Cock – New Theatre – Review by Helen Major Blue Heart Theatre – May 23rd – May 28th @ 7.30pm Written by Mike Bartlett Directed by Geoff O’Keefe Writer Mike Bartlett has […]
Cock – New Theatre – Review
Second Opinion – Money Monster – Movie Review
Money Monster – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Jodie Foster Starring: George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Jack O’Connell, Dominic West, Caitriona Balfe, Giancarlo Esposito In cinemas, May 27th There is no […]
Fulcrum – Dublin Dance Festival – Review
Fulcrum – Dublin Dance Festival – Project Arts Centre – Review by Stephen McDermott In July 1982, at the invitation of the Association Internationale de Défense des Artistes, Samuel Beckett produced his […]
Interview with Jo Mangan – Director of the Carlow Arts Festival
We had the chance to talk to Jo Mangan, the director of the Carlow Arts Festival. You can see the results below where she discusses Alien visitations in Truffaut’s Code and other […]
Revolver – Theatre Upstairs – Review
Revolver – Theatre Upstairs – Review by Frank L. Sugar Coat Theatre – REVOLVER – May 20th 2016 – June 4th 2016 Written by Seanan McDonnell The programme notes state as a guide […]
Psychic Ills – Inner Journey Out – Album Review
Psychic Ills – Inner Journey Out – Album Review This is the fifth album by New York’s Psychic Ills, a two piece with frontman Tres Warren and Elizabeth Hart on bass. They […]
Betroffenheit – Dublin Dance Festival – Review
Betroffenheit – Kidd Pivot & Electric Company Theatre O’Reilly Theatre – Dates Tue 24, Wed 25 May @ 7.30pm The performance starts in almost complete darkness. As the lights start to grow, […]
New Music – Ben Chatwin – Inflexion
New Music – Ben Chatwin – Inflexion All I need is two minutes of your time for this ticking, tumbling instrumental track that flows ever so neatly. Enjoy it below. You can […]
Love & Friendship – Film Review
Love & Friendship – Film Review by Frank L. Directed by Whit Stillman Writers: Jane Austen (based on her novella “Lady Susan”), Whit Stillman Stars: Kate Beckinsale, Chloë Sevigny, Xavier Samuel Whit […]
Life Festival – Timetable 2016
Life X1 – 27-28-29 May 2016 Belvedere House Park & Gardens Mullingar – Co. Westmeath, Ireland Today, we are simply drowning in time tables and maps! Yes, the Life Festival kicks off […]
Mon Roi – Film Review
Mon Roi – Film Review by Frank L Director: Maïwenn Writers: Etienne Comar (screenplay), Maïwenn (screenplay) Stars: Vincent Cassel, Emmanuelle Bercot, Louis Garrel The film begins with Toni (Emmanuelle Bercot) having a […]
Money Monster – Film Review
Money Monster – Film Review by Robert Dooley Director: Jodie Foster Writers: Jamie Linden (screenplay), Alan DiFiore (screenplay) Stars: George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Jack O’Connell George Clooney’s Lee Gates makes an error […]
The Daughter – Film Review
The Daughter – Film Review by Frank L Directed by Simon Stone Writers: Henrik Ibsen (play), Simon Stone Stars: Sam Neill, Geoffrey Rush, Anna Torv Simon Stone is deeply familiar with Henrik […]
Forbidden Fruit Timetable 2016
Forbidden Fruit Stage Times 2016 When you start getting things like this into your inbox, it really isn’t that far away! Yes, it’s only just over a week until Forbidden Fruit kicks […]
Cathy Rentzenbrink & Decca Aitkenhead – Smock Alley Theatre – Review
Cathy Rentzenbrink & Decca Aitkenhead – Smock Alley Theatre – 22-05-16 – Review The International Lifterature Festival, Dublin continues until May 29th. These two writers have very different stories to tell but […]
Liminal/ Folds of the Crane – Dublin Dance Festival – Review
Liminal/ Folds of the Crane – Project Arts Centre – Review by Stephen McDermott Dublin Dance Festival continues until May 28th In a double-bill of new Irish dance, both of which premiered […]
Alice Through the Looking Glass – Film Review
Alice Through the Looking Glass – Film Review by David Turpin Directed by James Bobit Starring Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, Anne Hathaway, Helena Bonham Carter Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1865) […]
Theatre of Menace – Smock Alley – Review
Theatre of Menace – Smock Alley – 20 + 21 May | 8pm | Boys School Purple Coat Productions – A Kind of Alaska, Celebration, Victoria Station, Mountain Language and extracts from […]
Dublin Event Guide (23-05-16 – 29-05-16)
The dancing continues at Dublin Dance Festival. Their feet must really be sore by this stage, but they have another week of it as it runs until the 28th. There’s also the […]
As the Tide Ebbs – Lyric Theatre – Review
As the Tide Ebbs – Lyric Theatre – Review by Cathy Brown Until 5th June Pearse Elliott has always displayed an uncanny ability to blend the comic with the tragic and his […]
Second Opinion – The Silent Storm – Movie Review
The Silent Storm – Movie Review by Fran Winston Starring: Andrea Riseborough, Damian Lewis, Ross Anderson Directed by: Corinna McFarlane In cinemas May 20th Although only hitting our cinemas now this movie […]
Body&Soul Announces Second Nature
Body&Soul Announces Second Nature, a new arena in a festival full of surprises. June 17 – 19, 2016 | Summer Solstice Weekend – Ballinlough Castle, Co. Westmeath Body & Soul have just […]
Irish Festival Guide – International Literature Festival Dublin
The International Literature Festival Dublin kicks off tomorrow, with lots of events around the city for you to check out. Here are some of the highlights, but it’s worth having a good […]
Marissa Nadler – Strangers – Album Review
Marissa Nadler – Strangers – Album Review Marissa Nadler returns with her 7th album, Strangers, on Rough Trade records. She has built a steady career and is starting to gain a main […]
Good Gig Guide – May 2016
With Godspeed!, Grandaddy, Mudhoney, John Carpenter, Agnes Obel, Teenage Fanclub, Julia Holter, Richmond Fontaine and more added to the list… it’s an exciting long term forecast for the Gigs of Dublin. See […]
Day of the Dead – Various Artists – Album Review
Day of the Dead – Various Artists – Album Review For those questioning what this is, the obvious answer is an album of Grateful Dead covers benefiting the Red Hot Organization. This […]
Another Billy Conn – New Theatre – Review
Another Billy Conn – New Theatre – Review by Helen Major May 16th – May 21st @ 7.30pm – Tickets: €12.50 Written and Performed by Andrew Kenny Directed by Peter Reid Since […]
Heart of a Dog – Film Review
Heart of a Dog – Film Review by David Turpin Director: Laurie Anderson Writer: Laurie Anderson Stars: Archie, Jason Berg, Heung-Heung Chin Laurie Anderson’s last largescale album/performance piece, Homeland (2007-2010) was a […]
Mark Kozelek Sings Favourites – Album Review
Mark Kozelek Sings Favourites – Album Review by Killian Laher A couple of years ago it seemed Mark Kozelek, whether as solo or Sun Kil Moon seemed to be in a state […]
No More Workhorse 