Steve Jobs – Film Review by Frank L Directed by Danny Boyle Writers: Aaron Sorkin (screenplay), Walter Isaacson (book) Stars: Michael Fassbender, Kate Winslet, Seth Rogen Anyone who wants to change the […]
Steve Jobs – Film Review
Visiting Mr. Green – Viking Theatre – Review
Visiting Mr. Green – Viking Theatre – Review by Frank L. Written by Jeff Baron Jeff Baron was born and brought up in New Jersey and Visiting Mr. Green is an early […]
In Light of Salt Rings They Drew – Complex – Review
In Light of Salt Rings They Drew – Written by Sadhbh Moriarty – Review by Frank L Complex- Nov 6th and 7th – Strive Theatre Production Sadhbh Moriarty follows her first play […]
Interview with Mike Finn – Unlucky Cabin Boy
“Based on a true story, The Unlucky Cabin Boy tells of the young Patrick O’Brien of Limerick in 1835. In a desperate attempt to escape his life of poverty, he signed himself […]
Dublin Event Guide (9-11-15 – 15-11-15)
We survived Metropolis, but there are even more festivals this week, with the Dublin Book Festival kicking off. There’s also a mass of new plays with the Forgotten, Beowulf, The Unlucky Cabin […]
Tingo – Smock Alley – Theatre Review
Tingo – Smock Alley – Review by Frank L. Written by Cian O’Ceallachain and Jessie Doyle The programme provides a dictionary definition of Tingo “portuguese – n. the act of taking objects […]
Love and War: A Western Front Courtship – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre – Review
Love and War: A Western Front Courtship – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre (at Powerscourt) – Review by P McGovern Love and War at Bewley’s Theatre (now in Powerscourt Centre) tells the story of […]
The Wolf and Peter- Draíocht – Coiscéim – Review
Coiscéim Dance Theatre presents The Wolf and Peter- Draíocht Blanchardstown/ Pavilion Theatre Dún Laoghaire – Review by Beatrice O’Connell Celebrating 20 years of exciting dance productions the multi award winning Coiscéim bring […]
Bláth/The Flower – Riverbank Theatre – Review
Bláth/The Flower – Riverbank Theatre, Newbridge – Review by Frank L This is a piece of theatre aimed at an audience aged 6 years and upwards. It therefore is likely that Bláth […]
Story Machines – Theatre and Technology Symposium Nov 7th & 8th
This is a series of talks and readings all on the subject of technology and theatre, which tie in with the Festival of Curiosity. You can find full details here, or else […]
Dublin Event Guide (2-11-15 – 8-11-15)
A New Festival hits Dublin in the form of Metropolis, with Chic, Hot Chip and lots more. It really is quite exciting, looking forward to seeing what they come up with. There’s […]
Tales From The Woods – Theatre Upstairs – Review
Tales From The Woods – Theatre Upstairs – Review by Frances Winston Theatre Upstairs, Lanigan’s Bar, Eden Quay, Dublin 1 Runs until November 7th 7pm Tuesday – Saturday with 1pm shows Wednesday […]
Temptress – New Theatre – Review
Temptress – New Theatre – Review by C.K. MacNamara Oct 26th – Nov 7th @ 7.30pm Tickets: €15 (€12 conc.) Full of existential angst and nihilistic overtones, to call Philip St John’s […]
Foxy – Project Arts Centre – Review
Foxy – Project Arts Centre – Review 27 October 2015-07 November 2015 8.15pm Tickets €16/14 Foxy is the tale of a man that carries a mutant gene; one that differentiates him from […]
Cirque Des Rêves – Smock Alley – Review
Cirque Des Rêves – Review by C.K. MacNamara Until Sat 31st October @ 8pm, Matinee Saturday 31st @ 2.30pm, in The Boys’ School, Smock Alley Steeped in the Gothic glee of a […]
An Inspector Calls – Gaiety Theatre – Review
Gaiety Theatre – An Inspector Calls – Review – 27 October 2015 – 31 October 2015 We join the Birling family on a night of celebration. Gerald Croft is the guest at the […]
Interview with Gary Duggan – Tales from the Woods – Theatre Upstairs
We had the chance to interivew Gary Duggan ahead of the opening of Tales from the Woods: Sinister Tales for Hallowe’en at Theatre Upstairs. This is three new short plays written by […]
Dublin Event Guide (26-10-15 – 1-11-15)
So, we enter the second week of Halloween, in its new extended form! Due to the bank holiday weekend being last weekend, Halloween has been stretched a bit further than normal. It’s […]
Mrs. Shakespeare – Smock Alley – Review
Mrs. Shakespeare – Smock Alley – Review Thurs 22nd – Sat 24th October at 8pm Saturday Matinee @ 2pm in The Boys’ School Some four hundred years later, Shakespeare has been reincarnated. […]
Interview Noelle Brown – Foxy – Project Arts Centre
We had the chance to interview Noelle Brown, writer of Postscript and Foxy, which opens at the Project Arts Centre next week. You can see the results below. Verdant Productions presents – […]
Dubliners Dilemma – International Bar – Theatre Review
Dubliners Dilemma – International Bar – Review by Frank L Written and performed by Declan Gorman Venue: International Bar, Wicklow St. Dublin 2 Dates & Time: Tuesday 20th – Saturday 24th October, […]
Interview with Irene Kelleher – Mrs. Shakespeare – Smock Alley
We had the chance to interview performer Irene Kelleher ahead of the opening of Mrs. Shakespeare in Smock Alley next Thursday. You can see the results below. Mrs. Shakespeare runs in Smock […]
Dublin Event Guide (19-10-15 – 25-10-15)
This year, Halloween seems to have grown! There’s two weekends of spooky fun, with the Bram Stoker Festival and the Horrorthon taking place this weekend to go with the Bank Holiday Weekend. […]
Are you there Garth? It’s Me, Margaret – Gaiety Theatre – Review
Are you there Garth? It’s Me, Margaret Gaiety Theatre, South King Street, Dublin 2. Runs until October 25th. Tues- Sunday Evenings: 7:30pm. Saturday & Sunday matinee: 2:30pm If you aren’t aware of […]
Olympia – New Theatre – Review
Olympia – New Theatre – Review until Oct 24th @ 7.30pm Nathaniel is a brilliant, young medical student. He is always at the front of the lecture hall and the first to […]
Contractions – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre – Review
Contractions by Mike Bartlett October 13 – 31, 2015 Time: 1pm (doors at 12.50pm) Bewley’s Cafe Theatre is reconfigured by designer Aedin Cosgrove as the chairs for the audience line the perimeter […]
Going Spare – Theatre Upstairs – Review
Going Spare – Theatre Upstairs – Review by Frank L. Written by Siobhan Donnellan 13 October 2015 – 24 October 2015 – 7.00PM / Tuesday – Saturday – 1.00PM (matinee) / Wednesday + […]
The True Story of Hansel and Gretel – Smock Alley – Review – DTF
The True Story of Hansel and Gretel (Theatre Lovett): 4 – 11 Oct, Smock Alley Theatre As you descend into the depths of the Boys’ school in Smock Alley, you are already […]
Dublin Event Guide (12-10-15 – 18-10-15)
The Dublin Theatre Festival has finally left us, and we can all breathe a sigh of relief. The fear of missing out on the best thing in town is now gone and […]
No More Workhorse 