Another one of those busy summer weeks, with far too much on around the city to see and do! You Bloom is billed as Dublin’s answer to South by South West and […]
Things to do in Dublin this week (24-06-13 to 30-06-13)
Stalemate – Civic Theatre – Review
No complex moves but some easy laughs in Stalemate at the Civic Theatre, writes Sarah Gilmartin. If you’re heading to Seamus O’Rourke’s new play in search of a carefully plotted piece of […]
Matthew J. Anthony – I’m (Still) Your Man – Interview
Two weeks back we premiered Matthew J. Anthony’s strange but beautiful video for their debut single I’m Your Man. And we at No More Workhorse were still curious about the content of the video […]
Howie the Rookie – Project Arts Centre – Review
Howie the Rookie is the tale of two men that share the same last name, Lee as in Bruce. Rookie is a pretty boy who is useless in a fight but can […]
Things to do in Dublin this week (17-06-13 to 23-06-13)
Another week on the streets of Dublin, and we’re just about to hit the longest day of the year! It’s all down hill from there. The biggest event this week has to […]
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man – The New Theatre – Review
James Joyce died in 1941 and the copyright on his work ended 70 years later, meaning there has been a large number of theatrical productions of his work in the last couple […]
Shush – Abbey Theatre – Review
It is Breda’s birthday and she is home alone with her dark thoughts. She rings her son for what feels like the 100th time and contemplates how her life has reached this […]
Festival of Writing and Ideas – Borris House – Saturday Review
The Festival of Writing and Ideas took place in Borris House in Carlow last weekend (8th – 9th of June 2013). This was the first time I visited the Big House in […]
Things to do in Dublin this week (10-06-13 to 16-06-13)
This is the week of the big gig, with Robbie, Bon Jovi and Neil Young all battling for your attention! There’s lots of lovely small events around town also, if you don’t […]
Matthew J. Anthony – I’m Your Man | Video Premier
Matthew J. Anthony’s debut single “I’m Your Man” has just been released on Any Other City Records and we here at No More Workhorse have gotten our grubby little mits on the […]
World Actors Forum – Gate Theatre – 15th & 16th June
The World Actors Forum aims to let actors speak their mind! They spend their lives on stage, but rarely do we hear their opinions, so this is a chance for them to […]
Kiss me and you’ll see how important I am – Porject Arts Centre – Review
‘They teach you how to cope, there’s a formula, and if you stick to it, you’ll make it to your next birthday’. Alex is a troubled young woman suffering from severe depression […]
Things to do in Dublin this week (03-06-13 to 9-06-13)
We are entering the last part of the long weekend, the bit that makes it long I guess, a Monday to enjoy! Forbidden Fruit has ended, and all the madness that went […]
Man of Valour – Project Arts Centre – Review
Man of Valour is the story of a man battling demons from his past, quite literally! Farrell Blinks is your average young man dealing with the normal problems of day to day […]
An Enemy of the People – Gate Theatre – Review
The development of Kirsten Springs promises to change the lives of all those in its locality. New wealth has come to the area and land prices are starting to increase rapidly. It […]
Things to do in Dublin this week (27-05-13 to 2-06-13)
We’re just heading into the Bank Holiday weekend and there’s more than a few events around the streets of Dublin. There’s a few new plays doing the rounds as well as the […]
Things to Do in Dublin – 20th – 26th May 2013
The Dublin Writers Festival starts today! We did a preview a while back, which will give you our thoughts on what not to miss! It’s a week where the IQ of Dublin […]
The Lesson – Project Arts Centre – Review
A young woman arrives at a Professor’s house, to prepare for a number of exams she is due to take next week. She is greeted by the Housekeeper Marie, and told to […]
Things to Do in Dublin – 13th – 19th May 2013
Dance, dance, dance…shake that booty, dominate the dance floor! Yes, it’s the dance festival in Dublin this week, and it’s hard to sit still. It runs from the 14-26th of May, and […]
Conversations on a Homecoming – Gaiety Theatre – Review – 07/05/13
Two young men who were inseparable during the early part of their lives have gone in different directions, Tom (Garrett Lombard) has chosen to stay at home, work as a teacher in […]
Things to Do in Dublin – 6th – 12th May 2013
Oh man, everything hurts! I can’t point at a body part that is working within normal parameters! Yes, we’re recovering form the Meteor Camden Crawl Dublin and three solid days of music! […]
Shiver – Declan Hughes – Free Reading Today – Project Arts Centre
Rough Magic are going hard and heavy at Declan Hughes’ work at the moment. There’s a freebie this afternoon at the Project Arts Centre, which should be worth a visit. Project Arts […]
Conversations on a homecoming – Gaiety Theatre – Review
Note: We have reviewed the latest production of ‘Conversations on a homecoming’ here. This is our review of the Druid Murphy play ‘Conversations on a homecoming’ which was in the Gaiety Theatre […]
Whistle in the Dark – Gaiety Theatre – Review
As Druid Murphy has just to the Gaiety Theatre, we thought it was a good moment to repost our reviews from the Theatre Festival last October! This is the first of the […]
Things to Do in Dublin – 29th April – 5th May 2013
This is a big week around the streets of Dublin, as it’s the May bank holiday weekend, with a variety of festivals and other junk to see and do. Meteor Dublin Camden […]
Richard II – Peacock Theatre – Review
Richard II is one of Shakespeare’s historical themed plays, telling the tale of the King’s fall from grace and eventual demise (I doubt I’m ruining the story on too many people by […]
Digging for Fire – Project Arts Centre – Review
Digging for Fire is a play by Declan Hughes that was previously performed by Rough Magic in 1991. It is a play about contemporary Ireland of the period that is just shrugging […]
Things to Do in Dublin – 22nd – 28th April 2013
In terms of odd ball festivals, the Dublin Bay Prawn festival must rank pretty highly! It runs in Bray from the 25th – 28th of April. To find the full series of […]
Live Collision Festival – Project Arts Centre (Kinda)
Collision Live is a mini theatre festival, running from the 18th (tomorrow!) to the 21st of April, which sounds a lot of fun! “Live Collision present a series of events titled We […]
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