The Importance of Being Honest – until September 06, 2014 @ 1pm (doors at 12.50pm) As you may have guessed, this is a sequel of sorts to one of Oscar Wilde’s most […]
The Importance of Being Honest – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre – Review
Things to do in Dublin (25-08-14 – 31-08-14)
This is the festival everyone has been waiting for, with Electric Picnic kicking off this week. It’s long since sold out, so if you’re without a ticket, you’ll have to make do! […]
Heartbreak House – Abbey Theatre – Review
Ellie Dunn has chosen an unusual day to visit the house of Mrs. Hesione Hushabye. The house seems chaotic at the best of times, but this is the day that Captain Shotover’s […]
Pride and Prejudice – Gate Theatre – Review
With Pride and Prejudice starting at the Gate Theatre tonight, here’s what we thought of it way back in October of last year. Review fist published here. It’s Christmas so it must […]
Tales from Briar Hall – Theatre Upstairs – Review
Tales from Briar Hall written by Katie McCann Edward (Ste Murray) has found solace from an early age in the depths of the woods, far away from the bullying of his seven […]
Death Row Cowboy – Smock Alley – Review
The opening scene of the play is a phone call between a police woman and a young man. The man says in a controlled voice that he has killed his mother and […]
[title of show] – New Theatre – Review
[title of show] – New Theatre – Review by Emily Elphinstone The swiftness with which Wikipedia was sought in order to establish the origins of [title of show], can only be a […]
Zoo Story – Smock Alley – Review
The Zoo story is Edward Albee’s first play and was written in 1958 when Albee was just 30 years old. It tells the tale of two men, Peter and Jerry, meeting in […]
World War 1 – The War of Words – Dublin Castle – Review
What do you do during your average day off? Watch some TV or get the washing done? If you’re Mouth on Fire, you put on a play! Mouth on Fire are currently […]
Waiting for Godot – Smock Alley – Review
Waiting for Godot – Review by Frances Winston Smock Alley Theatre 1662, Exchange Street Lower, Temple Bar, Dublin 8. Runs from July 29th– August 23rd at 7.30pm nightly Tickets €16/14 (includes a […]
Old Flames – New Theatre – Review
Old Flames – Review by Frances Winston The New Theatre, 43 East Essex Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 Runs 28th July – 9th August at 7.30pm nightly Tickets: €15/12 This new work […]
Sex, Drugs & Tinned Ravioli – Theatre Upstairs – Review
Sex, Drugs & Tinned Ravioli – by Andy Gallagher – Theatre Upstairs – until August 9th Rick and Chloe have just broken up. Rick was Chloe’s first boyfriend and she really didn’t […]
A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Dublin Castle – Review
A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Review by Frances Winston Dublin Castle Gardens, Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2. July 23rd – August 3rd at 7.30pm nightly Tickets €6 from entertainment.ie Believe it […]
Nirbhaya – Pavilion Theatre – Review
Nirbhaya – Pavilion Theatre – Review by Helen O’Leary This play is based on an incident that took place in Delhi less than two years ago. A young woman boarded a bus […]
New Jersey Nights – Olympia Theatre – Review
New Jersey Nights – Review by Frances Winston The Olympia Theatre, Dame Street, Dublin 2. From Friday July 18th until Saturday August 2nd at 8pm nightly. Tickets €23-€39 from Ticketmaster and usual […]
Star of the Sea – An Taibhdhearc, Galway – Review
Star of the Sea is based on Joseph O’Connor’s book of the same name, and tells the story of a famine ship crossing the Atlantic ocean in 1847 from Cobh to New […]
Ballyturk – Black Box Theatre- Galway – Review
At the start of the play we are introduced to two men. We get to see their daily ritual, and the strange games they play with each other, acting out characters from […]
Oleanna – Dramsoc Theatre – Review
Oleanna by David Mamet Dramsoc Theatre UCD Student Centre, 17-19th July Oleanna, written in 1992, is an exploration of the power struggle between a college professor and his female student, who accuses […]
Low Level Panic – New Theatre – Review
Low Level Panic – New Theatre As you enter the theatre, you are confronted with the unusual sight of a woman in a bath tub. She is oblivious to the audience, clearly […]
A Picture Of Us – Theatre Upstairs – Review
A Picture of Us: A (sort of) Musical – Review by Frank L. The “Theatre Upstairs” has undergone a major reconfiguration of its space and the “new” auditorium is a vast improvement […]
Smock! – Smock Alley Theatre – Review
Smock! is a play based around the space in which it is performed. The play tells the history of Smock alley, and brings you through the various incarnations of the oldest stage […]
Hear me sing your song/ with raised Arms – Project Arts Centre – Review
Hear Me Sing Your Song/with Raised Arms – Review by Frances Winston Project Arts Centre, 39 East Essex Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2. July 9th – 12th @ 8pm nightly Tickets: €12/10 […]
The Assassination of Brian Boru – New Theatre – Review
The Assassination of Brian Boru – Review by Helen O’Leary Runs at the New Theatre until July 12th. This plays tells a very personal tale about a brotherly bond but it also […]
Boyz of Harcourt Street – Smock Alley – Review
Boyz of Harcourt Street – Review by Frances Winston The Black Box, Smock Alley Theatre, Exchange Street, Lower, Temple Bar, Dublin 8 Runs from July 7th – 12th, 8.30pm nightly – Tickets: […]
Deeds of Deceit – Chapel Royal, Dublin Castle – Review
Deeds of Deceit – Chapel Royal, Dublin Castle – Review The Irish Crown Jewels were stolen in 1907 in what was assumed to be an insider job. The safe in which the […]
My Brilliant Divorce – Civic Theatre – Review
Angela has just parted company with her husband Max or round head as she calls him. After many years of marriage Max has moved on and found new love in the arms […]
The Price – Gate Theatre – Review
The Price tells the story of two brothers who haven’t spoken in 16 years. The reason for their long separation is slowly revealed over the course of the play. Victor is a […]
The Cardinals – Workman’s Club – Review
The Cardinals – Review by Helen O’Leary. The Cardinals are performing their improvised theatre at the Workman’s Club for the next three Wednesdays. You’ll find eight improvisers on stage; Peter Byrne, Niamh […]
Shur I’ll Be Alright Here On Me Own – Smock Alley – Review
This piece contains three short monologues dealing with people on the edges of society. It has a playful style, with a lot of humour contained in each one. In the first segment […]
No More Workhorse 