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 […]
Tread Softly – Sligo Festival – 27th July to 8th August
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 […]
Things to do in Dublin (23-06-14 – 29-06-14)
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 […]
Mountain – Project Arts Centre – Review
‘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 […]
Theatre Upstairs – Sending it out in Style – June 29th 2014
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 – Teacher’s Club – Review
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
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
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 […]
Borris Festival of Writing and Ideas 2014 – Saturday 14-06-14 – Review
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 […]
Things to do in Dublin (16-06-14 – 22-06-14)
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. […]
Bloomsday Festival 2014 Events
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 Winter’s Tale – Teachers’ Club – Review
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 – New Theatre – Review
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 […]
The Madman and the Nun – Smock Alley Theatre – Review
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 […]
Autumn & Winter Season at the Abbey
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 […]
Things to do in Dublin (9-06-14 – 15-06-14)
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 […]
The Seperation – Project Arts Centre – Review
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 […]
Zelda – Theatre Upstairs – Review
Zelda by Eddie Naughton – Review by Frank L. The name “Zelda” conjures up automatically the name of her husband, F. Scott Fitzgerald, with whom she is welded. You cannot have one […]
Mahagonny – Olympia Theatre – June 13-22 – Preview
This one could be a bit special. Rough Magic are this years recipients of the Sky Arts Ignition Award, which offers a sum of €230,000 for the creation of a new production. […]
Veronica – Chancery Lane – Review
Brian and Gemma are on their second date, when they meet an older couple in a restaurant in Dublin. The older couple are amazed that Gemma is so much like Veronica in […]
Things to do in Dublin (2-06-14 – 8-06-14)
In terms of festivals around Dublin, it’s a relatively quiet week, but there is the John Ford Symposium with screenings and talks around the city about the great man. A little further […]
After Sarah Miles – Smock Alley Theatre – Review
After Sarah Miles – Review by Frances Winston Smock Alley Theatre, Exchange Street Lower, Temple Bar, Dublin 8. Nightly (except Sunday) at 8pm until June 7th Tickets: €15/12 This play has had […]
Quad – Project Arts Centre – Review
Quad – Review by Frances Winston The Project Arts Centre, East Essex Street, Dublin 2 as part of the Dublin Dance Festival. This seemed an odd addition to this years Dublin Dance […]
Moll – Gaiety Theatre – Review
Moll – Gaiety Theatre – Review by Frances Winston This latest production of the classic John B. Keane 1971 comedy proved so popular before it even opened that the run was extended. […]
Mahagonny – Sky Arts & Rough Magic – Online Adventure
Mahagonny – Review By Frank L. sky.com/Mahagonny On Twitter – #OnlyInMahagonny Sky Ireland launched a ground-breaking digital project and an on air programming which accompanies the production by Rough Magic and Opera […]
Still Current – Abbey Theatre – Dublin Dance Festival – Review
Still Current – Russell Maliphant Company – May 29th – 31st – Abbey Theatre To describe this as a dance piece would be to dismiss it with faint praise. There really is […]
Amú/ Cótaí Dearga – Civic Theatre – Dublin Dance Festival – Review
Amú/Cótaí Dearga are two short dance pieces, each about half an hour in length that were presented as part of the Dublin Dance Festival, in the Civic Theatre on May 28th for […]
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