Beautiful Dreamers – Thursday, November 27, 2014 – 12:00 to Sunday, December 7, 2014 – 20:00 Beautiful Dreamers is a new work that combines the talents of two of the best site […]
Beautiful Dreamers – Limerick – Review
Competition – Win Tickets for Trio con Brio Copenhagen – Smock Alley – 10-12-14
We have two tickets to give away to one lucky winner for Trio con Brio Copenhagen and actor Barry McGovern at Smock Alley Theatre on Wednesday the 10th of December. To be […]
HOLIA – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre – Dec 4-6
Holia sounds like a fascinating story, which combines dance and original song to deal with the difficult topic of adult depression. It runs at Bewley’s Cafe Theatre next week, from Dec 4th […]
Interview with Sinead O’Riordan – The Motherfucker with the Hat
Orion Productions presents the European Premiere of The Motherfucker With The Hat By Stephen Adly Guirgis STARRING: Rex Ryan, Peter Gaynor, Andrew Lynch, Sinead O’Riordan and Laoise Sexton Directed by Aoife Spillane-Hinks Dec […]
Rhubarb Crumble – Civic Theatre – Review
Rhubarb Crumble – Civic Theatre Richard and his girlfriend Jo fell in love in college. They had a dream of creating beautiful theatre together, something that the critics would love but would […]
Looking for Work – Project Arts Centre – Review
Looking for Work written and directed by Martin Sharry The stage of the Cube is compact. It is made to feel a great deal larger when there is no set and props […]
Tic Tac – Theatre Upstairs – Review
Tic Tac written by Thomas Beatty On a bare stage there are two rectangular stools, on one sits a man staring at the audience with a bandage on his head. His name […]
Little Gem – Civic Theatre – Review
Little Gem at the Civic Theatre, Tallaght Little Gem returns to the Civic theatre and to say it is a crowd favourite is something of an understatement. Little Gem was originally performed […]
Defender of the Faith – Project Art Centre – Review
Defender of the Faith written by Stuart Carolan – at the Project Arts Centre. First performed in 2004 at the Peacock, Decadent Theatre Company has brought a revival on a tour of […]
The Turn of the Screw – Smock Alley – Review
The Turn of the Screw – Smock Alley – Review by Helen O’Leary The Turn of the Screw is a novella written by Henry James and has been adapted many times for […]
Love and War: A Western Front Anthology – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre – Review
Love and War: A Western Front Anthology – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre Compiled by Michael James Ford Susannah de Wrixon, Elliott Moriarty and Michael James Ford, in front of a painted backdrop of […]
Things To Do In Dublin (24-11-14 – 30-11-14)
The French Film Festival runs at the IFI until the 30th of November. There’s more than a few gems in the line up, so check it out. The Stanley Kubrick Season is […]
The Last Post – The Mart Gallery – Review
The Last Post created by JTL Theatre, developed at Fringe Lab with the support of Tiger Dublin Fringe. The Last Post was part of Tiger Dublin Fringe 2014 and deservedly returns to […]
No Smoke without Fire – Civic Theatre – Review
No Smoke without Fire by Paddy Murray For an hour Mary Murray delivers an acting tour de force as she conjures out of her malleable body and dextrous mouth six Dublin “wans” […]
Things To Do In Dublin (17-11-14 – 23-11-14)
Another week in the big smoke, and lots to see and do, as ever. One of the more unusual events this week is a festival dedicated to all things Manga, with Eirtakon […]
The Last Ride – Teacher’s Club – Dec 10th – 13th
This is something of a departure for our regular book and TV reviewer Dan O’Neill, who is taking to the stage in early December. He is the bare chested Adonis in the […]
Jesus Christ! It’s Jesus – New Theatre – Review
Jesus Christ, It’s Jesus runs at the New Theatre – Nov 10th – 15th @ 7.30pm – Tickets: €15 (€12 conc.) The town of Ballytrevor is like any other in Longford. When […]
Padraig Potts Guide to Walking – Civic Theatre – Review
Padraig Potts Guide to Walking by Seamus O’Rourke – Civic Theatre, Tallaght Last night was a wet, blustery night more suited to a cuppa beside the fire than venturing out, but after […]
Stella Full of Storms – Theatre Upstairs – Review
Stella full of Storms written by Kate Gilmore – Review by Frank L. A set consisting of a back wall painted in a greyish blue upon which have been placed three clusters […]
The Waste Ground Party – Peacock Stage – Review
The Waste Ground Party – Peacock Stage at the Abbey Theatre Someone has been dumping bin bags in one of the local gardens. You can hardly blame them, with the price of […]
Things To Do In Dublin (10-11-14 – 16-11-14)
Welcome back people. Another week dawns and so to does a variety of odd ball events around the city. Science Week 2014 – 9th – 16th November continues with events far and […]
Interview with Sarah Finlay – Director of Stella Full Of Storms
STELLA FULL OF STORMS – The Cup Theatre Company presents STELLA FULL OF STORMS, a new play by Kate Gilmore. “I think letters are classy. So, that’s how I continue to assault […]
The Watchman – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre – Review
The Watchman written by Sean Lawlor – Review by Frank L. First performed at the Peacock Theatre in 1988, Dublin Theatre Company, at the direction of Anthony Fox revives this small slice […]
Girls of Dublin Town – Sugar Club – Review
The Girls of Dublin Town is a night of music and theatre that continues tonight at the Sugar Club in Dublin. It is based on the play ‘Ladies Night’ which was staged […]
Things To Do In Dublin (3-11-14 – 9-11-14)
Halloween is over, but there’s a couple of interesting sounding festivals in town this week, with the Dublin Burlesque Festival 2014 – Circus Macabre if you want something a bit spicy. If you’re […]
The Locked Room – Project Arts Centre – Review
The Locked Room – Project Arts Centre – Review by Conor O’Carroll Set in a white room two strangers wake up and try to make sense of their environment through mime, dance […]
The Crystal Cage – Smock Alley Theatre – Review
The Crystal Cage– Smock Alley Theatre- Review by Julie Melia Ofegus Theatre Company are back with another show for children. ‘The Crystal Cage’ runs until November 2nd in Smock Alley Theatre. As […]
Spectres – Theatre Upstairs – Review
Spectres at Theatre Upstairs – Written by Finbarr Doyle and Jeda de Bri An inn, somewhere near the coast, the proprietor Mrs. Rance (Jennifer Laverty) checks her ledger to see who is […]
Defenders of the Faith – Civic Theatre – Review
Defenders of the Faith at the Civic Theatre runs until November 1st. Set in a farm in Armagh in 1986, Defenders of the Faith is a story of a dysfunctional family heavily […]
No More Workhorse 