Here and Now – The Steps Musical – Bord Gáis Energy Theatre – Review by Brian Merriman 23 September – 04 October 2025 Written by Shaun Kitchener Directed by Rachel Kavanaugh Sometimes […]
Seven Ages of Mam – Viking Theatre – Review by Frank L Seven Ages of Mam – written by Mark Evans and Pauline O’Driscoll Helpfully, the programme note sets out an extract […]
He Dies in the End – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review Performances – 16 Sept, 18:30 (preview), 17 Sept, 21:00 (preview) 18 – 20 Sept, 21:00, 19 – 20 Sept, 13:15 Venue […]
Shredder – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review Shredder – David McGovern Performances – 16 Sept, 21:15 (preview), 17 – 20 Sept, 21:15, 20 Sept, 15:45 Shredder – written and performed by David […]
Jilly Morgan’s Birthday Party – Pavilion Theatre – Review This play takes us back through time, as we meet Jack (Patrick Ryan) over several decades of his life. We follow his transition […]
A Piano Meditation – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review by Brian Merriman Performances – 16 Sept, 20:30 (preview), 17, 18 & 20 Sept, 20:30 Venue – Dublin Castle – Chapel Royal Produced […]
CHOP – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review CHOP – Lords of Strut & Cian Kinsella Performances – 10 Sept, 18:00 (preview), 11 – 13 Sept, 21:15, 12 Sept, 13:30 Venue – Smock […]
Amsterdam – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review by Frank L AMSTERDAM – Made Up Productions Co-presented by Dublin Fringe Festival & Glass Mask Theatre Performances – 12 Sept, 19:30 (preview) (doors 18.30), […]
You Cry Weird – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review by Brian Merriman You Cry Weird – Starring Tony Cantwell Presented by Aviary Productions Smock Alley Theatre September 13-15 at 20.45 September 13 […]
Diary Of A Dublin Drag Diva – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review by Fran Winston Diary Of A Dublin Drag Diva Davina Devine Performances – 9 Sept, 18:00 (preview), 10 Sept, 18:00, […]
Variations for Two Disabled Bodies – Project Arts Centre – Review by Bobbi Byrne & Soso Ní Cheallaigh Performances 10 Sept, 18:30 (preview), 11 – 13 Sept, 18:30 Venue – Project Arts […]
Reverb – Civic Theatre – Review REVERB – Luail – Co-presented by Civic Theatre & Dublin Fringe Festival The Dublin Fringe Festival was in the suburbs on Thursday night, for a performance […]
Apocalypse HOW? – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review by Brian Merriman Presented by Doomslayers: Annie Queeries, Donna Fella and Laylah Beattie Dublin Castle Royal Chapel until September 14th at 20.30 hours Duration […]
The Cultured Culchie – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review by Frank L. Performances – 8 Sept, 18:00 (preview), 9 – 12 Sept, 18:00, 13 Sept, 13:00 Venue – The International Bar – […]
The Secrets of Primrose Square – Gaiety Theatre – Review DATES: 9th Sep. – 13th Sep. The Secrets of Primrose Square is three interwoven stories based on a simple quote by Eleanor […]
+353 Presents: The Revenger’s Tragedy – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review by Brian Merriman Performances – 10 – 13 Sept, 21:00, 13 Sept, 15:00 Venue – Abbey Theatre – Peacock Stage Funded […]
Hungry Grass/Stray Sod – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review Hungry Grass/Stray Sod – Wandering Stories Theatre Performances – 8 Sept, 19:00 (preview), 8 Sept, 20:15, 9 – 10 Sept, 19:00 & 20:15, […]
TESTO – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review TESTO – Wet Mess – Presented by Dublin Fringe Festival Performances – 9 – 10 Sept, 21:00 Venue – Project Arts Centre – Space Upstairs […]
Don’t Tell Dad About Diana – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review by Brian Merriman Performances – 8 Sept, 18:00 (preview), 9 – 10 Sept, 20:00, 12 Sept, 13:00 & 20:00, 13 Sept, […]
Lila Tristram – America – Album Review Lila Tristram is a UK-based singer-songwriter who has previously released a few solo EPs. This is her first full-length album, and unlike her EPs, this […]
Good With Faces – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review Good With Faces – Oisín Kearney Venue – Project Arts Centre – Cube Performances – 6 Sept, 18:30 (preview), 7 – 9 Sept, […]
Pea Dinneen: Raising Her Voice – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review by Brian Merriman Presented by Pea Dinneen & Once Off Productions Performances – 6 Sept, 18:15 (preview), 7 Sept, 18:15, 11 […]
Octopus Children – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review FELISPEAKS – Presented by THISISPOPBABY Performances 5 Sept, 21:00 (preview), 6 – 7 Sept , 21:00, 11 – 14 Sept, 18:15, 12 & 14 […]
Synapses – Civic Theatre – Review We meet Mike (Liam Wilson Smyth) when he is dropping his son back to his ex-wife, Emily (Molly Downey). They are a young couple that were […]
The Girl on the Train – Bord Gais Energy Theatre – Review THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN – 26 – 30 August 2025 Rachel Watson (Laura Whitmore) is a young woman who […]
Q&A with Bee Sparks – Dublin Fringe Festival Director Bee Sparks is the new Festival Director at Dublin Fringe Festival – she talks about her journey to the helm of this important […]
Rocky Horror Picture Show – Bord Gáis Energy Theatre – Review 11 – 16 August 2025 A naïve and innocent young couple, Brad Majors (Connor Carson) and Janet Weiss (Lauren Chia), get […]
The Lunch Punch Power Hour in Conference Room 4 – Abbey Theatre (Peacock Stage) – Review A World Premiere Abbey Theatre production – The Lunch Punch Power Hour in Conference Room 4 […]
Lughnasa – Smock Alley – Review 1 + 2 Aug 2025 – 7pm – Boys’ School, Smock Alley Lughnasa is the Irish word for August, a month that marks the start of […]
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