Masterpieces – Smock Alley Theatre – Review Dates: 2 – 7 Mar 2020 Review by Frank  L Sarah Daniels wrote the original play in 1983 which was premiered at the Royal Exchange […]

Our New Girl – Gate Theatre – Review by Frank L. 4th – 21st March 2020 Our New Girl written by Nancy Harris Originally premièred in London in 2012 and revived off-Broadway […]

Killing Grandad – New Theatre – Review by Fran Winston Killing Grandad by Jack Harte 3rd March – 14th March Unless you are a huge fan of Irish mythology you may not have heard of Balor […]

The Afters – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre – Review by Frank L March 02 – 21, 2020 Weddings can often be stressful and even more so the so-called ‘afters’. This one is no […]

Seeing is not believing: Keith Barry’s Insanity Tour by Pat Levy I am a sceptic. I’d go so far as to say my adult life has been built on a rejection of […]

The Fall of the Second Republic – Abbey Theatre – Review 24 February – 14 March 2020 By Michael West in collaboration with Annie Ryan A Corn Exchange and Abbey Theatre co-production […]

Walls Talk – Project Arts Centre – Review Review by Frank L. Dates: 25 Feb – 29 Feb Eriu Dance Company presents Walls Talk Breándan de Gallaí has a curriculum vitae that […]

Dragon – New Theatre – Review by Diana Pérez García 25th February – 29th February “Would you be interested in coming to see Medea at The Gate?” asks my companion above the […]

Dream, Sleep, Connect – Lyric Theatre – Review by Cathy Brown Written by Rosemary Jenkinson 18 – 22 Feb Rosemary Jenkinson and c21 Theatre Company have been working together for quite some […]

Blood Brothers – Bord Gais Energy Theatre – Review by P. Viale 18 Feb 2020 – 29 Feb 2020 Conceived originally as a one-act school play, Willy Russell’s 1983 hit musical, “Blood […]

Kiss Me, Kate – Lyric Theatre – Review by Cathy Brown 1 – 22 Feb 2020 A co-production between Northern Ireland Opera and the Lyric Theatre Staging a production of Cole Porter’s […]

What I (Don’t) Know About Autism – Abbey (Peacock Stage) – Review 1 – 8 February 2020 A Jody O’Neill and Abbey Theatre co-production, in association with The Everyman and Mermaid County […]

Hansel And Gretel – Abbey Theatre – Review by P. Viale An Irish National Opera, Theatre Lovett and Abbey Theatre co-production The loud thunderclap and unearthly voice making announcements at the start […]

Venus in Fur – Project Arts Centre – Review by Frank L. 05 Feb – 08 Feb Venus in Fur (part of Rough Magic SEEDS Showcase) is written by David Ives This […]

The Noble Call – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre – Review by Paddy McGovern February 03 – 29, 2020 Time: 1pm (doors open 12.50) The Noble Call – written by Michael Harnett Michael Harnett’s […]

Medea – Gate Theatre – Review The play starts with what looks like an empty stage. We see the inside of a child’s bedroom, complete with a desk, two beds, a wardrobe […]

Restoration – Project Arts Centre – Review Shaun Dunne presents Restoration Dates: 28 Jan – 01 Feb Paul (Callan Cummins) is a young man who made a mistake. He had a violent […]

Sophie, Ben and Other Problems – Smock Alley – Review by Phoebe Moore 27 Jan – 1 Feb 2020 Sophie and Ben are a young couple in their twenties. We are the […]

The Lieutenant of Inishmore – Gaiety Theatre – Review Dates: 27th Jan – 14th Mar 2020 The year is 1993 and Mad Padraic (Paul Mescal) is a member of a particularly violent […]

Us Two – Space Theatre, London – Review by Eamon Somers Dates – 21 Jan – 25 Jan 2020 Us Two – By Lucinda Borrell “All this ‘they’re lying, they’re lying’ malarky. It’s […]

Howie the Rookie – Viking Theatre – Review by Frank L. Written by Mark O’Rowe Production by Glass Mask Theatre Dates: Jan 20 – Feb 8, 2020 Twenty years ago, when Howie […]

Gone Full Havisham – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre – Review by Frank L. Gone Full Havisham – Written and performed by Irene Kelleher The stage is dominated by a large bed. There are […]

In One Eye, Out The Other – Smock Alley – Review 6 – 11 Jan 2020– 8pm This is a one-man production where Tadhg Hickey plays the part of Fergal, a young […]

Skateboards and Prams: Measure for Measure and Richard III in London by Pat Levy Gone are the days when a dispirited English teacher walked into the classroom with 30 or so tatty […]