Musings In Intermissions

A father and his sons perform a ramshackle play about their departure from Ireland in Enda Walsh's grotesque drama. Photo: Patrick Re...

ANU Productions present PALS , an installation based on events surrounding the Irish who fought at Gallipoli in WWI.  Some plays for y...

Enda Walsh's play  Ballyturk preached the idea of pushing life, and theatre, to the very edge  As per the year end ramble of mak...

The affect of watching Enda Walsh's play is to feel certainty of time and place constantly slip away. Will we ever find our way bac...

Ballyturk is looking quite the vacation spot this Summer.  Whether you're hiking the McGillycuddys, sailing off the Causeway or...

Some plays for your diary ...

Lloyd Cooney tearing it up in No. 14 Henrietta Street during ANU Productions' marking of the 1913 Lockout centenary. As per the y...

Civic Theatre, Tallaght Jul 9-13 I don't have time to do a full review of These Halcyon Days by Deirdre Kinahan, which is now on a...

Project Arts Centre, Dublin Jun 13-Jul 6 My review of Landmark Productions' Howie the Rookie by Mark O'Rowe coming up just as ...

Cillian Murphy in Misterman  fighting against the trend of 'fundraiser plays' One of the oldest rules in the book to guarantee...

In keeping with tradition I decided to do another write-up on the year that was, theatre-wise. Last year I wrote about how I felt about...

Project Arts Centre, Ulster Bank Dublin Theatre Festival Oct 3-16 My review of Colm Tóibín’s Testament starring Marie Mullen and d...

Black Box Theatre, Galway Arts Festival July 11-24 My review (with spoilers) of Enda Walsh and Cillian Murphy’s excellent Miste...