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An Afterwards: A Celebration of Seamus Heaney

The Abbey Theatre and Poetry Ireland, with the support of Dublin UNESCO City of Literature, are proud to present An Afterwards: A Celebration of Seamus Heaney this Sunday the 3rd of September.

Announcing the Abbey 20 for 20

In November 2018, we put out a call for theatre makers who wanted to see more work at the Abbey Theatre.

Joint statement

Following the open letter to the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht - the Abbey Theatre meet a representative group of theatre practitioners for a positive and productive initial meeting on Friday 1 February.

Statement from the Abbey Theatre

On Tuesday, 8th January 2019, the Abbey Theatre invited signatories of the letter addressed to Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Josepha Madigan, TD, regarding the direction of the Theatre, to meet to discuss...

2019 – 2023 Strategy

Today we were proud to be in the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to present our new Five Year Strategy (2019 – 2023) to Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Josepha Madigan...

Abbey Begins

Is sraith de cheardlanna é Abbey Begins do dhuine ar bith a bhfuil suim acu dul i mbun scríbhneoireachta drámaí agus a bhfuil fonn orthu níos mó a fháil amach maidir leis an dúshlán a...

Abbey Begins

Abbey Begins is a series of workshops for anyone who is interested in pursuing playwriting and is eager to find out more about the challenge of writing a full length play.

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Peter Lowry appointed to the Board of the Abbey Theatre

The Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Josepha Madigan, T.D. has announced the appointment to the Abbey Theatre Board of Mr Peter Lowry.

An Taoiseach addresses our supporters event

On Friday 2 November, An Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar TD. addressed our supporters, artists, champions and investors at a special event sponsored by The Doyle Collection at the Westbury Hotel.