Gavan O’Herlihy has starred in a wide variety of movies and TV shows, from ‘Never say never again’ to ‘Superman III’, and from ‘Twin Peaks’ to ‘Star Trek: Voyager’. He started his […]
The Ukulele Hooley is the highlight of the new festivals this week, as Dun Laoghaire embraces one of the coolest instruments around. There’s a variety of performances, lessons and workshops, so worth […]
This could well be the strangest request we’ve heard. The Events is a play by David Greig which questions ‘just how far forgiveness will stretch in the wake of tragedy’. They have […]
So often romanticised in literature for its ability to heal and reaffirm, the sea and its tidal cosseting offers the author an instinctive setting for desperate escapes and new beginnings. Two former […]
There was an air of expectation amongst the crowd that gathered outside Dublin’s newest venue, the Liquor room under the Clarence hotel. It’s always fun to be there at the start of […]
Two extremes this week with the Beckett Summer School and Eninem at Slaine Castle. The Beckett school takes place in Trinity College Dublin, with a number of public events around the city, […]
“The Samuel Beckett Summer School offers a full week of learning and is complemented by social and cultural events each evening.” or so says the web site, it’s an excuse for academics […]
This is a new show from Ether productions, who previously produced ‘Mirror, Mirror‘, the sell out show in last years Fringe festival. As you enter the Space Upstairs in the Project you […]
Tonight is the opening night of Pan Pan’s production of Embers by Samuel Beckett in the Beckett theatre in Trinity College. Tickets are available here. Embers is a radio play written in […]
The tagline on the programme says it all: ‘Two women. Similar in age. About to die. That’s where the similarity ends.’ But if you missed this, not to worry, because almost every […]
Major Barbara was written by Shaw in 1905 and tells the story of an unusual family, the Undershafts. Andrew Undershaft has been estranged from the family since his children were infants and […]
There’s a new state of the art theatre in South Dublin. Stiff competition for the Mill Theatre in Dundrum, you are likely to see the best of cutting edge contemporary writing, with […]
This is another week of recovery, from Oxygen and Castle Palooza among others! There’s one day remaining for those wanting to visit the Big House, and there’s also the start of the […]
One of the hits of last year’s Fringe Festival, Briefs are back with their second coming. It’s a mix of comedy, acrobatics and more than a dash of camp fun! It’s not […]
The Friends of Jack Kairo & Jack Kairo and the long hard Kiss Goodbye – The New Theatre – Review Welcome to the world of Jack Kairo, a private detective who struggles […]
This week we’re hitting the August Bank Holiday weekend, with Oxygen 2013 among other events. Oxygen has a heavy emphasis on dance music this year, with names such as David Guetta and […]
This play is set during the war of independence in Ireland, where a young and naive girl arrives in a nunnery to study to become a nun in a small, rural community […]
Sarah Gilmartin reviews opening night of Shush at the Civic Theatre, Tallaght. With all her problems, Breda is in no mood to celebrate her birthday but has little choice when her sister […]
When Blanche DuBois descends on the tiny residence of her sister Stella and her husband Stan Kowalski, she is initially shocked . It is very far removed from the world they grew […]
Festival season continues, and is pretty unrelenting, when you think about it! Longitude has only just left Marlay Park, and we’re back with all things funny in the Iveagh Gardens, with the […]
Irish actor and comedian Suzanna Geraghty is taking her one woman show around Ireland, after a successful run in New York. She’ll be in Dublin in the Mill Theatre in Dublin on […]
This is an unusual work from Carmel Winters, who previously wrote ‘B is for Baby’ which won the Irish Times best new play award in 2010. It tells the tale of the […]
It must be tough graduating from theatre school at the moment, you’re coming out into a world where the arts grants are being slashed and the audiences are at home counting their […]
Whether you’re a city slicker or a long way from home dreaming of green fields and open spaces, there’s something for everyone in Wilfredd’s production of Farm. This show was one of […]
The press launch for the new Theatre festival is tonight, but the web site is already up and running, and lists all the events that will no doubt delight/ dazzle you in […]
Can a play be a ‘minor classic’ in less than five years? In the case of ‘These Halcyon Days’ by Deirdre Kinahan, the answer is yes. A brilliantly executed and sensitive story, […]
One of the best pieces from last year’s Fringe Festival has returned for one week only, and can be seen twice a day in the Lir. The play is a bunch of […]
10 days in Dublin is in full swing with a stupid amount of events around the city, go explore their web site for details. There’s also lots of outdoor gigs on over […]
A Christmas Play, in the Middle of Summer? What madness is this? But yet, ‘If Music be the food of love, play on’ and thus opens ‘Twelfth Night‘, an everyday tale of […]
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