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The Abbey Today


Over the last two years there have been …

 33 Productions at the Abbey Theatre, on the Abbey and Peacock stages

 23 Abbey Theatre productions and 10 visiting companies

 12 world premieres

 3 National and 3 International tours to the UK, Finland, USA, and Australia

 201 actors employed on our stages, and a further 351 for readings and workshops

 245,686 seats sold for productions at the Abbey Theatre, with a total ticket revenue of €5,408,676. Ticket prices range from €13 – €40

 Tickets were bought by visitors from 65 countries and from every county in Ireland. 33% of tickets were sold online

 14 writers commissioned

 18 emerging writers have participated in the New Playwrights Programme