Cork soprano Emma Nash returns to her hometown with a production of Orfeo ed Euridice featuring a new dance element, writes Cathy Desmond.

The Woman who Stole My Life

If you want a waspish one-liner delivered with impeccable timing and venom, gift it to Dame Maggie Smith.

Maria Tsonina stars in La Traviata and La Boheme at Cork Opera House next week, Colette Sheridan reports

Do No Harm, Carol Topolski, Penguin/Fig Tree; €15.10

Natalie Portman and Penelope Cruz are set to join forces in a Second World War epic romance.