Us/Them – Dublin Theatre Festival – Review by Lesley-Ann Whelan Pavilion Theatre, 8-133 October 2019 On the 1st September 2004, the Beslan school siege started on the first day of the school […]
Us/Them – Dublin Theatre Festival – Review
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 8-10-19
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 8-10-19 It’s the last week of the Dublin Theatre Festival, so make the most of it! Redemption Falls opens tomorrow at the Abbey. There’s also lots […]
The Beacon – Gate Theatre – Review
The Beacon – Gate Theatre – Review by Conor O’Carroll The Beacon runs at the Gate Theatre until the 26th October. The setting is an island off the west coast of Ireland. […]
Total Immediate Collective Imminent Terrestrial Salvation – Dublin Theatre Festival – Review
Total Immediate Collective Imminent Terrestrial Salvation – Dublin Theatre Festival – Review Venue – Samuel Beckett Theatre Until Oct 6th There is always a sense of entering into the unknown when a […]
Pike St. – Dublin Theatre Festival – Review
Pike St. – Dublin Theatre Festival – Review by Phoebe Moore Until Oct 6th A solo show is no easy thing. One actor to hold and to entertain an audience from lights […]
MÁM – Dublin Theatre Festival – Review
MÁM – Dublin Theatre Festival – Review Teaċ Daṁsa, Ireland – MÁM Until Oct 5th Mám 1 : Mountain pass. Mám 2 : Yoke. Faoi mhám an pheaca, under the yoke of […]
Walking to Jerusalem – Dublin Theatre Festival – Review
Walking to Jerusalem – Dublin Theatre Festival – Review by Phoebe Moore Until Oct 6th, 2019 Treading borders, treading boards The Balfour declaration, 2nd of November 1917: an innocuous piece of paper […]
Cabaret – Bord Gais Energy Theatre – Review
Cabaret – Bord Gais Energy Theatre – Review 1st – 5th Oct 2019 This is a musical based on a play that in turn was based on a novel. It also later […]
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 1-10-19
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 1-10-19 It’s the second week of the Dublin Theatre Festival, so lots to see around Dublin! There’s the new production by the people who brought us […]
Pasolini’s Salò Redubbed – Dublin Theatre Festival – Review
Pasolini’s Salò Redubbed – Dublin Theatre Festival – Review Dylan Tighe and the Abbey Theatre, Ireland Until Oct 5th Contains graphic scenes of a violent and sexual nature. Suitable for ages 18+ […]
Hecuba – Project Arts Centre – Review
Hecuba – Project Arts Centre – Review until Oct 6th, 2019 Part of the Dublin Theatre Festival Hecuba (Aislin McGuckin) is in the throne room of her ruined city. She holds the […]
Last Orders At The Dockside – Abbey Theatre – Review
Last Orders At The Dockside – Abbey Theatre – Review 23 September – 26 October 2019 Photos by Ros Kavanagh An Abbey Theatre production commissioned by Dublin Port The year is 1980 […]
The Playboy of the Western World – Gaiety Theatre – Review
The Playboy of the Western World – Gaiety Theatre – Review By Diana Perez Garcia Until October 5th, 2019 Part of the Dublin Theatre Festival Venue – Gaiety Theatre I turn to […]
The Open – The Space, London – Review
The Open – The Space Theatre, London – Review by Eamon Somers until 12th October. The Open opens with Bella lying on the grass sipping champagne and eating strawberries. She is on […]
The First Pegeen – Bewley’s Café Theatre – Review
The First Pegeen – Bewley’s Café Theatre – Review by Paddy McGovern The First Pegeen George O’Brien – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre September 24 – October 12, 2019 Although the relationship between J […]
Beckett’s Room – Gate Theatre – Review
Beckett’s Room – Gate Theatre – Review Until 28th Sept The year is 1942 and Samuel Beckett lives in a small apartment in Paris with his partner Suzanne. Paris is occupied by […]
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 24-09-19
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 24-09-19 We morn the passing of the wonderful Fringe Festival for another year! It was definitely a good one. But fear not, noble reader, as we […]
Dublin Fringe Festival 2019 Awards
Dublin Fringe Festival 2019 Awards The Dublin Fringe Festival Award Winners were announced last night in Whelans. You can find all those nominated here. The Winners are listed below – Award for […]
Starlet – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review
Starlet – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review Performances – 18 – 22 September Venue – Smock Alley Theatre – Black Box This is comedian Alison Spittle’s debut as a playwright. The plot […]
Al Dawes F*CKING Loves You – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review
Al Dawes F*cking Loves You – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review by Lesley-Ann Whelan The New Theatre, 17-21 September Al Dawes F*cking Loves You is performer and writer Erin McGathy’s third Dublin […]
Collapsible – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review
Collapsible – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review By Diana Perez Garcia Performances – 17 – 21 September Venue – Peacock Stage at the Abbey Theatre “I spend a lot of time on the […]
Lad – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review
Lad – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review by Paddy McGovern Performances – 17 – 21 September Venue – The New Theatre Steve is a lot of man for one man. In fact, […]
Minefield – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review
Minefield – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review Performances – 17 – 22 September Venue – Smock Alley Theatre – Black Box We meet Joe (Clare Monnelly) as she is sitting on a […]
Culture Night Preview
Culture Night Preview by Fran Winston From humble beginnings in 2006 Culture Night has grown to become an annual institution that sees cultural activities, venues, tours and one off events open to […]
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 17-09-19
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 17-09-19 This week is all about the Dublin Fringe Festival with a massive amount of new and exciting work on around Dublin. It’s mostly unseen work, […]
Irish Food. A Play – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review
Irish Food. A Play – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review By Diana Perez Garcia Performances – 15 – 18 September Venue – Rustic Stone Restaurant Words, no matter how artfully arranged, will […]
INIT: The Warm Up Project – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review
INIT: The Warm Up Project – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review Performances – 15 & 16 September Venue – The Lir Academy – Studio 1 Billed as “three dancers and a DJ” […]
The Justice Syndicate – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review
The Justice Syndicate – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review By Diana Perez Garcia Performances – 13 – 15 September Venue – Meeting Point @ Four Courts Luas Stop At the debriefing that […]
Gym Swim Party – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review
Gym Swim Party – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review Danielle Galligan & Gavin Kostick In association with GSP & O’Reilly Theatre Performances – 12 – 15 September Venue – O’Reilly Theatre, Belvedere […]
No More Workhorse 