There’s an interesting sounding play opening in the Project Arts Centre next week, Brendan at the Chelsea runs from Nov 12th to 16th and stars Adrian Dunbar, no less. It has just […]
Brendan at the Chelsea – Project Arts Centre – Preview
Things to do in Dublin this week (4-11-13 to 10-11-13)
So the ghosts and ghouls are back in their box for another year, and we’re left facing into the run up to… well, I won’t say it yet, but you know what […]
Daylight Robbery- Ofegus Theatre, Smock Alley Theatre – Review
Sometimes the bells and whistles of huge stage productions can leave us cold. Pantos are often too eager to draw in parents with adult references. The simplest, sweetest and well-crafted children’s shows […]
The Cavalcaders – Nomad Theatre Network – Civic Theatre – Review
The Cavalcaders tells the story of a man leaving a cobblers shop where he has worked his whole life. As he stands and talks with the new owner, a fever takes hold […]
Things to do in Dublin this week (28-10-13 to 3-11-13)
This week it’s Halloween proper, with a variety of film festival and events around the city worth check out. There’s also UCD Science and Film Festival on in the Lighthouse and more […]
Importance of Being Earnest – Gerald Barry – Gaiety Theatre – Preview
Why didn’t anyone think of this before? Surely it was obvious enough, but it took a brave Irish man to actually go and do it. Gerald Barry is one of Ireland’s greatest […]
Waking Nosferatu – New Theatre – Review
This play aims to recreate the 1922 silent movie Nosferatu: Symphony of Horror. in its entirety. The film tells the tale of Count Orlok, a vampire who leaves his home and travels […]
Memory of Water – Civic Theatre – Review
Three sisters return to their childhood home on the death of their mother. She is not greatly loved by any of them and by the sound of things she was a difficult […]
CoisCéim Connections – Preview
“JOINING THE DOTS OF EVERYTHING COISCÉIM DOES…. A weeklong celebration of dance by Ireland’s leading dance company” This is a series of events run by the wonderful CoisCeim Dance Theatre company, some […]
Bram Stoker Festival Preview
This should be lots of fun. There’s events all over the city from the 26th to the 29th of October, and most of the events are FREE! The Literature Section has a […]
Things to do in Dublin this week (21-10-13 to 27-10-13)
Yes, it’s that time of year when the border between this world and the next becomes slightly blurred, and the streets of Dublin are filled with ghosts, ghouls, zombies, even if they […]
Fishamble’s Guaranteed Returns – Irish Tour
Guaranteed! is a fascinating new work by Colin Murphy that deals with the recent financial disasters of this fair nation. It covers the events that led up to the bank guarantee, which […]
Competition – Win ‘Go Back For Murder’ Tickets @ Gaiety Theatre – 11-11-13
Go Back for Murder is running in the Gaiety Theatre for one week only, from November 11-16th. This is a chance to see the Agatha Christie Theatre company in Ireland and should […]
One Night Stands: Sonya Kelly – Joinery – 17th Oct
Anyone that saw ‘Wheelchair on my face’ will know the obvious talents of Sonya, her wonderful brand of self deprecating humour and wit is great to watch and the one woman show […]
Things to do in Dublin this week (14-10-13 to 20-10-13)
So, the Dublin Theatre Festival is at an end, and we’re all a bit exhausted by it all. We need some time to recover, right? Well, sadly, it’s another busy week out […]
The Rape of Lucrece – Dublin Theatre Festival – Review
“Just to warn you, there may be some singing,” Camille O’Sullivan’s tone was playful as she welcomed a full house at the O’Reilly Theatre, safe in the knowledge that they were there […]
Neutral Hero – Porject Arts Centre – Dublin Theatre Festival – Review
As you enter the theatre, twelve empty chairs fill the back of the stage. They are in a line and several of them have instruments beside them. As the piece begins, the […]
The Bruising of Clouds – Civic Theatre – Dublin Theatre Festival – Review
Kelly lives across the hall from Martin in a bedsit in a Victorian house in Fairview. One night she sees him in hall, to drunk to open his front door. She helps […]
Lockout – New Theatre – Review
Jim Larkin and James Connolly are monumental figures in the Irish Trade Union Movement and were central figures in the great struggle between Labour and Capital in Ireland, the 1913 ‘Lockout’. ‘Strumpet […]
Red LIne Book Festival – Oct 16th – 20th – Preview
The Red LIne Book Festival takes place in the Civic Theatre, as well as a number of Fringe events at various venues around Dublin, with some of the highlights including: Tuesday 15th […]
The Hanging Gardens – Abbey Theatre – Dublin Theatre Festival – Review
The eternal quest for meaning is at the heart of many a story. The whys and wherefores of human behaviour are a perennial source of inspiration, as culture at its best seeks […]
Young Hearts Run Free – John Peel’s Shed – 25th Oct
Another date for your diary for the Young Hearts. If you haven’t gone to one of these nights, it’s about time you sorted that! This time out, along with the usual collection […]
Desire Under the Elms – Smock Alley – Dublin Theatre Festival Review
Three brothers live under the same roof with their brute of a father; Ephraim. There is no love lost between the various members of the family, and it is not the easiest […]
Things to do in Dublin this week (7-10-13 to 13-10-13)
This is the last week of the Dublin Theatre Festival. Yup, we’re almost there with the madness of festival season, so make the most of the last few remaining moments. There’s also […]
The Critic – Rough Magic – Dublin Theatre Festival – Review
Richard Brinsley Sheridan’s ‘The Critic‘ was first performed in 1779 and deals with the literary and theatrical scene in London at the time. This new production by Rough Magic has transposed the […]
Dublin Theatre Festival – Free Events, Panel Discussions, In Development
There’s a lot more happening in the Dublin Theatre festival than the various plays, there’s also a world of free events, shows that are in development and other odd ball things for […]
The Swell Party – Smock Alley – Review
Why Paris in the 1920’s became such a hotbed for artistic talent, is impossible to say for certain. The Lost Generation as it became known was a collection of artist, writers and […]
The Threepenny Opera – Gate Theatre – Dublin Theatre Festival – Review
The Threepenny opera is a musical by writer Bertolt Brecht and composer Kurt Weill, and was adapted from John Gay’s The Beggar’s Opera. It was first performed in 1928 in Berlin, and […]
Winners and Losers – Project Arts Centre – Dublin Theatre Festival Review
Do you have a ‘Frenemy’ or a friend with whom you have an intense rivalry and competitive friendship? Is there something about male companionship that encourages competition? Does envy, the need to […]
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