No Magic Pill – Dublin Theatre Festival – Review Venue: Civic Theatre Dates: 4 Oct. 8pm, 5-8 Oct. 8pm, 9 Oct. 3pm “This is the (mostly) true story of Martin Naughton, AKA […]
No Magic Pill – Dublin Theatre Festival – Review
New Music – Sweet Baboo – Good Luck
New Music – Sweet Baboo – Good Luck Way, way back in 2017, we reviewed his album Wild Imagination. Now, he’s back with something sounding all fresh and new! Stephen Black AKA […]
G.O.D. (Good.Orderly.Direction.) – Dublin Theatre Festival – Review
G.O.D. (Good.Orderly.Direction.) – Dublin Theatre Festival – Review by Frank L. Bitter Like A Lemon in association with Axis Ballymun, Ireland – G.O.D. (Good.Orderly.Direction.) – by Lee Coffey Venue: Axis, Ballymun Date(s): […]
The Woman King – Film Review
The Woman King – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Gina Prince-Bythewood Starring: Viola Davis, Thuso Mbedu, Lashana Lynch, Sheila Atim, John Boyega, Jordan Bolger In cinemas on October 4th On […]
Lost Lear – Dublin Theatre Festival – Review
Lost Lear – Dublin Theatre Festival – Review Venue: Project Arts Centre (Cube) Date(s): 28-29 Sept. 7.45pm30 Sept. 7.45pm, 4-7 Oct. 7.45pm1 & 8 Oct, 2.45pm & 7.45pm2 Oct. 2.45pm At the […]
Loose Future – Courtney Marie Andrews – Album Review
Loose Future – Courtney Marie Andrews – Album Review by Cathy Brown Courtney Marie Andrews has often been seen as the poster girl for a certain style of Americana, thanks in the […]
The Blackwater Lightship – Dublin Theatre Festival – Review
The Blackwater Lightship – Dublin Theatre Festival – Review by Gearóid O’Byrne Venue: Gaiety Theatre Until Oct 2nd Based on Colm Tóibín’s Booker-nominated novel of the same name and adapted by David […]
Nothing Compares – Film Review
Nothing Compares – Film Review by Brian Merriman Director – Kathryn Ferguson Writers – Eleanor Emptage, Kathryn Ferguson, Michael Mallie Star – Sinéad O’Connor ‘Nothing Compares’ is a new documentary on Sinead […]
Interview with Tom Dunne – On The Road Again
Interview with Tom Dunne – On The Road Again by Killian Laher “ON THE ROAD AGAIN” – AN EVENING WITH TOM DUNNE, FIACHNA Ó BRAONÁIN & ALAN CONNOR 24th September: Cyprus Avenue, […]
Flux Gourmet – Film Review
Flux Gourmet – Film Review by David Turpin Director – Peter Strickland Writer – Peter Strickland Stars – Harry Alexander, Paolo Bafico, Leo Bill Trouble is cooking at the Sonic Catering Institute, […]
Mrs Harris Goes To Paris – Film Review
Mrs Harris Goes To Paris – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Anthony Fabian Starring: Lesley Manville, Isabelle Huppert, Lambert Wilson, Alba Baptista, Lucas Bravo, Ellen Thomas, Rose Williams, Jason Isaacs […]
How To Be A Dancer… – Gate Theatre – Review
How To Be A Dancer in Seventy-two Thousand Easy Lessons – Gate Theatre – Review by Frank L. Runs until Saturday, October 8th 2022 The title of this piece gives an indication […]
Pure Grit – Film Review
Pure Grit – Film Review by Frank L. Director – Kim Bartley Writer – Kim Bartley Stars – Savannah Martinez, Sharmaine Weed Sharmaine Weed is a young Native American who lives in […]
Dinner With Groucho – Civic Theatre – Review
Dinner With Groucho – Civic Theatre – Review b*spoke Theatre Company in association with The Civic, Ireland Dinner With Groucho by Frank McGuinness Date(s): 26-28 Sept. 8pm, 29 Sept. 3pm & 8pm, […]
Smile – Film Review
Smile – Film Review by David Turpin Director – Parker Finn Writer – Parker Finn Stars – Sosie Bacon, Jessie T. Usher, Kyle Gallner Writer-director Parker Finn makes his feature debut with […]
Moonage Daydream – Film Review
Moonage Daydream – Film Review by Killian Laher Director – Brett Morgen Writer – Brett Morgen Star – David Bowie(archive footage) More than six years after David Bowie’s death, Brett Morgen’s documentary, […]
Joyce’s Women – Abbey Theatre – Review
Joyce’s Women – Abbey Theatre – Review A co-production between the Abbey Theatre and Eilene Davidson Productions 17 September – 15 October 2022 This new play by Edna O’Brien tells the story […]
Q&A with Dan Colley – Lost Lear – Dublin Theatre Festival
Q&A with Dan Colley – Lost Lear – Dublin Theatre Festival Lost Lear – 26th September – 9th October, Project Arts Centre Mermaid Arts Centre – 13th – 15th October I think […]
Stuart Braithwaite – Spaceships Over Glasgow – Book Review
Stuart Braithwaite – Spaceships Over Glasgow – Book Review by Killian Laher Published by White Rabbit Books It seems a little strange, the main man of a predominantly instrumental band, writing a […]
Blister – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review
Blister – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review by Gearoid O’Byrne Performances: 21 – 24 September = 18:30, €15/€13 Other Performances: 23 September, 13,00, 24 September, 15:30 – €15/€13 Venue: The New Theatre […]
Òwe – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review
Òwe – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review Òwe – Mufutau Yusuf Performance: 24 September – 18:15, €18/€16 Venue: Project Arts Centre Duration: 60mins Mufutau Yusuf lived in Lagos, Nigeria until he was […]
The Twenty Club – Glass Mask Theatre – Review
The Twenty Club – Glass Mask Theatre – Review by Frank L. 26 Sep 2022 until — 8 Oct 2022 This new work is set during the Second World War, in a […]
Player, Piano – Daniel Lanois – Album Review
Player, Piano – Daniel Lanois – Album Review by Cathy Brown Daniel Lanois built his first studio back in 1968 in his mother’s basement and from those simple beginnings over fifty years […]
Remnant Ecologies – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review
Remnant Ecologies – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review by Frank L. Performances: 21 – 25 September – 20:00 – 22:30,various times, €12 €40 for groups of 4 Children under two go free […]
The Lemonheads – Opium – Live Review – 22-09-22
The Lemonheads – Opium, Dublin – Live Review – 22-09-22 by Killian Laher Opium, the sister venue of Whelans was packed to the rafters for the first visit in a few years […]
Coffee Kid – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review
Coffee Kid – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review by Brian Merriman Performances: 21, 23 & 24 September – 18:00, €13/€11 Other Performances: 22 September, 13:00 & 20:00, 23 September, 13:00 – €13/€11 […]
Minimal Human Contact – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review
Minimal Human Contact – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review by Fran Winston Performances: 22 & 23 September – 18:30, €16/€14 Other Performances: 21 September, 20:45, 24 September, 13:00 – €16/€14 Venue: Smock […]
Anatomy Of A Night – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review
Anatomy Of A Night – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review by Brian Merriman Performances: 21 – 24 September – 19:30, €15/€13 Venue: The Complex – The Depot Duration: 180mins Written and performed […]
Q&A with Mufutau Yusuf – Òwe – Dublin Fringe Festival
Q&A with Mufutau Yusuf – Òwe – Dublin Fringe Festival Òwe – Mufutau Yusuf We had the chance to put some questions to Mufutau ahead of the opening of his new work […]
No More Workhorse 