Friday, December 31, 2010

Best of Irish Theatre 2010 #1: Pan Pan, ‘The Rehearsal, Playing the Dane’

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Samuel Beckett Theatre, Dublin Oct 1-10 Again, if you look through my archive you will find a post on The Rehearsal, Playing the...

Best of International Theatre 2010 #1: Ontroerend Goed, ‘The Smile Off Your Face’

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Smock Alley Theatre, Dublin Sept 30 – Oct 3 One could accuse me of laziness. Not only is The Smile Off Your Face not a show that debuted i...

Best of Irish Theatre 2010 #2: Druid, ‘Penelope’

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Druid Lane Theatre, Galway Jul 8-24   “A group of men with a common ideology, a collective direction! That’s what you’re suggest...
Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Best of International Theatre 2010 #2: Oneohone, ‘101’

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C Soco, Edinburgh Aug 15-30 The year is nearly over and it’s time to think back on the lessons we’ve learned. I’ll go first: I ...
Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Best of Irish Theatre 2010 #3: Abbey Theatre, ‘Christ Deliver Us!’

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Abbey Theatre, Dublin Feb 16 - Mar 13 “There’s always something in the world that’s stronger than us” This is the truth tha...

Best of International Theatre 2010 #3: Shared Experience & Sherman Cymru, ‘Speechless’

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Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh Aug 5-29 “I hate the life I am leading now. But why do I say leading? I do not lead my life at all. I...
Sunday, December 26, 2010

Best of Irish Theatre 2010 #4: Druid, ‘The Silver Tassie’

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Town Hall Theatre, Galway Sept 1-7   “There it is, the Silver Tassie, won by the odd goal in five, kicked by Harry Heegan” – Ha...
Friday, December 24, 2010

"No 'L', No 'L' ..."

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  Merry Christmas folks! Thanks to all who have read this blog in 2010 (I still need to wrap up my end-of-year round-ups, so a few more po...

Best of International Theatre 2010 #4: News From Nowhere, ‘The Author’

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Project Arts Centre, Dublin Oct 12-17 “We’ve got ourselves into a terrible pickle about staying in character and suspending disbelief and t...
Sunday, December 19, 2010

Best of Irish Theatre 2010 #5: The Company, 'As You Are Now So Once Were We'

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Project Arts Centre, Dublin Sept 9-15   “Never tell a young person that anything cannot be done. God may have been waiting centurie...