The Theatre Machine Turns You On festival is possibly the big event this week. What is that I hear you ask? Full details are here. There’s also a few good gigs with […]
Things To Do In Dublin (19-01-15 – 25-01-15)
Men Like Us – Smock Alley – Review
It’s rare to see a collection of short Beckett plays on stage. There are at least a couple of new productions of Waiting for Godot each year, and Endgame, Krapp’s last tape […]
The Puffin’s Nest – New Theatre – Review
The Puffin’s Nest – Theatre Review by Frances Winston The New Theatre, 43 East Essex Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2. Monday 12th – Saturday 24th January @ 7.30pm nightly. Tickets €15/12. Groups […]
The Theatre Machine Turns you On 4 – Project Arts Centre – Preview
If you like your theatre polished within an inch of its life, look elsewhere. If you like things a bit raw and funky, then this could be for you! The Theatre Machine […]
24 Hour Plays – Abbey Theatre – Details Released
Picture it, you have 24 hours to write and rehearse a play, and you have to perform it on the stage of the National Theatre. No stress, right? Sounds a piece of […]
Walworth Farce – Interview with Brendan and Brian Gleeson
This interview was carried out in conjunction with the wonderful Minnie Mélange! We talked to Brendan and Brian Gleeson ahead of the opening of the Walworth Farce. You can the fascinating results […]
Things To Do In Dublin (12-01-15 – 18-01-15)
A little piece of theatre history this week with the Walworth Farce opening on Wednesday the 14th, which will have all three Gleesons on stage for the first time. Sounds like it […]
My Name Is Saorise – Smock Alley – Review
Saoirse lives in a house with her father and brother. She never knew her mum, as she died when she was born. Her father won’t speak of it, the one time her […]
Bewley’s Café Theatre – Press Release Regarding Refurbishment
Bewley’s Cafe Theatre is one of the most loved lunch time theatre locations in Dublin, and with news that Bewley’s undergoing a refurbishment, some worried for the fate of the theatre space. […]
Weighing In – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre – Review
Weighing In by Ger Gallagher – Review by Frank L. We are constantly being told that obesity is a killer disease and we all need to eat less, to eat more wisely […]
Things To Do In Dublin (5-01-15 – 11-01-15)
It’s a new year and it’s out with the old and in with the new. The most important thing you have to do this week is write 2014 at the end of […]
Theatre Highlights of 2014
Full Productions – This is a list of productions on the bigger stages around Dublin, the Abbey, Project (Space Upstairs), Olympia etc. These caught my attention for a variety of reasons, and […]
Fringe Theatre Highlights of 2014
I’ve seen over a 100 theatre productions this year, so I thought I’d share some of the ones that caught my imagination over the course of the year. A number of them […]
Things To Do In Dublin (29-12-14 – 4-01-15)
Christmas is pretty much done, and now it’s on to New Years! In particular, there’s the New Year’s Festival, which runs from the 30th to the 1st, and features a variety of […]
She Stoops to Conquer – Abbey Theatre – Review
She Stoops to Conquer by Oliver Goldsmith She Stoops to Conquer is heading towards its 240th anniversary since its first production in 1777 but in this revival she is as flighty as […]
Things To Do In Dublin (22-12-14 – 28-12-14)
Well, it’s obviously not going to be epic. Go spend some time with your family for God’s sake. If you need a break, there’s a few ideas below. It’s always a good […]
Pals – The Irish At Gallipoli – Anu Productions – Collins Barracks
Details of a new Anu production has just been announced. It is a piece that aims to ‘explore the untold Irish experiences of World War 1’ and will run at Collins Barracks […]
War of Attrition – Project Arts Centre – Review
War Of Attrition returns to Irish stages with a short run at the Project Arts Centre. It was first performed as part of Dublin Fringe Festival 2013 and follows on from Fused […]
Things To Do In Dublin (15-12-14 – 21-12-14)
Ok, we’ve pulled out all the stops with the wrapping paper backdrop, so it’s officially Christmas. But let us not forget what Christmas is really all about… presents! New plays this week […]
Dublin Oldschool – Project Arts Centre – Review
Dublin Oldschool – Project Arts Centre A near empty stage greets you on arrival to the space upstairs in the Project. It is filled with two microphones, placed central on the stage. […]
Hamlet – Smock Alley – Review
Hamlet at Smock Alley. Review by Helen O’Leary. This production of Hamlet currently running marks the 450th birthday of Shakespeare and is directed by Aisling Smith. This is a fairly modern interpretation […]
Petals – Theatre Upstairs – Review
Petals at Theatre Upstairs. Kate Gilmore, in this one woman play, takes the role of a young girl in her mid to late teens who recounts her sexual experience, needs and awareness. […]
Fused – Project Arts Centre – Review
Dan Bergin – FUSED – Project Arts Centre Do you remember point and click computer games? If you are of a certain age you probably will. They were an adventure game before […]
Harry’s Christmas – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre – Review
HARRY’S CHRISTMAS by Steven Berkoff Even if this play is less than one hour in duration and has but a single actor, it is a play which engages the enormity of Christmas […]
The Motherfucker with the Hat – New Theatre – Review
Jackie returns home to his girlfriend Veronica in ebullient form. He has just found a job and life is looking up. He has flowers and tickets to the cinema that night and […]
Follow – Abbey Theatre
Folllow runs at the Abbey Theatre until Dec 6th. Follow opened on the Peacock stage in the Abbey last Friday night but this is a production that has been around for a […]
Chaos Theory – Smock Alley – Review
Chaos Theory runs at Smock Alley until Dec 6th. Smock Alley provided its usual warm welcome last night, and a cold one it was too. The theatre’s Christmas tree was already a-twinkling […]
High Heels in Low Places – Project Arts Centre – Review
High Heels in Low Places – Project Arts Centre – 01-06 December 2014 8.00pm What was your political moment of the year? For some it would be the protests against the water […]
Things To Do In Dublin (1-12-14 – 7-12-14)
It’s beginning to look… a lot like Christmas! A new month begins and the last of the year of 2014, where did it all go exactly? We’ll have to make use of […]
No More Workhorse 