To Hell in a Handbag at Bewleys Café Theatre – Review by P McGovern Until July 22nd at 1pm Forget the Hell bit of the title; this show isn’t a gloomy, philosophical […]
To Hell in a Handbag – Bewleys Café Theatre – Review
Wonderland – Bord Gáis Theatre – Review
Wonderland – Bord Gáis Theatre – Review 19 Jun 2017 – 24 Jun 2017 Alice has just had the worst day imaginable. She was fired from her job in a travel agency […]
Dublin Event Guide (19-6-17 – 25-6-17)
Probably my favourite festival of the summer, Body&Soul has Lambchop, Bonobo and more. It sounds fairly fab! There’s also the Sea Sessions with Primal Scream, among others. The Hinterland Literature festival in […]
Roald Dahl’s James and the Giant Peach – Mill Theatre – Review
Roald Dahl’s James and the Giant Peach – Mill Theatre – Review by Edward Melvin Adapted by David Wood, Directed by Geoff O’Keeffe dlr Mill Theatre, Dundrum Town Centre, June 17th – […]
The Ladykillers – Lyric Theatre – Review
The Ladykillers – Lyric Theatre – Review by Cathy Brown Graham Linehan is the master of the one set sit-com, from Father Ted to Black Books, and his adaptation of William Rose’s […]
Dublin Fringe Festival Preview – 9–24 Sept 2017
Dublin Fringe Festival – 9–24 Sept 2017 The Fringe is ages away, I hear you say. Well, yeah, it is, but not ages, ages. It’ll be here before you know it and […]
No’s Knife – Abbey Theatre – Review
No’s Knife – Abbey Theatre – Review by P. McGovern Until Saturday, 17 June 2017 on the Abbey Stage No’s Knife is adapted by its performer/co-director Lisa Dwan from Samuel Beckett’s Texts […]
Interview with Ross Gaynor – I Am A Bird Now – Theatre Upstairs
Interview with Ross Gaynor – I Am A Bird Now – Theatre Upstairs We had the chance to talk to Ross Gaynor, the writer and star of ‘I Am A Bird Now’ […]
Interview with Helen Norton – To Hell In A Handbag
Interview with Helen Norton – To Hell In A Handbag We had the chance to talk to Helen Norton about her hugely successful Fringe Show ‘To Hell In A Handbag’ – The […]
Dublin Event Guide (12-6-17 – 18-6-17)
Lots of festivals this week, which is always the way mid summer. There’s the Bloomsday Festival (11 June – 16 June) for those that have read the big book! If you haven’t […]
Evita – Bord Gais Theatre – Review
Evita – Bord Gais Theatre – Review by Pia Maltri Until 17 Jun 2017 Eva Perón’s story lends itself quite naturally to a musical of operatic quality such as those by Andrew […]
Cyclops – New Theatre – Review
Cyclops – New Theatre – Review Cyclops by Peter Reid, adapted from Ulysses by James Joyce Until Jun 24th @ 7.30pm – Duration: 70 minutes The year is 1904 and the setting […]
Minding Frankie – Gaiety Theatre – Review
Minding Frankie – Gaiety Theatre – Review by Fran Winston June 6th – June 17th 7.30pm nightly. Matinee Saturday June 10th 2.30pm – Tickets €25-€37 Adapted for the stage by Shay Linehan, […]
Dubliners Women – Bewley’s Café Theatre – Review
Dubliners Women (from Joyce’s Dubliners) – Bewley’s Café Theatre – Review by P. McGovern Until June 17th Bloomsday Festival – until June 17th There is a feeling about this production that all […]
Dublin Event Guide (5-6-17 – 11-6-17)
Another summer week filled with festivals and other exciting odds and ends! Outside of Dublin, there’s the Carlow Arts Festival 2017 (7 – 13th June) which includes the Festival of Writing and […]
Stones in his Pockets – Smock Alley Theatre – Review
Stones in his Pockets – Smock Alley Theatre – Review by P. McGovern Until – 10 Jun | 7:30pm Celebrating its 21st birthday this year, Marie Jones’s Stones in his Pockets has […]
Imagining Liam – The Teachers Club – Review
Imagining Liam – The Teachers Club – Review May 29 – June 10 Monday to Saturday nights. The Teachers Club, 36 Parnell Square West, Dublin 1. Photography by Roger Kenny. Imagining Liam […]
Extraterrestrial Events – Beckett Theatre – Dublin Dance Festival – Review
Extraterrestrial Events – Beckett Theatre – Dublin Dance Festival – Review World Premiere – Samuel Beckett Theatre – Sat 27 & Sun 28 May 2017 This piece was inspired by the writings […]
Charlie’s a Clepto – Axis Ballymun – Review
Charlie’s a Clepto – Axis Ballymun – Review by Bridget Deevy Irish Tour Details below. In this new one-woman play, written and performed by Claire Monnelly, directed by Aaron Monaghan, and produced […]
Dublin Event Guide (29-5-17 – 4-6-17)
All hail Forbidden Fruit 2017 (3 Jun – 5 Jun) as the big event in town this week. There’s Orbital, Aphex Twin and Bon Iver over the three day festival, and a […]
Deep Dish – Abbey Theatre – Review – Dublin Dance Festival
Deep Dish – Abbey Theatre – Review – Dublin Dance Festival Austria | Irish Premiere. Presented in association with the Abbey Theatre Deep Dish – (Chris Haring / Liquid Loft) Dates – […]
Young Skins – The Clancy Kid & Bait – The New Theatre – Review
Young Skins – The Clancy Kid & Bait – The New Theatre – Review by P McGovern Young Skins – The Clancy Kid & Bait by Colin Barrett Reality:Check Productions Colin Barrett’s […]
Singspiele – Project Arts Centre – Dublin Dance Festival – Review
Singspiele – Project Arts Centre – Dublin Dance Festival – Review Wed 24th and Thur 25th May – Singspiele (Maguy Marin) – France | Irish Premiere Dublin Dance Festival continues until May […]
Minding Frankie – Preview
Minding Frankie – Preview by Frank L. Gaiety Theatre – 6 June 2017 – 17 June 2017 Minding Frankie written by Maeve Binchy In small suburban venues like the Viking, Clontarf, theatre […]
Merry.go.round – Samuel Beckett Theatre – Dublin Dance Festival – Review
Merry.go.round – Samuel Beckett Theatre – Dublin Dance Festival – Review BY Beatrice O’Connell Ireland / Sweden | Irish Premiere – merry.go.round – (Maria Nilsson Waller & Co. ) Samuel Beckett Theatre […]
Interview with Jo Mangan – Director of Carlow Arts Festival
Interview with Jo Mangan – Director of Carlow Arts Festival Carlow Arts Festival runs from the 7th to the 13th of June We had the chance to talk to theatre director, festival […]
Sunny – Abbey Theatre – Dublin Dance Festival
Sunny – Abbey Theatre – Dublin Dance Festival – Review by Frank L. Dates – Mon 22 & Tues 23 May 2017 Dublin Dance Festival continues until May 28th Sunny choreographed by […]
Dublin Event Guide (22-5-17 – 28-5-17)
The Dublin Dance Festival is off to a great start and runs until the 28th of May. The International Literature Festival Dublin 2017 runs until 28th May 2017. Our musical tips include […]
Elvedon – Samuel Beckett Theatre – Dublin Dance Festival – Review
Elvedon – Samuel Beckett Theatre – Dublin Dance Festival – Review (Christos Papadopoulos / Leon & the Wolf ) Until May 20th Dublin Dance Festival continues until May 28th When the piece […]
No More Workhorse 