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23 February, 2017 // Blog, Civic News

Red Line Book Festival 2017 – Now open for submissions!

The Red Line Book Festival 2017 is now open for submissions from writers/poets to participate in the literary strand of the festival. The closing date...

20 February, 2017 // Civic News

The Background Story- Adele is Younger Than Us

Stiff and Kitsch are the brand new comedy union of Sally O’Leary and Rhiannon Neads. Whilst studying together at LAMDA they soon realised they had...

30 January, 2017 // Blog, Civic News

Rest in Peace John Hurt

John Hurt, the British actor famed for his wide-ranging roles in films as diverse as Harry Potter, Alien and The Elephant Man, has died at...

26 January, 2017 // Civic News

Camille Lucy Ross chats to us about her Award Winning Play at the Civic in Feb.

Camille Lucy Ross is a performer, Co- writer and Artistic Director of Brazen Tales. Camille is fresh from LA’s iO West Improv school (where alumni...

20 January, 2017 // Blog, Civic News, Events

Emmet Kirwan Goes Viral

Emmet Kirwan’s piece Heartbreak has been released on video, going viral with over 1 million views on Facebook alone this week. The film tells the...

18 January, 2017 // Blog, Civic News, Events

Best Opera Production nomination for The Barber of Seville

The Barber of Seville has been nominated for Best Opera Production at the annual Irish Times Theatre Awards. Congratulations to our Artistic Director, Michael Barker-Caven,...

10 January, 2017 // Civic News

Local Actor & Writer Emmet Kirwan returns “home” with Dublin Old School

Emmet Kirwan is an actor and writer from Tallaght in Dublin. We were delighted to catch him for a quick chat before he heads to...

29 December, 2016 // Civic News

Robert Mountford takes his New Play to its’ ‘Spiritual Home’

Mixed-Race Rob Mountford grew up in an Irish suburb of Birmingham. Saddled with a mess of cultural identity, he is seeking answers. Vagabonds- My Phil...