A dramatic opening: stars at the Gate for premiere

Pic 1: Broadcaster Gay Byrne and his wife Kathleen Watkins at the opening night of Declan Hughes’s play Last Summer, in the Gate Theatre.

Pic 2: Hannah Colgan and Michael Colgan at the opening night.

Pic 3: Siobhan Cullen at the play, which was staged as part of the Dublin Theatre Festival.

Pic 4: Ruth Garvey and Niamh Garvey at the Gate to see Last Summer.

Pic 5: Playwright Declan Hughes with John McColgan.

Pic 6: Loughlin Deegan at the Gate theatre for Last Summer’s opening night.

Pic 7: Journalist Matt Cooper with his wife Aileen Hickie at Last Summer.