
Gold – Review by Frank L. Director: Niall Heery Writers: Brendan Heery, Niall Heery Stars: James Nesbitt, Maisie Williams, David Wilmot Ray (David Wilmot) in his early forties has achieved little in […]
Gold – Review by Frank L. Director: Niall Heery Writers: Brendan Heery, Niall Heery Stars: James Nesbitt, Maisie Williams, David Wilmot Ray (David Wilmot) in his early forties has achieved little in […]
Our Few and Evil Days | Abbey Theatre | Sept 26 – Oct 11 A young man arrives at a house and is met by an older couple. It becomes clear that […]
The Theatre festival has come to an end for another year, but don’t lose hope! There’s still plenty on around the city. The Stanley Kubrick Season is at the Lighthouse has a […]
Pemberley Productions & The Lime Tree Theatre present – In Acting Shakespeare – 16 October – Pavilion Theatre, Dun Laoghaire ‘In Acting Shakespeare’ is a superbly engaging one-man show, arriving on tour […]
Book Burning | Project Arts Centre (Space Upstairs) | Oct 8 – 11 At the centre of the stage stands a trunk. It is a large imposing object in the middle of […]
John McEnroe with a guitar as one of my friends recently described him, Mark Kozelek is back in Dublin this December in the Button Factory. With the variety of rave reviews for […]
Jack Charles V The Crown | Samuel Beckett Theatre | Oct 8 – 12 – Review by Emily Elphinstone One of the most exciting things about the Dublin Theatre Festival is the […]
Looking a little further ahead, Bear’s Den return to Dublin for a show in the Workman’s Club in February of next year! Ok, it feels a long time away now, but it’ll […]
This is one of those gigs that needs brackets after the name to explain who he is, but once you know, you’ll probably want to go. Yes indeed, it’s Hamilton Leithauser, who […]
Paul Bright’s Confessions of a Justified Sinner | Abbey Theatre, on the Peacock Stage | Oct 7 – 11 In the 1980s, Paul Bright was something of an enfant terrible in Scottish […]
I particularly like the felt viruses! You can see Avian Flu at the bottom of the page. Unravel is a festival of all things woolen and felt, and takes place on Cow’s […]
The Bram Stoker festival continues to grow and grow, and this year there’s even more events aimed at all age groups, and gives you a chance to unleash your inner Goth! I’m […]
Perhaps all the dragons | Smock Alley Theatre | Oct 7 – 11 As you enter the banquet hall in Smock Alley, the strange contraption is revealed. It is a series of […]
Annabelle – Movie Review by Cormac Fitzgerald Directed by: John Leonetti Starring: Annabelle Wallis, Ward Horton, Alfre Woodard, Tony Amendola In cinemas: October 10 Billed as a prequel to 2013’s successful The […]
An interesting looking dance piece that is coming to a theatre near you soon! Neither Either starts its Irish tour later this month, and works its way through nine venues around the […]
The Calling – Reviewed by David Turpin Directed by Jason Stone Starring: Susan Sarandon, Topher Grace, Donald Sutherland, Ellen Burstyn Transplanting the dogged-but-damaged heroine and chilly atmospherics of The Killing to a […]
Glen is another name to add to the list of Irish artists/ bands that are performing this way around Christmas, with a night planned at Vicar street for the 15th of December. […]
Having just recovered from the wonderful Vargo in the theatre festival this year, there’s some good news on the horizon as Louise Lowe will direct another site specific piece of theatre, this […]
There’s a quirky little music and arts festival taking place in Dublin next weekend, that you may not have heard about! It has an impressive list of performers, such as Katie Kim, […]
The Dublin Theatre Festival is in its last week, with lots to do around the city. The Stanley Kubrick Season is at the Lighthouse has a few classics this week.There’s also the […]
The last night of the festival and after the rain of Friday night, there was more around for the Saturday gigs. I started my night with a trip to see Deaf Joe […]
The Way Back Home – Branar and Teater Refleksion Dublin Theatre Festival Family Season at The Ark Irish theatre company Branar team up with Danish Teater Refleksion to bring this adaptation of […]
I’m a danger to myself at ‘all your can eat’ Buffets. I take it as a challenge and set out to eat as much is as humanly possible! And so let it […]
Bailegangaire runs until Oct 5th. Review by Helen O’Leary Bailegangaire opens with Mommo centre stage, sitting on her throne which is also her wrought iron bed. The same old farmhouse kitchen that […]
The Mariner – Review by Emily Elphinstone Set in rural Cork, The Mariner tells the story of Royal Navy sailor Peter Shanley (Sam O’Mahony), as he returns home following the WWI Battle […]
Brigit – Dublin Theatre Festival – Until Oct 5th Seamus has had a turbulent relationship with the Catholic Church, in the past he feels he was swindled out of payment for his […]
Kate Bush – Live at Hammersmith Apollo – Review by Linda Buckley From the remote peninsula of the Old Head of Kinsale, I asked my mother if I could join the Kate […]
Night Will Fall – Review by Frank L. Directed by Andre Singer Writer: Lynette Singer Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Sidney Bernstein Towards the end of the Second World War the British army trained […]
Gone Girl Directed by: David Fincher Starring: Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike, Neil Patrick Harris, Tyler Perry, Carrie Coon In cinemas October 2nd Any movie based on a global best selling novel that […]