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 […]

Death of a Salesman – Piccadilly Theatre – Review & More by Pat Levy Death of a Salesman – Piccadilly Theatre – Until 4th Jan Agatha Christie’s Witness for the Prosecution – […]

This is NOT a Cult – Smock Alley – Review by Frank L In the advertising material for this production, it states it is set in “the near future (where) the seas […]

Christmas Craicers – Bohemian Theatre – Review by P McGovern Bohemian Theatre in Phibsborough December 3 – 7 at 7:30 PM Christmas Craicers – Six Short Festive Plays at the Bohemian Theatre, […]

Beauty and the Beast – Grand Opera House – Review by Cathy Brown Until Jan 20th 2020 This year’s annual Christmas panto at the Grand Opera House see Northern Ireland’s favourite dame, […]

Orson Welles’ Christmas Carol – New Theatre – Review by Frank L. 3rd December – 14th December In 1938 Orson Welles following his famous Halloween broadcast of the “War of the Worlds” […]

Peter Pan – Lyric Theatre – Review by Cathy Brown Multi-talented writer and director Paul Boyd returns to the Lyric Theatre this Christmas. Following last year’s trip to Wonderland, this time, he’s […]

Endgame – Project Arts Centre – Review by P McGovern Until 7th December 2019 Photos by Ros Kavanagh “This is not much fun” says Andrew Bennett’s Hamm early in Gavin Quinn’s production […]

Circus 1903 – Bord Gais Energy Theatre – Review 27 Nov 2019 – 1 Dec 2019 Find out more about Circus 1903 here. By Diana Perez Garcia “The year is 1903. People […]

Drama at Inish – Abbey Theatre – Review 21 November – 24 January 2020 Photo by Ros Kavanagh John Twohig (Mark O’Regan) owns the local hotel in Inish as well as the […]

Driving Home for Christmas – Lyric Theatre – Review by Cath Brown Until Jan 4th 2020 Driving Home for Christmas, the Lyric Theatre Belfast’s Christmas production this year, sees comedy duo Conor […]

A Christmas Carol – Gate Theatre – Review Until 18th January, 2018 Photos by Ros Kavanagh This Christmas the Gate has gone quite traditional with their choice of a play for the […]