My backstage tour of Dublin’s Abbey Theatre – fake cheese, prop rooms and breakdown artists

Ireland’s national theatre is famous for its stage productions. But you can also step backstage

The hair and make-up room. Photo: Ste Murray

Pól Ó Conghaile

The back-of-house corridors in Dublin’s Abbey Theatre are narrow, white and dotted with nondescript doors leading to curious things.

One opens into a treasure trove of props; its shelves stocked with everything from vintage biscuit tins to banknotes and religious icons.