Wicked Little Letters – Film Review by Brian Merriman Directed by Thea Sharrock Written by Jonny Sweet Starring: Olivia Colman, Jessie Buckley, Timothy Spall, Anjana Vasan, Joanna Scanlan, Gemma Jones, Malachi Kirby, Lolly Adefope, Eileen Atkins. When […]
Album of the Week – 15/02/24 This week sees the return of Idles with their new album called TANGK. There are other releases from the likes of El Perro del Mar (Big […]
Happiness Then – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre – Review by Frank L. HAPPINESS THEN… Feb 12th – March 9th, 2024 – At 1pm Frances (Sorcha Furlong) and Bridget (Rachael Dowling) are sisters of […]
IDLES – Tangk – Album Review by Killian Laher Over the last number of years, Idles have gathered a lot of attention with some of the smarter rock songs of recent years. […]
Sister Act – Bord Gais Energy Theatre – Review SISTER ACT – 13 – 24 February 2024 Sister Act – Tour Schedule & Cast Details are here. This is the story of […]
New Music – A Kind Of Dreaming – Driven Snow Ahead of two sold-out shows in Little Whelans, we thought it would be a good time to mention Drive Snow, a two-piece […]
The Hedge Schools – An Interview with Pat Barrett – Part 1 by Killian Laher No More Workhorse chatted to Pat Barrett of the Hedge Schools about the forthcoming reissue of At […]
Album of the Week – 12/02/2024 There are new albums from The American Analog Set (New Drifters), Chelsea Wolfe (She Reaches Out To She Reaches Out To She) and even Zara Larsson […]
The President – Gate Theatre – Review The President written by Thomas Bernhard Translated by Gitta Honegger Photo: Ros Kavanagh Thomas Bernard was a 20th-century Austrian playwright who died in 1989, aged […]
The Iron Claw – Film Review by Frank L. Director – Sean Durkin Writer – Sean Durkin Stars – Zac Efron, Jeremy Allen White, Harris Dickinson Sean Durkin, who also wrote the […]
The Good Father – Smock Alley – Review 6 – 10 Feb, 8pm Sat 10 Feb 2024 – 3pm – Boys’ School “What are you doing for sex tonight?” is an unusual […]
Little Women – Lyric Theatre – Review by Cathy Brown Dates: Sat 3 Feb—Sat 2 Mar 2024 Photo Credit – Carrie Davenport A Lyric Theatre Production of Little Women by Louise May […]
The Amazing – Piggies – Album Review by Killian Laher Swedish band The Amazing return with their sixth album, six years after their previous album In Transit. Despite the Manson-evoking title, not […]
New Music – Jess Ribeiro – Everything Is Now We’re all waiting for a ‘Summer of Love’ but we’re guaranteed to get one, in the form of the new album by Jess […]
São Paulo Dance Company – Bord Gáis Energy Theatre – Review 05 – 06 February 2024 The opening piece, Anthem, has 14 dancers on stage throughout. It starts with the group staring […]
Album of the Week – 02/02/24 There are new albums this week from the likes of Brittany Howard (What Now) and J Mascis (What Do We Do Now) but the winner is […]
New Irish Music – Bren Berry – Hairpin Bends by Killian Laher Former Revelino man Bren Berry has just put out a follow-up single to Winter Song, another taster for his forthcoming […]
The Drifters Girl – Bord Gais Energy Theatre – Review by Fran Winston Bord Gais Energy Theatre, Grand Canal Square Docklands Dublin 2. Runs until January 3. Shows 7.30pm nightly. Matinee 2.30pm […]
American Fiction – Film Review by Frank L. Director – Cord Jefferson Writers – Cord Jefferson, Percival Everett Stars – Jeffrey Wright, Tracee Ellis Ross, John Ortiz Director Cord Jefferson has adapted […]
The Zone of Interest – Film Review Director – Jonathan Glazer Writers – Martin Amis, Jonathan Glazer Stars – Sandra Hüller, Christian Friedel, Freya Kreutzkam In this film, we meet Rudolf Höss […]
Prickly – Mill Theatre – Review by Frank L. DLR Mill Theatre presents Prickly – A new play by Caoimhe O’Malley Touring 30th January – 24th February 2024 O’Malley states in her programme […]
Sive – Gaiety Theatre – Review Gaiety Productions presents John B Keane’s classic masterpiece, Sive. – until the 16th of March 2024 Duration: 2 hours 20 minutes including interval The play is […]
Dublin International Film Festival – Preview 22 February – 2 March 2024 With the Festival to start in just over 3 weeks, we thought we’d have a look at the programme and […]
J Mascis – What Do We Do Now – Album Review by Killian Laher It’s an album title that reflects the general bemused demeanour of J Mascis for his fifth solo album. […]
NewDad – Madra – Album Review by Killian Laher Irish band NewDad have been working on their debut album for some time, and in the meantime have amassed a following who have […]
o Unguarded – Project Arts Centre – Review Review by Frank L Unguarded – Written and performed by Anthony Kinahan Stephen, who is LGBTQ, is “Dad” to Tadgh a young school going […]
Album of the Week – 26/01/24 Ok, so we went for the obvious one, what of it? Yes, it’s probably the most high-profile release of the year to date and it’s also […]
Sadness Sets Me Free – Gruff Rhys – Album Review by Cathy Brown Gruff Rhys certainly can’t be accused of wasting his time, returning this week with the 25th album of his […]
Baghead – Film Review Director – Alberto Corredor Writers – Christina Pamies, Bryce McGuire, Lorcan Reilly Stars – Freya Allan, Jeremy Irvine, Ruby Barker When Iris (Freya Allan) receives a phone call […]
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