Quicksand – New Theatre – Review Quicksand by Elizabeth Moynihan 11th June – 22nd June @ 7:30pm (+ Sat Matinees on 15th & 22nd June) We meet Joe (Rex Ryan) under less […]
Quicksand – New Theatre – Review
Album of the Week – 14-06-19 – Bill Callahan – Shepherd In A Sheepskin Vest – Album Review
Album of the Week – 14-06-19 Ok, so everyone knows we love Bill Callahan. If you’re not sure about it, you can read our review here. “The songs here are brittle and […]
Screaming Trees – Dust
Screaming Trees – Dust – by Killian Laher The Screaming Trees never got the attention that Alice In Chains or Soundgarden received in the nineties, nor the adulation bestowed on Nirvana and […]
Interview with Jessica Kennedy & Megan Kennedy – Junk Ensemble – A Different Wolf
Interview with Jessica Kennedy & Megan Kennedy – Junk Ensemble – A Different Wolf A Different Wolf is a new dance opera created by multi-award winning Junk Ensemble and music-theatre company Dumbworld. […]
Movies This Week – 12-06-19
Movies This Week – 12-06-19 This week, we have the new version of Men in Black who this time are now ‘International’, along with a doc on Diego Maradona and a potential indie […]
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 11-06-19
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 11-06-19 If you rewind the clock about twelve months, you’d have much the same line up with The Snapper at the Gate and The Unmanageable Sisters […]
We the Animals – Film Review
We the Animals – Film Review by David Turpin Dir: Jeremiah Zagar Cast: Evan Rosando, Raúl Castillo, Sheila Vand The narrative feature debut of co-writer/director Jeremiah Zagar, We the Animals is based […]
Live Music in Dublin – 10-06-19
Live Music in Dublin – 10-06-19 With so many outdoor festivals and events taking place outside Dublin, it’s gone a bit quiet in the venues around the city! There’s still a few […]
Bill Callahan – Shepherd In A Sheepskin Vest – Album Review
Bill Callahan – Shepherd In A Sheepskin Vest – Album Review by Killian Laher Never has the world needed a new Bill Callahan as much as now. For this, his first album […]
The Cure – Malahide Castle – Review
The Cure – Malahide Castle – Live Review – 8th June 2019 by Killian Laher Perhaps one of the greatest one day line-ups gathered at Malahide Castle for the Cure’s first visit […]
Dirty Little Secrets – Jo Spain – Audible Book Review
Dirty Little Secrets – Jo Spain – Audible Book Review by Pat Viale Nordic Noir is fast being overtaken by the army of excellent Irish women crime writers who have come to […]
Album of the Week – 07/06/19 – The Divine Comedy – Office Politics
Album of the Week – 07/06/19 – The Divine Comedy – Office Politics Is anyone even vaguely surprised with what we’ve gone for this week? There was only one real contender and […]
Festival of Writing and Ideas at Borris House
Festival of Writing and Ideas at Borris House – June 7th – 9th By Frank L. The festival takes place from 7th to 9th of June at Borris House County Carlow, which […]
Interview with Camille Donegan – Virtual Reality Ireland – Carlow Arts Festival
Interview with Camille Donegan – Virtual Reality Ireland – Carlow Arts Festival We had the chance to put some questions to Camille Donegan from Virtual Reality Ireland about the Virtual Reality Film […]
Late Night – Film Review
Late Night – Film Review by Diana Perez Garcia Director: Nisha Ganatra Writers: Mindy Kaling (screenplay by) Stars: Emma Thompson, Mindy Kaling, John Lithgow, Hugh Dancy Although Late Night would like you […]
Turn of the Screw – Gaiety Theatre – Review
Turn of the Screw – Gaiety Theatre – Review by Frank L. Dates: 4th Jun. – 8th Jun. Henry James, in serial form, published in 1898 his novella “The Turn of the […]
The Girl on the Train – Bord Gais Theatre – Review
The Girl on the Train – Bord Gais Theatre – Review by Letizia Delmastro 3 – 8 June 2019 at the Bord Gais Energy Theatre Gripping, witty, entertaining and surprising: The Girl […]
X-Men: Dark Phoenix – Film Review
X-Men: Dark Phoenix – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Simon Kinberg Starring: James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult, Sophie Turner, Tye Sheridan, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Alexandra Shipp, Evan Peters, […]
Movies This Week – 05-06-19
Movies This Week – 05-06-19 And yes, X-Men: Dark Phoenix currently stands on 15% on Rotten Tomatoes! Ouch, that has to hurt. There were rumours of a troubled production and I guess […]
Carlow Arts Festival 2019 – June 4th – 9th – Preview
Carlow Arts Festival 2019 – June 4th – 9th – Preview by Frank L. This is the 40th Anniversary of the Festival with over 80% of the events free to attend. In […]
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 04-06-19
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 04-06-19 There are two new major productions this week, with Turn of the Screw in the Gaiety and The Girl on the Train in the Bord […]
Mayday! – Accidental Theatre – Review
Mayday! – Accidental Theatre – Review by Cathy Brown 30/31st May, 2019 at Accidental Theatre If it was possible to have any sympathy for Theresa May last week, spare a thought for […]
Live Music in Dublin – 03-06-19
Live Music in Dublin – 03-06-19 The Cure are in Dublin, along with Ride and the Twilight Sad. How cool is that line up exactly? Otherwise, it’s a quiet enough week, but […]
Citysong – Abbey Theatre – Review
Citysong – Abbey Theatre – Review Citysong by Dylan Coburn Gray An Abbey Theatre and Soho Theatre co-production 25 May – 8 June 2019 This play won the Verity Bargate Award, which […]
Album of the Week – 31/05/19 – Soundwalk Collective with Patti Smith – The Peyote Dance
Album of the Week – 31/05/19 Some nice competition this week from the The Gotobeds (Debt Begins At 30) and Richard Hawley (Further) among others, but it would be hard to look […]
The Lyric Theatre – New Season Programme – Voyage and Discovery
The Lyric Theatre – New Season Programme – Voyage and Discovery by Cathy Brown The Lyric Theatre Belfast launched their new season programme on Tuesday evening, celebrating the theme of Voyage and […]
Gonne – New Theatre – Review
Gonne – New Theatre – Review by Frank L 28th May – 8th June @ 7:30pm (+ Sat Matinees @ 2:30pm on June 1st & 8th) This piece takes an irreverent look […]
Cotton Fingers – Samuel Beckett Theatre – Review
Cotton Fingers – Samuel Beckett Theatre – Review By Diana Perez Garcia The National Theatre of Wales presents Cotton Fingers at the Samuel Beckett Theatre, from 29-31 May and Mermaid Theatre, 1st […]
Appropriate – Bewley’s Café Theatre – Review
Appropriate – Bewley’s Café Theatre – Review by Paddy McGovern It is rare enough to come across new writing that doesn’t need the description “new” for us to make allowance for inexperience. […]
No More Workhorse 