February arrives and the bleak month of January is nothing buy a memory. So what’s worth seeing this week? There’s the Chinese New Year Festival around Dublin, as well as the list […]
Things to Do in Dublin – 4th – 10th Feb 2013
Things to Do in Dublin – 28th Jan – 3rd Feb 2013
Art – Ned Kelly is gone, and shame on those that missed it! Alice Maher‘s show at IMMA (Earlsfort Terrace) is really impressive (until Feb 27th), and the Tribal Textiles from Iran continues in the […]
FOLLOW – Project Arts Centre – Review
WillFredd Theatre‘s FOLLOW is a largely victorious one-man performance which explores the ‘dramatic possibilities of sign language.’ By interweaving several separate narratives, all involving deaf/hearing impaired characters, it undeniably manages to portray the unique and subjective experience of each […]
Things to Do in Dublin – 21st – 26th Jan 2013
Today is Blue Monday, according to the radio, and yes, it’s not the most exciting out there on the streets of Dublin, but there’s a few things worth a mention. Art – […]
The Life and sort of Death of Eric Argyle – Smock Alley – Review
Eric Argyle decides to save time while crossing the road by not looking. This is not the best decision Eric has made during his 58 years of life, and brings it to […]
The Theatre Machine turns you on – Vol 3 – Review
The Theatre Machine turns you on is a series of 24 short plays running at the Project arts centre until January 19th. Here is a sample what can be seen! Germans Don’t […]
Things to Do in Dublin – 14th – 20th Jan 2013
Art – Sidney Nolan exhibition is at the other IMMA; Kilmainham. It closes on the 27th of Jan, so just go this week. No more excuses! It’s a beautiful show with great landscape […]
The Theatre Machine turns you on – Vol 3 – Dolls – Review
This is a collection of short plays/ theatrical events, 24 in total and all vaguely experimental in nature. Most of the shows only run for one or two nights, so it’s a […]
Things to Do in Dublin – 7th – 13th Jan 2013
Art – Sidney Nolan exhibition is at the other IMMA; Kilmainham. I made it to the show over the Chrismas, and was hugely impressed. It closes on the 27th of Jan, so get […]
The Wheelchair on my Face – Civic Theatre – Tallaght, Dublin – Review
I’m not sure how long I’ve seen this play circling the city, as is often the case with one man/ woman shows, when they’re good they just run and run! This is […]
Things to Do in Dublin – 1st – 6th Jan 2013
Even a workhorse takes the odd day off, so this is a day late this week! Ok, maybe I just forgot yesterday was Monday. So what’s new with the new year? Actually, […]
Things to Do in Dublin – 24th – 30th December
I think the message this week is, go home and spend time with your loved ones, because that’s what the art world is doing! There’s a few events on around the city, […]
The Magistrate – National Theatre Live – Odeon Cinema – Point Village
John Lithgow is one of those performers who is always up to something interesting. The last major role I saw him in, was as a high functioning serial killer in Dexter, as […]
Things to Do in Dublin – 17th – 23rd December
Everything’s gone a little bit fuzzy around here, with our own Matthew Barks about to take the stage at the ten year anniversary of Deputy Fuzz! There are a few other events, […]
Forest Fringe – Lir – Review
Forest Fringe was set up in 2007 in Edinburgh, with its aim to provide a space for young experimental artists and actors to perform. While the festival itself is based there, it […]
Jezebel – Project Arts Centre – Review
Nothing comes easy to Jezebel when it comes to love, she just keeps attracting the wrong men. When she met her boyfriend in an art gallery and he said he was a […]
Quietly – Peacock Theatre – Review
I must admit to have been put off going to this by what I had heard of the plot, the story of ‘violence and forgiveness’ set in Northern Ireland does not sound […]
The Dead – Abbey Theatre – Review
A theatrical version of The Dead always had a difficult task, not only does it have a flawless short story to be compared with, it also has a movie that is one […]
Things to Do in Dublin – 10th – 16th December
Right, so I’m ignoring every Christmas market, in case you’re wondering! They’re out there and hard to miss, so go enjoy if that’s your scene. Otherwise, The Dead starts (officially) at the […]
Things to Do in Dublin – 3rd – 9th December
Yes, we’ve fully embraced the Christmas vibe here, with Chris Rea driving home for Christmas, wall to wall on all radios. I haven’t heard the Pogues yet, but it’s only a matter […]
Reunion – Viking Theatre – Clontarf – Review
Reunion was written by Fred Uhlman who was a German Jew born in 1901. His own story bears many comparisons with the tale of Reunion, as he was born in Stuttgart and […]
Tender Napalm – Project Arts Centre – Review
Tender Napalm in the Project Arts Centre is a Sugarglass production, and their first since Dublin got excited about their production of ‘All Hell Lay Beneath‘ in/outside/ above Cassidy’s pub on Westmoreland […]
Things to Do in Dublin – 26th November – 2nd December
God, is it Christmas already? Seriously? I guess I’ll have to accept it and move on. Try to resist the ba humbug vibe, although it is strong within me! So, what’s around […]
The Yellow Wallpaper – Project Arts Centre – Review
This is a stage adaptation of the novella by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, which was first published in 1892. It tells the tale of a young woman who is confined in an attic […]
Things to Do in Dublin – 19th – 25th November
Another good week ahead, with a few gems out there. I’m looking forward to the Yellow Wallpaper in the Project Arts, and The Dirty Three on Friday! Art – Eithne Jordan’s new […]
The Poor Mouth – Project Arts Centre – Review
This is a stage adaptation of the Flann O’Brien’s 1946 novel ‘An Béal Bocht’, which is a loving parody of the Gaeltacht autobiographies such as Peig Sayers and An t-Oileánach (The Islandman). […]
Things to Do in Dublin – 12th – 18th November
So, what’s new in town then? Not a bad week actually, with a few good gigs in Bon Iver tonight and the Villagers, The Poor Mouth in the Project and Eithne Jordan’s […]
Solpadeine is My Boyfriend – RTE Radio Play
Solpadeine was one of the best things from this year’s Fringe Festival! It was an interesting take on a young girl coming to Dublin from Cork, and facing into a new world, […]
Ulysses – Project Arts Centre – Review
It was quite a task to create a new stage adaptation of James Joyce’s Ulysses, and that is what Dermot Bolger set out to do. To tame the wild beast, a sprawling […]
No More Workhorse 