Saturday, October 14, 2017

Pan Pan, 'The Good House of Happiness': Send in the Brechtsperts

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A bleak version of Bertolt Brecht's The Good Person of Szechuan loses its satirical edge. Photo: Gavin Quinn. Smock Alley Theatre...
Friday, October 13, 2017

Karine Polwart and Royal Lyceum Theatre Company, 'Wind Resistance': Birdsong

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This illuminating solo with songs could have left out its B-sides. Photo: Aly Wight  Pavilion Theatre, Dublin Theatre Festival  Oct...
Saturday, October 7, 2017

United Fall, 'Girl Song': Past Generations

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This dance-theatre production is poised between oblivion and resistance. Can it avoid straying into one or the other? Photo: Luca Truffar...
Thursday, October 5, 2017

Rough Magic, 'Melt': Locus Solus

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This wildly imaginative play needs to be reined in. Photo: Ros Kavanagh. Smock Alley Theatre, Dublin Theatre Festival Sep 30-Oct 8 ...
Sunday, October 1, 2017

Martin Sharry, 'Playboyz': St Patrick's Day

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A pastiche of Synge's Playboy looks at racism in contemporary Ireland. Photo: Jaesin Yu.  The New Theatre, Dublin Theatre Festiva...
Saturday, September 23, 2017

X & Co. Xnthony, ‘Power of Wow’: Wedding Bell Blues

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Xnthony's new production is his most rigorous yet. Photo: LUXXXER.  Bewley's Café Theatre @ Powerscourt, Dublin Fringe Festiv...
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Dead Lady Productions, 'The Woods & Grandma': Among the Clouds

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A refreshing new operetta gets the word out on Augusta Gregory. Smock Alley Theatre, Dublin Fringe Festival Sep 21-23 My review...

Amanda Coogan and Dublin Theatre of the Deaf, 'Talk Real Fine, Just Like a Lady': Signs

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An alluring version of The King of Spain's Daughter shows the deaf community's history of oppression.  Peacock Theatre, Dubli...
Wednesday, September 20, 2017

Sad Strippers Theatre, 'All honey': Bedroom Farce

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Ciara Elizabeth Smyth's agile new farce interrupts a young couple's house-warming. The New Theatre, Dublin Fringe Festival ...
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Tuesday, September 19, 2017

Sugar Coat Theatre, 'End Of.': Gabriel's Horn

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Arguing against the infallibly real has become an absurd norm, but it makes for a riveting play.  The Gutter Bookshop, Dublin Fring...