BAOITE – Abbey Theatre (Peacock Stage) – Review 17 – 25 May 2019 An Taibhdhearc and the Abbey Theatre co-production Photos by Pat Redmond. Performed in Irish with English surtitles This is […]
BAOITE – Abbey Theatre (Peacock Stage) – Review
Xenia (Part II) – Pop-Up Opera (Temple Bar) – Review
Xenia (Part II) – Pop-Up Opera (Temple Bar) – Review by Frank L. Composed by Nick Roth Run now finished – Date – 18 May 2019 Part I of Xenia was performed […]
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 21-05-19
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 21-05-19 We mourn the passing of the Dublin Dance Festival and the International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival for another year at least! So, it’s back to […]
They Float Up – Bewley’s Café Theatre – Review
They Float Up – Bewley’s Café Theatre – Review by Paddy McGovern May 06 – 25, 2019 Not for the first time, the current show at Bewley’s lunchtime theatre reminds us that […]
Rosas danst Rosas – Dublin Dance Festival – Review
Rosas danst Rosas – Dublin Dance Festival – Review 18—19 May 2019 This production was first performed in 1983, so its inclusion in the Dublin Dance Festival over 30 years later should […]
Inventions – Dublin Dance Festival – Review
Inventions – Dublin Dance Festival – Review by Frank L. Inventions produced by Irish Modern Dance Theatre Dates – 16—17 May 2019 John Scott choreographed this piece for the Kilkenny Arts Festival […]
Mycorrhiza – The Space, London – Review
Mycorrhiza – The Space – Review by Eamon Somers May 14th – 18th See the Foreword Festival Kickstarter page here. Mycorrhiza (pronounced mike-oh-rize-a) is the name given to the symbiotic association between a […]
Avenue Q – Gaiety Theatre – Review
Avenue Q – Gaiety Theatre – Review Dates: 13th May – 18th May Princeton is a recent college graduate trying to find his place in the world. First off, he has to […]
The Belly Button Girl – The New Theatre – Review
The Belly Button Girl – The New Theatre – Review By Diana Perez Garcia The New Theatre – The Belly Button Girl – from 14– 18 May, 7.30 “What if we were […]
La Natura Delle Cose – Dublin Dance Festival – Review
La Natura Delle Cose – Dublin Dance Festival – Review by Frank L La Natura delle Cose choreographed by Virgilio Sieni Run now finished – May 14th and 15th at the Abbey […]
Schlong Song – Dublin Gay Theatre Festival – Review
Schlong Song – Dublin Gay Theatre Festival – Review by Fran Winston Player’s Theatre, Trinity College – Run now finished. The poster for this stated that it contained some nudity and that […]
Pumpgirl – Smock Alley – Review
Pumpgirl – Smock Alley – Review Pumpgirl (Jolene O’Hara) works at a local garage in a border town in south Armagh. It’s a garage that gets little attention as the petrol is […]
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 14-05-19
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 14-05-19 The Dublin Dance Festival is in its last week and it continues to dominate proceedings! The other festival in town is the International Dublin Gay […]
Session – Dublin Dance Festival – Review
Session – Dublin Dance Festival – Review by Frank L Session – Colin Dunne & Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui – Music by Michael Gallen Irish Premiere | New Commission – Dublin Dance Festival […]
W.A.M. We Are Monchichi – Dublin Dance Festival – Review
W.A.M. We Are Monchichi – Dublin Dance Festival – Review by Frank L. Performances – May 10th and 11th – Run now finished W.A.M. We are Monchichi created by Company Wang Ramirez […]
Sight Unseen – The Future of Irish Theatre – Smock Alley – Review
Sight Unseen – The Future of Irish Theatre – Smock Alley – Review An Auto-Correbt Production – Sat 11 May 2019 | 8:30pm | Main Space The team at Auto-Correbt set themselves […]
The Baby Monitor – International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival – Review
The Baby Monitor – International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival – Review Part of the International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival The Teachers Club, 36 Parnell Square West Dublin 1. Runs until May 11th […]
Revolting Women – A Rebel Cabaret – International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival
Revolting Women – A Rebel Cabaret – International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival – Review by Fran Winston Part of the International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival The Teachers Club, 36 Parnell Square West […]
Showstopper! The Improvised Musical – Bord Gais Energy Theatre – Review
Showstopper! The Improvised Musical – Bord Gais Energy Theatre – Review 9 May 2019 – 11 May 2019 A phone rings at the side of the stage. It is answered by the […]
A Streetcar Named Desire – Lyric Theatre – Review
A Streetcar Named Desire – Lyric Theatre – Review by Cathy Brown Produced by the Lyric Theatre 04 May – 08 June A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams is an iconic […]
Delicacy – Space Theatre, London – Review
Delicacy – Space Theatre, London – Review by Eamon Somers Delicacy at the Space Theatre Isle of Dogs, London 7th – 11th May. 19:30. Run time 80 minutes approx, no interval Jodie […]
Borderline A**hole – International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival – Review
Borderline A**hole – International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival – Review by Fran Winston The Ireland Institute, 27 Pearse Street, Dublin 2 Part of the International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival Runs until Sat […]
I / Thou – Dublin Dance Festival – Review
I / Thou – Dublin Dance Festival – Review Photos by Clare Keogh The piece opens with a dark and brooding image, as the dancers interact with lengths of cable that are […]
The Comedy About A Bank Robbery – Gaiety Theatre – Review
The Comedy About A Bank Robbery – Gaiety Theatre – Review by Letizia Delmastro Dates – 7th May. – 11th May The Comedy About a Bank Robbery delivers exactly what it says […]
Street Dance Battle – Top 8 – Dublin Dance Festival
Street Dance Battle – Top 8 – Dublin Dance Festival Performance took place on Sun 05 May The main stage in Meeting House Square was the location for this battle! The Top […]
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 07-05-19
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 07-05-19 There are a few new productions around Dublin this week with Showstopper! The Improvised Musical at the Bord Gais and The Comedy About A Band […]
Party Boy – Gay Theatre Festival – Review
Party Boy – Gay Theatre Festival – Review by Letizia Delmastro Date/Time: 6,11 May @ 16:00; 6-11 May @ 19:30; Venue: PLAYERS THEATRE @ Trinity College Party Boy by Brian Merriman Patrick, […]
Interview with Tommy Marren – 3 Hail Mary’s – Olympia Theatre
Interview with Tommy Marren – 3 Hail Mary’s – Olympia Theatre by Letizia Delmastro Tommy Marren is the writer and director of 3 Hail Mary’s which opens at the Olympia Theatre on […]
The Glass Menagerie – Gate Theatre – Review
The Glass Menagerie – Gate Theatre – Review by Paddy McGovern Until Sat – 1st June, 2019 It is not often that one comes away from a Dublin theatre with such a […]
No More Workhorse 