New accounts filed by the Abbey Theatre Amharclann Na Mainistreach show that the surplus of €100,430 followed a loss of €1.39m in 2023.

The reduction in box office income from €2.84m to €2.02m last year resulted in the theatre’s box office accounting for 16pc of overall revenues compared to 23pc of revenues in 2023. Touring income also declined sharply from €110,918 to €20,459

Some of the productions last year included Audrey or Sorrow , a world premiere by Marina Carr; Children of the Sun , a world premiere by Hilary Fannin; and Safe House, a world premiere written and directed by Enda Walsh.

The lower output at the Abbey Theatre last year included a two-month long summer closure when the Abbey stage ‘went dark’ from mid July to late September as no production was staged.

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