Jilly Morgan’s Birthday Party – Pavilion Theatre – Review This play takes us back through time, as we meet Jack (Patrick Ryan) over several decades of his life. We follow his transition […]
Jilly Morgan’s Birthday Party – Pavilion Theatre – Review
A Piano Meditation – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review
A Piano Meditation – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review by Brian Merriman Performances – 16 Sept, 20:30 (preview), 17, 18 & 20 Sept, 20:30 Venue – Dublin Castle – Chapel Royal Produced […]
Adrian Crowley and Matthew Nolan – Pomes Penyeach – Album Review
Adrian Crowley and Matthew Nolan – Pomes Penyeach – Album Review by Killian Laher Adrian Crowley and Matthew Nolan have come together to create an album of James Joyce’s poetry put to […]
Girls and Boys – Film Review
Girls and Boys – Film Review Director – Donncha Gilmore Writer – Donncha Gilmore Stars – Liath Hannon, Adam Lunnon-Collery, Jenny Maguire, Justin Ensor, Francis O’Mahony Oisin Flynn and Joseph McGuckian Girls […]
CHOP – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review
CHOP – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review CHOP – Lords of Strut & Cian Kinsella Performances – 10 Sept, 18:00 (preview), 11 – 13 Sept, 21:15, 12 Sept, 13:30 Venue – Smock […]
Amsterdam – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review
Amsterdam – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review by Frank L AMSTERDAM – Made Up Productions Co-presented by Dublin Fringe Festival & Glass Mask Theatre Performances – 12 Sept, 19:30 (preview) (doors 18.30), […]
You Cry Weird – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review
You Cry Weird – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review by Brian Merriman You Cry Weird – Starring Tony Cantwell Presented by Aviary Productions Smock Alley Theatre September 13-15 at 20.45 September 13 […]
Diary Of A Dublin Drag Diva – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review
Diary Of A Dublin Drag Diva – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review by Fran Winston Diary Of A Dublin Drag Diva Davina Devine Performances – 9 Sept, 18:00 (preview), 10 Sept, 18:00, […]
Variations for Two Disabled Bodies – Project Arts Centre – Review
Variations for Two Disabled Bodies – Project Arts Centre – Review by Bobbi Byrne & Soso Ní Cheallaigh Performances 10 Sept, 18:30 (preview), 11 – 13 Sept, 18:30 Venue – Project Arts […]
Album of the Week – 12/09/25
Album of the Week – 12/09/25 New albums by Gruff Rhys (Dim Probs), The Hidden Cameras (Bronto) and Jens Lekman (Songs For Other People’s Weddings) may float your boat! There are also […]
Reverb – Civic Theatre – Review
Reverb – Civic Theatre – Review REVERB – Luail – Co-presented by Civic Theatre & Dublin Fringe Festival The Dublin Fringe Festival was in the suburbs on Thursday night, for a performance […]
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues – Film Review
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Rob Reiner Starring: Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Harry Shearer, Rob Reiner In cinemas September 12 Just over 40 years […]
Apocalypse HOW? – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review
Apocalypse HOW? – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review by Brian Merriman Presented by Doomslayers: Annie Queeries, Donna Fella and Laylah Beattie Dublin Castle Royal Chapel until September 14th at 20.30 hours Duration […]
The Cultured Culchie – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review
The Cultured Culchie – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review by Frank L. Performances – 8 Sept, 18:00 (preview), 9 – 12 Sept, 18:00, 13 Sept, 13:00 Venue – The International Bar – […]
The Secrets of Primrose Square – Gaiety Theatre – Review
The Secrets of Primrose Square – Gaiety Theatre – Review DATES: 9th Sep. – 13th Sep. The Secrets of Primrose Square is three interwoven stories based on a simple quote by Eleanor […]
+353 Presents: The Revenger’s Tragedy – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review
+353 Presents: The Revenger’s Tragedy – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review by Brian Merriman Performances – 10 – 13 Sept, 21:00, 13 Sept, 15:00 Venue – Abbey Theatre – Peacock Stage Funded […]
Hungry Grass/Stray Sod – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review
Hungry Grass/Stray Sod – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review Hungry Grass/Stray Sod – Wandering Stories Theatre Performances – 8 Sept, 19:00 (preview), 8 Sept, 20:15, 9 – 10 Sept, 19:00 & 20:15, […]
TESTO – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review
TESTO – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review TESTO – Wet Mess – Presented by Dublin Fringe Festival Performances – 9 – 10 Sept, 21:00 Venue – Project Arts Centre – Space Upstairs […]
Don’t Tell Dad About Diana – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review
Don’t Tell Dad About Diana – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review by Brian Merriman Performances – 8 Sept, 18:00 (preview), 9 – 10 Sept, 20:00, 12 Sept, 13:00 & 20:00, 13 Sept, […]
Lila Tristram – America – Album Review
Lila Tristram – America – Album Review Lila Tristram is a UK-based singer-songwriter who has previously released a few solo EPs. This is her first full-length album, and unlike her EPs, this […]
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale – Film Review
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale – Film Review by Brian Merriman Directed by Simon Curtis Screenplay by Julian Fellowes Based on Downton Abbey · by Julian Fellowes Starring Hugh Bonneville, Michelle Dockery, Jim Carter, Paul […]
Good With Faces – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review
Good With Faces – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review Good With Faces – Oisín Kearney Venue – Project Arts Centre – Cube Performances – 6 Sept, 18:30 (preview), 7 – 9 Sept, […]
Pea Dinneen: Raising Her Voice – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review
Pea Dinneen: Raising Her Voice – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review by Brian Merriman Presented by Pea Dinneen & Once Off Productions Performances – 6 Sept, 18:15 (preview), 7 Sept, 18:15, 11 […]
Octopus Children – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review
Octopus Children – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review FELISPEAKS – Presented by THISISPOPBABY Performances 5 Sept, 21:00 (preview), 6 – 7 Sept , 21:00, 11 – 14 Sept, 18:15, 12 & 14 […]
Synapses – Civic Theatre – Review
Synapses – Civic Theatre – Review We meet Mike (Liam Wilson Smyth) when he is dropping his son back to his ex-wife, Emily (Molly Downey). They are a young couple that were […]
Album of the Week – 05/09/25
Album of the Week – 05/09/25 Another album from Big Thief (Double Infinity)? It’s actually their first since 2022, but that hasn’t stopped the band’s members from releasing several solo projects in […]
New Irish Music: Nerves – Iarmhaireacht EP
New Irish Music: Nerves – Iarmhaireacht EP by Killian Laher Nerves are a four-piece noise band from Foxford, Co. Mayo, and they have just released their second EP. It opens with a […]
On Swift Horses – Film Review
On Swift Horses – Film Review by Brian Merriman Directed by Daniel Minihan Screenplay by Bryce Kass Based on On Swift horses by Shannon Pufahl Starring Daisy Edgar-Jones as Muriel Edwards Walker, Jacob […]
Sanatorium – Film Review
Sanatorium – Film Review by Frank L. Directed by Gar O’Rourke Gar O’Rourke visited Ukraine in 2018, and through a Ukrainian friend, he became aware of the Kuylanik sanatorium in Odessa. It […]
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