The Leaves of Heaven – The Complex – Review Until Sunday 27th November at the Complex, Little Mary Street. The Butcher Boy was Pat McCabe’s most successful novel. it was published in […]

Test Dummy – Theatre Upstairs – Review by Frank L. In an insightful programme note, Daly tells how a teacher once told her “that visual art is the closest medium to playwriting […]

Of Mornington – Mill Theatre – Review by Paddy McG Scalder Theatre Company in Billy Roche Premiere at Mill Theatre Dundrum 16th – 18th Nov 2016 With his newest play, “Of Mornington”, […]

Shadows of the Táin– Smock Alley – Review by Frank L. Produced by Candlelit Tales 15 – 18 Nov | 7.30pm | Main Space – Smock Alley Candlelit Tales was formed by […]

Honest – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre – Review by Frank L. Written by DC Moore Until Nov 26th, 2016 Honest was first performed in Northampton in 2010. The sole character is one Dave […]

God has no Country – Smock Alley – Review by Frank L. Written and performed by Donal Courtney Hugh O’Flaherty was born in County Cork in 1898. He was brought up, from […]

The Kings of the Kilburn High Road – Gaiety Theatre – Review Written by Jimmy Murphy | Directed by Padraic McIntyre Kings of the Kilburn High Road is a play by Jimmy […]

Wonderland Theatre Presents – Sherlock Holmes & the Hound of the Baskervilles – Kildare Street Hotel The Hound of the Baskervilles was written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and features his most […]

All Washed Up – The New Theatre – Review Oct 24th – Nov 5th @ 7.30pm Alice has found herself living in unusual circumstances. She is sharing a one bed apartment with […]

Venom so Sweet – Theatre Upstairs – Review by Frank L. Written by Roger Gregg The stage of Theatre Upstairs is compact. The set comprises an empty wooden doorway which projects to […]

Normal – Smock Alley – Review by Frank L Written by Anthony Neilson Presented by Restless Ecstasy 25 Oct – 5 Nov | 8pm | Boys School “Normal” was written in 1990, […]

Three Sisters – Lyric Theatre – Review by Cathy Brown By Lucy Caldwell From the play by Anton Chekhov 15 Oct – 12 Nov There is a strong tradition in Irish theatre […]

The Beauty Queen Of Leenane  – Gaiety Theatre –  Review by M. Quinn by Martin McDonagh – Dates: 18th – 29th October 2016 This is the tale of Maureen Folan (Aisling O’Sullivan), […]

Cirque Des Rêves – Bewley’s Cafe theatre @ Powerscourt – Review by Frank L. Cirque Des Rêves From Oct 17th – Nov 5th. By Katie McCann – Directed by Jeda de Brí […]

BLUE RAINCOAT THEATRE COMPANY PRESENT ALICE IN WONDERLAND By Lewis Carroll – Adapted by Jocelyn Clarke – Directed by Niall Henry 24 October – 5 November 2016 – The Factory Performance Space, […]

Hamlet – Mill Theatre – Review by Conor O’Carroll Dates: Wednesday 5th October to Friday 28th October, Monday to Friday at 10am Afternoon performances every Tuesday at 1.30pm – Extra date added […]

First Love – O’Reilly Theatre – Dublin Theatre Festival Review O’Reilly Theatre, Belvedere | Oct 12-16 Written by Samuel Beckett A stage with a bench, of domestic proportions off centre to the […]

Signatories – Olympia Theatre – Review by Lisa Jewell Verdant Productions in association with University College Dublin [UCD] & MCD – runs until Saturday 8 October 2016 at The Olympia Theatre Director: […]

Minding Frankie – Viking Theatre – Review by Frank L. Written by Maeve Binchy Adapted for the stage by Shay Linehan Maeve Binchy was a storyteller. In this adaptation of her last […]