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The Gregory Project

The Abbey Theatre Co-Directors,  Artistic Director Caitríona  McLaughlin, and Executive Director Mark O’Brien are proud to launch The Gregory Project, a body of work to mark 120 years of the National Theatre of Ireland and to honour the legacy of co-founder Lady Gregory.

A report by the Abbey Theatre to the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht

The Abbey Theatre is today, Thursday 2 May, publishing a report in response to the issues raised in the open letter of 7 January 2019, to the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht from...

Theatre Awards 2019

Abbey Theatre Associate Director Caitríona McLaughlin wins Best Director for Marina Carr's On Raftery’s Hill. 

5×5 2019

5x5 returns for a second year with five new projects.

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.