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Gate Theatre

OVERVIEW

Description

The Gate Theatre was founded in 1928 by Hilton Edwards and Micheál MacLiammóir and became internationally renowned as one of the most adventurous and far-sighted playhouses in Europe. During the forties and fifties the theatre continued under the dual directorship of Edwards-MacLiammóir and Lord Longford and flourished as the home of European and experimental drama.

In 1983, Michael Colgan became Director of the Gate. During his 33 years, he produced many high quality, award-winning plays and he established unique relationships with leading contemporary playwrights including Samuel Beckett, Harold Pinter and Brian Friel.

On 3rd April 2017, Selina Cartmell became Director of the Gate. She has directed a diverse range of work and her productions have won multiple theatre awards. Selina's inaugural season at the Gate begins on 12th July 2017.

GATE STUDIO: As well as functioning as the primary rehearsal space for the Gate, the Studio will also launch the next generationl of artists onto the world stage and put them at the "heart of the Gate". The Gate Studio will develop and commission an eclectic range of bold new work and nurture outstanding talent through a collaborative and interdisciplinary practice, crossing art forms and transcending genres.

Address

Cavendish Row,Dublin 1,Co. Dublin

Email

info@gate-theatre.ie

Website

www.gatetheatre.ie

Phone

+353 (0)1 874 4045 (box office)

New Irish Plays Produced By Gate Theatre

Play Title	Playwright
A Better Place	Robert Hogan
A Christmas Carol	Tomás Mac Anna Charles Dickens
A Flutter of Wings	T.C. Murray
A Month in the Country	Brian Friel Ivan Turgenev A version of Ivan Turgenev's original play.
A Slipper for the Moon	Micheál Mac Liammóir
Afterplay	Brian Friel
Autumn	Margaret Kennedy Gregory Ratoff from the Russian of Ilya Surguchev
Bride	Ulick Burke
Come on Over	Conor McPherson
Crestfall	Mark O'Rowe
Gates of Gold	Frank McGuinness
Great Expectations	Hugh Leonard Charles Dickens Adapted from the original novel by Charles Dickens.
Happy Family	Mary Manning (1)
Hedda Gabler	Brian Friel Henrik Ibsen
I'll Go On	Barry McGovern Gerry Dukes Samuel Beckett Selected from Samuel Beckett's trilogy of novels 'Molloy', 'Malone Dies', and 'The Unnamable'.
In High Germany	Dermot Bolger
Innocence	Frank McGuinness
Jane Eyre	Alan Stanford Charlotte Brontë An adaptation of Charlotte Bronte's classic novel.
Little Women	Anne-Marie Casey Louisa May Alcott Based on the 1868 novel of the same name.
Love and a Bottle	Bill Morrison Michael Ruggins George Farquhar
Many Happy Returns	Bernard Farrell
Molly Sweeney	Brian Friel
My Cousin Rachel	Joseph O'Connor (1) Daphne Du Maurier Based on Daphne du Maurier's 1951 novel of the same name.
Oliver Twist	Alan Stanford Charles Dickens Adapted from the classic novel by Charles Dickens.
Peer Gynt	Frank McGuinness Henrik Ibsen A new version of the original play by Henrik Ibsen from a literal translation by Anne Bamborough.
Performances	Brian Friel
Phaedra	Derek Mahon Jean Racine A translation of Racine's Phaedra.
Port Authority	Conor McPherson
Queens and Emperors	Christine Longford
See You Next Tuesday	Ronald Harwood An adaptation of Francis Veber's 'Le Diner de Cons'.
Shining City	Conor McPherson
Stella by Starlight	Bernard Farrell
Storm Over Wicklow	Mary Manning (1)
Tartuffe	Michael West Molière A new version of the original play by Molière.
The Antonietta	John Good Maurice Good
The Bear	Brian Friel Anton Chekhov A version of the original play by Anton Chekhov after a literal translation by Úna Ní Dhubhghaill.
The Birds	Conor McPherson Daphne Du Maurier Adapted from the 1952 short story by Daphne du Maurier.
The Bread Man	Frank McGuinness
The Dalers	Paddy Cullen
The Holy Ground	Dermot Bolger
The Home Place	Brian Friel
The House of Bernarda Alba	Aidan Mathews Federico García Lorca A translation of Federico Garcia Lorca's original play.
The Last Summer	Declan Hughes
The London Vertigo	Brian Friel Based on Charles Macklin's original play 'The True Born Irishman' or 'The Irish Fine Lady'.
The Mariner	Hugo Hamilton
The Mask of Moriarty	Hugh Leonard
The Melians	Lord Longford
The Picture of Dorian Gray	Gavin Kostick Oscar Wilde An adaptation of Oscar Wilde's original novel.
The Speckled People	Hugo Hamilton Hugo Hamilton Adapted by the author from his 2003 memoir of the same name
The Spirit of Annie Ross	Bernard Farrell
The Threepenny Opera	Frank McGuinness Kurt Weill A new version of Bertolt Brecht's and Kurt Weill's original, from a literal translation by Constance Hayes.
The Weeping of Angels	Joseph O'Connor (1)
The Wife to a Famous Man	Liam Ó Briain Gregorio Martinez Sierra A new translation of 'La Mujer del Héroe' (1914)
The Yalta Game	Brian Friel Anton Chekhov After Chekhov
Three Sisters	Frank McGuinness Anton Chekhov A version of Anton Chekhov's original play.
Uncle Vanya	Brian Friel Anton Chekhov A new version of the original play after a literal translation by Úna Ní Dhubhghaill.
Watt	Barry McGovern Samuel Beckett
White Horses	Neil Jordan