New Music Dublin – NCH Thursday 27th February – Sunday 1st March 2020 A festival of New Music takes place this weekend and the best part is that most events cost under […]
New Music Dublin – Festival Highlights
Portrait of a Lady on Fire – Film Review
Portrait of a Lady on Fire – Film Review Director: Céline Sciamma Writer: Céline Sciamma (screenplay) Stars: Noémie Merlant, Adèle Haenel, Luàna Bajrami Marianne (Noémie Merlant) has been set a near-impossible task. […]
Downhill – Film Review
Downhill – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Nat Faxon and Jim Rash Starring: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Will Ferrell, Miranda Otto, Zoë Chao, Zach Woods In cinemas February 28th This is a remake of […]
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 25-02-20
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 25-02-20 This week we’ve the Fall of the Second Republic opening at the Abbey. There’s also Walls Talk at the Project Arts Centre, Dragon at the […]
Aoife Nessa Frances – The Grand Social – 21/02/20 – Live Review
Aoife Nessa Frances – The Grand Social – 21/02/20 – Live Review by Killian Laher Aoife Nessa Frances is certainly on the rise at the minute. Her album launch show in The […]
Live Music in Dublin – 24-02-20
Live Music in Dublin – 24-02-20 There’s some great music in Dublin this week. If you’ve a ticket to the Murder Capital in Vicar Street this Thursday, treasure it! The gig is […]
Like a Boss – Film Review
Like a Boss – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Miguel Arteta Starring: Tiffany Haddish, Rose Byrne, Jennifer Coolidge, Natasha Rothwell, Billy Porter, Salma Hayek It’s nice to see more female-led […]
Mamafesta Memorialising – Project Arts Centre – Review
Mamafesta Memorialising – Project Arts Centre – Review Company Philip Connaughton – Mamafesta Memorialising Dates: 19 Feb – 22 Feb At the start of this new work by Philip Connaughton, we see a […]
New Irish Music – Aoife Nessa Frances – Geranium
New Irish Music – Aoife Nessa Frances – Geranium Ahead of her album launch tonight, Aoife Nessa Frances has released a new video for her song Geranium, off her debut album Land […]
Album of the Week – 21/02/20
Album of the Week – 21/02/20 It’s a week for unusual music, with releases such as Wrekmeister Harmonies, Jan St. Werner and more besides! There’s also a new release by Agnes Obel […]
Dream, Sleep, Connect – Lyric Theatre – Review
Dream, Sleep, Connect – Lyric Theatre – Review by Cathy Brown Written by Rosemary Jenkinson 18 – 22 Feb Rosemary Jenkinson and c21 Theatre Company have been working together for quite some […]
Blood Brothers – Bord Gais Energy Theatre – Review
Blood Brothers – Bord Gais Energy Theatre – Review by P. Viale 18 Feb 2020 – 29 Feb 2020 Conceived originally as a one-act school play, Willy Russell’s 1983 hit musical, “Blood […]
End of the Century – Film Review
End of the Century – Film Review by Frank L. Director: Lucio Castro Writer: Lucio Castro Stars: Juan Barberini, Ramon Pujol, Mía Maestro This is Argentinian director Lucio Castro’s debut feature film […]
Interview with Katie McCann – Bookworm – Scene + Heard Festival
Interview with Katie McCann – Bookworm – Scene + Heard Festival Sat 22 + Sun 23 Feb | 2pm | Main Space We had a chance to talk to playwright and actor […]
Film Releases This Week – 19-02-20
Film Releases This Week – 19-02-20 This week, Harrison is back with The Call of the Wild! The reviews are slightly mixed but it’s always nice to see Mr. Ford on screen. […]
Greed – Film Review
Greed – Film Review by Frank L. Director: Michael Winterbottom Writers: Michael Winterbottom (screenplay), Sean Gray (additional material by) Stars: Asa Butterfield, Isla Fisher, Shanina Shaik “The devil is in the retail” […]
Summer Festivals Previews – Forbidden Fruit 2020
Summer Festivals Previews – Forbidden Fruit 2020 In the depths of February, we thought we’d give you something to look forward to! Now in its 10th, Forbidden Fruit returns to Kilmainham on […]
Girl, Woman, Other – Audible Book Review
Girl, Woman, Other – Audible Book Review By Bernardine Evanisto The first story in Girl, Woman, Other is the tale of a gay, black woman called Amma. We meet her ahead of […]
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 18-02-20
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 18-02-20 Scene + Heard Festival continues at Smock Alley until the 29th of Feb, so lots of time to check it out! As regards new productions […]
IN LiMBO – Project Arts Centre – Review
IN LiMBO – Project Arts Centre – Review Run now finished – Dates: 13 Feb – 14 Feb 2020 Find out more about – Kristyn Fontanella Dance As the audience enter the […]
Live Music in Dublin – 17-02-20
Live Music in Dublin – 17-02-20 The official release party for Aoife Nessa Frances’ new album is this Friday in the Grand Social. It just so happens to be the same night […]
Album of the Week – 14-02-20
Album of the Week – 14-02-20 This week sees Huey Lewis & The News release a new album! I had no idea they were still together, but ‘Weather’ is released today. There […]
Jihad Jane – Film Review
Jihad Jane – Film Review by Frank L Directed by Ciaran Cassidy This is an Irish-Dutch-Swedish documentary about a young woman called Colleen La Rose. In the febrile world post 9/11, she […]
Body & Soul 2020 – Line Up Annouced
Body & Soul 2020 – Line Up Annouced How does dancing around a 35 foot Temple sound on the 21st of June? Well, that’s what Body & Soul offers this year with […]
IMRO Live Music Venue of the Year Awards Winners
IMRO Live Music Venue of the Year Awards Winners The IMRO Live Music Awards take place every year and celebrate the best of the Irish Live Music Scene. We all have our […]
The Painted Bird – Film Review
The Painted Bird – Film Review by Aisling Foster Director: Václav Marhoul Writers: Jerzy Kosinski (novel), Václav Marhoul (adaptation) Stars: Stellan Skarsgård, Harvey Keitel, Barry Pepper Cinematographer: Vladimir Smutný Be warned! The […]
Moscow City Ballet: Swan Lake – Bord Gais Energy Theatre – Review
Moscow City Ballet: Swan Lake – Bord Gais Energy Theatre – Review by Frank L. 10 Feb 2020 – 15 Feb 2020 Swan Lake produced by Moscow City Ballet The Moscow City […]
Kiss Me, Kate – Lyric Theatre – Review
Kiss Me, Kate – Lyric Theatre – Review by Cathy Brown 1 – 22 Feb 2020 A co-production between Northern Ireland Opera and the Lyric Theatre Staging a production of Cole Porter’s […]
Film Releases This Week – 12-02-20
Film Releases This Week – 12-02-20 This week we get to see what Sonic the Hedgehog is actually like! The reviews are embargoed so we’ll have to wait and see what the […]
