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The Spinning Heart, Smock Alley
Light, darkness and shadow are at the fore in this adaptation of Donal Ryan's novel. The former through the choice of white chairs and picket fences, against the darker tones of the black floor and the...
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The Collector, The New Theatre
There is something about snooker or pool clubs that lend themselves to a more sinister setting, despite the low hanging lights glowing over the green baize tops of the tables. Danial Wade employs this...
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Adele is Younger Than Us, Civic Theatre
"Are you younger or older than Adele?" is the question asked in an engaging manner, getting us in the feel of the show, by Rhiannon and Sally as we enter. It doesn't matter if you really are or not (I...
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Ledwidge, The New Theatre
Poet, miner and soldier are the descriptions given of Ledwidge on the programme for the play, and in Gerard Humphrey's look at the life of Frances Ledwidge, poet would be the title he would prefer. And...
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Brontë, Smock Alley Theatre
Polly Teale poses a question before the actors merge into their characters: How did the Brontë spinsters create such passionate and romantic work, and had their life been different would the work have...
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Save + Quit, The New Theatre
Cities can be different and yet have their similarities. Writer Sophia Leuner has experience of both, having studied in London and then moving to Bray, something that is obvious when watching her play....
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Collected Stories, Viking Theatre
Stories are something we all love. It explains why soap operas, films, books continue on. Why we all came along to see Then This Theatre's production of Donald Margulies’ Collected Stories. The title...
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Educating Rita, Gaiety Theatre
Rita recounts to Frank, her open university tutor, of a night at the pub, that among the sing song and revelry, she sees her mother crying. Rita asks what's wrong and she answers 'because we could sing...
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Fizzy Drinks With Two Straws, Theatre Upstairs
We know we are in the presence of two children because of the Barbie doll, the slide and their nagging each other in that way children do. Their exact age will be revealed later. Within all this there...
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Monster?, Theatre Upstairs
Choices are funny things. It is a cliche to say that life is full of them, and they can, obviously (or not as the case may be), affect us in various ways, and at other times affect, by extension,...
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Beyond Broadway - A Chat with Rory Hughes
“The hope is that with the dinner and the show it can be a little bit like 54 Below in New York, or a little bit of Broadway Sessions that my friend does in New York.” This is the plan that Rory...
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The Confirmation Suit, Bewley's Cafe Theatre
Like many before, it would have been during school, coming up to the Leaving Certificate, that I came across Brendan Behan's short story for the first time. I did read a Behan book before that, after...
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The New Irish Playbook, Smock Alley
Giving new writing a chance to be seen on stage is always a good thing. A play is visual as well as the language, and getting it up and running in some shape lets us see what potential it may have. Not...
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100 More Like These: The Story of The San Patricios, Viking Theatre
Not everyone might know the story of The San Patricios, an idea put forward at the beginning of the evening. And I am sure he is right. Not even a Tom Berenger film many years ago gained traction, but...
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Redpill, Theatre Upstairs
Ben's father sits him down to explain a few things to him, some of which, he will find crazy. And Ben does. But crazy can cut both ways, and while we see the world view of Ben's father being crazy, Ben...
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Say Nothin' To No One, Theatre Upstairs
Fashion is the love of Kian's young life. Actually buying the clothes, well, maybe that's a step too far (unless its Pennys, as they have, according to Kian, a lot of security). Kian prefers a...
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My Left Nut, Bewley's Cafe Theatre @ Powerscourt
Having an enlarged testicle during your teenage years in Belfast is not the regular slant for a coming of age tale. But that is what happened to Michael Patrick, and it is the tale he tells in this...
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Fierce Notions, Smock Alley
There was a bluegrass, ‘Huckleberry Finn’ feel at the beginning, with characters lying around on what looked like wooden docks, trousers turned up, or too short, dirty clothes, and some instruments...
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End of., The Gutter Bookshop (part of Dublin Fringe Festival)
Theatre in a bookshop. The idea sounds great; putting on a show outside a theatre really gives it that fringe festival vibe, and the wonderful feeling that we are all trying something different, but...
View ArticleVenus & Adonis, Civic Theatre
Puppetry in the theatre comes in many ways, from the wooden marionettes of old to Julie Taymor's Lion King, and The National Theatre's War Horse. Here, The Royal Shakespeare Company with Little Angel...
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