The True Story of Hansel and Gretel (Theatre Lovett): 4 – 11 Oct, Smock Alley Theatre As you descend into the depths of the Boys’ school in Smock Alley, you are already […]
The True Story of Hansel and Gretel – Smock Alley – Review – DTF
Dublin Event Guide (12-10-15 – 18-10-15)
The Dublin Theatre Festival has finally left us, and we can all breathe a sigh of relief. The fear of missing out on the best thing in town is now gone and […]
The Cherry Orchard – O’Reilly Hall – Review – DTF
The Cherry Orchard – Stan Theatre Group at O’Reilly Hall, Belvdere College – Review by P. McGovern Dates – Oct 7 – 10 Their programme note tells us that STAN theatre group […]
Dancing At Lughnasa – Gaiety Theatre – Review – DTF
Dancing at Lughnasa – Oct 6 – 11, Gaiety Theatre – Review Dancing at Lughnasa is set in 1936 in the fictional town of Ballybeg in Donegal during the Lughnasa (or harvest) […]
The Night Alive – Gaiety Theatre – Review – DTF
The Night Alive – Gaiety Theatre – Review Written by Conor McPherson Starring – Adrian Dunbar, Frank Grimes, Laurence Kinlan, Ian Lloyd-Anderson and Kate Stanley Brennan The set comprises a squat-like flat, […]
Dublin Event Guide (05-10-15 – 11-10-15)
I’m nearing physical exhaustion, or a new disease I’m calling play-itis, as the Dublin Theatre Festival enters its final week (until the 11th of October). The death of Brian Friel makes the […]
Interlude Festival at the RHA – October 23-25 2015
Details of the Interlude festival at the RHA have just dropped and it looks more than a little funky! There are DJ’s and a Cabaret Cinema showing “independent movies such as Arcade […]
Things To Do In Dublin (28-09-15 – 04-10-15)
The Dublin Theatre Festival runs until the 11th of October, so lots to explore in that one. There’s also the Dublin Festival of History 2015 until the 10th October and the best […]
Chekhov’s First Play – Samuel Beckett Theatre – Dublin Theatre Festival – Review
Chekhov’s First Play – Dead Centre – 24 Sept – 4 Oct, Samuel Beckett Theatre – Review by M. Tynan There was a time when Chekhov wasn’t Checkhov, in a sense. As […]
I’m Your Man – Project Arts Centre – Dublin Theatre Festival
I’m your Man – Project Arts Centre – Review by Cormac Fitzgerald I’m your Man is a raw and bristling portrait of heartache and psychological trauma; a physical and emotional rollercoaster through […]
Star of the Sea- Draíocht – Review – Dublin Theatre Festival
Star of the Sea – Review by Cormac Fitzgerald Star of the Sea (Moonfish Theatre Company and an Taibhdhearc): Sept 24 – 26 – Draíocht, Blanchardstown Star of the Sea tells the […]
Interview with Don Wycherley – Hooked – Dublin Theatre Festival
On the eve of the Dublin Theatre Festival, we had the chance to talk to Don Wycherley about Hooked, which he directed and is touring during the Festival. It is a funny […]
Interview with Mark Palmer and Phillip McMahon – I’m Your Man – DTF
We had the chance to talk to Mark Palmer and Phillip McMahon ahead of the opening of their new musical ‘I’m your Man’ at the Dublin Theatre Festival (24th to 3rd Oct). […]
TIGER DUBLIN FRINGE 2015 AWARD WINNERS
Oh, so many memories. Was it the best Fringe in recent memory? What do you think of the award winners? Start the debate below. And without further ado, where are the winners […]
Things To Do In Dublin (21-09-15 – 27-09-15)
The Fringe is over, so finally time to relax and take it easy, right? right? The Dublin Theatre Festival kicks off this week and runs from the 24th to the 11th of […]
Holly Herndon – Spiegeltent – Gig Review – Tiger Dublin Fringe Festival
Holly Herndon – Tiger Dublin Fringe Festival – Review by Andrew Darley Date Sep 17 @ 21:30. Venue: Spiegeltent in Wolfe Tone Square When the Tiger Dublin Fringe Festival line-up was announced, […]
Your Own Man/ Mad Notions – Review – Tiger Dublin Fringe Festival
Your Own Man/ Mad Notions – Review by Cormac Fitzgerald Dates Sep 16 — 19 @ 20:00. Tickets €13 / €11 conc. Duration 55 mins. Venue: Bewley’s Cafe Theatre @ Powerscourt Luke […]
Oh! What A Lovely Rose!- Smock Alley – Review – Tiger Dublin Fringe Festival
Oh What a Lovely Rose – Smock Alley – Review by Frances Winston The Black Box, Smock Alley Theatre, 6/7 Exchange Street Lower, Dublin 8 Runs until September 19th at 6.15pm nightly. […]
David O’Doherty – Project Arts Centre – Review – Tiger Dublin Fringe Festival
We Are All in the Gutter, But Some of Us Are Looking at David O’Doherty – Project Arts Centre – Review We almost didn’t get to see David O’Doherty in the Project […]
You’re Not Alone – Peacock Theatre – Review – Tiger Dublin Fringe Festival
You’re Not Alone – Kim Noble – Peacock Theatre – Tiger Dublin Fringe Festival Have you ever tried Internet dating? One of the dangers is that people tend to lie. Some people […]
Folds of the Crane/ Drawing Crosses on a Dusty Windowpane – Project Arts Centre – Review – TDFF
Folds of the Crane/ Drawing Crosses on a Dusty Windowpane – Project Arts Centre – Review by Cormac Fitzgerald The entire theatre goes black except for a sliver of light just off-centre […]
Mx Justin Vivian Bond …And Things of THAT Nature! – Review – Tiger Dublin Fringe Festival
Mx Justin Vivian Bond …And Things of THAT Nature! Dates Sep 15 @ 21:15 Venue: Spiegeltent in Wolfe Tone Square In several interviews, Mx Justin Vivian Bond has expressed a strong preference […]
LOVE+ – Project Arts Centre – Review – Tiger Dublin Fringe Festival
LOVE+ – Claire O’Reilly Review by Emily Elphinstone Dates Sep 15 – 17 @ 19:15. Tickets €15 / €13 conc. Duration 50 mins. Venue: Project Arts Centre Cube How perfect do you […]
Beckett in the City: The Women Speak – Review – Tiger Dublin Fringe Festival
Beckett in the City: The Women Speak. Footfalls, Rockaby, Not I and Come and Go by Samuel Beckett This is a series of short plays by Beckett all featuring women as the […]
Romance with The Late David Turpin – Project Arts Centre – 17-09-15
Romance with The Late David Turpin In advance of his one-night-only concert “Romances”, at Project Arts Centre on September 17 as part of Tiger Dublin Fringe Festival, The Late David Turpin provides […]
Things To Do In Dublin (14-08-15 – 20-09-15)
Let’s just say, it’s a little mad out there. If you’re not exhausting enough by all this Fringing, then lets just throw Culture night this Friday on top of it, as well […]
Scotch & Soda – Spiegeltent – Tiger Dublin Fringe Festival
Scotch and Soda created by Company 2, Brisbane The Spiegeltent’s warm charm with small gilded wooden chairs in circular rows around the stage provide the spot-on mood for this eclectic performance of […]
Breda’s Way – New Theatre – Review – Tiger Dublin Fringe Festival
Breda’s Way – Written and Performed by Breda Larkin Review by Frank L. In the summer of 1985, the small village of Ballinspittle, County Cork made waves internationally when the statue of […]
Behind the Dark – Phoenix Park – Tiger Dublin Fringe Festival – Review
Behind the Dark – Phoenix Park – Review by Frances Winston Meeting point: Phoenix Park, Parkgate Street Entrance Tickets €16/€14 – Runs until September 19th So many pieces in Fringe are described […]
No More Workhorse 