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Abbey Theatre
Abbey Theatre

Ireland's historic National Theatre

26 Lower Abbey Street
Dublin, Leinster


Neighborhood: O'Connell Street and environs

Phone: +353 1 887 2200 (Administration) / +353 1 878 7222 (Box Office)
Fax: +353 1 872 9177
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Founded in 1904 by W.B. Yeats and Lady Gregory, the Abbey is Ireland's national theatre and remains a crucial promoter of established and emerging Irish playwrights. The theatre's early years saw much controversy: the 1926 premiere of O'Casey's 'The Plough and the Stars' upset nationalist sensibilities and provoked Yeats to personally rebuke the audience, who felt offended by the depiction of the 1916 nationalist movement. Although generally less controversial these days, new Irish plays are still staged in the basement theatre, the Peacock. The theatre's Abbey Street premises has been open since 1961, but changes are afoot. The management is currently considering a move south of the river.

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