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 […]

Blood in the Dirt – New Theatre – Review Presented by Landmark Productions and Keynote Productions Theatre 13th November – 30th November As the audience take their seats, Francis Donnelly (Lorcan Cranitch) […]

9 to 5 The Musical – Bord Gais Energy Theatre – Review 19 Nov 2019 – 23 Nov 2019 Even if you are not a fan of Dolly Parton or weren’t around […]

Zandra, Queen of Jazz – Smock Alley – Review by Frank L. 18 – 23 Nov 2019 | 8pm | Matinee 23 Nov, 3pm | Boys’ School Zandra, christened Josephine Alexandra Mitchell, […]

Sweet About Me – Civic Theatre – Review Dates​: 15th & 16th November We meet 18 year old Bernadette as she is being dropped off by her parents at the clinic. She’s […]

Hollow and Dead-Eyed Beasts – Smock Alley – Review Sun 10 – Sat 16 Nov 2019 | 8pm | plus 3pm on Sat | Boys’ School Charles died five years ago today. […]

Nothing But A Toerag – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre – Review  by G. O’Byrne November 04 – 23, 2019 Nothing But A Toerag by Aisling O’Mara This play is a two hander with […]

Mother of Pearl – Project Arts Centre – Review by Frank L. Dates: 07 Nov – 09 Nov Mother of Pearl – by Emily Aoibheann There was a step back in time […]

Pale Sister – Gate Theatre – Review Until 9th Nov, 2019 Photo: Bríd O’Donovan. This play is based on the Greek tragedy ‘Antigone’ by Sophocles. It is told from the perspective of […]

The Matchmaker – Gaiety Theatre – Review Dates: 5th Nov. – 10th Nov. Dicky Mick Dicky O’Connor (Jon Kenny) is a Kerryman who has an unusual talent; he is a Matchmaker. For […]

Faultline – Anu Productions – Review by Fran Winston Location – 11 Parnell Square East, Dublin 1 Runs until December 1st. Tickets €15-28. Shows run nightly Tuesday-Sunday 8pm and 9.30pm. 5.30pm shows […]

Sheehy Skeffington – New Theatre – Review 29th October – 2nd November Presented by Irish Repertory Theatre Company UK This production gives us an insight into the life of Hanna Sheehy-Skeffington. She […]

The Exorcist – Gaiety Theatre – Review by Fran Winston 29th Oct. – 2nd Nov. 2019 The word iconic is bandied about a lot but it is a fitting term to describe […]

Annie – Grand Opera House, Belfast – Review by Cathy Brown Tue 29 October 2019 – Sat 02 November 2019 Little Orphan Annie has been around for a while. She first appeared […]

The Play at Eight – Monkey’s Paw – Space Theatre, London – Review by Eamon Somers The Play at Eight is set in the recording studio of British Empire Radio Corp, sometime […]

Redemption Falls – Abbey Theatre (Peacock Stage) – Review 9 – 19 October | Peacock Stage Redemption Falls is a novel written by Joseph O’Connor in 2007. It was described by the […]

The Haircut – The Ark – Review by Lesley-Ann Whelan from 10th October- 2nd November The Ark presents the world premiere of a brand-new show by Wayne Jordan & Tom Lane for […]

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat – Bord Gais Energy Theatre – Review by G. O’Byrne 8 Oct 2019 – 12 Oct 2019 Presented by Bill Kenwright Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor […]

Real Magic – Dublin Theatre Festival – Review by Forced Entertainment, UK Venue – Project Arts Centre (Space Upstairs) Dates – 8 & 9 Oct, 7.30pm The three members of the cast […]