Underneath written and performed by Pat Kinevane – Produced by Fishamble – Review by Frank L. Pat Kinevane has two previous one man plays, Forgotten (2006) and Silent (2011) which have toured […]
Underneath – Civic Theatre – Review
Things To Do In Dublin (23-02-15 – 1-03-15)
In Theatre, there’s Run/ Don’t Run and Witness at the Civic and Sea Wall at the Project. There’s also Slender at the Theatre Upstairs. The Collaborations Festival continues at Smock Alley. Not […]
Grace and Maggie – Collaborations Festival – Smock Alley – Review
Grace and Maggie – Smock Alley Main Space – Collaborations Festival – Review This is the story of a young gay couple living together in Dublin. They have just moved in together […]
Paper House – Collaborations Festival – Smock Alley – Review
When the show opens, the stage is filled with boxes and a single female protagonist. The young woman is opening a variety of boxes and examining their contents. They appear to be […]
Jape – Academy – Concert Review
Jape at the Academy, Dublin on 19th Feb 2015 – Review by Killian Laher Dublin turned out in force to the Academy to witness the return of Richie Egan, otherwise known as […]
The Wedding Ringer – Movie Review – V2.0
The Wedding Ringer – Movie Review by Frances Winston Directed by: Jeremy Garelick Starring: Kevin Hart, Josh Gad, Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting, Alan Ritchson, Cloris Leachman, Mimi Rogers, Ken Howard, Affion Crockett, Jorge Garcia, […]
A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Abbey Theatre – Review
A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Abbey Theatre – Review by Colm O’Leary When this production was announced several months ago, the most exciting part was the team of creatives behind it with […]
Interview with Lisa Lambe
We had the chance to interview Lisa Lambe, star of Breaking Dad currently running at the Gaiety Theatre about her music and theatre career. You can find the results below! Lisa’s album Heaven […]
Mark Kozelek – NCH – 6-08-15
There have been many twists and turns in the career of Mark Kozelek, but this is definitely his biggest gig in Dublin to date! It has just been announced on Sad Reminders […]
The Duke of Burgundy – Movie Review
The Duke of Burgundy – Reviewed by David Turpin Directed by Peter Strickland Starring: Sidse Babett Knudsen, Chiara D’Anna, Fatma Mohamed Peter Strickland’s third feature, The Duke of Burgundy, initially appears to […]
Under My Bed – 2015 – Charity Event
Under My Bed will run at Smock Alley Theatre from March 12th to 14, with all proceeds going to Barnardos Ireland. There are a wide rand of well known Irish Personalities involved, […]
Cake – Movie Review
Cake – Movie Review by Frances Winston Directed by: Daniel Barnz Starring: Jennifer Aniston, Felicity Huffman, William H. Macy, Chris Messina, Lucy Punch, Anna Kendrick, Sam Worthington In cinemas March 20th Jennifer […]
Orphans – New Theatre – Review
Orphans by Lyle Kessler – New Theatre Orphans is the tale of two brothers, Phillip and Treat who live together in a dilapidated house. Treat is the older of the two and […]
Ian Peaston – Odessa Club – 19th of Feb
Tonight promises to be a fascinating occasion at Odessa club for a “concert of musical mash-ups, covers and newly composed contemporary music for electric violin, electronics and laptop performed by the electric […]
Project Almanac – Movie Review
Project Almanac – Movie Review by Frances Winston Directed by: Dean Israelite Starring: Jonny Weston, Sofia Black D’Elia, Sam Lerner, Allen Evangelista, Virginia Gardner, Amy Landecker In cinemas February 20th This is […]
The Wedding Ringer – Movie Review
The Wedding Ringer – Review by Cormac Fitzgerald Director: Jeremy Garelick Writers: Jeremy Garelick, Jay Lavender Stars: Kevin Hart, Josh Gad, Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting It’s safe to say that any movie named after […]
MusicTown 2015 – April 10th – 19th – Preview
MusicTown 2015 – A Capital Celebration of a Symphony of Sounds MusicTown 2015 is a new festival organised by Dublin City Council and takes place from April 10th – 19th with a […]
Interview with Gary Duggan – Run Don’t Run
Interview with Gary Duggan by Frank L For more information on Run Don’t Run, please click here. Your first play was set in New York. Why, in this new play, did you […]
Kumiko: the Treasure Hunter- Movie Review
Kumiko: the Treasure Hunter– Review by Frank L. Directed by David Zellner Writers: David Zellner, Nathan Zellner Stars: Rinko Kikuchi, Nobuyuki Katsube, Shirley Venard In 2001, Takiko Konishi, an office worker from […]
The Juliana Hatfield Three – Whatever, My Love – Album Review
Album Review: The Juliana Hatfield Three – Whatever, My Love – Review by Killian Laher After a gap of over 20 years, early 90s alt-goddess Juliana Hatfield has reunited with Todd Phillips […]
Things To Do In Dublin (16-02-15 – 22-02-15)
A Midsummer Night’s Dream officially opens in the Abbey this week, directed by Gavin Quinn of Pan Pan. There’s also the Collaborations festival at Smock Alley and Orphans in the New Theatre. […]
Breaking Dad – Gaiety Theatre – Review
Breaking Dad – Review by Emily Elphinstone With Breaking Dad returning to the Gaiety tomorrow, we thought it would be a good time to share Emily’s Review from May of last year. […]
A Winged Victory For The Sullen – Pavilion Theatre – Concert Review
Concert Review: A Winged Victory For The Sullen – Pavilion Theatre, Dun Laoghaire – Review by Killian Laher. Expectations were high for the visit of A Winged Victory For The Sullen to […]
Interpol – Olympia Theatre – Concert Review
Concert Review: Interpol, Olympia Theatre, Dublin (Wed 11th February) – Review by Killian Laher Interpol have reached a curious phase 15 years and 5 albums into their career. Recent albums have not […]
Pals – The Irish At Gallipoli – Anu – Collins Barracks – Review
Pals – the Irish at Gallipoli created by Anu Productions – Review by Frank L. The very title of Anu Productions’ latest offering manifests what are unusual couplings – Gallipoli when referred […]
New Music: Elephant – Little Ghost
Dundalk based singer songwriter Shane Clarke records under the name Elephant, and below is his latest single ‘Little Ghost’. It’s a meandering guitar song with an assortment of other instruments and whispered […]
Tinsmith’s Scoop – Young Hearts Run Free – 14-02-15
Those amongst you who are wide awake will have realised this event is on Valentine’s Day, so love is in the air at Freemasons’ Hall in just over two weeks time. The […]
Pelo Malo – Movie Review
Pelo Malo – Movie Review by Frank L. Directed by Mariana Rondon Writer: Mariana Rondón Stars: Samuel Lange Zambrano, Samantha Castillo, Beto Benites Marta lives in a grubby apartment in Caracas (Venezuela). […]
Collaborations Festival 2015 – Preview
Collaborations 2015 is billed as the ‘festival of ideas’ and returns to Smock Alley Theatre for its fourth year! This is a festival that aims to showcase the young theatre talent of […]
No More Workhorse 