Person: Barry McGovern

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

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Five things for the week ahead

Des O'Driscoll with his cultural highlights for the week ahead

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Scene and Heard: returning legends and noisy talkies

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How, Watt and why of Beckett: Barry McGovern wants people to enjoy the works of the great writer

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Scene and Heard: 'the major voice of a generation'

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‘I ask people to sit in three directions’: Mick O'Dea on painting portraits of famous Irish people

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REVIEW: Woyzeck in Winter

Waiting for the new generation to take on Godot

Garrett Lombard and Druid’s other young guns were eager to put their spin on Beckett’s classic, writes Alan O’Riordan

Mon, 17 Apr, 2017

Theatre: A Midsummer Night’s Dream - Abbey Theatre, Dublin

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Sat, 28 Feb, 2015

Gavin Quinn has oldies but goodies in the Abbey

Shakespeare’s comedy is set in a retirement home, and uses some of the Abbey’s veteran actors, writes Alan O’Riordan.

Tue, 17 Feb, 2015

Finnegans Wake: Joyce’s other work of quirky genius

The apparent impenetrability of Finnegans Wake ensures it is ignored by most readers. Alan O’Riordan meets a number of people hoping to address this neglect.

Fri, 02 May, 2014

App for The Dead: new life for Joyce's Dubliners

THE 100th anniversary of the publication of James Joyce’s short-story collection, Dubliners, is marked this year by an iPad app dedicated to its famous coda, ‘The Dead’.

Mon, 06 Jan, 2014

Casting an eye over actors who play politics on eve of "Haughey"

POLITICS is rock ’n’ roll for the ugly, and the shucksters, bounders and bumpkins who hang about in Leinster House are a motley crew.

Wed, 30 Oct, 2013

Barry McGovern: Reviving the works of Samuel Beckett

DURING the preamble to I’ll Go On, Barry McGovern peered out at the audience. “You can’t leave,” he said, “because you’re afraid it might be worse elsewhere.” The pained laughter continued for 90 minutes.

Thu, 22 Aug, 2013

Taking up the challenge

Tom Creed promises an innovative but accessible programme for the 16th Cork Midsummer Festival, says Carl Dixon

Fri, 04 May, 2012

Beckett's words mark eponymous bridge opening

Poet Seamus Heaney took a break from writing today to attend the opening of a landmark bridge named after fellow Nobel laureate Samuel Beckett.

Thu, 10 Dec, 2009

Applause at playwright’s ‘final curtain call’

THE late writer, Hugh Leonard, received the traditional applause of the theatre world at his funeral mass in Dalkey yesterday at what mourners were told was his “final curtain call”.

Tue, 17 Feb, 2009

Sheep stage gate theatre to keep Godot waiting

WHAT do you get when you stop a Samuel Beckett tour bus with a flock of sheep? More ticks than kicks.

Tue, 14 Oct, 2008

Nationwide tour for Beckett masterpiece

A production of one of the world’s best known theatrical masterpieces will visit the length and breadth of the country this autumn.

Mon, 01 Sep, 2008

Cowen: Little chance of deal for illegal Irish

TAOISEACH Brian Cowen has admitted there is little chance of a deal for the illegal Irish in the US this year, but stressed the issue will remain a priority for his government.

Fri, 18 Jul, 2008

Beckett play to go on record-breaking tour

A Samuel Beckett play is to go on the biggest tour ever seen in Ireland.

Wed, 14 May, 2008

Ahern pays tribute to Haughey legacy of prosperity

TAOISEACH Bertie Ahern last night heaped praise on his predecessor Charles Haughey at celebrations to mark Fianna Fáil’s 80th anniversary.

Mon, 15 May, 2006

Fianna Fáil celebrates 80 years

Fianna Fáil stalwarts gather in Dublin today to toast the party’s 80th anniversary.

Sun, 14 May, 2006

FF to celebrate 80th anniversary

Fianna Fáil stalwarts and supporters gather in Dublin tomorrow to toast the party’s 80th anniversary.

Sat, 13 May, 2006