Endings – Project Arts Centre – Dublin Theatre Festival – Review Project Arts Centre (Space Upstairs) | Oct 12-14 – Tamara Saulwick, Australia Find out more about Endings here. This is a […]
Endings – Project Arts Centre – Dublin Theatre Festival – Review
King of the Castle – Gaiety Theatre – Dublin Theatre Festival – Review
King of the Castle – Gaiety Theatre – Dublin Theatre Festival – Review Druid, Ireland – King of the Castle | Gaiety Theatre | Oct 11-15 The play is set on a farm in […]
King Lear – Mill Theatre – Review
King Lear – Mill Theatre – Review by Keith Thompson Performance Times 10am, 1.30pm Evening Performances at 7.30pm: Thursday 12th October Wednesday 25th October Thursday 26th October Stop me if this sounds […]
The Party – Film Review
The Party – Film Review by David Minogue Directed and written by Sally Potter Cinematography – Aleksei Rodionov Stars – Kristin Scott Thomas, Timothy Spall, Cillian Murphy, Patricia Clarkson, Bruno Ganz, Emily […]
Miss Saigon – Bord Gais Energy Theatre – Review
Miss Saigon – Bord Gais Energy Theatre – Review by Fran Winston Bord Gais Energy Theatre, Grand Canal Square, Docklands, Dublin 2 October 4th to November 17th at 7.30pm nightly. Matinee performances […]
Loving Vincent – Film Review
Loving Vincent – Film Review by David Minogue Directors: Dorota Kobiela, Hugh Welchman Writers: Dorota Kobiela, Hugh Welchman Stars: Douglas Booth, Jerome Flynn, Robert Gulaczyk, Douglas Booth, Saoirse Ronan, Helen McCrory, Aidan […]
New Music – The Crayon Set – I Can’t Say No
New Music – The Crayon Set – I Can’t Say No Launch gig: Bello Bar – 21st Oct In need of something a bit cheery? Well, here’s a new single from the good […]
Movies This Week – 11-10-17
Movies This Week – 11-10-17 Lots and lots of new films released this week and really something for everyone, with Double Date, It’s Not Yet Dark, Kevin Roche: The Quiet Architect, Loving […]
Her Voice – Samuel Beckett Theatre – Dublin Theatre Festival – Review
Her Voice | Samuel Beckett Theatre | Oct 10-11 | Inspired by Samuel Beckett’s Happy Days The lifework of Makoto Sato and Keiko Takeya Happy Days was written by Beckett and first […]
The Ritual – Film Review
The Ritual – Film Review by David Minogue Director: David Bruckner Writers: Joe Barton, Adam Nevill (novel) Stars: Robert James-Collier, Rafe Spall, Arsher Ali A forest and an isolated cabin located within […]
New Music – Högni – Komdu með
New Music – Högni – Komdu með How about something nice and odd from Iceland for our New Music slot this week? Hard to complain about that. Högni played with GusGus and […]
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 10-10-17
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 10-10-17 The Dublin Theatre Festival is now in its final week! It’s now or never, people. The big events of the week include Josephine K and […]
TV Picks of the Week – 09-10-17
TV PICKS OF THE WEEK By Lisa Jewell Make a date or set your DVR for our top telly choices this week Documentary – The 80s with Dominic Sandbrook Thursday 12 October, […]
Q&A with Music Photographer Gregory Nolan
This Was Our Scene – Gregory Nolan – Fumbally Exchange – 19th – 22nd Oct 2017 We had the chance to ask photographer Gregory Nolan about his work in London over the […]
It’s Not Yet Dark – Film Review
It’s Not Yet Dark – Film Review by Pat Viale Director: Frankie Fenton Star: Colin Farrell Frankie Fenton’s directorial début is a moving documentary about fellow Irish film-maker, Simon Fitzmaurice, who has […]
Live Music in Dublin – 9-10-17
Live Music in Dublin – 9-10-17 Ok, so it’s not a classic, but there’s still a few events of interest. See if you can find anything good below and let us know […]
METZ – Strange Peace – Album Review
METZ – Strange Peace – Album Review by Killian Laher Canadian band METZ return with their third album, and any fears that they may have softened their ferocious assault are dispelled by […]
Ulysses – Abbey Theatre – Dublin Theatre Festival – Review
Ulysses – Abbey Theatre – Dublin Theatre Festival – Review Until Oct 28th. This version of Ulysses was adapted for the stage by Dermot Bolger. The text reduces the massive volume into […]
The Second Violinist – O’Reilly Theatre – Dublin Theatre Festival – Review
The Second Violinist – O’Reilly Theatre – Dublin Theatre Festival – Review by Pia Maltri Until Oct 8th – Photos by Patrick Redmond Review originally presented on The Side Balcony The Second Violinist, […]
Tribes – Gate Theatre – Dublin Theatre Festival – Review
Tribes – Gate Theatre – Dublin Theatre Festival – Review by Emily Elphinstone Until 11th November Part of the Dublin Theatre Festival Following the spectacular The Great Gatsby was always going to […]
Protomartyr – Relatives in Descent – Album Review
Protomartyr – Relatives in Descent – Album Review by Killian Laher Bands reviving the post-punk sound were everywhere in the early to mid noughties. They captured that nervous, jerky rhythm, slow brooding […]
This is How we Fly – Foreign Fields – Album Review
This is How we Fly – Foreign Fields – Album Review 2018 / 28th Jan: Templebar Trad Fest, St Michan’s Church, Dublin With the minimum of fuss, the second album from four […]
Return to Montauk – Film Review
Return to Montauk – Film Review by Frank L. Director: Volker Schlöndorff (as Volker Schloendorff) Writers: Colm Tóibín (screenplay), Volker Schlöndorff (screenplay) (as Volker Schloendorff) Stars: Stellan Skarsgård, Bronagh Gallagher, Nina Hoss […]
Hope Sandoval & the Warm Inventions – Son of a Lady – Review
Hope Sandoval & the Warm Inventions – Son of a Lady – Review by Killian Laher Hope Sandoval, with Colm O’Ciosóg release a sort of short, companion EP to last year’s fine […]
The Glass Castle – Film Review
The Glass Castle – Film Review by Frank L. Directed: Dettin Daniel Cretton Writers: Destin Daniel Cretton (screenplay by), Andrew Lanham (screenplay by) Stars: Brie Larson, Woody Harrelson, Naomi Watts Director Destin […]
Blade Runner 2049 – FIlm Review
Blade Runner 2049 – FIlm Review Directed by Denis Villeneuve Starring Ryan Gosling, Harrison Ford, Ana De Armas, Sylvia Hoeks Review by David Turpin Ridley Scott’s original Blade Runner is one of […]
Lisa Canny – The Bowery – 02/10/17 – Live Review
Lisa Canny live at The Bowery – Review by Fran Winston The Bowery – 196 Rathmines Road Lower, Dublin 6 Part of the Oktobersest Live Sereis The Bowery in Rathmines has quickly […]
Venus and Adonis – Civic Theatre – Dublin Theatre Festival – Review
Venus and Adonis – Civic Theatre – Dublin Theatre Festival – Review by Frank L. Royal Shakespeare Company in association with Little Angel Theatre, UK Until Oct 7th Venus and Adonis written […]
The Horrors – V – Album Review
The Horrors – V – Album Review by Killian Laher After a gap of three years since the uninspired Luminous album, The Horrors are back with their fifth album. Here they have […]
No More Workhorse 