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 […]
Theatre? I harldy KNOW her – Smock Alley Theatre – Review
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 […]
On City Water Hill – Theatre Upstairs – Review
On City Water Hill by Philip St John For his third play, St. John opts for a two hander using two men who arrange to meet at a remote, mountainous location in […]
Things to do in Dublin (05-04-14 – 11-05-14)
So, what’s new this week? The Bealtaine Festival is in full swing and runs throughout May. The International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival runsfrom May 5th – 18th in many of the smaller […]
Twelfth Night – Abbey Theatre – Review
Twelfth Night was written by Shakespeare in 1601-1602 and tells the tale of twins, Viola and Sebastian, who are ship wrecked and believe the other to be dead. They both arrive in […]
Breaking Dad – Gaiety Theatre – Review
Breaking Dad – Review by Emily Elphinstone There is no doubt that Rory Nolan was born to play Ross O’Carroll-Kelly; and though I didn’t know it beforehand, he was also destined to […]
Small Plastic Wars – New Theatre – Review
Joe has recently been made redundant. He’s been kicking around the house too much and is starting to get under his wife’s feet. He needs a hobby, something to keep him occupied […]
The Lesson – Pearse Theatre – Review
The Lesson – Review by Dan O’Neill. The recent production of Eugene Ionesco’s ‘The Lesson’ by the comparatively recently formed AGNI Acting Studio had a number of marks to hit. How to […]
Bealtaine Festival – 1st to 31st May 2014
As April is just about to pass, it’s time for the Bealtaine Festival, a festival that aims to ‘Celebrate creativity as we age’! It’s a wide ranging festival with all sorts on […]
Things to do in Dublin (28-04-14 – 04-05-14)
Can it really be May already? That hardly makes sense, sure wasn’t it New Years the other day. This week sees the start of the Bealtaine Festival which runs throughout May and […]
Kiss Of The Chicken King – Project Arts Centre – Review
Kiss of the Chicken King runs at the Project Arts Centre from the 26th of April 2014 until the 3rd of May 2014 @ 8.00pm Kiss of the Chicken King is a […]
All A Dream – Chancery Lane – Review
All a Dream – runs at Chancery Lane until April 26th @ 6.30. Matinee on April 26th. As you enter the small space in Chancery Lane, a lonely piano plays in the […]
Leper + Chip – Theatre Upstairs – Review
Leper + Chip continues at Theatre Upstairs until May 3rd. Leper is so called as he burnt his leg in a fire, and Chip because of a chipped front tooth in her […]
Americanitis – The Seagull and other birds – Pan Pan – Public Rehearsal
The wonderful Pan Pan theatre company have thrown open their doors (until May 9th), so you can see what they get up to in the creative process for their latest work ‘Americanitis […]
Things to do in Dublin (21-04-14 – 27-04-14)
Easter is a distant memory (kinda) and with far too much chocolate in our systems, it’s time to get out onto the streets of Dublin! The Darklight Festival (April 24th to 27th) […]
Live Collisions – Preview
Live Collision is one of those festivals with more odd ball events in four days that you’d get in the rest of the year combined! It has an emphasis on performance art […]
No More Workhorse 