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The history of Irish theatre begins in the Middle Ages and was for a long time confined to the courts of the Gaelic and "Old English" – descendants of 12th-century Norman invaders – inhabitants of Ireland. [1] The first theatre building in Ireland was the Werburgh Street Theatre, founded in 1637, followed by the Smock Alley Theatre in 1662.
Despite surgery, she died of lung cancer the following year in Dublin, Ireland, at 64 years of age. [9] Her body was buried at Rahoon Cemetery in County Galway. The inscription on the grave is in Irish. [10] In 1988, two years after her death, she was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame. [11]
Hilton Edwards (2 February 1903 – 18 November 1982) was an English-born Irish actor, lighting designer, and theatrical producer. He co-founded the Gate Theatre with his partner Micheál Mac Liammóir and two others, and has been referred to as the founder of Irish theatre. He was one of the most recognisable figures in the arts in 20th ...
The Rabbit's Riot Theatre Company The North West of Ireland 2015 Riff Raff Theatre Company: Wexford: RSVP (Red Sandstone Varied Productions) Cork: Second Age Theatre Company: Siamsa Tire Theatre: Tralee, County Kerry: 1974: Irish National Folk Theatre, founded by Pat Ahern [[Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality [2 ...
Amharclann Náisiúnta na Gaeilge, interior. An Taibhdhearc is the national Irish language theatre of Ireland.It was founded in 1928. The word taibhdhearc appears as a gloss for the Latin teatrum in an old Irish document, derived from roots meaning "dream" and "glance."
A brief outline of the history of Irish theatre is also available. A – J. John Banim (1798–1842), Sebastian Barry (born 1955) Samuel Beckett (1906–1989) Brendan ...
Richard Daly (1758–1813) was an Irish actor and theatrical manager who, between 1786 and 1797, held the Royal patent for staging dramatic productions in Dublin and became such a dominant figure in Irish theatre that he was referred to as "King Daly".
Micheál Mac Liammóir (born Alfred Lee Willmore; 25 October 1899 – 6 March 1978) was an actor, designer, dramatist, writer, and impresario in 20th-century Ireland. Though born in London to an English family with no Irish connections, he emigrated to Ireland in early adulthood, changed his name, invented an Irish ancestry, and remained based there for the rest of his life, successfully ...