Theatre in Dublin this Week – 24-04-18 The Live Collision Festival is the big event this week, which runs from the 25th to the 29th of April. There’s also On Raftery’s Hill, […]
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 24-04-18
The Wound (Inxeba) – Film Review
The Wound (Inxeba) – Film Review by Patrick Viale Director: John Trengove Writers: Malusi Bengu, Thando Mgqolozana Stars: Nakhane Touré, Bongile Mantsai, Niza Jay Exploring the traditional South African Xhosa initiation rituals […]
Live Music in Dublin – 23-04-18
Live Music in Dublin – 23-04-18 Another good week for gigs in Dublin. The highlight is probably Yo La Tengo in the Olympia next Saturday, but there’s also William McCathy, Ultimate Painting […]
New Music – Cosmo Sheldrake – Come Along
New Music – Cosmo Sheldrake – Come Along Cosmo Sheldrake is a 27 year old from London who released the album “The Much Much How How & I” earlier this month. It […]
Interview with Patrick M Barrett (The Hedge Schools) – Part Two
Interview with Patrick M Barrett (The Hedge Schools) – Part Two by Killian Laher No More Workhorse visited Pat Barrett in his adopted hometown of Kilkenny and had a wide ranging interview […]
The Dumb Waiter – Viking Theatre – Review
The Dumb Waiter – Viking Theatre – Review by Frank L. April 16 – 28 The Dumb Waiter was first performed in 1960 and is a two hander which lasts just […]
Assassins – Gate Theatre – Review
Assassins – Gate Theatre – Review by Simon Jewell 12th April – 9th June, 2018 Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Book by John Weidman Runs: 12th April – 9th June 2018 […]
The Cured – Film Review
The Cured – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: David Freyne Starring: Sam Keeley, Ellen Page, Tom Vaughan-Lawlor In cinemas April 20th Horror is a tricky genre to pull off. There […]
The Guernsey Literary And Potato Peel Pie Society – Film Review
The Guernsey Literary And Potato Peel Pie Society – Film Review by Fran Winston Director: Mike Newell Writers: Kevin Hood (screenplay by), Thomas Bezucha (screenplay) Stars: Lily James, Matthew Goode, Jessica Brown […]
Mozart’s The Marriage Of Figaro – Gaiety Theatre – Review
Mozart’s The Marriage Of Figaro – Gaiety Theatre – Review by Patrick Viale 17 April 2018 – 21 April 2018 In its publicity for their production of Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro, […]
The Leisure Seeker – Film Review
The Leisure Seeker – Film Review by Pat Viale Director: Paolo Virzì Writers: Michael Zadoorian (novel), Stephen Amidon (screenplay) Stars: Helen Mirren, Donald Sutherland, Christian McKay Italian director, Paolo Virzi’s first English-language […]
Movies This Week – 18-04-18
Movies This Week – 18-04-18 The Guernsey Literary… thingy is probably the biggest release this week, as the director of Four Weddings (Mike Newell) returns with his latest outing. There’s also a […]
Damien Jurado – The Horizon Just Laughed – Album Review
Damien Jurado – The Horizon Just Laughed (Secretly Canadian) – Released on May 4th The album opens with the guitar and string track Allocate, which drifts softly past the listener in a […]
Cúirt International Festival of Literature – Win Tickets for Sally Rooney & Danny Denton
Cúirt International Festival of Literature – Win Tickets for Sally Rooney & Danny Denton Cúirt International Festival of Literature runs from the 23rd to the 29th of April in Galway. To celebrate […]
Let The Sunshine In – Film Review
Let The Sunshine In – Film Review by Frank L. Director: Claire Denis Writers:Christine Angot (screenplay), Claire Denis (screenplay) Stars: Juliette Binoche, Xavier Beauvois, Philippe Katerine Isabelle (Juliette Binoche) is a […]
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 17-04-18
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 17-04-18 More than a few new productions in town this week with Assassins in the Gate and the Marriage of Figaro in the Gaiety being the […]
Marlina The Murderer in Four Acts – Film Review
Marlina The Murderer in Four Acts – Film Review by Frank L. Director: Mouly Surya Writers: Rama Adi, Garin Nugroho Stars: Egy Fedly, Dea Panendra, Yoga Pratama Sumba is a desolate, […]
Live Music in Dublin – 16-04-18
Live Music in Dublin – 16-04-18 There are plenty of good things happening in Dublin this week, many of them due to the Musictown Festival, which is in full swing! There’s also […]
Debris – Smock Alley – Review
Debris – Smock Alley – Review 11 – 21 Apr | 8pm in The Boys’ School. 2:30pm matinees on Saturdays Debris is a one act play written by English writer Dennis Kelly, […]
Grading Ken Wardrop
Making the Grade – Ken Wardrop Feature Films – 2017 Making the Grade (Documentary) 2015 Mom and Me (Documentary) 2009 His & Hers (Documentary) Director Ken Wardrop already has quite a back […]
The Colleen Bawn – Lyric Theatre – Review
The Colleen Bawn – Lyric Theatre – Review Until 28 April, 2018 Dion Boucicault’s 1860 play The Colleen Bawn turned stage-Irishness into a popular contemporary art-form, much to the displeasure of the […]
Here All Night – Abbey Theatre – Review
Here All Night – Abbey Theatre – Review 11 – 14 April 2018 Irish Theatre company Gare St Lazare are well known for their productions of Beckett’s work, having recently staged Waiting […]
Normal – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre – Review
Normal – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre – Review by Frank L Written by Caitriona Daly April 09 – 28, 2018 – Time: 1pm (doors at 12.50pm) Photo Credit: Futoshi Sakauchi The refurbishment of […]
Interview with Patrick M Barrett (The Hedge Schools) – Part One
Interview with Patrick M Barrett (The Hedge Schools) – by Killian Laher No More Workhorse visited Pat Barrett in his adopted hometown of Kilkenny and had a wide ranging interview covering an […]
Making the Grade – Film Review
Making the Grade – Film Review by Frank L. Director: Ken Wardrop Wardrop is a documentary filmmaker with an admirable curiosity. His previous films include Mom and Me (2016), an acount of […]
Win Tickets to Al Foran Impersonate This! – Vicar Street – 14-04-18
Win Tickets to AL FORAN IMPERSONATE THIS! – Vicar Street – 14-04-18 We have three pairs of tickets to give away to Al Foran in Vicar Street this Saturday (14-04-18). To be […]
Movies This Week – 11-04-18
Movies This Week – 11-04-18 It’s a slow week but we do have Making the Grade and Custody, so you can’t really complain. There are still no reviews of Rampage or Truth […]
Ross O’Carroll-Kelly’s Postcards from The Ledge – Gaiety Theatre – Review
Ross O’Carroll-Kelly’s Postcards from The Ledge – Gaiety Theatre – Review by Fran Winston The Gaiety Theatre, South King Street Dublin 2. Until April 14th 7.30pm nightly with 2.30pm matinee on Saturday […]
Interview with Cathal Cleary/ Shane O’Regan – Debris – Smock Alley
Interview with Cathal Cleary/ Shane O’Regan – Debris – Smock Alley We had the chance to put some questions to director Cathal Cleary and actor/ artistic director Shane O’Regan of Reality:Check productions […]
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