Wild – Movie Review by Frank L. Director: Jean-Marc Vallée Writers: Nick Hornby, Cheryl Strayed (memoir “Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail”) Stars: Reese Witherspoon, Laura Dern, Gaby […]
Wild – Movie Review
Belle and Sebastian – Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance – Album Review
So what do we want from Belle and Sebastian’s ninth studio album, in a career that spans nearly twenty years? What expectations do we have from a new album from Stuart Murdoch […]
24 Hour Plays – Abbey Theatre – Details Released
Picture it, you have 24 hours to write and rehearse a play, and you have to perform it on the stage of the National Theatre. No stress, right? Sounds a piece of […]
Walworth Farce – Interview with Brendan and Brian Gleeson
This interview was carried out in conjunction with the wonderful Minnie Mélange! We talked to Brendan and Brian Gleeson ahead of the opening of the Walworth Farce. You can the fascinating results […]
Testament of Youth – Movie Review
Testament of Youth – Movie Review by Frances Winston Directed by: James Kent Starring: Alicia Vikander, Kit Harington, Taron Egerton, Colin Morgan, Dominic West, Emily Watson, Hayley Atwell, Anna Chancellor, Miranda Richardson […]
Things To Do In Dublin (12-01-15 – 18-01-15)
A little piece of theatre history this week with the Walworth Farce opening on Wednesday the 14th, which will have all three Gleesons on stage for the first time. Sounds like it […]
My Name Is Saorise – Smock Alley – Review
Saoirse lives in a house with her father and brother. She never knew her mum, as she died when she was born. Her father won’t speak of it, the one time her […]
Karen Underwood – NCH – 13-01-15
An interesting looking gig in the middle of next week, Tuesday to be exact! Karen Underwood has one of those voices that can fill any room, and she’ll be working it in […]
Interview – Tom O’Rahilly – Storytelling @ National Leprechaun Museum
We interviewed Tom O’Rahilly about the art of Storytelling ahead of the course on Storytelling in the National Leprechaun Museum, which start on January 20th this year. You can see the results […]
Marvel’s Daredevil on Netflix – Details Announced
A date for Netflix’s new version of Daredevil has been announced, with the series premièring on the 10th April. Daredevil is possibly my favourite of the Marvel superheroes, with the long series […]
John Bramwell (I Am Kloot) – Button Factory – 02-02-15
The main man from the Manchester three piece is returning to Dublin, for his first visit since 2008! He’ll be playing some of our I Am Kloot favourites as well as some […]
Black Science – Issues 1 – 8 – Review
Black Science is a new ongoing series from Image Comics by writer Rick Remender and artist Matteo Scalera. As the name would suggest it is a science fiction series, that delves into […]
Young Fathers – Academy – 26-03-15
Young Fathers had an amazing year last year, winning Scottish Album of the year, and the undoubted highlight, getting to No. 4 on the official Workhorse – Best Albums of 2014 list! […]
Bewley’s Café Theatre – Press Release Regarding Refurbishment
Bewley’s Cafe Theatre is one of the most loved lunch time theatre locations in Dublin, and with news that Bewley’s undergoing a refurbishment, some worried for the fate of the theatre space. […]
Taken 3 – Movie Review
Taken 3 – Review by Frances Winston Directed by: Olivier Megaton Starring: Liam Neeson, Forest Whitaker, Famke Janssen, Maggie Grace, Dougray Scott, Sam Spruell, Leland Orser In cinemas January 9th Also, known […]
New Music – The Go! Team – The Scene Between
The Go! Team – The Scene Between – Released ( Memphis Industries :: 20 March 2015 ) It’s nearly three years since Rolling Blackouts, so it’s good to have some new sounds […]
Weighing In – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre – Review
Weighing In by Ger Gallagher – Review by Frank L. We are constantly being told that obesity is a killer disease and we all need to eat less, to eat more wisely […]
Ólafur Arnalds – Pavilion Theatre – Feb 19th & 20th 2015
Even if you think you don’t know Ólafur Arnald’s work, you probably do! He is the Icelandic composer who has worked on films such as the Hunger Games and 300 – Rise […]
A Tale of Samurai Cooking – A True Love Story – Movie Review
A Tale of Samurai Cooking – A True Love Story – Movie Review by Frank L. Director: Yûzô Asahara Writers: Yûzô Asahara (screenplay), Michio Kashiwada (screenplay) Stars: Aya Ueto, Kengo Kôra, Kimiko […]
Phronesis – Whelans – 8-02-15
Phronesis are visiting these shores and will arrive in Whelans on Sunday the 8th of February as part of their tour which will take them form Cork to Letterkenny and various other […]
Jens Lekman – Postcard #1
With a new year, comes the New Years Resolutions, and Jens Lekman’s one is a little different from most. His aim is to release a song every week for a year. These […]
Foxcatcher – Movie Review
Foxcatcher – Movie Review by Francis Winston Directed by: Bennett Miller Starring: Steve Carell, Channing Tatum, Mark Ruffalo, Vanessa Redgrave, Sienna Miller, Anthony Michael Hall In cinemas January 9th Three of Hollywood’s […]
Things To Do In Dublin (5-01-15 – 11-01-15)
It’s a new year and it’s out with the old and in with the new. The most important thing you have to do this week is write 2014 at the end of […]
Theatre Highlights of 2014
Full Productions – This is a list of productions on the bigger stages around Dublin, the Abbey, Project (Space Upstairs), Olympia etc. These caught my attention for a variety of reasons, and […]
The Woman in Black: Angel of Death – Movie Review V2.0
The Woman in Black: Angel of Death – Review by Frances Winston Directed by: Tom Harper Starring: Phoebe Fox, Jeremy Irvine, Helen McCrory, Adrian Rawlins In cinemas January 1st The Woman in […]
Enemy – Movie Review
Enemy– Movie Review by Frank L. Directed by Denis Villeneuve Writers: José Saramago (novel), Javier Gullón Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Mélanie Laurent, Sarah Gadon Jake Gyllenhaal plays the role of Adam, a university […]
Killian Laher – Top 10 Albums of 2014
When I was asked to do a year end top 10 for No More Workhorse I thought, bloody hell, haven’t we enough lists? Aren’t we done with 2014? What sort of year […]
Matthew Barks – Top 12 Songs of 2014
What better way to spend the beginning of a new year but to look back on the one that’s just passed. I decided to do a list of songs I liked (rather […]
Fringe Theatre Highlights of 2014
I’ve seen over a 100 theatre productions this year, so I thought I’d share some of the ones that caught my imagination over the course of the year. A number of them […]
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