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Dublin Theatre Festival 2025 – Programme Announced
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The Pillowman – Gate Theatre – Review
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Only Fools and Horses The Musical – Bord Gáis Energy Theatre – Review
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Static – Abbey Theatre (Peacock Stage) – Review
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Escaped Alone – Project Arts Centre – Review
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SIX – Bord Gáis Energy Theatre – Review
SIX – Bord Gáis Energy Theatre – Review Dates: 17 – 28 June 2025 Concepts behind Musicals can often be quite bizarre, but this one has to be right up there. The […]
Q&A with Lauren Farrell – Dancing At Lughnasa – 3Olympia
Q&A with Lauren Farrell – Dancing At Lughnasa – 3Olympia Gate Theatre in association with 3Olympia Presents Dancing At Lughnasa Date: Fri 27th Jun 2025 – Sat 26th Jul 2025 Lauren Farrell […]
The Cave – Abbey Theatre – Review
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The Black Wolfe Tone – Project Arts Centre – Review
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Love and Other Promises – New Theatre – Review
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Strong Wind – Smock Alley Theatre – Review
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Tina: The Tina Turner Musical – Bord Gáis Energy Theatre – Review
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Scorched Earth – Dublin Dance Festival – Review
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Somnole – Dublin Dance Festival – Review by Frank L. Somnole – performed at the Project Arts Centre Somnole choreographed and performed by Boris Charmatz The stage is entirely empty with the […]
Friends In Berlin – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre – Review
Friends In Berlin – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre – Review by Frank L Dates: May 12th – 31st, 2025 Adolf Hitler, because of his notoriety, is known simply by his surname, Hitler. Less […]
Specky Clark – Dublin Dance Festival – Review
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Chora – Bord Gais Energy Theatre – Review
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The Shark is Broken – Gaiety Theatre – Review
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Q&A with Stephen Jones – Falling to Earth – My Summer with Bowie
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No More Workhorse 