Wrong Turn at Lungfish – Viking Theatre – Review by Frank L. Written by Garry Marshall and Lowell Ganz Until July 2 Written in 1990, the action takes place in a New […]
Wrong Turn at Lungfish – Viking Theatre – Review
Dalkey Book Festival 2016 Review
Dalkey Book Festival Review – by Conor MacNamara In its seventh year the Dalkey Book Festival ran from the 16th to the 19th of June, with this year’s theme being “migration, […]
M. Craft – Blood Moon – Album Review
M. Craft – Blood Moon – Album Review by Killian Laher Martin Craft is a composer of Australian origin who records under the name M.Craft. Not exactly a prolific artist, this is […]
Dublin Event Guide (20-06-16 – 26-06-16)
There’s a lot going on this week, as you would expect in the middle of summer. Two big festivals this week, with Sea Sessions and Interlude. There’s also a fun small one […]
Body & Soul Festival Review 2016 – Sat 18-06-16
Day Two of the festival and spirits remained high. The rain had held off so far, but there was little sign of the sun despite weather reports to the contrary! The day […]
Body & Soul Festival Review 2016 – Fri 17/06/16
Body&Soul Review – Friday 17/06/16 Body&Soul returned on Friday night with another trip to the beautiful confines of Ballinlough Castle, Co. Westmeath. The first thing that really gets you about the festival […]
Interlude Festival Stage Times
With Interlude Weekend Tickets now sold out, and a few remaining Day tickets available, it sounds like it could be a lot of fun! You can find the full Interlude Stage Times […]
James Wan – Best Modern Horror Director?
James Wan – Best Modern Horror Director? In the 80s and 90s names such as Wes Craven, Clive Barker and John Carpenter were synonymous with their ghoulish creations. There has been a […]
Cemetery of Splendour – Film Review
Cemetery of Splendour – Film Review by David Turpin Directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul Starring Jenjira Pongpas Widner, Banlop Lomnoi, Jarinoattra Rueangram There are few experiences as singular as watching somebody else sleep. […]
Smiley – Lyric Theatre – Review
Smiley – Lyric Theatre – Review by Cathy Brown Until 2 July Gary Mitchell has always found comedy in the political, but his new play Smiley, presented by the Lyric Theatre is […]
Gods of Egypt – Film Review
Gods of Egypt – Film Review by Shane Larkin Director: Alex Proyas Writers: Matt Sazama, Burk Sharpless Stars: Brenton Thwaites, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Gerard Butler “If I even attempted to explain, your brain […]
The Boyz of Harcourt Street – Smock Alley – Review
The Boyz of Harcourt Street – Smock Alley – Review by Frank L Written by Laurence Falconer and Brendan O’Donohue 13 – 18 Jun | 7:30pm | Main Space It is Friday […]
At It Again – Romping through Dubliners
At It Again – Romping Through Dubliners With today being Bloomsday, we thought it was as good a day as any to mention another lovely pocket book from the good people at […]
New Music – Palehound – Cushioned Caging
New Music – Palehound – Cushioned Caging Want to see a video where people break things? Of course you do. Enjoy the mysterious video for Cushioned Caging below, and Palehound’s debut album […]
Town is Dead – Peacock Theatre – Review
Town is Dead – Peacock Theatre – Review by P McGovern Written by Philip McMahon, with music by Raymond Scannell, Town is Dead touches on a wide range of topical social issues: […]
The Trial – Smock Alley – Review
The Trial – Smock Alley – Review by Anthony McDonagh 14 – 18 Jun | 8pm | Boys School – No Drama Theatre ‘The Trial’ by Franza Kafta was adapted by Steven […]
Preview – Roamer – Arthurs 5th/6th July
Roamer – Arthur’s Pub – July 5th & 6th. Who the hell are Roamer, I hear you cry! Well, you’re excused for not knowing the name, as they’re a new project by […]
New Music – Saint Sister – Madrid
The first EP by Saint Sister, and it sounds quite promising! Saint Sister, formed in November 2014, is the new project from Morgan MacIntyre and Gemma Doherty. Their music draws from early […]
Irish Festival Guide – Vodafone Comedy Festival
Vodafone Comedy Festival Line Up Announcement The Vodafone Comedy Festival returns for its tenth year with an impressive line up of home grown talent as well as popular acts from the American […]
Tale of Tales – Film Review
Tale of Tales – Film Review by Emily Elphinstone Director: Matteo Garrone Writers: Giambattista Basile (book), Edoardo Albinati (screenplay) Stars: Salma Hayek, Vincent Cassel, Toby Jones Fairytales in modern culture are more […]
Borris Festival of Writing and Ideas 2016 Review
Borris Festival of Writing and Ideas 2016 – Review June 10th to 12th 2016. Another year and another trip to Borris House. This year it started with a bang, with Simon Callow […]
Body&Soul Stage Times and Map
Can you feel it in our bones? It’s great when you receive the stage times, as you know you’re almost there. Full details for Body&Soul below…
The Conjuring 2 – Film Review
The Conjuring 2 – Film Review by David Turpin Directed by James Wan Starring Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Frances O’Conner Director James Wan and stars Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson reunite for […]
Dublin Event Guide (13-06-16 – 19-06-16)
COYBIG! If Euro fever hasn’t taken over, here’s a list of things to do around Dublin. There is a huge amount of new theatre this week, with Boyz of Harcourt Street and […]
Interview with Ger Gaughran – Hay Festival Kelly
We had the chance to interview Ger Gaughran, one of the organisers of the Hay Festival Kells. We quizzed her on the festival itself and some of the highlights. You can see […]
What Next? NCFA Ireland @Campaign4Arts
Project Arts Centre hosts the National Campaign for the Arts – What Next? National Campaign for the Arts – by Frank L. On Thursday morning in the Projects Art Centre the NCFA […]
Steve Gunn – Eyes On The Lines – Album Review
Steve Gunn – Eyes On The Lines – Album Review by Killian Laher Steve Gunn has been actively recording for the guts of ten years and has released many albums, some under […]
A Country Road, A Tree – Jo Baker – Audible Book Review
A Country Road, A Tree – Jo Baker – Audible Book Review by Pat V. The title of Jo Baker’s novel recalls the opening stage directions of Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot […]
Minor Victories – Album Review
Minor Victories – Album Review by Killian Laher So it seems we are entering supergroup era once again, in the form of the shoegazing Wilburys. Or Minor Victories if you prefer. The […]
No More Workhorse 