*** Competition Closed *** *** Winners are Catherine Egan and Richie Fitzgerald *** *** Thank you to everyone who entered *** There’s very little I can add to Darragh’s comprehensive piece on the Ulster Bank Theatre Festival except to say I am really looking forward to it. Each year the festival manages to up its game bringing fresh plays and shows from Ireland and abroad. With 26 shows from 12 countries in 16 venues all over Dublin, this year’s programme promises to be brilliant. Two shows that have grabbed my attention the most are Tales of Ballycumber in the Abbey Theatre and Three Sisters in the Gaiety. Tales of Ballycumber is the new play by twice Booker nominated Sebastian Barry and features Aaron Monaghan and Oscar-nominated actor, Stephen Rea, in the leading roles. Young Evans Stafford (Monaghan) calls to the home of a friend and strong-minded traditionalist, Nicholas Farquhar (Rea), … There’s more →