This is a list of Irish theatres and theatre companies past and present. It includes organizations of both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.
Theatre or theatre company | Location | Year established | Notes |
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also known as the National Theatre of Ireland | |||
Demolished 2018, had operated solely as a nightclub (Hangar) for some years prior | |||
Camden Palace Hotel Community Arts Centre | Cork City | ||
[1] | |||
1955 | Established by Gael Linn in 1955, closed in 1981. | ||
former name of the Olympia Theatre | |||
1937 | |||
Royal Theatre | |||
1795 | Oldest surviving theatre building in Ireland | ||
Mullingar, Co. Westmeath | |||
2005 | |||
2001 | |||
Project Theatre | |||
The Rabbit's Riot Theatre Company | The North West of Ireland | 2015 | |
1974 | Irish National Folk Theatre, founded by Pat Ahern | ||
1991 | Smashing Times incorporates the Smashing Times Theatre and Film Company and Smashing Times Youth Arts Ensemble, and is dedicated to the promotion, study and practice of the arts and equality.[2] | ||
2012 | built on the foundations of the first Theatre Royal, and incorporating structural material from a later 18th century Theatre Royal. | ||
1928 | Amharclann Náisiúnta na Gaeilge - National Irish Language Theatre. | ||
1662 | |||
1785 | Current building mostly dates to 1876. Claims to be Ireland's oldest continually-operating theatre, although it has had several closures. | ||