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Donegal woman appointed artistic director of Abbey Theatre We need to find and champion new voices and new ways of seeing - Caitriona McLaughlin
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The Board of the Abbey Theatre today announced the appointment of Donegal woman Caitríona McLaughlin as its new Artistic Director.
Wicklow man Mark O’Brien has been appointed to the role of Executive Director.
The appointments follow the decision by the board of the Abbey Theatre in July 2020 to hold an open competition to fill two distinct leadership roles to deliver on the Abbey Theatre’s strategy and ambition over the next five years. The two new Directors will join the Abbey Staff in early May.
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Abbey Theatre announces new Artistic and Executive Directors
Updated / Tuesday, 23 Feb 2021
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Caitríona McLaughlin has been announced as the new Artistic Director of the Abbey Theatre
The Board of the Abbey Theatre today announced the appointment of Caitríona McLaughlin as its new Artistic Director and Mark O Brien as its new Executive Director.
Caitríona McLaughlin is an award-winning theatre director, and an Associate Director at the Abbey since 2017. Recent productions at the Abbey include an outdoor production of
The Great Hunger by Patrick Kavanagh, staged at the Irish Museum of Modern Art,
Citysong by Dylan Coburn Gray and an acclaimed revival of