New Music – Ô Lake – Conversation Some new sounds for a Friday morning. Ô Lake is the work of French composer Sylvain Texier. “Across the reeds, on clear waters, is sailing […]
New Music – Ô Lake – Conversation
Finn – Smock Alley – Review
Finn – Smock Alley – Review by Letizia Delmastro Part of the Scene + Heard Festival 2019 Finn, a new short play by Cuckoo Lane Productions, presented as part of the Scene […]
The Tide – New Theatre – Review
The Tide – New Theatre – Review The Tide by Tara Maria Lovett 19th February – 2nd March We meet Ivy as she is drying herself on the shoreline after going for […]
E.B. The Younger – To Each His Own – Album Review
E.B. The Younger – To Each His Own – Album Review by Killian Laher With Midlake seemingly on indefinite hiatus, following bass player Paul Alexander’s excellent Two Medicine album, singer Eric Pulido […]
The South Afreakins Show – The Space, London – Review
The South Afreakins Show – The Space, London – Review by Eamon Somers Writer & Performer Robyn Paterson – Producer Impi Theatre Company Performance Dates 19th -23rd February 2019, 7.00pm The South […]
Movies This Week – 20-02-19
Movies This Week – 20-02-19 First off, this is the week the new Liam Neeson film is released! Yes, Cold Pursuit is actually meant to be quite good but has been completely […]
Before – Civic Theatre – Review
Before – Civic Theatre – Review by Simon Jewell Before by Fishamble Company – Review 15th February Before is the latest instalment from Pat Kinevane and Fishamble Theatre Company, the team that […]
East Belfast Boy & Every Day I Wake Up Hopeful – Project Arts Centre – Review
East Belfast Boy & Every Day I Wake Up Hopeful – Project Arts Centre – Review Prime Cut Productions – East Belfast Boy & Every Day I Wake Up Hopeful (Double Bill) […]
Capernaum – Film Review
Capernaum – Film Review by Frank L Directed by Nadine Labaki Writers: Nadine Labaki (screenplay), Jihad Hojeily (screenwriter) Stars: Zain Al Rafeea, Yordanos Shiferaw, Boluwatife Treasure Bankole The entire movie centres on […]
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 19-02-19
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 19-02-19 Some interesting new work on around Dublin with Hamnet and East Belfast Boy & Every Day I Wake Up Hopeful at the Project Arts Centre. […]
Micah P Hinson – Whelans – Live Review – 15-02-18
Micah P Hinson – Whelans – Live Review – 15-02-18 Micah P Hinson released “When I Shoot At You With Arrows, I Will Shoot To Destroy You” in October of last year. […]
Live Music in Dublin – 18-02-19
Live Music in Dublin – 18-02-19 Massive Attack are in the 3Arena this week to celebrate the release of their Mezzanine album, which is somehow 21 years old! It was released in […]
Fat Blokes – Project Arts Centre – Review
Fat Blokes – Project Arts Centre – Review Home, Southbank Centre and Scottee & Friends present – Fat Blokes – Dates: 14 Feb – 16 Feb Fat Blokes is a theatre production […]
The Kid Who Would Be King – Film Review
The Kid Who Would Be King – Film Review Director: Joe Cornish Writer: Joe Cornish Stars: Louis Ashbourne Serkis, Denise Gough, Dean Chaumoo King Arthur and the knights of the Round Table […]
Milkman – Audible Book Review
Milkman – Audible Book Review By: Anna Burns Narrated by: Bríd Brennan Length: 14 hrs and 11 mins The Milkman is Anna Burns’ third novel and won the Man Booker prize last […]
Glasgow Girls – Abbey Theatre – Review
Glasgow Girls – Abbey Theatre – Review 13 – 16 February 2019 Abbey Theatre presents Raw Material in association with Regular Music – Glasgow Girls This is the true story of a […]
New Music For Valentine’s Day – David Turpin – Concubine feat. Elephant
New Music – For Valentine’s Day: David Turpin – Concubine feat. Elephant A special Valentine’s day treat from David Turpin with the release of Concubine (featuring Elephant). “It’s a Valentine’s gift to […]
The Lemonheads – Varshons 2 – Album Review
The Lemonheads – Varshons 2 – Album Review by Killian Laher Ten years on from the Lemonheads’ last covers album, and last album of any description, the band follow it up with […]
Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival – Top Ten Picks
Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival – Top Ten Picks 20 Feb – 3 Mar 2019 The wonderful Dublin International Film Festival is set to return in only 6 days time, so […]
Interview with Philip St John – Temptress – Viking Theatre
Interview with Philip St John – Temptress – Viking Theatre Temptress – Viking Theatre – Feb 11th to 23rd Philip St John is an Irish playwright who has written plays such as […]
Movies This Week – 13-02-19
Movies This Week – 13-02-19 This week we have Happy Death Day 2U. Yes, the follow up to the average enough horror film that no one needed! We’ve had sci-fi remakes of […]
A Private War – Film Review
A Private War – Film Review by Frank L. Director: Matthew Heineman Writers: Marie Brenner (based on the Vanity Fair article “Marie Colvin’s Private War” by), Arash Amel Stars: Rosamund Pike, Greg […]
Kracked – Smock Alley – Review
Kracked – Smock Alley – Review Run now finished – 5 – 9 Feb 2019 – Boys’ School We meet Sharon as she sits and slowly unwraps a Kit Kat. She does […]
Instant Family – Film Review
Instant Family – Film Review by Frank L. Director: Sean Anders Writers: Sean Anders, John Morris Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Rose Byrne, Isabela Moner Sean Anders, as well as directing this sit-com also […]
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 12-02-19
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 12-02-19 A couple of new productions this week, with Glasgow Girls in the Abbey, and Fat Blokes/ This is the Funeral of your Life in the […]
Live Music in Dublin – 11-02-19
Live Music in Dublin – 11-02-19 The usual mixed bag of gigs awaits you this week but really there’s no particular highlight or big name in town. There is GoGo Penguin in […]
Orfeo Ed Euridice – Civic Theatre – Review
Orfeo Ed Euridice – Civic Theatre – Review by Pat Viale Photos by Pat Redmond Irish National Opera’s Orfeo ed Euridice illustrates perfectly that you don’t need a large scale Met production […]
Bob Mould – Sunshine Rock – Album Review
Bob Mould – Sunshine Rock – Album Review by Killian Laher Bob Mould is in a really energised phase over his most recent albums. Ever since 2011’s autobiography he seems to have […]
Rapids – Project Arts Centre – Review
Rapids – Project Arts Centre – Review Talking Shop Ensemble & Shaun Dunne Present Rapids – Dates: 07 Feb – 09 Feb – Show Time: 7.45pm The production opens with Shaun Dunne […]
No More Workhorse 