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 […]
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 The Irish Crown Jewels were stolen in 1907 in what was assumed to be an insider job. The safe in which the […]
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 […]
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 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 – 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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
There really is no escaping the World Cup, despite our near neighbours awful efforts! For those of you who are studiously trying to ignore it, there’s another good week in store. There’s […]
‘You are restricted by bones, serving portions of hooker’s sex’ sings Derrick while playing the bass guitar. The two other members of the cast chant out words behind him, while dancing with […]
One of the best little theatres in Dublin is just about to have a make over! For the last couple of years, Theatre Upstairs has done its best to promote new writing […]
Losing the Plot – Review by Frances Winston Theatre@36, The Teacher’s Club, 36 Parnell Square West, Dublin 1 June 16th – 21st – at 8pm The Celtic Tiger claimed […]
Tactics- Theatre Upstairs – Review by Frank L. Written by Finbarr Doyle & Jeda de Brí Set somewhere in the Midlands in Ireland, Medbh (Nessa Matthews) is the daughter of a deceased […]
Kilkenny Arts Festival 2014 – Preview In the glorious sunshine of the contemporary 18th century garden of no.63 Merrion Square, Eugene Downes, the new festival director launched the programme for this year’s […]
The return to Borris, and while the sun was not splitting the stones like last year, it was warm enough that the lawn was filled with people sitting around and relaxing. As […]
The World Cup continues apace but if that’s not your scene, Dublin has plenty to offer. There’s the Dublin Pride Festival which runs until June 29th. Bloomsday Festival finishes on June 16th. […]
Can you remember when Bloomsday was only a day? Seems a long time ago now, right? At this stage it’s bordering on a week full of events, celebrating the man with the […]
A Winters Tale – Review by Frances Winston Theatre@36, The Teachers Club, 36 Parnell Square, Dublin 2 10th – 14th June. Tickets: €12/10 As one of Shakespeare’s least performed and least consistent […]
Téip Dheireanach Krapp. An Amharclann Nua. Samuel Beckett- Traschruthaithe ag Gabriel Rosenstock Review by Helen O’Leary Gearrdhráma de chuid Samuel Beckett é seo faoi sheanduine, scríbhneoir. Tá an fear seo tar éis […]
A young man is asleep in an asylum cell, heavily dosed with Morphine. He is visited by a Nun, who takes pity on him and spends time by his bed side. When […]
A new season of plays has just been announced for the Abbey and it’s exciting. That’s right, exciting! Risks are being taken and a few new faces will appear on stage. Probably […]
The World Cup kicks off this week, and there will be two camps, those who will be trying to catch every second, and those who will learn to hate their television. I […]
Stephen has just arrived home with his work colleague Molly. She is a number of years his junior, and there has been some friction between them in the past. They had a […]
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