Judging on the Irish summer, I think the Tempest is quite a fitting production for Fortune’s Fool to put on. Last summer it was Romeo and Juliet, but this time out, it’s […]
Things to do in Dublin – 16th July to 22nd
Well, the Nobel prize winners have all left the country and our collective I.Q’s have dropped considerably! They will be missed. So, what’s new this week then? 1. Dark Knight Rises – […]
10 days in Dublin
This is a multi-discipline event, that starts on the 5th of July (Thursday) and runs for how long? Yep, you guessed it, the clue was in the title. No big names in […]
Cork Midsummer Festival
The Cork Midsummer Festival runs from the 21st of June to the 1st of July, and I have to tip my hat to the organisers for bringing together some top class music! […]
Trinity College Shakespeare Festival – 6 -16th June
Trinity college is going all Shakey this summer, with a festival of his work that will include up to 500 performers and take place in 50 venues around the city. A lot […]
Things to do in Dublin – May 28th to June 3rd:
1. Forbidden Fruit – Kilmainham Hospital Grounds – it’s the biggest festival to hit the city so far this year, with bands such as Wilco, New Order and Beirut hitting our shores. […]
Word on the Street – Literature Night, Dublin- 16-05-12
What are you doing on Wednesday night? Spacing? Watching the box? No, you’re not, you’ll be out on the streets of Dublin hearing the great and the good reading! Well, maybe some […]
Workhorse on Tour – The Collaborators – National Theatre, London
What’s the most obvious way to play Stalin, the dictator and malevolent ruler of the USSR? Well, as a lovable rascal of course! It is a curious choice and starting point for […]
The House Keeper – Project Arts Centre
‘How far would you go to get what you want’ – The House Keeper – Rough Magic I’d no idea what to expect from this play, but the name had certainly pushed […]
A Doll House – Pan Pan – Smock Alley
Always bright and inventive, Pan Pan return with another adaption of a classic, this time Ibsen’s Doll House. Those familiar with the company will know that it’s unlikely to be a straight […]
Laundry – Dublin Theatre Festival
Laundry is a site specific piece which was in the Magdalene laundry in Sean McDermott street, Dublin. I made it to the play on Saturday afternoon, so very near the end of […]
Wild Bride – Gaiety Theatre
The Wild Bride is based on an old fairy tale about a deal with the devil, that goes horribly wrong. You’d have to question whether it’s ever worth your while doing deals […]
Slattery’s Sago Saga – Rathfarnham Castle
Where is the cultural centre of Ireland, a Mecca for the arts of all kinds and those that create them. Why Rathfarnham I hear you all roar at once! Ok, it’s not […]
She She Pop – Testament – Samuel Beckett Theatre
I think we have found this years version of the freaky Belgians – Ok, no noses were licked, so maybe they weren’t quite as odd but taking your parents on tour with […]
Fight Night – New Theatre
This is mostly about pay back. When I was about five years old, I won a Texaco art competition, and the amazing prize (I think it was a bag!) was presented by […]
The animals and children took to the streets
What point is a review when a show is over? Not much use, I guess, other than to let you know how good my Sunday was! 1927‘s production of ‘The animals and […]
Dublin Theatre Festival – Final Call
Two days into the theatre festival, and I’m two plays in! Enjoying it so far, but there’s always something of value to see in it, especially from the foreign productions. Something that […]
Fringe Festival – Pope Bededict: Bond Villain
I Fringed for the first time last night! I went to Pope Benedict: Bond Villain, mostly on the strength of the title, and as I hadn’t been to anything in the festival […]
Dublin Theatre Festival – Programme released!
Dublin Theatre festival takes places been 29th of Sept and the 2nd of Oct and has been top notch for the last few years, with highs such as the crazy Belgians and Waves. […]
Dr. Dee – Alan Moore’s almost Opera
This is the sad tale of the opera Alan Moore almost made, and Damon Albarn did make! You can get the full story here. There has been much discussion on why Alan […]
A Game of you – Dublin Theatre Festival
Dublin Theatre festival finished yesterday, and had lots of interesting work in it as ever. ‘Playing the Dane’ by Pan Pan (where the audience gets to decide who will play Hamlet!), Phaedra by […]
Free junk at the Gate
As it says on the tin, details here. They are part of the theatre festival which starts on Wednesday. You have to book them, and there seems to be a booking fee. […]
Culture Night 2010
Culture night is next friday, and it has the usual bunch of odd things on throughout the city. Most places seem to just stay open late, which isn’t really that exciting when […]
Marine Parade – Mark Eitzel
‘This is a collaboration that I have working been working on with the writer Simon Stephens. After 3 years it will be finally on the stage.’ says Eitzel in his blog. Mark […]
No More Workhorse 