Take four people – three men, one woman – put them on a confined planet/strange world, have them uncover the rudiments of communication and the development of speech and music and you […]
So, another busy week on the streets of Dublin, with some very special events on around the City. There’s Dublin Theatre Festival with all the fun things that involves, also Hard Working Class […]
What’s the nicest cinema you’ve ever been in? The Lighthouse? The IFI? Well, we’re moving up a gear this weekend, as the Killruddery Film Festival is being staged in the beautiful confines […]
What is starts today? Honest? Yes, after many months of expectation, the Theatre Festival is finally upon us! So, if you’re in a state of panic and completely disorganised, here’s what we […]
Amanda Coogan is possibly Ireland’s best known performance artist, and her work is always interesting. When you combine her with the wonderful Anu productions, what do you get? Find out tomorrow. The […]
What is the truth about why Maeve left Dublin, Is it because Ryan Tubridy blanked her in the IFI? Or is it simply that she had slept with all the men of […]
Two sisters, Anna and Rose Bettle, live together and share a shocking past that is clouded in mystery. They are tainted by their history and border on unhinged, with the doll of […]
I saw David Turpin‘s show in last year’s Fringe Festival so I had high expectations for this year’s performance. I was even happier at that the fact it was taking place in […]
The Dublin Burlesque Festival returns this November, and promises to shock and surprise the curious and those on familiar ground. It runs from the 7th to the 9th of November, and full […]
In the early part of the show, David said he played his first ever comedy gig in the Norseman, only a hundred metres or so from the Project Arts Centre. He said […]
So we’re a week and a bit into the Fringe Festival and already most of us are suffering from nervous exhaustion! There’s almost a complete change of events, so plenty of new […]
This is the story of three generations of a family, one still inside the womb! The majority of the play is seen through the eyes of a young boy, growing up in […]
The Last Post is a free flowing show that lets you wander through the inner workings of an imaginary Post Office. We get to see the sorting offices and meet the well […]
From the red lighting to the provocative costumes to the suggestive Chubba Chubb sequence, everything in Sorcha Kenny’s Dolls asks to be noticed. As the audience takes their seats, the production is […]
‘Nothing will come of nothing.’ Bush Moukarzel’s wry delivery of King Lear’s famous line may have gained a laugh from the audience at last night’s production of Lippy in The Lir, but […]
What the hell is a Flightfest, I hear you scream. Just in case you’ve been living under a rock for the last week and have missed the wall to wall media coverage […]
A small boy is lost in the city, he encounters a number of strange individuals while trying to find his way back home, None of them are particularly sinister, but all have […]
Postscript was a very different animal from many of the others I’ve seen at the Fringe festival so far, there was no singing or dancing, no burlesque show, just a well acted […]
The idea is simple, to wrap up Ireland’s history in three hours of talk and music, should be easy enough to achieve, right? Or as Keith Molony said, to put Ireland on […]
I think it’s fair to say that Fringe Fever is in the air, as this is the first full week of the Fringe. It makes the job here a little more difficult […]
PaperDolls return to the Fringe Festival after a sell out run in last years show. This new performance has moved its focus to the bed, but not in the romantic notion, instead […]
Ireland seemed to have skipped a season and have gone straight from Summer to Winter, but this did little to dampen the enthusiasm of those that went to Granby Park at the […]
Imagine losing all your belongings, so you are only left with whatever you could fit in a suitcase? Megan Riordan experienced just that, as she returned from a year touring the world […]
Break opens with a mass brawl, teachers push, bite, kick and slap each other as all hell has breaks loose. So how did things get to this point? Where did it all […]
Rites of Passage is a series of discussions on Ireland’s past, present and future. They’ve gathered together the great and the good from all walks of Irish and international life to discuss […]
Dirty Jazz and Foreign Rhythms in Meeting House Sq this September Fri 6th Sept, 7:30pm | Sat 7th Sept 7:30pm | Sun 8th Sept 2-8pm Down With Jazz, Meeting House Square, Temple […]
The Fringe Festival starts tomorrow! Tomorrow! Hard to believe the wait is over. I’ve already written about a few of the big hitters (you can see our early preview here); such as: […]
Now this is going to be a busy one! I know I always say that, but I really mean it this time. Not only does the Dublin Fringe Festival and Dublin Fashion […]
Yes, the drip feed continues, as the time table for another couple of the stages comes into view. I’m going to include all the stages to date, as there seems to be […]
No More Workhorse 