The Canterbury Tales presented by the BA Drama (Performance) Graduates of DIT Conservatory of Music and Drama – The Banqueting Hall, Smock Alley, Exchange Street Lower, Temple Bar, Dublin 8. March 11th […]
The Canterbury Tales – Smock Alley – Review
Down and Out in Paris and London – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre – Review
Down and Out in Paris and London by George Orwell and adapted by Phelim Drew March 09 – 28, 2015 Time: 1pm (doors at 12.50pm) George Orwell, although ending up being educated […]
Liam Hallahan Buries His Dad Live On Stage – Smock Alley – Review
Liam Hallahan Buries His Dad Live On Stage by Some Yank’s Theatre Company March 9th-14th at 8pm in The Boy’s School Charles Hallahan was a man that died hundreds of times. He […]
Hollow Ground – Theatre Upstairs – Review
Hollow Ground written by Katie McCann – Review by Frank L The siblings, Hazel (Katie McCann) and Graham (Rex Ryan) stand on either side of the stage facing the audience. They do […]
MEANwhile/ As Seen on Radio – Collaborations Festival – Smock Alley – Review
Collaborations Festival Review – MEANwhile and As Seen on Radio – Double Bill – Collaborations Festival 2015 – Smock Alley – Review by Frank L. MEANwhile presented by Cup Theatre Company As […]
Metamorphosis – Smock Alley – Collaborations Festival Review
Metamorphosis by Kepler Theatre Company ran as part of the Collaborations Festival at Smock Alley – Review by Helen O’Leary. Metamorphosis was a novella first published by Franz Kafka in 1915 and […]
Returning to Haifa – New Theatre – Review
Returning to Haifa – New Theatre – Review by P McGovern The intersection of the personal and the political often makes for interesting drama. Especially when handled with restraint, acknowledging the complexities […]
The Pillowman – Gaiety Theatre – Review
The Pillowman – by Martin McDonagh Gaiety Theatre – 2 March 2015 – 14 March 2015 The play opens with a writer, Katurian, waiting to be interrogated in a room. He is joined […]
Run/ Don’t Run – Civic Theatre – Review
It is 1999 and a hot summer in New York. Gene is an Irish American living in Spanish Harlem with a Dominican girlfriend Perdita. When his Irish cousin Eoin turns up on […]
Portraits of a time in Bohemia – Lillie’s Bordello – Review
Portraits of a time in Bohemia – Written and Sung by Christof van der Berg – Review by Frank L. Bohemia is not the place in Europe famous for glass but that […]
The Hole – Powerscourt Theatre – Review
The Hole written by John Sheehy – Review by Frank L. Bewleys Café Theatre is to be congratulated in finding a suitable nearby location in the Powerscourt Centre while its Grafton Street […]
Slender – Theatre Upstairs – Review
Slender written by Shane O’Regan – Review by Frank L. Set deep in a forest somewhere in Ireland a young couple, Alex (Stephen O’Leary) and Rachael (Hilary Bowen-Walsh), are on a weekend […]
Witness – Civic Theatre – Review
This is a tale told from two perspectives, a mother and a son. It is the story of a crime that became headline news and shocked a nation, but the origin seems […]
Underneath – Civic Theatre – Review
Underneath written and performed by Pat Kinevane – Produced by Fishamble – Review by Frank L. Pat Kinevane has two previous one man plays, Forgotten (2006) and Silent (2011) which have toured […]
Grace and Maggie – Collaborations Festival – Smock Alley – Review
Grace and Maggie – Smock Alley Main Space – Collaborations Festival – Review This is the story of a young gay couple living together in Dublin. They have just moved in together […]
Paper House – Collaborations Festival – Smock Alley – Review
When the show opens, the stage is filled with boxes and a single female protagonist. The young woman is opening a variety of boxes and examining their contents. They appear to be […]
A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Abbey Theatre – Review
A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Abbey Theatre – Review by Colm O’Leary When this production was announced several months ago, the most exciting part was the team of creatives behind it with […]
Orphans – New Theatre – Review
Orphans by Lyle Kessler – New Theatre Orphans is the tale of two brothers, Phillip and Treat who live together in a dilapidated house. Treat is the older of the two and […]
Breaking Dad – Gaiety Theatre – Review
Breaking Dad – Review by Emily Elphinstone With Breaking Dad returning to the Gaiety tomorrow, we thought it would be a good time to share Emily’s Review from May of last year. […]
Pals – The Irish At Gallipoli – Anu – Collins Barracks – Review
Pals – the Irish at Gallipoli created by Anu Productions – Review by Frank L. The very title of Anu Productions’ latest offering manifests what are unusual couplings – Gallipoli when referred […]
The Swing – Theatre Upstairs – Review
The Swing by Aislinn O’Byrne – Review by Frank L. A modern fairy tale skilfully written and performed by Aislinn O’Byrne. While neither Little Red Riding Hood nor the Wicked Witch make […]
The Caretaker – Gate Theatre – Review
The Caretaker – Gate Theatre – Review – Runs until March 21st The play opens with an unusual couple entering a small ramshackle flat. After a brief conversation we realise that they […]
God of Carnage – Mill Theatre – Review
God of Carnage – Mill Theatre Review by Audrey Devereux God Of Carnage 4th February – 7th February Some plays are plays of ideas and some are plays of observation. Yasmina Reza’s […]
Hooked – Viking Theatre – Review
Hooked – Viking Theatre – Review by Frank L. Feb 2 – 21 Written by Gillian Grattan. Directed by Don Wycherley. Starring Steve Blount. Tina Kellegher,Séana Kerslake. Everyone has secrets. Each constructs […]
One is not oneself – New Theatre – Review
One is not oneself – New Theatre – Review by Helen O’Leary Feb 2nd – Feb 14th @ 7.30pm Previews Mon 2nd & Tues 3rd Feb. Tickets: €15 / €12 conc. (€10 […]
Flann’s Yer Only Man – Teachers’ Club – Review
Flann’s Yer Only Man – The Bare Bodkin Theatre Co. Production – 27 January to 7 February Brian O’Nolan was a man of many names. He wrote a number of novels such […]
Mavericks – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre – Review
Mavericks by Rebecca Grimes and David Farrell Bewley’s Cafe Theatre – January 26 – February 14, 2015 Time: 1pm (doors at 12.50pm) Rebecca Grimes and David Fennelly enliven Bewleys Café Theatre with […]
The End – New Theatre – Review
The End – New Theatre – Review by Frances Winston The New Theatre, 43 East Essex Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2. January 26th – 31st @ 7.30pm nightly. Tickets €15/12 Mouth on […]
Things To Do In Dublin (26-01-15 – 1-02-15)
This is the week of the Digital Biscuit, with Michel Gondry and David Chase coming to town, along with many others involved in the world of movie making and technology. It promises […]
No More Workhorse 