There’s a new Charlie Kaufman film released this week in the form of Anomalisa, which is the cause of some excitement around these parts! There’s also a chance to see the Hateful […]
Dublin Event Guide (7-03-16 – 13-03-16)
Madame de Markievicz on Trial – New Theatre – Review
Madame de Markievicz on Trial – New Theatre – Review by Fran Winston The New Theatre, 43 Essex Street East, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 Until March 12th and then touring nationwide until […]
All Thumbs – International Bar Theatre – Review
All Thumbs – International Bar Theatre – Review by C.K. MacNamara Writer: by Lindsay J Sedgwick Performer: Julie Lockey 29 February-4 March and 7-11 March @7pm, 2-5 March and 7-12 March @1pm […]
The Dead School – Civic Theatre – Review
The Dead School – Civic Theatre – Review – DATE & TIME: 29 February – 5 March // 8pm The Dead School tells the tale of two teachers at different stages of […]
Interview with Tara Erraught – Barber of Seville – Bord Gais Energy Theatre
Interview with Tara Erraught and Preview of Barber of Seville at the Bord Gais Energy Theatre by Fran Winston Opera singers are much like athletes – they make their job look incredibly […]
Bastet – Smock Alley – Scene and Heard Festival – Review
Bastet – Smock Alley – Scene and Heard Festival – Review Bastet is the name of an ancient Egyptian Goddess who has the body of a woman and the head of a […]
Dublin Event Guide (29-02-16 – 6-03-16)
There are 80 new plays in Smock Alley – Scene and Heard Festival, which is a pretty staggering amount! The festival is in it’s final week and is well worth checking out. […]
After Miss Julie – Interview with Emma Jordan – Project Arts Centre
We had the chance to interview Emma Jordan, director of After Miss Julie which starts at the Project Arts Centre next week. You can see the results below. After Miss Julie – […]
WHACK!! – Project Arts Centre – Review
Philip Connaughton & Ashley Chen present – WHACK!! – Project Arts Centre 25 February 2016-27 February 2016 8.00pm – Tickets €10 – €16 We are introduced to the first of the dancers […]
Wild Sky – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre – Review
Wild Sky – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre – Review by Frank L. Written by Deirdre Kinahan The immediate genesis of this play was a call from Geraldine Bailey, Meath County Council Arts Officer, […]
The Curse of the Button Accordion – Smock Alley – Review
The Curse of the Button Accordion – Smock Alley – Review Tues 23 / Wed 24 Feb @ 9pm | The Main Space Sharon is a young girl obsessed with the normal […]
The Book of Condolences – Theatre@36 – Review
The Book of Condolences – Theatre@36 – Review by Frank L. 22nd February 2016 to the 27th February 2016 – Tickets available here. The title of the play gives an indication of […]
Inside The GPO – Fisamble Theatre – Preview
Details of a new site specific play called Inside the GPO have just been announced which will be staged… well, I’m sure you worked out where. It’s written by Colin Murphy who […]
St. Boxfriend – Scene + Heard Festival – Smock Alley – Review
St. Boxfriend – Scene + Heard Festival – Smock Alley Theatre – Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st February at 6:30pm in The Boys School Terese spends her days in a back room […]
Dublin Event Guide (22-2-16 – 28-2-16)
The Audi Dublin International Film Festival is in full swing and runs until 28th of Feb, with a huge amount of events on around the city. There’s a massive amount of New […]
This Lime Tree Bower – Project Arts Centre – Review
This Lime Tree Bower – Project Arts Centre – Review 16 February 2016-27 February 2016 8.15pm Tickets €10 – €18 This is a tale of three young men who live in a […]
Interview with PhiIip Connaughton – WHACK!! – Project Arts Centre
We had the chance to interview PhiIip Connaughton ahead of the new WHACK!! which is touring the country from Feb 20th. You can see the results below, along with tour dates and […]
Taboo Review – New Theatre – Review
Taboo Review – New Theatre – Review by Emily Elphinstone It may seem unoriginal to present a show about a dating just after Valentines Day, but dark comedy Taboo is by no […]
Interview with Director Sarah Baxter – Taboo – New Theatre
Taboo – Interview with Director Sarah Baxter – by Emily Elphhinstone As we count down to the world premiere of ‘Taboo’, which runs in the New Theatre from February 15th – 27th, […]
Made in China – Viking Theatre – Review
Made in China by Mark O’Rowe at Viking Theatre – The Sheds Clontarf – Review by Paddy McGovern Seldom does one come away from a theatre with such a feeling of such […]
All That Fall – Abbey Theatre – Review
All That Fall – Abbey Theatre – Review by Shane Larkin 11th – 20th Feb Out of the dark and into our minds, old Maddy Rooney emerges. Wheezing and dragging her feet […]
Interview Sharon Mannion – The Curse of the Button Accordion – Smock Alley
We had the chance to interview Sharon Mannion – Writer and Performer of ‘The Curse of the Button Accordion’ which runs at Smock Alley as part of the ‘Scene and Heard Festival’. […]
Dublin Event Guide (15-2-16 – 21-2-16)
The big event in town this week is the Audi Dublin International Film Festival. Yes, that name will take some getting used to, but it’s the same show, with movies, interviews and […]
Interview with Peter Daly – This Lime Tree Bower – Project Arts Centre
We had the chance to interview Peter Daly ahead of the opening of ‘This Lime Tree Bower’ in the Project Arts Centre on Feb 16th. You can see the results below. Project […]
Interview with Jimmy Eadie – All That Fall – Pan Pan – Abbey Theatre
We had the chance to interview Jimmy Eadie ahead of the opening of ‘All That Fall’ in the Abbey Theatre on Thursday. You can see the results below. Jimmy Eadie won an Irish […]
Dublin Event Guide (8-2-16 – 14-2-16)
Love is in the air, and it’s actually falling on a weekend this year, so there is all sorts of nonsense on around the place! There are plenty of loved up movies […]
Hamlet – The Helix – Review
Hamlet – The Helix – Review by Frank L. Directed by Paul Meade There are two day time performances each day of this very famous play. Given the scheduling, it is obviously […]
Educating Rita – Lyric Theatre – Review
Educating Rita – Lyric Theatre, Belfast – Review by Cathy Brown Until March 5th. It has been over 30 years since Willy Russell wrote Educating Rita, the tale of a young brash […]
Trainspotting – Smock Alley – Review
Trainspotting – Smock Alley – Review by Stephen McDermott Choose life. Choose a job. Choose art. Choose the theatre. Choose an adaptation. Choose something iconic. Choose a cult classic. Choose to make […]
No More Workhorse 