This is something of a gap week with the various music festivals that have taken over for the last few months. The Dublin LGBTQ Pride festival has already starter and runs until […]
Things To Do In Dublin (22-06-15 – 28-06-15)
The Shadow Of A Gunman – Abbey Theatre – Review
The Shadow Of A Gunman – Abbey Theatre – Review Donal Davoren (Mark O’Halloran) is a man of words, a poet who is staying with Seamus Shields (David Ganly) in a Dublin […]
Once The Musical – On Grafton Street
Were you on Grafton street last Thursday (18th of June) at 1.20pm? If you were, you may have seen some buskers with a difference, as the cast of Once the musical were […]
A Lesson In When To Quit – Theatre Upstairs – Review
A Lesson In When To Quit – Theatre Upstairs – Until June 27th Ruby was a child star. She went for an audition with Mr. Headski and despite her obvious lack of […]
Glorious Madness – Anu Productions – From June 23rd
A little surprise landed in my in box yesterday in the form of a new Anu production based around 1916 which kicks off next week (June 23rd). It follows on from the […]
Kilkenny Arts Festival Programme – 7-16 August 2015
Details of the Kilkenny Arts Festival have just dropped, with names such as DruidShakespeare, Martin Hayes, Toumani Diabaté, Robert Pinsky and Mick O’Dea catching the eye. There’s also going to be a […]
Things To Do In Dublin (15-06-15 – 21-06-15)
It’s another busy one, so without further ado… The IFI Open Day takes place this week, on June 20th to be exact! There’s a great line up of movies, so well worth […]
Competition – My Fair Ladies – Pavilion Theatre
We have one pair of tickets to give away for My Fair Ladies on Wednesday the 1st July at the Pavilion theatre, Dun Laoghaire. To win the tickets, just let us the […]
Saints & Sinners – New Theatre – Review
Saints & Sinners – New Theatre – Review Jun 8th – Jun 20th @ 7.30pm Saints & Sinners is a collection of three short plays by W. B. Yeats. The first of […]
Young Hearts Run Free – Portal of Discovery – 14-06-15
Those Young Hearts are at it again, with a quirky and fun sounding event next Sunday from 4-7 in the Martello Tower, Sutton featuring readings, song and storytelling! Check out the full […]
Things To Do In Dublin (8-06-15 – 14-06-15)
Another summer week in Dublin and the usual glut of events and festivals! There’s the Zurich Dalkey Book Festival with PJ O’Rourke and Amanda Palmer among others! For the culinary arts, there’s […]
Goodbye to Marie – Civic Theatre – Review
Goodbye to Marie – Review by Frank L. Written by Joe O’Neill Civic Theatre – Wed, 3rd – Sat, 6th June 2015 // 8:15pm Their Mother is dying after a long illness […]
A Boy Called Nedd – Theatre Upstairs – Review
A Boy Called Nedd – Theatre Upstairs – Review by Frank L. Written by Emily Gillmor Murphy Dates / Times: 02 June 2015 – 13 June 2015 – 7.00PM / Tuesday – […]
One Night in Istanbul – Gaiety Theatre – Review
One Night in Istanbul – Gaiety Theatre – Review 2 June 2015 – 6 June 2015 Where were you on the 25th of May 2005? For a certain group of people that […]
Things To Do In Dublin (1-06-15 – 7-06-15)
After the madness of last week, it’s a bit quieter this week. There’s still more than enough to keep the average punter happy though. There’s Patti Smith at IMMA on Monday 1st […]
Eight Women – Smock Alley – Review
Eight women have one man in common. They all have different relationships with him. He is their father, their husband, their brother, their employer and their lover. He is Marcel, a multi-millionaire […]
60 Minutes In Dublin Vol. II – New Theatre – Review
60 minutes in Dublin Vol. ll at The New Theatre Temple Bar Maylin Productions is an interesting and enterprising young theatre company and this, its second “60 minutes in Dublin” show, is […]
Peruvian Voodoo – Theatre Upstairs – Review
Peruvian Voodoo – Written and Directed by Lee Coffey Following the slick, swift text of Leper & Chip written by Lee Coffey, he continues with a text of machine-gun rapidity in Peruvian […]
The Gigli Concert – Gate Theatre – Review
The Gigli Concert by Tom Murphy – Gate Theatre Directed by David Grindley Starring – Dawn Bradfield, Declan Conlon and Denis Conway J P W King (Conlon) is a Dynamatologist, a quack […]
Things To Do In Dublin (25-05-15 – 31-05-15)
I guess it’s officially summer? This week is packed with festivals and events. This week there’s the Foo Fighters at Slaine and Forbidden Fruit, along with the Life Festival in Belvedere House. […]
Jockey – Samuel Beckett Theatre – Review
Jockey – The Samuel Beckett Theatre, Trinity College, Dublin 2 – Review by Francis Winston Runs until Friday 22nd May at 8pm nightly. Tickets €22/18 From the WillFredd Theatre Company and dancer […]
After Miss Julie – Teachers’ Club – Review
After Miss Julie – Review by C. K. MacNamara Writer: Patrick Marber, August Strindberg Director: Sarah Munro Starring: Kaoline Rose O’Sullivan, Luke Middlebrook, Andrea Cleary Playing at Theatre@36, 36 Parnell Square, Dublin […]
Have A Heart – New Theatre – Review
Have A Heart – New Theatre – May 18th – May 23rd After receiving a heart from an unknown donor, D. John starts to hear voices. At first he thinks it is […]
Cork Midsummer Festival 2015 – Details Announced
Cork Midsummer Festival 2015 – Details Announced Two Weekends: 12th-14th & 19th-21st June 2015 Details of the Cork Midsummer Festival have just been announced, with the Lords of Strut the stars of […]
Things To Do In Dublin (18-04-15 – 24-05-15)
The most important thing you can do this week is vote! It will be one of the biggest changes that this generation can make and something to be really proud of. The […]
St. Joan – Players Theatre – Review
St. Joan – Pascal Theatre Company/ManyTracks/add2productions – International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival Comedy, Music & Drama – until 16 May at Players Theatre @ Trinity College This play deals with many aspects […]
EX-hib-IT-US 2015 – Outlandish Theatre – Review
EX-hib-IT-US 2015 – Outlandish Theatre Platform – Review by Frank L. Filmbase basement, Temple Bar, Dublin. until Saturday May 16th at 7.30pm. The unfamiliar spelling of the title is disconcerting. It is […]
Port Authority – Viking Theatre – Review
Port Authority – Viking Theatre – Review by Frank L. Written by Conor McPherson First performed in 2001, Port Authority is revived under the direction of Peter Reid at the Viking Theatre […]
Famished Castle – Pavilion Theatre – Review
Famished Castle by Hilary Fannin at the Pavilion Theatre Dun Laoghaire Hilary Fannin’s new play, Famished Castle, directed by Lynn Parker, opened at the Pavilion Theatre Dun Laoghaire last night. It presents […]
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