New Jersey Nights – Review by Frances Winston The Olympia Theatre, Dame Street, Dublin 2. From Friday July 18th until Saturday August 2nd at 8pm nightly. Tickets €23-€39 from Ticketmaster and usual […]
New Jersey Nights – Olympia Theatre – Review
Star of the Sea – An Taibhdhearc, Galway – Review
Star of the Sea is based on Joseph O’Connor’s book of the same name, and tells the story of a famine ship crossing the Atlantic ocean in 1847 from Cobh to New […]
Things to do in Dublin (21-07-14 – 27-07-14)
The Workhorse would just like to confirm that we’re gutted about Garth! The legend that is Mr. Brooks was due to dominate Croke park next Friday, but instead we’ll have to make […]
Ballyturk – Black Box Theatre- Galway – Review
At the start of the play we are introduced to two men. We get to see their daily ritual, and the strange games they play with each other, acting out characters from […]
Oleanna – Dramsoc Theatre – Review
Oleanna by David Mamet Dramsoc Theatre UCD Student Centre, 17-19th July Oleanna, written in 1992, is an exploration of the power struggle between a college professor and his female student, who accuses […]
Low Level Panic – New Theatre – Review
Low Level Panic – New Theatre As you enter the theatre, you are confronted with the unusual sight of a woman in a bath tub. She is oblivious to the audience, clearly […]
A Picture Of Us – Theatre Upstairs – Review
A Picture of Us: A (sort of) Musical – Review by Frank L. The “Theatre Upstairs” has undergone a major reconfiguration of its space and the “new” auditorium is a vast improvement […]
Smock! – Smock Alley Theatre – Review
Smock! is a play based around the space in which it is performed. The play tells the history of Smock alley, and brings you through the various incarnations of the oldest stage […]
Smock! – Free Performances of a New Play at Smock Alley!
Smock! – 14th – 20th July @ 7:30pm in Main Space Smock! is a celebration of Smock Alley, which was written by Martin Maguire, who has worked extensively for TV on such programmes […]
Things to do in Dublin (14-07-14 – 20-07-14)
The World Cup has finally departed, and congratulations to Germany! To fill the massive gaping hole in your life, you could take up making models of ships in bottles, pick up a […]
Hear me sing your song/ with raised Arms – Project Arts Centre – Review
Hear Me Sing Your Song/with Raised Arms – Review by Frances Winston Project Arts Centre, 39 East Essex Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2. July 9th – 12th @ 8pm nightly Tickets: €12/10 […]
The Assassination of Brian Boru – New Theatre – Review
The Assassination of Brian Boru – Review by Helen O’Leary Runs at the New Theatre until July 12th. This plays tells a very personal tale about a brotherly bond but it also […]
Boyz of Harcourt Street – Smock Alley – Review
Boyz of Harcourt Street – Review by Frances Winston The Black Box, Smock Alley Theatre, Exchange Street, Lower, Temple Bar, Dublin 8 Runs from July 7th – 12th, 8.30pm nightly – Tickets: […]
All the Pieces: A Night for Mental Health – Hendrons Collider – July 15th 2014
Looks like quite a special night brewing next Tuesday night in Hendrons Collider, and all in aid of a good cause. It’s a night of spoken work and music from some of […]
Summer Rising – IMMA Festival – July 18th to 26th
IMMA are letting their hair down for the night! Yes, the Museum of Modern Art are having a week of events, talks, banquets, theatre, movie sceenings, gigs and much more. It all […]
A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Dublin Castle – July 23rd – August 3rd
Mouth on Fire are back with a fun looking production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, running for ten nights only in the grounds of Dublin Castle (weather permitting). The production has taken […]
Things to do in Dublin (7-07-14 – 13-07-14)
It’s the last week of the World Cup. Honest, it’s nearly over. Yes, with only three matches left (if you don’t include the third and fourth place play off!), people will again […]
Deeds of Deceit – Chapel Royal, Dublin Castle – Review
Deeds of Deceit – Chapel Royal, Dublin Castle – Review The Irish Crown Jewels were stolen in 1907 in what was assumed to be an insider job. The safe in which the […]
Tiger Dublin Fringe – First Events Announced!
Is it that time of the year? Where do the months go. Yes, the Fringe Festival is back and we’ll have to get used to calling it the Tiger Dublin Fringe from […]
My Brilliant Divorce – Civic Theatre – Review
Angela has just parted company with her husband Max or round head as she calls him. After many years of marriage Max has moved on and found new love in the arms […]
The Price – Gate Theatre – Review
The Price tells the story of two brothers who haven’t spoken in 16 years. The reason for their long separation is slowly revealed over the course of the play. Victor is a […]
The Cardinals – Workman’s Club – Review
The Cardinals – Review by Helen O’Leary. The Cardinals are performing their improvised theatre at the Workman’s Club for the next three Wednesdays. You’ll find eight improvisers on stage; Peter Byrne, Niamh […]
Things to do in Dublin (30-06-14 – 6-07-14)
The group stages of the World Cup are over, so may people no have gaps in their evening schedules, and are returning into the light! There’s a mass of gigs and events […]
Shur I’ll Be Alright Here On Me Own – Smock Alley – Review
This piece contains three short monologues dealing with people on the edges of society. It has a playful style, with a lot of humour contained in each one. In the first segment […]
The Last Five Years – Project Arts Centre – Review
The Last Five Years by Jason Robert Brown – Review by Frank L. Written in 2001, first performed in Chicago and then off-Broadway, New York in March 2002, The Last Five Years […]
Tread Softly – Sligo Festival – 27th July to 8th August
Why not visit Yeats Country! Tread Softly is a celebration of the full of the Yeats Family and takes place between the 27th of July and the 8th of August. There’s an […]
Aristocrats – Abbey Theatre – Review
The town of Ballybeg has had the O’Donnell family at its forefront for generations. The family had a legal dynasty and their house was the centre of the community. This generation has […]
Dirty Laundry – Smock Alley – Review
Dirty Laundry written and directed by Chris Edmund – Review by Frank L. Last autumn Chris Edmund brought a production of ‘The Swell Party‘ from Western Australia which was performed by his […]
Free Opera – Wide Open Opera – July 4th and 5th 2014
Wide Open Opera is presenting a series of five new short operas by Brian Irvine (music) and John McIlduff (text) as part of the Dublin City Public Art Programme. These will be […]
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