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 […]
Remember Me – Teachers Club – DIGTF – Review
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” […]
The Ref – Pearse Centre – IDGTF – Review
The Ref – The Pearse Centre – Review by Fran Winston The Pearse Centre, 27 Pearse Street, Dublin 2 – Until May 7th. 7.30pm nightly with a matinee on Saturday 7th at […]
Inhabitance – Project Arts Centre – Review
Inhabitance – Project Arts Centre – Review Priscilla was never the perfect mother. She drank too much and argued with her daughter Lucy. The two women tolerated each other, but as Lucy […]
The Olive Tree – New Theatre – Review
The Olive Tree – New Theatre – Review by Catherine Sanz Written and performed by Katie O’Kelly May 2nd – May 7th Katie O’Kelly breaks down nearly seventy years of conflict between […]
The Importance of Being Oscar – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre – Review
The Importance of Being Oscar – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre – Review by Frank L. Written by Micheál MacLiammóir Micheál MacLiammóir in his semi-autobiographical work “An Oscar of No Importance” recounts his life […]
Dublin Event Guide (2-05-16 – 8-05-16)
It can’t be May, sure it was snowing last week. Something must be wrong! Thankfully, there are lots of warm spaces inside to entertain you… A couple of new plays, with Inhabitance […]
Here Comes The Night – Lyric Theatre – Review
Here Comes The Night – Lyric Theatre – Review by Cathy Brown The new play by Rosemary Jenkinson Directed by Jimmy Fay Until May 14 Rosemary Jenkinson’s incisive and highly enjoyable new […]
Father Tinker Soldier – New Theatre – Review
Father Tinker Soldier – New Theatre – Review by Frank L. Written and Performed by Michael Collins Apr 25th – Apr 30th @ 7.30pm Preview Mon 25 April. Opens Tues 26 April. […]
Guys and Dolls – Bord Gais Energy Theatre – Review
Guys and Dolls – Bord Gais Energy Theatre – Review by Fran Winston Until April 30th – Shows 7.30pm nightly. Matiness 2.30pm Wednesday 27th, Thursday 28th and Saturday 30th Tickets €20-€55 This […]
Northern Star – Project Arts Centre – Review
Northern Star – Project Arts Centre – Review Written by Stewart Parker Dates: 25 Apr – 7 May 8pm €25/20 Matinees: Sat 30 Apr & Sat 7 May 2pm €20 Henry Joy […]
Dublin Event Guide (25-04-16 – 1-05-16)
It’s a pretty damn fine week ahead, with some great music. Too much actually, with a couple of tough choices to make. Mark Lanegan is in the Academy for a couple of […]
Signatories – Kilmainham Gaol – Review
Signatories – Kilmainham Gaol – Review by Frank L. Directed by Patrick Mason 22 to 24 April Kilmainham 26/27 April Pavilion Dun Laoghaire 3/4 May Civic Tallaght 5 May National Concert Hall […]
Recovery – Project Arts Centre – Review
Recovery – Project Arts Centre – Review 19 April 2016-23 April 2016 8.15pm The programme for this production is in the form of a slightly over sized inlay booklet for a CD. […]
The Barber of Seville – Bord Gáis Energy Theatre – Review
The Barber of Seville – Wide Open Opera Company at Bord Gáis Energy Theatre – Review by P McGovern 20 Apr 2016 – 23 Apr 2016 If the first performance of Rossini’s […]
Cascando – Samuel Beckett Theatre – Review
Cascando – Samuel Beckett Theatre – Review by Shane Larkin 19 – 23 April 2016 “From one world to another, it’s as though they grew together” intones Cascando’s Opener (Daniel Reardon), as […]
Your Own Man/ Mad Notions – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre – Review
Your Own Man/ Mad Notions – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre – Review by Frank L. Choreographed and performed by Luke Murphy The Bewleys Café Theatre @ powerscourt is switched back to front so […]
Sunder – Anu Productions – Review
Sunder – Anu Productions – Review by Emily Elphinstone In the last few years, ANU have built an incredible reputation for immersive, and sight specific work; using historic events as a starting […]
Interview with Lynne Parker – Director of Northern Star
Interview with Lynne Parker – Director of Northern Star by Stewart Parker – Project Arts Centre Dublin 21 April – 7 May We had the chance to interview Lynne Parker ahead of […]
Ultima Thule – Project Arts Centre – Review
Catherine Young Dance – Ultima Thule – Project Arts Centre – 14 April 2016-16 April 2016 8.00pm – Review by Stephen McDermott Ultima Thule is the highest degree attainable, the farthest point […]
Capitalism the Musical – Back Loft – Review
Capitalism the Musical – Back Loft – Review by Frank L. Written by Deirdre Murphy Directed by Alain Servant Deirdre Murphy is the driving force behind this energising but serious musical, although […]
Pan Pan – Cascando – Preview
Strange robed individuals have been seen in the vicinity of Trinity college. Is this a strange new cult in town with aims unknown? Or the lizard creatures that David Icke talked about? […]
Dublin Event Guide (18-04-16 – 24-04-16)
There’s some really good gigs this week with Explosions in the Sky, Kimya Dawson & Little Wings and Ought among many others. It’s rare to have so many to choose from! Cascando […]
Hamlet – New Theatre – Review
Hamlet – New Theatre – Review Hamlet by William Shakespeare – AC Productions Apr 11th – Apr 23rd @ 7.30pm Tickets: €16 (€12.50 conc.) This new production of Hamlet coincides with the […]
Gordon Osràm’s Funeral – The Complex – Review
Gordon Osràm’s Funeral – The Complex – Review by Frank L Developed by Dave Kinghan & Accidental Theatre Directed by Richard Lavery Dublin – 13th – 16th April 2016 – The Complex […]
Interview with Gareth Stack – The Wall in the Mind
Interview with Gareth Stack – by David Turpin Radio maker Gareth Stack discusses his latest project, The Wall in the Mind, a serialised drama airing on Newstalk 106-108fm, beginning on Saturday April […]
No More Workhorse 