Thea Sharrock (Director) makes her feature film debut with “Me Before You”, she is an award winning stage director. You can find her thoughts below in this Irish Exclusive Q&A… “Me Before You” […]
Q&A with Thea Sharrock – Director of “Me Before You”
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Warcraft – Film Review
Warcraft – Film Review Director: Duncan Jones Writers: Duncan Jones (screenplay), Charles Leavitt (screenplay) Stars: Travis Fimmel, Paula Patton, Ben Foster The Orc planet is dying but their druid has found a […]
Robert Forster – Whelans – 28-05-16 – Live Review
Robert Forster – Whelans – 28-05-16 – Live Review by Killian Laher Barely room to breathe in Whelans for the first visit to Dublin of the impeccably dressed Robert Forster in 8 […]
Dublin Event Guide (30-05-16 – 5-06-16)
So, it’s June already? This year is on fast forward! As it’s the long weekend, it officially means it’s festival season, with Forbidden Fruit, Down with Jazz and Vantastival all this weekend. […]
Director: Jodie Foster
Director: Jodie Foster – By Emily Elphinstone Few people can say they’ve had a career in film spanning over 50 years; and even fewer can make this claim while still in their […]
Irish Festival Guide – Down With Jazz Festival – 4th & 5th June
Yes, next weekend is going to be a busy one! There’s another festival in town, with the Down With Jazz team returning for their 5th year in Meeting House Square. It’s a […]
New Music – Not Monsters – On Tilt
This is the new single from Not Monsters, a band formed from members of CFIT and Punch Face Champions. You can see the results below… “I don’t mind this confident lie but […]
Cock – New Theatre – Review
Cock – New Theatre – Review by Helen Major Blue Heart Theatre – May 23rd – May 28th @ 7.30pm Written by Mike Bartlett Directed by Geoff O’Keefe Writer Mike Bartlett has […]
Second Opinion – Money Monster – Movie Review
Money Monster – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Jodie Foster Starring: George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Jack O’Connell, Dominic West, Caitriona Balfe, Giancarlo Esposito In cinemas, May 27th There is no […]
Fulcrum – Dublin Dance Festival – Review
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Interview with Jo Mangan – Director of the Carlow Arts Festival
We had the chance to talk to Jo Mangan, the director of the Carlow Arts Festival. You can see the results below where she discusses Alien visitations in Truffaut’s Code and other […]
Revolver – Theatre Upstairs – Review
Revolver – Theatre Upstairs – Review by Frank L. Sugar Coat Theatre – REVOLVER – May 20th 2016 – June 4th 2016 Written by Seanan McDonnell The programme notes state as a guide […]
Psychic Ills – Inner Journey Out – Album Review
Psychic Ills – Inner Journey Out – Album Review This is the fifth album by New York’s Psychic Ills, a two piece with frontman Tres Warren and Elizabeth Hart on bass. They […]
Betroffenheit – Dublin Dance Festival – Review
Betroffenheit – Kidd Pivot & Electric Company Theatre O’Reilly Theatre – Dates Tue 24, Wed 25 May @ 7.30pm The performance starts in almost complete darkness. As the lights start to grow, […]
New Music – Ben Chatwin – Inflexion
New Music – Ben Chatwin – Inflexion All I need is two minutes of your time for this ticking, tumbling instrumental track that flows ever so neatly. Enjoy it below. You can […]
Love & Friendship – Film Review
Love & Friendship – Film Review by Frank L. Directed by Whit Stillman Writers: Jane Austen (based on her novella “Lady Susan”), Whit Stillman Stars: Kate Beckinsale, Chloë Sevigny, Xavier Samuel Whit […]
Life Festival – Timetable 2016
Life X1 – 27-28-29 May 2016 Belvedere House Park & Gardens Mullingar – Co. Westmeath, Ireland Today, we are simply drowning in time tables and maps! Yes, the Life Festival kicks off […]
Mon Roi – Film Review
Mon Roi – Film Review by Frank L Director: Maïwenn Writers: Etienne Comar (screenplay), Maïwenn (screenplay) Stars: Vincent Cassel, Emmanuelle Bercot, Louis Garrel The film begins with Toni (Emmanuelle Bercot) having a […]
Money Monster – Film Review
Money Monster – Film Review by Robert Dooley Director: Jodie Foster Writers: Jamie Linden (screenplay), Alan DiFiore (screenplay) Stars: George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Jack O’Connell George Clooney’s Lee Gates makes an error […]
The Daughter – Film Review
The Daughter – Film Review by Frank L Directed by Simon Stone Writers: Henrik Ibsen (play), Simon Stone Stars: Sam Neill, Geoffrey Rush, Anna Torv Simon Stone is deeply familiar with Henrik […]
Forbidden Fruit Timetable 2016
Forbidden Fruit Stage Times 2016 When you start getting things like this into your inbox, it really isn’t that far away! Yes, it’s only just over a week until Forbidden Fruit kicks […]
Cathy Rentzenbrink & Decca Aitkenhead – Smock Alley Theatre – Review
Cathy Rentzenbrink & Decca Aitkenhead – Smock Alley Theatre – 22-05-16 – Review The International Lifterature Festival, Dublin continues until May 29th. These two writers have very different stories to tell but […]
Liminal/ Folds of the Crane – Dublin Dance Festival – Review
Liminal/ Folds of the Crane – Project Arts Centre – Review by Stephen McDermott Dublin Dance Festival continues until May 28th In a double-bill of new Irish dance, both of which premiered […]
Alice Through the Looking Glass – Film Review
Alice Through the Looking Glass – Film Review by David Turpin Directed by James Bobit Starring Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, Anne Hathaway, Helena Bonham Carter Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1865) […]
Theatre of Menace – Smock Alley – Review
Theatre of Menace – Smock Alley – 20 + 21 May | 8pm | Boys School Purple Coat Productions – A Kind of Alaska, Celebration, Victoria Station, Mountain Language and extracts from […]
Dublin Event Guide (23-05-16 – 29-05-16)
The dancing continues at Dublin Dance Festival. Their feet must really be sore by this stage, but they have another week of it as it runs until the 28th. There’s also the […]
As the Tide Ebbs – Lyric Theatre – Review
As the Tide Ebbs – Lyric Theatre – Review by Cathy Brown Until 5th June Pearse Elliott has always displayed an uncanny ability to blend the comic with the tragic and his […]
Second Opinion – The Silent Storm – Movie Review
The Silent Storm – Movie Review by Fran Winston Starring: Andrea Riseborough, Damian Lewis, Ross Anderson Directed by: Corinna McFarlane In cinemas May 20th Although only hitting our cinemas now this movie […]
Body&Soul Announces Second Nature
Body&Soul Announces Second Nature, a new arena in a festival full of surprises. June 17 – 19, 2016 | Summer Solstice Weekend – Ballinlough Castle, Co. Westmeath Body & Soul have just […]
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