The Seed is a powerful play that delves into familial myths and the damage they can cause through generations, writes Luke O’Neill.

The Weir at the New Theatre in Newtown is a quaint, lyrical little play which uses the spoken word and the silence in between to weave its black magic and leave the audience spellbound, writes Daniel Alexander.

Cranberries fans were left disappointed in Sydney last night as the Limerick band postponed their Enmore Theatre gig at the eleventh hour.

A Sydney-based Irish artist has been shortlisted for the coveted Wynne Prize at the Art Gallery of New South Wales.

Coinciding with Sydney’s Mardi Gras, Irish writer and actor Neil Watkins, takes to the dimly lit rectangular bordered stage at the Sydney Theatre to present The Year of Magical Wanking –  an honest open stream of his life experiences accompanied by an emotional roller-coaster of shame, self-loathing, despair and attempted acceptance. Sinéad Ní Mhórdha reviews the opening night.

The actor David Kelly, best known in Ireland for his appearances in the RTÉ miniseries Strumpet City, has died aged 82. Kelly was a prolific actor who worked regularly across stage and television.

Popular with both Aussies and expats, Dublin comedian Jason Byrne is bringing his athletic show the People’s Puppeteer Down Under. Expect madcap audience participation, warns Kerrie Kennedy.

Acoustoopticaldinoratorio is quite the mouthful.It’s also the name of a Joyce-inspired visual exhibition and performance by Dublin-born artist Alan Healy, which begins in early March. Acoustoopticaldinoratorio features the musical and visual works of 40 artists.

A Cork Comedian has won the New Zealand Comedy Guild Award for Best Newcomer. Alan Hurley, from Ballymacoda but based in Auckland for the last 18 months, was selected by his peers to receive the award following a series of side-splitting performances, which included a routine aired on New Zealand television.

Roll up, roll up, the circus is coming to town — and it’s Irish. Tumble Circus sees Belfast-based Dubliner Ken Fanning and his Swedish co-star Tina Segner take their act to the stage for their third Australian tour in three years.