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	Abbey Theatre - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A 1907 engraving of W. Yeats, one of the founders of the Abbey Theatre.
		Egged on by nationalists who believed that the theatre was not sufficiently political and with the pretext of a perceived slight on the virtue of Irish womanhood in the use of the word 'shift', a significant portion of the crowd rioted, causing the remainder of the play to be acted out in dumbshow.
		The Abbey and the genius of Irish theatre Captured December 14, 2004.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Abbey_Theatre (2370 words)

	Irish theatre - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		At the beginning of the 20th century, theatres and theatre companies dedicated to the staging of Irish plays and the development of indigenous writers, directors and performers began to emerge.
		A sea change in the history of the Irish theatre came with the establishment in Dublin in 1899 of the Irish Literary Theatre, later to become the Abbey Theatre.
		In general, the Abbey was the dominant influence in theatre in Ireland across the 20th century.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Irish_theatre (2235 words)

	Abbey Theatre
		Financed by Annie Horniman, the theatre was built to house the Irish National Theatre Society, formed in 1901 by W G Fay, Yeats, and Lady Gregory to perform the plays of the new Irish dramatists.
		The theatre's licence was held by Lady Gregory and for most of the early years she and Yeats were its only directors.
		From the 1960s onwards, the Abbey Theatre made a series of highly innovative departures as it embraced the new Irish drama created by Tom Murphy, Thomas Kilroy, Frank McGuinness, Sebastian Barry, Marina Carr, and others, without abandoning its hold on the established repertoire associated with playwrights such as Seán O'Casey and T C Murray.
	www.tiscali.co.uk /reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0015107.html (413 words)

	IASIL 2004 - Abbey Theatre Centenary - Papers
		Abbey plays, which focused on "people in the countryside", were suitable materials to be adapted into new Japanese plays.
		Furthermore, the ULT’s critique of the ideological essentialism of the Revivalist movement was also accompanied by a critique of the aesthetic excesses of the ‘Abbey play’, (in terms of its idealisation of peasantry, the past, and the west), and its eschewal of the florid Synge-songy excess of their southern counterparts.
		First staged at the Abbey on November 27, 1923, it appeared at a time of crisis in the history of the country, the Abbey Theatre, and the playwright’s own life.
	www.iasil.org /conferences/galway/panels/abbeyabstracts.html (4577 words)

	RTE.ie Entertainment - Abbey Theatre announces new Director
		The Board of the Abbey Theatre has announced Fiach MacConghail as the new Director of the Abbey.
		The current Artistic Director of the Abbey, Ben Barnes, is due to complete his term of office at the end of 2005.
		Eithne Healy, Chairperson of the Abbey, said: "We are delighted to announce Fiach's appointment, from a field that included a number of strong Irish and international candidates.
	www.rte.ie /arts/2005/0201/abbeytheatre.html (214 words)

	Abbey Theatre -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		It grew out of the Irish Literary Theatre (founded in 1899 by William Butler Yeats and Isabella Augusta, Lady Gregory, and devoted to fostering Irish poetic drama), which in 1902 was taken over by the Irish National Dramatic Society, led by W.G. and Frank J. Fay and formed to present Irish actors in Irish plays.
		Early in the 20th century the cultural renaissance gained strong momentum in Dublin with the opening of the famous Abbey Theatre, an enterprise associated particularly with the poet William Butler Yeats and the playwrights John Millington Synge and Lady Gregory.
		The Irish playwright and theatrical producer Lennox Robinson was a director of Dublin's Abbey Theatre and a leading figure in the later stages of the Irish literary renaissance.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9003247?tocId=9003247 (811 words)

	Theatre Dublin \| Footprint Guides
		The city’s theatres are flourishing, from the traditional Abbey Theatre to the innovative Project Arts Centre, where art, dance, theatre and video meet.
		One of the most famous theatres in the world was rebuilt in the 1960s in a brutalist style that will tremendously disappoint theatrical pilgrims drawn here by tales of the Abbey’s stirring role in the city’s history.
		Opened as a theatre in 1902 by the poet WB Yeats and his friend Lady Gregory, the Abbey staged cutting-edge drama that outraged public opinion by depicting Irish life in all its diversity.
	www.footprintguides.com /Dublin/Theatre-Arts-and-Entertainment.php (440 words)

	Arts Unlimited \| Arts features \| A troubled house
		Yeats came to think that the former must precede the latter; he was fond of quoting Victor Hugo's dictum, "In the theatre the mob becomes a people", and he held an almost occult view of the theatre's function as a spiritual experience mediating a vitalising ritual between players and audience.
		Several Abbey actors had been involved in the Rising, and the general tone of the company was in favour of Sinn Fein.
		Fortuitously, the theatre was almost at once given the chance to show its artistic independence: a new theatrical genius had arisen, Sean O'Casey, and his play about the Easter Rising, The Plough and the Stars, aroused enormous controversy when it opened in 1926.
	www.guardian.co.uk /arts/features/story/0,11710,1140288,00.html (1611 words)

	Holidayhound - Dublin, Abbey Theatre, Irish drama, WB Yeats, Lady Gregory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Abbey Theatre, Irish Drama, literary, WB Yeats, Gaelic Revival, Lady Gregory, Irish National Theatre Society, Synge, O'Casey, The Playboy of the WEstern World, Juno and the Paycock, The Plough and the Stars, Russel, Colum, Ervine, Peacock Theatre, Abbey School, Irish actors, directors, playwrights.
		The Abbey Theatre is one of the landmarks in the history of Irish drama (and the country as a whole), and will be eternally associated with perhaps the greatest literary mind Ireland has ever produced, WB Yeats.
		The new theatre has a number of features, not least the fact that it is essentially "floating" on a concrete raft to stop it from sinking into the soft banks of the Liffey where it stands, and a forestage which can be raised or lowered depending on the desirability of an orchestral pit.
	www.holidayhound.com /editorials/t6dpabbadvise.htm (582 words)

	The Abbey Theatre: About the Abbey - History
		The Abbey Theatre constitutes the National Theatre of Ireland, which was originally managed by the Irish National Theatre Society Limited.
		In 1925, the National Theatre was given an annual subsidy by the new Free State, and the Abbey became the first ever state-subsidised theatre in the English speaking world.
		Tragically in 1951, the original buildings of the National Theatre (the Abbey and Peacock theatres) were damaged by fire.
	www.abbeytheatre.ie /about/history.html (282 words)

	Abbey Theatre on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Yeats was a leader in founding (1902) the Irish National Theatre Society with Lady Gregory, J. Synge, and A. (George Russell) contributing their talents as directors and dramatists.
		Dublin's most famous theatre: FROM DRAMA TO CRISIS; One of Ireland's best-loved artistic icons, the Abbey Theatre, celebrated its centenary last year.
		Historical invisibility: the vexatious A. Wilson and the Abbey Theatre.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/A/AbbeyT1he.asp (523 words)

	Abbey Theatre (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		the national theatre of Ireland, began in 1902 when the Irish Literary theatre's work in Dublin was taken over by W. Fay's Irish National dramatic company, which presented Irish plays with Irish actors.
		The Abbey's contribution to the world theatre is divided between a school of playwrights and a style of acting which abolished the "stage Irishman." Its plays are presented mainly in English but a few are in Irish.
		Plans were published (1958) for a larger theatre on the original site.
	webpages.charter.net /BrianOtte/encyclopedia_project/a/abbey_theatre.html (348 words)

	Abbey Theatre - Britannica Concise
		Abbey Theatre - Dublin theatre, established in 1904.
		Gate Theatre - Dublin dramatic company, founded in 1928 by Hilton Edwards and Micheál MacLiammóir, whose repertoire included works from many periods and countries, unlike that of the established Abbey Theatre.
		Dublin - Early in the 20th century the cultural renaissance gained strong momentum in Dublin with the opening of the famous Abbey Theatre, an enterprise associated particularly with the poet William Butler Yeats and the playwrights John Millington Synge and Lady Gregory.
	concise.britannica.com /ebc/article-9354375 (503 words)

	Abbey Theatre Dublin - National Theatre of Ireland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The new Abbey Theatre, 26 Lower Abbey Street, Dublin 1, which opened its doors to the public on Monday 18th July 1966 heralded the beginning of a new era for the National Theatre of Ireland.
		The auditorium of the Abbey is fan shaped with a width of 39 feet at the proscenium and extending to eighty-five feet at the back.
		The Abbey Theatre remains true to its heritage, regularly re-animating plays from the Irish repertoire, as well as presenting classics from the European and world theatre and new plays by established writers (including Tom Murphy, Brian Friel, Hugh Leonard).
	www.eventsoftheweek.com /dublin-theatres/abbey-theatre.php (1135 words)

	Monster.ie: Arts, Entertainment and Media Zone - The Abbey Theatre
		The Abbey Theatre is an institution in Ireland.
		The Abbey Theatre is the National Theatre of Ireland.
		To appear in The Abbey in an acting role you have to be a member of Equity, an acting union of sorts.
	arts.monster.ie /articles/abbey/print (509 words)

	Library Council: Policies & Projects > Abbey Theatre at your Local Library
		Guest speakers aim to explore the Abbey Theatre's illustrious history, as Ireland's National Theatre and Europe's oldest English speaking theatre, in addition to investigating the Abbey's future role in the development of Irish theatre.
		The Abbey Theatre central duty is to tell the stories of this island nation and this responsibility rests with our contemporary playwrights.
		Writers in conversation involves playwrights associated with the Abbey discussing their work, what has influenced it, what it means to be a playwright today and their relationship with the Abbey Theatre.
	www.librarycouncil.ie /policies/abbey.shtml (443 words)

	Demolition of the Abbey Theatre - Archiseek (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		If the Abbey Theatre moves to a new home in Dublin, the current site is likely to be redeveloped.
		All the options for the retention or relocation of the Abbey Theatre will be discussed at 830pm this Thursday at 830 at 15 St Stephens Green directly after the Frank McDonald and James Nix session at the Dubliner series.
		what i was wondering was, if the abbey moved to georges dock, which it shouldn't would it be possible to save the current abbey building as a theatre venue by using the space currently used by the peacock.
	www.archiseek.com /content/showthread.php?threadid=4299 (1102 words)

	The Stage Online :: News :: Contest to design rebuilt Abbey Theatre unveiled
		The minister, who recently promised Ireland’s new national theatre would be “a cultural icon for the 21st century” is to seek cabinet approval for the contest, which will culminate in the new building, anticipated to cost around €150 million.
		It is not yet clear whether the government intends to have the theatre financed directly by the state or through a public-private partnership (PPP), though many in the Irish arts world have warned against the latter.
		A spokesman for Crosbie said that with the proposed redevelopment of the Abbey Theatre, plus the possiblity of a new national conference centre being built in the area, the docklands could become Ireland’s biggest cultural and tourist attttraction.
	www.thestage.co.uk /news/newsstory.php/9579/contest-to-design-rebuilt-abbey-theatre (615 words)

	RTE News - Two Abbey Theatre directors resign
		Two senior directors of the Abbey Theatre in Dublin have resigned after it emerged that the company has recorded a deficit double the figure that had been forecast.
		Ms Braiden said the council had been advised of the developments at a meeting with the chairperson of the Abbey on Wednesday, and was now awaiting an urgent financial report on the situation.
		In the meantime, she said the council was in ongoing discussions with the theatre.
	www.rte.ie /news/2005/0513/abbey.html (286 words)

	Literary Encyclopedia: The Abbey Theatre / The Irish National Theatre
		Although the Theatre’s relationship to the government in Ireland and its role within Irish society have evolved over its history, it has maintained the same sense of purpose: to maintain and enrich the repertoire of Irish drama and to provide a showcase for the unique cultural and artistic identity of Ireland.
		This rift between the National Theatre and the Nationalist community was widened by controversial productions of Synge’s The Shadow of the Glen in 1903 and The Playboy of the Western World in 1907, both of which sparked protests in the theatre itself and storms of criticism in the nationalist press.
		Although Horniman’s official reason for this was that the Theatre refused to cancel its performances, as theatres in England had, to honor the death of King Edward VII, Horniman had become increasingly antagonistic to what she saw as the nationalist agenda of the National Theatre.
	www.litencyc.com /php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=1202 (1765 words)

	The Abbey Theatre
		Dublin's Abbey Theatre opened its doors to the public on December 27, 1904.
		Christopher Fitz-Simon celebrates the Abbey Theatre's centenary by offering a witty chronological survey of the company's distinguished and colorful history.
		Beautifully illustrated with cartoons, sketches, and production photographs, The Abbey Theatre: The First 100 Years provides an overview of the great actors, directors, and playwrights of twentieth-century Irish theater, as well as detailing the company's long and illustrious relationship with American theaters and playwrights.
	www.wwnorton.com /thamesandhudson/new/FALL03/528426.htm (219 words)

	News Search: abbey theatre dublin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		co-founder (with W.B. Yeats) of the Abbey Theatre in Dublin.
		Rosa Luxemburg, 135 (born 05 March 1871) German socialist leader and founder of the left-wing Spartacus movement.
		Down the road a rival theatre, the Gate, is attracting...
	www.topix.net /search?q=abbey+theatre+dublin (169 words)

	BreakingNews.ie: New location for Abbey Theatre soon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Three locations have been selected for the theatre’s new home and recommendations are to be put before the Government in the coming weeks.
		Artistic director at the Abbey Theatre Ben Barnes has come under attack after poor ticket sales and spiralling costs left the theatre with an end of year deficit of 1.53m for 2003.
		Mr Ahern said it was an honour to mark the theatre’s birthday as it had given so much to the culture of Ireland.
	breaking.tcm.ie /2004/09/08/story165638.html (430 words)

	abbey theatre - Books, journals, articles @ The Questia Online Library
		THE STORY OF THE ABBEY THEATRE The Story of The Abbey Theatre From Its Origins in 1899 to the Present Illustrated...Irish National Theatre Society 29 The Abbey Theatre 45 Fighting the Audience 53...
		THE FAYS OF THE ABBEY THEATRE W. FAY, a Self Portrait THE FAYS of the Abbey Theatre AN AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL RECORD...date to appraise the position of the Abbey Theatre in the history of the Stage.
		The Abbey Theatre ticketbox; Joan with a replica...Joan Hanly, wife of late Daithi; Abbey Theatre under construction; The original...
	www.questia.com /search/abbey-theatre (1687 words)

	The Playboy of the Western World
		In celebration of the 100th Anniversary of the Abbey Theatre of Ireland, Broadway in Boston will proudly present The Playboy of the Western World.
		Since its scandalous first performance at the Abbey Theatre in 1907 that provoked riots among its opening night audience, this powerful story has captured imaginations for decades.
		A small village in County Mayo is thrown into confusion with the arrival of a mysterious stranger who claims to have killed his father.
	www.broadwayinboston.com /html/shows/Playboy_of_the_Western_World (708 words)

	The Stage Online :: News :: MacConghail takes charge at Abbey Theatre
		MacConghail has worked as a theatre, film and visual arts producer and takes over on a five-year contract from Ben Barnes, who completes his term as artistic director at the end of the year.
		The appointment of MacConghail marks a new development at the Abbey as not only is he the first producer in recent years to fill the post but the job’s definition of director has been changed so that he will have overall artistic and managerial responsibility for the theatre.
		The new man is no stranger to the Abbey, having been personal assistant to Noel Pearson during his tenure as artistic director from 1989-91.
	www.thestage.co.uk /news/newsstory.php/6497 (516 words)

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