John B Keane’s The Field – Gaiety Theatre – Review by M. Quinn 23 April 2015 – 30 May 2015 The Widow Maggie Butler has decided to sell her field. It is […]
The Field – Gaiety Theatre – Review
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Lucinda Sly – Civic Theatre – Review
Lucinda Sly – Civic Theatre – Review by Paul McKeown With marital rape and extra-marital affairs, it is clear that, whatever about Philip Larkin’s England, sex began in Ireland long before 1963. […]
My Fair Ladies – Viking Theatre – Review
My Fair Ladies – Written by Des Keogh Des Keogh has created this monologue from George Bernard Shaw’s liaisons with various actresses over his long life. He did not marry until he […]
Tobias Jesso Jr. – The Button Factory – Friday December 4th
He hasn’t even played his sold out gig in the Unitarian Church (May 10th) and Tobias has already booked his next gig in Dublin in a substantially bigger venue! Pitchfork have the […]
White Men Are Black Men Too – Young Fathers – Album Review
‘Here’s another ticket’ says the whispered voice at the start of the wonderfully titled ‘White men are black men too’, the second studio release for the three piece form Edinburgh. It is […]
Get Up and Go – Movie Review
Get Up and Go – Movie Review by Laura Marriott Director: Brendan Grant Writer: Brendan Grant Stars: Peter Coonan, Killian Scott, Gemma-Leah Devereux Get Up and Go stars Love / Hate alumnus […]
Live Collision Festival – April 29 – May 2 2015
This is a festival of the weird and wonderful in the surroundings of Dublin city! So if you’re feeling like something a bit different this week, there’s no better place to look […]
Two by Two – Movie Review
Two by Two – Review by Emily Elphinstone Directors: Toby Genkel, Sean McCormack Writers: Richie Conroy, Toby Genkel etc. Stars: Carla Becker, Ava Connolly, Lotta Doll, Alan Stanford It’s a well known […]
Things To Do In Dublin (27-04-15 – 3-05-15)
The Field has its official opening night on Tuesday in the Gaiety, after many weeks of hype! There’s also Live Collision in the Project and Before Monsters Were Made in the same […]
Love on the Road – Book Review
Love on the Road – Review by Dan O’Neill – On the Love Book Authors – Tendai Huchu, Marlene Olin, Shirley Fergenson, Nod Ghosh, Catherine McNamara, Stanley Kenani, Barry Reddin, Tendayi Bloom, […]
The third instalment of the Busker Diaries has just been released – this time about Stephen Paul Taylor – the guy behind the “Everybody know’s shit’s fucked“. In the instalment, we follow this very […]
Competition – The April Verch – Sugar Club – May 13th
We have two tickets to give away to one lucky winner for The April Verch Band at the Sugar Club on May 13th. To be in with a chance of winning, just […]
Avengers: Age of Ultron – Movie Review
Avengers: Age of Ultron – Review by Frances Winston Directed by: Joss Whedon Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Don Cheadle, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth […]
The Kiss – Theatre Upstairs – Review
The Kiss – Review by Frank L Written by Jimmy Murphy 21 APR – 02 MAY @ Theatre Upstairs. Eddie (Luke Griffin) is a taxi driver who drives nights. He is in […]
The Falling – Movie Review
The Falling – Reviewed by David Turpin Directed by Carol Morley Starring Maisie Williams, Florence Pugh, Maxine Peake, Monica Dolan, Greta Scacchi. Carol Morley’s haunting debut feature, Dreams of a Life (2011) […]
Charolais – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre – Review
Charolais – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre @ Powerscourt Theatre – Review by Frank L. Written and performed by Noni Stapleton Directed and developed by Bairbre Ni Chaoimh April 20 – May 01, 2015 […]
In On it – Smock Alley – Review
In On it – Smock Alley – Review by P McGovern by Good Dog Theatre Mon 20th – Sat 25th April in The Boys’ School From the opening lines it is clear […]
Madame de Markievicz on Trial – New Theatre – Review
Madame de Markievicz on Trial – by Ann Matthews – The New Theatre – Apr 20th – May 2nd @ 7.30pm Madame de Markievicz was an unusual figure. She was born Constance […]
The Emperor’s New Clothes – Movie Review
The Emperor’s New Clothes – Movie Review by Frank L. Directed by Michael Winterbottom Hans Christian Andersens famous children’s story makes a fine title for this fun but ultimately serious documentary about […]
Brian Eno at Hay Kells, Meath – June 25th – 28th 2015
Another literary festival in small town Ireland that is punching above its weight is the Hay Kells festival, Co. Meath. They’ve somehow managed to get producer/ musician Brian Eno to appear at […]
The Games People Play – Civic Theatre – Review
Civic Theatre – Monday, 20th – Saturday, 25th April // 8:15pm Written by Gavin Kostick Directed by Bryan Burroughs Presented by Rise Productions Cast – Aonghus Óg McAnally & Lorna Quinn We […]
A Pigeon Sat On A Branch Reflecting On Existence – Movie Review
A Pigeon Sat On A Branch Reflecting On Existence – Movie Review by Frnak L. Directed by Roy Andersson Writer: Roy Andersson Stars: Holger Andersson, Nils Westblom, Viktor Gyllenberg After Songs from […]
Sufjan Stevens – Helix, Dublin – 28th & 29th August
Sufjan is coming! Sufjan. Is. Coming! Ok, so I did predict he’d be in part of Electric Picnic, due to his presence at another festival in England that same weekend, but he’s […]
Butoh & Live Art Festival – 27th – 30st May 2015
Fancy seeing something a bit different? How about a festival of Butoh (Japanese Dance Theatre) combined with performance art? It really doesn’t come much more different than that. This festival takes place […]
Gente De Bien – Movie Review
Gente De Bien – Movie Review by Eveleen Coyle Director: Franco Lolli Writers: Virginie Legeay, Franco Lolli, Stars: Brayan Santamarià, Carlos Fernando Perez, Alejandra Borrero | Gente de Bien is about abandonment, […]
Things To Do In Dublin (20-04-15 – 26-04-15)
Musictown is sadly gone! It was fun while it lasted, and will hopefully visit again next year. This week we have Sharon Von Etten, Le Galaxie, Will Butler, UFO and the Avant […]
Hedda Gabler – Abbey Theatre – Review
Hedda Gabler by Henrik Ibsen (a new version by Mark O’Rowe) – Review by Frank L. Until Saturday, 16 May 2015 Hedda Gabler (Catherine Walker) returns to her hometown and a spacious […]
Sugar Skull – Charles Burns – Book Review
Sugar Skull – Charles Burns – Review When I read Black Hole, it was a shock to the system. It clawed at a teenagers fear of sex and also the unknown world […]
Monochromie – Behind Black Clouds – Album Review
Monochromie – Behind Black Clouds – Album Review by Killian Laher Monochromie is the recorded music project of French composer Wilson Trouvé, who deals in ambient, contemporary classical fare. This is serious […]
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