Pam arrives in a new town and joins the local Easi Slim class. From the outside Pam seems to have everything, a successful husband and two ideal children along with the perfect […]
Weighing In – Civic Theatre – Review
The Other Side of the Coin – Outhouse – Theatre Review
The Other Side of the Coin – Review by Frances Winston. Gay Beatings have been in the news a lot recently and here co-writers Derek Masterson and Brian Murray tackle the subject […]
Boys and Girls – Project Arts Centre – Review
Four stories from four young people from Dublin. They are all very different, their views on life are not compatible, but they’re all from the same section of society. This is the […]
Grace and Maggie – Cobalt Cafe Theatre – Review
Grace and Maggie are a young couple living in a small flat in Dublin, finding their feet in the big city and facing into every day life. Grace is from small town […]
On City Water Hill – Theatre Upstairs – Review
On City Water Hill by Philip St John For his third play, St. John opts for a two hander using two men who arrange to meet at a remote, mountainous location in […]
Twelfth Night – Abbey Theatre – Review
Twelfth Night was written by Shakespeare in 1601-1602 and tells the tale of twins, Viola and Sebastian, who are ship wrecked and believe the other to be dead. They both arrive in […]
Breaking Dad – Gaiety Theatre – Review
Breaking Dad – Review by Emily Elphinstone There is no doubt that Rory Nolan was born to play Ross O’Carroll-Kelly; and though I didn’t know it beforehand, he was also destined to […]
Small Plastic Wars – New Theatre – Review
Joe has recently been made redundant. He’s been kicking around the house too much and is starting to get under his wife’s feet. He needs a hobby, something to keep him occupied […]
The Lesson – Pearse Theatre – Review
The Lesson – Review by Dan O’Neill. The recent production of Eugene Ionesco’s ‘The Lesson’ by the comparatively recently formed AGNI Acting Studio had a number of marks to hit. How to […]
Kiss Of The Chicken King – Project Arts Centre – Review
Kiss of the Chicken King runs at the Project Arts Centre from the 26th of April 2014 until the 3rd of May 2014 @ 8.00pm Kiss of the Chicken King is a […]
All A Dream – Chancery Lane – Review
All a Dream – runs at Chancery Lane until April 26th @ 6.30. Matinee on April 26th. As you enter the small space in Chancery Lane, a lonely piano plays in the […]
Leper + Chip – Theatre Upstairs – Review
Leper + Chip continues at Theatre Upstairs until May 3rd. Leper is so called as he burnt his leg in a fire, and Chip because of a chipped front tooth in her […]
Cornerstones – Smock Alley Theatre – Review
Cornerstones Review by Joseph Kearney Dublin is my favourite city in all the world. I love her leafy Kavanagh canals, her European Boulevard Main Street, her Irishness, the spike, the rhyming slang […]
Assassination of Brian Boru – New Theatre – Review
All history of this vintage must be taken with a pinch of salt, but as legend would have it, Brian Boru was killed by a number of fleeing Norsemen who stumbled upon […]
Potted Potter – Gaiety Theatre – Review
Potter Potter – Review by Emily Elphinstone In an era of short attention spans, it seems fitting that a show condensing all the (increasingly chunky) Harry Potter books into 70 minutes has […]
My Bedsit Window – Theatre Upstairs – Review
My Bedsit Window – Review by Frances Winston An aspiring actor called William Blake navigates the trials and tribulations of pursuing a career in the arts meeting both colourful and dubious characters […]
An Ideal Husband – Gate Theatre – Review
An Ideal Husband is a story of greed, morals and honour, written in 1895 by Oscar Wilde. Sir Robert Chiltern is a man that seems to have everything. He has a successful […]
Keith Barry – Brainhacker – Olympia Theatre – Review
Keith Barry – Brainhacker – Review by Frances Winston If you’ve ever watched one of Keith Barry’s TV shows you may think you know what to expect from this show. However, the […]
Woman Stood Regardless – Project Arts Centre – Review
Woman Stood Regardless – Review by Joseph Kearney Dance, contemporary, explorative, figurative dance, that’s the measure of the show tonight at The Project Arts centre; doors at 8. The piece was incepted […]
YNWA – The Official History Of Liverpool Football Club – Gaiety Theatre – Review
I was quite worried going to the Gaiety tonight. It was with fear and slight trepidation that I went along to see ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone – The Official History of Livepool […]
The Bridge Below the Town – Civic Theatre – Review
The Bridge below the town tells a story of small town life somewhere near the border in Ireland during the 1950’s. Golly Murray is an average house wife struggling to get by, […]
Pondling – Smock Alley – Review
‘Pondling’ is running in Smock Alley Theatre from March 31st – April 5th, and Axis Theatre 24th – 25th April. Pondling tells the story of a strange little girl in love with an […]
Desire – New Theatre – Review
Desire – New Theatre – Review by Frances Winston Based on Leo Tolstoy’s short story The Devil, this adaptation by Peter Reid who also directs, tells the story of Eugene who inherits […]
Slippers – Theatre Upstairs – Review
Slippers – Theatre Upstairs – Review by Helen O’Leary “Compulsive hoarding; excessive acquisition of and inability to discard large quantities of objects that cause significant distress” is inscribed on the label of […]
Little Thing, Big Thing – Civic Theatre – Review
An unlikely couple face the challenge of getting to Dublin with a roll of film. A Nun who has recently returned from Nigeria and a ex-con recently released from Mountjoy are thrown […]
A Talent For Lying – Chancery Lane – Review
A Talent For Lying – Review by Emily Elphinstone A Talent for Lying is the tale of a (sort of) love story between Aidan and Lucy. Like many other romances in fiction, […]
Adventures In Failure – Smock Alley – Review
Adventures In Failure – Review by Frances Winston I’ve never worked in a shop but a straw poll of a few of my friends who have reveals that they did on occasion […]
Conservatory – Peacock Theatre – Review
An old couple sit in a pair of armchairs at the close of day. They talk as we presume they always have, sniping at each other with cheap shots and low blows, […]
The Good Thief – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre – Review
The Good Thief by Conor McPherson – Review by Joseph Kearney Presented by Greenlight Productions: Tues 18th to Fri 21st inclusive, 8pm at Bewleys Café Theatre Sat 22nd, Sunday 23rd at Maureen […]
No More Workhorse 