God of Carnage – Mill Theatre Review by Audrey Devereux God Of Carnage 4th February – 7th February Some plays are plays of ideas and some are plays of observation. Yasmina Reza’s […]
God of Carnage – Mill Theatre – Review
José González- Vestiges & Claws – Album Review
José González – Vestiges & Claws – Album Review It’s ten years since the release of Veneer (2005), José’s first and break through album. The song ‘Heartbeats’, a cover version of a song […]
Amour Fou – Movie Review
Amour Fou – Review by David Turpin Directed by: Jessica Hausner Starring: Christian Fridel, Birte Schoenik, Stephan Grossman The fifth feature from Austrian director Jessica Hausner – and the first since her […]
Hooked – Viking Theatre – Review
Hooked – Viking Theatre – Review by Frank L. Feb 2 – 21 Written by Gillian Grattan. Directed by Don Wycherley. Starring Steve Blount. Tina Kellegher,Séana Kerslake. Everyone has secrets. Each constructs […]
One is not oneself – New Theatre – Review
One is not oneself – New Theatre – Review by Helen O’Leary Feb 2nd – Feb 14th @ 7.30pm Previews Mon 2nd & Tues 3rd Feb. Tickets: €15 / €12 conc. (€10 […]
Jupiter Ascending – Movie Review
Jupiter Ascending – Movie Review by Pamela Coyle Williams Directors: Andy Wachowski, Lana Wachowski Writers: Andy Wachowski, Lana Wachowski Stars: Channing Tatum, Mila Kunis, Eddie Redmayne This action packed film starts in […]
New Music – Roo Panes – Academy – 09-04-15
How does a man end up with a name like Roo, I hear you ask? Well, it’s Andrew to his parents. Roo plays a mean guitar and intends to do it at […]
Selma – Movie Review
Selma – Movie Review by Frances Winston Directed by: Ava DuVernay Starring: David Oyelow, Tom Wilkinson, Carmen Ejogo, Andre Holland, Tessa Thompson, Giovanni Ribisi, Lorraine Toussaint, Stephan James, Wendell Pierce, Common, Alessandro […]
Midsummer Night’s Dream – Abbey Thetare – Preview
The first publicity shots from A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Abbey have just arrived, and already I’m loving it! This is a new production with Pan Pan’s Gavin Quinn (Director) and […]
Shaun the Sheep – Movie Review
Shaun the Sheep – Review by Cormac Fitzgerald Directors: Mark Burton, Richard Starzack Writers: Mark Burton (screenplay), Richard Goleszowski Aardman Animations, the studio behind Wallace and Grommit and Chicken Run, have done […]
Buiding Stories – Chris Ware – Review
Welcome to the wonderful world of Chris Ware, a world quite unlike any other you have visited previously. Chris Ware is clearly a unique voice, he is someone working on an unusual […]
Interview with Adam Wiltzie – A Winged Victory for the Sullen
Interview by Killian Laher. Ahead of their sole Irish date, No More Workhorse caught up with Adam Wiltzie of A Winged Victory for the Sullen. Although their music contains few words, Wiltzie […]
Lambchop – Nixon – National Concert Hall – Review
Nixon was the break through album for Lambchop. It was released back in 2,000 to much acclaim and served as the introduction for many to the Nashville outfit, and is still the […]
Patrick’s Day – Movie Review
Patrick’s Day – Review by Cormac Fitzgerald Writer/Director: Terry McMahon Starring: Moe Dunford, Kerry, Fox, Catherine Walker, Philip Jackson It’s March 17th, St. Patrick’s Day, and also Patrick Fitzgerald’s 26th birthday and […]
Nite Fields – Depersonalisation – Album Review
Album Review: Nite Fields – Depersonalisation by Killian Laher In this day and age it’s rare that a new band emerges out of the blue, without the requisite hype accompanying them. However, […]
Things To Do In Dublin (2-02-15 – 8-02-15)
It’s a pretty exciting week in the world of theatre, with Lippy in the Peacock, A Girl is a Half Formed Thing in the Project and Leper and Chip opening this week. […]
Us – David Nicholls – Audible Book Review
Audio book review from Audible – Review by Helen O’Leary Us By David Nicholls (narrated by Justin Salinger) This is the first book by David Nicholls since the huge success of his […]
Forbidden Fruit 2015 – Initial Line Up Announced
The festival details just keep coming, with Forbidden Fruit the latest to announce its initial line up, with lots more to come. The big draws in the festival are Fatboy Slim and […]
New Music – Courtney Barnett – Pedestrian At Best
Anyone that names their album after a quote from Winne the Pooh can’t be all bad, right? Courtney Barnett will release her debut album in just over a month, but in the […]
Trash – Movie Review
Trash – Movie Review by Frank L. Director: Stephen Daldry Writers: Felipe Braga (additional material), Richard Curtis (screenplay) Stars: Rooney Mara, Martin Sheen, Wagner Moura Adapted by Richard Curtis from the novel […]
Julian Cope – Whelans – 18-04-15
You’ll come for the music and stay for the stories, and this man has a thousand and one to tell. I went to his last performance in Dublin in the Tripod a […]
Flann’s Yer Only Man – Teachers’ Club – Review
Flann’s Yer Only Man – The Bare Bodkin Theatre Co. Production – 27 January to 7 February Brian O’Nolan was a man of many names. He wrote a number of novels such […]
UFC Finds a Kingdom on TV
UFC Finds a Kingdom on TV – Words by Ronán Brennan. You like Conor McGregor and UFC, sitting on the couch and watching TV (rhyme intended). But what to do between fights […]
Bewley’s Cafe Theatre Finds A New Home
Ok, so technically it’s not Bewleys, but it’s only up the road! Bewley’s Cafe Theatre will move the short journey up Johnson’s Court (that little side lane) to Powerscourt Townhouse Centre. Everything […]
Mavericks – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre – Review
Mavericks by Rebecca Grimes and David Farrell Bewley’s Cafe Theatre – January 26 – February 14, 2015 Time: 1pm (doors at 12.50pm) Rebecca Grimes and David Fennelly enliven Bewleys Café Theatre with […]
The End – New Theatre – Review
The End – New Theatre – Review by Frances Winston The New Theatre, 43 East Essex Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2. January 26th – 31st @ 7.30pm nightly. Tickets €15/12 Mouth on […]
Kingsman: The Secret Service – Movie Review
Kingsman: The Secret Service – Movie Review by Eveleen Coyle Director: Mathew Vaughan Screenplay: Matthew Vaughan and Jane Goldman based on a comic book by Mark Millar and Dave Gibbons Starring: Taron […]
Inherent Vice – Movie Review
Inherent Vice – Movie Review by Frances Winston Directed by: Paul Thomas Anderson Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Josh Brolin, Owen Wilson, Katherine Waterston, Reese Witherspoon, Benicio del Toro, Jena Malone, Joanna Newsom In […]
Paul Gilgunn – Okamajigerí – Smock Alley
This promises to be a fascinating night, as Paul Gilgunn performs his new work Okamajigerí in the Boys’ School in Smock Alley. The high walls and balconies of the Boys’ School should […]
No More Workhorse 