Brian Friel’s “Dancing at Lughnasa” at the National Theatre: Josie Rourke’s Spirited Revival of This 1990 Classic Is More Fun than Subtle
Brian Friel’s classic play about the blending of Paganism and Christianity in 1930s Ireland is...
Read MorePosted by Aleks Sierz | 27th Apr 2023 | Directing, Ireland, Review, United Kingdom
Brian Friel’s classic play about the blending of Paganism and Christianity in 1930s Ireland is...
Read MorePosted by Alexander Fatouros | 5th Jan 2023 | Interview, Ireland, Theatre and Dance, United Kingdom, United States of America
It was a chance meeting at MoMA’s dance series “Some sweet day” that brought Ingrid Nachstern and...
Read MorePosted by Matthew McMahan | 31st Oct 2022 | Adaptation, Boston, Directing, Ireland, Review, United States of America
Bill Irwin greets the audience by conveying that the performance will be around 90 minutes (by way...
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Read MorePosted by Mark Byron | 5th Jul 2021 | Essay, Ireland, Playwriting
Vladimir: Well? Shall we go? Estragon: Yes, let’s go. [They do not move.] Samuel Beckett...
Read MorePosted by Mark Byron | 20th Jun 2021 | Adaptation, Essay, Ireland, Playwriting
Vladimir: Well? Shall we go? Estragon: Yes, let’s go. [They do not move.] Samuel Beckett...
Read MorePosted by Lara Cox | 29th May 2021 | Ireland, Review, Theatre and Film, Transmedia, United Kingdom
Pale Sister is the latest adaptation of the Sophoclean tragedy, Antigone (c. 441 BC), written by...
Read MorePosted by Clare Cioffero | 25th Mar 2021 | Ireland, Review, Theatre and Age, Theatre and Disability
The thing about UnRavelled is that it’s one of those plays that even a week after seeing it random...
Read MorePosted by Kasia Lech | 12th Mar 2021 | Dramaturgy, Ireland, Nigeria, Playwriting, Poland, Spain, Transmedia, United Kingdom
While theatre in its early days existed in a strong relationship with verse, the social, cultural,...
Read MorePosted by Ashley Steed | 8th Dec 2020 | Directing, Interview, Ireland
Director Aoife Spillane-Hinks has quite the origin story for her entry into theatre. As the story...
Read MorePosted by Ashley Steed | 25th Nov 2020 | Interview, Ireland, Playwriting
It’s been six years since Leper and Chip played to sold-out Dublin audiences with critical...
Read MorePosted by Armando Rotondi | 14th Nov 2020 | Adaptation, Ireland, Review
In his very famous book The Castle of the Crossed Destinies (Il castello dei destini incrociati,...
Read MorePosted by Síofra Ní Shluaghadháin | 10th Oct 2019 | Festivals, Ireland, News, Playwriting, Theatre and Gender
The Dublin Fringe Festival celebrates its 25th year this year and duly provided the Irish capital its characteristic combination of artistry, controlled chaos and thought-provoking content. The stated theme of Dublin Fringe 25,...
Read MorePosted by Síofra Ní Shluaghadháin | 15th Aug 2019 | Ireland, New Zealand, Review
Irish theatre company Restless Ecstasy’s production of New Zealand modern classic Skin Tight retains its tension in Dublin showing.
Read MorePosted by Nobuko Tanaka | 14th Jul 2019 | Adaptation, Dramaturgy, Ireland, Japan, News
Why are thespians the world over so drawn to Waiting for Godot, that for many older actors playing...
Read MorePosted by Aleks Sierz | 12th Jul 2019 | Ireland, London, Review, United Kingdom
Irish playwright Dylan Coburn Gray’s new play won the Verity Bargate Award in 2017, and his reward...
Read MorePosted by John Smythe | 22nd May 2019 | Ireland, New Zealand, Review
Vladimir and Estragon, who nickname each other Didi and Gogo, languish nowhere in particular and...
Read MorePosted by Mary Moynihan, Niamh Clowry, and Féilim James | 7th Mar 2019 | Ireland, News, Theatre and Disability
The link between creative expression and positive mental health has been known for quite some time...
Read MorePosted by Aleks Sierz | 25th Jan 2019 | Ireland, London, Nigeria, Review, United Kingdom
Police stop and search activities—the harassment of young, usually black, men in the streets of...
Read MorePosted by Jonathan Kalb | 12th Nov 2018 | Festivals, Ireland, Review
To those who feel overexposed to Waiting For Godot—which includes many theater snobs—no...
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