How to Keep an Alien runs at the Tiger Dublin Fringe until Saturday 13th of September – Review by Frances Winston If the title of this leads you to expect a sci-fi […]
How to Keep an Alien – Project Arts Centre – Tiger Dublin Fringe Review
Advocacy – Project Arts Centre – Tiger Dublin Fringe Review
Advocacy runs at the Project Arts Centre until Saturday 13th of September. Advocacy is not a traditional play, it is a piece that aims to give a voice to people who are […]
The Rest is Action – Project Arts Centre – Tiger Dublin Fringe Review
The Rest is Action runs at the Tiger Dublin Fringe until Saturday 13th of September. Review by Emily Elphinstone From the opening moments of The Rest is Action, as the cast gently […]
Things to do in Dublin (8-09-14 – 14-09-14)
Image from Samuel Beckett’s Fizzles as part of the Fringe Festival Tiger, Tiger burning bright, In the forest of the night. Yes, once more it’s all about the Tiger Dublin Fringe! The […]
Wrapped – Smock Alley – Tiger Dublin Fringe Review
Wrapped runs at the Tiger Dublin Fringe until Saturday 13th of September. Ali and Lisa are two very different people. Ali has had a rough few years, spending the majority of her […]
The Hundred-Foot Journey – Movie Review – V2.0
The Hundred-Foot Journey – Review by Frances Winston Directed by: Lasse Hallström Starring: Helen Mirren, Om Puri, Juhi Chawla, Manish Dayal, Charlotte Le Bon, Amit Shah as Mansur, Farzana Dua Elahe, Rohan […]
Interview with Noni Stapleton – Charolais – Tiger Dublin Fringe
Charolais a surreal comedy about love, longing and one woman’s intense rivalry with a Charolais heifer which was written by and stars Noni Stapleton, and runs as part of Tiger Dublin Fringe […]
Competition – Lords of Strut – Peacock Theatre – Ticket Giveaway
Another ticket comp? The madness continues! We have two tickets to give away to three lucky winners (3 x 2) for the Lords of Strut’s new show ‘Chaos’ on September 9th at […]
Competition – Borstal Boy – Gaiety Theatre – Ticket Giveaway
We have two tickets to give away to two lucky winners for Borstal Boy on September 23rd at the Gaiety Theatre, Dublin. To be in with a chance of winning, just email […]
New Movie Releases – 05-09-14
Another week and another collection of movies descend from the heavens for your viewing pleasure, or at least to keep you occupied for approximately 90 minutes. This week flattered to deceive, with […]
New music: Aphex Twin – minipops 67 [120.2][source field mix]
Yes, a new track… from Aphex Twin. It’s been 13 years since the last Aphex Twin album Drukqs. New album Syro due to follow on September 22.
Gruff Rhys – Pepper Canister Churst – 16-12-14
We love Gruff. There’s no other way of saying it.Any time he visits Dublin is a delight, but the chance to see him in the Pepper Canister Church (December 16th) is too […]
Source – Tiger Dublin Fringe – Preview
Source presented by RADE in collaboration with Cathy Coughlan RADE is the acronym for Recovery through Art/Drama/Education. Recovery from what? Drug addiction. RADE is situate in the OLV Building very close to […]
Twelfth Night – Smock Alley Theatre – Review
Twelfth Night or What You Will – Review by Helen O’Leary Smock Alley Theatre After a spluttering start this play erupts with a beach party scene leaving the audience in no doubt […]
Before I go to Sleep – Movie Review
Before I go to Sleep – Review by Frances Winston Directed by: Rowan Joffé Starring: Nicole Kidman, Mark Strong, Colin Firth, Anne-Marie Duff In cinemas September 5th Based on the acclaimed best […]
Five Minutes Later – Lir Theatre
Speed dating is a difficult skill, five minutes to empty your soul to another. Five minutes to find just the right blend of chatty and fun, friendly and outgoing, and then to […]
Happenings – Casablanca – Merrion Square – 4th Sept
It was on and then it was off and now it’s on again. Casablanca returns to Merrion Square this Thursday night from the wonderful people in Happenings! Play it, Sam! Casablanca in […]
How To Build Your First Robot – Tiger Dublin Fringe – Interview
Monkey Backstage Presents: How To Build Your First Robot – ‘The only thing that can take you further than a Spaceship…is a Friendship’ A new play written by Ian Toner and Keith-James […]
The Hundred-Foot Journey – Movie Review
The Hundred-Foot Journey – Review by Frank L Director: Lasse Hallström Writers: Steven Knight (screenplay), Richard C. Morais (book) Stars: Helen Mirren, Om Puri, ManishDayal Released in Ireland on September 5th On […]
Sandman – Overture – #1-3 – Review
We were greeted some months ago with the news that Neil Gaiman would return to the place where he made his name. The original Sandman series finished in 1996 with number 75, […]
Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh – Sugar Club – 14-10-14
Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh – Music for an Elliptical Orbit Caoimhín is a member of two of my favourite Irish bands, with This is how we Fly and the Gloaming. He has recently […]
Steven Berkoff – The Actor’s Lament – Gaiety Theatre – Review
Steven Berkoff – The Actor’s Lament – Gaiety Theatre – September 1st – 6th. Two actors drift onto a barren stage, with a single throne like chair placed dead centre. They are […]
Watermark – Movie Review
Watermark – Review by David Turpin Directed by: Jennifer Baichwal, Edward Burtynsky Before dumping a gallon of water over one’s head, for charity or any other purpose, it might be wise to […]
Competition – Win Tickets to ‘How to Build Your First Robot’ @ TDF
We have two tickets to give away to one lucky person for ‘How To Build Your First Robot‘ at Smock Alley on Sunday the 14th of September at 7PM. To be in […]
Blink – Button Factory 25-10-14
One of those Irish bands that nearly made it but never quite did (there’s a pretty big list to be honest) is Blink. They had a few hit singles, with Cello and […]
A Life of Crime – Movie Review
A Life of Crime – Review by Helen O’Leary A Life of Crime is an Elmore Leonard crime novel adapted for the screen and directed by Daniel Schechter. Two bumbling criminals played […]
The Unexpected Professor – John Carey – Book Review
‘The Unexpected Professor – An Oxford Life in Books’ – Review by Dan O’Neill John Carey is one of the pre-eminent communicators of literature of the last 30 years. His memoirs show […]
Twelfth Night – Smock Alley – Preview
This looks an interesting production of Twelfth Night, and will appear in Dublin for one night only, on Tuesday 2nd of September. It’s from Purple Raincoat who are a Liverpool based theatre […]
Things to do in Dublin (1-09-14 – 7-09-14)
I hope you picnicers have all recovered from the weekend that was! This week promises to be another good one with the start of the… TIGER DUBLIN FRINGE! Yes, it’s the few […]
No More Workhorse 