Luke Kelly Festival – Smithfield Square – Live Review by Killian Laher Date: 23rd May, 2026 The weather gods looked kindly on Smithfield as the sun shone for day one of the […]
Luke Kelly Festival – Smithfield Square – Live Review
Puff – Dublin Dance Festival – Review
Puff – Dublin Dance Festival – Review Puff – Alice Ripoll & Hiltinho Fantástico Irish Premiere – Brazil Dates: Fri 15—Sat 16 May 2026 This production by Brazilian choreographer Alice Ripoll features the […]
Suspended Chorus – Dublin Dance Festival – Review
Suspended Chorus – Dublin Dance Festival – Review Suspended Chorus – Silvia Gribaudi (Italy) – Irish Premiere Dates: Tue 12—Wed 13 May 2026 – 60 mins (no interval) – Project Arts Centre […]
STORM 1.0 – Dublin Dance Festival – Review
STORM 1.0 – Dublin Dance Festival – Review STORM 1.0 – Junk Ensemble – World Premiere, Ireland – Samuel Beckett Theatre Dates: Wed 06—Fri 08 May 2026 STORM 1.0 – Hawk’s Well […]
My Fierce Ignorant Step at the Dublin Dance Festival
My Fierce Ignorant Step at the Dublin Dance Festival At the Abbey Theatre – Dates: 7 – 9 May 2026 My Fierce Ignorant Step – Created and Choreographed by Christos Papadopoulos As […]
Japanese Film Festival 2026 – Preview
Japanese Film Festival 2026 – Preview Yes, the Japanese Film Festival has kicked off for another year, with a variety of new and old Japanese films showing around the country. Here are […]
Q&A with Cliona Dukes – SCENE + HEARD Festival
Q&A with Cliona Dukes – SCENE + HEARD Festival Cliona Dukes, along with Caoimhe Connolly, are the SCENE + HEARD Festival co-founders and co-directors. We had the chance to ask Cliona Dukes […]
He Dies in the End – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review
He Dies in the End – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review Performances – 16 Sept, 18:30 (preview), 17 Sept, 21:00 (preview) 18 – 20 Sept, 21:00, 19 – 20 Sept, 13:15 Venue […]
Shredder – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review
Shredder – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review Shredder – David McGovern Performances – 16 Sept, 21:15 (preview), 17 – 20 Sept, 21:15, 20 Sept, 15:45 Shredder – written and performed by David […]
A Piano Meditation – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review
A Piano Meditation – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review by Brian Merriman Performances – 16 Sept, 20:30 (preview), 17, 18 & 20 Sept, 20:30 Venue – Dublin Castle – Chapel Royal Produced […]
CHOP – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review
CHOP – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review CHOP – Lords of Strut & Cian Kinsella Performances – 10 Sept, 18:00 (preview), 11 – 13 Sept, 21:15, 12 Sept, 13:30 Venue – Smock […]
Amsterdam – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review
Amsterdam – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review by Frank L AMSTERDAM – Made Up Productions Co-presented by Dublin Fringe Festival & Glass Mask Theatre Performances – 12 Sept, 19:30 (preview) (doors 18.30), […]
You Cry Weird – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review
You Cry Weird – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review by Brian Merriman You Cry Weird – Starring Tony Cantwell Presented by Aviary Productions Smock Alley Theatre September 13-15 at 20.45 September 13 […]
Reverb – Civic Theatre – Review
Reverb – Civic Theatre – Review REVERB – Luail – Co-presented by Civic Theatre & Dublin Fringe Festival The Dublin Fringe Festival was in the suburbs on Thursday night, for a performance […]
Apocalypse HOW? – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review
Apocalypse HOW? – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review by Brian Merriman Presented by Doomslayers: Annie Queeries, Donna Fella and Laylah Beattie Dublin Castle Royal Chapel until September 14th at 20.30 hours Duration […]
The Cultured Culchie – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review
The Cultured Culchie – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review by Frank L. Performances – 8 Sept, 18:00 (preview), 9 – 12 Sept, 18:00, 13 Sept, 13:00 Venue – The International Bar – […]
+353 Presents: The Revenger’s Tragedy – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review
+353 Presents: The Revenger’s Tragedy – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review by Brian Merriman Performances – 10 – 13 Sept, 21:00, 13 Sept, 15:00 Venue – Abbey Theatre – Peacock Stage Funded […]
Hungry Grass/Stray Sod – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review
Hungry Grass/Stray Sod – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review Hungry Grass/Stray Sod – Wandering Stories Theatre Performances – 8 Sept, 19:00 (preview), 8 Sept, 20:15, 9 – 10 Sept, 19:00 & 20:15, […]
Don’t Tell Dad About Diana – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review
Don’t Tell Dad About Diana – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review by Brian Merriman Performances – 8 Sept, 18:00 (preview), 9 – 10 Sept, 20:00, 12 Sept, 13:00 & 20:00, 13 Sept, […]
Q&A with Bee Sparks – Dublin Fringe Festival Director
Q&A with Bee Sparks – Dublin Fringe Festival Director Bee Sparks is the new Festival Director at Dublin Fringe Festival – she talks about her journey to the helm of this important […]
Dublin Theatre Festival 2025 – Programme Announced
Dublin Theatre Festival – Programme Announced The Dublin Theatre Festival is back, and takes place between the 25th of September and the 12th of October. It’s the first festival with new Artistic […]
Let’s Try Swingin’ – Project Arts Centre – Review
Let’s Try Swingin’ – Project Arts Centre – Review Let’s Try Swingin’ – Anseo Anois Theatre Dates: 17 – 19 July – Cube, 7 pm Let’s Try Swingin’ tells the story of […]
Kilkenny Arts Festival – Programme Details
Kilkenny Arts Festival – Programme Details The details of the Kilkenny Arts Festival have just been released! As ever, there’s a heavy emphasis on classical music, but there really is something for […]
In The Meadows 2025 – Stage Times
In The Meadows 2025 – Stage Times With the Festival only 5 days away, we thought it was time to look at the various stages. Get there early as Dr John Cooper […]
Scorched Earth – Dublin Dance Festival – Review
Scorched Earth – Dublin Dance Festival – Review On the Abbey Stage – Dates: 23 – 24 May 2025 Written, Directed and Choreographed by Luke Murphy Scorched Earth runs at the Galway […]
Re:INCARNATION – Dublin Dance Festival – Review
Re:INCARNATION – Dublin Dance Festival – Review Dates: 20 May – 21 May – On the Abbey Stage Directed and Choreographed by Qudus Onikeku QDance Company are from Lagos, Nigeria, so you […]
Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake – Bord Gais Energy Theatre – Review
Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake – Bord Gais Energy Theatre – Review by Frank L. Dates: 20 – 24 May 2025 – Part of the Dublin Dance Festival It was over thirty years […]
Somnole – Dublin Dance Festival – Review
Somnole – Dublin Dance Festival – Review by Frank L. Somnole – performed at the Project Arts Centre Somnole choreographed and performed by Boris Charmatz The stage is entirely empty with the […]
Specky Clark – Dublin Dance Festival – Review
Specky Clark – Dublin Dance Festival – Review Performed at the Abbey Theatre Find out more about Oona Doherty here. Specky Clark – Co-produced and presented by Dublin Dance Festival and the […]
No More Workhorse 