Description: The Abbey theatre also known as the National Theatre of Ireland opened a new epic in the Theatre when it opened its doors to public in July 1966. Like other theatre houses it too caters to the need of disabled audiences and has wheelchair and lift facilities.
The new Abbey Theatre, 26 Lower Abbey Street, Dublin 1, which opened its doors to the public on Monday 18th July 1966 heralded the beginning of a new era for the National Theatre of Ireland. The auditorium of the Abbey is fan shaped with a width of 39 feet at the proscenium and extending to eighty-five feet at the back. Its depth is sixty feet from the proscenium opening to the back wall of the auditorium. The height of the auditorium can be adjusted for different theatre or concert conditions. Seating capacity is 628 of which ninety-seven are located in a shallow balcony. There is access for patrons confined to wheelchairs from the ground level to the foyer, auditorium and toilet facilities. With regard to access, while there are not special facilities in the auditorium, wheelchairs can be accommodated allowing unimpeded viewing of the stage and close proximity to main exits.
The Abbey Theatre remains true to its heritage, regularly re-animating plays from the Irish repertoire, as well as presenting classics from the European and world theatre and new plays by established writers (including Tom Murphy, Brian Friel, Hugh Leonard). Recent productions of classic plays include The Playboy of the Western World by J.M. Synge, The Plough and the Stars by Sean O'Casey (Abbey, Ireland and BITE Festival, London) and A Doll's House in a version by Frank McGuinness, directed by the renowned Hungarian director Laszlo Marton (Abbey) and international works such as Medea by Euripides.
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