A look at some of the highlights from the 2019 Cork Midsummer Festival.

Theatre for One at Cork Midsummer Festival offers an enjoyable new experience, writes Des O'Driscoll.

Twin choreographers Megan and Jessica Kennedy explore the innermost fears of Cork people for their ambitious dance opera, writes Ellie O’Byrne

Tributes have been paid to a force of nature in the Cork legal community who also made a tremendous success of the Cork Midsummer Festival – the late Jane Anne Rothwell.

The subtitle for this work states it is a “play written for a gallery”, and you’d be forgiven in the early section for thinking it’s a commentary on art-wankerism. Cliches such as “clean lines” are spewed by the two characters — guides in an art gallery played by Regina Crowley and Frank Prendergast of Gaitkrash — and we’re told the best time to buy an artist’s work is just before they die.

Des O’Driscoll takes a look at the Cork Midsummer Festival

Timmy Creed’s play at Cork Midsummer Festival will be performed at a handball alley in his home parish, writes Ellie O’Byrne

Mel Mercier will design the soundscape for Corcadorca’s latest play at Fitzgerald’s Park, writes Colette Sheridan.

Dance-theatre and hip hop collectives from at home and abroad will come together to create ground-breaking new performances at this year's Cork Midsummer Festival.

Cork Midsummer Festival kicks off on June 15 and runs until June 24. Here is the line-up we can look forward to this summer.

1. Show Time

Cork Midsummer Festival launches today for 10 days of theatre, art and family fun. Des O’Driscoll selects a few of the upcoming highlights.

400 artists will take part in 51 events across 40 Cork venues as part of the city’s Midsummer Festival.

The Cork Summer Show takes place this weekend and it promises to be the best one yet.

Cork Midsummer Festival runs this weekend and next. Here are some of the early highlights:

EIGHTY per cent of everything was on a boat before it was here, which is something that nobody really remembers.”

Cork Midsummer Festival will receive a 20% increase in funding from the Arts Council for its 20th anniversary this year.

Cork Midsummer Festival returns for 2016 with the announcement of a 20% increase in funding from the Arts Council.

Lark in the park: Families are invited to a free afternoon of arts entertainment and activities in Fitzgerald’s Park on Sunday with some of Cork’s favourite street and circus artists from 12-5pm. 

Acrobatic circus performers Circa will be one of the highlights of Cork Midsummer Festival, writes Colette Sheridan

Around 40,000 people are expected to attend this year’s Cork Midsummer Festival, which will feature music, dance, circus, theatre, opera and visual art as well as an extensive family programme.