The Mysterious History of Things – Viking Theatre – Review by Frank L Written by Jack Harte July 25 -Aug 6 This production is set in a remote cottage, the furnishings of […]
The Mysterious History of Things – Viking Theatre – Review
Waiting For Godot – Druid Lane Theatre – Review
Waiting For Godot – Druid Lane Theatre – Review This is possibly Beckett’s best known and loved work. The tale of two down and outs, Vladimir and Estragon waiting for the mysterious […]
If Walls Could Talk – New Theatre – Review
If Walls Could Talk – New Theatre – Review by Frank L Written and Directed by Chris O’Rourke Jul 21st – Jul 23rd @ 7.30pm The Unknown Theatre and the New Theatre […]
The Hellfire Squad – Project Arts Centre – Review
The Hellfire Squad – Project Arts Centre – Review Dates: 19 – 23 Jul 8.15pm €16/14 There is more truth to this tale than you might imagine. Michael Collins did actually assemble […]
The Weir – Pavilion Theatre – Review
The Weir – Pavilion Theatre – Review Dates – Tue 12 – Sat 30 July, 8pm – Matinee: Sat 16 Jul, 2.30pm The play is set in a rural Irish pub where […]
This Old Man – Viking Theatre – Review
This Old Man – Viking Theatre – Review by L.A. Whelan by Gerard Lee Viking Theatre@The Sheds July 5th- 23rd Last night, I paid my first visit to the Viking Theatre over […]
King Lear – Smock Alley – Review
King Lear – Smock Alley – Review by C. K. MacNamara PurpleCoat Productions – 10-12 July, Smock Alley The Shakespearian classic of loss, power and vanity made its way to Smock Alley […]
The Spinning Heart – Smock Alley – Review
The Spinning Heart – Smock Alley – Review 11, 12, 13 + 16 Jul | 7:30pm | Main Space This is based on the Donal Ryan book which was published in 2012. […]
Once The Musical – Olympia Theatre – Review
Once The Musical – Olympia Theatre – Review by Fran Winston Olympia Theatre Dame Street, Dublin 2 until August 27th Tickets from €29.50 When John Carney set out to make a sweet […]
The Wake – Abbey Theatre – Review
Until Saturday, 30 July 2016 – Abbey Theatre Running time: 3 Hours and 5 Minutes Vera has returned to her native county with a purpose. After a long time in New York, […]
Tender Napalm – Smock Alley – Review
Tender Napalm – Smock Alley – Review by C. K. MacNamara 27 Jun – 9 July | 8pm | Boys School Centring on the ruin of love between two lyrical lovers, Tender […]
Everyone’s A Winner – Players Theatre – Review
Everyone’s A Winner – Players Theatre – Review by Helen Major Tuesday June 28th —Sat Jul 2nd The Players Theatre, Trinity College, Dublin 2 Doors @ 7.30pm, show begins promptly @ 8.00pm […]
Pink Milk – New Theatre – Review
Pink Milk – New Theatre – Review by Frank L Written by Lauren-Shannon Jones Until Jul 9th Underneath the printing of the title “Pink Milk” in the programme notes it states “a […]
Something Unspoken – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre – Review
Something Unspoken – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre – Review by Frank L. Written by Tennessee Williams Bewley’s Cafe Theatre @ Powerscourt till July 23rd. Cornelia (Catherine Byrne) is a grande dame of the […]
LOVE+ – Project Arts Centre – Review
LOVE+ – Project Arts Centre – Reivew Until June 2016 8.15pm They are an unusual couple. One of them seems to be perfect and the other is anything but. One does all […]
Wrong Turn at Lungfish – Viking Theatre – Review
Wrong Turn at Lungfish – Viking Theatre – Review by Frank L. Written by Garry Marshall and Lowell Ganz Until July 2 Written in 1990, the action takes place in a New […]
Smiley – Lyric Theatre – Review
Smiley – Lyric Theatre – Review by Cathy Brown Until 2 July Gary Mitchell has always found comedy in the political, but his new play Smiley, presented by the Lyric Theatre is […]
The Boyz of Harcourt Street – Smock Alley – Review
The Boyz of Harcourt Street – Smock Alley – Review by Frank L Written by Laurence Falconer and Brendan O’Donohue 13 – 18 Jun | 7:30pm | Main Space It is Friday […]
Town is Dead – Peacock Theatre – Review
Town is Dead – Peacock Theatre – Review by P McGovern Written by Philip McMahon, with music by Raymond Scannell, Town is Dead touches on a wide range of topical social issues: […]
The Trial – Smock Alley – Review
The Trial – Smock Alley – Review by Anthony McDonagh 14 – 18 Jun | 8pm | Boys School – No Drama Theatre ‘The Trial’ by Franza Kafta was adapted by Steven […]
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man – New Theatre – Review
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man – New Theatre – Review by P McGovern Jun 6th – Jun 15th @ 7.30pm – Tickets: €16 (€12.50 conc.) Translating fiction to […]
Malacoda’s Bridge – The Ninth Circle of Hell – Smock Alley – Review
Malacoda’s Bridge – The Ninth Circle of Hell – Review by Robert Dooley The Gaiety School of Acting in collaboration with Southern Illinois University School of Music 1 + 2 Jun | […]
69 Shades of Gay – Smock Alley – Review
69 Shades of Gay – Smock Alley – Review by Fran Winston Smock Alley Theatre, Exchange Street Lower, Temple Bar, Dublin 8. Runs until June 11th at 7.30pm nightly. Adults only. Tickets […]
The Birthday Party – Gaiety Theatre – Review
The Birthday Party – Gaiety Theatre – Review Continues at the Gaiety Theatre until June 4th. Stanley has been living with Meg and her husband Petey for nearly a year now, in […]
Cock – New Theatre – Review
Cock – New Theatre – Review by Helen Major Blue Heart Theatre – May 23rd – May 28th @ 7.30pm Written by Mike Bartlett Directed by Geoff O’Keefe Writer Mike Bartlett has […]
Fulcrum – Dublin Dance Festival – Review
Fulcrum – Dublin Dance Festival – Project Arts Centre – Review by Stephen McDermott In July 1982, at the invitation of the Association Internationale de Défense des Artistes, Samuel Beckett produced his […]
Revolver – Theatre Upstairs – Review
Revolver – Theatre Upstairs – Review by Frank L. Sugar Coat Theatre – REVOLVER – May 20th 2016 – June 4th 2016 Written by Seanan McDonnell The programme notes state as a guide […]
Betroffenheit – Dublin Dance Festival – Review
Betroffenheit – Kidd Pivot & Electric Company Theatre O’Reilly Theatre – Dates Tue 24, Wed 25 May @ 7.30pm The performance starts in almost complete darkness. As the lights start to grow, […]
Theatre of Menace – Smock Alley – Review
Theatre of Menace – Smock Alley – 20 + 21 May | 8pm | Boys School Purple Coat Productions – A Kind of Alaska, Celebration, Victoria Station, Mountain Language and extracts from […]
No More Workhorse 