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The Patient Gloria – Abbey Theatre – Dublin Theatre Festival – Review In 1965, Gloria Szymanski was a young woman in her early thirties. A recent divorcee with a young child, she […]
Venom – Film Review by Fran Winston Director: Ruben Fleischer Writers: Scott Rosenberg (screenplay by), Jeff Pinkner (screenplay by) Stars: Tom Hardy, Michelle Williams, Marcella Bragio Spider-man’s nemesis appearing in a movie […]
Beezie – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre – Review by Frank L Written by David and Sheila Flitton Beezie (Sheila Flitton) lived her life alone on a small island in Lough Gill, County Sligo […]
The Lost O’Casey – Dublin Theatre Festival – Review The Lost O’Casey (Out Of The Abbey) – Anu and Abbey Productions There was a moment when I was following a young woman […]
Columbus – Film Review by Frank L. Director: Kogonada Writer: Kogonada Stars: John Cho, Haley Lu Richardson, Parker Posey The name Koganada is an adaptation from the name of one Kogo Nada, […]
Movies This Week – 03-10-18 Two good releases this week, so you can’t really complain. A Star is Born is already out and Colombus is out on Friday, both are worth seeing! […]
The Full Monty – Gaiety Theatre – Review by Fran Winston Runs until October 6th at 7.30pm nightly. Matinees at 2.30pm Wednesday 3rd October and Saturday 6th. Irish tour continues in INEC […]
The Silver Branch – Film Review by Frank L. Directed by Katrina Costello Stars: Patrick McCormack, John Joe Conway The karst limestone scenery of the Burren is a harsh but magnificent, unique […]
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 2-10-18 The Dublin Theatre Festival is in full stride and there’s a few gems in there worth checking out. Our Top Five Theatre Festival Picks – […]
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man – Pavilion Theatre – DTF Review A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man | Pavilion Theatre, Dún Laoghaire | 26 Sept-7 […]
Live Music in Dublin – 01-10-18 A few good ones this week with Ólafur Arnalds, They Might Be Giants and Everything Everything among others. Hard to complain about that lot! Gigs of […]
Heroin – O’Reilly Theatre – Review by Frank L Heroin written by Grace Dyas Originally performed in 2010, Grace Dyas has come together with Rachael Keogh (author of “Dying to Survive”) to […]
A Star is Born – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Bradley Cooper Starring: Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga, Andrew Dice Clay, Dave Chappelle, Sam Elliott In cinemas October 3rd If the […]
The Trouble Boys – E.R. Fallon – Book Review by Pat Viale Set mainly in the Bowery, New York, a district described by President Teddy Roosevelt as “a highway of seething life, […]
The Mai – Dublin Theatre Festival – Civic Theatre – Review by P. McGovern Until Sept 29th Marina Carr’s The Mai has lost none of its social resonance or theatrical impact in […]
Future Gigs – Sept 2018 Here it is, our irregular look at the gigs in Dublin over the next few months! We’ve ignored most things and just picked the things we like. […]
Cirque Berserk! – Bord Gais Energy Theatre – Review 25 Sep 2018 – 30 Sep 2018 Cirque Berserk! are a comparatively new group of circus performers who are only in their fifth […]
The Meeting – Film Review by Frank L Directed by Alan Gilsenan Ailbhe Griffith was sexually assaulted on her way home having got off her bus. Nine years after the attack, notwithstanding […]
Movies This Week – 26-09-18 This feels a little like the week that Hollywood forgot! There are three movie releases, one being a new Irish film called the Meeting, directed by Alan […]
Theatre director Ronan Phelan talks to No More Workhorse about his new play with Rough Magic, Arthur Riordan’s adaptation of James Joyce’s A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man: When […]
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 25-09-18 We mourn the passing of the madness of the Dublin Fringe Festival! There is another festival just around the corner though, as the Dublin Theatre […]
Metropolis Festival 2018 – October Bank Holiday Weekend – Saturday 27 & Sunday 28 RDS, Dublin – Music / Performance / Conversation / Installation Amazingly, this is now only four weeks away? […]
Live Music in Dublin – 24-09-18 The Dublin Fringe Festival has come to an end, but fear not, there is another…. Hard Working Class Heroes 2018 starts on Thursday with a stupid […]
Dublin Fringe Festival 2018 – Winners Announced Today sees the end of another Dublin Fringe Festival and it was a good one! The list of winners was announced today and as ever […]
The Cat’s Mother – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review Dates Sep 19-22 @ 19:00 – Tickets €14 / €12 conc. Other performance Sep 22 @ 13:30 – Duration 60 mins Venue: Smock […]
Infinity – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review Dates Sep 19-22 @ 21:15 – Tickets €14 / €12 conc. Other performance Sep 22 @ 16:00 Duration 55 mins – Venue: Smock Alley Theatre […]
Seahorse – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review Dates Sep 19-22 @ 18:30 – Tickets €15 / €13 conc. Other performance Sep 22 @ 16:15 – Duration 80 mins Venue: Project Arts Centre […]
Shame – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review Dates Sep 19-22 @ 21:15 – Tickets €16 / €14 conc. Other performance Sep 22 @ 14:30 – Duration 75 mins Venue: Abbey Theatre on […]
The House with a Clock in its Walls – Film Review by Katie McCann Director: Eli Roth Writers: Eric Kripke (screenplay by), John Bellairs (based on the novel by) Stars: Cate Blanchett, […]
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