Hammam – Theatre Reveiew by Frank L. An Abbey Theatre and ANU Productions co-production HAMMAM – Written and directed by Louise Lowe 20 December – 6 January 2024 All imagery by Pat […]
Hammam – Theatre Reveiew
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Ispíní Na Héireann – The Academy – Live Review
Ispíní Na Héireann – The Academy – Live Review Ispíní Na Héireann live at The Academy on Thursday the 21st of December. “We are Ispíní na hÉireann, the Hardest Working Band in […]
Adrian Crowley – Dublin Unitarian Church – Live Review
Adrian Crowley – Dublin Unitarian Church – Live Review by Killian Laher Adrian Crowley at the Dublin Unitarian Church on Thursday 21st of December, 2023 One of Irish music’s great eccentrics, Adrian […]
Ferrari – Film Review
Ferrari – Film Review by Frank L. Director – Michael Mann Writers – Troy Kennedy Martin, Brock Yates Stars – Adam Driver, Shailene Woodley, Giuseppe Festinese The action is set in Modena, […]
The Boy and the Heron – Film Review
The Boy and the Heron – Film Review by Frank L. Original title: Kimitachi wa dô ikiru ka Director – Hayao Miyazaki Writer – Hayao Miyazaki Stars – Soma Santoki, Masaki Suda, […]
A Year in Music – 2023 – Scott Morgan (loscil)
A Year in Music – 2023 – Scott Morgan (loscil) by Killian Laher How are you? How are things? I am OK thanks. Some things are good, some are not so good. Do […]
A Year in Music – 2023 – Adrian Crowley
A Year in Music – 2023 – Adrian Crowley by Killian Laher Do you think it’s been a good year for music? What were your highlights? A powerful year for music, I […]
A Year in Music – 2023 – Boa Morte
A Year in Music – 2023 – Boa Morte Boa Morte (Cormac Gahan, Bill Twomey, Paul Ruxton, Maurice Hallissey) How are you? How are things? Great thanks, we’re all doing really well. You […]
A Year in Music – 2023 – Paul Page (ex-Whipping Boy)
A Year in Music – 2023 – Paul Page (ex-Whipping Boy) by Killian Laher How are you? How are things? I am good Killian, thanks. Hard to believe how quickly that last […]
Billy and Sleeping Beauty – St Mel’s College Theatre – Review
Billy and Sleeping Beauty – St Mel’s College Theatre – Review by Brian Merriman Many roads are leading to ‘Billy and Sleeping Beauty’ in St Mel’s College Theatre in Longford, until January […]
A Year in Music – 2023 – Pat Barrett (Arrivalists)
A Year in Music – 2023 – Pat Barrett (Arrivalists) by Killian Laher How are you? How are things? Things are good, got married in September, rough few months beforehand losing my […]
Interview with Simon Price – Part 2
Interview with Simon Price – Part 2 No More Workhorse chatted to Simon Price about his recent book Curepedia – An A-Z of the Cure and a few other things… This is […]
A Year in Music 2023 – RM Hubbert
A Year in Music 2023 – RM Hubbert by Killian Laher How are you? How are things? Currently recovering from covid, which sucks, but generally good! Do you think it’s been a good […]
A Year in Music – 2023 – Of All Living Things
A Year in Music – 2023 – Of All Living Things by Killian Laher Cam, Cian, Danilo and Eunice from the band of all living things How are you? How are things? We’re […]
A Year in Music – 2023 – John Lambert (Chequerboard)
A Year in Music – 2023 – John Lambert (Chequerboard) by Killian Laher How are you? How are things? Good thanks. Quite tired at the moment by default as I’m 8 months into […]
New Irish Music – In Your Own Way – David Hedderman
New Irish Music – In Your Own Way – David Hedderman David Hedderman – The Workman’s Cellar – Dec. 16, 2023 – 8 p.m. What are you doing tomorrow night? You could […]
Top Ten Albums of 2023 – Cathy Brown
Top Ten Albums of 2023 – Cathy Brown We’ve asked some of our regular writers for their thoughts on the best music of 2023. You can see the thoughts of Cathy Brown […]
I Like Movies – Film Review
I Like Movies – Film Review by Brian Merriman Written and Directed by Chandler Levack Music by Murray Lightburn Stars – Isaiah Lehtinen, Percy Hynes White, Anand Rajaram ‘I Like Movies’ has […]
Nournimity – Project Arts Centre – Review
Nournimity – Project Arts Centre – Review Nournimity by Lucia Kilger | Project Arts Centre, 13th Dec At the start of the production, the theatre is almost in complete darkness. As the […]
New Irish Music – Adrian Crowley & Marry Waterson – Watching The Starlings
New Irish Music – Adrian Crowley & Marry Waterson – Watching The Starlings by Killian Laher One album to look out for next year will be Adrian Crowley’s collaboration with English folk […]
Minseach – Project Arts Centre – Review
Minseach – Project Arts Centre – Review 12-13 December 2023 The word Minseach is the Irish for a she goat. We meet our she goat in the form of Sibéal Davitt, our […]
It’s a Wonderful Bleedin’ Life – Smock Alley – Review
It’s a Wonderful Bleedin’ Life – Smock Alley – Review Dates: 11 – 23 Dec 2023 Christmas is a time to revisit old stories. ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’, Frank Capra’s 1946 classic […]
Cinderella – The Civic Panto – Review
Cinderella – The Civic Panto – Review by Brian Merriman Dates: 6 Dec – 7 Jan Duration 2 hours and 15 minutes including the interval Panto’ is often billed as ‘best ever’ […]
The Lost Boys – Film Review
The Lost Boys (LES PARADIS) – Film Review by Hugh Maguire Director – Zeno Graton Writers – Zeno Graton, Clara Bourreau, Maarten Loix Stars – Khalil Ben Gharbia, Julien De Saint Jean, […]
Interview with Simon Price – Part 1
Interview with Simon Price – Part 1 by Killian Laher No More Workhorse chatted to Simon Price about his recent book Curepedia – An A-Z of the Cure and a few other […]
New Irish Music – Chequerboard – Vermilion
New Irish Music – Chequerboard – Vermilion by Killian Laher John Lambert who records as Chequerboard has just released his latest single, Vermilion, a taster for his fourth album Souvenir which comes […]
You Belong To Me – Smock Alley – Review
You Belong To Me – Smock Alley – Review by Frank L. Dates – 6 – 21 Dec | Main Space You Belong to Me – Written by Rory Nolan The set […]
Grace – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre – Review
Grace – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre – Review by Frank L. GRACE by James Joyce Dec 4th – 23rd, 2023 At 1pm “Grace” is one of the short stories which appears in “Dubliners”, […]
Top 10 Albums of 2023 – Killian Laher
Top 10 Albums of 2023 – Killian Laher 2023 was the first ‘normal’ year for music since 2019, with COVID thankfully being a lot less prevalent than in recent years. It’s safe […]
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