A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man – New Theatre – Review by P McGovern Jun 6th – Jun 15th @ 7.30pm – Tickets: €16 (€12.50 conc.) Translating fiction to […]
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man – New Theatre – Review
Project 50 – A Season Of Work Celebrating 50 years of Project Arts Centre
With the Project Arts Centre recently celebrating their 50th anniversary, they’ve just announced a new season of work to celebrate this achievement! You can see the full line up below, and there’s […]
Dublin Event Guide (6-06-16 – 12-06-16)
We’re still recovering from a busy weekend with Forbidden Fruit, which was a lot of fun. So what next then? Well, if you want a road trip, the Borris Festival of Writing […]
Malacoda’s Bridge – The Ninth Circle of Hell – Smock Alley – Review
Malacoda’s Bridge – The Ninth Circle of Hell – Review by Robert Dooley The Gaiety School of Acting in collaboration with Southern Illinois University School of Music 1 + 2 Jun | […]
69 Shades of Gay – Smock Alley – Review
69 Shades of Gay – Smock Alley – Review by Fran Winston Smock Alley Theatre, Exchange Street Lower, Temple Bar, Dublin 8. Runs until June 11th at 7.30pm nightly. Adults only. Tickets […]
Interview Rob Murphy – 69 Shades of Gay – Smock Alley
Interview with Rob Murphy – 69 Shades of Gay – Smock Alley – by Fran Winston Rob Murphy has one of those faces that you look at and think you recognise but […]
Irish Festival Guide – Galway Arts Festival – July 11th – 24th
Full details of the Galway Arts Festival were announced last week, and there’s some interesting looking events. It runs from July 11th – 24th all over the city and is usually worth […]
The Birthday Party – Gaiety Theatre – Review
The Birthday Party – Gaiety Theatre – Review Continues at the Gaiety Theatre until June 4th. Stanley has been living with Meg and her husband Petey for nearly a year now, in […]
Dublin Event Guide (30-05-16 – 5-06-16)
So, it’s June already? This year is on fast forward! As it’s the long weekend, it officially means it’s festival season, with Forbidden Fruit, Down with Jazz and Vantastival all this weekend. […]
Cock – New Theatre – Review
Cock – New Theatre – Review by Helen Major Blue Heart Theatre – May 23rd – May 28th @ 7.30pm Written by Mike Bartlett Directed by Geoff O’Keefe Writer Mike Bartlett has […]
Fulcrum – Dublin Dance Festival – Review
Fulcrum – Dublin Dance Festival – Project Arts Centre – Review by Stephen McDermott In July 1982, at the invitation of the Association Internationale de Défense des Artistes, Samuel Beckett produced his […]
Interview with Jo Mangan – Director of the Carlow Arts Festival
We had the chance to talk to Jo Mangan, the director of the Carlow Arts Festival. You can see the results below where she discusses Alien visitations in Truffaut’s Code and other […]
Revolver – Theatre Upstairs – Review
Revolver – Theatre Upstairs – Review by Frank L. Sugar Coat Theatre – REVOLVER – May 20th 2016 – June 4th 2016 Written by Seanan McDonnell The programme notes state as a guide […]
Betroffenheit – Dublin Dance Festival – Review
Betroffenheit – Kidd Pivot & Electric Company Theatre O’Reilly Theatre – Dates Tue 24, Wed 25 May @ 7.30pm The performance starts in almost complete darkness. As the lights start to grow, […]
Theatre of Menace – Smock Alley – Review
Theatre of Menace – Smock Alley – 20 + 21 May | 8pm | Boys School Purple Coat Productions – A Kind of Alaska, Celebration, Victoria Station, Mountain Language and extracts from […]
Dublin Event Guide (23-05-16 – 29-05-16)
The dancing continues at Dublin Dance Festival. Their feet must really be sore by this stage, but they have another week of it as it runs until the 28th. There’s also the […]
As the Tide Ebbs – Lyric Theatre – Review
As the Tide Ebbs – Lyric Theatre – Review by Cathy Brown Until 5th June Pearse Elliott has always displayed an uncanny ability to blend the comic with the tragic and his […]
Body&Soul Announces Second Nature
Body&Soul Announces Second Nature, a new arena in a festival full of surprises. June 17 – 19, 2016 | Summer Solstice Weekend – Ballinlough Castle, Co. Westmeath Body & Soul have just […]
Another Billy Conn – New Theatre – Review
Another Billy Conn – New Theatre – Review by Helen Major May 16th – May 21st @ 7.30pm – Tickets: €12.50 Written and Performed by Andrew Kenny Directed by Peter Reid Since […]
From Eden – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre – Review
From Eden – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre – Review by Emily Elphinstone Plays till June 11th, 2016 – No Show On Bank Holiday, June 6th. Mon-Sat at 1pm (doors open at 12.50pm) Many […]
Othello – Abbey Theatre – Review
Othello – Abbey Theatre – Review From Thursday, 5 May 2016 To Saturday, 11 June 2016 Othello has stolen the heart of the fair Desdemona. She disappeared in the middle of the […]
Dublin Event Guide (16-05-16 – 22-05-16)
Dance, Dance, Dance… yes, it’s that time of year again when the dancers descend on Dublin, en masse. The Dublin Dance Festival runs from the 17th to the 28th. If you’re feeling […]
Natural History of Hope – Project Arts Centre – Review
Natural History of Hope – Project Arts Centre – Review by Frank L. Presented by artist Fiona Whelan & Rialto Youth Project in collaboration with Brokentalkers 12 May 2016-14 May 2016 8.00pm […]
Interview with Benjamin Perchet – Director of Dublin Dance Festival
We had the chance to interview Benjamin Perchet ahead of the opening of the Dublin Dance Festival. This is Benjamin’s first year in charge of the Festival having previously worked as Deputy […]
Remember Me – Teachers Club – DIGTF – Review
Remember Me – Teachers Club – DIGTF – Review by Robert Dooley Dates – Mon 9 – Sat 14 @ 7.30, Matinee on Saturday at 2.30 Relocating Michel Tremblay’s Les Anciennes Odeurs […]
Good Evening, Mr. Collins – Mill Theatre – Review
Good Evening Mr. Collins – Mill Theatre Dundrum – Review Date: 11th May – 21st May Show time: 8pm Admission: €18/€16 Previews 11th & 12th: €14 Michael Collins was one of those […]
5 Guys Chillin’ – Player’s Theatre – DIGTF – Review
5 Guys Chillin’ – Player’s Theatre – DIGTF – Review by Fran Winston Players Theatre, Trinity College, Dublin 2, until May 14th. 9pm nightly. Matinee 4pm Saturday 14th – Tickets €15/13 Running […]
Dublin Event Guide (9-05-16 – 15-05-16)
And so, as the weeks continue to tumble past…we look out at the bright city of Dublin and say ‘what ya got for us?’ A couple of new plays, with Natural History […]
Meet the Quare Fellow – Viking Theatre – Review
Meet the Quare Fellow – Viking Theatre – Review by Frank L. Written by Peter and Jim Sheridan Directed by Peter Sheridan Peter and Jim Sheridan acknowledge “the device of younger/older Behan” […]
No More Workhorse 