List of Irish theatres and theatre companies
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theatres and theatre companies past and present.
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theatres and theatre companies past and present.
- Abbey Theatre, DublinAbbey TheatreThe Abbey Theatre , also known as the National Theatre of Ireland , is a theatre located in Dublin, Ireland. The Abbey first opened its doors to the public on 27 December 1904. Despite losing its original building to a fire in 1951, it has remained active to the present day...
(The National Theatre of Ireland) - Ambassador Theatre, Dublin
- Andrews Lane Theatre, Dublin
- Aula Maxima, MaynoothAula Maxima, MaynoothAula Maxima is a theatre building in Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland. It was built in 1893.Aula Maxima comes from Latin, meaning Great Hall. The building is also known simply as "The Aula"...
- Capitol Theatre, DublinCapitol Theatre (Dublin)The Capitol Theatre, located just off O'Connell Street, Dublin, began life on August 10, 1920 as the La Scala Theatre and Opera House. Despite its name, the La Scala was a cinema. Paramount Pictures took over the lease on the building and renamed it the Capitol. Under new management, the Capitol...
- Civic Theatre, TallaghtTallaghtTallaght is the largest town, and county town, of South Dublin County, Ireland. The village area, dating from at least the 17th century, held one of the earliest settlements known in the southern part of the island, and one of medieval Ireland's more important monastic centres.Up to the 1960s...
, Dublin - Coliseum Theatre, Dublin
- Corcadorca Theatre CompanyCorcadorca Theatre CompanyThe Corcadorca Theatre Company was founded in Cork in 1991 and is one of Ireland's leading independent theatre companies.The theatre company strives to be integral part of the cultural life of the city, and has sought to develop new writing through its biennial Corcadorca Playwright Award, and by...
- Damer Theatre
- Dan Lowrey's Music Hall
- Druid Theatre CompanyDruid Theatre CompanyThe Druid Theatre Company, founded in Galway in 1975, was the first Irish professional theatre company to be established outside Dublin. The theatre company was founded by Garry Hynes, Marie Mullen and Mick Lally after the three had met and put on productions together while members of the...
- Eblana Theatre, DublinEblana TheatreThe Eblana Theatre was situated in the basement of Busáras, Dublin's central bus station, operated by Bus Éireann. A tiny theatre, famously without wings, it was open from 17 September 1959 until 1995. It was run by Phyllis Ryan and home to her company Gemini Productions. Ryan was in the 1960s and...
- Everyman Palace Theatre, CorkEveryman Palace TheatreThe Everyman Palace Theatre is a 650-seat Victorian theatre on MacCurtain Street in Cork, Ireland. Originally opened in 1897/98, it is the oldest purpose built theatre building in Cork...
- Focus Theatre, DublinFocus TheatreThe Focus Theatre in Dublin is a small but respected theatre which offers a variety of plays from new and established writers.The theatre was founded in 1967 by the late Deirdre O'Connell, and opened on 29 September with a production of Doris Lessing's Play With a Tiger.The Focus Theatre has been...
- Gaiety Theatre, Dublin
- Gate Theatre, DublinGate TheatreThe Gate Theatre, in Dublin, was founded in 1928 by Hilton Edwards and Micheál Mac Liammóir, initially using the Abbey Theatre's Peacock studio theatre space to stage important works by European and American dramatists...
- Grand Canal TheatreGrand Canal TheatreThe Grand Canal Theatre is a 2,111 capacity world class theatre in Dublin, Ireland which opened on 18 March 2010. Designed by Daniel Libeskind of New York and RHWL Architects of London, it is located in the Grand Canal Dock area and the concept of the theatre was created by Mike Adamson of Live...
- An Grianán TheatreAn Grianán TheatreAn Grianán Theatre , with a seating capacity of 383, is the largest theatre in Letterkenny and in the whole of County Donegal. It is located on Port Road in Letterkenny, across from The Oak Tree restaurant. It is run by Patricia McBride. It also boasts the largest stage in Ireland. An Grianán...
, LetterkennyLetterkennyLetterkenny , with a population of 17,568, is the largest town in County Donegal, part of the Province of Ulster in Ireland. The town is located on the River Swilly...
, County DonegalCounty DonegalCounty Donegal is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Border Region and is also located in the province of Ulster. It is named after the town of Donegal. Donegal County Council is the local authority for the county... - The Green Heart Company
- Impact Theatre, Limerick
- Iontas Theatre, CastleblayneyCastleblayneyCastleblayney or Castleblaney is a town in County Monaghan, Ireland. The town has a population of about 3,000.Castleblayney lies near the border with County Armagh and is on the N2 road from Dublin to Derry...
, County MonaghanCounty MonaghanCounty Monaghan is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Border Region and is also located in the province of Ulster. It is named after the town of Monaghan. Monaghan County Council is the local authority for the county... - Irish Literary Theatre, DublinIrish Literary TheatreThe Irish Literary Theatre was a precursor to the Abbey Theatre in Dublin, Ireland. Founded by W. B. Yeats, Lady Gregory, George Moore and Edward Martyn in 1899, this theatre presented a number of plays by the founders and other writers, including Padraic Colum....
- Leinster Hall, DublinLeinster HallThe Leinster Hall was a music or concert hall in Dublin, Ireland, built in Hawkins Street on the site of the second Theatre Royal after the Royal was destroyed by fire in 1880. The Leinster Hall opened in November 1886. One of the most notable performers to appear there was Dame Nellie Melba, who...
- Lyric Theatre, Belfast
- Lyric Theatre, DublinLyric Theatre, DublinThe Lyric Theatre grew out of Austin Clarke's Dublin Verse Speaking Society. It operated out of the Abbey Theatre's downstairs studio theatre, the Peacock from 1941 to 1944 and the Abbey proper from 1944 to 1951 when it closed as a consequence of the fire that destroyed the building....
- Mechanics' Theatre, DublinMechanics' TheatreThe Mechanics' Hall, also known as the Hibernian Theatre of Varieties was a theatre and music hall in Lower Abbey Street, Dublin. It stood at the site of the current Abbey Theatre at 26 Lower Abbey Street....
- New Theatre (Ireland)
- Olympia Theatre, DublinOlympia Theatre, DublinThe Olympia Theatre is a concert hall/theatre venue in Dublin, Ireland, located in Dame Street.-History:Built in 1879, it was originally called the "Star of Erin Music Hall". Two years later in 1881, it was renamed "Dan Lowrey's Music Hall" and was renamed again in 1889 to "Dan Lowrey's Palace of...
- Passionfruit TheatrePassionfruit TheatreThe Passionfruit Theatre is a theatre and theatre company based in Athlone, County Westmeath, Ireland. It was founded by Irish playwright and novelist Joe Ducke, Old Vic graduate Emily Campbell, and lighting designer Emma Lohan...
, Athlone - Project Theatre, DublinProject Arts CentreProject Arts Centre is a multidisciplinary contemporary arts centre located in Dublin's Temple Bar that showcases cutting-edge visual art and performance....
- Queen's Theatre, DublinQueen's Theatre, DublinThe Queen's Theatre, Dublin, located in Pearse Street was originally built in 1829 as the Adelphi Theatre. This building was demolished in 1844 and rebuilt. It reopened that same year as the Queens Royal Theatre, the new owner having been granted a Royal Patent to operate as a patent theatre. The...
- Riff Raff Theatre CompanyRiff Raff Theatre Company-Company Background: Riff Raff Theatre Company is a theatre company based in Wexford, Ireland. The company was founded in 1982 by director Michael Way and actress Irene Wright and was Wexford's first full-time theatre company...
, WexfordWexfordWexford is the county town of County Wexford, Ireland. It is situated near the southeastern corner of Ireland, close to Rosslare Europort. The town is connected to Dublin via the M11/N11 National Primary Route, and the national rail network... - Second Age Theatre CompanySecond Age Theatre CompanySecond Age Theatre Company exists to promote an awareness and love of classical theatre for all, but especially the young.-History of the company:...
- Siamsa Tire Theatre
- The Performance Corporation
- Taibhdhearc na GaillimheTaibhdhearc na GaillimheTaibhdhearc na Gaillimhe or An Taibhdhearc , abbreviated TnaG, is the national Irish language theatre of Ireland. It was founded in 1928....
- Theatre Royal, DublinTheatre Royal, DublinAt one stage in the history of the theatre in Britain and Ireland, the designation Theatre Royal or Royal Theatre was an indication that the theatre was granted a Royal Patent without which theatrical performances were illegal...
- The Helix, DublinThe HelixThe Helix is a building on the Dublin City University campus between Glasnevinand Whitehall on Dublin's Northside, originally planned to be called the Aula Maxima. It was completed in 2002, and it is described as a "performance space" and holds concerts, university conferring ceremonies and...
- The Point Theatre, DublinPoint TheatreThe Point Theatre was a concert and events venue in Ireland, that ran from 1988–2007, enjoyed by in excess of 2 million people. It was located on the North Wall Quay of the River Liffey, amongst the Dublin Docklands...
- Tivoli Variety Theatre, DublinTivoli Variety TheatreThe Tivoli Theatre in Dublin, Ireland, started life as the Conciliation Hall in 1834. It was built as a meeting place for Daniel O'Connell's Repeal Association. In 1897, it was rebuilt as a concert hall called the Grand Lyric Hall and changed name to the Lyric Theatre of Varieties the following...
- Torch Theatre, DublinTorch Theatre, DublinThe Torch Theatre was a theatre located in Capel Street, Dublin. It was founded by husband and wife team Charles L. Keogh and Evelyn Lund and opened on February 27, 1935. It specialised in productions of melodrama. The theatre operated sporadically until 1940 or 1941. There is now a preservation...
- W. G. Fay's Irish National Dramatic CompanyW. G. Fay's Irish National Dramatic CompanyW. G. Fay's Irish National Dramatic Company was a precursor to Dublin's Abbey Theatre.It was founded towards the end of the 19th century by two Irish brothers, William and Frank Fay. William had worked for a time in the 1890s with a touring company in Ireland, Scotland and Wales while Frank was...