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Abbey Theatre
Ireland's national theatre has had its fair share of trouble and strife in recent years, marking its 2004 centennial with virtual bankruptcy and the possibility of closure. Enter a new regime under director Fiach MacConghail, and the Abbey is alive and well once again, financially secure and equipped with a whole new seating rig that has transformed the old theatre from a venue that we endured to one we positively enjoy.
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Cineworld Multiplex
This 17-screen cinema replaced many smaller cinemas and shows only commercial releases. The seats are comfy, the concession stand is huge and the selection of pick 'n' mix could induce a sugar seizure. It lacks the style of the older-style cinema, but we like it anyway.
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Civic Theatre
This purpose-built 350-seat theatre is inconveniently located in the southern suburb of Tallaght, but its state-of-the-art facilities are top-notch and include an art gallery. The plays it puts on, an interesting mix of Irish and European works, are uniformly good. The easiest way to get here is by Luas: the theatre is at the terminus of the red line.
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Draíocht Theatre
This multipurpose arts centre (named after the Irish word for 'magic') is one of the most interesting venues in the city. Two separate theatres feature all kinds of work, from reinterpretations of classic plays to brand-new material by cutting-edge writers and performers.
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Dublin City Gallery - The Hugh Lane
From September to June, the art gallery hosts up to 30 concerts of contemporary classical music. Concerts start at noon on Sunday.
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Focus Theatre
The small Focus Theatre is committed to showcasing the work of new Irish playwrights, which is thoroughly laudable even if the quality of the work isn't always top notch. Still, the company offers challenging work and is well worth checking out.
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Gaiety Theatre
More than 800 punters cram into the theatre after hours for dancing and plenty of drinking. It's loose, fun and very popular. The music is a mix of Latin and soul.
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Gate Theatre
The city's most elegant theatre, housed in a late-18th-century building, features a generally unflappable repertory of classic American and European plays. Orson Welles' first professional performance was here, and James Mason played here early in his career. Even today it is the only theatre in town where you might see established international movie stars work on their credibility with a theatre run.
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New Theatre
Sitting above the left-wing Connolly Books, this refurbished little theatre puts on a pretty palatable fare of 'fun' plays and in-your-face work that might challenge social conventions but will hardly disturb the more serious critics.
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Pavilion Theatre
Like the Draíocht Theatre and Civic Theatre , this modern space in the seaside suburb of Dun Laoghaire offers a dynamic programme of theatre and performance art.
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Peacock Theatre
Work by up-and-coming writers and more experimental theatre is staged in the Peacock Theatre adjoining Whelan's.
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Project Arts Centre
This is the city's most interesting venue for challenging new work - be it drama, dance, live art or film. Three separate spaces, none with a restricting proscenium arch, allow for maximum versatility. You never know what to expect, which makes it all that more fun: we've seen some awful rubbish here, but we've also seen some of the best shows in town.
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Samuel Beckett Theatre
Used mainly by drama students, the theatre also features the occasional show by established troupes. It's all pretty cerebral stuff.
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Savoy
The Savoy is a five-screen, first-run cinema, and has late-night shows at weekends. Savoy Cinema 1 is the largest in the country and its enormous screen is the perfect way to view really spectacular blockbuster movies.
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Screen
If you like art-house movies or foreign films that wouldn't get a run in a multiplex, this is your best bet. Devoid of the self-awareness that afflicts the IFI, this place puts the emphasis on well-made films rather than experimental ones.
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Tivoli Theatre
This commercial theatre offers a little bit of everything, from a good play with terrific actors to absolute nonsense with questionable comedic value.
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