True Pirates Never Die – Smock Alley – Review by P McGovern 26 Jun – 1 Jul | 7:30pm | Main Space The Gaiety School of Acting’s graduate show at Smock Alley […]
True Pirates Never Die – Smock Alley – Review
Eden – Smock Alley – Review
Eden – Smock Alley – Review by Frank L. Eden written by Eugene O’Brien – Production by Little Shadow Theatre Company + Unravel Productions Until July 1st In 2001, Eden was first […]
Futureproof – Project Arts Centre – Review
Futureproof – Project Arts Centre – Review by P McGovern Lynda Radley’s Futureproof – until 01 July 2017 @ 7.30pm A huge, forbidding-looking gate, topped with barbed wire, dominates the otherwise empty […]
Room – Abbey Theatre – Review
Room – Abbey Theatre – Review by Patrick Viale Until July 22nd Following the hugely successful film version of Emma Donoghue’s 2010 novel, Room, which won an Oscar for best actress for […]
The Play That Goes Wrong – Bord Gais Energy Theatre – Review
The Play That Goes Wrong – Bord Gais Energy Theatre – Review by Fran Winston Bord Gais Energy Theatre, Grand Canal Quay, Grand Canal Dock, Dublin 2 June 26th to July 1sty […]
Interview with Michael O’Kelly – Eden – Smock Alley
Interview with Michael O’Kelly – Eden – Smock Alley We had the chance to talk to Michael O’Kelly who plays Billy in the production of Eden currently running in Smock Alley. You […]
To Hell in a Handbag – Bewleys Café Theatre – Review
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 […]
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 […]
No More Workhorse 