Ever looked up at the Abbey stage and thought it looked easy? Well, now is your chance to be on stage at the Abbey (kinda). Pan Pan’s production of All That Fall […]
All That Fall – Abbey Theatre – 11 – 20 February 2016
Dublin Event Guide (11-1-16 – 17-1-16)
The First Fortnight Festival is nearing it’s end, but there’s more than few things to take its place! Room is the main event in the land of movies, with Lenny Abrahamson doing […]
The Aran Islands – Viking Theatre – Review
The Aran Islands – Co-Motion Media at the Viking Theatre, Clontarf – Review by Paddy McG From Jan 6-23 By J M Synge Starring Brendan Conroy Adapted and directed by Joe O’Byrne […]
Overshadowed – Project Arts Centre – First Fortnight Review
Overshadowed – Project Arts Centre – First Fortnight Review Imogene (Roseanne Lynch) allowed Caol into her life and now doesn’t know how to get rid of her. Caol is a demon that […]
Big Bobby. Little Bobby. – Project Arts Centre – First Fortnight Review
Big Bobby. Little Bobby. – Project Arts Centre – First Fortnight Review Written by Camille Lucy Ross and Kelly Shatter Performed by Camille Lucy Ross Directed by Kelly Shatter Bobby has a […]
THE 24 HOUR PLAYS – Abbey Theatre – 31-01-16
THE 24 HOUR PLAYS: DUBLIN Only a few weeks to go before the 24 Hour Plays return to the Abbey stage, on Sunday the 31st of January. There is a touch of […]
Sure Thing – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre – Review
Sure Thing – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre at Powerscourt Theatre – Review Written and performed by Jed Murray and Eric O’Brien – Review by Fran L. Photos by Ste Murray. Jan 04 – […]
Dublin Event Guide (4-1-16 – 10-1-16)
The First Fortnight Festival is the main attraction, and thank God for it, as it would be pretty dull out there otherwise! There is quite a bit of new work at the […]
Theatre Highlights of 2015
Theatre Highlights of 2015 – by M Quinn This is a list of the productions that tickled my fancy throughout the year. I saw well over a hundred plays this year, and […]
Dublin Event Guide (28-12-15 – 3-1-16)
The big event this week is definitely the New Year Festival which is a great idea, considering how little is on otherwise! It’s a three day festival from the 30th to the […]
Dublin Event Guide (21-12-15 – 27-12-15)
Santa is in town this week, so no band, theatre production or other event dares to compete! It’s a quiet one as you’d expect, but still a few things on going. Check […]
You Never Can Tell – Abbey Theatre – Review
You Never Can Tell – Abby Theatre – Review Dates: 2 December – 6 February 2016 You Never Can Tell is a play by George Bernard Shaw, first performed in 1897, which […]
Dublin Event Guide (14-12-15 – 20-12-15)
Wait, I feel a disturbance in the force, is there some, strange film out this week? Yes, this is the week some people have been looking forward to for about a year. […]
Fleabag – Smock Alley – Review
Fleabag – Smock Alley – Review Fri 11th – Sun 13th December at 8pm in The Boys’ School Saturday matinee 2pm We get to meet the protagonist of the piece as she […]
A Christmas Carol – Smock Alley – Review
A Christmas Carol – Smock Alley – Review by Fran Winston Until December 22nd in the Main Space 7.30pm nightly with matinees Saturdays and Sundays at 2.30pm. Tickets €15/12 or €50 for […]
The Dead – Project Arts Centre – Review
The Dead – Project Arts Centre – Review by Frank L. An Opera based on the story by James Joyce Composer Ellen Cranitch Dates: 9 – 12 December Matinee: 12 December 3.00pm […]
Way Beyond the Blue – Theatre Upstairs – Review
Way Beyond the Blue – Theatre Upstairs – Review by Frank L. Written and Performed by Nessa Mathews Strictly this play is a monologue but the Woman speaks on various occasions with […]
Interview Hannah O’Reilly – Fleabag – Smock Alley
We had the chance to interview Hannah O’Reilly, ahead of her performance in Fleabag in Smock Alley. We talked about performing solo and the Waking the Feminists movement among other things! You […]
Pleasure Ground – Smock Alley – Review
Pleasure Ground -Smock Alley – Review Mon 7th – Thu 10th December in The Boys’ School at 8pm David was a young man with the world at his feet. He was bright, […]
Unspoken – Project Arts Centre – Review
Unspoken – Project Arts Centre – Review by Frank L. Choreographed by Aisling McCormick, music by Danny Forde Part of the Rough Magic Seeds Programme This is a new piece of dance […]
Interview with Maria Tivnan – Director of Pleasure Ground – Smock Alley
We had the chance to interview Maria Tivnan, director of Pleasure Ground ahead of the opening in Smock Alley on December 7th (today!). We quizzed her on working with her cousin Jarlath […]
Ice Queen – Milano Ranelagh – Review
The Ice Queen – Milano Ranelagh – Theatre Review There has been a murder, Vanessa was found dead in the walk in freezer. She was the boss of the restaurant and didn’t […]
Dublin Event Guide (7-12-15 – 13-12-15)
Happy Christmas to all. Ho, ho, ho… Despite the fact that most people are dashing between Christmas parties and shopping, there is a surprisingly large amount of things on in Dublin this […]
Snake Eaters- New Theatre – Review
Snake Eaters – New Theatre – Review Written by Stewart Roche Nov 30th – Dec 19th Opens Dec 2. Previews Nov 30 & Dec 1. @ 7.30pm Tickets: €16 (€12.50 conc.) Hillis […]
Traitor – Project Arts Centre – Review
Traitor – Rough Magic Seeds – Project Arts Centre – Review by Frank L. Dates – 4 – 5 December 2015 A reading of a new work as part of the Rough […]
Enjoy – Project Arts Centre – Review
Enjoy – Project Arts Centre – Review by Frank L. 01 Dec 2015-05 Dec 2015 | € 11 – € 16 Written by Toshiki Okada Toshiki Okada was born in Yokohama in […]
Little Red Riding Hood – Gaiety Panto – Review
LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD PANTOMIME – Gaiety Theatre 29 November 2015 – 24 January 2016 Little Red Riding Hood is a girl with problems, wolf problems to be exact. We’ve all been […]
Win Tickets to Fleabag – Smock Alley – 13-11-15
We have two tickets to give away to one lucky winner for Fleabag at Smock Alley on the 13-11-15. To be in with a chance of winning – Email your answer to […]
It’s a Wonderful bleedin’ Life – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre – Review
It’s a Wonderful bleedin’ Life – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre – Review by Frank L. WRITTEN & DIRECTED by Gary Duggan PERFORMED by Stephen Kelly and Gerard Byrne The pedigree of this play, […]
No More Workhorse 