Forest Fringe was set up in 2007 in Edinburgh, with its aim to provide a space for young experimental artists and actors to perform. While the festival itself is based there, it […]
Forest Fringe – Lir – Review
Things to Do in Dublin – 12th – 18th November
So, what’s new in town then? Not a bad week actually, with a few good gigs in Bon Iver tonight and the Villagers, The Poor Mouth in the Project and Eithne Jordan’s […]
ATP – Camber Sands line ups – June 2013
I’ve been to a few ATP’s over the years, but must admit to be a bit put off by the move back to Camber Sands (those evil mutant Seagulls will be there!). […]
Other Voices – Dingle, Derry and London
Other Voices just got bigger, as in three times the size! It’s now taking place in it’s normal home of Dingle, as well as Derry (to celebrate it’s Capitcal of Culture) and […]
Things to Do in Dublin – 5th – 11th November
Another week is upon us, and this week it’s all about Ulysses. Yes, that’s right, Joyce is out of copyright about fifteen minutes, and already we’ve had a version of Dubliners with […]
Bram Stoker Festival
The Bram Stoker Festival starts today (26th – 28t) with events all over Dublin. Here’s a few events I like the look of… Sat 27th – 3-4.30, Christ Church – “Owen Roe […]
Horrorthon Preview – IFI – 25th – 29th Oct
It’s that time of year again, where the home of art house dumbs down for 4 days, for all that is good about the Horror genre. From previous years experience, it’s quite […]
Things to Do in Dublin – 22nd – 28th Oct
While it’s not actually Halloween until sometime next week (Wednesday), as this is the weekend before, we get all the good shit! Cool huh? Well, maybe we’ll regret it next week, but […]
Beck’s Vier Weekender – Hot 8 Brass Band – Meeting House Square – Review
I managed to get to this gig, despite being hard hit by man flu, but sadly not in time to see the North Strand Kontra Band, who are generally top notch, […]
Music Documentary Festival @ The Lighthouse Cinema – 19th – 21st Oct
Judging on the rain that continues to fall, this could be a weekend for the Cinema, and the Lighthouse Cinema has a mini festival of music documentaries filled with delights! There’s a […]
Your Brother, Remember? – Project Arts Centre – Review
Another odd ball piece of theatre, which would no doubt annoy our friend Fintan but would leave the rest of us with a smirk on our faces! Zachary Oberzan is one of […]
Halcyon Days – Smock Alley – Review
Halcyon Days is a two hander starring Anita Reeves and Stephen Brennan, set in an nursing home in Dublin. Patrica (Reeves) is a new arrival at the home, and seems out of […]
The Coming Storm – Samuel Beckett Theatre – Review
Forced Entertainment’s production of ‘The coming storm‘ is a a loose and free flowing piece of theatre, which is enjoyable and well paced. It develops slowly from the initial scene with six […]
Record – Dylan Tighe – New Theatre – Review
Record is another unusual body of work, described by writer/ singer/ guitarist and actor (That’s a heck of a lot of slashes) Dylan Tighe as a ‘project’, as not only is it […]
Things to do in Dublin – 8th – 14th Oct
I’m sure you’re asking ‘is he really still banging on about the theatre festival’ and the answer is YES! Another busy week, and the last of the theatre festival, you’ll miss it […]
Whistle in the Dark – Gaiety Theatre
This is the first of the Druid Murphy plays I saw, as I seem to have booked them out of order! As they were not originally meant to be a trilogy, and […]
Things to do – 1st – 7th Oct
The Theatre festival versus Hard Working Class Heroes is a death match this week! Who will win? Music – Temper Trap play the Academy on Tuesday, with Chris Isaak in the Olympia. […]
Static Weekend – U:mack
A whole weekend of new sounds! If you’re staying in Dublin for the October long weekend, this is the place to be… Thursday 25th Oct – Prince Fatty with Holly Cook & […]
Dublin Theatre Festival – Special Events.
As well as the big events in the DTF there’s a number of Special Events! And how special are they, I hear you cry? Well, it varies, but there’s a few nice […]
Ballymun Axis – Autumn/ Winter 2012 Schedule
Is it that time again? Do we really have to face into Autumn/ Winter schedules? At least there’s a few good thing on to keep us entertained during the colder months and […]
ATP Summer 2013 Festivals
I’m still all grumpy ATP has moved back to the smelly hole that is Camber sands. My first ATP was there, and while it was alright after tasting heaven (Minehead, ok, it […]
Saint – Project Arts Centre – Review
First off, this play is mostly in Irish! Strangely enough the fringe brochure doesn’t mention this. There is also a splattering of French, but the story is mostly told through imagery and […]
Culture night preview
So, what to do on a night where the city is your oyster (well, some of it anyway), yes, that’s right, it’s Culture Night! Remember, do not feed the artists! I like […]
Oh Fuck Moment – Filmbase – Review
So, what exactly is an “Oh Fuck moment” I hear you cry? Well, the best definition was given by one of the audience last night, when she described knocking a crystal vase […]
Things to do in Dublin – 17th – 23rd Sept
And you thought last week was a busy one? Well, it ain’t got nothing on this one! Mostly due to Culture Night, yes, that’s right, the night where all the museum employees […]
White Rabbit, Red Rabbit – New Theatre – Review – 14-09-12
The first thing Natalie Radmall-Quirke says to us as she comes out onto the stage is ‘I know, sometimes I wish I was Stephen Rea also!’. A good start, always open with […]
Farm – Lir – Review
The programme said that the audience was to ‘Meet at Lir’ so I wasn’t sure where or what the piece would be (I brought a warm coat, just in case). It turned […]
All Hell Lay Beneath – Cassidys Pub – Review
I’ve never actually been in Cassidy’s pub before this, but it’s one of those old buildings on Westmoreland street that you rarely look up at. All those buildings are four or five […]
Briefs – Meeting House Square – Review
Briefs are an impressive circus troop who are ‘a little bit butch with a whole lot of camp’! From humble beginnings in the back of a book store in Brisbane to touring […]
No More Workhorse 