We’re facing into another uncertain Christmas, another Christmas where things aren’t quite normal, but Christmas is a time for generosity, caring and connection. Once again it is time for us to draw together as a community and support each other in whatever ways we can.
The theatre industry, and the audiences that support it, are a local and global community, and with solidarity and collective effort, we can do our bit to make a difference we not only want to make, but need to make.
This Halloween, brave the púca, witches, rustling sweet-wrappers and other horrors that may be lurking in the shadows, and take yourself to the theatre.
I’m not asking you to learn indices through Ibsen or trigonometry through Tchaikovsky, but just take a small step into the unknown and see what you discover.
As the world converges on Edinburgh, both digitally and in-person, Ireland is bringing a host of delectable treats to the theatrical banquet. If you’re struggling to pick what you’re going to see, then read on for my picks of Irish work at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
There is light at the end of the tunnel and that light will illuminate our stages again before too long. In the meantime, find the novelty in the normal, entertainment in the everyday, and let the curtain rise on the theatre of day-to-day life.
In 2020, two friends wander through lockdown London reflecting on the Just Walk to Jerusalem, a journey undertaken three years prior calling for equal rights in the Holy Land.
