Q&A with Naoise Nunn, Curator of The Library of Progress Stage The Library of Progress is a new stage at this year’s Body&Soul Festival (June 23rd – 25th). Taking inspiration from Body&Soul’s […]
Probably my favourite festival of the summer, Body&Soul has Lambchop, Bonobo and more. It sounds fairly fab! There’s also the Sea Sessions with Primal Scream, among others. The Hinterland Literature festival in […]
Roald Dahl’s James and the Giant Peach – Mill Theatre – Review by Edward Melvin Adapted by David Wood, Directed by Geoff O’Keeffe dlr Mill Theatre, Dundrum Town Centre, June 17th – […]
The Ladykillers – Lyric Theatre – Review by Cathy Brown Graham Linehan is the master of the one set sit-com, from Father Ted to Black Books, and his adaptation of William Rose’s […]
Ride – Weather Diaries – Album Review Strangely, its seems a bit dull saying this is their first album since 1996. Their thunder has been well and truly stolen by the Jesus […]
Churchill – Film Review Director: Jonathan Teplitzky Writer: Alex von Tunzelmann Stars: Brian Cox, Miranda Richardson, John Slattery Churchill, Roosevelt and the other leaders of the Allies had long been planning the […]
Dublin Fringe Festival – 9–24 Sept 2017 The Fringe is ages away, I hear you say. Well, yeah, it is, but not ages, ages. It’ll be here before you know it and […]
Whitney: Can I Be Me – Film Review by Louise O’Meara Directors: Nick Broomfield, Rudi Dolezal Writer: Nick Broomfield Stars: Whitney Houston, Bobbi Kristina Brown, Bobby Brown “Money can’t buy you happiness” […]
Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh and Garth Knox/ Ensemble Ériu – The Complex – 17/06/17 Diatribe Records have a special night coming up to celebrate the release of two new albums. This Saturday (June […]
Kevin Morby – City Music – Album Review Out 16th June on DEAD OCEANS Kevin Morby is just about to release his fourth solo album ‘City Music’ unto the world. It is […]
No’s Knife – Abbey Theatre – Review by P. McGovern Until Saturday, 17 June 2017 on the Abbey Stage No’s Knife is adapted by its performer/co-director Lisa Dwan from Samuel Beckett’s Texts […]
Interview with Ross Gaynor – I Am A Bird Now – Theatre Upstairs We had the chance to talk to Ross Gaynor, the writer and star of ‘I Am A Bird Now’ […]
Gifted – Film Review by Pat V. Director: Marc Webb Writer: Tom Flynn Stars: Chris Evans, Mckenna Grace, Lindsay Duncan From the 1979 Oscar winning Kramer versus Kramer to the recent adaptation […]
Down With Jazz Festival – 11-06-17 – Review The Down With Jazz Festival found a new home this year, taking over the Grand Social. In previous years the festival was outdoors in […]
Interview with Helen Norton – To Hell In A Handbag We had the chance to talk to Helen Norton about her hugely successful Fringe Show ‘To Hell In A Handbag’ – The […]
Lots of festivals this week, which is always the way mid summer. There’s the Bloomsday Festival (11 June – 16 June) for those that have read the big book! If you haven’t […]
Eddie Vedder – 3Arena – Live Review – 09-06-17 – Review by Killian Laher Eddie Vedder has been touring with Glen Hansard for the last few weeks. Unusually, there doesn’t seem to […]
Evita – Bord Gais Theatre – Review by Pia Maltri Until 17 Jun 2017 Eva Perón’s story lends itself quite naturally to a musical of operatic quality such as those by Andrew […]
My Cousin Rachel – Film Review by Pat V. Director: Roger Michell Writers: Daphne Du Maurier (novel), Roger Michell (adaptation) Stars: Rachel Weisz, Sam Claflin, Iain Glen Director Roger Michell’s remake of […]
Cigarettes After Sex – Cigarettes After Sex – Album Review by Killian Laher Ten tracks on a debut album just feels so… right, doesn’t it? On the debut album from Cigarettes After […]
Cyclops – New Theatre – Review Cyclops by Peter Reid, adapted from Ulysses by James Joyce Until Jun 24th @ 7.30pm – Duration: 70 minutes The year is 1904 and the setting […]
Norman – Film Review by Pat V. Director: Joseph Cedar Writer: Joseph Cedar Stars: Richard Gere, Lior Ashkenazi, Michael Sheen, Steve Buscemi, Charlotte Gainsbourg and Dan Stevens “Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic […]
Minding Frankie – Gaiety Theatre – Review by Fran Winston June 6th – June 17th 7.30pm nightly. Matinee Saturday June 10th 2.30pm – Tickets €25-€37 Adapted for the stage by Shay Linehan, […]
Dubliners Women (from Joyce’s Dubliners) – Bewley’s Café Theatre – Review by P. McGovern Until June 17th Bloomsday Festival – until June 17th There is a feeling about this production that all […]
Q&A with Paul Kiernan from Booka Brass Band Booka Brass play Saturday night of Down With Jazz festival this weekend (10-11th June). See them and a full programme of other great Irish […]
New Music – Mogwai – Coolverine The first single from the new album Every Country’s Sun and there are guitars! It bodes well for the new release. Enjoy it below. The video […]
Berlin Syndrome – Film Review by Frank L Director: Cate Shortland Writers: Shaun Grant (screenplay), Melanie Joosten (novel) Stars: Teresa Palmer, Max Riemelt, Lucie Aron Clare (Teresa Palmer) is an Australian backpacker […]
Tindersticks – Minute Bodies – Album Review by Killian Laher As well as releasing albums of exquisite dark soul, Tindersticks have also released numerous soundtracks over more than 20 years. This is […]
Fruit Forbidden – Kilmainham – Live Review – 05-06-17 A full day of music hand picked by Justin Vernon of Bon Iver in the beautiful surroundings of Kilmainham, what could possibly […]
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