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  2. Irish theatre - Wikipedia

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    A theatre at Smock Alley stayed in existence until the 1780s and new theatres, such as the Theatre Royal, Queens' Theatre, and The Gaiety Theatre opened during the 19th century. However, the one constant for the next 200 years was that the main action in the history of Irish theatre happened outside Ireland itself, mainly in London.

  3. List of Irish theatres and theatre companies - Wikipedia

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    built on the foundations of the first Theatre Royal, and incorporating structural material from a later 18th century Theatre Royal. An Taibhdhearc: Galway: 1928: Amharclann Náisiúnta na Gaeilge - National Irish Language Theatre. Theatre of Joy: Dublin: Theatre Royal: Dublin: 1662: Theatre Royal: Waterford: 1785: Current building mostly dates ...

  4. Abbey Theatre - Wikipedia

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    The Abbey Theatre (Irish: Amharclann na Mainistreach), also known as the National Theatre of Ireland (Irish: Amharclann Náisiúnta na hÉireann), in Dublin, Ireland, is one of the country's leading cultural institutions. First opening to the public on 27 December 1904, and moved from its original building after a fire in 1951, it has remained ...

  5. List of Irish dramatists - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  6. Irish Literary Theatre - Wikipedia

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    The Irish Literary Theatre project lasted until 1901, [3] when it collapsed due to lack of funding. The use of non-Irish actors in these productions was perceived to be a failure, and a new group of Irish players was put together by the Fay brothers,among others. These went on to form the Irish National Theatre Society, which led to the Abbey ...

  7. Tom Murphy (playwright) - Wikipedia

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    Considered by many to be one of Ireland's greatest playwrights, [5] Tom Murphy was honoured by the Abbey Theatre in 2001 by a retrospective season of six of his plays. His plays include the historical epic Famine (1968) which deals with the Great Famine of Ireland between 1846 and spring 1847, the anti-clerical The Sanctuary Lamp (1975), The Gigli Concert (1983) and for many his masterpiece ...

  8. Category:Theatre in Ireland - Wikipedia

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    Irish theatre people (11 C, 5 P) Theatre in the Republic of Ireland (2 C, 1 P) A. Irish theatre awards (2 P) F. Theatre festivals in Ireland (3 P) I. Irish plays (4 C ...

  9. Taibhdhearc na Gaillimhe - Wikipedia

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    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."