From Renovation and Reopening to a Global Pandemic, Plus Highlights from Seasons 23–34: 2010–2022

“From Renovation and Reopening to a Global Pandemic, Plus Highlights from Seasons 23–34: 2010–2022,” explains how the Irish Repertory Theatre spent two years (2014–2016) renovating their performance, rehearsal, and administrative spaces in the Stanwick Building. The chapter also reflects on Irish Rep theatrical highlights between 2010–2022: Molly Sweeney (2011); My Scandalous Life (2011); Dancing at Lughnasa (2011); The Freedom of the City (2012); Airswimming (2013); For Love (2013); Shining City (2016); The Pigeon in the Taj Mahal (2016); Woman and Scarecrow (2018); Wild Abandon (2018); YES! Reflections of Molly Bloom (2019); Little Gem (2019); Belfast Girls (2022), and The Butcher Boy: A New Musical (2022). The chapter discusses two Irish Rep memorials: for Irish writers Seamus Heaney in 2013 and Brian Friel in 2015, and the chapter considers how the Irish Rep adapted to the 2020–2021 COVID-19 pandemic, which shut down live performances, by streaming their productions for audiences worldwide.