Dublin’s Abbey Theatre is hurting: “For its 100th birthday the Abbey announced a sprawling yearlong program of plays by unfurling an enormous banner that spans the width of its facade – almost a whole city block – asking the public, “What will you see?” Judging by the affairs that now threaten to obscure the theater’s centenary, the answer has clearly been “not much.” Much of the blame for the Abbey’s malaise has been laid at the foot of its artistic director, Ben Barnes, who designed the centenary program and has been criticized for an aloof and distant management style. He has made public his desire to leave the theater and move to Canada when his contract expires in December next year.”