Andrews Lane Theatre
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| Address | St. Andrew's Lane, Dame Street Dublin 2 Ireland |
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| Opened | August 1989[1] |
| Years active | 1989-2014 |
The Andrews Lane Theatre, later the ALT
Establishment
The venue was established by private interests from the business and arts world without state funding. Stage actress Maureen Potter performed the opening ceremoney on 31 August 1989.[1]
Productions
New productions by Irish playwrights in the venue included:[4]
- 'A Country in Our Heads' - Dolores Walshe
- Aceldama - Jimmy Murphy
- An tUisceadán - Nuala Nic Con Iomaire
- Bé Carna - Deirdre Kinahan
- Bimbo - Rosy Barnes
- Buffalo Bill Has Gone To Alaska - Colin Teevan
- Buille an Phíce - Brian Ó Riagáin
- Checking for Squirrels - Eugene O'Brien
Demise
The closure of the space as a theatre was announced in 2007.[5] It became a niteclub and concert venue for the next decade.[6][7][8] It was then demolished and replaced with a hotel,[9] including a restaurant "ALT" named after the theatre.[10]
References
- ^ RTÉ Archives.
- ^ Hancock, Ciarán (18 April 2016). "Andrews Lane theatre in central Dublin sells for €4.4m". The Irish Times.
- TheTimes.co.uk.
- ^ "Andrews Lane theatre". Playography Ireland. 2022.
- Hotpress.com.
- ^ "Andrew's Lane Theatre to be turned into hotel". DublinGazette.com. 21 April 2016.
- ^ "Dublin's Andrews Lane Theatre sold to become 'compact hotel'". HotelManagement.net. 18 April 2016.
- Independent.ie.
- 98fm.com.
- ^ "ALT at Wren Urban Nest Dublin the Review". TheTaste.ie. 19 May 2022.
