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Last year our audiences enjoyed five world premieres, national and international touring and new work from emerging and established Irish writers.

In 2012, you can look forward to another year of exciting productions and engaging talks, readings and workshops at Ireland's national theatre.

We hope to welcome you to the Abbey Theatre over the coming year.

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PLAN YOUR CULTURAL 2012

Get prepared for a cultural New Year and plan a visit to the Abbey Theatre.

Right now, you can book for plays at the Abbey Theatre  up to the end of September 2012.

Choose from some returning popular productions, new work from talented independent Irish theatre artists or something completely different - our first musical in over 20 years!


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LAST CHANCE TO SEE...

Our hilarious new version of The Government Inspector must end on the 28 January.

Time is running out to experience the brown envelopes, bribes and Roddy Doyle's unmistakable Irish wit. Jimmy Fay directs a colourful cast of 19 including; Don Wycherley, Rory Nolan, Ciarán O’Brien, Marion O’Dwyer and Liz Fitzgibbon in this uproarious satire.

FALL IN LOVE WITH...

I (Heart) ALICE (Heart) I, written and directed by Amy Conroy, is a moving love story about two outstanding women. Through photos, postcards and memories they chart their relationship and the life they share together in this award-winning piece of documentary theatre.

Produced by talented Irish theatre company, HotForTheatre, this play was a favourite at Ulster Bank Dublin Theatre Festival in 2011.

More info / Book online

MEET THE MAKERS AND TALKS

Our Community and Education Department have just launched a series of new talks for our upcoming productions of The Government Inspector, I (Heart) ALICE (Heart) I and Bookworms. 

At our next talk Roddy Doyle talks to writer Father Ted writer Arthur Mathews about working on a new version of Nikolai Gogol’s – The Government Inspector.

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With special thanks to our newest Corporate Guardian Bank of Ireland 

The Abbey Theatre is proud of its support from our Corporate Guardians: The Doyle Collection - Official Hotel Partner of Ireland's national theatre, McCann Fitzgerald, Siptu, An Post, Aon, Arthur Cox, KPMG, Ulster Bank, HSBC, Irish Life and Permanent, Behaviour & Attitudes, Brown Thomas, Diageo, ESB and Waddington Executive Search

Corporate Ambassadors: Paddy Power, The Church Bar and Cafe, University College Cork, Baker Tilly Ryan Glennon, Bewley's, CRH, ely bar and brasserie, Abbey Travel, Irish Poster Advertising Limited, The Merrion, NRC, Spector, Talbot 101, The Westin Dublin, Wynn's Hotel, Zero-G, Conway Communications, Clarion Consulting Ltd, Lafayette Cafe Bar & Gallery and Park Hotel Kenmare. 

With thanks also to our Media Partner Independent News and Media.