The Abbey Theatre last year swung back into strong profit after slashing costs by €2m.

The Abbey Theatre last night confirmed it has agreed to pay Nigerian playwright Bisi Adigun and his theatre company €200,000 for copyright infringement.

The Abbey Theatre last year plunged into the red due to restructuring costs and a 12% drop in box office receipts to record a loss of €340,196.

A MAJOR redundancy programme at one of the country’s premier cultural venues last year resulted in the Abbey Theatre recording losses of €1.8 million.