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Landmark Productions

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Landmark Productions is a theatre production company in Dublin, Ireland. Established in 2003 by Anne Clarke, Landmark produces plays in Ireland and tours Irish work abroad.[1][2] The company has an association with several Irish writers including Enda Walsh and Paul Howard, the creator of Ross O’Carroll-Kelly. Recent award-winning productions include Enda Walsh’s Ballyturk and Arlington, Conall Morrison’s Woyzeck in Winter and the Donnacha Dennehy/Enda Walsh operas The Last Hotel and The Second Violinist.[2]

Awards

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In 2011, Landmark Productions received the Judges’ Special Award in the Irish Times Theatre Awards in recognition of its "sustained excellence in programming and for developing imaginative partnerships to bring quality to the Irish and international stage".[1][3] In 2015, Anne Clarke received the Special Tribute Award at the Irish Times Theatre Awards for her "work as a producer of world-class theatre in the independent sector in Ireland."[4]

Co-productions and international touring

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In its first 15 years, Landmark Productions has forged partnerships with arts institutions in Ireland and beyond. Main partners in Ireland include Galway International Arts Festival, the Gaiety Theatre, Olympia Theatre, Project Arts Centre, Dublin Theatre Festival, the Abbey Theatre, and the Everyman together with Irish National Opera and its precursor, Wide Open Opera.[2][3] Landmark has also toured shows internationally to venues including St. Ann’s Warehouse, Irish Arts Center and the Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York City;[5] the Barbican Centre, the National Theatre and Royal Opera House in London, UK[6] and at Edinburgh Festival Fringe and Edinburgh International Festival in Scotland.[7] A film version of The Last Hotel, co-produced with Brink Films and Wide Open Opera, was broadcast on Sky Arts in 2016.[8]

Productions

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Landmark Productions - Companies - Irish Theatre".
  2. ^ a b c Ireland, Landmark Productions. "Landmark Productions Ireland - Leading Theatre Production Company Dublin, Ireland". www.landmarkproductions.ie.
  3. ^ a b "Landmark Productions - Galway International Arts Festival 16 – 29 July 2018". www.giaf.ie.
  4. ^ "Anne Clarke to receive Special Tribute Award at Irish Times Irish Theatre Awards".
  5. ^ https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/14/theater/ballyturk-review-enda-walsh.htm [dead link]
  6. ^ Shuttleworth, Ian (2017-09-19). "Woyzeck in Winter, Barbican, London — power and coherence". Financial Times.
  7. ^ "Howie the Rookie (Edinburgh Fringe)".
  8. ^ "Sky Arts Phil Edgar Jones on Enda Walsh's "The Last Hotel" - The Irish Film & Television Network".
  9. ^ Hayes, Katy (5 February 2022). "Gabriel Byrne throws away his masks to bring memoir to theatrical life". The Irish Independent.
  10. ^ "Ulysses 2.2 1 book. 1 year. 18 artistic experiments".
  11. ^ Murphy, Ciara L. (3 November 2021). "Straight to Video: Energetic performances and whip-smart writing". The Irish Times.
  12. ^ Keating, Sara (4 October 2021). "The First Child: Equal parts baffling and brilliant". The Irish Times.
  13. ^ Meany, Helen (12 October 2021). "Dublin theatre festival review – compelling, exciting drama". The Guardian.
  14. ^ Falvey, Deirdre (22 September 2021). "Backwards Up a Rainbow: Rosaleen Linehan still knows how to put on a great show". The Irish Times.
  15. ^ Phillips, Maya (16 November 2021). "'Medicine' Review: One Dose Reality, Two Doses Absurdity". The New York Times.
  16. ^ Meany, Helen (15 August 2021). "The Saviour review – gripping two-hander tackles lifelong effects of abuse". The Guardian.
  17. ^ Keating, Sara (31 January 2021). "Happy Days: Siobhán McSweeney brings a youthful exuberance to Beckett's scorched world". The Irish Times.
  18. ^ Moloney, Senan (14 December 2020). "Curtain up for culture as indoor shows announced for the National Concert Hall and Abbey Theatre". The Irish Independent.
  19. ^ Crawley, Peter (14 November 2019). "Rory Gleeson's Blood in the Dirt: The curse of a family bloodline". The Irish Times.
  20. ^ Falvey, Deirdre (19 June 2019). "Cork Midsummer Festival 2019: Daring work and delicious foo". The Irish Times.
  21. ^ O'Neill, Louise (23 June 2018). "I could hear someone quietly sobbing, and jolted when I realized it was me". Irish Examiner.
  22. ^ "Asking For It". Asking For It. Landmark Productions.
  23. ^ "Grief is The Thing with Feathers starring Cillian Murphy - GIAF". www.giaf.ie.
  24. ^ "'Grief is the Thing with Feathers' spreads its wings on stage".
  25. ^ "The Approach". The Approach.
  26. ^ "Playwright Mark O'Rowe gets reflective with The Approach". 5 February 2018.
  27. ^ "The Second Violinist". The Second Violinist.
  28. ^ Meany, Helen (28 July 2017). "The Second Violinist review – Enda Walsh's fairytale opera is dark but dazzles". the Guardian.
  29. ^ "woyzeck in winter". woyzeck in winter.
  30. ^ Billington, Michael (20 July 2017). "Woyzeck in Winter review – a haunting fusion of two unfinished masterpieces". the Guardian.
  31. ^ "POSTCARDS FROM THE LEDGE". POSTCARDS FROM THE LEDGE.
  32. ^ "TheArtsReview". TheArtsReview. 31 October 2017.
  33. ^ "Arlington review: No happy ever after in this familiar Enda Walsh story - Independent.ie".
  34. ^ "The Walworth Farce by Enda Walsh". The Walworth Farce by Enda Walsh.
  35. ^ "Review: The Walworth Farce at the Olympia Theatre - Independent.ie".
  36. ^ "The Last Hotel". The Last Hotel.
  37. ^ "Dublin Theatre Festival | Dublin Theatre Festival".
  38. ^ "Once". Once.
  39. ^ "BALLYTURK by ENDA WALSH". BALLYTURK by ENDA WALSH.
  40. ^ "Irish Times Irish Theatre Awards: And the nominees are..."
  41. ^ "Howie the Rookie". Howie the Rookie.
  42. ^ "Love/Hate's Tom Vaughan-Lawlor to return in 'Howie the Rookie' - Independent.ie".
  43. ^ "Winners".
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