The company played for two seasons at the Peacock Theatre and then moved to the 18th Century Rotunda Annex - the ‘Upper Concert Hall’, the Gate's present home, with Goethe's Faust opening on 17 February 1930.[6]
Lord and Lady Longfordedit
The newly established Gate Theatre ran into financial difficulties and a meeting was called on 12 December 1930 to announce its closure. In a surprise announcement, Lord Longford offered to buy up the remaining shares, valued at £1,200 and the theatre was saved. Longford and his wife Lady (Christine) Longford worked with Edwards and MacLiammóir at the Gate until 1936, when a split occurred and two separate companies were formed which played at the Gate for six months each. The companies also toured for six months until the death of Lord Longford in 1961.[7]
During this period Edwards and MacLiammóir (Gate Theatre Productions) performed in Dublin's Gaiety Theatre and toured productions to Europe, Egypt and North America.
1980s–2000sedit
From the 1980s onwards the Gate, under the directorship of Michael Colgan, cemented its international relationship, touring plays around the world for audiences from Beijing to New York. The theatre established relationships with contemporary playwrights including Samuel Beckett, Harold Pinter and Brian Friel. In 1991 the first-ever Beckett Festival was produced, presenting all 19 stage plays over three weeks. The first-ever festival of Pinter's plays followed, along with many premieres and productions of Friel's work[6] including the production of Faith Healer with Ralph Fiennes which won a Tony Award on Broadway.[8] Among other firsts was the production of Chekhov's Three Sisters in a new version by Frank McGuinness with three real sisters, the award-winning Sinéad, Sorcha and Niamh Cusack. The production also featured the veteran star of Irish theatre and father of the three actresses, Cyril Cusack and the Oscar-nominated actress Lesley Manville. The production opened in March 1990 and transferred to the Royal Court Theatre in London later that year.[9]
With the support of funders, the fabric of the building was restored and renovated under the guidance of Ronnie Tallon and Scott, Tallon Walker Architects.[10] This included the provision of a new wing, which incorporated a studio space – The Gate Studio – for rehearsals and workshops.
Referencesedit
^"Stair Amharclann an Gheata". Beo!. from the original on 20 January 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
^"Gate Theatre Board & Governance - The Gate Theatre, Dublin, Ireland". from the original on 11 May 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
^"Venue Hire". www.gatetheatre.ie. from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
^ ab"Gate Theatre". www.briannica.com. from the original on 24 April 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
^Corporaal, Marguérite; van den Beuken, Ruud (2021). "Introduction". In Corporaal, Marguérite; van den Beuken, Ruud (eds.). A stage of emancipation : change and progress at the Dublin Gate Theatre. Liverpool: Oxford University Press. p. 1. ISBN9781800859517.
^ abc"Gate Theatre History". www.gatetheatre.ie. from the original on 16 December 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
^Hourican, Bridget. "Pakenham, Edward Arthur Henry". www.dib.ie. from the original on 13 May 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
^"Award for 'Faith Healer'actor". The Irish Times. from the original on 28 June 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
^Wolf, Matt (27 May 1990). "Novel Casting for 'Three Sisters'-Three Sisters". The New York Times. from the original on 13 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
^"Gate Theatre brought back to life 1992". www.rte.ie. from the original on 13 May 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
External linksedit
Gate Theatre Web site
November 30, 2023
gate, theatre, other, uses, disambiguation, theatre, cavendish, dublin, ireland, founded, 1928, amharclann, gheata, location, within, central, dublinformer, namesdublin, address1, cavendish, dublin, irelandcoordinates53, 35306, 26222, 35306, 26222public, trans. For other uses see Gate Theatre disambiguation The Gate Theatre is a theatre on Cavendish Row in Dublin Ireland It was founded in 1928 Gate TheatreAmharclann an Gheata 1 Gate TheatreLocation within Central DublinFormer namesDublin Gate TheatreAddress1 Cavendish Row Dublin IrelandCoordinates53 21 11 N 6 15 44 W 53 35306 N 6 26222 W 53 35306 6 26222Public transitConnolly stationLuas Green Line O Connell Street Upper ParnellOwnerThe Gate Theatre Trust 2 Capacity371 3 Opened1928 Contents 1 History 1 1 Beginnings 1 2 Lord and Lady Longford 1 3 1980s 2000s 2 References 3 External linksHistory editBeginnings edit The Gate Theatre was founded in 1928 by Hilton Edwards and Micheal MacLiammoir 4 with Daisy Bannard Cogley and Gearoid o Lochlainn 5 During their first season they presented seven plays including Ibsen s Peer Gynt O Neill s The Hairy Ape and Wilde s Salome 6 They offered Dublin audiences an introduction to the world of European and American theatre as well as classics from the modern and Irish repertoire 4 It was at the Gate that Orson Welles James Mason Geraldine Fitzgerald and Michael Gambon began their acting careers The company played for two seasons at the Peacock Theatre and then moved to the 18th Century Rotunda Annex the Upper Concert Hall the Gate s present home with Goethe s Faust opening on 17 February 1930 6 Lord and Lady Longford edit The newly established Gate Theatre ran into financial difficulties and a meeting was called on 12 December 1930 to announce its closure In a surprise announcement Lord Longford offered to buy up the remaining shares valued at 1 200 and the theatre was saved Longford and his wife Lady Christine Longford worked with Edwards and MacLiammoir at the Gate until 1936 when a split occurred and two separate companies were formed which played at the Gate for six months each The companies also toured for six months until the death of Lord Longford in 1961 7 During this period Edwards and MacLiammoir Gate Theatre Productions performed in Dublin s Gaiety Theatre and toured productions to Europe Egypt and North America 1980s 2000s edit From the 1980s onwards the Gate under the directorship of Michael Colgan cemented its international relationship touring plays around the world for audiences from Beijing to New York The theatre established relationships with contemporary playwrights including Samuel Beckett Harold Pinter and Brian Friel In 1991 the first ever Beckett Festival was produced presenting all 19 stage plays over three weeks The first ever festival of Pinter s plays followed along with many premieres and productions of Friel s work 6 including the production of Faith Healer with Ralph Fiennes which won a Tony Award on Broadway 8 Among other firsts was the production of Chekhov s Three Sisters in a new version by Frank McGuinness with three real sisters the award winning Sinead Sorcha and Niamh Cusack The production also featured the veteran star of Irish theatre and father of the three actresses Cyril Cusack and the Oscar nominated actress Lesley Manville The production opened in March 1990 and transferred to the Royal Court Theatre in London later that year 9 With the support of funders the fabric of the building was restored and renovated under the guidance of Ronnie Tallon and Scott Tallon Walker Architects 10 This included the provision of a new wing which incorporated a studio space The Gate Studio for rehearsals and workshops References edit Stair Amharclann an Gheata Beo Archived from the original on 20 January 2019 Retrieved 19 January 2019 Gate Theatre Board amp Governance The Gate Theatre Dublin Ireland Archived from the original on 11 May 2020 Retrieved 19 January 2019 Venue Hire www gatetheatre ie Archived from the original on 10 April 2021 Retrieved 14 May 2021 a b Gate Theatre www briannica com Archived from the original on 24 April 2021 Retrieved 14 May 2021 Corporaal Marguerite van den Beuken Ruud 2021 Introduction In Corporaal Marguerite van den Beuken Ruud eds A stage of emancipation change and progress at the Dublin Gate Theatre Liverpool Oxford University Press p 1 ISBN 9781800859517 a b c Gate Theatre History www gatetheatre ie Archived from the original on 16 December 2017 Retrieved 14 May 2021 Hourican Bridget Pakenham Edward Arthur Henry www dib ie Archived from the original on 13 May 2021 Retrieved 13 May 2021 Award for Faith Healer actor The Irish Times Archived from the original on 28 June 2018 Retrieved 28 June 2018 Wolf Matt 27 May 1990 Novel Casting for Three Sisters Three Sisters The New York Times Archived from the original on 13 May 2021 Retrieved 14 May 2021 Gate Theatre brought back to life 1992 www rte ie Archived from the original on 13 May 2021 Retrieved 13 May 2021 External links editGate Theatre Web site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gate Theatre amp oldid 1177815556, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
