Musings In Intermissions
A blog about theatre.
Thursday, May 30, 2019
Citysong review: Wordy play about a Dublin family misses its tragicomic notes
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Dublin is a record in Dylan Coburn Gray's new play, and time jumps like a needle skipping backwards. Photo: Ros Kavanagh
Wednesday, May 22, 2019
The Magic Flute review: Trying to make something of Mozart’s wild music
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A prince accepts a mission to rescue a princess in The Magic Flute but not all of it is plausible. Photo: Pat Redmond
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Wednesday, May 15, 2019
La Natura Delle Cose review: A dance masterpiece chronicling the life of one character
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Dublin Dance Festival present Virgilio Sieni's dance inspired by a Lucretius poem. Photo: Paulo Porto
Sunday, May 12, 2019
A Streetcar Named Desire review: Tennessee Williams's masterpiece becomes an absorbing psychodrama
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This revival of Williams's play about a woman visiting her sister shows the horrors of domestic abuse. Photo: Johnny Frazer
Friday, May 3, 2019
The Glass Menagerie review: Tennessee Williams's breakout play with a little too much polish
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The Wingfield family of The Glass Menagerie are all left behind, in some respect, by the world. Photo: Ste Murray
It Was Easy (in the End) review: THEATREclub's coproduction with the Abbey is a bit of a mess
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Grace Dyas's new play follows a group of off-the-grid artists imagining the end of capitalism. Photo: Dorje de Burgh
Friday, April 19, 2019
Spotless review: A peculiar fathering crisis drama turns fascinating thriller
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In Gary Duggan's new play, a seemingly transparent young man works his way into the affections of two women. Photo: Keith Dixon
Saturday, April 13, 2019
In Our Veins review: A muddled history of a Dublin docker family
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Lee Coffey's ambitious new play rushes through a century of the Dublin docklands. Photo: Pat Redmond
Monday, April 8, 2019
“Everyone’s a critic”: As column inches narrow, it's time for editors to raise standards
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One of the puzzling editorial decisions, in these straitened times, is the Irish Times commissioning book reviewers who have eked out ca...
Friday, April 5, 2019
Beginning review: A flintily genuine view of people seeking connection
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Two remaining people at a house party navigate their complicated lives. Photo: Ros Kavanagh
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