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 […]
Zelda – Theatre Upstairs – Review
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 […]
Creepy Jimmy – Chancery Lane Theatre – Review
Creepy Jimmy – Review by Emily Elphinstone Creepy Jimmy, the title character of ‘Tiny Little Gods’ new show; is special in every sense of the word, and rather too innocent for life […]
Interview- Rory Nolan
Fresh from his triumphant return to the Gaiety Theatre in Breaking Dad, Rory Nolan took some time out to chat about his career, the future of Irish theatre and his favorite curse […]
Swing – Peacock Stage – Theatre Review
Swing – The Peacock @ The Abbey Theatre – Review by Frances Winston Mon 26 – Sat 31 May @ 8pm nightly – €22, €18 conc / €17 Early Bird Post Show […]
Things to do in Dublin (26-05-14 – 1-06-14)
The Dublin Dance Festival (May 20th – 31st) is the main event of the week, but we also hit the band holiday weekend, and there’s some fun looking events including Down with […]
Theatre? I harldy KNOW her – Smock Alley Theatre – Review
This play was theatre with a difference, a game of sorts, carried out by the eight member ensemble cast. As the audience entered the theatre the cast members slowly drifted onto the […]
Tundra – Dublin Dance Festival – Review
Tundra – Review by Sarah Gilmartin The Tundra explored by Emma Martin Dance is a dark and foreboding landscape, a world that blurs the lines between nightmare and reality, offering a disorienting […]
Variance – Theatre Upstairs – Review
Variance by Stewart Roche – Review by Frank L. Irish/American actor, Ranae von Meding, is the sole performer in this one woman show. The action starts in Jennifer’s home in the suburbs […]
Creepy Jimmy – Interview with Aaron and Sarah Lennon Ross
Creepy Jimmy – Interview with Aaron and Sarah Lennon Ross by Emily Elphinstone After a successful outing during the Collaborations Festival in early March; Creepy Jimmy, the first play by Tiny Little […]
Mrs Roosevelt Flies to London – New Theatre – Review
Mrs Roosevelt Flies to London – Review by Emily Elphinstone Though the title proudly declares ‘Mrs Roosevelt Flies to London’; the current production in the New Theatre provides much more than this […]
Weighing In – Civic Theatre – Review
Pam arrives in a new town and joins the local Easi Slim class. From the outside Pam seems to have everything, a successful husband and two ideal children along with the perfect […]
Things to do in Dublin (19-05-14 – 25-05-14)
The Dublin Writers Festival is in full swing, with some great talks and gigs around the city. This week includes Ray Davies, Sebastian Barry, Johnny Vegas among many others. Two new festivals […]
The Other Side of the Coin – Outhouse – Theatre Review
The Other Side of the Coin – Review by Frances Winston. Gay Beatings have been in the news a lot recently and here co-writers Derek Masterson and Brian Murray tackle the subject […]
Boys and Girls – Project Arts Centre – Review
Four stories from four young people from Dublin. They are all very different, their views on life are not compatible, but they’re all from the same section of society. This is the […]
Festival of Writing & Ideas 2014 – Borris, Co. Carlow – Preview
Details of this year’s Festival of Writing and Ideas have been released, and once again it’s pretty impressive. The festival takes the form of a series of interviews/ discussions between formidable adversaries! […]
Grace and Maggie – Cobalt Cafe Theatre – Review
Grace and Maggie are a young couple living in a small flat in Dublin, finding their feet in the big city and facing into every day life. Grace is from small town […]
Steven Berkoff – The Actor’s Lament – Gaiety Theatre – Preview
Some exciting news as Steven Berkoff will be in Dublin this September, for one week only. It is will his show ‘The Actor’s Lament’ which aims to give a vision of what […]
Things to do in Dublin (12-05-14 – 18-05-14)
So, this week it’s all about the Dublin Writers Festival for me at least! It’s quite an exciting line up, with Sebastian Barry, Johnny Vegas among many others. The Docklands Summer Festival […]
Competition – Moll – Gaiety Theatre – Ticket Giveaway
We have two tickets to give away to two lucky winners for Moll on June 2nd at the Gaiety Theatre, Dublin. To be in with a chance of winning, just email your […]
Yael Farber’s – Nirbhaya – Pavilion Theatre
This promises to be a difficult night at the Theatre, as it is a topic many wouldn’t dare to touch. You may remember the story as one that hit the headlines a […]
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