The Misanthrope by Moliere – New Theatre – Review by Frank L. In a new version by Peter Reid Aug 29th – Sep 10th @ 7.30pm Reid states openly in his director’s […]

The Belly Button Girl – New Theatre – Review SQUAD Presents an Intensive Purposes Production – Aug 22nd – Aug 27th What’s the worst 21st birthday party you’ve been to? Our hero […]

Buridan’s Ass – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre @ Powerscourt – Review by Frank L. August 22 – September 10, 2016 Buridan’s Ass – Written by S.R. Plant The title comes from a philosophical […]

The Dream of Eithlínn – Smock Alley – Review by C K MacNamara Boys School – 17 – 20 Aug | 8pm | Matinee Sat 20 Aug | 3pm The play begins […]

Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme – Abbey Theatre – Review We meet Kenneth Pyper for the first time as an old man. He wakes from troubled sleep and […]

Inishfallen Fare Thee Well by Eddie Naughton, performed by Ronan Wilmot At the New Theatre from Aug 8th – Aug 20th @ 7.30pm – Tickets: €16 (€12.50 conc.) Sean O’Casey is a […]

Low in the Dark – The Mart – Theatre Review Low in the Dark is a play written by Marina Carr and first performed in 1989. It is an unusual play with […]

Pygmalion – Smock Alley Theatre – Review 2 Aug – 3 Sep | 2:30pm + 7:30pm | Main Space Pygmalion is a play which has the unusual fate of being more famous […]

Eamonn (from Menswear) – Smock Alley – Review 1 – 6 Aug | 8pm | Boys School Written and composed by Fionn Foley Fionn Foley is also the sole actor. Eamonn is […]

Mercury – The New Theatre – Review Written by James Ireland – Jul 25th – Aug 6th @ 7.30pm We meet Era and Oscar at Jane’s memorial. She disappeared a number of […]

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 […]

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 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 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 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 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 11, 12, 13 + 16 Jul | 7:30pm | Main Space This is based on the Donal Ryan book which was published in 2012. […]

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 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 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 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 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 – 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 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 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 […]