Edinburgh Fringe Reviews #1: ‘Nancy: On Drag’, ‘Boys In the Buff’ and ‘Poof!’ by Brian Merriman Where Brian Merriman tells us about the best of the events he has seen at the Edinburgh […]
Edinburgh Fringe 2023 – Reviews #1
Bullied – Viking Theatre – Review
Bullied – Viking Theatre – Review by Frank L Bullied written by Michael J. Harnett From Mon 7 Aug 2023 to Sat 19 Aug 2023 Anna (Aine Collier) finds herself staying with […]
Bedbound – 3Olympia Theatre – Review
Bedbound – 3Olympia Theatre – Review Tue 8th Aug 2023 – Sat 12th Aug 2023 Photo by Marcin Lewandowski Landmark Productions and Galway International Arts Festival present: Bedbound This is the story […]
Neil Young – Chrome Dreams – Album Review
Neil Young – Chrome Dreams – Album Review by Killian Laher Yet another one from the vast vaults of Neil Young from his prolific mid-seventies era. He had clearly written so much material […]
Album of the Week – 04/08/23
Album of the Week – 04/08/23 What a wonderful name for a band The Front Bottoms truly is! They’ve a new album released today called You Are Who You Hang Out With. […]
Paris Memories – Film Review
Paris Memories – Film Review by Frank L. Original title: Revoir Paris – 2022 Duration: 1h 45m Director – Alice Winocour Writers – Jean-Stéphane Bron, Marcia Romano, Alice Winocour Stars – Virginie […]
Kokomo City – Film Review
Kokomo City – Film Review by Hugh Maguire Director – D. Smith Stars – Daniella Carter, Koko Da Doll, Liyah Mitchell Telling the story of four African-American Trans women sex workers in […]
Glassworks, Philip Glass – Crash Ensemble – The Complex – Review
Glassworks, Philip Glass – Crash Ensemble – The Complex – Review Glassworks, Philip Glass (Irish Premiere) – Crash Ensemble The Gallery @ The Complex 28th – 30th July Curated by Crash Ensemble. […]
Album of the Week – 28/07/23
Album of the Week – 28/07/23 The album that will no doubt get most of the attention this week, is the new release from Dexys called The Feminine Divine. Yes, they’ve dropped […]
Music Town – The Complex – 27/07/23 – Live Review
Music Town – The Complex – 27/07/23 – Live Review by Killian Laher Full details of MusicTown 2023 can be found here. Leagues O’Toole and the crew at MusicTown have put together […]
Tom Crean – Antarctic Explorer – 3Olympia – Review
Tom Crean – Antarctic Explorer – 3Olympia – Review Pat Moylan Productions & Play on Words in association with 3Olympia Theatre – 25th July to 5th August 2023 Writer and Actor – Aidan […]
Stumped – Bewleys Cafe Theatre – Review
Stumped – Bewleys Cafe Theatre – Review by Frank L STUMPED (Or Yes… No… Wait…) By Shomit Dutta – July 24th – Aug 19th, 2023 At 1pm The action, or lack of […]
Album of the Week – 21/07/23
Album of the Week – 21/07/23 The big release of the week is Blur with their new album The Ballad of Darren! Yes, it’s good to have them back and there are […]
Oppenheimer – Film Review
Oppenheimer – Film Review by Frank L. Director Christopher Nolan Writers Christopher Nolan, Kai Bird, Martin Sherwin Stars Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Matt Damon J. Robert Oppenheimer was an American theoretical physicist. […]
Lie Low – Abbey Theatre (Peacock Stage) – Review
Lie Low – Abbey Theatre (Peacock Stage) – Review 17 – 29 July 2023 Written by Ciara Elizabeth Smyth Directed by Oisín Kearney Duration: 70 minutes We meet Faye (Charlotte McCurry) in […]
Morrissey – Vicar St – Live Review – 15/07/23
Morrissey – Vicar St – Live Review – 15/07/23 by Killian Laher The air was thick with anticipation for the first visit of Morrissey to Dublin in five years. Or at least […]
Album of the Week – 14/07/23
Album of the Week – 14/07/23 Despite being the middle of summer, this is a surprisingly slow week, with no new releases from the big names of the last few weeks. There […]
Girl on an Altar – Abbey Theatre – Review
Girl on an Altar – Abbey Theatre – Review An Abbey Theatre and Kiln Theatre co-production – Girl on an Altar – 8 July – 19 August 2023 Written by Marina Carr […]
The Hare – Pavilion Theatre – Review
The Hare – Pavilion Theatre – Review by Frank L. Once Off Productions – The Hare – by Clare Monnelly and Bob Kelly Photos by Cían Flynn Jenny Whyte has created a […]
The Deepest Breath – Film Review
The Deepest Breath – Film Review by Brian Merriman Written and Directed by Laura McGann Starring Stephen Keenan and Alessia Zechinni Director of Photography Tim Cragg The Deepest Breath launches globally on […]
Album of the Week – 07/07/23
Album of the Week – 07/07/23 Was it always going to be PJ Harvey this week? Yes, it was! It’s a reason for celebration, as this is PJ’s first album in seven […]
Elemental – Film Review
Elemental – Film Review by Frank L. Director – Peter Sohn Writers – John Hoberg, Kat Likkel, Brenda Hsueh Stars – Leah Lewis, Mamoudou Athie, Ronnie Del Carmen This is the latest […]
Tom Moran is a Big Fat Filthy Disgusting Liar – Project Arts Centre – Review
Tom Moran is a Big Fat Filthy Disgusting Liar – Project Arts Centre – Review Theatre / 04-08 July 2023 Tickets: €18/16 Tom Moran runs onto the stage to the sound of […]
Q&A with Michael Keegan-Dolan – MÁM – Bord Gáis Energy Theatre
Q&A with Michael Keegan-Dolan – MÁM – Bord Gáis Energy Theatre Ahead of the opening of MÁM at the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre, we got the chance to put some questions to […]
Album of the Week – 30/06/23
Album of the Week – 30/06/23 Did somebody say Supergroup? I know you didn’t but just run with me. Depending on your definition of a Supergroup, The Baseball Project could be one, […]
Potted Potter – 3Olympia Theatre – Review
Potted Potter – 3Olympia Theatre – Review by Fran Winston 3Olympia Theatre, Dame Street Dublin 2. Runs until July 9, at 7pm nightly. Matinee shows on July 30/1/5/8/9 July. Tickets from €21 […]
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny – Film Review
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny – Film Review Director – James Mangold Writers – Jez Butterworth, John-Henry Butterworth, David Koepp Stars – Harrison Ford, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Antonio Banderas, Toby Jones, […]
Grian Chatten – Chaos for the Fly – Album Review
Grian Chatten – Chaos for the Fly – Album Review by Killian Laher “Normal is an illusion. What is normal for the spider is chaos for the fly.”– Charles Addams Grian Chatten […]
Album of the Week – 22/06/23
Album of the Week – 22/06/23 After a very busy week last week, it’s back down to earth with a bump. There are still new releases from the likes of Albert Hammond […]
No More Workhorse 