Orphans by Lyle Kessler – New Theatre Orphans is the tale of two brothers, Phillip and Treat who live together in a dilapidated house. Treat is the older of the two and […]
Orphans – New Theatre – Review
Ian Peaston – Odessa Club – 19th of Feb
Tonight promises to be a fascinating occasion at Odessa club for a “concert of musical mash-ups, covers and newly composed contemporary music for electric violin, electronics and laptop performed by the electric […]
Project Almanac – Movie Review
Project Almanac – Movie Review by Frances Winston Directed by: Dean Israelite Starring: Jonny Weston, Sofia Black D’Elia, Sam Lerner, Allen Evangelista, Virginia Gardner, Amy Landecker In cinemas February 20th This is […]
The Wedding Ringer – Movie Review
The Wedding Ringer – Review by Cormac Fitzgerald Director: Jeremy Garelick Writers: Jeremy Garelick, Jay Lavender Stars: Kevin Hart, Josh Gad, Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting It’s safe to say that any movie named after […]
MusicTown 2015 – April 10th – 19th – Preview
MusicTown 2015 – A Capital Celebration of a Symphony of Sounds MusicTown 2015 is a new festival organised by Dublin City Council and takes place from April 10th – 19th with a […]
Interview with Gary Duggan – Run Don’t Run
Interview with Gary Duggan by Frank L For more information on Run Don’t Run, please click here. Your first play was set in New York. Why, in this new play, did you […]
Kumiko: the Treasure Hunter- Movie Review
Kumiko: the Treasure Hunter– Review by Frank L. Directed by David Zellner Writers: David Zellner, Nathan Zellner Stars: Rinko Kikuchi, Nobuyuki Katsube, Shirley Venard In 2001, Takiko Konishi, an office worker from […]
The Juliana Hatfield Three – Whatever, My Love – Album Review
Album Review: The Juliana Hatfield Three – Whatever, My Love – Review by Killian Laher After a gap of over 20 years, early 90s alt-goddess Juliana Hatfield has reunited with Todd Phillips […]
Things To Do In Dublin (16-02-15 – 22-02-15)
A Midsummer Night’s Dream officially opens in the Abbey this week, directed by Gavin Quinn of Pan Pan. There’s also the Collaborations festival at Smock Alley and Orphans in the New Theatre. […]
Breaking Dad – Gaiety Theatre – Review
Breaking Dad – Review by Emily Elphinstone With Breaking Dad returning to the Gaiety tomorrow, we thought it would be a good time to share Emily’s Review from May of last year. […]
A Winged Victory For The Sullen – Pavilion Theatre – Concert Review
Concert Review: A Winged Victory For The Sullen – Pavilion Theatre, Dun Laoghaire – Review by Killian Laher. Expectations were high for the visit of A Winged Victory For The Sullen to […]
Fifty Shades of Grey – Movie Review
Fifty Shades of Grey – Reviewed by David Turpin Directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson Starring: Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan, Marcia Gay Harden, Jennifer Ehle, Eloise Mumford. Fifty Shades of Grey, Sam Taylor-Johnson’s adaptation […]
Interpol – Olympia Theatre – Concert Review
Concert Review: Interpol, Olympia Theatre, Dublin (Wed 11th February) – Review by Killian Laher Interpol have reached a curious phase 15 years and 5 albums into their career. Recent albums have not […]
Pals – The Irish At Gallipoli – Anu – Collins Barracks – Review
Pals – the Irish at Gallipoli created by Anu Productions – Review by Frank L. The very title of Anu Productions’ latest offering manifests what are unusual couplings – Gallipoli when referred […]
New Music: Elephant – Little Ghost
Dundalk based singer songwriter Shane Clarke records under the name Elephant, and below is his latest single ‘Little Ghost’. It’s a meandering guitar song with an assortment of other instruments and whispered […]
Tinsmith’s Scoop – Young Hearts Run Free – 14-02-15
Those amongst you who are wide awake will have realised this event is on Valentine’s Day, so love is in the air at Freemasons’ Hall in just over two weeks time. The […]
Pelo Malo – Movie Review
Pelo Malo – Movie Review by Frank L. Directed by Mariana Rondon Writer: Mariana Rondón Stars: Samuel Lange Zambrano, Samantha Castillo, Beto Benites Marta lives in a grubby apartment in Caracas (Venezuela). […]
Collaborations Festival 2015 – Preview
Collaborations 2015 is billed as the ‘festival of ideas’ and returns to Smock Alley Theatre for its fourth year! This is a festival that aims to showcase the young theatre talent of […]
The Swing – Theatre Upstairs – Review
The Swing by Aislinn O’Byrne – Review by Frank L. A modern fairy tale skilfully written and performed by Aislinn O’Byrne. While neither Little Red Riding Hood nor the Wicked Witch make […]
The Caretaker – Gate Theatre – Review
The Caretaker – Gate Theatre – Review – Runs until March 21st The play opens with an unusual couple entering a small ramshackle flat. After a brief conversation we realise that they […]
Inni-K – The King has Two Horse’s Ears
News has just arrived of Inni-K’s debut album ‘The King has Two Horse’s Ears’ which will be released in just under a months time! I’ve seen Inni-K on a couple of occasions […]
Eyrie – Tim Winton – Book Review
Eyrie by Tim Winton – Review by Helen O’Leary Let me first advise you not to launch into this book when feeling a tad under the weather for the beginning is bleak. […]
Love is Strange – Movie Review
Love is Strange – Movie Review by Frank L. Director: Ira Sachs Writers: Ira Sachs, Mauricio Zacharias Stars: John Lithgow, Alfred Molina, Marisa Tomei Set in Manhattan, a place that is considered […]
Black Rivers – Black Rivers – Album Review
Album Review: Black Rivers – Review by Killian Laher Black Rivers is the new project by Jez and Andy Williams from Doves. From opening track Diamond Days onwards, it’s very much in […]
Things To Do In Dublin (9-02-15 – 15-02-15)
Another great crop of Theatre this week, with Anu’s Pals in Collins Barracks, the Caretaker in the Gate and previews of A Mid Summers Night’s Dream at the Abbey. There’s also Rough […]
God of Carnage – Mill Theatre – Review
God of Carnage – Mill Theatre Review by Audrey Devereux God Of Carnage 4th February – 7th February Some plays are plays of ideas and some are plays of observation. Yasmina Reza’s […]
José González- Vestiges & Claws – Album Review
José González – Vestiges & Claws – Album Review It’s ten years since the release of Veneer (2005), José’s first and break through album. The song ‘Heartbeats’, a cover version of a song […]
Amour Fou – Movie Review
Amour Fou – Review by David Turpin Directed by: Jessica Hausner Starring: Christian Fridel, Birte Schoenik, Stephan Grossman The fifth feature from Austrian director Jessica Hausner – and the first since her […]
Hooked – Viking Theatre – Review
Hooked – Viking Theatre – Review by Frank L. Feb 2 – 21 Written by Gillian Grattan. Directed by Don Wycherley. Starring Steve Blount. Tina Kellegher,Séana Kerslake. Everyone has secrets. Each constructs […]
No More Workhorse 