If These Wigs Could Talk – Abbey Theatre (Peacock) – Review Dates: 11 November – 3 December On the Peacock stage Haunted: 7pm | 4pm matinee 26 November If These Wigs Could […]
If These Wigs Could Talk – Abbey Theatre (Peacock) – Review
Aftersun – Film Review
Aftersun – Film Review by Brian Merriman Writer/Director: Charlotte Wells Cinematography: Gregory Oke Music by: Oliver Coates Starring: Paul Mescal, Frankie Cario Production companies: BBC Film; British Film Institute; Screen Scotland; Tango Entertainment; Pastel Productions; Unified Theory […]
Yes and Yes – Project Arts Centre – Review
Yes and Yes – Project Arts Centre – Review Liz Roche Company presents – Yes and Yes Dance / 10-12 November 2022 Ulysses was first published in Paris by Sylvia Beach on […]
Album of the Week – 11/11/22
Album of the Week – 11/11/22 It’s a quiet enough week for new releases, but there is one that will hoover up most of the attention, with the return of Bruuuuuce (Bruce […]
Pavement – Vicar St – Live Review – 10/11/22
Pavement – Vicar St – Live Review – 10/11/22 by Killian Laher Pavement wrapped up their ‘reunion of a reunion’ tour with the first of two sold out shows at Vicar Street, […]
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – Film Review
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – Film Review by Katie McCann Director – Ryan Coogler Writers – Ryan Coogler (screenplay by), Joe Robert Cole (screenplay by) Stars – Tenoch Huerta, Letitia Wright, Angela […]
William Tell – Gaiety Theatre – Review
William Tell – Gaiety Theatre – Review by Gearóid O’Byrne Irish National Opera’s WILLIAM TELL (Rossini), Gaiety Theatre, Dublin All photos by Pat Redmond It’s remarkable how well-known the famous finale, “March […]
Mimi Parker of Low: A Complete One-off
Mimi Parker of Low: A Complete One-off by Killian Laher Terrible news emerged at the weekend as Alan Sparhawk announced the death of his wife and bandmate, Mimi Parker. It had been […]
Album of the Week – 4/11/22
Album of the Week – 4/11/22 This week sees new releases from… “Captain” Kirk Douglas (of The Roots – New Unknown), Mount Kimbie (MK 3.5: Die Cuts | City Planning) and Tom […]
The Peculiar Sensation of Being Pat Ingoldsby – Film Review
The Peculiar Sensation of Being Pat Ingoldsby – Film Review Director: Seamus Murphy Producer: Tom Burke Financiers: Screen Ireland, Museum of Literature, Dublin Port If you live in Dublin, you may know […]
Jersey Boys – Bord Gais Energy Theatre – Review
Jersey Boys – Bord Gais Energy Theatre – Review by Fran Winston Bord Gais Energy Theatre, Grand Canal Square, Docklands, Dublin 2 Runs Until November 21. Nightly at 7.30pm with matinees on […]
The Wonder – Film Review
The Wonder – Film Review by Frank L. Director – Sebastián Lelio Writers – Alice Birch, Emma Donoghue (based on the novel by), Sebastián Lelio Stars – Florence Pugh, Niamh Algar, Ciarán […]
Album of the Week – 28/10/22
Album of the Week – 28/10/22 Another week with some great new sounds, including Guided By Voices (Scalping the Guru), Ásgeir (Time On My Hands) and Lee Fields (SENTIMENTAL FOOL). Closer to […]
Triangle of Sadness – Film Review
Triangle of Sadness – Film Review by Frank L Director – Ruben Östlund Writer – Ruben Östlund Stars – Thobias Thorwid, Harris Dickinson, Charlbi Dean Initially, the film concentrates on the world […]
Best Man – Smock Alley – Review
Best Man – Smock Alley – Review by Frank L. Helpfully, the necessary housekeeping rules for any theatrical performance are made part of the wedding reception ceremony. In addition, every audience member […]
Q&A with Irish Soprano Rachel Croash – William Tell – Gaiety Theatre
Q&A with Irish Soprano Rachel Croash – William Tell – Gaiety Theatre Irish National Opera stage Rossini’s WILLIAM TELL in a new co-production with Nouvel Opéra Fribourg for a limited run at […]
Album of the Week – 21/10/22
Album of the Week – 21/10/22 For a week late in October, there’s a lot of good music being released! We have new albums from Arctic Monkeys (The Car) and even Taylor […]
The Banshees of Inisherin – Film Review
The Banshees of Iniserin – Film Review by Frank L. Director – Martin McDonagh Writer – Martin McDonagh Stars – Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Kerry Condon In 2008, McDonagh cast Colin Farrell […]
Decision to Leave – Film Review
Decision to Leave – Film Review by Frank L Director – Park Chan-wook Writers – Park Chan-wook, Seo-kyeong Jeong Stars – Tang Wei, Go Kyung-Pyo, Park Hae-il For his latest work, Director […]
New Music – Micah P. Hinson – Ignore the Days
New Music – Micah P. Hinson – Ignore the Days Micah P Hinson has announced the release of his 11th studio album, I Lie To You, which will be ‘dropped’ on December […]
Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile – Film Review
Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile – Film Review Directors – Josh Gordon, Will Speck Writers – Will Davies(screenplay by), Bernard Waber (based on the book series by) Stars – Constance Wu, Javier Bardem, Scoot […]
Bill Callahan – YTI⅃AƎЯ – Album Review
Bill Callahan – YTI⅃AƎЯ – Album Review by Killian Laher In these anxious times, the need for a new Bill Callahan album is stronger than ever. His latest album has a very […]
A Whistle in the Dark – Abbey Theatre (Peacock Stage) – Review
A Whistle in the Dark – Abbey Theatre (Peacock Stage) – Review An Abbey Theatre Production – 4 October – 5 November 2022 Written by Tom Murphy Images: Ros Kavanagh This play […]
My Fair Lady – Bord Gáis Energy Theatre – Review
My Fair Lady – Bord Gáis Energy Theatre – Review by Brian Merriman 06 – 30 October 2022 My Fair Lady is ‘luverly’…every ‘blooming’ moment on stage is a treat! This rich […]
Dinosaur Jr – Vicar St – Live Review – 10/10/22
Dinosaur Jr – Vicar St, Dublin – Live Review – 10/10/22 by Killian Laher Dinosaur Jr kicked off their European tour on a cool Monday night in Dublin. Support came from American […]
Emily – Film Review
Emily – Film Review by Frank L. Director – Frances O’Connor Writer – Frances O’Connor Stars – Emma Mackey, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Adrian Dunbar Emily Bronte died at the age of 30 in […]
Album of the Week – 07/10/22
Album of the Week – 07/10/22 Our Album of the Week slot returns after a few weeks break. This week is fairly epic for new releases with bands and artists such as […]
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 […]
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 […]
No More Workhorse 