Thursday, October 13, 2016

Paines Plough and Pentabus Theatre, 'Every Brilliant Thing': Making a List

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Duncan Macmillan and Jonny Donahoe's play fights depression with unbridled optimism. Photo: Richard Davenport Pavilion Theatre, Dub...
Friday, October 7, 2016

Brokentalkers, 'The Circus Animals' Desertion': Visions of the Future

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What will it take to get over the romance of nationalism? Brokentalkers' delve into the occultism of W.B. Yeats for answers. Photo: F...
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Sunday, October 2, 2016

Michael Keegan-Dolan, 'Swan Lake/Loch na hEala': The Curse

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Michael Keegan-Dolan's adaptation of Tchaikovsky's ballet is a stirring allegory of the Irish Midlands. Photo: Colm Hogan...
Saturday, October 1, 2016

ANU and CoisCéim, 'These Rooms': Claiming Damages

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The unfinished business of 1916 is dug up in a miraculous co-production. Photo: Pat Redmond 85/86 Upper Dorset Street, Dublin Theatre...

Sarah Gordon, 'A Sinkhole in Guatemala': Fair Trade

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A vital environmental message so covert, you might miss it. The New Theatre, Tiger Dublin Fringe Festival Sep 21-24 A quick r...

Oisín McKenna, 'Gays Against the Free State!': The Full Picture

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Liberation means assimilation in this thoughtful portrayal of post-Marriage Equality Ireland. Photo: Matthew Mulligan. Smock Alley Th...
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Friday, September 23, 2016

That Lot, 'Traitor': Fighting the Power

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A politician tries to see their radical message though in 2026. Photo: Keith Dixon  Project Arts Centre, Tiger Dublin Fringe Festiv...

Malaprop, 'BlackCatfishMusketeer': Love Letters

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Falling in love or into a trap? Dylan Coburn Gray's play looks at the world of dating profiles. Photo: Molly O'Cathain The Li...
Saturday, September 17, 2016

Aoibheann Greenan, 'The Perfect Wagner Rite': Fetish Opera

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Aoibheann Greenan's take on Wagner's opera is the most non-conforming show at Fringe in years.  RHA Gallery, Tiger Dublin F...
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Collapsing Horse, 'The Aeneid': Rome Won't Tear Us Apart

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Deviating from a narrative as old as Virgil's epic isn't easy, as tested by Collapsing Horse's jaunty adaptation. Photo: Ste ...