Live Music in Dublin – 06-08-19 It’s a time of the year for festivals, so I guess the Dublin venues are not exactly packed out! If you’re looking for something to dance […]
Live Music in Dublin – 06-08-19
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My Dad’s Blind – Peacock Theatre – Review
My Dad’s Blind – Peacock Theatre – Review Run now finished – 30 – 31 July 2019 Part of the Young Curators Festival at the Abbey Theatre The play starts with an […]
Album of the Week – 2/08/19 – Florist – Emily Alone
Album of the Week – 2/08/19 August sure is sleepy! Another week that proves this slot wasn’t the best idea! Some weeks, there really isn’t an album of the week. Or at […]
The Overstory – Richard Powers – Audible Book Review
The Overstory – Richard Powers – Audible Book Review When is the best time to plant a tree? Twenty years ago. When is the second best time? Now. This is the story […]
Club Tropicana – Bord Gais Energy Theatre – Review
Club Tropicana – Bord Gais Energy Theatre – Review by Fran Winston 30 Jul 2019 – 3 Aug 2019 Runs until August 3rd. Tickets from €18.50 Named after the ionic Wham song […]
Interview with Martin Lynch – Writer of The Miami Showband Story
We had the chance to put some questions to Martin Lynch, co-writer of The Miami Showband Story along with Marie Jones. We asked him about their writing process and this new production. […]
Movies This Week – 31-07-19
Movies This Week – 31-07-19 Not quite sure why this week is so dull, but it is. Deal with it! Could it be the Fast and Furious film? Has it scared off […]
Photograph – Film Review
Photograph – Film Review by Diana Perez Garcia Written and Directed by Ritesh Batra Cast: Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Sanya Malhotra, Farrukh Jaffar Opens on Friday Aug 2nd The road to marriage has been […]
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 30-07-19
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 30-07-19 Thank God for the Young Curators Festival at the Abbey, as without it, the next few weeks would be very dull indeed! The festival is […]
All Together Now – All Curious Minds
All Together Now – All Curious Minds August Bank Holiday Weekend – 2nd – 4th Aug 2019 – Curraghmore Estate, County Waterford With All Together Now only days away, we’re getting more […]
Live Music in Dublin – 29-07-19
Live Music in Dublin – 29-07-19 The All Together Now Festival is easily the biggest event of the weekend! It’s long since sold out and not in Dublin, so it’s not on […]
Lloyd Cole – Guesswork – Album Review
Lloyd Cole – Guesswork – Album Review by Killian Laher These days there seem to be longer intervals between Lloyd Cole albums. It’s been six years since his last song-based output, Standards. […]
Album of the Week – 26/07/19 – Violent Femmes – Hotel Last Resort
Album of the Week – 26/07/19 Another week without anything screaming for your attention. There are some new interesting works, with Lloyd Cole (Guesswork), Dude York (Falling) and Maneka (Devin) which is […]
Ezra Furman – Button Factory – Live Review – 24/07/19
Ezra Furman – Button Factory – Live Review – 24/07/19 ‘Tell no one what happened here tonight’ said Ezra towards the end of the set. It does make the role of the […]
The Pianist Of Yarmouk – Aeham Ahmad – Audiobook Review
The Pianist Of Yarmouk – Aeham Ahmad – Audiobook Review The last seven years have seen almost daily reports of the awful hardships undergone by the people of Syria and the slow […]
DYT and Pan Pan Theatre – Sleepwalking
The Sleepwalkers – Samuel Beckett Theatre by Pan Pan and Dublin Youth Theatre Read our interview with members of DYT on this production here. 22 – 27 July | 19:30 Photos by […]
Horrible Histories: The Movie – Rotten Romans – Film Review
Horrible Histories: The Movie – Rotten Romans – Film Review Director: Dominic Brigstocke Writers: Caroline Norris, Giles Pilbrow etc. Stars: Sebastian Croft, Emilia Jones, Nick Frost If you’re not aware of Horrible […]
Movies This Week – 24-07-19
Movies This Week – 24-07-19 There are some good art house releases this week, with the new Nick Broomfield documentary Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love and also The Chamermaid, which we’re […]
The Chambermaid (La Camarista) – Film Review
The Chambermaid (La Camarista) – Film Review by Pat Viale Director: Lila Avilés Writers: Lila Avilés, Juan Carlos Marquéz Stars: Gabriela Cartol, Agustina Quinci, Teresa Sánchez Set entirely within the confines of […]
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 23-07-19
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 23-07-19 Who wants to be inside a hot theatre this week, when you could be outdoors enjoying the sun? Despite the obvious, there’s lots to see […]
Marianne and Leonard: Words of Love – Film Review
Marianne and Leonard: Words of Love – Film Review by Paddy McGovern Director: Nick Broomfield Stars: Leonard Cohen, Judy Collins, Ron Cornelius The story of Leonard Cohen and Marianne Ihlen is well […]
Live Music in Dublin – 22-07-19
Live Music in Dublin – 22-07-19 Ezra Furman returns to Dublin for possibly the highlight of the week! Otherwise, Josh Ritter is in the NCH for two nights. One you may not […]
These Stupid Things – Smock Alley – Review
These Stupid Things – Smock Alley – Review by Frank L. 16 – 21 Jul 2019 |@7:30pm | 2pm on Sat & Sun The stage consists of a series of platforms at […]
Album of the Week – 19/07/19 – The Quiet Temple
Album of the Week – 19/07/19 – The Quiet Temple – The Quiet Temple Some weeks you’re spoiled for choice and you’d like to pick more than one! This week is the […]
Gwen – Film Review
Gwen – Film Review by Aisling Foster Written and directed by William McGregor North Wales in the late nineteenth century, a grim mountain landscape where a mother (Maxine Peake) and her two […]
Unfit For Purpose – Smock Alley – Review
Unfit For Purpose – Smock Alley – Review 17 – 20 Jul 2019 | 8pm | Boys’ School Ronny (Lorcan Strain) is down on his luck. He gave up his job in […]
24 Hours from Tulsk – Viking Theatre – Review
24 Hours from Tulsk – Viking Theatre – Review by Frank L. Written by Michael O’Sullivan Initially, there is a park bench at the front of the stage which enables Feargal (Seamus […]
Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story – Review
Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story – Review by Thomas Slattery Director: Martin Scorsese Stars: Bob Dylan, Allen Ginsberg, Patti Smith and more Netflix’s new Bob Dylan documentary, produced by Martin […]
Interview with Mark McAuley – A Fear And Loathing Actor In Dublin
Interview with Mark McAuley – A Fear And Loathing Actor In Dublin We had the chance to put some questions to Mark McAuley ahead of the opening of ‘A Fear And Loathing […]
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