Scorched Earth – Dublin Dance Festival – Review On the Abbey Stage – Dates: 23 – 24 May 2025 Written, Directed and Choreographed by Luke Murphy Scorched Earth runs at the Galway […]
Scorched Earth – Dublin Dance Festival – Review
Album of the Week — 23/05/25
Album of the Week — 23/05/25 This week sees new releases from the likes of Sparks (MAD!) and Pan Amsterdam (Confines). There’s even an impossible new album from Stereolab (Instant Holograms On […]
The Phoneician Scheme – Film Review
The Phoenician Scheme – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Wes Anderson Starring: Benicio del Toro, Mia Threapleton, Michael Cera, Riz Ahmed, Tom Hanks, Bryan Cranston, Mathieu Amalric, Richard Ayoade, Jeffrey […]
Re:INCARNATION – Dublin Dance Festival – Review
Re:INCARNATION – Dublin Dance Festival – Review Dates: 20 May – 21 May – On the Abbey Stage Directed and Choreographed by Qudus Onikeku QDance Company are from Lagos, Nigeria, so you […]
The Flats – Film Review
The Flats – Film Review by Frank L. Director Alessandra Celesia Writer Alessandra Celesia Stars Jolene Burns, Joe McNally, Sean Parker Alessandra Celesia brings the viewer into the New Lodge area of […]
Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake – Bord Gais Energy Theatre – Review
Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake – Bord Gais Energy Theatre – Review by Frank L. Dates: 20 – 24 May 2025 – Part of the Dublin Dance Festival It was over thirty years […]
Album of the Week – 16/05/25
Album of the Week – 16/05/25 There are a few new releases this week worthy of your attention. We’d recommend you check out Ezra Furman (Goodbye Small Head) along with Ben Frost […]
Lovesong – Gate Theatre – Review
Lovesong – Gate Theatre – Review LOVESONG by Abi Morgan Dates – 9th May to 15th June 2025 Photo: Patricio Cassinoni We meet a couple, Maggie and Billy, at two stages of […]
Chora – Bord Gais Energy Theatre – Review
Chora – Bord Gais Energy Theatre – Review Chora – Luail – Ireland’s National Dance Company with the Irish Chamber Orchestra – Part of the Dublin Dance Festival It was a big […]
Q&A with Stephen Jones – Falling to Earth – My Summer with Bowie
Q&A with Stephen Jones – Falling to Earth – My Summer with Bowie We had the chance to put some questions to writer/ actor Stephen Jones about Falling To Earth – My […]
Album of the Week – 09/05/25
Album of the Week – 09/05/25 New sounds this week from the likes of I’m With Her (Sarah Jarosz, Aoife O’Donovan, and Sara Watkins) (Wild and Clear and Blue), Preoccupations (Ill at […]
The Surfer – Film Review
The Surfer – Film Review by Brian Merriman Written by Thomas Martin Directed by Lorcan Flanagan Starring: Nicolas Gage, Julian Mac Mahon, Nic Cassim and Miranda Tapsell The Surfer arrives in Ireland […]
The Wedding Banquet – Film Review
The Wedding Banquet – Film Review by Brian Merriman Directed by Andrew Ahn Screenplay by Andrew Ahn and James Schamus Based on The Wedding Banquet by Ang Lee, Neil Peng and James […]
The Devil and Durex – Smock Alley – Review
The Devil and Durex – Smock Alley – Review by Frank L. The Devil and Durex – Written by Nicholas Makin It is the 1970s, and Ireland is on the cusp of […]
Preoccupations – Ill At Ease – Album Review
Preoccupations – Ill At Ease – Album Review by Killian Laher For their fifth album, Preoccupations have lightened up considerably, incorporating more keyboards, less misery, and more of a ‘pop’ sound. It […]
Album of the Week – 02/05/25
Album of the Week – 02/05/25 If you’ve ever lived on the second floor, you’ll be excited to hear about the return of Suzanne Vega (Flying With Angels). There are some exciting […]
Hold Me Away From The Sun – The New Theatre – Review
Hold Me Away From The Sun – The New Theatre – Review Event Dates: 29/04/2025 – 03/05/2025 Joe (Emmet Hamilton-Reynold) is a 17 year old man who is struggling to fit in. […]
Q&A with Nick Makin – The Devil and Durex – Smock Alley Theatre
Q&A with Nick Makin – The Devil and Durex – Smock Alley Theatre The Devil and Durex – Smock Alley Theatre – 29 April – 10 May The Devil and Durex – […]
Loscil – Lake Fire – Album Review
Loscil – Lake Fire – Album Review by Killian Laher As well as being quite prolific, Scott Morgan, who records as loscil, is releasing music that is consistently at the finer end […]
Album of the Week – 24/04/25
Album of the Week – 24/04/25 We’re almost at the end of April, and the tunes keep coming! This week, we’ve a new album from Jeff Goldblum (Still Blooming)! Yes, you read […]
Q&A with Jazmin Chiodi – Artistic Director of the Dublin Dance Festival
Q&A with Jazmin Chiodi – Artistic Director of the Dublin Dance Festival Artistic Director Jazmin Chiodi tells us about the 21st edition of Dublin Dance Festival, taking place 13th-24th May this year. […]
A Lazarus Soul – Vicar Street – Live Review – 18/04/25
A Lazarus Soul – Vicar Street – Live Review – 18/04/25 by Killian Laher A Lazarus Soul – Vicar Street, Dublin on April 18th 2025 A return visit to Vicar Street, about […]
Two Minutes – Civic Theatre – Review
Two Minutes – Civic Theatre – Review Billy (Wayne Leitch) and Trisha (Breda McCann) are a married couple. The two are devoted to each other, but one thing is missing in their […]
Album of the Week – 11/04/25
Album of the Week – 11/04/25 It’s very hard to complain in a sun-soaked Dublin! And we’ve also got lots of sun-soaked sounds for you to enjoy, including The Album Leaf (Rotations), […]
New Irish Music – Arrivalists – Triúir EP
New Irish Music – Arrivalists – Triúir EP Pat Barrett has been releasing some of the finer Irish music around in the last 15 years, lately under the name Arrivalists. He has […]
Youth’s the Season -? – Abbey Theatre – Review
Youth’s the Season -? – Abbey Theatre – Review 2 April – 3 May 2025 Written by Mary Manning Directed by Sarah Jane Scaife Photography: Ros Kavanagh This play lets us into […]
The Amateur – Film Review
The Amateur – Film Review by Brian Merriman Directed by James Hawes Written by Ken Nolan, Gary Spinelli, based on the novel by Robert Littell Starring: Rami Malek, Rachel Brosnahan, Caitriona Balfe, […]
Album of the Week – 04/04/25
Album of the Week – 04/04/25 The band that sounds nothing like the original Black Country, New Road, have released a new album called Forever Howlong. It’s recorder heavy, as you would […]
The Book of Mormon – Bord Gais Energy Theatre – Review
The Book of Mormon – Bord Gais Energy Theatre – Review 01 April – 03 May 2025 THE BOOK OF MORMON The Mormons are back, or so the ads tell us! In […]
No More Workhorse 