Lee Estate but...
by Rob Hartnett | Jan 16, 2019 | Festivals, News, Theatre
The Board of Wexford Festival Opera has announced Rosetta Cucchi as the new Artistic Director of the Festival. She will take up the six-year position when the current Artistic Director David Agler finishes his tenure after the 2019 Festival. Rosetta brings with her a...
by Rob Hartnett | Dec 18, 2018 | News, Theatre, Venues
The Greatest Show – For Families, a collection of songs and performance from the movie of (nearly) the same name is coming to Northern Ireland and the SSE Arena in April. It will be a popular addition to the leading Belfast venue’s calendar for 2019,...
by Rob Hartnett | Nov 27, 2018 | News, Theatre
There has been a theme running through a number of season launches in the theatre world over recent weeks. It is that if the public has been knocking down the door for a production, then you have to give it to them. The latest to adopt this theme is the Olympia who...
