Body & Soul 2020 – Line Up Annouced How does dancing around a 35 foot Temple sound on the 21st of June? Well, that’s what Body & Soul offers this year with […]
Body & Soul 2020 – Line Up Annouced
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IMRO Live Music Venue of the Year Awards Winners
IMRO Live Music Venue of the Year Awards Winners The IMRO Live Music Awards take place every year and celebrate the best of the Irish Live Music Scene. We all have our […]
The Painted Bird – Film Review
The Painted Bird – Film Review by Aisling Foster Director: Václav Marhoul Writers: Jerzy Kosinski (novel), Václav Marhoul (adaptation) Stars: Stellan Skarsgård, Harvey Keitel, Barry Pepper Cinematographer: Vladimir Smutný Be warned! The […]
Moscow City Ballet: Swan Lake – Bord Gais Energy Theatre – Review
Moscow City Ballet: Swan Lake – Bord Gais Energy Theatre – Review by Frank L. 10 Feb 2020 – 15 Feb 2020 Swan Lake produced by Moscow City Ballet The Moscow City […]
Kiss Me, Kate – Lyric Theatre – Review
Kiss Me, Kate – Lyric Theatre – Review by Cathy Brown 1 – 22 Feb 2020 A co-production between Northern Ireland Opera and the Lyric Theatre Staging a production of Cole Porter’s […]
Film Releases This Week – 12-02-20
Film Releases This Week – 12-02-20 This week we get to see what Sonic the Hedgehog is actually like! The reviews are embargoed so we’ll have to wait and see what the […]
Softness of Bodies – Film Review
Softness of Bodies – Film Review Director: Jordan Blady Writer: Jordan Blady Stars: Dasha Nekrasova, Morgan Krantz, Alexander Tschernek Available on Amazon Prime from Feb 14 Charlotte Parks (Dasha Nekrasova) is a […]
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 11-02-20
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 11-02-20 This week marks the opening of the Scene + Heard Festival at Smock Alley, with a whole world of new work waiting for you to […]
Live Music in Dublin – 10-02-20
Live Music in Dublin – 10-02-20 If you’ve tickets to Fionn Regan this Thursday or Friday night, you can count yourself very lucky indeed! Otherwise, the great Explosions in the Sky are […]
What I (Don’t) Know About Autism – Abbey (Peacock Stage) – Review
What I (Don’t) Know About Autism – Abbey (Peacock Stage) – Review 1 – 8 February 2020 A Jody O’Neill and Abbey Theatre co-production, in association with The Everyman and Mermaid County […]
Hansel And Gretel – Abbey Theatre – Review
Hansel And Gretel – Abbey Theatre – Review by P. Viale An Irish National Opera, Theatre Lovett and Abbey Theatre co-production The loud thunderclap and unearthly voice making announcements at the start […]
Riverdance – 3Arena – Review
Riverdance – 3Arena – Review by G. O’Byrne 3ARENA, Dublin – 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th February 2020 SSE ARENA, BELFAST – 19th – 23rd FEBRUARY 2020 The 25th anniversary show of Riverdance […]
Venus in Fur – Project Arts Centre – Review
Venus in Fur – Project Arts Centre – Review by Frank L. 05 Feb – 08 Feb Venus in Fur (part of Rough Magic SEEDS Showcase) is written by David Ives This […]
Q&A with Spike: Cello Festival Curators – Mary Barnecutt and Lioba Petrie
Q&A with Spike: Cello Festival Curators – Mary Barnecutt and Lioba Petrie “Spike, Dublin’s unique, charming and provocative alternative cello festival, is back for its fourth installation with three days of cello […]
Album of the Week – 07-02-20
Album of the Week – 07-02-20 It’s a slow week for new releases, but there are still a few worth mentioning, with Nada Surf returning with their 9th album ‘Never Not Together’ […]
Birds of Prey – Film Review
Birds of Prey – Film Review by Katie McCann Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn Director: Cathy Yan Writer: Christina Hodson Stars: Margot Robbie, Rosie Perez, Mary […]
IMRO Live Music Venue Awards – Shortlist Announced
IMRO Live Music Venue of the Year Awards 2019 Shortlist Announced The shortlist for the IMRO Live Music Venue of the Year has just been announced. It’s a yearly event that celebrates […]
The Noble Call – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre – Review
The Noble Call – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre – Review by Paddy McGovern February 03 – 29, 2020 Time: 1pm (doors open 12.50) The Noble Call – written by Michael Harnett Michael Harnett’s […]
Mr. Jones – Film Review
Mr. Jones – Film Review by Frank L Director: Agnieszka Holland Writer: Andrea Chalupa Stars: James Norton, Vanessa Kirby, Peter Sarsgaard Anne Applebaum in her book entitled “Red Famine: Stalin’s War on […]
Medea – Gate Theatre – Review
Medea – Gate Theatre – Review The play starts with what looks like an empty stage. We see the inside of a child’s bedroom, complete with a desk, two beds, a wardrobe […]
Parasite – Film Review
Parasite – Film Review by David Turpin Director: Bong Joon Ho Writers: Bong Joon Ho (story), Bong Joon Ho (screenplay) Stars: Kang-ho Song, Sun-kyun Lee, Yeo-jeong Jo Arriving on these shores almost […]
Film Releases This Week – 05-02-20
Film Releases This Week – 05-02-20 Finally, after many months of waiting, Parasite has arrived! I know a lot of people you have strangely already seen it, but it is only released […]
Priscilla Queen of the Desert – Bord Gais Theatre
Priscilla Queen of the Desert – Bord Gais Theatre 3 Feb 2020 – 8 Feb 2020 The film of ‘The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert’ was released in 1994. It […]
The Cabinet of Dr Caligari – St Ann’s Church – 26-02-20
The Cabinet of Dr Caligari – St Ann’s Church – 26-02-20 The Cabinet of Dr Caligari is a German silent horror film from 1920, which directed by Robert Wiene. There is a […]
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 04-02-20
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 04-02-20 This week two very different productions open in Dublin. Medea is in the Gate Theatre and Priscilla Queen of the Desert in the Bord Gais […]
Restoration – Project Arts Centre – Review
Restoration – Project Arts Centre – Review Shaun Dunne presents Restoration Dates: 28 Jan – 01 Feb Paul (Callan Cummins) is a young man who made a mistake. He had a violent […]
Live Music in Dublin – 03-02-20
Live Music in Dublin – 03-02-20 This week seems quiet enough, but there are still a few gigs we’d highly recommend, even if they are mid-week ventures! The Black Pumas should be […]
Sophie, Ben and Other Problems – Smock Alley – Review
Sophie, Ben and Other Problems – Smock Alley – Review by Phoebe Moore 27 Jan – 1 Feb 2020 Sophie and Ben are a young couple in their twenties. We are the […]
Album of the Week – 31-01-20
Album of the Week – 31-01-20 Some great new sounds this week, with new music from the Drive-By Truckers and Frances Quinlan well worth checking out, but in the end it was […]
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