Confusion Boats is a piece of theatre that explores what it means to be a man! It deals with manly pursuits such as fighting and boxing, but don’t worry, it’s not all […]
Confusion Boats – First Fortnight Festival – New Theatre – Review
Trouble in the Kingdom of Enchantasia – Mill Theatre – Review
Ofegus Theatre Company are back with another children’s show set in the fantasy land of Enchantasia. This time the Crown Princess Aliana (Niamh Hogan) is missing and her throne has been taken […]
Orson Welles’ A Christmas Carol – Powerscourt Theatre – Review
Paul Meade’s production of Orson Welles’ A Christmas Carol for AboutFACE Ireland begins with the audience being cheerfully immersed in Welles’ world. Powerscourt Theatre was resplendent in the pre-war Christmas glow of […]
History – Project Arts Centre – Review
“I thought that if you had an acoustic guitar Then it meant that you were a Protest Singer” – Shakespeare’s Sister – The Smiths This is an unusual piece of work by […]
Mirror, Mirror, Off the Wall – New Theatre – Review
There’s nothing like a bit of light entertainment in the run up to Christmas to get you in the festive spirit. I know that Panto’s are abounding across Dublin at the moment; […]
AntiMidas or, Bankers in Hades – Samuel Beckett Theatre – Review
Opera AntiMidas, or, Bankers in Hades The Banking Meltdown Opera I went along to this opera not knowing exactly what to expect. It seems like there is a hugely diverse opera scene […]
The Yule Tide Tales – Theatre upstairs – Review
The Yule Tide Tales, Theatre upstairs at Lanagan’s Bar. A glittering selection box of festively themed theatrical treats is currently on offer at Theatre Upstairs. Step out of the hustle and bustle […]
Pride and Prejudice – Gate Theatre – Review
It’s Christmas so it must be time for a crowd-pleaser in the Gate. While ‘Pride and Prejudice’ may not be have the seasonal appeal of ‘A Christmas Carol’, it has all the […]
Postscript – Civic Theatre – Review
The idea for this play is based on something most of us take for granted. The fact that we can look at our bumpy nose and blame our mother, or see our […]
Souvenir – Project Arts Centre – Review
You are lying in bed in the dark, listening to the weather unleash itself. You are mildly hungover, a little dehydrated. It is significantly colder than you remember it being yesterday, but […]
Fishes – Smock Alley Theatre – Review
It would be fair to say that Larry is a little depressed. He’s in the kitchen of his tiny run down flat above a bar, in his dressing gown at lunch time. […]
The Circus of Perseverance – Smock Alley – Review
Bread and Circuses What have the past five years been like for Dublin? What has happened to the City since the Troika came in? Whereto love in a cold economic climate? These […]
Guaranteed – Civic Theatre – Review
The feel of Guaranteed was summed up by a woman leaving the theatre just in front of me: ‘Oh I wouldn’t say I enjoyed it. But it was fantastic!’ As political theatre, […]
Revenant – New Theatre – Review
This is the story of a film director, Carter and his leading man, the enigmatic Vardel. After a positive start, Carter’s career has suffered something of a nose dive. He’s gone from […]
Beyond the Brooklyn Sky – Civic Theatre – Review
This is the story of a small fishing village in Kerry and its inhabitants. 20 years ago a bunch of young friends travelled to Brooklyn to work illegally. It was a special […]
The World Will End In Fire – Theatre Upstairs – Review
There are Gerrys in every walk of life, people who manipulate others to do their bidding and who have no qualms about using whatever means are at their disposal to get what […]
Danny and the Deep Blue Sea – Civic Theatre – Review
Danny And The Deep Blue Sea contains just two characters and both are enthralling. Roberta is played by Clodagh Downing and the character of Danny is played by Edwin Mullane. The play […]
Brendan at the Chelsea – Project Arts Centre – Review
Brendan Behan lived in the Chelsea hotel in New York during the 1960’s after the premier of ‘The Hostage‘. It was here he slept, drank and occasionally worked, while the city pulsated […]
Go Back For Murder – Gaiety Theatre – Review
By the time of her death in 1976, the estate of Agatha Christie claims that worldwide sales of the author’s books were exceeded only by Shakespeare and the Bible. An impressive statistic, […]
The Bear’s Tuxedo – Theatre Upstairs – Theatre Review
Billy Sedoza is a gay funeral director with a touch of flair, who else would have Pistachio the Elephant lower his zoo keeper into his grave? His flamboyance comes from his love […]
Daylight Robbery- Ofegus Theatre, Smock Alley Theatre – Review
Sometimes the bells and whistles of huge stage productions can leave us cold. Pantos are often too eager to draw in parents with adult references. The simplest, sweetest and well-crafted children’s shows […]
The Cavalcaders – Nomad Theatre Network – Civic Theatre – Review
The Cavalcaders tells the story of a man leaving a cobblers shop where he has worked his whole life. As he stands and talks with the new owner, a fever takes hold […]
Waking Nosferatu – New Theatre – Review
This play aims to recreate the 1922 silent movie Nosferatu: Symphony of Horror. in its entirety. The film tells the tale of Count Orlok, a vampire who leaves his home and travels […]
Memory of Water – Civic Theatre – Review
Three sisters return to their childhood home on the death of their mother. She is not greatly loved by any of them and by the sound of things she was a difficult […]
The Rape of Lucrece – Dublin Theatre Festival – Review
“Just to warn you, there may be some singing,” Camille O’Sullivan’s tone was playful as she welcomed a full house at the O’Reilly Theatre, safe in the knowledge that they were there […]
Neutral Hero – Porject Arts Centre – Dublin Theatre Festival – Review
As you enter the theatre, twelve empty chairs fill the back of the stage. They are in a line and several of them have instruments beside them. As the piece begins, the […]
The Bruising of Clouds – Civic Theatre – Dublin Theatre Festival – Review
Kelly lives across the hall from Martin in a bedsit in a Victorian house in Fairview. One night she sees him in hall, to drunk to open his front door. She helps […]
Lockout – New Theatre – Review
Jim Larkin and James Connolly are monumental figures in the Irish Trade Union Movement and were central figures in the great struggle between Labour and Capital in Ireland, the 1913 ‘Lockout’. ‘Strumpet […]
The Hanging Gardens – Abbey Theatre – Dublin Theatre Festival – Review
The eternal quest for meaning is at the heart of many a story. The whys and wherefores of human behaviour are a perennial source of inspiration, as culture at its best seeks […]
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