Abbey Theatre and National Theatre of Great Britain announce co-production of Tom Murphy’s A Whistle in the Dark, directed by Abbey Theatre Artistic Director Caitríona McLaughlin, starring Paul Mescal

McLaughlin will also direct JM Synge’s The Playboy of the Western World at the National Theatre in London later this year

Rediscovering unsung female playwrights from Irish theatre history…

As Youth’s the Season - ? takes to the Abbey Stage, Dr Tanya Dean introduces ten works from Irish female writers deserving of fresh attention