From Under the Bed – Viking Theatre – Review by Frank L. Written and directed Seamus by Seamus O’Rourke Until Feb 10th The action takes place in Leitrim in 1979 in a […]
From Under the Bed – Viking Theatre – Review
Sive – Gaiety Theatre – Review
Sive – Gaiety Theatre – Review Runs until March 3rd Photos by Ros Kavanagh Sive was written by John B. Keane and first performed in 1959 when the playwright was 31 years […]
Looking Deadly – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre – Review
Looking Deadly – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre – Review by P McGovern January 29 – February 17, 2018 – Time: 1pm (doors at 12.50pm) Written and performed by Niamh McGrath & Keith Singleton […]
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 30-01-18
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 30-01-18 This week there’s a few odds and ends in the Abbey, including The Sound of Ireland (30 January) and the RTÉ Arena Tom Murphy special […]
Walkinstown – Smock Alley – Review
Walkinstown – Smock Alley – Review by Frank L. Mon 22 – Sat 3 Feb | 8pm – Boys’ School Walkinstown written by Keith-James Walker Keith-James Walker co-wrote with Ian Toner the […]
Spamalot – Bord Gais Energy Theatre – Review
Spamalot – Bord Gais Energy Theatre – Review Photos by Andy Carberry 23 Jan 2018 – 27 Jan 2018 The play starts in medieval England, and not Finland as some of the […]
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 23-01-18
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 23-01-18 A few new productions open in Dublin, with Sive being the major event at the Gaiety (previews only). Spamalot is at the Bord Gais and […]
If We Got Some More Cocaine I Could Show You How I Love You – Project Arts Centre – Review
If We Got Some More Cocaine I Could Show You How I Love You – Project Arts Centre – Review One Duck and Project Arts Centre Present – If We Got Some […]
King Lear – Dramsoc UCD – Preview
King Lear – Dramsoc UCD – Preview by Audrey Devereux “Speak what we feel, not what we ought to say” ― William Shakespeare, King Lear Shakespeare speaks down through the ages and […]
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 17-01-18
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 17-01-18 A quiet week for new productions in Dublin, but there is f We Got Some More Cocaine I Could Show You How I Love You […]
Theatre in 2018
Theatre in 2018 We decided to have a quick look ahead at the coming months, at what the stages of Ireland have in store! There are more than a few interesting events […]
The Big Bang: The Inaugural Concert of Irish National Opera
The Big Bang: The Inaugural Concert of Irish National Opera – by Frank L. “THE BIG BANG! a gala concert featuring a roster of Ireland’s top operatic voices singing a wide array […]
Beautiful: The Carole King Musical – Bord Gais Theatre – Review
Beautiful: The Carole King Musical – Bord Gais Theatre – Review by Pat Viale Masterly staging, inventive choreography along with a nostalgia-fest of some of the best songs of the 1960s and […]
Typhoid Mary – Viking Theatre – Review
Typhoid Mary – Viking Theatre – Review by Frank L Photos by Futoshi Sakauchi Performed by Charlotte Bradley Directed by Bairbre Ní Chaoimh Written by Eithne McGuinness In 1869, Mary Mallon was […]
Save + Quit – The New Theatre – Review
Save + Quit – The New Theatre – Review by Cal Byrne The New Theatre – January 08 – 20, 2018 – Time: 7.30pm Written by Sophia Leuner, Directed by Billie de […]
All Honey – Bewley’s Café Theatre – Review
All Honey – Bewley’s Café Theatre @ Powerscourt – Review by Paddy McGovern January 08 – 27, 2018 Time: 1pm (doors at 12.50pm) All Honey – Written by Ciara Elizabeth Smyth Ciara […]
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 9-01-18
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 9-01-18 It has all kicked off again with lots of new productions this week! Keep an eye on the First Fortnight Festival, which has lots of […]
Theatre Highlights of 2017
Theatre Highlights of 2017 by M. Quinn An unusual year in Irish Theatre with much change at the bigger institutions such as the Abbey and the Gate. At the Abbey and we […]
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 2-01-18
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 2-01-18 Guess what, it’s a bit boring out there! There’s the remnants of Panto season and then a few new things, especially with the First Fortnight […]
What the Ladybird Heard – Pavilion Theatre – Review
What the Ladybird Heard – Pavilion Theatre – Review by Pia Maltri If you are unsure whether a traditional panto may fit the bill of your children’s Christmas entertainment, then I highly […]
Michelle & Arlene – Holiday Special – Accidental Theatre – Review
Michelle & Arlene – Holiday Special – Accidental Theatre – Review by Cathy Brown Michelle and Arlene Holiday Special: Planes Trains and Tractors Given the political situation in Northern Ireland at the […]
Project Pop Up – Project Arts Centre – Review
Project Pop Up – Project Arts Centre – Review This was billed as a taster menu for Irish Theatre. A flavour of what you can expect to see in the Project Arts […]
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 19-12-17
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 19-12-17 Well, what do you expect? It’s Christmas after all. The main show in town is definitely Santa! Otherwise, it’s pretty much the same as last […]
Dinosaurs Around The World: Passport To Pangea – Ambassador Theatre – Review
Dinosaurs around the World: Passport to Pangea – Ambassador Theatre – Review by R Gill The Ambassador, Upper O’Connell Street, Dublin 1 News: dinosaurs are not getting old. The ongoing appeal of […]
Interview with Sean Millar – Silver Stars – Outhouse Theatre
We had the chance to ask Sean Millar some questions about his new production of ‘The Songs from Silver Stars’, which will take place in the Outhouse theatre this week (15-17 Dec […]
Interview with Nyree Yergainharsian – Project Pop Up – 15-12-17
Project Arts Centre with Nyree Yergainharsian & Shaun Dunne Presents: Project Pop Up – Dates: 15 Dec 2017 – Show Time: 7.30pm – Tickets: €15 (including a free drink) We had the […]
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 12-12-17
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 12-12-17 Very little in the way of new theatre this week, but what did you expect. It’s Christmas after all! There is the Project Pop Up […]
Disco Pigs & Sucking Dublin – Smock Alley – Review
Disco Pigs & Sucking Dublin – Smock Alley – Review 4 – 16 Dec | 7:30pm | Boys’ School This is a collection of two short plays by Reality: Check Productions. Both […]
BANG BANG – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre – Review
BANG BANG – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre – Review by Frank L. December 04 – 23, 2017 Thomas Dudley was born in Dublin 1906. His parents died when he was young and he […]
No More Workhorse 