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 […]
Hecuba – Project Arts Centre – Review
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 […]
Making A Mark – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review
Making A Mark – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review Talking Shop Ensemble & Run of the Mill Theatre Performances – 12 – 14 September Venue Project Arts Centre – Cube Mark Smith […]
Shirley Valentine – Lyric Theatre – Review
Shirley Valentine – Lyric Theatre – Review by Cathy Brown From 10 Sept – 5 Oct, 2019 ‘I used to be Shirley Valentine. What happened? Who turned me into this? It is […]
Compostela – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review
Compostela – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review Performances – 11 – 14 September Venue – The New Theatre It is June 2018 and only days after the vote that changed Ireland forever. […]
A Symphony Of Worms – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review
A Symphony Of Worms – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review by Letizia Delmastro Performances – 10 – 15 September Venue – Smock Alley Theatre – Boys’ School Hannah Mamalis’ name is, indeed, […]
Champions of Dance – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review
Champions of Dance – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review by Lesley-Ann Whelan Location – Peacock Theatre, Dates – 9-14th September After a long day of work, followed by picking up the kids […]
Bodies of Water – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review
Bodies of Water – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review Performances – 8 – 12 September Venue – The Chocolate Factory The first thing I would say about this piece is that you’re […]
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 10-09-19
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 10-09-19 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, […]
Villains – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review
Villains – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review Venue – Project Arts Centre – Space Upstairs Performances – 8 – 13 September This is a new dance piece created by Luke Murphy and […]
A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review
A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review Location – Project Arts Centre Performances – 7 – 15 September Photo: Patricio Cassinoni The story revolves around a […]
Vagabones – Civic Theatre – Review
Vagabones – Civic Theatre – Review by Frank L. Run now finished – 6 – 7 September // 8pm The libretto by Renate Debrun is based on the play by Emma Donoghue […]
No More Workhorse 